“We all enjoy a good vampire tale. Whether it’s Dracula, Carmille, Lestat, or Blade, a good vampire story can capture a person’s imagination. They can be brutal, cunning, seductive, and lethal, and yet we still feel drawn to them. In ‘The Undead Redhead: The Girl in the Mall’ by Rachel Roth, we find a different vampire, one that has a heart for the abused, neglected, and forgotten children, and an appetite for the hearts of the abusers.”
“The Undead Redhead is a gem in disguise. As Roth’s first book, it is a stimulating world without a barrier between myth, magic, and modern society. Roth’s use of figurative language flows naturally in every paragraph with no overuse, and her developing characters are of genuine mastery-”
“A very unique story and refreshing. A gripping story line and a real page turner.”
“I do think Roth is a very talented author, even when I didn’t like the characters, I found her writing very engrossing. If she ever returned to this world, I would be interested in reading it.”
The Undead Redhead
The Girl in the Mall
Her love has endured for over 2,500 years without signs of waning as she gathers cast-off children to call her own. The undead redheaded girl living in a Tennessee mall is something the world has not seen before or since. She turns the unwanted and the unloved into a family of the undead.
Follow her drawing of three disaffected and abused teens into her world. In a dark code of justice, they feast on the abusive and oppressive while fighting off all who get too close to the truth with ruthless savagery.
“Undead Redhead is a captivating story that takes readers on a journey through time while they experience the stories of several different characters. It illustrates the different human experiences people have and questions what it means to be human at times-
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Dead Flies
A collection
From the Genesis of two young girls at a roadside barbecue stand to her post-apocalyptic tale, If They Bleed, join the author on a walk through the world
of the macabre. These eleven short stories will take you to the edge and push you over the cliff.
Seven more tales of terror in Roth’s second collection, ranging from Lovecraftian tales of unnamed terror to smaller-scale, personal tales of anxiety and paranoia. Starting in a dark cave inhabited by a paranormal figure in “Our Land, Our Cave, Our Home” and ending lost in the deserts of New Mexico surrounded by a pack of shapeshifters in “The Moroi,” this collection dives deep into the unknown and all its nightmares.
“ It is a horror book with a whimsical plot. The setting of the creepy environment makes the reader feel the thrill on a deeper level.
This book had a perfect combination of horror, action, and tragedy, making it an exemplary anthology for other books in the genre.”
“An Ocean and a Desert isn’t just a short story collection. It’s a séance, a labyrinth, a Lovecraftian echo chamber where paranoia breathes down your neck and shadows feel like they’re alive.
Readers don’t just get spooked, they taste the ash, feel the unseen smoke clawing at their lungs, and lose their grip on what’s real.”
“This collection’s Lovecraftian elements appealed to me along with its twist of Poe and dash of King. Roth tells tales that can happen anytime and anywhere. They get under your skin.
I enjoyed Roth’s sometimes cryptic stories. They stuck with me. ”
“This is a group of stories that are written very much as stream of consciousness. The tales all involve people that are lost, confused, and frustrated either by their life, the behavior of a friend, their location, or all three..
If you are a fan of Lovecraft, you may enjoy many of the more ambiguous stories that delve into his themes. If you like stories like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas that are strange and possibly drug-induced you will enjoy this collection.”