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

The practice sessions became a lot more interesting. When Sherry went into 'green mode' neither of us could touch her. She still worked on forms and positions, and soaked up everything that we could teach her. Her style became a blend of Spanish sabre and Japanese katana. Sherry wasn't worried in the slightest about the green glow.  She was simply doing what I had told her to do, fill herself with light and push it out. Each day she came up with crazier challenges for her control, laying two pieces of paper in a stack and cutting through one and not the other, or slicing through a glass bottle without it shattering. For her it was just another game.


Bubba and I talked about her abilities while she slept.


"Remember when you speared me?" I asked with my head on his shoulder. The shudder jostled me and I leaned on an elbow and brushed his hair.


"It is not something I will ever forget," Bubba said.


"The spear brushed Sherry's ribs before it hit me."


Chapter 51: Strange Carnivores