In the sleepy little town of Independence, Texas college students are dying in grisly ways; their bodies gutted and torn to pieces. Through an experiment with a Van de Graaff generator, a creature known as a pricolici is accidentally summoned from the grave by paranormal investigator Dr. Simone Brimlow. With help from her investigation team and folklore expert Dr. Neil Stanton, she must stop this killer before more lives are lost. Her quest will take her from new and innovative scientific methods for calling forth the dead, to the ancient torture chambers of the infamous Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory, to a final face-to-face encounter with a monster who forces her to confront internal terrors of her own.
Cindy Little is an aspiring writer who loves reading and writing thrillers and horror stories. Her publishing credits include her debut novel, SPARK, novella, Intruder and short stories, Motherhood, What Doesn't Kill You, and Well Watchers. Cindy also holds a PhD. in educational psychology and has a professional background in educational journal editing and research consulting. She lives in Central Texas with her husband, daughter, a pack of mutts and a prairie dog named Ralphie. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, camping, hiking, and hanging out with the orangutans at the local zoo.