Curse of the Spawn
Meet new Spawns and delve deeply into the familiar cast and characters of the regular Spawn series as well. Cleveland born comic book horror author Alan McElroy took some time from his Hollywood duties to pen these horrific stories.
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 Sacrifice of the Soul  |
Sacrifice of the Soul (Curse of the Spawn #1)Author: McElroy, Alan |
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In a futuristic world in the throes of apocalypse, a world without hope, the soulless Anti-Pope aligns with other minions of evil as they stand at the threshold of victory. The curse of the Spawn has touched another soul and a new soldier from Hell is chosen. Fueled by rage, ravaged by guilt, hate and merciless inner demons, Daniel Llanso stands alone against the dark and indomitable forces. As they wage a horrific battle in a dread-fueled world overrun by the Powers of Darkness, scores of scarred refugees search for fragments of faith and hope. Witness the horrors that Daniel Llanso’s death sets in motion for his survivors. Will the Spawn he was reborn to be succumb to his role as Hell’s general and rule accordingly? Or will he fight to undo his past for the future of his family in this perilous, apocalyptic world? |
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Blood and Sutures (Curse of the Spawn #2)Author: McElroy, Alan |
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The New York Police Department is baffled by several unsolved murders that appear to be the work of separate serial killers. But what happens when a serial killer begins to murder the serial killers? Should the police pursue someone who is ridding the city of murdering menaces and clearing cases they can’t? When private detectives Sam Burke and Twitch Williams try to solve a missing person case, their investigation leads them to an empty casket buried under a Jane Doe marker in the city cemetery. With their missing persona still missing, they discover an unreported car/pedestrian accident involving a New York City Police Department squad car. Their investigation leads them to a ring of corrupt cops and paramedics. Inexplicably, Internal Affairs warns them off the case. Is there a connection between the serial killer case and the missing person case? |
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 Shades of Gray  |
Shades of Gray (Curse of the Spawn #3)Author: McElroy, Alan |
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An angel’s origin is revealed. While she works at battling creatures on another planet in an effort to protect the souls there, she is urgently called to Earth. In the alleys of New York City, Angela learns how the planet she just left is tied to the fate of Earth. She attempts to enlist the power of Spawn, and ambassador from Hell, to save both planets, but he is reluctant to get involved. When her jealous twin sister shows up, Angela learns the source and depth of the peril the two planets are in. Will Angela be able to save both planets with or without the help of Spawn or will she succumb to the icy stare of Deurges, an interplanetary Grim Reaper? When three buddies rob a bank for sport, they learn how quickly friendships can turn sour as one of them becomes ruthless and reckless and causes the deaths of all of them. The Grand Magistrate of Purgatory, Jonathan Custer, attempts to give them a second chance at getting into Heaven. Suddenly Purgatory is shut down and all decisions become very black or white. There will be no second chances after life. |
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 Lost Values  |
Lost Values (Curse of the Spawn #4)Author: McElroy, Alan |
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Jessica Priest has always had sociopathic tendencies with an unusual preference for torturing and killing. That makes her a favored soldier with her boss, Jason Wynn, at the United States Security Group. Wynn always chooses Jessica — a sexy, dangerous and successful government operative — for the most challenging missions for his secret, self-serving and corrupt agendas. Masquerading as a suburban working mom, Jessica blows up weapons plants, starts skirmishes around the world and single-handedly recovers secret weapons, all while her family thinks she is away at boring sales meetings. Jessica’s latest assignment finds her in the Brazilian rainforest dodging alligators and piranhas as well as her own field agents. She manages to recover the Heat-16 bio-genetic weapon, but loses it to a weapons-grade uranium dealer when she is captured and forced to work as a slave in his mine. With so many insurmountable obstacles to overcome, will Jessica survive her latest mission and return to her family? In a separate story, teenager Ryan Hatchett commits suicide only to be caught between worlds as a zombie. Unprepared for his new circumstances, Ryan is mentored by the Freak, who assigns him the mission of rescuing his human girlfriend from certain death at the hands of the zombie ruler. Having a reputation as a mild-mannered nerd while he was alive is certainly different than his life as a zombie known as Hatchet, Executioner of the Dead. |
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 Blood and Salvation  |
Blood and Salvation (Curse of the Spawn #5)Author: McElroy, Alan |
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Daniel Llanso, a HellSpawn born into an apocalyptic future, is consumed by raging despair as he watches the minions of Hell slowly take control over the few pitiful humans left on earth. As the small enclave of people of faith take refuge in the hidden city of NewHope, the HellSpawn realizes that these brave survivors are on the verge of being overwhelmed by the malignant forces of Hell. Can the refugees overcome the advancing legion of Hell’s army or will the HellSpawn be able to use his mounting anger and limited resources to protect and preserve the defiant detachment? |
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Ancillary to the Series:
 The Best of Curse of the Spawn  |
The Best of Curse of the SpawnAuthor: McElroy, Alan |
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Meet new Spawns and delve deeply into the cast and characters of the regular series Spawn mythos as well. The Best of Curse of the Spawn features 23 handpicked issues of this series written by popular Cleveland author Alan McElroy. Featuring the stunning artwork of industry favorites Dwayne Turner and Danny Miki. |
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Summary:
Title List:
1. Sacrifice of the Soul
2. Blood and Sutures
3. Shades of Gray
4. Lost Values
5. Blood and Salvation
6. Best of Curse of the Spawn
Title List: The Series
1. Sacrifice of the Soul
2. Blood and Sutures
3. Shades of Gray
4. Lost Values
5. Blood and Salvation
Title List: Ancillary
1. Best of Curse of the Spawn
Weblinks List:
Alan McElroy’s bio from IMDB
Weblinks List:
Alan McElroy’s bio from Wikipedia
Author Page for:
Alan McElroy
Alan McElroy was born and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio
