My Rating “Blood of Innocence – Chapter 03” The Superstition Mountains, 65 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona, night has come to the desert and with it the rise of a vampire biker gang known as the Road Disciples. The cave in which they sheltered was a temporary refuge, as many of them were, but their
My Rating “Blood Of Innocence” One hundred sixty miles east of Phoenix, Arizona, a family of four has just pulled into the dark parking lot of a lonely Route 93 gas station. The sounds of two young children complaining can be heard from the backseat of the suburbanites’ station wagon. They’re hungry. They have to
My Rating “Nocturnal Animal” Kirk Langstrom arrived at the café late that afternoon to meet his estranged wife, Francine. It had been a rough three months without her, but Kirk knew the separation was necessary. He needed to end his addiction to the Man-Bat formula before the monster destroyed what remained of his family. The
My Rating “Born Again” Wintersgate Manor – 2012. Baron Winters and his leopard Merlin stand watch over the rescued Jim Duffy and Mia as they recover from the Washington, D.C., mansion fire earlier that evening. The creatures known as the Gatherers had intended to eliminate Mia and her Generation Two Darkling baby, but Jim’s unexpected
My Rating “The Evolution” Smoke from Senator Greene’s estate can be seen for miles across Washington, D.C. The Gatherers have torched the mansion in a desperate attempt to destroy evidence of their secret society—and eliminate every loose end still breathing inside the complex. Sergeant Jim Duffy Jr. is chief among them. Jim lies unconscious somewhere
My Rating “The Dormants” London, England – 1648. Baron Winters and Merlin the leopard lie dying on the cold floor of a cellar prison once occupied by the witch Kassandra Fey. Somehow, the Gatherers have struck a bargain with the homicidal witch, offering Kassandra her freedom in exchange for her cooperation. Apparently, even the Gatherers
My Rating “The Dying” Professor Donovan Caine lies dying in a hospital bed. Something isn’t right. Through a chemotherapy-induced haze, Donovan remembers being admitted to Washington, D.C. General Hospital, but his surroundings have suddenly changed. The sterile walls, medical equipment, and hospital staff are gone. His eyes slowly adjust to the dimly lit room. Then
My Rating “The Nurses” Sergeant Jim Duffy and Zoe Davis arrive at the home of Jim Duffy Sr. to search through a lifetime of documents concerning missing children. The retired FBI agent has spent decades collecting reports, photographs, police records, and newspaper clippings involving unexplained abductions stretching back more than seventy years. But the mystery
My Rating “The Shadows” “The Gatherers” Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1799. A small gathering of family members has come together to say goodbye to former President George Washington. Dr. James Craik arrived earlier that morning with a diagnosis that Martha Washington simply refuses to accept. George had complained of a cold, yes, but he had seemed
My Rating “The Gatherers” Sergeant Jim Duffy Jr. of the Hilton Head Island Police Department has just arrived at the marina in response to a 911 dispatch call when his squad car headlights illuminate something horrifying in the surf. A man is attempting to drown a young woman. The small South Carolina community has certainly
