About the Book
Deep in the basement a wooden box sits on a table. Demons that were called into the world are etched on the box. With tiny claws they writhe, push, and scratch at the wood, attempting to gain freedom. The forked tongues flick the air, bulbous noses scent, swollen cheeks pulse. Their icy determined voices vibrate the atmosphere with inaudible high-pitched screeches calling for revenge. Five-year old Stephen's mother, Cathy, is dead. Her body was cremated, her ashes cast into the ocean. Yet her spirit hovers over Stephen. It urges him to go down to the basement. For Stephen is meant to be the demons' instrument. His innocence will be their mask, his love their weapon. Because Stephen's father ended his affair with the babysitter too late. And Stephen's oppressive, demanding grandmother must pay for the pain she selfishly forced on her daughter. With blue eyes and cherub smile, Stephen will set out to punish Mommy's persecutors.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Joan ChittisterIntroduction1) Sister Jane Frances Brockman. Saint Scholastica Monastery, Fort Smith, Arkansas2) Father Stanislaus Maudlin. Blue Cloud Abbey, Marvin, South Dakota3) Sister Victorine Fenton. Mount Saint Benedict Monastery, Crookston, Minnesota4) Father Clement Pangratz. Saint Martin's Abbey, Lacey, Washington5) Sister M. Matthias Igoe. San Benito Monastery, Dayton, Wyoming6) Father Vincent Martin. Saint Andrew's Abbey, Valymero, California7) Sister Joeine Darrington. Queen of Angels Monastery, Mount Angel, Oregon 8) Sister Firmin Escher. Saint Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota9) Brother Victor J. Frankenhauser. Assumption Abbey, Richardton, North Dakota10) Sister Lillian Harrington. Mount Saint Scholastica Monastery, Atchison, Kansas11) Sister M. Louise Frankenberger. Holy Angels Convent, Jonesboro, Arkansas12) Father Bernard Sander. Mount Angel Abbey, Saint Benedict, Oregon13) Sister Marmion Maiers. Mother of God Monastery, Watertown, South Dakota14) Father Theodore Heck. St. Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, Indiana15) Sister Leonette Hoesing. Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton, South Dakota16) Father Bede Stocker. Marmion Abbey, Aurora, Illinois17) Sister Juliana Bresson. Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Clyde, Missouri18) Father Alban Boultwood. Saint Anselm's Abbey, Washington D.C19) Sister Annella Gardner. Sacred Heart Monastery, Richardton, North Dakota20) Father Eugene W. Dehner. Saint Benedict's Abbey, Atchison, Kansas21) Sister Mary Gregory Cushing. Benedictine Monastery, Tucson, Arizona22) Father Berthold Ricker. Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota23) Sister Placidia Haehn. Saint Placid Priory, Lacey, Washington24) Father James Jones. Conception Abbey, Conception, Missouri25) Sister Augustine Uhlenkott. Monastery of Saint Gertrude, Cottonwood, Idaho26) Father Placid Pientek. Saint Andrew Svorad Abbey, Cleveland, Ohio27) Sister Liguori Sullivan. Benet Hill Monastery, Colorado Springs, Colorado28) Father Paul R. Maher. Saint Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, Pennsylvania29) Sister Agatha Burke. Saint Joseph Monastery, Tulsa, Oklahoma30) Father Frederic Schindler. Mount Michael Abbey, Elkhorn, NebraskaGLOSSARY of monastic termsTBD: EXCERPTS from the Rule of Benedict
About the Author :
Mary Ann Mitchell's short stories have been published in a number of magazines. She has served as Secretary, Vice-President, and President of the Northern California Chapter of Sisters in Crime and Secretary of the Horror Writers of America Association. Mitchell is also a member of Mystery Writers of America, and the Science Fiction, Fantasy Writers of America.
Review :
"A talented horror author who uses interaction between her characters to tell a great haunting story." Harriet Klausner, Gotta Write Network
