Black Cathedral

MAYNARD & SIMS

BLACK CATHEDRAL Our third supernatural horror novel The first Department 18 book January 2009. Was Leisure Books NOW Amazon Publishing 2013 http://www.dorchesterpub.com/Dorch/ authordetail.cfm?Author_ID=428 http://dorchesterpub.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/the-horrors-of-department-18-exposed/ At an old manor house on a remote Scottish island, six managers of a large corporation arrive for a week-long stay. Within days they will all suffer horrifying deaths and their bodies will never be found. The government assigns the case to Department 18, the special unit created to investigate the supernatural and the paranormal. However this is no mere haunted house. The evil on this island goes back centuries, but its unholy plots and schemes are hardly things of the past. In fact, while the members of Department 18 race to unravel the island's secrets, the forces of darkness are gathering ... and preparing to attack. AMAZON KINDLE STORE UNDER MAYNARD SIMS
“Maynard & Sims have proven their ability to effortlessly put horror readers through the wringer time and time again. This is real, unapologetic scary stuff." Gary Braunbeck. “Maynard & Sims -- two of my favorite literary necromancers -- have done it again! Turn down the lights, lock the windows, curl up by the fire, and prepare for a long night...” Steve Susco. Screenwriter of The Grudge "With their slick style and eye for the macabre, Maynard and Sims take their readers on a rollercoaster of sensory delight. If you've been crazy enough to miss them so far then grab their next book and jump on for the ride. Prepare to be thrilled and you won't be disappointed!" Sarah Pinborough. "A voice both uniquely entertaining and profoundly disturbing." Brian Keene. "Maynard & Sims make the readers accept terrible denizens from nightmare as casual fact." Cemetery Dance "Maynard & Sims succeed in terrifying where some more graphic authors fail." Masters of Terror “Maynard & Sims know what makes a horror story tick.” Shivers
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“Black Cathedral” is an exciting adventure in the dark fantastic, a dark and twisted “Mission: Impossible”. With this opening tale, Sims and Maynard have crafted an attention grabber that's exciting and frightening. Like The Dresden Files, Department 18 and Robert Carter are sure to attract a loyal following. Shroud Magazine http://shroudmagazinebookreviews.blogspot.com/2009/03/black-cathedral-leisure-fiction-by-l-h.html "Wow, what a book. This is one truly frightening tale. Maynard & Sims hit this one out of the park." FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND http://famousmonstersoffilmland.com/2009/01/05/literary-review-black-cathedral-by-lh-maynard-mpn-sims/ “This is a must read book and one I found hard to put down. It reads fast but satisfying. It is horror but with real people in it. I think Department 18 is going to do really well, and would make a great network series on TV." http://www.amazon.com/Black-Cathedral-L-H-Maynard/dp/0843961996/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226853786&sr=1-1 “…elegant and intelligent horror that smiles benignly while sliding icy daggers deep into the bone marrow just to watch the blood pool and grow black, combining psychological and visceral horror into a new and unforgettable pattern.” http://thecelebritycafe.com/books/full_review/1583.html *“A creepy sort of haunted house horror story that will keep you turning pages late into the night".* http://www.shelfari.com/books/4451063/Black-Cathedral/bookthread?reviewid=893689 “A fun sort of haunted house tale that brings to mind the old Poltergeist TV show.” http://bookbitch.com/BOOK%20REVIEWS.htm “Tapping into some of our deepest primal fears, Maynard and Sims have created a dark horror story that will keep the pages turning long into the night.” http://www.monstersandcritics.com/books/science_fiction_fantasy/reviews/article_ 1450427.php/Book_Review_Black_Cathedral “Once again Maynard & Sims has contrived to create a powerful work of fiction, which reminds me of one of those nightmares that make you glad to wake up and find out it was just a dream.” http://www.horrorworld.org/reviews.htm "Black Cathedral is a masterful haunted house tale that reminded me of the old film, 'The Legend of Hell House'." http://www.mania.com/weekly-book-buzz-books-thankful-for_article_111353.html “Once again Maynard & Sims has contrived to create a powerful work of fiction, which reminds me of one of those nightmares that make you glad to wake up and find out it was just a dream.” Mario Guslandi http://www.horrorworld.org/reviews.htm Black Cathedral - Horror of the first water. "Meticulous in its historical detail and infinitely more frightening than the most bloody, gruesome nightmare, Black Cathedral seductively twists the world with surprising and deceptive ease. Maynard and Sims are erudite horror stylists whose stories leave a lingering shiver of delicious terror that leave the reader wanting more." http://www.authorlink.com/bookreviews/detail/352 "L.H. Maynard and M.P.N. Sims have themselves a winner here and I think that they have themselves a franchise in the works with the characters that make up Department 18. This is a book to watch out for, and one that really grabs you from the first chapter on. L.H. Maynard and M.P.N. Sims are a horror duo that knows how to scare the reader and suck them down into their horrific stories. Pick this one up when it hits book shelves in January and get ready for a whole new paranormal experience with Department 18." Review by Horror Bob http://www.horrorreview.com/2008/blackcathedralbook2008.html “L.H. Maynard and M.P.N. Sims once again write a scary horror story that will frighten the audience into leaving all lights on.” Genre Go Round Alternate Worlds Review by Harriet Klausner http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/11/09/black-cathedral-lh-maynard-and-mpn-sims/ Comments on Good Reads: “Great, scary read. I would love to see this book made into a movie. I was seeing it in my head as I read it. Very creepy.” “I've enjoyed the books I've read by Maynard and Sims. They have such an elegant approach to horror that makes the horror much more frightening and, at times, visceral.”
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