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Shadows of the Soul
by Wade Hunter
Travels into the hell dimensions in small town U.S.A.
At the "Intersection," a young man with cancer faces darkness and death, while a young couple rents a beautiful house with "Open Doors" that changes their views of reality.
A young boy brutalized by the older brother he idolizes, comes face to face with his worst fears and a "Monster" living with him.
In the winter, a beautiful young woman marvels at a snowfall that sends her husband into a panic because he knows "The Snow Man" at the bottom of the driveway is not going to leave without taking someone with him.
"Dreamless Nights" is guaranteed to keep the night terrors at bay for a nurse at a nursing home plagued by bugs and spiders and a shadowy figure, at a cost.
No one knows "Cheap Thrills" better than Elvis Smith, and the modern version of Dr. Frankenstein faces his evil and "Soulless" Doppelganger.
At "The End of the Road" is a mayor’s plan to keep himself in office, violent crime off the streets and the homeless and needy fed on the best the city has to offer, while at "First Light," a hapless and honest clerk must decide his own future.
Wade Hunter’s Shadows of the Soul runs the gamut from werewolves to monsters in the closet, with a completely different take on evil in our midst. He offers nine tales of horror with a brand new twist that has a modern urban feel and a dark sensibility. "First Light" is the weakest of the nine tales, with a predictable ending and a short introspective search of a shallow soul, while "Intersection" paints a more interesting and novel picture of vampires.
Hunter uses the immediacy of the first person to tell most of his tales. "The End of the Road" is the most horrific and original of all the tales, with a very surprising ending. The book as a whole needs to be thoroughly edited and Hunter should invest in a dictionary. Consistent use of incorrect verbiage slows the actions and tears the reader from the realistic worlds he has woven. Shadows of the Soul is a good effort that needs work, from a talented author who still has something to learn.
Title: Shadows of the Soul
Author: Wade Hunter
Publisher: Publish America
ISBN: 1424125324
Review written by: J. M. Cornwell
Reviewer's Rating:7.5
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