Shadow Street

by Denise Vitola (Editor)

Take a right turn at the light…if you dare.

Shadow Street sits deep in the black heart of the city, atop an ancient, pagan sacrificial site. Within the crumbling buildings and on the pitted plazas, the creatures of the night still roam among the scarred and desperate residents. These are their supernatural tales of terror…and of hope.

Visit the mortuary that needs a new knocking man, the dark stranger who turns up at the lunatic asylum, and the library where reading a certain book can kill you. Step beyond the threshold of a shop that sells a love potion so powerful, it can bring the dead back to life, and an art galley filled with more than just pretty pictures. Follow two beat cops who discover that you need to be careful what you wish for. Be alert when you walk through the iron gates of the rotting cemetery—you'll find yourself with a pet hellhound who likes to eat candy bars running from an angry, half-forgotten goddess. Don't forget the buttered popcorn as you watch the deadliest movie ever shown at the Rialto Theatre. And if you feel you should leave Shadow Street in a hurry, take a word of advice—don't buy a ticket at the airport.

Come visit Shadow Street—they're waiting for you.

226 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 19, 2011

About the author

Denise has written 12 novels and has been an editor and creative writing teacher for 37 years. Denise was the Editor-in-Chief of the Emporium Gazette, an ezine devoted to the art and craft of writ ing. She served as the Executive Editor for Cool Well Press, Inc. Her short stories have appeared in such magazines as AMAZING STORIES, the best selling anthology, FORGOTTEN REALMS--The Realms of Infamy, SHADOW STREET, and TIMELESS. Her novel, OPALITE MOON, the second in her popular Ty Merrick Mystery Series, was nominated for the prestigious Philip K. Dick Award for Excellent in Science Fiction. This series has been optioned by the Tom Jacobson Company to be made into a television show. Denise's latest nonfiction book, THOMAS TALKS TO ME, HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN MUSE, was written for all those authors who work alone.


"Vitola is able to knit all the various elements (mystery, science fiction and the fantastic) together into a coherent whole, for a unique and satisfying read." -- SF Site

"Vitola's knack for punchy dialog and intriguing characters make her SF-noir mystery crossovers good choices for most SF or mystery collections." -- Library Journal

"The perfect blending of mystery and science fiction." -- The Midwest Book Review