Cryptures

by Jw Grodt

Clark Masson has maybe one or two good years left-if he is lucky. Knowing his time on earth is limited, Clark makes it his mission to retell the events of one week during the summer of 1948 in Dead Plains, a now nonexistent town where Crazy Pete, gold miner, hero, and guardian of a secret, shares stories with a group of boys all too eager to listen. In his collection of ten dark tales, Jw Grodt leads others down a macabre path where monsters, invaders, and the most frightening and deadliest creature of all-human beings-live. Stanley Portchec is a family man on his way home from work when he passes an abandoned truck and unwittingly transforms his existence. Abra Scott is living a seemingly happy life, until the day she and her fiancé decide to ignore the 'no trespassing' signs and spend the night on Deadman's Beach. As a four-person crew sets sail on an adventure to explore the sea, no one on board has any idea what perils await them. Cryptures shares a collection of spine-tingling tales sure to entertain anyone who loves a compelling mystery or a scary story to tell around the campfire.

270 pages, Paperback

Published March 10, 2016

About the author

Jw is currently the CEO of RE/MAX Executives, a multi-office Real Estate brokerage firm whose main office is located in Springfield, Virginia. The forty-year veteran on the Real Estate industry turned to writing in 2009 as a hobby and avocation. He has previously published two other books, ALVA, Four Wheels of Terror and Dark Tales, Tales of the Tellers. He is a fan of, and enjoys driving, classic American made automobiles from the thirties through the early seventies. He is a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and a former active duty Marine. He lives in Springfield, Virginia with his wife, Mai, and their teenage son, Jake.

Reviews

[Sarah Stuart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reviewed by Sarah Stuart for Readers' Favorite

Cryptures by Jw Grodt is a collection of ten short stories written for fans of the horror genre in all its many guises. Chilling and spine-tingling, these are dark tales of monsters, invaders, and deadly creatures that multiply in any climate on the planet. Clark Mason, diagnosed with terminal cancer, feels free to share the story of gold miner and guardian of a secret, Crazy Pete, with a group of boys eager to listen. Stanley Portchec was an ordinary family man, until he sees an abandoned truck on his way home from work. Abra Scott and fiancé, Jake Barlow, misguidedly spend the night on a forbidden beach. A crew of four set sail on an innocent exploration of the sea… and so the reader’s macabre journey goes on.

Jw Grodt suggests that reading the stories contained in his book entitled Cryptures would be splendid entertainment whilst sitting around a camp fire. I can’t get the time off work… I have a funeral to attend… COUNT ME OUT! These hugely entertaining tales aren’t merely horror, they are extreme horror. Lengths vary, but I defy any reader to stop before the end, or indeed putting the book down half-read, assuming the courage, and the strong stomach, required to embark on reading the stories. Any of Jw Grodt’s longer tales, made into a movie, would make “Final Girl” and “The Girl who Kicked the Hornets” Nest pale into insignificance. What The Night Brings comes to mind, and very likely will in nightmares tonight. Cryptures is a five star book: brilliant!