The Eidola Project 1st in series
paranormal mystery
Wild Rose Press (Black Rose Imprint)
November 18, 2019
New Release Giveaway!
The Eidola Project by Robert Herold
Winner #1 to receive: Autographed copy of the book + an ultra-groovy t-shirt featuring the book’s cover + other fabulous swag.
Winner #2 to receive: digital copy of the book
Winner #3 to receive: digital copy of the book
**Giveaway Eligible in US Only**
Nov 10 to Nov 16, 2019
Book blurb:
It’s 1885 and a drunk and rage-filled Nigel Pickford breaks up a phony medium’s séance. A strange twist of fate soon finds him part of a team investigating the afterlife.
The Eidola Project is an intrepid group of explorers dedicated to bringing the light of science to that which has been feared, misunderstood, and often manipulated by charlatans. They are a psychology professor, his assistant, an African-American physicist, a sideshow medium, and now a derelict, each possessing unique strengths and weaknesses.
Called to the brooding Hutchinson Estate to investigate rumored hauntings, they encounter deadly supernatural forces and a young woman driven to the brink of madness.
Will any of them survive?
Excerpt:
Sarah retrieved the lamp and twisted the peg. The outhouse door swung open on its own, and she gasped.
“Momma?” Sarah asked as she held out her lantern. No. A ruined version of Molly stood in the doorway.
Before her disappearance, people often commented on the sixteen-year-old’s beauty, but in the last twenty-eight days birds pecked out her pretty blue eyes, and maggots now swam in the sockets. Molly’s head hung to the left at an odd angle. Her skin looked mottled with patches of gray, blue, and black. A beetle crawled out of Molly’s half-opened mouth and darted back in.
Sarah’s heart leaped to her throat, and she jumped back. She lost her footing, fell onto the outhouse seat, and dropped the lantern to the floor. She bent to retrieve it; thankful the glass globe did not break. Sarah looked up and saw an empty doorway.
Impossible, she told herself. Must’ve dozed off, had a nightmare, and woke up when I dropped the lamp. Her heart still pounded in her chest, and Sarah took a deep breath to calm herself.
Holding the lamp before her once more, she crept out…
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.
Ultimately, he hopes the book gives you the creeps, and he means that in the best way possible.
Who knows? It’s fun to speculate, that’s why I write speculative fiction! Thanks for your interest in The Eidola Project. If you’d like a free story, go to my website. robertheroldauthor.com
“No” worries! ‘Me neither, I just thought I’d put that out there to see if some interesting stories came my way. Thanks again for you interest in The Eidola Project. If you’d like, go to my website for a free short story! robertheroldauthor.com
Not that I’m aware of.
Who knows? It’s fun to speculate, that’s why I write speculative fiction! Thanks for your interest in The Eidola Project. If you’d like a free story, go to my website. robertheroldauthor.com
I liked this book a good deal! Read it and see why I think it would make a good Netflix series ????
Gave me some good scary moments!
Thanks, dude!!
I believe I’m out of this world..does that count?? Lol.. All kidding aside, I’ve always been drawn to the mysterious..and supernatural.
That counts for sure! Thanks for your interest in my book! If interested, you may go to my website for a free short story! robertheroldauthor.com
You are one of my favorite authors!
Hi,
It’s me, the author! Thanks for your interest in The Eidola Project. I received an advanced notice of my review with PRG and was thrilled to see it was rated 5 stars! I should have coordinated this giveaway with the publishing of the review, which won’t happen until 11/18. My bad. In any case, I’m grateful to PNG for this opportunity!