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My new book is a horror anthology composed of four terrifying tales that culminates in the question, "If you could kill one person, who would it be and how would you do it?"

The four stories included in the book are:

-Gore Orphanage: Fifty years following a heartless crime, the most malicious ghost to ever haunt America seeks retribution and will not stop until every trespasser is dead, innocent or not.

-Click, Clack: An evil gun lurks through life. Whoever possesses it, the gun in turn possesses, and tragedy occurs.

-The Devil's Mirror: A young man down on his luck strikes a deal with the Devil to become a hip-hop star.

-Face Your Fears: The new face of terror is your own.

Happy Halloween!

The first story in the horror anthology Reflections of Darkness is Gore Orphanage, based on an urban legend.

Tagline: Every town has a secret. The town of Gore has a curse.

Logline: Fifty years following a heartless crime, the most malicious ghost to ever haunt America seeks retribution and will not stop until every trespasser is dead, innocent or not.

Synopsis:

On the surface, Gore appears like any other small Midwestern town, yet a tragedy rests underneath its quaint demeanor that threatens anyone who stumbles upon it. Fifty years ago, 76 orphans perished in a horrible fire at Gore Orphanage. But was it an accident?

Urban legend tells of a desperate owner who burned down the orphanage with all the children still inside in order to collect a hefty insurance payout. High school kids now visit the sight of Gore Orphanage hoping to see ghosts. Locals believe the place is haunted and tell stories of hearing the plaintive cries of children in the wind and seeing phantom fingerprints appear on car windows.

A once harmless rite of passage turns grisly when a group of teens disturb the remains of a former orphanage occupant, inciting a haunting of such frightening intensity it threatens the survival of all those involved. Caught in the middle of this conflict is a fractured family who recently relocated to Gore in search of tranquility. Their painful memories along with their hopes converge in the light of the supernatural fire engulfing the town.

The third story in the horror anthology Reflections of Darkness is The Devil's Mirror.

Tagline: What you see in the mirror can become your own worst nightmare.

Logline: A young man down on his luck strikes a deal with the Devil to become a hip-hop star.

Synopsis:

Growing up in the inner belly of Philadelphia can be a harsh experience. Isaiah Mann is all too aware of this fact when he witnesses his best friend’s brutal death. In addition, Isaiah’s parents are about to be evicted and his beloved girlfriend is pregnant. Unemployed, and losing hope of achieving his dream of becoming a hip-hop star, Isaiah has a “chance” encounter with a sinister man who offers him a record deal. There is just one catch…the sinister man is the Devil.

Isaiah makes the deal and slowly succumbs to the seductive allure of show business. He gains fame and fortune, but risks losing all that is dear to him.

The fourth and final story in the Reflections of Darkness horror anthology is Face Your Fears.

Logline: “If you could kill one person, who would it be and how would you do it?”

Tagline: Ask a deadly question, get a killer answer.

Synopsis: This prank question between four friends at a Halloween party ignites a string of ghastly crimes. Murder that is described in their answers are played out in realistic fashion, causing each to suspect the other, until they too start to fall, one by one. Obsessions, nightmares, and cravings are all reflections of darkness that can inspire evil. Each character has a “reflection”, but which one is the killer?

Note: The killer wears a wicked mirror-plated mask that reflects his victim’s frightened faces.

“The new face of terror is your own.”