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 blond chick in the white T-shirt screamed and danced around like she'd seen a mouse. She was supposed to be screaming because her boyfriend had just been decapitated. Martin hoped that the director wasn't really paying attention.


"Cut!' Quentin banged his hand on the arm of his director's chair. He immediately tried to hide the fact that he'd hurt himself. "This is a horror film, you stupid cow!" he said as he walked through the blood bath. "You need to look horrified. Not like some girl who got a bug down her cleavage." He demonstrated the little dance that Clarisse had been doing. It was funny really, as long as you weren't Clarisse. It was too bad that his five-hundred-dollar wingtip shoes didn't have better tread.


Chapter 57: Sparkles and Blood  Fake Blood

Chapter 57: Sparkles and Blood Fake Blood