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4rchetypes: Modern Interpretations of Classic Horror
Dark Red Press is proud to present a new anthology of modern twists in the tales of classic monsters. Bringing such classics as Frankenstein’s monster and Mr. Hyde into the 21st Century, each of these four novellas will bring a fresh perspective and new interpretation of the much-beloved monsters of one of the greatest eras of film and television.
We all love the Universal Era of classic monsters. Four authors delve into the mysteries and magic behind such archetypes as ghosts, vampires and creatures both man-made and of natural evolution. Looking back, and holding as the standard, horror classics spanning a golden age from Boris Karloff's Frankenstein to Spencer Tracy's Jekyll & Hyde, from Dracula to The Haunting, Dark Red Press is proud to present a 21st Century vision of those famous archetypes.
Included novellas -
Wrath of the Red Queen by C.L. Stegall
For centuries, she’d thought him dead and gone.
Now, in the heart of Texas, her lost plaything is discovered trolling the clubs for late night lovers…and snacks.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Especially when it’s a 300 year old with a thirst for blood such as the Red Queen.
Sadie’s Cats by Jonathan Black
Sadie loves her cats.
When her favorite goes missing, Jake, her devoted husband, promises her a new one.
Then a local thug comes prowling for a new car and Jake is attacked and Sadie is left on her own, viewed as little more than a helpless old lady.
Some people never learn.
The Hyde Dynasty by Brian Fatah Steele
We have never been known by the name of “Jekyll.”
Five generations of secrets and now a series of murders threaten to expose them all.
Savage murders that defy what is physically, humanly possible.
Murders that could only have been carried out by a Hyde.
The Unicorn Man by Jack X. McCallum
With a single stroke of lightning a father becomes a monster . . .
A monster becomes a savior . . .
The headless bodies of their own kin terrorize the residents of tranquil Kitchissippi . . .
And a boy’s idyllic life is irrevocably changed when The Unicorn Man comes to town.
We all love the Universal Era of classic monsters. Four authors delve into the mysteries and magic behind such archetypes as ghosts, vampires and creatures both man-made and of natural evolution. Looking back, and holding as the standard, horror classics spanning a golden age from Boris Karloff's Frankenstein to Spencer Tracy's Jekyll & Hyde, from Dracula to The Haunting, Dark Red Press is proud to present a 21st Century vision of those famous archetypes.
Included novellas -
Wrath of the Red Queen by C.L. Stegall
For centuries, she’d thought him dead and gone.
Now, in the heart of Texas, her lost plaything is discovered trolling the clubs for late night lovers…and snacks.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Especially when it’s a 300 year old with a thirst for blood such as the Red Queen.
Sadie’s Cats by Jonathan Black
Sadie loves her cats.
When her favorite goes missing, Jake, her devoted husband, promises her a new one.
Then a local thug comes prowling for a new car and Jake is attacked and Sadie is left on her own, viewed as little more than a helpless old lady.
Some people never learn.
The Hyde Dynasty by Brian Fatah Steele
We have never been known by the name of “Jekyll.”
Five generations of secrets and now a series of murders threaten to expose them all.
Savage murders that defy what is physically, humanly possible.
Murders that could only have been carried out by a Hyde.
The Unicorn Man by Jack X. McCallum
With a single stroke of lightning a father becomes a monster . . .
A monster becomes a savior . . .
The headless bodies of their own kin terrorize the residents of tranquil Kitchissippi . . .
And a boy’s idyllic life is irrevocably changed when The Unicorn Man comes to town.
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First published April 18, 2014
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C.L. Stegall
25 books47 followersI craft stories that move like films through the mind and songs that paint scenes in sound. My fiction reads like cinema—visual, atmospheric, deeply felt—while my music tells stories that words alone couldn't capture. Both emerge from the same creative well: a fascination with how moments can shimmer with meaning, how a single scene or melody can hold entire worlds.
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October 24, 2014
An absolutely phenomenal collection of stories!
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