Horror in a Small Illinois Town
Teen boys, Lucas, Rico, Tommy, and Joey live in the 1979 small town Eden Grove, Illinois. The boys discover people missing taken by a stranger one by one.
Tommy’s stepdad is a violent drunk. His favorite past times are beer drinking and family beatings. Tommy has the bruises and scars to prove it. His three friends are disgusted with their buddy’s father and decide to conjure up Malakai, the Scream Collector, during a campout in the forest outside of town. Years ago, they found an old mysterious tomb on one of their campouts. It showed a plethora of pictures of monsters. For the fun of it, they follow the books’ directions and summon a supernatural being who will pluck the drunk from his home, never to be seen again.
It took a week before fliers began to sprout up around town about missing people. (Somethings never work as planned.) The boys know who is responsible: THEM. So, they do what any young teen would do, visit the town witch, who lives in a spooky old house on a hill in the outskirts of town. They figure Mrs. Thornton would know what to do.
Thus begins Rod Little’s 335-page horror novel, The Scream Collector. With a character driven plot, that doesn’t quit with surprises, Little’s novel is a page turner. The book’s settings are vivid, the characters are three dimensional, and the plot keeps you riveted to your seat to its unexpected twists and turns.
I highly recommend The Scream Collector to any reader who loves a good tale of horror.
About the Author
Rod Little has written for horror, suspense and science fiction magazines over the past twenty-five years, novellas for the Wayward Pines series, and twelve novels, including the Sons of Neptune series and his critically acclaimed horror novel, The Whisper Killer, which hit the bestseller list.
Born in Illinois, Rod later moved to Pittsburgh, PA, and worked as a translator. In 1994 he opened a sci-fi and horror-related gaming and video store, which he kept open for 11 years, until 2006, when he moved to the tropics to begin writing again. You can visit him on his website, Rod Little: Author-Horror & Sci-Fi.
Enjoy Pop’s Blog? You can sign up for free delivery of all future posts at https://michaelthal.com/blog/.
