In 1920's Massachusetts, the murderer PJ McAvoy believes Aaron Molina is responsible for his family's death, so devotes a lifetime of vengeance against this man-born fifty years in the future. SHADOW HOUSE is a psychological supernatural thriller about two men, alive in different times, who share a terrible secret that, through a quirk of fate, saved one, but damned the other. These seemingly unconnected lives begin interleaving between five year old PJ-critically injured when his family dies in a mysterious fire-and contemporary suburban family man, Aaron, when he purchases PJ's antique tool box at a flea market. Through Aarons "visions" into PJ's tragic past, he witnesses the killer's life firsthand, from the childhood injury that precipitates his paranormal ability to kill, through his orphaned youth and horrific WWII years. For every tragedy that befalls PJ, or act of mayhem he inflicts, he senses Aaron's interfering presence and holds him responsible. To save himself and his family from PJ's vendetta, Aaron must learn the secret that binds them together. PJ's plans, however, go far beyond mere revenge, where his own death is not an obstacle, and Aaron's demise will only be a footnote. This novel is aimed for avid thriller and horror readers who cuddle the "chill of terror" from authors such as Anne Rice and Stephen King, and even further, to mystery lovers who tantalize over the who, why, and how aspects of crime and death, from Dan Brown to Jonathan Kellerman. This is NOT a traditional ghost story.
About the Author: Stuart's story ideas come from his vivid imagination, but his inspiration draws from both extensive world travel and his varied and fascinating careers. Fresh from high school, he entered the military as an x-ray technician. Rather than segue into a like-minded profession, Stuart did an about face to become a hairstylist, then feeling the need to experience the harder edge of life, he joined the Washington D.C. Police Department. To capture the gritty sights Stuart saw, he took up photography and left the force to pursue that dream in NYC. After the photography studio he worked for folded, he met a metal sculptor and became so intrigued, he converted a chicken coop in the woods into a live-in studio and taught himself the technique. From that humble beginning, the rudimentary craft expanded into the fine arts with sculptures in bronze and fiberglass and shows across the US, England and Thailand. His passion for all arts soon segued into other areas: costume designer (top 100 designers in the book, Fashion: 2001); an art director for a modeling agency; fashion show designer; and on to become a top sculptor for special effects, sets and props in the entertainment industry with work in over thirty major films, hotels and theme parks worldwide. Stuart's passion for art crossed boundaries into water feature design and computer illustration. During Stuart's film career, he learned screenwriting skills firsthand, writing well over a dozen screenplays. To reach deeper into character and environment, Stuart took up narrative fiction where he's completed many short stories and eight novels. His first novel, BACK FROM THE DEAD: the true sequel to Frankenstein, was a finalist in 2005 WriteMovies International Contest. He was a quarterfinalist in 2009 Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Awards for his book, SHADOW HOUSE. Also in 2009 he was a semi-finalist in the International Writer's Network Contest and semi-finalist in the 2009 WriteMovies International Contest with his vampire novel, ORIGINAL BLOOD. In 2010 he was a finalist with a full page erotic photo published in the coffee table book, "The World's Greatest Erotic Art of Today." He continues on the journey.