L. Marie Wood: ‘Crescendo’ [Spotlight]
“The dark side is always right there…”
A man, haunted by a family curse, is taken beyond his sanity limits to a realm where he has no control over his actions or fear. James Adams lived a run-of-the-mill everyday life in a New York suburb before the demons dwelling within him awoke from their slumber to reveal unspeakable horror and prophesize his future destiny.
Crescendo is a novel about fate and the lengths we will travel to avoid the inevitable. Set in tranquil Rockland County, New York, this tale of suspense and horror will take its reader on an emotional roller coaster of anger, anxiety, compassion, and indelible fear.
“Life inspires my writing,” Crescendo author L. Marie Wood told HorrorAddicts.net. “I have always seen things at a slant. That’s not to say that I can’t see them the way that most people do, but if I turn my head just a little, the dark side is always right there. It is interesting for me to look at that side, to study how it works, how it hides itself in reality and sometimes stories come from that.
Crescendo
L. Marie Wood
Cedar Grove Publishing
Category: Horror
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Reviews
“A chilling debut and a must-read for lovers of Horror and Mystery.” (C. Highsmith-Hooks, author, The Soul of a Black Woman)
“L. Marie Wood continues to be a force in the world of horror with her unique writing style and her ability to spin a tale that will stay with you long after you have read the last sentence.” (Midwest Book Review)
“Wood has superb pacing and a fantastical flair that has earned her a place among the most inventive horror writers of our time.” (Somniloquy)
About the Author
L. Marie Wood is an award-winning author and screenwriter. She is the recipient of the Golden Stake Award for her novel The Promise Keeper and the Harold L. Brown Award for her screenplay Home Party. Her short story, “The Ever After” is part of the Bram Stoker Award Finalist anthology Sycorax’s Daughters. She was recognized in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol.15 and as one of the 100+ Black Women in Horror Fiction. Active in the horror community, Wood is an officer in Diverse Writers and Artists of Speculative Fiction (DWASF). For more, visit her website at LMarieWood.com.
