Sirens in the Night

I won a print copy of Sirens in the Night by Michael Bradley in a Goodreads Giveaway.

Sirens in the Night is an intense horror story. It has a Stephen King feel to it; the slowly building feel of dread culminating in a fantastic finish.

I saw a big tip of the hat to one of my favorite tv sitcom's, WKRP in Cinncinnati. Also a smaller nod to Divergent, I'll let you find that one yourself.

Since the back cover tells us the history of one of our heroes, it's not a spoiler here to say, like WKRP we have a DJ who said a bad word on air and is paying the price. He is, eventually, teamed up with a female detective in the face of unspeakable evil.

They are forced to contend with an ancient mythic evil. Great suspense, and a great retelling of the mythology of the Sirens set in contemporary Philadelphia. No one but them knows that the very fate of the world depends on them.

The mood of the great horror stories is preserved here. There is overt, evil sexuality like in any good horror story. No romance though. Good action, great suspense. Like classic horror, the evil doers are not present front and center until the big confrontation, as I said, the dread slowly builds. The reader is not beaten over the head with graphic violence and gore (sadly, what often passes for horror nowadays). The conclusion of the story is true to the old school vibe, unsettling yet satisfying.

If you like old school horror, Sirens in the Night by Michael Bradley will feed the need (nicely?, suspense-fully?, horrifically?) choose your adverb. Enjoy!


Mike