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Desecration
There has been a blasphemous desecration at the St. Peter’s Church and with it the doors of hell itself has been thrown open wide. All of humanity, earth and heaven hang in the balance as a war of biblical proportions is about to ensue.
As the ultimate struggle between good and evil begins, Father Pilazzo and a band of street people must enter the darkest place on earth to attempt to save all that we’ve come to know, believe and love. If they fail, Satan’s rule begins and the end of times are upon us.
Lettered edition is bound in butter soft calf skin, signed by the author in traycase.
As the ultimate struggle between good and evil begins, Father Pilazzo and a band of street people must enter the darkest place on earth to attempt to save all that we’ve come to know, believe and love. If they fail, Satan’s rule begins and the end of times are upon us.
Lettered edition is bound in butter soft calf skin, signed by the author in traycase.
- GenresHorror
102 pages, Hardcover
First published June 28, 2007
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About the author
Michael Laimo
47 books337 followersMY NEW NOVEL, THE EROTIC THRILLER MISSED CONNECTION, IS NOW AVAILABLE!
Michael Laimo's novels include the erotic thriller MISSED CONNECTION, as well as the horror novels DEEP IN THE DARKNESS, RETURN TO DARKNESS, THE DEMONOLOGIST, SLEEPWALKER, FIRES RISING, ATMOSPHERE, and DEAD SOULS.
ATMOSPHERE & DEEP IN THE DARKNESS were nominated for a Bram Stoker Award.
DEAD SOULS & DEEP IN THE DARKNESS have been made into feature-length films.
His short fiction has found its way into the pages of A WALK ON THE DARKSIDE, LOST ON THE DARKSIDE, HOT BLOOD XII: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, SURREAL MAGAZINE, INHUMAN MAGAZINE, LI PULSE MAGAZINE, plus many more anthologies and magazines. He has four short story collections, including the acclaimed DARK RIDE, from Borderlands Press.
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Michael Laimo's novels include the erotic thriller MISSED CONNECTION, as well as the horror novels DEEP IN THE DARKNESS, RETURN TO DARKNESS, THE DEMONOLOGIST, SLEEPWALKER, FIRES RISING, ATMOSPHERE, and DEAD SOULS.
ATMOSPHERE & DEEP IN THE DARKNESS were nominated for a Bram Stoker Award.
DEAD SOULS & DEEP IN THE DARKNESS have been made into feature-length films.
His short fiction has found its way into the pages of A WALK ON THE DARKSIDE, LOST ON THE DARKSIDE, HOT BLOOD XII: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, SURREAL MAGAZINE, INHUMAN MAGAZINE, LI PULSE MAGAZINE, plus many more anthologies and magazines. He has four short story collections, including the acclaimed DARK RIDE, from Borderlands Press.
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April 25, 2011
This was a nice little novella from an author I have never read before. I certainly give props for a moving story with strong character development for the protagonist. The rest of the the characters were not well drawn out other than indicating whether they were allied with good or with evil.
I liked that while the story had a meta theme of world-on-the-brink-of-apocalypse, the author (Michael Laimo) did a nice job focusing the reader on a microcosm of the larger events at hand. Some end of the world stories can lose focus (and ultimately the reader) by thinking far too globally and not locally enough. In this story, the key battle between good an evil took place within a small soon-to-be-torn-down church. It definitely worked for me.
With regards to the key antagonist, I didn't need the full character development of the antagonist (and given the length of the story, it would have been a waste of pages) since it was clear that the demon's goal and motivation was to usher in the end of days... although, it would have been nice to get a name for the demon (minor issue though). One odd thing about the story was that the protagonist (Father Pellazo) seemed less an active hero but more of an semi-active spectator during the battle of the church. Sure, I felt and understood the range of emotions (such as fear, anger, etc.) expressed though all of the horrible atrocities that Pellazo was dealing with. But ultimately, Pellazo really didn't do much other than pray for a deux ex machina solution and watch it unfold. It seems that with the strong character development of the Pellazo figure, he might have had a slightly more active role in the outcome. Oh well... this didn't serve as a major distraction.
One major flaw that I found, was Pellazo's own act of murder towards the end of the story. Given the previous strong development of Father Pellazo, such a horrific act seemed so out of character (especially given that the whole idea behind the Pellazo character was that he was free of sin)... it frankly left me scratching my head. The final nasty twist at the end certainly revealed why Laimo had Father Pellazo commit his own atrocity, and I certainly liked how the story was wrapped up, but I really don't like how we got there... it just seems a little unbeleivable. Here is the thing... I'm a little torn on this because the ending was particularly nice. Maybe I can do a little self rationalization and convince myself that Pellazo's exposure to demon atrocities left a taint on him that primed him to commit murder in the end... there how about that.
All in all, a moving story leaving me fully invested in the protag... just some minor distracting flaws.
I liked that while the story had a meta theme of world-on-the-brink-of-apocalypse, the author (Michael Laimo) did a nice job focusing the reader on a microcosm of the larger events at hand. Some end of the world stories can lose focus (and ultimately the reader) by thinking far too globally and not locally enough. In this story, the key battle between good an evil took place within a small soon-to-be-torn-down church. It definitely worked for me.
With regards to the key antagonist, I didn't need the full character development of the antagonist (and given the length of the story, it would have been a waste of pages) since it was clear that the demon's goal and motivation was to usher in the end of days... although, it would have been nice to get a name for the demon (minor issue though). One odd thing about the story was that the protagonist (Father Pellazo) seemed less an active hero but more of an semi-active spectator during the battle of the church. Sure, I felt and understood the range of emotions (such as fear, anger, etc.) expressed though all of the horrible atrocities that Pellazo was dealing with. But ultimately, Pellazo really didn't do much other than pray for a deux ex machina solution and watch it unfold. It seems that with the strong character development of the Pellazo figure, he might have had a slightly more active role in the outcome. Oh well... this didn't serve as a major distraction.
One major flaw that I found, was Pellazo's own act of murder towards the end of the story. Given the previous strong development of Father Pellazo, such a horrific act seemed so out of character (especially given that the whole idea behind the Pellazo character was that he was free of sin)... it frankly left me scratching my head. The final nasty twist at the end certainly revealed why Laimo had Father Pellazo commit his own atrocity, and I certainly liked how the story was wrapped up, but I really don't like how we got there... it just seems a little unbeleivable. Here is the thing... I'm a little torn on this because the ending was particularly nice. Maybe I can do a little self rationalization and convince myself that Pellazo's exposure to demon atrocities left a taint on him that primed him to commit murder in the end... there how about that.
All in all, a moving story leaving me fully invested in the protag... just some minor distracting flaws.
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