Samhain

by Lori R. Lopez

Overview

The past returns to haunt and hunt him on one creepy All Hallows Eve. Daren Karl has an aversion to Halloween. When his sister asks him to take his nephew Trick-Or-Treating, he must overcome deep-rooted fears to survive a stressful night that becomes eerily familiar. The secrets of a murky past return to the surface to the point of rocking his entire existence. What is he willing to give up? From the author of THE DARK MISTER SNARK, LEERY LANE, "3-Z", "Monstrosities", AN ILL WIND BLOWS and more, "Samhain" is another treat in the bag of Halloween goodies by Lori R. Lopez. Look for her horror collection UNHALLOWED containing this tale!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940156693856
Publisher:	Fairy Fly Entertainment
Publication date:	11/16/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	282 KB

About the Author

Lori R. Lopez is especially fond of writing Halloween tales, it being her favorite time of year. In fact, she lives in a perpetual state of Halloween Readiness, for the spirit of the season never goes away with some folks who live in creepy castles, haunted houses, buildings with belfries, eerie old towers, bat caves, crypts, tombs, graveyards . . . You know the type. While she does not own a mausoleum or drive a hearse (only because she doesn’t drive, period), she often wistfully wishes she did. Candy is not the main reason she has always loved Trick-Or-Treating. She enjoys acting macabre and dressing in black. She is particularly delighted by scaring people. Or making them wonder. As an author, she is torn between whether to make readers scream, laugh, or scream with laughter. It’s a difficult decision, and you can never be certain how it will go. Do not be surprised if you find yourself giggling and shivering under your bed, in the closet, even hanging upside-down from the chandelier. And don’t be surprised if next Halloween, Lori shows up at your door expecting candy. These days she prefers Very Dark Chocolate, so be prepared.

Editorial Reviews

This is a nice, inventive use of witchy power; one of the rare instances that the witch does not feel like just another evil druid. This witch is witchy. Another thing that I just adore about Ms. Lopez' writing is that she has a really fun working vocabulary. I don't know how she manages it, but she occasionally throws in a word that nobody else could use in that context without showing the reader the proscenium. When she does it, it works. It's a little alchemical.

Goodreads - Robin Edman

First off I have to mention the amazing cover art - as LRL does all her own work I am always intrigued at how wonderfully fascinating they are, the more you look the more detail you see . . . I really enjoyed the goosebumps I was given and the thrilling explanation of Halloween, Samhain and various other historical spookies. LRL manages in her small novellas to inject such emotion, tension and sense of history to all her characters, I miss them when i finish the story.

The Fluffly Red Fox Reviews - Vix Kirkpatrick

This was a fun story to read. Often, lesser known writers tend to sound juvenile with simple prose. Lopez, though, is surprisingly sophisticated and has a more original voice in her style than most writers of this genre. I would be very interested in a full length novel by this author as she does a good job developing interesting characters.

Amazon - Frederick Matson