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Thursday, November 5, 2020

The Eyes Are Windows | AstraDaemon

Young Peter Hackles has never lacked for anything, having been raised in the household of his mysterious Uncle Rackham: the wealthiest landowner in Egbert Valley. But that all changes on the day Peter and his friends discover a savaged corpse in their village. Thereafter, frightful howls begin to echo through the woods and the moors, and a single act of compassion draws the boy unwittingly into the lair of an unimaginable beast...and into the heart of a terrible secret that no amount of earthly riches can spare him from.

OFF THE LEASH by Matthew Brady is a reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood, and the ending is absolutely horrific. I love the way the author mixes a fairy tale with supernatural darkness, creating one hell of a werewolf story.

As always,
AstraDaemon

2 comments:

  1. Are we talking Tanith Lee here with "Red as Blood" or something darker?

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    1. Hmmm...I want to say darker, but more emphasis on unexpected.

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