The Ritual: Part I

By Jayson Weinschrott

A DARK AND TWISTED TALE ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS ORIGINS OF VAMPIRES AND SUPERSTICION

For countless centuries tales have been told beside the dying embers of a fire about what lurks just beyond the safety of the tree line. What dark secrets are out there? What kind of beasts and monsters? This tale will explore the origins of one of history's greatest fear: Vampires. Something has been awakened....

In the wilderness of Bulgaria, in a nameless isolated village, lies a terrible secret that has stained the locals with fear. An abandoned cemetery that has laid undisturbed for over a thousand years has been revealed in a recent mudslide and in so doing, has merged the present with the past.

A team of American archaeologists, led by Jason Rivet, begin excavating this abandoned graveyard and discover a shocking revelation: the skeletons appear to have been mutilated in antiquity. Many have been decapitated and dismembered, but the most shocking find is the wooden stake embedded in the rib cage. These poor souls have endured what is known as a vampire funeral. Shortly after they're discovered, raging thunderstorms plague the village and its inhabitants begin having nightmares about the dead crawling out of their graves to feed on the blood of the living. Fear spread like a wildfire among the simple villagers. They fear a curse from God himself has been inflicted upon them. The only way to save the village is to resume a practice long abandoned. The Ritual.

Fabled tales handed down from generation to generation tell of an ancient practice in which the bodies of the dead are exhumed, their corpses examined for marks and signs of the strigoi. The village leaders are on edge, they do not wish to disrupt the past and condemn themselves in the eyes of their lord, but there are some in the village who believe it is their duty to protect the village from these evils and the curse of the Devil. They are prepared to go against the village and perform The Ritual. In the confusion of this outbreaking holy war, Jason and his team are worried about their excavation, but also, their lives...But is it all superstition as Jason thinks, or is the village really damned? To uncover the dark history of the village and its inhabitants, he will have to brave the murky forest where werewolves are said to roam and face a man who may, or may not, be suffering from religious hysteria.

Don't wait, get your copy today and start your trek on this heart racing adventure into the origins of vampirism. It will make you break out into a cold sweat and leave you on the edge of your seat. Prepare yourself for your darkest nightmares are about to become reality...

Be sure to read my other books, they're all archaeology adventure novels, I cover the topics of Gladiators or Rome, The missing tomb of Alexander the Great and the mythologies of ancient Ireland. You can find all of them on Amazon and Barnes and Noble under the author name, "Jayson Weinschrott"
BOOK TITLES:
"Gods of the Colosseum"
"The Ritual Part I and II"
"Lost Tomb of the Greek Pharaoh"
and coming soon:
"Curse of the Sea God"

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B093CKNKFK
• ISBN13: 9798735847748
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"