Seductions

By Ray Garton

Book Overview

In the debut horror novel from the author of Live Girls, a small town in Northern California finds itself at the whims of an old and hungry evil.

Donald Ellis is in a bad place. On a forced leave of absence from work, his personal life has also collapsed. But he's certain that something else is going on-something dreadfully wrong with his town. People are disappearing, leaving inexplicable traces of what might have happened to them. And then there are the dreams-horrifying nightmares seeping slowly into even more troubling daytime visions.

Then Freddie appears on his doorstep-a strangely powerful young woman who tells him that his intuition is right. A dark force has taken over his once-sleepy northern California home. Creatures are roaming the night, hungry for lust, thirsty for blood, and knowing exactly how to satisfy their cravings.

To fight an evil that hides in plain sight, Donald and Freddie will have to push the boundaries of their own sanity-and risk becoming a part of the very shadows they seek to destroy ...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1637896093
• ISBN13: 9781637896099
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Macabre Ink
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Unique, chameleon-type creatures who want your flesh

Not only is Ray Garton's 'Seductions' a uniquely twisted horror tale, but a very fast read as well. Donald Ellis, high school teacher, is haunted by a horrifying dream which is depriving him of sleep. He falls apart, both on and off the job, eventually earning him a leave of absence from his employer. Donald's brother Bill meets a strange new woman, and its not long before Bill turns up like a flood of other missing persons, leaving behind no body but a large pool of blood. There are creatures stalking the night in human skins, alien things with lustful hungers and razor sharp fangs that want to seduce you away from your flesh. With Donald's sanity on the edge and his relationship with fellow teacher Anne Cramer gone sour, Donald feels there is nothing left for him to live for when young Fredericka (Freddie) Santos mysteriously shows up on his doorstep. Freddie lets Donald know he isn't alone in his ability to sense the creatures, and together the two of them make a pact to find out what's happening in their small town. The popular school teacher and the teenage girl, together with seasoned detective Lewis Walther, cross the boundaries of sanity to discover what is lurking in the shadows, and feeding on the townspeople. Call them Vampires, Succubi, Incubi, or whatever you will, they are intelligent chameleons whose only intent is to feed on human desire - and human flesh. Garton's characters and fully fleshed and easy to associate with, his monsters horrific and scary, which makes this book a very fast and easy read. You can finish it in one night, but leave a light on and lock your windows. There are some dated references to Atari game systems and VHS players, (the book was first published in 1984) but those are easy to slide past. Garton gives an entire new meaning to the stroke and choke death, creating a meet and eat demise that is unique and terrifyingly cruel. Don't miss out on this book if you love good horror. Enjoy!