Jar Baby

“Emerson Folly.  What a fabulous name.

He starts the story off with a dramatic flourish that promises murder and mayhem.

In contrast is the gorgeous Alice in dealing with the weird Dmitri and his projectile vomiting inducing smell . . .

In a flurry the jar is opened despite warnings of curses and demons, which have a wonderful spookily told back story.

Salah, the Arabian Knight has family and bloating issues of his own, but finds the time to write a beautiful love letter to his pregnant wife.

UMBRAL is the word of the month - I adore how LRL just appears to casually throw a word in to her writing that makes you stop dead, go look it up and then it dawns on you just how complex and beautiful that word is.

There is an underlying element of smirk as Boris Karloff and his mates make an appearance and all manner of fun starts to occur; a more macabre version of Night at the Museum came to mind.

LRL manages to make mummy/zombie killing so eloquent sounding as you would you were at a tea party with Earl Grey and cucumber sandwiches.

The finale is brilliant, my favourite story by LRL to date!”

Vix Kirkpatrick
THE FLUFFY RED FOX REVIEWS; Amazon Review

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“What a great story!  Lori R. Lopez spins a great tale of the Jar Baby.  When a man sells the one thing he is supposed to protect to save the lives of his wife and unborn child he [knows] that he has enabled another to unleash hell and the vengeance of the demon on the world.  He must stop the actions that he has allowed to be set in to motion.

All Alice wants to do is check out this comic store that she heard about.  The [salesman] is a little on the creepy side but little does she know that life is about to throw her into an adventure she would never dream of.

Wonderful word flow and outstanding character development.”

Jennifer Thomas
Amazon Review

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“This is One Bad Baby . . .

Jar Baby is a creepy story that you will have to read in one sitting.  Lori Lopez tells this dark tale with such vivid detail it pulls you into their world and won’t let go.  Jar Baby keeps you on the edge and sticks with you even after you have finished reading.  I highly recommend this story.”

Paula Kiskaden
Amazon and Smashwords Review

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“The creepy tale of a ghoulish baby by Lori R. Lopez.  This short story ties in ancient history with modern horror as a museum's mummies rise up for a night of terror and fun at a museum.  Roman Emperor Hadrian had a secret that he carried sealed in a jar.  A young woman visiting an odd little shop that sells antiquities along with comic books learns of a curse involving Hadrian’s Jar.  She and the shop’s owner must confront a vengeful spirit released from his tomb:  the ghost of one very bad baby!

This is a great quick read that keeps you turning pages until the very end.  It’s full of everything you need to keep the story interesting...lots of mystery, adventure & drama to keep you entertained.  I really enjoyed it [a lot].  This is the first book I’ve read by this author & I’m interested in reading more.”

Jennifer W.
JULIE'S BOOK REVIEW BLOG; Goodreads Review

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“I enjoyed the imagination and creativity that went into this tale.  It’s not exactly an original premise, but how many original premises are left?  The prose was a bit dense and took a little more from the reader than your usual horror story.  I liked that too — somewhat.  I also thought the character development was very good.  That’s something some authors cannot create in a short tale like this one.  I enjoyed the opening scenes on stage and in the bookshop as well . . .

I’m a fast reader, but with dense prose, I need to slow down and make sure I’m getting all that the author intended.  When it’s a fast paced tale, (as this one becomes towards the end), I’m reluctant to do that.  This author uses some words that aren’t real words (and I’m fine with that), but also uses alternate spellings for words — like loth for loathe.  I have no problem with that either, but it did contribute to slowing the pacing down a bit.  I don’t think all of that was needed and I don’t think it contributed much to the story, to be honest.  I would have preferred to rip right through that portion of the story without slowing down or being tossed out of it by a strangely spelled or made up word.

I received this story free with a promise to review honestly, and that is what I have done.  I will probably look for more stories from this author in the future because I did enjoy this one.”

Charlene
CHAR’S HORROR CORNER and RAVENOUS READS; Amazon Review

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“I totally enjoyed this story.  Jar Baby is no normal baby, he's steeped in history and malice.  The characters in this book are great, I had some cool laugh out loud moments.  As always by author Lori R Lopez, the book is well written and holds the attention the whole way through.  Great read, I recommend it!”

Jackie Williams
Smashwords Review