T.G. Arsenault Forgotten Souls

Forgotten Souls

T.G. Arsenault

Five Star, Nov 2005, $25.95, 325 pp.

ISBN 1594143838

It saw the Neanderthals die out, watch the rise and fall of Ancient Rome and Egypt, looked upon the visages of Jesus and Mohammad; all the time hating humanity and looking for ways to destroy it. It was responsible for the Black Plague that devastated Europe, and is getting ready once again to wreak havoc on humans that reside in the world above it. His realm is one of terror and horror, for those who didn't worship him were shackled and set on fire for eternity.

Andrea Varney knows that eventually she will have to fight it, but she must wait until the Chosen One comes. When he does, she realizes Darren Jacobs must grow up before the two undertake their journey to different cemeteries around Maine, releasing the souls that the living have forgotten about, and who are one prisoners in it's world. Through the aide of an elderly woman who died and gathered souls ready to help Darren and Andre fight it and it's creations, humanity makes a last stand against an entity that is more powerful and cunning than anyone could imagine.

Through touching headstones of the dead, Andrea releases the spirits so they can enter a higher realm, while Darren saves them through the automatic writing of the dead souls, whose stories are told to release them from the bondage of it. T.G. Arsenault writes this delightfully frightening tale with the flavor of Stephen King, the atmosphere of Dean Koontz, and the terrorizing plot of Bentley Little. It is a safe prediction that Mr. Arsenault will be the new star in the horror galaxy.

Harriet Klausner