Dark bleatings, my lovely tribe. I’m popping up today to tell you about a debut collection from an author called Bradyn Harrison. It’s called Sinister Scrawlings: Terrifying Tales to Tell in the Dead of Night, and it’s a short, snappy little dude containing lots of horrors. Let’s dive into the details!
There are things in this world that scare us beyond belief… and fear comes in many forms.
Get a seat, find a dark space–or turn off the lights, find a flashlight and turn the page!
Fear will find you as you open the pages of this sinister collection of short frights to make you huddle closer to the dying light around you.
In this first tome of Sinister Scrawlings, you’ll read about:
- A man who has left his backyard door open learns a valuable, if frightful, lesson as he hears something unnatural skittering around his house and basement;
- A cabin on a hill lies decrepit and lifeless–except on nights where it is invaded.
- A boy on a school camping trip listens to a tale about something that lurks in the woods–only everyone present is now being eyed by a presence in the woods.
Those and many more scary stories are waiting inside for anyone who loves a good chill and scare to their reading night.
Here’s what Bradyn has to say about this sinister volume…
“When I started writing SINISTER SCRAWLINGS, I knew I wanted to give it an Alvin Schwartz “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” vibe but also knew to make it my own. Now I know some would say, “Just write your own original stories!”–well, I had the same thought, but it wasn’t quite as easy as that. Anyone can write original stories, but they can also have each of their stories fall flat on their face. That isn’t the case for Schwartz’s works. Having read two of his three books in Middle School, I was haunted not just by the illustrations, but also by the stories. What impresses me even nowadays is how relevant they all feel to each other. It didn’t matter whether they were scary stories, ghost stories, rhymes and poems, or even morbidly funny tales. They all felt like they belonged in one collection and didn’t feel disparate. So, I decided to make sure each of the stories (and yes, even one poem I included in the mix) felt consistent with each other, despite their different premises, characters, or even formats. The result was something I’m proud of. Of course, there are areas I’ll revise down the line for an updated version, but I hope whoever picks these stories up can enjoy them as I did with Alvin Schwartz’s tomes of terrors. Just… ignore that sound in the dark.”
You heard Bradyn! What are you waiting for? If you’d like to check out the book or the author, I’ve popped the UK link (also available on Amazon in other countries) to the book and also a link to Bradyn’s author profile below:
Bleeeat!
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