An anthology of 18 short horror stories, ranging from ghost stories to urban horror, from folk horror to the Cthulhu Mythos. The ideal introduction to my writing – including my fictional location of Darkisle. You can hear a reading of one of the stories – Hobb’s Top – for FREE if you click HERE. And you can hear another of them – The Plot – HERE!
Available NOW as paperback or (at permanently low price!) on Kindle… and it’s FREE if you have Kindle Unlimited! Just click HERE.
“The Dark Isle stuff I really enjoyed. I liked other ones too… and so many of these stories have an almost Twilight Zone-esque twist to them, that I don’t think I could explain why I liked them without giving away the twist… we get some really incredible character work in the slightly longer pieces… Honestly, I f***ing needed this collection today…”
– Fiction Fans (full review podcast HERE)
“These stories will creep up on you and leave goosebumps crawling across your skin.”
– Lily, The Faerie Review (full review HERE)
“Drake’s horrendously fertile imagination, depth of characterization, and innate grasp of writing horror in all its oozing primeval awfulness ensure Shards of Shattered Darkness is a highly accomplished collection of superbly dreadful short horrors. Highly recommended.”
– Rose Auburn, roseauburn.com (full review HERE)
“If you’re interested in a nice eclectic set of horror stories, including Drake’s very interesting take on the Cthulhu Mythos, check out this.”
– Andrew Byers, The Horror Review (full review HERE)
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