And the positive reviews just keep on coming for that little treasure of mine, Dead Souls!

“This is a wonderful assortment of chilling tales culled from the minds of a fabulous array of authors. The reader takes a journey, twenty-five in fact, into a world of shadows and fear…”

Bitten by Books full review

Have you been waiting for e-versions of Morrigan Books’ published works?

They are now available at DriveThruHorror:
 
Voices - Edited by Mark S. Deniz & Amanda Pillar

How to Make Monsters - By Gary McMahon

The Even - By T.A. Moore

Grants Pass - Edited by Jennifer Brozek & Amanda Pillar

Dead Souls - Edited by Mark S. Deniz

The Phantom Queen Awakes - Edited by Mark S. Deniz & Amanda Pillar

And after a very worthy review of Part Two, we move to Part Three, this time focusing on the horror within us, the darkness we carry:

‘The Beast Within submerges the readers in this fear and in five distinct exposés stays true to the theme of the anthology, while casting limelight on the internal bestiary humans hide inside their ribcages, both metaphorically and literally.

Full review below:

Temple Library Reviews: Dead Souls Part Three: The Beast Within

And hot on the heels of Part One, we have Part Two, this time focusing on the Fairy Tale stories within the collection:

‘The Price of Peace’ by Anna M. Lowther is longest and my top pick, because it takes a rather pleasant and optimistic story from my culture. This is the story about the snow girl, who from a human-shaped snow figure became a real girl as a gift to a couple, who couldn’t conceive a child of their own. This is a very sweet story, the way I have been hearing it since a child, but Lowther has taken it and run a ‘When Happy Endings Go Horribly Wrong’ and the snow girl becomes from a blessing to a primordial evil.

Full review below:

Temple Library Reviews: Dead Souls Part Two: Once Upon A Time

It seems that Dead Souls is just so detailed it needs its reviews to be done in stages…

Here’s an extract from the first review of several from Temple Library Reviews:

…I seek ways to segment the anthology and then dissect the segments. With ‘Dead Souls’ this process is obsolete, since all the stories are arranged, according to topic, which is both helpful and speaks about the great care editor Mark Deniz has arranged the material in order to give the anthology an overall storytelling frame…

Here’s the full review:

Dead Souls: Genesis review

I just received confirmation that Dead Souls and The Phantom Queen Awakes will be appearing on Kindle very soon (click on the links above).

I have been told they should be there in the next 24 hours and, at the inviting price of $6.99 USD, you can’t really go wrong can you?

Our other titles will be appearing soon, with Grants Pass very close behind, so keep an eye on the Kindle store over at Amazon.com for more information.

Dead Souls is now available through both the Morrigan Books website and Amazon.com.

Be sure to scare the bejeezus out of your nearest and dearest this Halloween by gifting them with some wonderful tales, penned by expert storytellers.

And a cover to make you squirm whenever you reach for your copy!

It has now been confirmed that Dead Souls will be launched, 19th September 2009, at Fantasy Con at the Britannia Hotel in Nottingham, England.

Those already attending to sign your copies are: Ramsey ‘Trapdoor’ Campbell, Paul ‘Funnel-Web’ Finch, Gary ‘Tarantula’ McMahon, Carole ‘Black Widow’ Johnstone and Rebecca ‘Wolf’ Lloyd. Other varieties may be spotted soon…

So let loose the spider!

Before God created light, there was darkness. Even after He illuminated the world, there were shadows — shadows that allowed the darkness to fester and infect the unwary. The tales found within Dead Souls explore the recesses of the soul; those people and creatures that could not escape the shadows. From the inherent cruelness of humanity to malevolent forces, Dead Souls explores the depths of humanity as a lesson to the ignorant, the naive and the unsuspecting. God created light, but it is a temporary grace that will ultimately fail us, for the darkness is stronger and our souls…are truly dead.

Dead Souls contains twenty five stories that will only ensure the darkness without enfolds you in its cold embrace…beware…be ready…be damned!

Order your copy now!

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UK: £15 + shipping

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US: $25 + shipping

I can now, with great pleasure, announce the line up of Dead Souls, the next release from Morrigan Books (due out September 2009).

Dead Souls