Always Beside You
Occult Horror
by Damir Salkovic
Help her open the door. It wants to come through…
First, the dream. Now this message from the mouth of a stranger. It was too much of a coincidence for Nate Carver, and has him dropping everything to help a woman he hasn’t even thought about in eight years, not since the overdose that almost took Cathy Deveraux’s life.
The prison escape of Thomas Elbert stirs up memories for Detective Alec Palmer, and the man’s death raises questions. Why would a catatonic convicted killer suddenly wake up and escape, only to commit suicide days later? Or was it murder? And what connection did he have to Nate Carver, a man on the run with a daughter he never knew he had?
All roads lead to Boston, where, in their search for answers, they will be drawn into the dark world of the occult and mysticism. Of parallel worlds and alternate realities. Of doors that open onto other times and other worlds. Of dreams that won’t be denied.
By the time they realize they are merely pawns in a much bigger game, a game where the fate of the world is at stake, will it be too late?
REVIEW
4 out of 5
This will certainly get your heart racing. The characters are well fleshed out, and the story moves along smoothly at a decent pace. The descriptions were very vivid, but at times it felt like there wasn’t enough room left for the reader’s imagination to fill in gaps. That said, as a horror fan I really enjoyed reading this, supernatural elements and all. Although some settings have achieved trope status (like the mental institution), a unique enough spin is put on it that they feel almost new. If you enjoy horror and occult fiction, you’re going to truly enjoy this book.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Damir is an aficionado of horror and the weird living in Arlington, VA. He enjoys reading, traveling, and low-budget horror movies. He earns his living as an auditor, a profession that supplies nightmare material for his stories and plenty of writing time in the form of long-haul flights and interminable layovers.