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

I always thought dying would be easier; my soul wafting away on a cloud of light or darkness and that would be it. I'd always lived as if it was what I did in this world that mattered, not the next. So it was a shock to see the warm, welcoming light that people talk about, but I saw it as if through a dirty window. I couldn't reach it. I could feel the tentacles from behind me that gripped my soul and refused to let me move on. 


I have no idea how long I fought to get to that window and that light. It might be covered with filth, but I knew that window was the path to something extraordinary. The tentacles tightened their grip. They whispered of sweet life. A life that wasn't under any compulsion. I knew that if I gave into them that I would become like that woman vampire who used a child as a shield after murdering the parents. I would stay here and battle for all eternity rather than become that monster.


Chapter 40: Strange Carnivores