So an awesome-looking horror anthology called CREEPING SHADOWS is set for publishing on September 25th.
The 3-novel compendium by Alan Draven, Brandon Ford and Jessica Lynne Gardner is described as a maelstrom of knife-wielding slashers, vicious madmen and voodoo curses guaranteed to be enough of a mixed blood-bag to sate everyone’s terror-fix.
According to the tomes official press-kit, the synopses are as follows:
Alan Draven’s Vengeance Is Mine: It is the year 1888 and the district of Whitechapel, London is terrorized by Jack the Ripper. Prostitutes dread the coming of night as the Ripper prowls the streets for fresh prey. But one of his victims comes back from beyond death to haunt him and show him what it is to live in fear.
Brandon Ford’s Merciless: Kidnapped by a madman, two teenage girls form an instant bond in the back of a speeding SUV. Bound and gagged, they face a night of unspeakable horrors. Inspired by a true story, Merciless is a tale of murder, madness, and survival.
Jessica Lynne Gardner’s Sugar Skull: Shortly after her father’s funeral, strange things begin to happen to Annabel Perez. A detective investigates as poisoned corpses pile up all with the same symptoms of Annabel’s father. Together, Anna, her mother and the detective must solve the puzzle to the strange dreams of skeletons, Aztec rituals, and family secrets before they are next. A sinister-looking Mexican sugar skull found in her father’s old cigar box might just be the answer … or the means to her death.
The collection of stories comes in at 320 pages, is aimed at ages 14+, and should cost a resaonable $14.95 in the U.S. ($16.95 in Canada).