Mischief Night Massacre: Ten Tales of Halloween by Jason Parent

Genre: Horror

Format: eBook

Pages: 267

Rating: 🎃🎃🎃🎃

Synopsis:

Halloween. For the costumed child skipping along a safe, well-lit street, pillowcase chock full of candy, it is a night of magic and mischief, delightful frights met with sugar-toothed grins. But for the would-be revelers in these tales, Halloween is a horrifying ordeal the likes of which many will not survive. And those who do make it to November may wish they hadn’t.

In this collection, Jason Parent gathers ten tales that embody the holiday in ways surely to surprise and delight the most avid horror reader. From traditional settings like amusement parks, Halloween parties, and haunted houses to more obscure locales where you might think terror couldn’t possibly find you, each story will have you breathing a little faster, startling at every bump in the night.

Review:

"We all go a little mad sometimes."

Halloween, a night of mischief, shenanigans, and diabolical scares!

What better time to read a Halloween themed book of short stories than in Spooky October!

Step in and visit a house of horrors, take a late-night walk with a war veteran out for a drink on the Dia De Los Muertos, bullies beware, be careful who you choose to pick on, you may run into a blood sucking creature and receive deadly consequences for your deplorable actions, after all it is All Hallows Eve when the spirits and monsters are restless. 

A robbery gone wrong when the owners are so very welcoming. Scary stories shared while out for tricks and treats in Orlando where Halloween just does not feel quite right. 

What could be worse than severe weather on Halloween night? The night children are excited for, all dressed up in their special costumes, ready to go, finding out they cannot... so extremely disappointed. Dad steps in to try to save the night for his two boys, giving them candy and telling them a scary story. Is it real? or just a terrifying story to scare them?

Do you want to punish a cheating husband? Just take him to Frightmare to exact your revenge! Honestly, no one will ever know! A spooky carnival ride, Woo-hoo! Fantastic way to celebrate or not for everyone, join the fun and find out!

Everyone is ready for a great party, music, drinking, and lots of scares. No one expected it to turn into a bloody bash!

Please do not go deep into the woods on Halloween Night! You may not make it out alive!

Monsters galore, haunted houses and carnival rides, bloody nights, spooky tricks, and treats. Settle in and find the delights within Mischief Night Massacre: Ten Tales of Halloween! 

Leave the lights on!!

"Some horrors stay with you forever."

**Thank you so much, Jason Parent, for the complimentary copy, it's truly appreciated!

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About the author

In his head, Jason Parent lives in many places, but in the real world, he calls New England his home. The region offers an abundance of settings for his writing and many wonderful places in which to write them. He currently resides in Rhode Island.

In a prior life, Jason spent most of his time in front of a judge . . . as a civil litigator. When he wanted a change, he traded in his cheap suits for flip flops and designer stubble. The flops got repossessed the next day, and he's back in the legal field . . . sorta. But that's another story.

When he's not working, Jason likes to kayak, catch a movie, and travel any place that will let him enter. And read and write, of course--he does that too sometimes.

Publisher Link:

https://www.corpuspress.com/

About Corpus Press

 

Corpus Press Corpus Press is a publisher of horror and weird fiction, specializing in modern pulp that emphasizes plot over gore.

 

Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the press was established in 2013 and has since garnered praise from SCREAM Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Horror Novel Reviews, Hellnotes and more for its Bad Apples: Slice of Halloween Horror series, the anthologies Doorbells at Dusk, Dead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love, In Darkness, Delight (series) and for its short story collections and novellas.

 

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Night of the Witch (Crooked Tales Book 2) by Chris Harrison

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Format: eBook/ARC

Pages: 400

Rating: ★★★★★

Synopsis:

In the aftermath of their harrowing escape from Crooked House, Kane and JJ return home to a hostile reception: accused of perpetrating a town-wide hoax, their dreams of online stardom are shattered. Now, alongside Zach, Meridia, and Izzy, they endure the ridicule of St Swithun’s school, trying to rebuild shattered lives.

But looming over them is a greater threat—an ancient prophecy portending apocalypse. With paranormal expert Peter Higginsworth now teaching at their school, the group stumbles upon dark secrets in Cold Christmas, awakening an ancient evil within Crooked House.

Meridia, plagued by terrifying visions, grapples with a newfound, chilling power. As nightmares bleed into reality, they're drawn into a deadly game with the malevolent Cold Christmas witch. With an enigmatic priest hunting a missing boy, they confront the sinister forces of Crooked House once more.

In the second book of the Crooked Tales series, the five friends face a supernatural entity hunting them from beyond the grave. As darkness descends, who will survive the night of the witch?

Some spirits never rest...

Review:

"But as the great Sherlock Holmes often says: when you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

The Crooked house is ever daunting. The souls within stirring and haunting. It continues to unleash its wickedness that lies within. This time a malevolent soul, an ancient witch even more sinister of all that came before. Hunting for the soul of the one that is desired. A force so evil it takes the strong might of all to overcome its wrath. The mystery of "The Crooked House" and its haunted rooms continues to reveal its dark and sinister secrets. The Night of the Witch has begun.

"In the shadows of the past a witch's curse is reborn..."

Meridia's visions are becoming stronger and frightening. She sees that which is occurring and what is to come if she and her friends do not stand strong and fight for their very souls. The events that pull them into the darkness of all that has happened in the past and of that which is yet to come is far more frightening than what they have already battled. Peter, Meridia, Izzy, Kane, JJ, and Zach and their new friend, Father Alexander must solve the mystery of why the witch has appeared and who she is. 

Continuing from the first book The Rising, we learn so much more about the characters. each of them has their own strengths and endearing qualities. Even through the most challenging times, they are a strong unit. They must trust each other to make the right decisions to protect each other. To overcome the evil that has entered their world. What they come upon as they search for answers is pure corruption and black as pitch. So much sadness and truly fear inducing.  

The imagery is so descriptive and unsettling as it gives glimpses into futuristic desolation and into the darkest evil places. Night of the Witch is disturbing and chilling as the horrors are much more sinister, and the witch is malefic and hostile.

Leaving us with an open ending, building up the anticipation of what is yet to come in the next installment of this series, I can only imagine what kind of horrors, thrills, and chills there will be. 

Chris Harrison is truly gifted and one to keep an eye on as he continues to give us exciting and horrifying stories!

Truly thankful to Chris and Wicked Ink Publishing for the complimentary e-ARC!

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Author Website Link:

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About the author

Chris Harrison is a writer, producer, and author of the Crooked Tales series. Born in North London, he studied Film at Middlesex University to satisfy his deep-rooted fascination with the art of storytelling. Whilst there, he discovered analysing films all day gave him the perfect opportunity to delve deeper into decades of literary and cinematic horror, a passion since early childhood.

Having previously written for film and education, Chris is now focused on fulfilling a lifelong dream and is busy creating immersive worlds full of spine-tingling terror for a young adult audience. Fusing together classic themes of the supernatural and macabre with more contemporary urban mythology, he is on a mission to re-imagine our deepest and darkest fears for a new generation of horror fans.

Now based on the south coast of England, when he’s not writing Chris can often be found on the basketball court coaching young people or posting spooky artwork on Instagram.

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Pages That Whisper, Stories That Roar

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