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October Means Horror
Today, I'm going to write about my second book, "Prey Until Dawn". This book is of the horror genre. It contains both action horror, similar to Robert E. Howard, and cerebral horror, in the vein of H.P. Lovecraft.
Action horror is the type of read where you shift in your seat and read quickly so you can find out what happens next. Does the hero get there in time? Does the hero prevail? The pacing gets faster and the mood rises until a frantic state is reached. This is a classic horror MOVIE type of horror, but, as I have discovered, it is much harder to pull off in print. A chase scene in a movie doesn't need words, it's all visual. A chase scene in a book requires finesses and a speedy delivery at the same time. If you find yourself reading quickly or unable to stop reading until a scene has finished, you are in the grip of an action horror. Action horror doesn't have to be spattered with gore and blood, but usually is.
Cerebral horror is the horror that doesn't stop when you finish reading. This is the horror of nightmares. You finally finish the book but the bad guy hasn't been caught or the problem hasn't truly been solved. You end up afraid of the dark for a while in real life for vague and unspecified reasons. This is classic BOOK horror. If you find yourself thinking, "Wait a minute, if she left the evil amulet in her sister's jewelry box, what happens when her sister finds it later?", you are in the grip of a cerebral horror. H.P. Lovecraft was a master at delivering this type of horror.
"Prey Until Dawn" is a series of tales about the forbidden knowledge contained in an ancient book and the impact it has on the lives of those willing to read it. Forbidden knowledge doesn't mean evil or bad, it simply means the type of knowledge you are better off NOT knowing. Just as unlocking the secrets of the atom seemed like a good and helpful idea until the research created atomic weaponry, the secrets contained in the ancient book in "Prey Until Dawn" offer the same double-edged sword, salvation and devastation. The main characters, sometimes with the best of intentions, try to make use of the forbidden, but come to realize that the knowledge is too large, more than they can ever hope to bend to their will. This is my favorite kind of horror, scary because the truth is so stark and cold, not because there is blood spraying everywhere.
If you are looking for something scary to read this October, look no further than "Prey Until Dawn". It will give you shivers and shakes as you read it and leave nightmares for you to "enjoy" after you are done.
If you buy it, I thank you and would love to hear what you think. You can find "Prey Until Dawn" at:
Amazon.com (my Amazon CreateSpace eStore), print edition:
https://www.createspace.com/3969781
Amazon.com print edition:
http://www.amazon.com/Prey-Until-Dawn...
Amazon.com kindle edition:
http://www.amazon.com/Prey-Until-Dawn...Daryn Guarino
Action horror is the type of read where you shift in your seat and read quickly so you can find out what happens next. Does the hero get there in time? Does the hero prevail? The pacing gets faster and the mood rises until a frantic state is reached. This is a classic horror MOVIE type of horror, but, as I have discovered, it is much harder to pull off in print. A chase scene in a movie doesn't need words, it's all visual. A chase scene in a book requires finesses and a speedy delivery at the same time. If you find yourself reading quickly or unable to stop reading until a scene has finished, you are in the grip of an action horror. Action horror doesn't have to be spattered with gore and blood, but usually is.
Cerebral horror is the horror that doesn't stop when you finish reading. This is the horror of nightmares. You finally finish the book but the bad guy hasn't been caught or the problem hasn't truly been solved. You end up afraid of the dark for a while in real life for vague and unspecified reasons. This is classic BOOK horror. If you find yourself thinking, "Wait a minute, if she left the evil amulet in her sister's jewelry box, what happens when her sister finds it later?", you are in the grip of a cerebral horror. H.P. Lovecraft was a master at delivering this type of horror.
"Prey Until Dawn" is a series of tales about the forbidden knowledge contained in an ancient book and the impact it has on the lives of those willing to read it. Forbidden knowledge doesn't mean evil or bad, it simply means the type of knowledge you are better off NOT knowing. Just as unlocking the secrets of the atom seemed like a good and helpful idea until the research created atomic weaponry, the secrets contained in the ancient book in "Prey Until Dawn" offer the same double-edged sword, salvation and devastation. The main characters, sometimes with the best of intentions, try to make use of the forbidden, but come to realize that the knowledge is too large, more than they can ever hope to bend to their will. This is my favorite kind of horror, scary because the truth is so stark and cold, not because there is blood spraying everywhere.
If you are looking for something scary to read this October, look no further than "Prey Until Dawn". It will give you shivers and shakes as you read it and leave nightmares for you to "enjoy" after you are done.
If you buy it, I thank you and would love to hear what you think. You can find "Prey Until Dawn" at:
Amazon.com (my Amazon CreateSpace eStore), print edition:
https://www.createspace.com/3969781
Amazon.com print edition:
http://www.amazon.com/Prey-Until-Dawn...
Amazon.com kindle edition:
http://www.amazon.com/Prey-Until-Dawn...Daryn Guarino
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