Sidney Williams – författare

In Dublin, Ireland, academics and historians are dying. An unidentified venom is to blame. Strange markings from deep in the Emerald Isle's past suggest adherents to lost and forbidden knowledge may have reorganized.Detective Aileen O'Donnell of Ireland's National Police Service, An Garda Síochána, has never heard of the agency's sub rosa unit devoted to investigation of the strange and paranormal. That is, until a shooting incident leads to her suspension from the Special Detective Unit. While awaiting disciplinary proceedings, she's pressed into service by the secret division to investigate the deaths and what might be the tip of a conspiracy and academic cover-up.Soon O'Donnell's teamed with Geoffrey Bullfinch and Wendell "e;Mack"e; Macklemore of O.C.L.T. On a race through medieval ruins and holy sites, she must collect puzzle pieces, fragments from a forgotten pulp writer and bits of secret Druid history to stop the shadowy band of disciples before it awakens something long sleeping beneath one of Ireland's most famous landmarks, something modern technology and firepower can't defeat.This novel, which stands alone, is a tie-in with the ongoing O.C.L.T. series.There are incidents and emergencies in the world that defy logical explanation, events that could be defined as supernatural, extraterrestrial, or simply otherworldly. Standard laws do not allow for such instances, nor are most officials or authorities trained to handle them. In recognition of these facts, one organization has been created that can. Assembled by a loose international coalition, their mission is to deal with these situations using diplomacy, guile, force, and strategy as necessary. They shield the rest of the world from their own actions, and clean up the messes left in their wake. They are our protection, our guide, our sword, and our voice, all rolled into one.They are O.C.L.T.Other books in the O.C.L.T. series include the novella "e;Brought to Light,"e; By Aaron Rosenberg, the novel "e;The Parting,"e; by David Niall Wilson, the novella "e;The Temple of Camazotz,"e; also by David Niall Wilson, and the novel "e;Incursion,"e; by Aaron Rosenberg (in which the existence of the O.C.L.T. as a cohesive unit is finalized). Another stand-alone adventure can be found — "e;The Noose Club,"e; by David Bischoff.Cover art on Disciples of the Serpent comes from Bob Eggleton.

Scars and Candy opens the door on a dark world of monsters, crime, mayhem and human evil. Demons, dark creatures and dangerous humans lurk in 16 tales that gaze into the darkness of the human heart and paths of revenge, retribution and terror.

Saturday Morning FunHeaven was only four and a half, but she knew everything about the Gnelfs. She watched the little green men on TV, "e;read"e; her Gnelf books, and watched the Gnelf movies her mommy rented for the VCR. Sometimes Heaven even dreamed about the adorable little creatures. She just loved the Gnelfs.Saturday Night TerrorThen the Gnelfs changed. Instead of being cute and lovable, they were ugly and mean. They hurt Heaven and made her cry. Then they started hurting other people, too…her Mommy. And her best friend.Only Heaven could stop the evil little monsters. If only she knew how…

It's just another long, hot summer – until Derek Cliver and his friends join an exciting new mail-order club. The Terror Club allows Derek and his friends to create their own monsters. AND it gives them the opportunity to "e;dispose"e; of those they despise most. But the game turns terrifyingly real when the monsters they create come to life – and actually murder their rivals.

It was kind of a joke, the legend about the swamp. The old folks of Aimsley, Louisiana, still whispered about the evil entities that dwelled there—the Mormo—but hardly anyone else actually believed the tales. The swamp was just a real quiet place, and the Mormo was the result of somebody's imagination, like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. Debra and her reporter boyfriend thought it would make a great feature story for the local newspaper or maybe the National Enquirer. "e;The Return of the Swamp Thing"e;...But now the swamp was stirring...coming alive. Hanging vines, trees, rotting vegetation churned, seethed, reached out for prey. Evil eyes shone through the murk. The very earth seemed to heave...swallow...shudder.It was hungry for fresh blood.

The drought-stricken Louisiana town of Bristol Springs was turning into a living grave. Little by little its desperate citizens were watching their dreams die. But the terrible blight was bringing something else to life--a deadly horror far worse than any earthly bane. A vampire as old as time with powers greater than mere legend, she summoned the beasts of the night to serve her foul will. Fierce, relentless, they made humans their unnatural prey, leaving them helpless victims of her endless blood-thirst...Now she is growing stronger, insidiously gathering followers, drawing ever closer to completing an unspeakable ritual of nightmare. Only a few townspeople suspect the unthinkable truth; fewer still will try to stop her monstrous plan. But they will be forced to use nature's most savage forces to turn the tide--in a battle where the choice is between eternal torment--or hellish oblivion...

THEY'RE GROWLING IN THE MISTY DARKSomething is hunting down the inhabitants of Petittville, Louisiana. As howls shred the quiet of the chill autumn night, the sleep suburb once more becomes the arena for another frenzied chase, another desperate victim, another brutal death.THEY'RE STALKING UNSUSPECTING PREYUnfazed by the community's mounting terror, a beautiful teacher takes a job at the local high school. The older boys make passes, but Miss Nielson seems preoccupied with only one boy, a shy misfit teenager named Charlie.AND THEY'RE READY TO KILL AGAIN!Charlie Black can't figure why his best friend was ripped to shreds by a pack of wild creatures. The police say it was dogs, but Charlie believes the bloody hunts are part of an ancient legend—and that the secret rituals he's seen Miss Nielson perform are somehow linked to the creatures that stalk…WHEN DARKNESS FALLS

This fine "Golden Age" mystery novel with a New England setting features bootlggers—and murder. Introduction by John Betancourt.

An unsolved mystery upends Si Reardon's sunny Florida plans to recover from the events of Fool's Run and reconnect with his daughter. Si's strange luck throws him into a bizarre sometimes zany maelstrom of Hollywood stars, sleazy producers grim practical jokers and a ghostly presence that won't let him rest.Gretta Carr disappeared years ago, just after a standout turn in a big-budget film. Now that film's fading stars and producers are back on Florida beaches for a lower-budget sequel to jump-start careers.Gretta's sister sees it as an opportunity perfect for Si's unconventional investigation style. Someone from Hollywood knows more than they're telling. A premium fee makes it too promising to pass up. It might just be enough to stake Si for a custody fight.Trouble on the film set soon draws Si into a security gig, and as the production's bedeviled by escalating mishaps and worse, Si's faced not just with unlocking secrets from the past but protecting troubled actors with dark secrets of their own. He'll again need the muscle of the bayou-dwelling McCluskys, the brains of gender-neutral hacker Jael and new allies too if he's going to come out the other side of a perfect storm of mayhem and wickedness.