Amanda Gatton is
an author of young adult horror fiction.
Currently, the author is working on a series entitled "The
Enveloping" which is an apocalyptic story.
Additionally, Gatton will soon be releasing another dystopian series
called, "The Encyclopedia of Witches." In Gatton's telling of the end of the world,
only witches survive the zombie infestation.
Amanda Gatton also writes adult fiction under the pen name, M Jet.
Those titles include some horror, romance, and LGBT.
Currently,
Gatton's series "The Fairytale Diaries" is available on Amazon for
Kindle and in print. This is a two part
series for young adults (high school) readers, but is appropriate for all
audiences. The books are modernized
retellings of a number of the most loved fairytales, in which the characters
are modern teenagers in the town of Faraway, Washington. The twisted tale of the rebooted
intermingling fairytale characters is told in the chilling style of Brothers
Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson, and other classic fairytale masters. In addition to the two novels, there is a
third part, which is an art journal and coloring book of creepy fairy tale
renderings, available for $7.99 on Amazon.
The town of Faraway, Washington is buried under a
particularly harsh winter. Teenagers in
attendance at Faraway Senior High find themselves restless, bored, and
experiencing a myriad of problems ranging from mild to extreme. Cailyn Pure discovers her father involved in
an adulterous affair with a wicked woman who is obsessed with apples. Ella Cinder is victimized by her evil foster
mother Thelma Dark, and Thelma's ugly twin biological daughters. Aspen Briar finds herself once again on the
verge of being uprooted and moved by her parents who are constantly on the run
from a mysterious woman from their past.
Stella Rampion is ever smothered by parents who consider her their
miracle baby; only conceived once her mother consumed a supposed
"magical" flower. Her parents
are so overprotective; she's never even been allowed to cut her hair. Zoe Locke feels neglected and ignored, so
much so that she begins breaking and entering in and around Faraway; just for
kicks.
Enter the three Bars.
One night, on the cusp of a blizzard, Zoe burglarizes the
fairytale like home of the uber wealthy Bar family. What she discovers in their basement sends
her into a terrified frenzy, especially when the family unexpectedly returns
while she is still inside the home. She
breaks her leg while escaping, and is eventually apprehended by Officer
Hook. Zoe Locke is sent to juvenile
detention and nobody believes her desperate pleas to investigate the Bars. Unfortunately, the oversight on the part of
local law enforcement will cost many lives, and the disappearances of numerous
Faraway teens. A series of dastardly
events is triggered by Zoe's infraction that will bring the town of Faraway to
its knees. All involved will learn,
there is no happily ever after.
Josh Cross has finally escaped his
frightening roots in Faraway Washington.
Thanks to kind carnies from Carnaval de le Nuit, he has been warmly
welcomed into their fold and has blossomed completely from the ugly duckling he
once was.
Several months have passed since
he obsessed over the rash of murders and disappearances back home. The carnival has traveled around from show to
show, touring tirelessly and has collectively decided to spend an entire month
set up in Enchantica, Louisiana. Upon
arrival, Josh finds himself enthralled with the town, the weather, and the
beautiful scenery. At first opportunity,
he takes off to explore his new surroundings.
Faraway is the furthest thing from
his mind, but the memories come rushing back when he finds himself face to face
with someone he knows to be missing and presumed dead from his hometown. She claims her name is Alice, but he knows
that she is lying. He can tell she
recognizes him too and suspects she is being held against her will.
A small hyperactive man with tufts
of white hair demands that Alice come with him, and the pair disappears into a
thick swampy forest. Fearing for
"Alice's" safety, Josh follows.
Deep in the forest, a shocking secret is revealed to Josh; a secret so
terrifying he wants nothing more than to convince himself it is all a terrible
nightmare.
Anything but a dream, the horror
triggered by Josh's discovery is all too real.
Just like that, he is once again thrown into darkness in a land as
fantastical and fearsome as any Wonderland or Never Never Land ever could be.
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