Authors: Stacey Longo / Tony Tremblay / Rob Smales
Publisher: Books & Boos Press
Publication: November 23, 2016
ISBN-13: 978-0-9979329-1-1
Language: English
Cover art and interior images: Ana Lucia
Cover photo: R. Smales
Author photographers: Friends of the horror world we all love



"This book was provided by Tony Tremblay in exchange for my honest review alongside my proffered thank-you for asking."



5 Stars


Brando and Bad Choices

Stacey Longo

As you pull your covers tighter around you to immerse yourself into three stories for a weekend warmth, Triplicity: The Terror Project opens with "Brando and Bad Choices"  -  an excellent view into a Hell and I'll tell you folks, hope sure does burn quite well there.

Here's a story of self-reflection ~

Stacey Longo describes a vision into a rude awakening for Stella Pendergrass.  A snobbish self-centered aunt to her nephews and a Miss Know-it-all to her sister.

Her sister asks for her to babysit for a while but Stella has other plans, so she scares the hell out of her nephews about the area where the kids want to go and play - of a kid who had died there (true story).  Hmph.

Well Stella leaves, makes a few bad choices and ends up in the afterlife where this place read like it could be the waiting room ( not actually purgatory, nor Hell, nor anywhere else really) a place where you must face some of your personal decisions you had made in the past before you go ... where?

The events Stella goes through are quite interesting to say the least - but what is really interesting is the could've/would've/should've's this tale produces for Stella.


Steel

Tony Tremblay

Left me in a state of wonder, (thank you Stacey) as I dove into Steel by Tony Tremblay.  How are these going to be connected, I asked myself.

When you add a bit of horror, sci-fi and fantasy the blood in your body keeps pumping - so personally I kept turning pages.

Imagine a world, an apocalyptic world filled only with a seemingly handful of teens. 

Here they scrounge for food, shelter from acid rain, and are among some pretty cool sci-fi monsters that they surely need to stay away from whom are scrounging around themselves.  Tony Tremblay takes you from introducing the characters all dressed in the attire for your mind's vision and you travel with them in their endeavors to it's own Armageddon ending in only a few pages.  Yep, he's got that flair folks.

I rooted for the main character, Steel, she has a moxie to be envied and a sex-drive? that needs tamed.  This young lady takes control in this post apocalyptic world of this band of teenagers, some quite younger and vies to stay strong.  Yet she does make a few bad choices from anger building inside her and the guilt that led her to a very grave situation.  Uh, 'situation' is putting it mild.

The ending to this short tale is twisted as Tony's mind.  I loved it.  Here you will be rooting for your own favorite character - good or bad, hell it's your choice.  As Tony wraps these pages up to its ending, you'll see what else pops up that keeps going.

Great read, you'll put a smirk on your face.



The Christmas Spirit

Rob Smales

Loved how this tale opened up with this need to write, no warn her recipients, Sandra and Chloe of the email they were about to read, with full apologies.

In the email:

Beth's story begins before her twin sons, Mark and Jeff, 1st Christmas.  Beth and her husband Randy were scrapping by just like the lot of us, and since it was Christmas time, Beth decided to make handmade decorations. 

Then the next morning, things turned into complete mystery.  On her desk, next to her simply-made-star she made for the top of the Christmas tree sat a beautiful intricate ornament that spelled out Noel.

She's thinking yesterday Randy himself had stated he couldn't possibly do such fine work.  Ahh, he's razzin' her.  Nope.

It just so happens they are convinced that someone is breaking into their house while they’re sleeping and visits the twins’ room - it appears.

Can anyone say TERROR?

The ending to this - no wait a sec folks ... let me let Mr. Smales throw in some of that Christmas Spirit this story needs to end this tale in Triplicity: The Terror Project


You'll love it  ~  One of these loves I have - each of these tales had their own tone and each voice weaved to a perfect weekend read




Here's where you can get your fingers on Triplicity: The Terror Project:

•  Amazon ~ Kindle $ 3.99 ~ Paperback $12.99 ~ USD

•  Barnes & Noble ~ Paperback $12.99 ~ USD

•  IndieBound ~ Support your local book stores

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