Publication Date: October 13, 2023
A series of haunting nightmares draws five former residents of a New York City high-rise back to their one-time home. But this is not a reunion. These five strangers have never met. But they are connected.
The depressed photographer with telekinetic abilities … the paralegal who reads evil thoughts of strangers … the struggling author who can predict dark futures … the malicious hypnotist … the witch’s daughter …
They have met in their dreams, and they have observed the shadows who follow them until they awaken. Now they want answers. And when the five board the same elevator at the same time, an ominous reality surfaces. They did not return on their own. They were drawn back. Drawn by their nightmares. Drawn by darkness.
Drawn … to be collected.
Former residents of the Amalgram high-rise have been invited to celebrate the building’s 100th anniversary. However, there’s a bit of a catch.
Author Eric Woods delves into paranormal fiction with a side order of horror with This is How He Collects Them. The story focuses on five characters with distinctly supernatural gifts, all of whom have been invited to the celebration.
While some readers may enjoy the sense of unknown danger introduced in the beginning, my preference is to have a more concrete foundation. Exactly who or what is behind the danger?
Dreams play a significant role within the story, especially when the five characters enter the elevator at the same time. What ensues is a bizarre set of experiences of shared dreams morphing into nightmares.
The author gives himself some wiggle room for a sequel that will signal the final showdown with the mysterious tall man who turns to smoke.
This is How He Collects Them features plenty of chills highlighting the darkness, making this a spooky read.
A writer since grade school, Eric Woods resides in Springfield, Illinois and finally published his first novel in 2018. Today he has five novels, two novellas, and one book of stage plays. Most recently, his short story “The Taurus Bull” was featured in HorrorScope: A Zodiac Anthology.
If you want to be spooked in person, Eric hosts the Lincoln Ghost Walk in Springfield (through October). Come take the tour and learn some creepy tales about the 16th President of the United States!
Eric earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Master’s Degree in Communication from the University of Illinois Springfield. He served as a collegiate speech and debate coach for seven years, and has been a local freelance writer since 2005.
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