As the harbor explodes before me,
I glance back at David,
his face lit by the orange glow
of the shooting flames.
Before the curse can claim us,
David takes my hand, and we run.
The terrifying premise at the heart of The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett is compelling. For three centuries humanity has lived in fear of the setting of the sun, which portends the rising of demons from the earth to slaughter them during the hours of darkness. The only protection against the hordes are magical defensive wards that keep them at bay until the sun rises once more. @bookstodon
His footsteps echo in the hallway;
I turn around.
He stands in the dark,
clutching a bloody knife.
The wind heaves a deep sigh;
He lifts his sad eyes to meet mine.
Queer Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Filipino folklore in this horror comedy about a high school stage manager who accidentally sells her soul to a demon.
The computer locks the mansion tight as a vault. She calls herself Clarissa and uses #ghosts in the house to do her bidding. She plays music; they dance. She gives them weapons; they fight. Can we escape?
Among the falling leaves coloring the landscape in warm shades of orange and red, a Native American curse returns to Maine. Can we fight this evil threatening to destroy our quaint town?