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Skulls
Life held little interest for
Jacob...until he found death.
Abused and neglected, Jacob's only
solace comes when he is alone in the woods or in the arms of his
new girlfriend. But when he stumbles across a hidden bunker filled
with human skulls, he learns what true suffering is. Drawn to
examine the skulls, he finds there is more than just empty
blackness behind their lifeless stares. Through their eyes he
watches them die.
With every glance, he witnesses
another murder, the memories of the dead playing out inside his
mind until reality becomes a blur. A primal cruelty awakening,
Jacob returns to the morbid comfort of the skulls, over and over
again. But when he happens upon a fresh skull, a victim tortured
and slain for his amusement alone, he knows his time has come.
Face to face with death, Jacob must choose whether to resist the
darkness that dwells inside or condemn himself forever, murdering
his innocence on the edge of an axe.
Read the first chapter
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Check out
this great poster made for Skulls by author Greg
Chapman
(Click image to enlarge)
(Main skull art by Jessy Lucero, an early
draft.)
Reviews:
"Skulls is a great choice for a Halloween read and if you
have not had the opportunity to read anything by Tim Marquitz,
this is the perfect time to start. While the story is short, it is
one of his best to date. You will not be disappointed. Highly
Recommended." ~ Tyson
Mauermann
The complete review can be found at Speculative Book Review
"Skulls is a thrill-a-minute tale..." ~
CM Saunders.
The rest of the review can be found at Morpheus Tales
"The
overall storyline was original and insightful. As Jacob became
more and more entranced by the skulls, I found myself being pulled
into their not-so-lifeless eyes." ~ Brandi Jording
Read the
review over at She Never Slept
"Stephen King-esque Short
Story." ~ Ben
The rest of the review is over at Amazon
"...I love
Horror and read it more than any other genre, but I actually
squirmed in my chair as I read portions of this book." ~ Frank
Errington
You can read the rest of the review at Library Thing and Amazon
"I'm
glad Tim Marquitz took this chance with Skulls, because it allowed
him to showcase his literary skills in a different direction,
while providing YA readers with a grim, but entertaining thrill
ride..." ~ Mihir
The rest of the review can be read over at
the Fantasy Book
Critic
"Tim
Marquitz has not only written a well-done horror story, he has
gifted us with something that is of itself original and in this
reader's opinion quite brilliant." ~ Suzannah Burke
Read the rest of the review over at Soooz Says Stuff
"Horror becomes art when it flows from the
pen of Tim Marquitz." ~ Bobby D. Whitney
You can read
the rest of the review over at BookWenches
"I
didn't want to stop reading the book." ~ Colleen
Wanglund
Check out the rest of the review over at The Horror Fiction Review
"...the story is very well written and does a
fantastic job at creating and maintaining mystery, intrigue, and
suspense. The best scenes are those with Jacob and the skulls; the
memories stored within the skulls are perfectly written and
created some powerful emotions as each new memory was unveiled and
retold." ~ Ryan Lawler
Read the rest of the
review over at the Fantasy Book Review
"Skulls is a very
creepy book that kept me guessing. The tension is wound so tight I
kept expecting the worse case scenario at every step."
~
Yolanda Sfetsos
You can read the rest of the review
over at Yolanda's
blog
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