Restless Dead: Gripping Horror Stories From The Edge (Hartwell’s Horrors Book 1)

by Alex Hartwell

Step into a world where nightmares become a chilling reality, where the darkness holds untold horrors, and where the line between life and death is razor-thin.

In "Mother," an old woman returns from beyond the grave, determined to prey upon her family in a haunting tale of supernatural terror. "You Will Disappear" tells the story of a demon-haunted teen who must confront the shadowy figure who has plagued his family for generations. And in "Yellow Eyes," a young couple must save their son from a family of werewolves preparing to perform a dark and terrifying ritual.

From the twisted mind of master storyteller Alex Hartwell, this collection features gripping tales of horror crammed with haunts, monsters, blood and terror.

Brace yourself for a spine-tingling journey through the macabre and the grotesque, where fear lurks around every corner.

RESTLESS DEAD is the first book in Hartwell’s Horrors, a series of horror collections sure to provide a few sleepless nights to even the most staunch horror fans.Stories

- Mother

- A Warning Upon My Deathbed

- It's Not Her

- Hawking the Dead

- You Will Disappear

- Yellow Eyes

- The Entertainer

Praise for Alex

“Pure stuff of nightmares – H.P. Lovecraft would shiver at such atrocities” ★★★★★

“Like an incredible fever dream. Truly outstanding!” ★★★★★

“It was easy to become enraptured by Hartwell's dark lyricism. His mastery of the Gothic image via the written word is divine. . . . and sometimes sinister . . . I highly recommend!” ★★★★★

“What a twisted and macabre imagination. Hats off.” ★★★★★

“Fresh, eerie and strange stories with a good shot of horror inside. Really recommended stuff!” ★★★★★

149 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 30, 2020

About the author

Alex Hartwell is a novelist, poet, journalist, screenwriter and script consultant. He is the author of numerous short stories and the novel "No Sunrise," in addition to having worked with film producers in the USA and Australia. On a more personal note, he's very happily married to writer Olivia Hartwell. They have two sons and together they all live in the American Midwest.

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Visit his official blog at http://alexhartwellbooks.blogspot.com and say hello!

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first four stories were absolutely awesome with "Mother" being my absolute favorite. What a twisted and macabre imagination. Hats off. The last three stories were well written too but a bit overlong and didn't hit the nerve and feeling of the first tales. Gosh, what a title, superb cover and excellent fist four stories. I wish the author had continued the way he started this story collection. Full five stars for the first four but the later stories couldn't catch up with that brilliance. So I give it 3. Nevertheless really recommended. If you want to meet eerie restless dead this is your book!