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Write the blurb to your first horror novel.
A blurb should intrigue the reader; introducing the main characters, and describing the plot, without giving too much away.
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Thrill seeker Milly had just finished her last year of high school and she was ready to explore the world. Having her mind set on visiting abandoned mansions and hospitals was one the many reasons why her parents would never let her go so instead she tells them a lie and she is supposedly on her way to volunteer for turtle season in Florida. Her parents are so excited for her and Milly has just bo...
On a snow-covered night in Chester, Billy Mill’s found himself fighting for his life against beasts stalking from the shadows. Hunting is something Billy was familiar with but never as the hunted. After 3 weeks of his peers disappearing with the only evidence being a red stain in the snow and claw marks raked across trees. Whispers of ancient legends are coming to life in this small, isolated town...
Things live in the shadows. Things that won’t hesitate to kill. To hunt.
But they are the least of anyone’s worries.
He is dangerous. He is deadly. He is said to drink the blood of others and kill for the thrill of it.
They say he has a kill list. They say everyone is on it. They say everyone is next....
When fear turns to hatred then obsession, a group of childhood bullies must fight for both their sanity and their lives when those they victimized in their youth, come back into their lives with only one purpose. Revenge. A revenge set off by a seemingly innocuous note left upon Claire Blanchard’s kitchen table leaving this former mean girl with two pressing questions. One, how did someone get ins...
Jackson never understood why people thought monsters were so evil. After all half his family are monsters. As Jackson starts to come to terms with how he is seen in the world and coming to terms with his Hyde side named Holt. He runs into someone from his past with some troubling issues with the monster world....
The vampire dives into vampire lore, and follows the most ruthless and vicious vampire of all time. Why did he do the things that he did? Was there a reason behind everything? The prophecy states that Amon will either fight for the side of light or for Lucifer. What possible reason could the most feared vampire in a millennium want to join God himself? His SOULMATE! In this book it’s doesn’t just ...
Deep in the heart of the forest lies a secluded lake, whispered to be haunted by the spirits of the drowned. When a group of friends sets out on a camping trip to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, they stumble upon the Lake of Whispers. As night falls, they hear eerie whispers emanating from the water, drawing them closer to its murky depths. But when one of their own goes missing, they re...
When we close our eyes to sleep, we shut ourselves into a strange darkness. It’s not pitch black. There’s movement and shapes and the remnants of the light that is no longer there. It’s dim but not complete darkness. True darkness is rare and unpalatable. That kind of darkness is what permeates the Hadal zone. The deepest layer of the ocean, 6,000-meters down, and 5,000-meters from when the light ...
Holden was just a normal teenager, with a normal group of friends; Tammy, TJ, & Mission. One cold, placid, December night Holden & his friends got intoxicated and started a fight that would change the course of their lives forever. Holden storms out into a forest nearby their home, runs into a comely woman who stops him him for a quick chat. Then gifting him a small mason jar with a glowing orange...
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