Nightmares can become real, if you believe. Troy believed... The bodies were found, hideously mutilated, in a peaceful Irish wood. A banshee's eerie wail struck terror into the hearts of all who heard it, signaling yet another horrible death. Demonic forces, dormant for centuries, prowled the countryside. And it all began with little Troy Quinlan's imaginary playmates, who did her bidding and fulfilled her every wish. Only Troy's grandfather understood the devastating power of Ireland's ancient legends and the evil that lay concealed beneath the fairy-tale surface, waiting for the advent of an innocent child through whom its fateful power could be unleashed. Waiting for a child like Troy...
Author
Gerald Neal Williamson (April 17, 1932 - December 8, 2005) wrote and edited horror stories under the name J. N. Williamson. He also wrote under the name Julian Shock. Born in Indianapolis, IN he graduated from Shortridge High School. He studied journalism at Butler University. He published his first novel in 1979 and went on to publish more than 40 novels and 150 short stories. In 2003 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Horror Writers of America. He edited the critically acclaimed How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction (1987) which covered the themes of such writing and cited the writings of such writers as Robert Bloch, Lee Prosser, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, William F. Nolan, and Stephen King. Many important writers in the genre contributed to the book. Williamson edited the popular anthology series, Masques. Some of his novels include The Ritual (1979), Playmates (1982), Noonspell (1991), The Haunt (1999), among others. He was also a well known Sherlockian and received his investiture (The Illustrious Client) in the Baker Street Irregulars in 1950. Source: Wikipedia
