The
Unholy
by
Paul DeBlassie III
GENRE:
Thriller
BLURB:
Winner
of the International Book Award and Pinnacle Book Award for Visionary
Fiction! The Unholy is a dramatic story of Claire Sanchez, a young
medicine woman, intent on discovering the closely-guarded secrets of
her past. Forced into a life-and-death battle against an evil
Archbishop, William Anarch, she confronts the dark side of religion
and the horror of one man's will to power.
Excerpt:
“Hush
now, child,” said a voice she recognized as that of her mother’s
closest friend. “The man cannot harm you, mijita, as long as you
are with us. We will make him think you are dead. But you must be
very quiet. Ya no llores,” the woman warned, raising a finger to
her lips.
The
woman then carried her into a dark cave illuminated by the light of a
single candle. The cave was frightening, with shadows of what
appeared to be goblins and demons dancing on the red sandstone walls.
“I will return for you soon. You will be safe here,” the woman
said. The girl watched the woman walk away, shivering as a breeze
blew through the cave’s narrow passages.
Closing
her eyes, she rocked back and forth—imagining herself safe in her
mother’s arms—then opened her eyes to the light of the full moon
shining through the mouth of the cave. The shadows on the walls were
just shadows now, no longer goblins and demons. As she slipped into a
trance, images flickered in her mind. She saw the woman who had
brought her to this place scattering pieces of raw meat around the
open mesa where her mother had
struggled,
helped by two other women the girl could not identify.
Suddenly,
the scene shifted to a stone ledge jutting over the mesa, and she
heard the pounding footsteps of a man running toward the women. The
girl felt her heart race and her breathing quicken, afraid that the
bad man would spot them and kill them. Then the image shifted again,
and she now saw on the mesa three gray wolves circling the raw meat
and the man walking away from the granite ledge. As he left, she
heard his thought: The child is dead.
Interview with Paul
DeBlassie III
What
was the hardest scene from your book to write?
Ahhh…can’t
tell you that because it’d make you cry. You’ll grow to know her
and love her. Then, you’ll cry.
Why
did you choose to write in your particular field or genre?
I’m
a trauma therapist and supernatural thriller writer. The two fit
hand in glove, magic and mystery, warring forces of dark energy and
natural magic.
If
you write in more than one genre, how do you balance them?
I
write supernatural thrillers and essays in depth psychology. They’re
naturally in balance because what’s true in psychological research
can be organically dramatized in magical storytelling.
What
did you enjoy most about writing this book?
Oh…it
wasn’t pure enjoyment, more like bloodletting on the page, the joy
coming in the end from being true to a heartrending story.
What
book that you have read has most influenced your life?
Algernon
Blackwood’s supernatural tales have influenced my writing to this
day as he looks over my shoulder even now and guides the flow of
imagination and my fingers along the keyboard.
Tell
us a little about yourself? Perhaps something not many people know?
Each
day before I write, I have to arrange the gifted Native American
stone fetishes on my desk. It’s a ritual that sets things right in
my head and puts the creative vibes on pitch.
Can
you tell us something about your book that is not in the summary?
The
Unholy has been said to get under your psychic skin – either love
it or hate it – but it gets in and when it takes, it does its
mysterious workings in a surprising way that changes your outlook
and your life.
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Paul
DeBlassie III, Ph.D. is a depth psychologist and award-winning writer
living in his native New Mexico. He specializes in treating
individuals in emotional and spiritual crisis. His novels, visionary
thrillers, delve deep into archetypal realities as they play out
dramatically in the lives of everyday people. Memberships include the
Author’s Guild, Visionary Fiction Alliance, Depth Psychology
Alliance, International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and
Psychotherapy, and the International Association for Jungian Studies.
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4 comments:
Thank you for hosting The Unholy!
Great post & awesome giveaway!
I enjoyed the interview.
I appreciate hearing about your book, thanks and for the giveaway also. Thanks so much!
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