The only thing better than an anthology horror film, is one in book form. Savage Realms Press’ Symphony of the Damned gathers together hundreds of pages of story from multiple authors, assuring every type of horror enters your mind.
Symphony of the Damned summons forth the ghoulishly diabolical talents of authors Adam C. Mitchell, A.E. Jackson, Andy Holberry, Buck Hanno, Catherine Jordan, David Lowrie, Debra J. Tillar, James A. Hirons, James Mascia, Luis Medina, Margaret McGoverne, Marie Lanza, Matthew Hollis Damon, Matt Martinek, Pat O’Neill, R.M. Breslin, Sara Jordan-Heintz, TroyAnthony Schermer, Victoria Hancox, and concludes with a grippingly terrifying novella by J. Miles Parker.
Symphony of the Damned
Symphony of the Damned is everything its title suggests: tales of the macabre and monstrous harmonizing in one book. No subject is untouched as each author paints a picture vividly in your mind. Take The Waking Game by A. E. Jackson for example; possessed by the high of being brought back to life, two teens take turns drowning and resuscitating each other, with the last instance ending in tragedy. Hearing the boys argue about whether to stop the game or not creates this tenseness and childhood fear of getting in trouble. You ask yourself if dying is actually worse than your parents finding out about the game. You can hear the timer ticking faster with each turn of the page.
The Death Party by Catherine Jordan brings autumnal gothic charm to a 19th Century evening of ghost stories and revelry, only this night ends in death. Symphony of the Damned isn’t tied to one time period or topic, making sure there are plenty of stories for many readers. If monsters are your thing, try Shadows under Leamouth. Zombies? A Kiss is Not a Kiss. If you want to learn more about the authors themselves, each one is dedicated their own About page, leaving the door open to even their non-horror projects.
Symphony of the Damned offers days of reading pleasure for the haunted-at-heart. A true anthology with a wide range of emotions, comedy, and dangerous situations, this book of horrors not only serves bits of terror to the reader but introduces them to new authors. With a scare for everyone — ranging from real-life serial killers to apparitions and demented minds alike — Symphony of the Damned is just the first volume in a series of horrifying tales.
Read them all and kiss a good night’s sleep goodbye.
Symphony of the Damned is available to purchase on Amazon. For more from Savage Realms Press, visit their website and Instagram.
Thanks for the shout-out for Shadows Under Leamouth!
It was one that really stuck out to me, one of my favorites!