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Midnight Shadows
A race where anything goes, and the winner gets the prize of their dreams. Could you kill to win and save someone you love?
A text-based computer game that may not be what it seems. Will you step inside the Dark Mansion and put your life, your real life, on the line?
A corrupt town on the verge of retribution. Ancient Chinese monsters on the hunt for revenge. A song that reveals the secrets of the universe. Creatures that hide in the shadows until it's too late. Cursed technology. Supernatural beasts and evil men and women. In Midnight Shadows, a horror anthology by author Tara A. Devlin, you'll find all sorts of terrors to keep you up long into the night.
Settle in, turn off the lights, and get ready for the things that go bump in the night. You might be surprised by what's really lurking in the shadows at midnight.
A text-based computer game that may not be what it seems. Will you step inside the Dark Mansion and put your life, your real life, on the line?
A corrupt town on the verge of retribution. Ancient Chinese monsters on the hunt for revenge. A song that reveals the secrets of the universe. Creatures that hide in the shadows until it's too late. Cursed technology. Supernatural beasts and evil men and women. In Midnight Shadows, a horror anthology by author Tara A. Devlin, you'll find all sorts of terrors to keep you up long into the night.
Settle in, turn off the lights, and get ready for the things that go bump in the night. You might be surprised by what's really lurking in the shadows at midnight.
312 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 30, 2018
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About the author
Tara A. Devlin
62 books159 followersTara A. Devlin studied Japanese at the University of Queensland before moving to Japan in 2005. She lived in Matsue, the birthplace of Japanese ghost stories, for 10 years, where her love for Japanese horror really grew. And with Izumo, the birthplace of Japanese mythology, just a stone’s throw away, she was never too far from the mysterious. You can find her collection of horror and fantasy writings at taraadevlin.com and translations of Japanese horror at kowabana.net.
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May 4, 2018
Midnight Shadows by Tara A. Devlin is a collection of short stories. There are “only” twenty-eight short stories in this collection and I will offer comments related to all of them. I am careful not to include spoilers but by commenting on each story I am also letting readers know that, yes, I did read the book. Some of my remarks are wordplay or sarcastic (in a good way) and some won’t make sense unless you have read the stories.
If there is a common denominator to most of the stories it is this: there is horror, the reader can feel it. But is the horror due to something external or is the horror internal to and created in the mind of the main character (narrator)? Either way, it is horror or terror and the writing is good. I gave this four plus Amazon stars and recommend it highly to fans of the horror genre. These are not your usual horror stories.
Midnight Shadows I liked this story a lot because although I am not in any way a gamer, this story engaged my interest. This tale explored a familiar theme: “What if you are a part of the game?” Everything that happens in the game is real. Devlin almost (but not quite) made me want to play a game.
The Bells Of Yichun A story of the Jangshi according to the narrator’s grandfather. That they existed is probable but after reading this a reader question might be “When did they (or do they) exist?”
The Ultimate Race This is a very good story which I read and reviewed in another post.
The Lens What would you do if you had a camera that only took pictures of the truth? If what you saw behind the lens was different from what you saw in front of the lens, how much effort would you expend to reconcile the difference?
The Midnight Channel When we look at the TV and the TV starts looking back, we may have a problem.
Hole In The Wall Which version of reality was correct? She didn’t like this one, regretted she had gone exploring, and wanted to go home.
Strange Happenings In Cell Block D Mealtimes in a prison environment are very important. Some food is unique to jails.
The Door At The End Of The Hall The scariest story in this collection. Is there a never-ending cycle or will she remember what she should do to bring David back?
Waiting In The Darkness They could not communicate in real time but maybe letters or phone texts could bridge the gap between two worlds.
In The Window The roof should have caught her. Although things didn’t work out as planned, her friend still watched her every morning and night.
Them They won’t hurt you if you don’t look.
The Seed An obedient organic life form.
The Patter Of Raindrops Raindrops hitting the window formed too much of a sound pattern. Then there was the boom and the screech.
Sunshower There are many variations of rain.
Depths Of The Cavern What would mother and father think of all her new children?
In The Shadows This is a very depressing story. Read it only if you like to wallow in sadness and resignation as you accept that there is nothing positive in the world.
The Beast Of Leda Point The Beast has many voices and the Ranger had heard enough.
The Note In The Walls He was determined to give his wife what she wanted even though she had left.
The Night Walkers This is an unusual story of pets. The question is: Would you want to be one?
