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The Mysterious World Of Professor Darkk And Miss Shadow
The Mysterious World Of Professor Darkk And Miss Shadow: The Short Story Collection Of Book #0
It is a secondary world that remains hidden in the depths of the shadows, where fears and nightmares become a reality, and evil shrouds itself to all. That is where you will find Professor Darkk and his faithful student, Miss Shadow. Two mysterious individuals with unique abilities.They are the ones protecting us and safeguarding society from the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplainable things that emerge from out of darkness. These are six short stories of their adventures; Confronting demonic creatures, stepping into a haunted house, uncover horrors hidden out of sight, and travel to destinations out of time and into space.Prepare to step into their domain and push back the evil trying to breech into our reality. And read the included preview chapter of the coming novel (Book #1) to see where the journey will continue next. Welcome to the mysterious world of Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow.
- GenresFantasyShort Stories
246 pages, Paperback
Published June 10, 2020
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About the author
Jeff Walker
25 books60 followersJeff Walker is a Canadian writer of science fiction, sci fi/fantasy, and paranormal/horror/weird fiction. His books comprise distant worlds, futuristic timelines, scary inter-dimensional beings, and protagonist characters of diverse personalities. So, basically... they’ll keep you interested. The 2020 Author Elite Awards placed his book The Long Lost War as a top ten finalist in the category of Science Fiction. Not too shabby, right?
Besides writing and continually looking at social media posts (we’re all slaves to it!), he tries his best to parent two energetic children with his loving wife, and keep his sanity while working his day job as a Custodian. He started out writing fan fiction (Batman Beyond, Doctor Who, The Transformers, Blade Runner...), but soon honed his talent and focused on original stories with characters to call his own. He’s a major geek for anything related to comic books, Star Trek or Star Wars, and anything dealing with the supernatural or paranormal.
And yes, he thinks the sequel trilogy of Star Wars was disappointing. (Who wouldn’t think that?)
You can follow him on his website blog, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. TikTok, not so much, he’s still trying to figure it out.
"There is no greater challenge than creating a story from scratch. A hard thing to do when basically everything has been pretty much created by now. But, that is the challenge isn't it?"
Besides writing and continually looking at social media posts (we’re all slaves to it!), he tries his best to parent two energetic children with his loving wife, and keep his sanity while working his day job as a Custodian. He started out writing fan fiction (Batman Beyond, Doctor Who, The Transformers, Blade Runner...), but soon honed his talent and focused on original stories with characters to call his own. He’s a major geek for anything related to comic books, Star Trek or Star Wars, and anything dealing with the supernatural or paranormal.
And yes, he thinks the sequel trilogy of Star Wars was disappointing. (Who wouldn’t think that?)
You can follow him on his website blog, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. TikTok, not so much, he’s still trying to figure it out.
"There is no greater challenge than creating a story from scratch. A hard thing to do when basically everything has been pretty much created by now. But, that is the challenge isn't it?"
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September 3, 2020
Elements of: Horror (TW- see end of review), Sci-fi, Paranormal Investigations
With each passing investigation, I found myself liking these short stories (which all correlated with one another) more and more. Honestly, before I reached the 30% mark though, I thought this was going to be a DNF for me. The characters felt a tad cheesy and egotistical, at first, because the way the story is set up, their powers, and why they act the way they do isn't expanded upon until you read further along. Each adventure reveals more about the characters in an intriguing way.
Is there sexual tension between the teacher and the student? Maybe yes, maybe no? Was it inappropriate? —Not at all.
It seems there is already a world built around Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow, this book (#0) is their introduction. I'm a little confused by the order of things with the author already having 14 other books out, some including these two character names? Regardless, I ended up thinking this was pretty enjoyable (minus the horror elements involving children. I'm just a big softy!)
Quite neat and witty characters, helping keep the darkness at bay and working with the light. I enjoyed the occult aspects, tools, and adventures. Their car reminded me of Venom for some reason. Haha. The unique and unusual characters grew on me.
NOTES:
This may contain Trigger Warnings for some (TW- mentions of rape, child abuse/neglect, blood, death, paranormal, occult activities.)
(There were some spelling and typo errors that need corrections yet.)
I won an e-book copy of this via the Goodreads Giveaway Program. I was under no obligation to write a review, my honest opinion is freely given.
