Notes from the Vault

by Phil Rossi

(Crescent Vignettes and Other Stories) A blizzard cripples an isolated stretch of US Highway where freezing to death would be a mercy. An antique broker holds the internet in the palm of his hand and learns what really brought the system down. In the forests of upstate Connecticut, a pair of college students visit the site of legendary hauntings.

Welcome to the Vault.

Phil Rossi, author and twisted mind behind Crescent, brings you a collection of stories that will take you on a terror-fueled ride from the cold abyss of space to your own backyard. The anthology includes all 7 original Crescent Vignettes, new tales from the Crescent Universe, and many stories in between.

Genres: Science Fiction, Horror

Audiobook

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Phil Rossi--writer, musician, and an embracer of "new media"--has a passion for story-telling matched only by the pleasure he derives from keeping his fans awake at night. Crescent, Rossi's debut novel, was originally released as a podcast in 2007 and has since lured 20,000 listeners into a dark, twisted world of nightmares and things that go bump in the night. Phil Rossi's writing has been paralleled to Stephen King, Philip K. Dick, and HP Lovecraft. He has a flair for vivid and often chilling imagery that lends itself to engrossing narratives and an undertone of inescapable, creeping dread. Phil Rossi is a professional musician in the Washington DC metropolitan area creating and performing music spanning from solo acoustic, to industrial, to techno. His the father of two little storytellers. The job he takes most serious of all.

"CRESCENT is the last stop at the intergalactic crossroads of gritty scifi and pucker-inducing horror--Blade Runner as written by H.P. Lovecraft, a horrific hard scifi express-ride." -- Scott Sigler, New York Times Best-Selling author of Contagious

"Crescent is the ultimate sci-fi / horror mashup. It's a wicked blend of the claustrophobia seen in Ridley Scott's Alien, and the viral demonology of Carpenter's Prince Of Darkness -- with the hard-drinkin' bad attitude of Battlestar Galactica added for good measure. The future has never been so frightening. Phil Rossi brings it." --J.C. Hutchins, author of Personal Effects: Dark Art and 7th Son: Descent

"Space opera - of the Sweeney Todd or Phantom of the Opera variety. That's right. Phil Rossi has crafted a space station tale with sex, horror, and vibrant attention to tech and human detail. Evocatively served, highly recommended." --Paul Levinson, author of The Plot to Save Socrates

"...sexy and full of scares. Harvey is dark, well-crafted, and downright menacing." -Philippa Ballantine, award-winning author of Geist

Reviews

[Zack Hester · Rating 2 out of 5]

Notes from the Vault: Crescent Vignettes and Other Stories (2007) - Phil Rossi

• Crescent Vignettes #1: The Vault — (3/5)
• Crescent Vignettes #2: For Your Safety — (2/5)
• Crescent Vignettes #3: Your Mind is Playing Tricks on You — (3/5)
• Crescent Vignettes #4: Frank — (2/5)
• Crescent Vignettes #5: A Midsummer Night's Dream — (1/5)
• Crescent Vignettes #6: Things Will Be Better with Time — (2/5)
• Crescent Vignettes #7: What's in Your Head? — (1/5)
• Crescent Vignettes #8: Flood — (1/5)
• Crescent Vignettes #9: Lullaby — (2/5)
• Let the Dead Lie — (3/5)
• Binary Sky — (2/5)
• The Wallman — (2/5)
• Road Kill — (2/5)
• Some Days are Better than Others — (3/5)
• Stranded — (2/5)
• Jocelyn — (3/5)

[Wayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

More Crescent stories? Hell yeah! Highly recommended.