To the unassuming eye, it is like any other of its kind, a mere shadow. But for its host, it is much more. Playmate. Friend. Protector. Instigator… Its influence is subtle but calculated, and as the boy grows older, it grows stronger, darker, depraved, and even more influential. Will the young man be able to maintain the conscious will to stay in control? Or will a hunger unlike anything in this world overtake him entirely? And what’s more, who is the woman that comes to him only in dreams? Wanton and seductive, she is stalked by an all-consuming darkness that may hold the answer to it all.
“This story is so captivating in its skillful writing. When I finished the book, I physically waved my hand around to see if my shadow was alive too. This book is a must read for anyone craving something unique and fun. Why are you still reading my review? Read this book now!” -Andrew Aitken (Written Rock)
Readers speak
My oh my…where to begin? Jeremy Mac has done it again. This book was Horrifically Arousing…not to mention Animalistic. It was totally different from anything I’ve ever read before, but definitely reads just like a movie.(NG)
I cannot put into words how amazing this book was. Jeremy has a way with pulling you so deep into his work that you do not want to put the book down. (Jessica Lee-Gates)
Shadowmancer is both a unique horror story and an account of the coming of age of its young protagonist Evan. Very well and evocatively written. The ending provides a natural segue to a sequel that is in the works. Consider me hooked, I’ll definitely be reading the next installment. Highly recommended! (gzim)
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Interview with Book ‘Em Book Club
What are your books about and why did you choose to write them?
Honestly, I feel as if I don’t have a choice but to write the stories that I do. I’ll get an idea for a story, or maybe just for a character, and the next thing I know I’m laying down the words.
What was the most difficult section/piece you ever wrote? What made it difficult?
That would be Embracing The Darkness. Hardcore horror is one of many genres I enjoy reading, and as much as I enjoy the genre, I had never tried my hand at it. Mainly for fear of tapping into that hidden darkness inside my head and finding what was there. Scaredy cat! Yeah, I know. But the encouragement from friends egged me on so finally I dove right into it.
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Which books and authors do you read for pleasure? Is there an author that inspires you?
So many authors over a wide range of genres. Daniel Woodrell, Hunter S. Thompson, Edward Lee, Jackie Collins, Cormac McCarthy, Elmore Leonard, Gregory Maguire, to name only a few. They’ve all inspired me in one way or another, whether it’s Woodrell’s southern struggles and lingo or Thompson’s raw humor or Lee’s horrific imagination or McCarthy’s bare bones vocabulary or Leonard’s fast pacing or Maguire’s beautifully woven worlds. I don’t just read them. I study them.
If you could offer one piece of advice to a novice writer, what would it be?
Rejection is going to happen, so do not let it get to you. Instead, learn from it.
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Interview with Trick or Treat Thrillers
How long have you been writing?
I started writing poems and flash fiction when I was a kid, then I went into a long period of time when I did nothing. I got back into writing off and on in my early twenties but never did anything serious until about ten years ago, when I decided to write a book loosely based off of my younger, more careless and carefree life.
What is the best piece of advice you ever received from another author?
To write the way you see yourself verbally telling the story. It does make sense.
About the author
Jeremy Mac is a multi-genre fiction author with three novels, three novellas, and several short stories and poems to his list of writing credits. His short stories and poems have been published in Horrified Press’s X4 anthology, Devolution Z, Down in the Dirt, Conceit, Ascent Aspirations, The Ultimate Writer, Spontaneous Spirits, The Bracelet Charm, The Enchanted File Cabinet, Transcendent Visions, Struggle, Dead Snakes, Written Rock, and Leaves Of The Poet Tree: Season 2. An avid lover of sand and sun, Mac has frolicked throughout the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, but he currently writes from Arkansas. To learn more about Jeremy Mac, visit him:
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