This week, Susie Black’s Saturday Author Spotlight shines on her favorite spooky man, award-winning paranormal horror author Robert Herold.
About the Author: The supernatural always had the allure of forbidden fruit, ever since Robert Herold’s mother refused to allow him, as a boy, to watch creature features on late-night TV. She caved in. (Well, not literally.) As a child, fresh snow provided him the opportunity to walk out onto neighbors’ lawns halfway and then make paw prints with his fingers as far as he could stretch. He would retrace the paw and boot prints, then fetch the neighbor kids and point out that someone turned into a werewolf on their front lawn. (They were skeptical.)
He has pursued many interests over the years (among them being a history teacher and a musician), but the supernatural always called to him. You could say he was haunted. Finally, following the siren’s call, he wrote The Eidola Project, based on a germ of an idea he had as a teenager. He’s been writing like a demon ever since. Ultimately, he hopes his books give you the creeps, and he means that in the best way possible.
Susie has read several of Bob’s books, and she was indeed creeped out in the best way possible. The Eidola Project is Susie’s favorite. Here is a blurb to whet your appetite:
A gothic version of the X-Files & Supernatural. The Eidola Project is a 19th-century team of ghost hunters who become ensnared in a deadly investigation of a haunted house. They are a psychology professor, his assistant, an African American physicist, a young sideshow medium, and a traumatized Civil War veteran, each possessing unique strengths and weaknesses. Will any of them survive?
Here is Susie’s review:
Robert Herold penned one rip-snorter of a well-paced tale. Set in Nineteenth-century New England, The Eidola Project is a deftly written story that weaves threads of history, the supernatural, and science into a riveting, nail-biting thriller that grabbed this reader by the throat from the beginning and never let go.
Herold did his homework, and it shows. His detailed descriptions of the social mores, political atmosphere, architecture, and geography added to the story’s authenticity. Herold created a distinct and believable cast of characters that readers quickly become invested in. At times, downright creepy; at others, flat-out terrifying, The Eidola Project does not disappoint.
With continuous twists and turns and a surprise ending, the story keeps readers turning the pages long past their bedtime…either too scared to turn off the light or because they couldn’t wait to see what happened next. If you didn’t believe in ghosts before you started this book, you’ll be questioning your belief by the end. The Eidola Project is for every reader who loves being entertained and scared by a story where things are not as they seem.
https://www.amazon.com/Eidola-Project-Novel/dp/1509224068/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RG0
Bob’s latest creepy codex, The Seattle Coven Tales, Books 1-3, was just released and is guaranteed to keep you sleeping with one eye open.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243553079-the-seattle-coven-tales-1-3?fr