MARK PARKER, Author
Writer of Horror, Suspense, Mystery
Current Titles
BANSHEE'S CRY
DEATH HAS A SOUND ALL ITS OWN...
Fyvie Castle in Aberdeen, Scotland, has stood for centuries, and for centuries it has harbored a dark, terrible secret. A haunting secret that could change its history forever if discovered. The banshee's cry is a wail of warning, heard across the Scottish Highlands whenever death is immanent, or near. Each time it's heard, another life ends. For some, death is only the beginning. For others, death would be a blessing. BANSHEE'S CRY is a chilling ghost story for the ages. Enter the world of Fyvie, and experience it's icy terror for yourself.
Approximate Word Count: 7,000 - 28 pages
Look for BANSHEE'S CRY 2 - AILSA'S STORY Summer 2014
BIOLOGY OF BLOOD - Southridge Vampires Part I
WHEN IT COMES TO BLOOD...THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM.
Biology freshman, Draymond Steller, studying at Southridge College in rural Vermont, is about to learn this lesson the hard way. Soon he will realize that life has many complex layers; some of which are only apparent once the sun goes down, and the moon is cold and stark in the high, night sky. What Dray learns after his Wednesday evening Invitation Only biology discussion group, will change his life in very unexpected ways.
Approximate Word Count: 4,000 - 16 pages
Look for TEACHER'S PET - Southridge Vampires Part II Winter 2014
LUCKY YOU
SOME KILLERS ARE BORN...SOME ARE CREATED.
After a night of exhuberant sex with a college coed on Saint Patrick's Day, bouncer, Declan McGilvery, discovers something rather unsettling about himself. And what transpires over the coming weeks for this Irish-born, Boston native, is nothing short of unthinkable. As circumstances quickly grow beyond Declan's control, his life begins to head in a direction he could have never possibly imagined. Declan comes to realize in an all-too-real way, that one night stands can hold implications far beyond lust and risky behavior. Sometimes they can even lead to death...
Approximate Word Count: 5,000 - 20 pages
Look for LUCKY ME - March 2015
WAY OF THE WITCH - The Witch Saga Book I
IT ALL BEGAN WITH A ADOLESCENT PRANK...
For Randall and Justin, summer on Sassaquin Pond is business as usual. Randall with his paper route, and Justin with his battered old can. That is, until both boys encounter the old woman they believe to be a witch. Neither can confirm or deny their suspicions, but when all three lives are inextricably drawn together by a cruel event, everything changes...and not for the better! Who would've ever guessed a simply prank could carry such dire consequences? WAY OF THE WITCH is an exploration into the minds and hearts of two lifelong friends, and the solitary shame that will bind them in dark and dangerous ways forever.
Approximate Word Count: 15,000 - 60 pages
Look for STICKS & STONES - The Witch Saga Book II - October 2014
Look for WOLF ISLAND ROAD - The Witch Saga Book III - October 2015
Related Anthologies
October 2013
December 2013
HALLOWEEN NIGHT
HALLOWEEN IS ROSELYN SOMERS' LEAST FAVORITE NIGHT OF THE YEAR, FOR GOOD REASON!!
For Roselyn Somers, Halloween has always held a special kind of terror. She has been plagued by a recurring dream for years, marked by dark, disturbing images that continue to haunt her well into adulthood. What transpires this Halloween night, is nothing short of unthinkable, and culminates with her disturbing dream coming to life with a chilling ferocity, which will threaten Roselyn's very life. Whoever is behind the horrors, remains elusive but resolute in their desire to bring Roselyn to the very brink of terror. This is one Halloween Night that poor Roselyn Somers won't soon forget...if in fact she survives the night's malevolent happenings.
Approximate Word Count: 3,000 - 12 pages
Look for VALENTINE'S DAY - February 2015
September 2014