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Before Sunrise Kindle Edition

by John Prescott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Before Sunrise is a collection of 14 tales of horror, supernatural and the weird and it guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout its pages. Follow Kyle Davidson as he, against his best friend's warning, gives his much loved animals a growth formula that gives unexplainable results. Sit inside a hotel as a category 5 hurricane bears down on a handful of people stranded on the Gulf Coast and with the storm comes something beyond imagination. Go with a hunter as he ventures out in the woods in the early morning only to find the woods are not what they seem. A small family with a child and an elderly relative living with them come to realize they have an unwelcome guest residing within their walls.
Other stories included are Chicken Bones, I am Justice, and Terror at 2:47a.m. All these and more await you within the pages of Before Sunrise, John Prescott's first short story collection. Also included is a special section entitled How It All Came to Be. This section is done by the author and tells how each story came to mind and then written. Once you start reading you will find this short story collection a hot page turner and you will not want to put it down.
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    9 Mar. 2010
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003BLPI20
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ www.john-prescott.com (9 Mar. 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 677 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 244 pages
  • Customer reviews:
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John Prescott

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John Prescott lives in the deep South with his wife Edie, son Grafton Caine, and their two cats. He loves to spend time with his family, take long walks, and draw, and he is, of course, an avid reader. He somehow finds time to umpire fast-pitch softball and be an art director. He also has a website dedicated to his writing at www.john-prescott.net. He was a founding member of Dark Continents Publishing, Inc., an author's cooperative that is worldwide with offices in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

John's first short story collection, Before Sunrise has met with great success. He also headed a short story collection from authors around the world entitled, M is for Monster. His first novel, Pray has met with even greater success. Hell is the second book in The Revelation Chronicles trilogy. His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and online publications. He is currently at work on the follow up sequel to HELL, The End of All Things while also working on other multiple projects for future publication including a Lovecraft themed novella collection, Dreaming in Darkness.

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Kate Jonez
4.0 out of 5 stars Southern Style Horror
Reviewed in the United States on 28 April 2010
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Before Sunrise by John Prescott is a collection of 14 short stories that will appeal to readers who enjoy traditional southern style horror. Although the characters and settings are familiar, the author displays a great deal of creativity when cooking up horrors for his characters to endure. He also displays a talent for creating and building a sense of dread.

The structure of the stories is occasionally unconventional. Some may find the change of point of view or the switch from prose to epistolary style interesting. I was a little distracted. (I should add that I didn't like Moby Dick because it switched styles) The stories would have been stronger with the help of an editor. As a writer I found some problems with tense and grammar that non-writing readers may not even notice. Self editing is difficult and the lapses are not as severe as many self published books.

The author is a capable writer and has a talent for creating memorable characters and truly frightening plots. With the help of an editor this collection would have been exceptional. I would rate it 4 stars for content, but 3.5 for editing problems. I'm looking forward to future work from John Prescott. I think he'll be scaring us for years to come.
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cheng
5.0 out of 5 stars something like 'twilight zone'
Reviewed in the United States on 15 March 2013
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I read John Prescott The Revelation chronicles (trilogy) book titled 'Pray' and 'Hell' and they were so good!...that in the midst of waiting for the third book to come I bought this book. This book contains many short stories, I enjoyed it very much and I can't say I dislike any. Some of the stories really creepy and a few left me with chills. This book reminds me of the old movie 'twilight zone.' I gave the other 2 books 5 stars I am also giving this one - 5 stars! Enjoy.
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Becs
3.0 out of 5 stars Before Sunrise
Reviewed in the United States on 20 November 2010
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The author's introduction to this book reminded me of Stephen King's style, and made me eager to read on.

I liked some stories more than others, which is to be expected with any collection of short stories. My favourite was Dark Legend, as it scared me the most; as in Prescott's other tales, everything seems normal at first, but then things go badly wrong for the characters. The author's way of increasing the tension worked well. Another favourite was Rise Up The Animals; I thought the writing style was reminiscent of M R James, and it was nicely paced. Enders Field is a creepy tale which you'll remember every time you venture into the woods. Gram was another good one, about a serial killer with a difference.

The Stranger From Out of Town was intriguing, although for me the beginning dragged a little. I also enjoyed I am Justice, and The Dare will make you wonder if you can really trust your friends.

I loved some of the descriptions, eg. "...her overweight body that was about one piece of bacon away from a full blown coronary." And a character's few remaining teeth were likened to "cypress stumps in a swamp." Wonderful. Another great description was that of the house at the beginning of Rise Up The Animals, especially the front door - I want a front door like that!

Another thing I liked about this book was the `How It Came To Be' section at the back, where Prescott shares with the reader his inspiration for each story. I wish more books would have a section like that; I think it's a nice touch, which makes authors seem less `distant'.

At times I felt that more editing would have been beneficial, but that didn't stop me being gripped by the tales. You'll remember some of these stories long after you've read them. I look forward to reading more by John Prescott.
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R. J. Fanucchi
4.0 out of 5 stars Good atmospheric horror
Reviewed in the United States on 13 May 2010
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John Prescott will be scaring us for years to come. This collection of 14 short horror tales took me back to the atmospheric horror contained in Rod Serling's short lived magazine Night Cry back in the 80's.

Presoctt's intentions are set down in his introduction which pleads with the reader to become that kid who was afraid to walk down the hall to your bed in the dark, that kid who was afraid of the sounds from outside the window at night. Presoctt definitely delivers on that intent.

Like King or Koontz, Prescott likes to take your hand and slowly lead you down paths that start off normal but slowly descend into the realms of nightmares and maddness.

The need for more thorough editing can easily be overlooked for the fast paced plotting and memorable southern characters. Prescott's debut shows the writer's potential and I look forward to his future projects.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great chiller
Reviewed in the United States on 15 July 2013
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I really like John Prescots books. You are not offended by every other word being a curse word like in other writer's works.
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