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The Mistress of the Crows : Nine tales of vampires, witches, ghosts and human monsters. Kindle Edition
PLUNGE INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESS WITH THIS COLLECTION OF NINE HORROR SHORT STORIES FROM THE AUTHOR OF BADLANDS AND BLEAK WATERS.
A young girl wakes up in world of perpetual winter, a world with no adults, ruled by a strange changeling boy and haunted by a shadowy figure flocked by a murder of crows...
An impulse buy leads to an encounter with a vengeful ghost and a steampunk pixie intent on taking back what is hers...
A team of archaeologists uncover a neolithic tomb containing a creature from their darkest nightmares, a creature whose curse is already working its way through their veins...
Featuring new takes on the classic horror staples of vampires, witches, ghosts, the weird and the paranormal, The Mistress of the Crows and Other Tales of Horror, Darkness, Love and Redemption contains the stories The Mistress of the Crows, Ghost Music, Mirror Mirror, Brood, Why Grandmother, Night Tube, The Beast of Bodmin, Not in this Lifetime and the Curse of the Ancient, PLUS the bonus short story, the Ballad of Jonny Pheonix and the Hellcat.
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Product details
- ASIN : B0CXZ5GH15
- Publication date : April 4, 2024
- Language : English
- File size : 1.1 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 293 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : B0CZDK2W7P
- Best Sellers Rank: #977,272 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #606 in Vampire Horror
- #2,254 in Horror Short Stories
- #3,029 in Horror Suspense
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About the author

Gary Kruse is a multi-genre writer of flash fiction, short stories and novels. He lives with his family in Hornchurch on the Essex/London border.
He began writing as a teenager after seeing the Craft in the cinema and wondering what would happen if the coven of witches from the Craft came face to face with the Lost Boys (the vampires, not Peter Pan's crew!).
His work has appeared online and in print anthologies and his short story "Mirror Mirror" was shortlisted in the WriteHive 2021 Horror competition, and subsequently featured in the "Duplicitous" anthology.
His short story "Hope in the Dark" won first place in the November 2021 edition of the Writers' Forum Short Story competition.
His debut novel “Badlands” is an Amazon bestseller. His new novel, Bleak Waters, is available now.
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- AngelaReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars A great selection of stories
I love both full-length novels and short stories, too. Short stories are ideal for when time is pressing or on a commute. You can get to the end before you have to leave your train or bus. This collection of short stories is an excellent choice.
Well-plotted and skilfully written these nine macabre short stories will entertain and keep you on the edge of your seat. The tenth and bonus story provides a very different aspect on the writer but is no less a good story than any of the others
If you like horror in all its guises then this volume of tales is ideal. The stories get darker as you progress through the book, but they are also thought-provoking and imaginative.
- TessyReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Skillfully written ghastly tales!
Gary Kruse writes well structured and compelling stories, and certainly has a wicked imagination when it comes to horror! I struggle with long novels due to time restraints, so short stories for me are attractive and this collection didn't disappoint!
- LandaTReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric tales
This was really good. A mix of stories that made great use of suspense and plot to build tension - and all strong stories, no filler here.
Highly recommend picking this up.