Gregory Bastianelli schreibt mit einer unverwechselbaren Stimme, die in die dunkleren, beunruhigenderen Winkel der menschlichen Psyche eintaucht. Seine Erzählungen erforschen oft Themen der Isolation und unerwartete Orte, an denen sich Schrecken verbergen können. Bastianelli schafft spannende und zum Nachdenken anregende Geschichten, die die Leser in Welten entführen, in denen das Gewöhnliche schnell zum Außergewöhnlichen und Beängstigenden werden kann. Seine Werke regen zur Reflexion über die Natur der Angst und die Widerstandsfähigkeit des menschlichen Geistes angesichts des Unbekannten an.
Set in a small New England town during the 1970 Halloween season, an aged magician seeks to recreate a fateful trick from his past. His attempt inadvertently unleashes a sinister evil, prompting four boys on the brink of adolescence and a reclusive horror writer to confront the impending horrors threatening their community. The story explores themes of friendship, courage, and the confrontation of past mistakes in a chilling atmosphere.
Insurance investigator Oscar Basaran travels to Kidney Island to document the negative effects of shadow flicker from wind turbines on residents living near the windmills. As his investigation deepens, he discovers the turbines create a phenomena kept secret by a select group of people on the island who attempt to harness its dark power.
A group of motorists become stranded on a lonely stretch of highway during a Christmas Eve blizzard and fight for survival against an unnatural force in the storm. The gathered survivors realize a tenuous connection among them means it may not be a coincidence that they all ended up on this highway...