Nightmares and Dreamscapes discussion

Synopsis of story:

Down a lonely stretch of highway stands the deserted town of Cutter's Deep. Except it's not as desolate as it seems. In fact, there's quite a lot going on behind its decaying facade and for those unfortunate to find themselves within its shadow, it's almost always deadly.

Within its guarded walls lives a young man named Arlington Woods. He's about to meet an outsider who's going to trigger something hidden deep within him that just might destroy Cutter's Deep.

And the rest of the world with it.

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Amazon link to buy the book:
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Please welcome Ronald McGillvray!

Welcome, Ronald! Been dying to read this book as the cover looks creepy as hell (pun intended)! :)

Just got it and I’m on board for this one! I’ll read it next, probably start tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

Fun! This is on Kindle Unlimited so count me in. I’ve got it downloaded and ready for Spooktober.

Anne wrote: "Just got it and I’m on board for this one! I’ll read it next, probably start tomorrow. Looking forward to it."

Just a reminder so you know, Anne - the author won't be here probably till October as this book is for the month of October - though the book is 300+ pages maybe you will roll right into next month with it. lol :)

Abigail F wrote: "Just got my copy :) I’m ready to join"

Felina wrote: "Fun! This is on Kindle Unlimited so count me in. I’ve got it downloaded and ready for Spooktober."


Awesome you two! Looking forward to you being with us for the read! :)

Marie wrote: "

Synopsis of story:

Down a lonely stretch of highway stands the deserted town of Cutter's Deep. Except it's not as desolate as it seems. In fact, there's quite a lot going on behind its decaying ..."

Thanks, Marie. Hope everyone enjoys their visit to Cutter’s Deep. See you all in October. 🎃

Ronald wrote: "Marie wrote: "

Synopsis of story:

Down a lonely stretch of highway stands the deserted town of Cutter's Deep. Except it's not as desolate as it seems. In fact, there's quite a lot going on behind.

Thanks, Marie. Hope everyone enjoys their visit to Cutter’s Deep. See you all in October. 🎃.."

You are welcome, Ronald! See you in October! :)

Of course I will chime in.🤩

Cobwebby Eldritch Reading Reindeer wrote: "Of course I will chime in.🤩"

Yay Reindeer! :)

Ginger wrote: "I will gladly join 😊"

Awesome! Welcome to the read! :)

@Marie thanks for the reminder! I’ll wait as that’s a two eve read for me.

I might be starting this book before October 1st which is next Sunday so I might be starting it either tomorrow or Thursday. I am trying to wiggle a toe in there - lol. :)

Yes please! Rereading its description is making me antsy!

@Reindeer - if you want to start the book go ahead as I am starting it today. It is a full length novel so we will probably be reading it for awhile. :)

I'm looking forward to reading this in October!

J.D. wrote: "I'm looking forward to reading this in October!"

Yay JD! Welcome to the read! :)

Marie wrote: "J.D. wrote: "I'm looking forward to reading this in October!"

Yay JD! Welcome to the read! :)"

Thank you!

I started this book and I am about 11% into the storyline. Really good and (view spoiler)[gory - I think I might need to wear my gore suit for this one - just a feeling I have. :) (hide spoiler)]

I will throw out the first question, Ronald.

How did this story come about?

I’m in!

Thinking I might get to this tonight! Looking forward to it.

I got to around 15% last night and I’m hooked. What a crazy start! I don’t know what I was expecting but this definitely wasn’t it. No idea what’s going on, in a good way.

And @Marie I agree about your spoiler!

Good morning everyone. I’d like to start by thanking everyone who decided to pick up a copy of “Cutter’s Deep” and join us for this months group read. I really appreciate it and hope you enjoy your visit to… “Cutter’s Deep.” 😀

If anyone is interested in more info about me, you can check out my website here:
https://www.ronaldmcgillvray.com/

Marie wrote: "I will throw out the first question, Ronald.

How did this story come about?"

Just west of where I live is an area called the Ottawa Valley. It’s a large expanse of rural towns. They are spread out and separated by wilderness. Having driven through them and visited them many times, I’ve often imagined what might go on in them when there are no outsiders’ prying eyes around.

The germ for this particular story came from the idea, what if I found myself in a town that wasn’t on any map, but was inhabited by every horror imaginable. A town easy to stumble into but almost impossible to escape. This my friends is “Cutter’s Deep.”

Anne wrote: "I got to around 15% last night and I’m hooked. What a crazy start! I don’t know what I was expecting but this definitely wasn’t it. No idea what’s going on, in a good way."

I know, right?! Really crazy so far! It wasn't what I was expecting either but I am loving it! :)

Anne wrote: "And @Marie I agree about your spoiler!"

I have an extra one too if you need it Anne! lol :)

Ronald wrote: "Marie wrote: "I will throw out the first question, Ronald.

