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DOLOR: Lila | Book I
Officer Caleb Taylor is going through HELL...He hasn't slept in days, his wife has disappeared without word, he's on a forced leave from active duty and he can't shake the guilt he has over his daughter's drowning. All of a sudden, in his haze of insomnia, depression and anxiety, something stirs him from beyond the grave. It's something dark, demanding and downright evil. Can he trust it? Is he really seeing it? Why is this happening? Can we trust him? Find out in LILA, the first in a series of ten illustrated novels about a place you won't ever forget, DOLOR.....
Acclaim for DOLOR has been unanimous. "Lila makes for a damn good read...one outstanding piece of fiction."--Matt Molgaard, Fangoria (3.5 out of 4 Stars)
"Horror fiction has put a few cities on the Castle Rock, Serenity Falls, Orangefield. Add Dolor to that list."--Rod Lott, Bookgasm.com
"A heartbreaking, horrifying and honest examination of a damaged psyche, true violence, drug addiction and love unreturned...a horror masterpiece..."--LAX Magazine
"If the rest of the volumes are even half as good as Lila, we're in for a huge treat..."--BC, Bloody-Disgusting.com
"Rick Florino is a writer that can be compared to Stephen King...He was put on this earth to tell stories and that is exactly what he is doing."-- Dana Feldman, The Examiner
"What this book has done to us is it?s taken us on a ride ala early X-Files..."--Yvette Kelley, Shallow Graves Magazine
"Author Rick Florino has the chops to handle the almost Gothic atmosphere of his ambitious ten-part tale."--Elaine Lamkin, DreadCentral.com
"DOLOR is right up Crypt Magazine's creepy crawly alley! Mental illness, forces beyond the grave, and downright evil as Hell! What more do you want?"--David Necro, Crypt Magazine
"Welcome to the mind of author Rick Florino, a twisted place to visit. His writing style is close to the style of Chuck Palahniuk or Tom Robbins, strange, dark and witty." -- Sarah Boger, BandVibe
Acclaim for DOLOR has been unanimous. "Lila makes for a damn good read...one outstanding piece of fiction."--Matt Molgaard, Fangoria (3.5 out of 4 Stars)
"Horror fiction has put a few cities on the Castle Rock, Serenity Falls, Orangefield. Add Dolor to that list."--Rod Lott, Bookgasm.com
"A heartbreaking, horrifying and honest examination of a damaged psyche, true violence, drug addiction and love unreturned...a horror masterpiece..."--LAX Magazine
"If the rest of the volumes are even half as good as Lila, we're in for a huge treat..."--BC, Bloody-Disgusting.com
"Rick Florino is a writer that can be compared to Stephen King...He was put on this earth to tell stories and that is exactly what he is doing."-- Dana Feldman, The Examiner
"What this book has done to us is it?s taken us on a ride ala early X-Files..."--Yvette Kelley, Shallow Graves Magazine
"Author Rick Florino has the chops to handle the almost Gothic atmosphere of his ambitious ten-part tale."--Elaine Lamkin, DreadCentral.com
"DOLOR is right up Crypt Magazine's creepy crawly alley! Mental illness, forces beyond the grave, and downright evil as Hell! What more do you want?"--David Necro, Crypt Magazine
"Welcome to the mind of author Rick Florino, a twisted place to visit. His writing style is close to the style of Chuck Palahniuk or Tom Robbins, strange, dark and witty." -- Sarah Boger, BandVibe
35 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 20, 2009
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February 24, 2011
a little clumsily written, but an interesting start to this 10 book series.
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