Dream A Little Dream | AstraDaemon

BAKER: DEMONS AND OTHER NIGHT THINGS by Terry M. West includes the previous four installments, as well as an additional short titled THE DARK ALP, which is my new favorite Baker story. The author mixes folklore and metaphysics for a unique horror twist.

Even if you already have the other stories, I still recommend getting this collection.

As always,

AstraDaemon

When Worlds Collide | AstraDaemon

Baker Johnson is a psychical researcher, demonologist and exorcist living in 1930s New York City. Brilliant but deeply flawed, Baker has an otherworldly perception that allows him to read people with but a glance. In "Things the Dark has Always Held", Baker is approached by a dangerous mobster known as Johnny Stücke. Baker's black room, a place where haunted items are cataloged and kept, holds an ancient item that Stücke is determined to possess. Baker is introduced to the secret society known as the Night Things. And he may be the only thing standing between the world of man and the most dangerous threat it has ever known.

THINGS THE DARK HAS ALWAYS HELD by Terry M. West features a return character from SERVANT OF THE RED QUILL, followed by more than one revelation. This is definitely my favorite installment in the series, and I'm now looking forward to reading the Magic Now series.

If you're a fan of Terry M. West, and you enjoy crossovers, make sure you read this one!

As always,

AstraDaemon

Lovecraft Is A Jerk | AstraDaemon

Baker is summoned to Providence by dying author of the macabre, H.P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft makes a confession that threatens Baker's life and sanity.

DARK DREAMS AND WEIRD TALES by Terry M. West is perfectly horrific, but you don't have to be a fan of Lovecraft to appreciate his appearance in this story. Up to this point in the series, Baker seemed somewhat closed-off, but his deep terror of the curse visited upon him has certainly changed my view of him.

I enjoyed this tale far more than the previous two installments.

As always,

AstraDaemon

Better Than The First | AstraDaemon

The year is 1927. The place is New York city. Baker Johnson is reluctantly pulled into a case involving a troubled family in Yonkers. Jeremiah Simms, a wealthy collector of haunted objects, has acquired a rare tome penned by the infamous Marquis de Sade. Titled Servant of the Red Quill, this cursed book unleashes an evil spirit that threatens to destroy the Simms family. Baker must face a cunning and powerful demon to save the innocent. But the deadliest demons of this battle lie within Baker.

SERVANT OF THE RED QUILL by Terry M. West picks up a couple of years after the first installment. In my experience, if you've read one possession story, you've read them all, but the author sets this story apart from the others with an intriguing dynamic between the characters. The ending did not disappoint either.

As always,

AstraDaemon

And So It Begins... | AstraDaemon

Baker Johnson is a flawed parapsychologist in the year 1925. After the death of Richard Johnson, Baker inherits his uncle's estate and moves into the legendary psychical researcher's home. But he soon discovers that the Black Room of the property, the place where haunted items are safely contained, has been emptied.

THE GIVING OF THINGS COLD & CURSED by Terry M. West introduces readers to Baker, who eventually becomes a part of the Magic Now universe. While there does not appear to be much to the story, this does lay the foundation for the series.

I do recommend this story, but it might be more practical just to buy a copy of BAKER: DEMONS AND OTHER NIGHT THINGS, which includes this story as well as others.

As always,

AstraDaemon