How did this story come about?"

Just west of where I live is an area called the Ottawa Valley. It’s a large expanse of rural towns. The..."

Cool background info, Ron! So it is almost like that video game and movie Silent Hill as a comparison because no one would want to be stuck in Silent Hill! And no one is going to want to be stuck in Cutter's Deep either! lol

@Marie 😂

Cool @Ronald, can’t wait to see what other horrors are coming!

Anne wrote: "Cool @Ronald, can’t wait to see what other horrors are coming!"

Thanks, Anne, for giving it a read, and I promise you there’s plenty more horrors to come. 😀

Funny that you should mention Silent Hill, Marie. If you meshed Silent Hill and Midian (from Cabal) you wouldn’t be far off. Of course Cutter’s Deep would eat them both for breakfast. 😀

Ronald wrote: ". Of course Cutter’s Deep would eat them both for breakfast. 😀"

Now THAT'S SCARY!!!

Weird. Incredibly weird. SCARY. So October-Spooky!

Cobwebby Eldritch Reading Reindeer wrote: "Ronald wrote: ". Of course Cutter’s Deep would eat them both for breakfast. 😀"

Now THAT'S SCARY!!!"

😀

Hope everyone had a great weekend and that you’re enjoying “Cutter’s Deep. “ 😀

It's off to a great start! I will leave a review when I finish it.

Ronald wrote: "Hope everyone had a great weekend and that you’re enjoying “Cutter’s Deep. “ 😀"

I am enjoying it - read some of it today. I am only 19% into the story and getting ready to read Chapter 5.

This story has really hit a twist! lol

So throwing a thought into a spoiler as I am not sure how far everyone is along in the book.

Thoughts so far.

(view spoiler)[ So I feel that the characters are in some sort of crazy nine levels of hell thing within the Fairwinds Hotel! lol Except for the interesting area of the garage where the lower you go - the younger you get. Not a bad thing really except you cannot enjoy being younger if you are stuck in the garage! lol (hide spoiler)]

So another question Ronald.

The hotel that is mentioned in the story - Fairwinds Hotel and Resort. Is that a real place or taken from a place you know or have visited?

J.D. wrote: "It's off to a great start! I will leave a review when I finish it."

Thanks J.D. I’m glad that you’re enjoying it. 😀

Marie wrote: "Ronald wrote: "Hope everyone had a great weekend and that you’re enjoying “Cutter’s Deep. “ 😀"

I am enjoying it - read some of it today. I am only 19% into the story and getting ready to read Chap..."

Glad that you’re enjoying it, Marie. Twists, there’s plenty more to come. I can almost guarantee that this read will be nothing like you’ve read before. Even after reading it through, after I finished writing it, I was wondering to myself, what the hell? Fasten your seatbelt. 😀

Marie wrote: "So another question Ronald.

The hotel that is mentioned in the story - Fairwinds Hotel and Resort. Is that a real place or taken from a place you know or have visited?"

It’s a culmination of several hotels that I’ve been to. I have very clear pictures of the specific hotels in my head. The garage is from one hotel, the front lobby and elevators from another, the exterior façade from a third and the hallways and guest rooms from a fourth. I guess you could say it’s a Frankenstein hotel made from several different pieces. 😀

Cobwebby Eldritch Reading Reindeer wrote: "Weird. Incredibly weird. SCARY. So October-Spooky!"

And it only gets weirder. 😀

True that! I just reached p. 133 and am wondering if I'll ever have a peaceful night's sleep again. 😁

I’m a bit past 50% and loving the craziness and the variety of characters and who (or what?) they are. Arlington is an interesting protagonist and I like how much he knows and doesn’t know about the town and the outside world. Is he loosely based an anyone?

Cobwebby Eldritch SpookyReads Reindeer wrote: "True that! I just reached p. 133 and am wondering if I'll ever have a peaceful night's sleep again. 😁"

😀

Anne wrote: "I’m a bit past 50% and loving the craziness and the variety of characters and who (or what?) they are. Arlington is an interesting protagonist and I like how much he knows and doesn’t know about th..."

Thanks Anne. I’m glad your enjoying the madness. 😀
I would have to say that he’s based loosely on me. When I’m writing, I generally add a part of me in the main character so that I can experience what I might do in the crazy situations I come up with.

Up to 33% and wow this is a crazy ride! lol :)

Love Arlington! :) It seems he is wanting to break his hold from that place and maybe experience what is outside of Cutter's Deep thanks to Claire.

Now I am curious about all this backstory information with Matt Richardson and what he found out from his mother.

All very suspenseful/mysterious along with blood splatter among other things! :)

This book Ronald seems to be a mash up of horror, fantasy, dark fantasy and science fiction.

When you first started to really get going in the story did you know what genres you were planning on this book becoming or did all of these genres just weave into the storyline as you were writing it?