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

A flat-bottomed swamp boat was tied up on the other side of the branch. Bubba jumped in and reached up to give me a hand. I handed him my camera bag and jumped in and sat up front. Bubba handed me the bag and started up the motor.


"As I told you on the phone," he said, "something has been eating the gators. It's been upsetting the balance in the swamp."


"Do vampires kill gators?" I asked. The word vampire didn't seem farfetched here where trees grew out of the water and wept Spanish moss. I could hear birds calling from the branches high above. The sunlight was dyed green by leaf and moss. Other than the smell it was like being in a magical other world. 


The stink got worse as we rounded a corner and I saw a dead alligator caught in the roots of a mangrove.


Chapter 35: Strange Carnivores