About the Book
Title: Halloween Fires
Author: Val McMurray
Genre: Historical / Supernatural Thriller
The time: 1340
The place: Swan
village, the estate of Sir Hubert Longhurst, on the banks of the River
Severn, and the city
of Bristol in the south west of England.
The story:
On All Hallows Eve, a
satanic mass is held in the forest across the river Severn.
A girl is sacrificed
and a young boatman dies.
A suspicious priest,
Father Simon, the Sheriff of
Bristol and three
Dominican Monks hunt the “Satanists”.
Their evil leader is
the Dominus.
The Dominus is quite
mad and plans revenge. The villagers will suffer.
In Bristol devil
worshippers are tortured and burned.
The Dominus murders
his partner and kidnaps a girl.
A black mass takes
place. There is torture and death.
A battle is fought.
The Dominus flees.
The Lord of the manor
holds a Manor Court to investigate the frightening events. Prisoners must be taken to Bristol for trial
by the church.
They, and a rich
treasure, must be escorted to Bristol.
Satanists in Bristol,
plan to fight for the treasure.
There is a battle on
the road. Many are killed, the treasure is lost.
A blacksmith and a small boy assist the
Sheriff in an attempt to regain it.
Perhaps Evil has been
overcome; however, Devil worshippers in Bristol plan another mass.
The Sheriff is lured
away.
In the Glade of Stones
the Devil may yet triumph.