October Nights (Clifton Heights)

This Halloween…On a night when anything seems possible...We dare you to spend an evening in the small town of Clifton Heights.October nights here are long and strange, filled with both dread and transformation, and in these four shared-world tales of small-town Halloween horror, you'll encounter things both wondrous and terrifying, in equal measure:- A priest hears a ghostly confession on Halloween night which will mark him forever.- A young man is offered a supernatural chance to remake his fortune, at the risk of losing everything.- A pastor fleeing the death of his daughter comes to Clifton Heights to face his fears, but finds himself living a nightmare instead.- Two people with supernatural talents face-off with an engine of darkness and pain on Halloween night.Four connected Halloween tales, evoking echoes of Ray Bradbury and Charles L. Grant, taking place in a town where every day is All Hallow's Eve.Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths.

Bridget Brenmark, Lovecraft Ezine ★ ★ ★ ★ "Good storytelling, perfect characterization, and captivating narrative style..."

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "These four tales are somewhat interwoven and yet completely stand up on their own. There is a delicate balance of creepiness, dread, surprise, and hope that Kevin Lucia has executed with genius."

About the Author

Kevin Lucia is the Ebook/Trade Paperback editor at Cemetery Dance Publications. His short fiction has appeared in several anthologies, most notably with Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, Bentley Little, Peter Straub and Robert McCammon.His first short story collection, Things Slip Through was published November 2013, followed by Devourer of Souls in June 2014, Through A Mirror, Darkly, June 2015, his second short story collection, Things You Need, September 2018 and his novella Mystery Road from Cemetery Dance Publications, March, 2020.

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