Book Description
A woman develops an unhealthy obsession with a scarecrow. A boy plays with a Ouija board and receives a terrifying warning of murder. A down-on-his-luck father learns what happens when you die in your sleep. These stories and six more frightening tales await the reader within the pages of Throwing Shadows: A Dark Collection.
Throwing Shadows will feed that hungry dark side that lives in your cellar.
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Review for 'Throwing Shadows' by Jerry Roth.
Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Jerry Roth and Aberration Press Books.
Publication date 25th October 2022.
This is the third book I have read by this author. I have previously read 'Bottom Feeders' and 'On The Tip Of Her Tongue' which I would highly recommend.
I was originally drawn to this book by its gorgeous eye catching cover and its intriguing synopsis and title. I am also a huge fan of Jerry and if this is half as good as 'Bottom Feeders' and 'On The Tip Of Her Tongue' it is sure to be a fantastic read. I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being Bridgits Gate Press. I have yet to read a book published by Brigids Gate Press that I haven't enjoyed. Hopefully this won't be the first... Watch this space! (Written before I started reading the book).
This novel consists of 9 short stories.
This book is written in a mix of third and first person perspective with several protagonists. The benefits of books written in first person perspective are as long as they are well written it makes you feel that you are being spoken to by the protagonist and it can create more of a bond between yourselves and them. If there are several protagonists you also get to see more of what is going on. The benefits of third person perspective with multiple protagonists are that it let's you see the bigger picture of what's going on and you get to know more characters more, what they are thinking and what they are doing. It feels like you get to see the whole picture and not miss out in anything. To have the benefit of both first and third person perspective ensures you don't miss out on anything.
Well done Jerry you have done it again!!! What an absolute psychological rollercoaster ride!! Another epic page turner!!
This book is extremely well written with vivid descriptions that drags the reader into the storyline. The synopsis, title and cover suit the plot perfectly.
I've decided that as this book has nine short stories rather than one that I will review them individually. Because there are nine of them I will write shorter reviews instead of the longer ones I normally do. I will also give each of the stories a rating out of 5 and then the whole book will be rated based on the average rating.
A Mother's Strength
A hook, line and sinker storyline about a mother living with her husband, mother in law and a scarecrow who watches over the farm. It has several creepy scenes and a flashback from the past. The ending has a fantastic twist which really does go to show a mother's strength. 5/5
Always Say Goodbye
A creepy tale of a family finding a ouija board and leaving it in the sons possession. The son is given the rules but does he obey them? All is not what you think in this ghostly tale with an ending you would never see coming!! 5/5
The Keepsake
This is a tale of a blended family with step sisters Marie and Rachel that are the complete opposite. Rachel is a horrible bully and takes the mick out of the fact that Marie misses her dead mother so much and even goes as far as allowing one of Marie's favourite possessions from her dead mum to be destroyed. Strange goings on begin happening but the explosive twist is absolutely jaw dropping!! 5/5
Whispers From The Cellar
This is a story of a mother, daughter and a stepfather. After losing her father Tabitha tries to hide the monster of grief deep inside but when the stepfather starts physically assaulting her and her mother will the monster stay inside? A creepy tale that will have the hair on your arms standing on end as you listen for bumps in the night. 5/5
The Idiot Box
The light of a solar flare that engulfed its solar system a million light years away is just reaching Earth. Jeff is not a fan of the TV and the one time he tries it he feels like a voyeur with all the focus being on women's breasts. Jeff locks the TV away but there's strange goings on happening beginning with the mailman burying meat in his garden. What meat is the question? I felt sorry for Jeff at the end but at the same time what a perfect ending for a horror!!! 5/5
The Teddy Bear
The police hire a psychic to find a missing child but is this psychic who he seems to be? I can't say anything more about this one but I will say that I love Karma and I wasn't expecting that shocking twist at all!! 5/5
Ice Cream Man
An ice cream man is fed up of his job, annoyed by the children and devastated that his girlfriend left. This one has a chilling ending!! 5/5
My Soul To Take
A strapped for cash dad takes part in an experiment to discover if the old wives tale of if you die in your dreams you die in real life is true. After the experiment he starts to get some strange visions and feelings. After a visit back to where the experiment was done he gets the shock of his life to discover what has happened to him. I actually felt really sorry for the protagonist in this story. In all the others karma seemed to be involved but this one seems to be about an innocent guy. However I still enjoyed the story so it still gets a 5/5 from me.
Lightning crashes
A newly pregnant mum starts getting some strange visions and feelings not long after becoming pregnant. Some strange goings on take her all the way up to the birth of the baby she has nightmares about. The last story in this book of short stories ends with a satanic twist you just won't see coming. 5/5.
Do not read this book in the dark or on your own!!! AN absolutely spine tingling collection of horror stories that will have you hearing noises at night and feeling the hairs on your arms tingling!!
An absolutely fantastic collection of short stories and I loved each and every one!! With unsuspecting twists, demons, ghosts and so much more this book is one of the best horrors I've ever read!!
Congratulations Jerry on yet another success!!! I am looking forward to seeing what you have up your sleeve next. This would make one heck of a fantastic movie!!!
Overall an absolutely page turning, hair raising and heart racing collection of short horror stories that will keep you guessing until the end!!!
Genres covered in this novel include Psychological Thriller, Horror, Suspense, Thriller and Horror Fiction among others.
I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as anyone who loves paranormal, horror, supernatural or mind intriguing novels
158 pages.
This book is just 88p to purchase on kindle, free on kindle unlimited and £10.67 in paperback via Amazon which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!
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About The Author
Jerry Roth is the author of the bestselling novel Bottom Feeders. He has written for Ohio newspapers and sports articles for the Disc Golf Pro Tour. His fiction career began as a screenwriter. After reading The Stand by Stephen King, he became passionate about creating his own work of fiction. VISIT: Jerryrothauthor.com
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