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Shadowfall
Shadowfall is a pulp horror thriller set in today’s London. Ghost-like apparitions begin materializing late at night and murdering Londoners. The Greater London Investigators of the Paranormal investigate just as the bodies start to pile up, and discover a sinister evil left over from World War II. Get ready to run!
132 pages, Paperback
First published March 31, 2016
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Greg McWhorter
37 books5 followersGreg McWhorter is a pop-culture historian and teacher who resides in Southern California. Since the 1980s, he has worked for newspapers, radio, television, and film. He has been a guest speaker at several universities and the San Diego Comic-Con. Today, McWhorter owns a highly acclaimed record label that specializes in vintage punk rock. He is also the host of a cable TV show titled Rock ‘n’ Roll High School 101. Since 1985, McWhorter has been writing nonfiction music-related articles for print and has recently turned to writing crime and horror fiction. McWhorter’s stories have appeared in several anthologies and magazines for various publishers. He is a member of the Horror Writer’s Association and recently had a poem featured on their webpage. You can follow him at: http://gregmcwhorter.blogspot.com
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June 23, 2016
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Greg McWhorter's “Shadowfall” is an enjoyable and entertaining read. There are a number of facets that come together well with this short novel.
McWhorter took historical components of World War II and a significant religious relic, and blended them together with supernatural elements, specifically dangerous apparitions, into a fresh tale. The setting of London, one of my most favorite cities, provides a legitimizing locale for McWhorter's plot – Nazi ghost soldiers come to life throughout the city and go on a killing spree each night as part of a delayed secret operation originating from an occult inspired plan. It's a fascinating and ingenious premise that is presented in a straightforward narrative structure.
The description of the ghosts, from the first speck of dust that eventually coalesced into apparitions with black eyes of abyss was riveting, especially during the first nights in Alfred Armbruster's flat. The pacing and tension McWhorter created heightened the overarching horror tone of the story. As a person who enjoys a good ghost story, the author delivered a tightly focused engrossing tale.
Tam, Simon and Gareth from the Greater London Investigators of the Paranormal seemed based on typical character stereotypes and as a result, were not well developed. They sounded and fell a little flat. In fact, Gareth was rather annoying; his silent and unrealized romantic interest in Tam became tiring after a short time. And the twist that Tam throws at Gareth was regrettably transparent. However, the author redeems with Walter Schmitt, who is the most developed and the most intriguing character. McWhorter spent the most time creating Schmitt and it showed. Given the character's past actions during the WWII, the author needed the character to come off as a likable person by the end of the story, in spite of the character's secret history. The author succeeded nicely.
“Shadowfall” was a fun read, and I wish that McWhorter had written a meatier full length novel that I could have relished longer than the current 120 pages. The end came too quickly!
Greg McWhorter's “Shadowfall” is an enjoyable and entertaining read. There are a number of facets that come together well with this short novel.
McWhorter took historical components of World War II and a significant religious relic, and blended them together with supernatural elements, specifically dangerous apparitions, into a fresh tale. The setting of London, one of my most favorite cities, provides a legitimizing locale for McWhorter's plot – Nazi ghost soldiers come to life throughout the city and go on a killing spree each night as part of a delayed secret operation originating from an occult inspired plan. It's a fascinating and ingenious premise that is presented in a straightforward narrative structure.
The description of the ghosts, from the first speck of dust that eventually coalesced into apparitions with black eyes of abyss was riveting, especially during the first nights in Alfred Armbruster's flat. The pacing and tension McWhorter created heightened the overarching horror tone of the story. As a person who enjoys a good ghost story, the author delivered a tightly focused engrossing tale.
Tam, Simon and Gareth from the Greater London Investigators of the Paranormal seemed based on typical character stereotypes and as a result, were not well developed. They sounded and fell a little flat. In fact, Gareth was rather annoying; his silent and unrealized romantic interest in Tam became tiring after a short time. And the twist that Tam throws at Gareth was regrettably transparent. However, the author redeems with Walter Schmitt, who is the most developed and the most intriguing character. McWhorter spent the most time creating Schmitt and it showed. Given the character's past actions during the WWII, the author needed the character to come off as a likable person by the end of the story, in spite of the character's secret history. The author succeeded nicely.
“Shadowfall” was a fun read, and I wish that McWhorter had written a meatier full length novel that I could have relished longer than the current 120 pages. The end came too quickly!
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