The Man of Shadows
by: Angel Zapata
Publisher: Panic Press
Release Date: 2010
ISBN 978-4467-2470-5
Genre: Horror
Number of Pages: 131

What happens when the stories from our childhood become twisted and gnarled? You get Angel Zapata’s The Man of Shadows, a book of 25 short stories, all with their own deep roots in the tales we have known all our lives. But, these stories are not like the ones you remember from your youth! From the beginning tale of a tattoo with bite, to the classic troll under the bridge, to the ages old game of ‘You show me yours and I’ll show you mine’, The Man of Shadows is a mangled mix of terror and shock straight from the bedtime stories we have known all our lives. And with each story having already been featured in print or e-zine, these tales are tried and tested.

I absolutely loved The Man of Shadows. The writer’s tales give a new spin to old stories, and he does it with a style unlike any other. Angel Zapata will have you questioning everything that you believe as an adult and wanting, more than anything, to pull the covers up tight when you crawl into bed at night…as if that could help you. The Bogeyman is real, and he hides in those dark corners of our childhood memories, waiting for the doubt to creep in so that he may strike. Angel Zapata has awakened all those memories and turned them into your worst nightmare. If you are looking for a well put together book of short stories that range from witches and aliens, to trolls and holograms, then this is the right book for you. But, please…don’t lose track of the daylight as you read: the darkness is filled with terror, and The Man of Shadows will have you begging for the dawn!

Author CK Webb