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Patrick Cunningham

Patrick Cunningham

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My name is Patrick Cunningham andthis is my first book After Midnight volume one. I have been writingfiction/horror since i was only 11 years old. I always remember how itall began. I was only eight years old and one day while on my way homefrom school I was approached by a very tall heavy set man in his late40's. He stopped to ask me if I knew the location of a castle in myhome town. A castle that had a reputation for being HAUNTED!!!


I toldhim the way but i noticed he was carrying something in his left hand.It looked like a Geiger counter for the want of a better description.Of course my curiosity kicked in and I asked him what it was for. Hetold me he was a Professor from the university of Boston and he was inIreland researching the old castles. He was a "Ghost Hunter" and thetales he told me of the things he had witnessed triggered myimagination there and then. I was always told by my parents that Ghostswere not real, but here I was after talking to this man, a professor aneducated man and he believed in ghosts. So it was after that I becamefascinated with the supernatural, paranormal and the occult. I watchedhorror movies and read horror novels and of course they had to be byAlfred Hitchcock and the grand master himself Stephen king.


A few yearslater I was sitting down doing my home work one night when all of asudden I started to write a story, and the characters of Ben, Rodger,Jackie, and Sarah were born. The stories just poured out of me and nomatter how hard i tried to keep them from coming out it was no good.For nearly three years I wrote of their adventures, until one night inmy early teens I just threw them in a corner and forgot about them.



Until earlier this year I discovered them and by discovering them I also rediscovered my self . Iread them for my fiance and her kids and they loved them and encouragedme to get them published and so I did. I sat at my computer for fourmonths and re-wrote the stories. They were written by a ten year oldboy and when you read the book you will notice the teenage mind framethat runs throughout the book. Those stories are now called AfterMidnight volume one. I still have ideas for other stories and thoseideas are going to become After Midnight volume two....

 



The Magic Word

The Magic Word

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span>  </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span>  </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span>  </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span>  </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span>  </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span>  </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>

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<div class="posted-aut-cat">Posted on December 30th, 2008 </div> <div class="posted-aut-cat">by <a href="http://www.bloggernews.net/1author/ron-standerfer/" title="Posts by Ron Standerfer">Ron Standerfer</a> in <a href="http://www.bloggernews.net/1category/uncategorized" title="View all posts in All News">All News</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggernews.net/1category/reviews/book-reviews" title="View all posts in Book Reviews">Book Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggernews.net/1category/reviews" title="View all posts in Reviews">Reviews</a></div> <div class="posted-aut-cat">Read 767 times.</div> <p><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41rcJzuqtjL._SL160_AA115_.jpg" alt="41rcJzuqtjL._SL160_AA115_.jpg" width="220" align="right" height="220" />A Dark, Twisted Journey Through Terror and Death, Volume One </p> <p>Recently I had the opportunity to review a draft copy of “After Midnight,” and it was a scary experience, to say the least.  Not because of the author’s writing, which is more a stream of consciousness narrative than anything else; but because of the nightmarish visions of blood, gore and death that the reader must endure while following him on a guided tour of hell. </p> <p>Welcome to the bowels of evil. Welcome to the world of Irish writer, Patrick Cunningham. ”When the forces of darkness awaken-when the fate of the world is at stake-who will be brave enough to stand and fight for the powers of good and the whole of humanity?” This is Cunningham’s challenge to the reader and the premise of the story. </p> <p>Fight for the powers of good and protect humanity from the forces of evil?  That’s a pretty tall order, and the answer to that question will surprise you.  As it turns out, action figures like Superman and Wonder Woman need not apply. The fate of our world rests in the hands of four, twenty-somethings named Ben, Rodger, Jackie and Sarah. Two hip couples named Ben, Rodger, Jackie and Sarah step in to save our world from destruction?  Whoa!  Who are these people and what do they have going for them?  As it turns out, quite a lot.</p> <p>For one thing, they are clever, quick witted, strong and incredibly courageous.  And for another, as Cunningham puts it, “The girls kick ass just as good as the guys.”  Well, no big surprise there.  This is the twenty first century isn’t it? So much for the cast of good guys. </p> <p>Who are the bad guys?  It depends on where in the book you are reading of course, but in no particular order you will run into hostile extra terrestrials, ghosts in a haunted house, a chain saw wielding madman, a legion of murderous scare crows on a deserted island, a super secret Army test gone amok, and a gaggle of female vampires. </p> <p>One of the latter, a toothsome young woman named Stephanie falls in love with Ben and takes the extraordinary step of invading his girl friend’s body from time to time to have her way with him. </p> <p>So what is “After Midnight” <em>really </em>all about?  Is it just about blood and gore, or does it serve some higher purpose? In a recent interview, Cunningham said, “The book is a series of short stories centered on the four main characters. I don’t give any real descriptions of the characters so the reader can use their own imagination and make believe that they are that character. I just set up the stories to trigger your imagination and take you on a roller coaster ride into madness and mayhem.” </p> <p>So there you have it.  “Imagination” is the key to this book. Those who have it and like to use it will find it a good read.  Those who don’t probably won’t. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Patrick Cunningham who lives in Ireland, a country surrounded by myth and legend, is hard at work on Volume Two of “After Midnight.”  I wish him luck on that project, as well as success with Volume One. </p> <p><em></em><a href="http://www.theeagleslastflight.com/"><em></em></a><em> </em>      </p> <p><strong></strong> </p>