PAST SINS - A REVIEW

In the spirit of HALLOWEEN, following is a review I wrote about an excellent vampire themed supernatural horror novel called, PAST SINS:



Available From: Amazon.com and Dark Realm Press

“Past Sins: A Vampire Novel of Supernatural Horror” written by Don Ecker

A REVIEW - From Christine, Sydney, Australia

Title: Past Sins: A Vampire Novel of Supernatural Horror
Type: e-Book, Print On Demand, Trade Paperback, Fantasy, Supernatural, Horror.
Author: Don Ecker: http://www.pastsins.net
Publisher: Dark Realm Press: http://www.darkrealmpress.com/html/past_sins.html

About the Author:

(The following is based on the wording on the Dark Realm Press web site, as well as from the cover of the novel):

Don Ecker is the Director of Research for UFO Magazine in the USA and is married to the Editor-in-Chief of UFO Magazine, Vicki C. Ecker. A Vietnam veteran and medically retired law enforcement officer, he puts a sceptical and honest eye on UFO and paranormal subjects. Acknowledged as an international expert on UFOs, Don has appeared at UFO conferences both in the United States and Europe, and on television nationally in the U.S., Japan, Europe, Australia and the Russian CIS.

Don Ecker hosted the critically acclaimed radio programs “UFOs Tonite!” and “Strange Daze” for six years, interviewing the important personalities in the UFO and paranormal research fields and discussing on-going cases. During 2004, Don Ecker also co hosted, along with stage, television and film star, Dwight Schultz, the radio program “Dark Matters”.

In 1981-82, while a detective, he was lead investigator on two cattle mutilation cases. Intrigued by the fact the animals were drained of blood, and always interested in legends and mythological tales, he began researching the vampire myths. This was the first step in the writing of Past Sins.

Novel Synopsis:

(Inspired generally by the wording from the synopsis written in the novel, Past Sins):

In 1965, a Top Secret organisation within the US Government's CIA, unknown to most, including the President himself, unleashed a frightening new weapon to help them turn the tide of events in the Vietnam War. In present day USA that decision comes back to haunt them in the worst possible way, when the weapon turns upon its creators and reminds them; if you're going to dance with the Devil, you'd better wear tap shoes.

Review:

Are you afraid of the dark?

If not, you will be!

Imagine your worst nightmares, then triple them, and you might come close to the events that will unfold before your eyes as you find yourself compulsively turning over the pages of this terrifying novel.

From the war torn plains of Central Europe in 1241, to the ravages of Vietnam in 1965, on to an unsuspecting present day Los Angeles, Don Ecker's novel, Past Sins, is a wild, breathtaking, scary journey.

Whether he’s describing the Mongol's at war in thirteenth century Europe; the horrors of war in Vietnam; the lives of police on the job; or the nightmarish face of vicious, blood thirsty monsters, Mr. Ecker has drawn upon his vast experiences of life, and his talent for research, to put together a fast moving, well paced, and thrilling novel.

All the characters within Past Sins, the good and the bad, are written with great depths of careful detail. There is no Anne-Rice-like softening around the edges of the vampires in this novel - all their facets are rock hard, evil and terrorising. As you turn the pages, you will grow to like some characters, and you will grow to love some, to care about them and what happens to them. You will also grow to hate some, and to feel fear whenever they are present. Mr. Ecker brings them all alive, the good, the great, the bad and the supremely evil, through his clever weaving of this pulse-racing tale.

Past Sins is in some parts harrowing and dramatic, some parts moving, some parts pulse racing, some parts thrilling, some parts pure horror, some parts touching upon erotic horror, but in all its parts an entertaining, excellent read.

But... be warned... after reading this, you will never look into the shadows in quite the same way ever again.

And... if there is one indelible thing I came to understand during and after reading Past Sins, it's this:

The truth is definitely out there... and... it has fangs!

Congratulations, Don... great work!




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NEVER FORGET!

I've been seeing this flash graphic on the internet of late.

I think it's an appropriate response to the ignorance of the mainstream news media these days.

NEVER FORGET!

NEVER let go of your anger!

Don't let Islamic Extremist terrorists win by growing complacent...

Just DON'T!



Christine.

October 28, 2005.