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 ‘Through
his hobby of stop-motion photography, young filmmaker Tom DeFrank
builds a demon puppet, creating a subliminal bond with an ancient
entity. As he animates the miniature model, the boy unwittingly
summons a sinister force that gives vent to his inner demons. Like
a fury, it escapes into the world to wreak the terrible vengeance
of the boy's repressed rage. But fate intercedes. Tom befriends
Julie, a girl whose father is the infamous Stephen Parrish, reclusive
psychic and town enigma. As romance blooms between the teens, Parrish
perceives the strange presence within Tom, and sets out to solve
the mystery of the demon.
In the small town of Chapinaw, strange events unfold. With each
flare of Tom's passion, a strange creature is witnessed in the
countryside. The public grows fearful, and suspicious eyes turn
to Parrish as the source of the evil. As he labors to expel the
rampaging demon, bitter grudges come to the fore . . . and people
start dying. Will he be able to leash the monster in time, and
harness the will of its creator – a boy little conscious
of his power to create … or destroy?’
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 In Darkness It
Dwells is my first work of dark fiction, a supernatural thriller.
Writing this novel was a long journey of almost eighteen years.
It began as a short film back in 1984, (my senior thesis film
Ten Thousand Demons). but it soon became a pet project, often
picked up, discarded, and picked up again. During that period,
I developed other stories, screenplays, and film treatments,
but this one kept calling me back. It went through a curious
evolution, and led me into deep explorations of the occult and
mysticism. As the years rolled by, I developed a close identification
with the characters. The story is a great metaphor for addiction,
obsession, and the dark passions that dwell within the soul,
as well as being a great monster tale.
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The novel is published by Medallion
Press, and available as a paperback in stores and most online
booksellers like Amazon.com
Purchase
at AMAZON.com or Purchase at BARNES and NOBLE
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