For years, Halloween has been a time for celebration in picturesque Black Stone Bay, RI. But this year, things will be very different. This year, the town will learn that things that go bump in the night are not always figments off the imagination.
Praise for BLOOD RED
“FAST-MOVING with a good mix of sex, gore, and laughs . . . Moore knows how to keep the pages turning and the blood running. Sad, introspective vampires in powdered wigs need not apply.”
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—Rick Kleffel,
“OFFERS PLENTY OF . . . HORROR CHILLS leavened with flashes of humor.”
“THE COMPARISONS TO VINTAGE STEPHEN KING ARE JUSTIFIED. Brutal and scary,
“THERE IS SO MUCH TO ENJOY ABOUT
—Baryon-online.com
“MOORE HAS WOVEN TOGETHER THE BEST THREADS OF VAMPIRE LORE with lust, power, and brutality . . . Grab this treat, turn off the phone and enjoy a refreshingly inventive take on the vampire tale.”
—Monsters and Critics.com
Praise for SERENITY FALLS and the Serenity Falls Trilogy: WRIT IN BLOOD THE PACK DARK CARNIVAL
“QUITE POSSIBLY THE BEST HORROR NOVEL SINCE
“INTENSIFYING TERROR.” —The Best Reviews.com
“A TREMENDOUS HORROR STORY WORTHY OF THE MASTERS. James A. Moore is perhaps the most talented writer of this genre to date.”
“A SPRAWLING EPIC . . . Moore creates and develops a whole population’s worth of memorable characters . . . This is easily the best horror novel to appear this year. It’s more ambitious than the last three novels you’ve read put together. If there’s any justice in the world, James A. Moore will be the genre’s next superstar. He’s the only horror author out there who’s already writing at the level of the modern greats. The name James A. Moore will soon be spoken in the same reverent tones we now speak of King, Straub, and Koontz. Count on it.” —Garrett Peck
“YOU’RE GOING TO GET YOUR MONEY’S WORTH WITH THIS ONE, in terms of both quality and quantity. You’ll become immersed very quickly, and once caught up in the story, you’ll find it difficult to put the book away until you’ve finished it.”
“BRINGS TO MIND EARLY STEPHEN KING—think of it as
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
No book is written alone and truer words have never been spoken. The author would like to thank Paul Miller for his insights, kind words of encouragement, and enthusiasm. Thanks also to my wife, Bonnie, for her amazing patience and love. You have always been and remain my heart and soul. Thanks also to Kelly Perry, one of the finest editors I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Under incredible time constraints, Kelly kept me on track and made
—James A. Moore
QUOTH THE RAVEN
AN INTRODUCTION BY SIMON CLARK
“Stone the crows.” A figure of speech uttered in exclamation. “A murder of crows.” A collective noun for a gathering of crows. There are more, including the evocative “a story-telling of crows.”
These devourers of corpse meat are found pretty much across the planet. There are over a hundred different species of the crow family, including the carrion, hooded, and American crows, plus rooks, jays, choughs, jackdaws, and Poe’s iconic raven. Some are big and ominous-looking; as dark as black holes in the sky. Several of the species are small. One is even white.