With each passing investigation, I found myself liking these short stories (which all correlated with one another) more and more. Honestly, before I reached the 30% mark though, I thought this was going to be a DNF for me. The characters felt a tad cheesy and egotistical, at first, because the way the story is set up, their powers, and why they act the way they do isn't expanded upon until you read further along. Each adventure reveals more about the characters in an intriguing way.
Is there sexual tension between the teacher and the student? Maybe yes, maybe no? Was it inappropriate? —Not at all.
It seems there is already a world built around Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow, this book (#0) is their introduction. I'm a little confused by the order of things with the author already having 14 other books out, some including these two character names? Regardless, I ended up thinking this was pretty enjoyable (minus the horror elements involving children. I'm just a big softy!)
Quite neat and witty characters, helping keep the darkness at bay and working with the light. I enjoyed the occult aspects, tools, and adventures. Their car reminded me of Venom for some reason. Haha. The unique and unusual characters grew on me.
NOTES:
This may contain Trigger Warnings for some (TW- mentions of rape, child abuse/neglect, blood, death, paranormal, occult activities.)
(There were some spelling and typo errors that need corrections yet.)
I won an e-book copy of this via the Goodreads Giveaway Program. I was under no obligation to write a review, my honest opinion is freely given.
September 13, 2022
This is a 3.5 🌟 read rounded ⬆️ to 4 🌟.
June 24, 2020
I need to know more about these characters!
These short stories work very well together in a collection (as opposed to standlone which I know a few people reviewed separately and rated lower). I strongly recommend reading them in this format.
We are introduced to Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow in various settings that contain supernatural, horror and sci-fi elements. Each short story focusses on a certain anomaly and reveals some information about the characters and their abilities. You want to read on to find out why the situation is happening and how it will be resolved as well as any additional information that is building up a picture of not only the main characters, but also other organisations at play in the background (which I presume will be explored in the novel that Jeff Walker is working on).
There is also humourous elements to the stories as well as some all around creepiness. I particularly enjoyed the fact that the last short story ties in with the first short story.
The only cons I found with this collection is that there are some typing errors and some wording/phrases are repeated close together, but these did not detract from my reading experience.
I am very curious to see where the author will take this story and I think a novel will give the room needed to fully flesh out this world.
***I received a free eBook of this for an honest review***
These short stories work very well together in a collection (as opposed to standlone which I know a few people reviewed separately and rated lower). I strongly recommend reading them in this format.
We are introduced to Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow in various settings that contain supernatural, horror and sci-fi elements. Each short story focusses on a certain anomaly and reveals some information about the characters and their abilities. You want to read on to find out why the situation is happening and how it will be resolved as well as any additional information that is building up a picture of not only the main characters, but also other organisations at play in the background (which I presume will be explored in the novel that Jeff Walker is working on).
There is also humourous elements to the stories as well as some all around creepiness. I particularly enjoyed the fact that the last short story ties in with the first short story.
The only cons I found with this collection is that there are some typing errors and some wording/phrases are repeated close together, but these did not detract from my reading experience.
I am very curious to see where the author will take this story and I think a novel will give the room needed to fully flesh out this world.
***I received a free eBook of this for an honest review***
September 21, 2020
A collection of short stories about 2 people fighting supernatural evils
The stories in the collection are disconnected, and can be read in any order.
Professor Darkk And Miss Shadow show up in places where evil is intruding our world, and cast the entities back out of our universe.
Hopefully, in the next book the author will flesh out Darkk and Shadow. Reading their back stories, how they met, and Darkk's decision to groom Shadow would be enjoyable. Plus, building a framework where these short stories fill in gaps and enhance their storyline would bring a sense of completeness.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 13, 2020
Loved this collection of short stories about the powerful and magical duo of Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow. The tone of the stories vary considerably, from the rather light-hearted "Darkk of the Moon" to the dark and disturbing "Ranch of Evil."
This was a Goodreads Giveaway, and I am grateful to the author for providing this copy.
This was a Goodreads Giveaway, and I am grateful to the author for providing this copy.
July 26, 2020
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Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow faces evil as they work together to protect the world. This is a six short story collection of their adventures.
I felt the stories could have been a bit longer as the plot needed to be stretched longer. It was an average read.
Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow faces evil as they work together to protect the world. This is a six short story collection of their adventures.
I felt the stories could have been a bit longer as the plot needed to be stretched longer. It was an average read.
September 16, 2023
A very enjoyable read with many scenarios that could easily become mainstays in modern sci-fi/horror stories.
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