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

"Don't go into the swamp!" The girl behind the counter looked at me with concern leaking through her goth makeup. She was the fourth, or maybe the fifth, person to warn me. It depends on whether you count the guys at the gas station as one person or two. I smiled and picked up my bag of groceries and headed out to my car. I wasn't sure whether it was real concern about my competence as a woman, or they just didn't like the swamp. It didn't matter to me either way and it wasn't going to change my plans.


Heat hit me as I stepped out the door. I'd walked into walls that had less force. The bag of last minute supplies went in the back alongside the eight cases of bottled water. I pulled a bottle out and climbed into my truck. The AC banished the sticky heat and I headed out of town. 


Chapter 32: Strange Carnivores