When Rick Fischer receives a letter from his dead father, he becomes drawn into a world of Black Magic. Realising that he has a talent for the occult, he works on his own rituals. As he strives towards his goal of raising a demon, he plots to take revenge on anyone who has ever opposed him.
To focus his power, Rick Fischer becomes the tour manager for the rock group, the Demon Eaters, as a way of distributing his talismans. The gigs continue relentlessly, and Mike Dean, the guitar technician for the band, notices Rick’s unusual behaviour. On his return to the UK, he brings in two colleagues to help him discover the truth and put a stop to the scheme.
The trail leads to Germany, where the team find a shadow creature in their way. Reaching the town of Goslar, they pit themselves against Rick Fischer and his creation.
I have always had a great love of supernatural fiction and writers like Sarban and M R James, of the current writers in the field, F G Cottam is my personal favourite.
I have had many short stories published across the small press of the nineties and two thousands, including stories for All Hallows and Enigmatic Tales.
Demon Awaken is planned as the first of three linked stories, all featuring Rick Fischer.