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Demon Memories
No one expected the apocalypse in the almost idyllic small town of Moon Ridge, nestled in the mountains of Virginia.
Harper Doyle feels different. She has more than her fair share of problems than any normal teenager; an absent father her mother doesn't talk about, and her friends died in a fire a year ago. There's no boyfriend in sight, not even the cute former childhood friend, Jake Hewitt, who's too busy hanging with the bratty son of the richest man in Moon Ridge.
It gets worse when Harper discovers she's possessed by a demon.
Cresil is a demon with a problem. She wants to be shed of Harper but finds she can't. An exorcism by Jake's psychic mother doesn't help.
Even worse, Cresil learns that she was never the demon summoned, but was sent by magic to take that demon's place.
Baal has plans that include leading Lucifer's demonic army into the mortal realm to jump start the apocalypse and battle Heaven. He just needs a possessed mortal to keep the portal between Earth and Hell open.
Except there's a prophesy-that includes Cresil, Harper, and Jake-to stop the end of the world.
Harper Doyle feels different. She has more than her fair share of problems than any normal teenager; an absent father her mother doesn't talk about, and her friends died in a fire a year ago. There's no boyfriend in sight, not even the cute former childhood friend, Jake Hewitt, who's too busy hanging with the bratty son of the richest man in Moon Ridge.
It gets worse when Harper discovers she's possessed by a demon.
Cresil is a demon with a problem. She wants to be shed of Harper but finds she can't. An exorcism by Jake's psychic mother doesn't help.
Even worse, Cresil learns that she was never the demon summoned, but was sent by magic to take that demon's place.
Baal has plans that include leading Lucifer's demonic army into the mortal realm to jump start the apocalypse and battle Heaven. He just needs a possessed mortal to keep the portal between Earth and Hell open.
Except there's a prophesy-that includes Cresil, Harper, and Jake-to stop the end of the world.
402 pages, Hardcover
First published October 15, 2024
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About the author
Pamela K. Kinney
57 books183 followersAuthor Pamela K. Kinney gave up long ago trying not to listen to the voices in her head and has written award-winning, bestselling horror, fantasy. science fiction, poetry, along with nonfiction ghost books ever since. Three of her nonfiction ghost books garnered Library of Virginia nominations. Her third ghost book, Virginia’s Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations, reached a second printing and is now a 2nd edition with extra new stories and ten new ghostly images added. Her horror short story, “Bottled Spirits,” was runner-up for the 2013 WSFA Small Press Award and is considered one of the seven best genre short fiction for that year. She has horror, fantasy, and science fiction stories published in various anthologies and magazines, plus an urban fantasy novel, a science fiction novella published too. Her horror poem, “Dementia,” that was published in HWA Poetry Showcase Vol VII in 2020, got her name mentioned as one of five whose poems the editor liked in Best Horror of the Year, Volume 13 released in 2021. She has six nonfiction ghost books, five published by Schiffer Publishing, and the sixth by Anubis Press, and has a nonfiction book, Werewolves, Dogmen, and Other Shapeshifters Stalking America that released April 26, 2022, from Dreampunk Press, plus a short story to be included in Dreampunk Press’ Halloween horror anthology, Blame It on the Pumpkin, coming October 2022. She had a horror short story in latest issue of Sirens Call Ezine and has an article included in Horror Addicts Guide to Life 2 just released end of April 2022.
Pamela and her husband live with one crazy black cat (who thinks she should take precedence over her mistress’s writing most days). Along with writing, Pamela has acted on stage and film and investigates the paranormal for episodes of Paranormal World Seekers for AVA Productions. She is a member of both Virginia Writers Club and Horror Writers Association.
Pamela and her husband live with one crazy black cat (who thinks she should take precedence over her mistress’s writing most days). Along with writing, Pamela has acted on stage and film and investigates the paranormal for episodes of Paranormal World Seekers for AVA Productions. She is a member of both Virginia Writers Club and Horror Writers Association.
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September 28, 2025
Alright, I’m not very good at writing reviews, but I’m going to give it a go.
I liked the characters, they seem fairly well thought out and felt real to me. Personally I think I like Cresil best.
The atmosphere of Moon Ridge was quite nice, and honestly it was refreshing to finally read a book set in Virginia—even if Moon Ridge isn’t a real town. It does sound like a place werewolves might live though, but I get that this was a book about demons and the end of the world rather than other supernatural entities.
I did find some punctuation mistakes in the book and I think one typo, but there weren’t a ton of them so it didn’t bother me too much. Otherwise I enjoyed the writing style and would read more books written by Pamela.
I really liked the plot of this book. Stopping Lucifer’s army from destroying Moon Ridge and then the world? Excellent choice of plot. And I quite enjoyed the dynamic with Baal.
I was intrigued by this book, and honestly I would rather be reading it instead of doing other things (even going to work, whoops). But no worries, I didn’t shirk my duties to read—this time. Don’t count on next time.
Overall, I did quite enjoy this book. I got it directly from the author at the FantaSci event. I look forward to reading more books from Pamela!
I liked the characters, they seem fairly well thought out and felt real to me. Personally I think I like Cresil best.
The atmosphere of Moon Ridge was quite nice, and honestly it was refreshing to finally read a book set in Virginia—even if Moon Ridge isn’t a real town. It does sound like a place werewolves might live though, but I get that this was a book about demons and the end of the world rather than other supernatural entities.
I did find some punctuation mistakes in the book and I think one typo, but there weren’t a ton of them so it didn’t bother me too much. Otherwise I enjoyed the writing style and would read more books written by Pamela.
I really liked the plot of this book. Stopping Lucifer’s army from destroying Moon Ridge and then the world? Excellent choice of plot. And I quite enjoyed the dynamic with Baal.
I was intrigued by this book, and honestly I would rather be reading it instead of doing other things (even going to work, whoops). But no worries, I didn’t shirk my duties to read—this time. Don’t count on next time.
Overall, I did quite enjoy this book. I got it directly from the author at the FantaSci event. I look forward to reading more books from Pamela!
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February 24, 2025In Pamela Kinney’s MG/YA novel, Demon Memories, a bored group of girls get together to summon a demon for funzies, because what could go wrong? It turns out, lots could, and did. If you think kick starting the apocalypse is a complication, that is, along with death and possession. But at the heart of this adventure are a couple of kids, a lazy demon, and some big players from beyond who engage in a war for the souls of Moon Ridge, Virginia - and the world! Written in straight-forward language from multiple points of view, each clarified with chapter titles, this novel embraces the ideas of redemption and the magic of teamwork and honed skills while an unlikely group battles to thwart Hell’s fiery plans.
October 7, 2024
I received the ARC from the author. A few teenagers got together one night. They were going to summon a demon. It was just for fun. They had their instruction book, so what could go wrong? Really? Demon Memories is action-packed with what could go wrong and right. Possession, magic, epic good versus evil battles, and teen angst fill the pages. It’s a fun read with lots of surprises.
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