The Elevator The elevator goes up. The elevator goes down. The elevator goes …sideways?
Calls At Midnight When the final call came, it was not exactly an unknown number.
Long Night At The Nursing Home The night seemed to last for days.
The Video I Should Never Have Seen Reality copies weird art.
The Mare’s Visit This tale will make you fear sleep paralysis.
The Secret Behind The Song Remember being told to not open suspicious emails? Don’t click on the attachments? This story is like that times several.
The Blog That Told The Future This is carrying “Like father, like son,” to extremes. This is also one of the top three stories of the collection.
The Stalker A family story that is not inspiring. A family like this will threaten one’s survival.
Message From The Shadow Man Another of the top three stories. Where is the Shadow Man’s true home?
If there is a common denominator to most of the stories it is this: there is horror, the reader can feel it. But is the horror due to something external or is the horror internal to and created in the mind of the main character (narrator)? Either way, it is horror or terror and the writing is good. I gave this four plus Amazon stars and recommend it highly to fans of the horror genre. These are not your usual horror stories.
Midnight Shadows I liked this story a lot because although I am not in any way a gamer, this story engaged my interest. This tale explored a familiar theme: “What if you are a part of the game?” Everything that happens in the game is real. Devlin almost (but not quite) made me want to play a game.
The Bells Of Yichun A story of the Jangshi according to the narrator’s grandfather. That they existed is probable but after reading this a reader question might be “When did they (or do they) exist?”
The Ultimate Race This is a very good story which I read and reviewed in another post.
The Lens What would you do if you had a camera that only took pictures of the truth? If what you saw behind the lens was different from what you saw in front of the lens, how much effort would you expend to reconcile the difference?
The Midnight Channel When we look at the TV and the TV starts looking back, we may have a problem.
Hole In The Wall Which version of reality was correct? She didn’t like this one, regretted she had gone exploring, and wanted to go home.
Strange Happenings In Cell Block D Mealtimes in a prison environment are very important. Some food is unique to jails.
The Door At The End Of The Hall The scariest story in this collection. Is there a never-ending cycle or will she remember what she should do to bring David back?
Waiting In The Darkness They could not communicate in real time but maybe letters or phone texts could bridge the gap between two worlds.
In The Window The roof should have caught her. Although things didn’t work out as planned, her friend still watched her every morning and night.
Them They won’t hurt you if you don’t look.
The Seed An obedient organic life form.
The Patter Of Raindrops Raindrops hitting the window formed too much of a sound pattern. Then there was the boom and the screech.
Sunshower There are many variations of rain.
Depths Of The Cavern What would mother and father think of all her new children?
In The Shadows This is a very depressing story. Read it only if you like to wallow in sadness and resignation as you accept that there is nothing positive in the world.
The Beast Of Leda Point The Beast has many voices and the Ranger had heard enough.
The Note In The Walls He was determined to give his wife what she wanted even though she had left.
The Night Walkers This is an unusual story of pets. The question is: Would you want to be one?
The Elevator The elevator goes up. The elevator goes down. The elevator goes …sideways?
Calls At Midnight When the final call came, it was not exactly an unknown number.
Long Night At The Nursing Home The night seemed to last for days.
The Video I Should Never Have Seen Reality copies weird art.
The Mare’s Visit This tale will make you fear sleep paralysis.
The Secret Behind The Song Remember being told to not open suspicious emails? Don’t click on the attachments? This story is like that times several.
The Blog That Told The Future This is carrying “Like father, like son,” to extremes. This is also one of the top three stories of the collection.
The Stalker A family story that is not inspiring. A family like this will threaten one’s survival.
Message From The Shadow Man Another of the top three stories. Where is the Shadow Man’s true home?
October 13, 2019
Wonderful stories
As a huge fan of horror and horror anthologies in particular, I read every book I can find with short horror stories. I have to say that this is one of my favorites I've ever read. The stories were very well written and extremely interesting. They held my interest so much that I stayed up late into the night to finish them. I recommend this book and any others you can find by this author. I'm really impressed.
As a huge fan of horror and horror anthologies in particular, I read every book I can find with short horror stories. I have to say that this is one of my favorites I've ever read. The stories were very well written and extremely interesting. They held my interest so much that I stayed up late into the night to finish them. I recommend this book and any others you can find by this author. I'm really impressed.
January 31, 2019
28 wonderful but scary stories which will make you jump at any strange sound you hear while reading this set of books. Read with the light out for it be be even scarier
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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