Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2019! I did this the last couple of years and so excited to do it again. I’ll be sharing reviews and lots of extra spooky stuff every day leading up to Halloween. I hope you’ll join me!
I’m sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to get those scares on for the 31st!
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Devouring Dark
by Alan Baxter
Genre: Horror
My Review
I’ve read and enjoyed several of Alan’s books and always happy to get my hands on another one. Especially when it’s a blend of crime story and horror of the supernatural kind.
Matt has a power. A dark one. He wields it in horrific fashion against those who commit horrendous crimes. Woe to those who deserve his kind of attention. I actually cringed at a scene in the first chapter.
Amy has a special power too. Though she uses it in a completely different way. I appreciated how the author included some things that I often thought about myself. Where and why do we draw the line? She came across as compassionate and brave.
Then there’s the mob boss. This is where the crime part of the story comes in. He knows of Matt’s talents. Seen his work. And wants him to be his assassin. Matt wants nothing to do with him and you can imagine how the mobster responds to his refusal.
Can you call a crime / horror story poetic, maybe even beautiful? You can when the author pens a story like Devouring Dark. Just like the cover, it’s dark yet lovely.
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Synopsis
DEVOURING DARK is an urban horror novel about a man plagued since childhood by a malevolent darkness that threatens to consume him. After a lifetime spent wrestling for control over this onslaught, Matt McLeod has learned to wield his mysterious paranormal skill to achieve an odious goal: retribution as a supernatural vigilante.
When one such hit goes bad, McLeod finds himself ensnared in a multi-tentacled criminal enterprise caught between a corrupt cop and a brutal mobster. His only promise of salvation may be a bewitching woman who shares his dark talent but has murderous designs of her own.
The gritty thriller DEVOURING DARK is based on Baxter’s award-winning short story Shadows of the Lonely Dead.
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I’ve read an Alan Baxter book before and really need to make time for more since I thoroughly enjoyed him.
He’s another go to author for me. I enjoy how he spins a tale.
that is one wild cover and i love your great review. makes me want to read it too
sherry @ fundinmental
I think you would like this one, Sherry:)
I’ve heard good things about this book, and now I read your review and I’m even more excited to try it😁
I’m glad I read it. I’ve liked several of Alan’s other books too.
It is a cover that stands out!
I know. It makes you look closer.
I really enjoyed his book Hidden City.
I liked that one too! It would be a fun movie.
What a cover! This sounds like a good one to try.
I love it. So much atmosphere and so pretty.
Big questions in your review Laura! Where do we draw the line first and then can you call horror poetic? To that last one I’d say yes. It all depends on the riter’s talent. Thinks about it Baudelaire wrote poesy with “les Fleurs du Mal” and contrary to the title it was not flowers and unicorns!
I’ve actually read a book of horror poems. Chilling stuff but also beautiful.