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Devil Rain: A Novella
A storm is rolling in over southern Maine. But forces far fouler than mother nature are at play.
Byron, a local shopkeeper, goes to work that morning tortured by guilt over his lustful obsession with a missing nineteen-year-old girl named Mandy Fisher. For the last two weeks she had been visiting him in his dreams and torturing him seductively.
Little does Byron know that within a few hours his little shop will be transformed into a den of his darkest and deepest fantasies, and Mandy Fisher just might be at the bleeding, pulsing heart of it.
Byron finds a few other surprises along the way, including the answer to some age old mysteries of our world.
Byron, a local shopkeeper, goes to work that morning tortured by guilt over his lustful obsession with a missing nineteen-year-old girl named Mandy Fisher. For the last two weeks she had been visiting him in his dreams and torturing him seductively.
Little does Byron know that within a few hours his little shop will be transformed into a den of his darkest and deepest fantasies, and Mandy Fisher just might be at the bleeding, pulsing heart of it.
Byron finds a few other surprises along the way, including the answer to some age old mysteries of our world.
- GenresHorror
142 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 10, 2013
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Jeff O'Brien
142 books181 followersI'm a bassist who writes books. Or a writer who plays bass. Depends on the day.
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August 15, 2015
Never really thought I would be into this genre of writing but now I'm pretty sure I am. This book, for me, has definitely wiggled an interest into the world of Jeff O'Brien. That said, I feel as though the quick read was straight, to the point, and I kept reading because I wanted to know what the hell Jeff would come up with next. His writing flowed well and was easy to follow. Getting to know Byron, the main character, was interesting because I was able to relate to him in a lot of ways and Jeff brings out stuff I've thought in my head but never took time to really digest.
Great book and now onto his book about big boobs.
Great book and now onto his book about big boobs.
October 14, 2013
Really liked it. Jeff's work is really easy to read, if only they were longer! :)
It was quite strange to read a story without a 'hero' type. Someone to save the day etc. But this book is pretty fast paced and there wouldn't have been any time for that. Damn good people saving the day all the time, who wants that :P ..... wait does that count as a spoiler? Oops.
It was quite strange to read a story without a 'hero' type. Someone to save the day etc. But this book is pretty fast paced and there wouldn't have been any time for that. Damn good people saving the day all the time, who wants that :P ..... wait does that count as a spoiler? Oops.
November 3, 2015
Definitely felt a lot more polished than November Coming Fire, and as such, much more enjoyable to read!
June 12, 2014
As it happens Jeff O'Brien has become one of my favorite writers if not to say my favorite. So it makes me kind of sad that this book was the last one from him I haven't read but I still have a little ace up in my sleeve still have to finish his short in Axis of Evil but I think only a couple of words are left but I had to get off the bus...what a bummer :( .
This is by far the bloodiest book from Jeff and I think without giving away the story I can tell you what the Devil Rain is but I think all you guys reading such books know what christian sign that is so about half the book it rains blood.
Very well written so to say a must read a page turner and again this one is hilarious and "The dark lord. The ultimate questioner of all authority. The entity the world most popularly knew as Satan" has a little talking role in this book.
I'm not so sure about the ending if it's a happy one or not but I leave it up to you and won't steal your fun in finding out yourself :P .
If it happes that you own the kindle edition of this book, yes you are finished if you have reached about 75% but that's because there is a preview of November Comming Fire (my favorite from him so for me a must have) included.
This is by far the bloodiest book from Jeff and I think without giving away the story I can tell you what the Devil Rain is but I think all you guys reading such books know what christian sign that is so about half the book it rains blood.
Very well written so to say a must read a page turner and again this one is hilarious and "The dark lord. The ultimate questioner of all authority. The entity the world most popularly knew as Satan" has a little talking role in this book.
I'm not so sure about the ending if it's a happy one or not but I leave it up to you and won't steal your fun in finding out yourself :P .
If it happes that you own the kindle edition of this book, yes you are finished if you have reached about 75% but that's because there is a preview of November Comming Fire (my favorite from him so for me a must have) included.
September 1, 2013
Jeff O'Brien's Devil Rain is great fun!
Jeff's uncanny ability to nail the hometown characters and to overlay story lines is really on display here
There's a healthy mix of horror, pulp, camp, macabre, social statement, camp-fire story telling, and B-Movie nostalgia. It's quite brilliant and super refreshing.
Jeff's writing has a way of giving you the exact right cinematography in your mind. In a lot of ways, his concept and execution of the "B-Novel" is more enjoyable than their "B-Film" counterpart. If you ever find yourself saying "they don't make these movies like they used to," these books are for you.
Can't wait to read 'em all!
Jeff's uncanny ability to nail the hometown characters and to overlay story lines is really on display here
There's a healthy mix of horror, pulp, camp, macabre, social statement, camp-fire story telling, and B-Movie nostalgia. It's quite brilliant and super refreshing.
Jeff's writing has a way of giving you the exact right cinematography in your mind. In a lot of ways, his concept and execution of the "B-Novel" is more enjoyable than their "B-Film" counterpart. If you ever find yourself saying "they don't make these movies like they used to," these books are for you.
Can't wait to read 'em all!
December 23, 2013
Halloween Orgy Massacre was the first exposure I had of Jeff O'Brien's work. It was a fun, campy romp through the various tableaus of the genre and it was set in the eighties. Great stuff.
Then comes Devil Rain. This is a more straight forward horror novella. That said, it has the perfect blend of the supernatural, gore, and unsettling vibes. The characters are interesting and believable, and the central plot isn't bogged down by pages of exposition. O'Brien writes with a fervent and terse style that leaves no extraneous words. Jeff O'Brien is a writer to watch.
Then comes Devil Rain. This is a more straight forward horror novella. That said, it has the perfect blend of the supernatural, gore, and unsettling vibes. The characters are interesting and believable, and the central plot isn't bogged down by pages of exposition. O'Brien writes with a fervent and terse style that leaves no extraneous words. Jeff O'Brien is a writer to watch.
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