Bark At The Ghouls

J.D. Barker who wrote the fabulous The Fourth Monkey pairs up with Dacre Stoker and pens a more than decent Dracula prequel. Dracul by J.D. Barker & Dacre Stoker Released October 2018 Dark Fiction   |   Goodreads   |   Amazon   Source: Purchased from Audible The prequel to Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel, Dracul is a supernatural thriller that reveals not only Dracula's true origins but Bram Stoker's--and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them. It is 1868, and a twenty-one-year-old Bram Stoker waits in a desolate tower to face an indescribable evil. Armed only with crucifixes, holy water, and a rifle, he prays to survive a single night, the longest of his life. Desperate to record what he has witnessed, Bram scribbles down the events that led him here ... A sickly child, Bram spent his early days bedridden in his parents' Dublin home, tended to by his caretaker, a y...

Here's all the horror I've been reading recently with mini reviews and links to the Horror After Dark full reviews (if I didn't DNF). We Are Wormwood by Autumn Christian This book is gorgeously written but it might not be for everyone. The author creates a world filled with disturbing imagery and a protagonist who is unsure herself what is real and what isn't. I LOVED it and gobbled it up but you all know I have peculiar taste, lol.  4 1/2 Stars My full review is at Horror After Dark:    http://www.horrorafterdark.com/2019/05/review-we-are-wormwood-by-autumn-christian/ The Invited by Jennifer McMahon I read roughly half of this story before throwing in the towel. I don't do this lightly but I've come to the conclusion that life is far too short to struggle with a book that doesn't mesh with me. It started off on the wrong foot and never improved. I have worked in the construction industry most of my entire working life and found...