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Playing with the Macabre
The author of Pummeled and Dragon’s Blood digs into the past and unearths a bizarre collection of tales written for the stage. From a Vietnam veteran’s enigmatic return from war, to a chilling trilogy of murder mysteries, stories of mob bosses from the past, a high school reunion gone bad, and a shock jock radio DJ whose darkest segment becomes his gravest reality...Author Eric Woods takes you on a trip to the dark side of the mind... To places where your worst nightmares are born... To the macabre...
434 pages, Paperback
Published October 10, 2019
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About the author
Eric Woods
17 books66 followersEric Woods reluctantly resides in Springfield, Illinois and has been writing since grade school. He has published seven novels, two novellas, one book of stage plays, and several short stories.
He mostly writes scary stories, although his debut novel (Pummeled) and it’s 2021 sequel (Pummeled: Submission) are more action/drama. His middle three novels Dragon’s Blood (2019), Welcome to Oblivion (2020), and Clippings (2021) are all in the horror genre. In 2022 he published the novella, “The Man on the Roof at Midnight,” and in 2023, he published This Is How He Collects Them.His most recent work includes the first two books in the STOKEBRIDGE trilogy (2024), and HELL'S DINER: 13 Devilish Delectables in June 2025 along with debut author Kerri Jane.
Eric has been a local freelance writer since 2005, writing for such outlets as Springfield Business Journal Illinois and SO Magazine. He served as a tour guide for the Lincoln Ghost Walk in Springfield and was a collegiate speech and debate coach for seven years. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in English and a Master's Degree in Communication from the University of Illinois Springfield.
He mostly writes scary stories, although his debut novel (Pummeled) and it’s 2021 sequel (Pummeled: Submission) are more action/drama. His middle three novels Dragon’s Blood (2019), Welcome to Oblivion (2020), and Clippings (2021) are all in the horror genre. In 2022 he published the novella, “The Man on the Roof at Midnight,” and in 2023, he published This Is How He Collects Them.His most recent work includes the first two books in the STOKEBRIDGE trilogy (2024), and HELL'S DINER: 13 Devilish Delectables in June 2025 along with debut author Kerri Jane.
Eric has been a local freelance writer since 2005, writing for such outlets as Springfield Business Journal Illinois and SO Magazine. He served as a tour guide for the Lincoln Ghost Walk in Springfield and was a collegiate speech and debate coach for seven years. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in English and a Master's Degree in Communication from the University of Illinois Springfield.
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March 28, 2020
This is an enjoyable trilogy of murder mysteries, including gangsters with a past, a disastrous high school reunion and, and a disc jockey who finds to his horror that life can mimic the dark topics you cover with others. I love Eric's ability Woods to transport his readers into the dark side of life, bravo!
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