Hell's Shadows

by Dean Klein, Scott Clark (Compiler)

Overview

It's Not Just People That Are Serial Killers

Here is a tale of a house so possessed and so dangerous that people have vanished or even died merely passing by it. Hell's Shadows is a thriling presentation of one of the scariest and most chilling stories of its type. Robin Turner, the story's protagonist, faints as her realtor's car passes by an old and rotting structure shunned by the entire town of Carson Creek, NC. Upon recovering, she insists upon viewing the property, a desire that shocks the realtor and her husband, Gil. Robin promptly dismisses all reasons why she shouldn't go inside. Getting her way, she later insists Gil purchase the abandoned house. When he angrily asks her why she wants it, Robin hesitates, saying she doesn't know why. The Turners soon come to discover they reside in the most dangerous house of all time whose history - to this day - terrorizes third and fourth-generation descendants for only they are aware of a secret that, if revealed, could turn Carson Creek into a ghost town.

Despite the tense, spine-tingling all the way to deathly occurrences that plague them, Robin remains strangely bound to the house while Gil refuses to be driven out by unimaginable - ghastly - occurrences that arose upon a curse made by a long-dead parson that came horribly true.

An utterly entertaining, immensely spooky and extraordinarily descriptive story, Hell's Shadows will seriously jangle your nerves even as a husband's and wife's love for each other bonds you to them. So if you're game for a ghost/haunted house story that takes you on a Level 5 ride, a book that will touch you yet creep you out even more, Hell's Shadows is for you. Hell's Shadows was inspired by the great and classic film, Poltergeist. Here, however, every character, every relationship, every place, thing and supernatural occurrence have been vastly increased in intensity. Fasten your seat belts! You've never read a 'ghost' story like this one.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781078792592
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	04/02/2020
Pages:	600
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.21(d)

About the Author

Mr. Klein is a three-time award-winning author, two of his novels entered in Reader's Favorite annual contest, both winning awards, one in the genre of Horror and the other in the genre of Christian Thrillers. It was the first time in the history of RF's contest an author simultaneously won two book awards in two different genres as chosen by two different judges.
Mr. Klein, now retired, largely spent his career exploring new business for operating companies as well as for clients of Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, CA. The product groups he typically covered were largely those based on specialty chemicals, specialty materials, advanced materials, high-purity metals and thin-film coatings for semiconductors.

Through young adulthood, Mr. Klein was inspired by the thrilling works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Michael Crichton. He has, to date, completed two very high-concept tales of the paranormal as well as, interestingly, two other works, The Prophecy Cave, a striking three-part Christian Thriller and another Christian Thriller entitled, The Jerusalem Stone. His desire as a writer is to seriously raise the reader's blood pressure by presenting sophisticated yet extraordinarily eerie to flat-out scary storylines, settings and developments never written of, never seen on the silver screen.

Beyond writing, Mr. Klein's interests include the study of etymology, puzzles of all kinds, British sport cars, collecting exotic plants, enjoying dark chocolate, red wines, traveling to the South Pacific and trying to keep up with his best-of-house wire hair fox terrier.

Mr. Klein suffered the loss of his wife of 39 years in December, 2023, due to leukemia. Diana was 77. He has a son, Casey, and a granddaughter, Michaela.

Editorial Reviews

I LOVE THIS BOOK. I love, love, love this book! Hell's Shadows is in a league of its own with the plot, pacing, and terror it wreaks on full-grown rational adults.

Reader's Favorite - Jamie Michele

A phenomenal supernatural thriller! Unique. Incredibly detailed scary story, captivating from the very first page to the very last. Beautiful expressive writing. Nonstop action, scares, twists, suspense and frightening moments. Unpredictable. One of those books you want to keep reading and reading without sleeping.

Hell Horror - Florita Anthony

Easy to see why this book has received critical acclaim and five star reviews. The book has all the characteristics of a talented writer with many creative ideas. The experience of reading the book closely resembles the atmosphere of watching a movie. A lot of thinking went into giving new life to an old concept.

Horror Palace - Damnetha Jules

Without a doubt, this is the most terrifying story I have ever read! More than just a 'haunted house.' Involves forces that have not been encountered in many thousands of years. Keeps you turning the pages, anxious to see what more can be discovered. Thoroughly riveting. Turning out the lights is not an option. A waking nightmare. Characters that are incredibly real. Readers' Favorite Rating: 5.0/5.0 stars

Readers' Favorite - Melinda Hills

Hell's Shadows is a page turner. A loving couple caught up in a centuries old struggle. The hauntings have a realistic feel to them. Will get you to hide under the duvet!

SF Site - Sandra Scholes