All Hallows' Eve

by Bron James

On her way home from a Halloween party, Alice Carroll unwittingly stumbles upon a world she would never have believed was real. Just as her life is beginning to turn upside down and she starts to feel as if her nightmares are bearing down on her, Alice meets the one man who might be able to make sense of it…

All Hallows' Eve is the first episode in the Sam Hain series of contemporary fantasy short stories. The series follows Sam Hain, an occult detective, and his colleague Alice Carroll on their adventures into the strange world of paranormal phenomenon.

Genres: Fantasy

59 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2013

About the author

Bron James is an author of science fiction, fantasy and magical realism. He was born with a silver pen in his mouth and has been making up stories for as long as he can remember. His professional début work of fiction, the first instalment of the Sam Hain series of short stories, was first published in 2013.

Born and raised in the south of England, Bron presently resides in London where he lives with his cat, more spiders than he can count, and a ghostly presence which likes to hide his keys. He spends his time writing stories, drinking tea, and dreaming improbable dreams.

Reviews

[Brooke]

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Unsettling: 😬😬/5
SCARY: 👻/5
DEATH: 💀/5
INTRIGUE: 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠/5
Creepy: 🎈🎈🎈/5

This was a short little supernatural read that was a bit unsettling. It definitely gave me the heebie-jeebies because we have all at one time or another had the feeling of someone watching you or following you. Then you turn around and no one is there. Or you get goosebumps and your heart starts to beat a little faster for no reason other than you feel uneasy.

This was the perfect scenario for all of the above in this book. I enjoyed how the plot was set up to give the ultimate creep factor of not remembering exactly what happened immediately. Being disoriented when you wake up after a wild night is something most people have done. But when you wake up and realize so much more happened and then it keeps happening.

Horror movies galore always have that one scene that you look in a mirror and see something that isn't in the flesh. And I know I have always thought "If that ever happened to me I would lose my shit!"

I'm excited to read more in this series and see what Sam gets into!!