October
October by Gregory Bastianelli, published by Flame Tree Publishing on October 8, 2024, is a 384-page work in English that intertwines elements of horror and mystery. The narrative unfolds in 1970, focusing on four boys in Maplewood, NH, who encounter strange occurrences linked to an enigmatic magician residing in a local boarding house. As children begin to disappear, the boys attempt to connect the dots of these unsettling events, revealing a dark force at play that challenges their understanding of reality.
Readers will find an intriguing coming-of-age thriller that explores themes of fear and belief against a backdrop of supernatural elements. The story delves into the boys’ quest for truth amidst the eerie happenings and the secrets held by a reclusive pulp horror writer. With its blend of suspense and genre fiction, October invites exploration of the darker aspects of childhood and the mysteries that lurk in the shadows of their small town.
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A magician and a dark evil at Halloween come together in an intriguing coming-of-age thriller.
Readers of Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes and All Hallows by Christopher Golden will love this. In 1970, four boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers notice strange events occurring in Maplewood, NH, timed with the late-night arrival of an old magician who has taken up residence in a boarding house in their neighborhood where one of the tenants is a reclusive pulp horror writer. The writer’s fears have kept him from venturing outside in over forty years, fears linked to the magician’s previous visit. As children go missing in town, the four boys try to piece together seemingly unrelated phenomena and realize dark forces are at work, but no one will believe them.
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