Bloodstained is a series of horror novels by James A. Moore and Christopher Golden and illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne. The first novel in the series was Bloodstained Oz first published in 2006 to rave reviews and much fan popularity. The Bram Stoker nominated first novel was first intended as a standalone before the publication of the follow up to the series in 2017, that achieved just as much if not more success than the first one. The classic Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum inspires the novel though it does not follow the general plot lines in Baum original work. Given its unconventional plotlines, the novels in the Bloodstained series of novels and their setting in the Land of Oz makes these novels more of adult novels rather than
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The series of novels involve a trio of characters – one afraid of nothing, one brainless, and one heartless. The series follows the story of the survivors of the disaster in the small town of Hawley, Kansas where Gayle Franklin a young girl and her parent live. The family survives through the dust storm only to face the most terrifying of events. The family is attacked by a troop of murderous dolls whose leader is a pale gaunt figure. A few miles away a prisoner escapes after witnessing the wholesale murder of fellow inmates and guards by strange wild beasts with eyes the color of emeralds. Meanwhile, vampirific flying monkeys attack the caravan of a gypsy family brutally wounding them even as they frantically protect their newborn infant. With more horror stories filtering through, it would seem that the massive dust storms that made a miserable day worse have brought with them paranormal creatures. The twisters and storms that destroyed much of the infrastructure and homes in the small town were bad enough but even worse, they brought with them unnatural creatures with complete disdain for human life and an insatiable blood lust. Throughout the long year of the dust bowl, the residents of Hawley thought that they had gone through Hell, but now they realize that they had never had a chance to experience true
The series of novels involve a trio of characters – one afraid of nothing, one brainless, and one heartless. The series follows the story of the survivors of the disaster in the small town of Hawley, Kansas where Gayle Franklin a young girl and her parent live. The family survives through the dust storm only to face the most terrifying of events. The family is attacked by a troop of murderous dolls whose leader is a pale gaunt figure. A few miles away a prisoner escapes after witnessing the wholesale murder of fellow inmates and guards by strange wild beasts with eyes the color of emeralds. Meanwhile, vampirific flying monkeys attack the caravan of a gypsy family brutally wounding them even as they frantically protect their newborn infant. With more horror stories filtering through, it would seem that the massive dust storms that made a miserable day worse have brought with them paranormal creatures. The twisters and storms that destroyed much of the infrastructure and homes in the small town were bad enough but even worse, they brought with them unnatural creatures with complete disdain for human life and an insatiable blood lust. Throughout the long year of the dust bowl, the residents of Hawley thought that they had gone through Hell, but now they realize that they had never had a chance to experience true