Author:
Alex McGilvery has been reading since before he can remember, and writing almost that long. He has published 18 books and is author and editor at his imprint Celticfrog Publishing. He lives in Kamloops with his dog and the stories clawing their way out of his head.

Sparkles and Blood is a collection of four horror stories.

Frost and Stone: Siobhan accidentally releases evil into the world, now she must find the strength to defeat it.

The Thing in the Hall: Wolf arrives at Rolph’s Hall to test himself against the Thing which invades and kills Rolph’s men. Yet facing the Thing may be the least of his challenges.

Strange Carnivores: Something was eating the gators in the swamp. Bubba was going to help her get pictures of whatever it was. She didn’t expect vampires or carnivorous frogs.

Sparkles and Blood: Martin is a special effects guy. He’s used to blood, but only when it is fake. Now something is hunting on the set of the newest smash vampire movie.

Sparkles and Blood, and other stories

Siobhan turned and walked away. Once more the tears washed her face, and she let them. Pwyll deserved nothing less. She went and sat on the bench across the road. She could see now, between her tears the threads that were worry, or joy or grief. Life went on. She let the morning carry her away. So, she thought, before she let thought go too, this is how Pwyll did it. 


She wasn't sure how long she was gone, or where she went, but when she came back, Siobhan could feel the warmth of another person on the bench,


"Good morning," the person said, and Siobhan gasped and looked at him. 


"Pwyll!" she said. "They told me you weren't with them and I thought..."


"Almost," he said, "I was just floating, wondering how I was supposed to help you from wherever I was, when this bolt hit me. I was back in the ambulance and scared the liver out of the attendant who thought I died. They checked me over and released me. I went home to make sure Pete and Brac were Ok," he grinned a little. "I came to find you. I heard something about the police being at your school and I got worried."


"It got a little crazy," Siobhan said, "but it worked out all right." She turned to look at Pwyll. She could see the energy move within him, within the people around her. She sensed the pattern that guided the flow. Siobhan looked up and grinned at the sunlight. 


"I'm a witch, you know," she said to Pwyll and the sunlight.


"I know," Pwyll said, "I can live with that." He smiled at her. "I was hoping for another dose."


  Siobhan wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. She didn't try to control the energy, she just let it move from him to her, from her to him, from them to the sky.


Chapter 19: Frost and Stone