Themes of Demonic Pacts and Occult Rituals
Signed in Blood is a gripping occult, paranormal horror novel that explores the terrifying consequences of ambition, friendship, and supernatural temptation.
When rising business consultant Billy Cheston joins his high-achieving friends for a weekend retreat, he expects laughs, drinks, and a break from the pressure of an upcoming promotion. But when one of them uncovers an ancient spell book, curiosity turns deadly.
Five friends made a demonic pact in jest — three souls for everything they’ve ever wanted. But the ritual is real, and the Devil keeps receipts. As the group scrambles to escape their deal, they’re hunted by unspeakable horrors, and their friendship unravels under the weight of betrayal and fear.
At its core, Signed in Blood is a chilling exploration of how far someone will go to protect their family, their future, and themselves — even if it means sacrificing others to survive.
Blending elements of paranormal suspense, dark magic, and modern-day horror, this novel will keep readers turning the page late into the night. Perfect for fans of demonic horror fiction, occult thrillers, and stories about the terrifying price of power.
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I really enjoyed this book. . . Billy and Kevin had the ride of their lives but not in a good way.
I don’t want to give away any spoilers. I will just say that spiders will forever haunt me no matter what form they come in. . . and I truly appreciate the goat in the story. now that you’re curious, if you haven’t read this book yet, you need to grab a copy.
3.5 stars. This was pretty good. The pacing moved too quickly, and after the first portion of the story, we lost sight of some of the initial plot points, i.e. Eve and her pregnancy, which was a gigantic missed opportunity. She was referenced a few times throughout, but the author focused on the onslaught of witches and demons, and the nonstop chaos that befell Billy, our main character. He is just a down on his luck type, with a crummy job, unable to keep a house over his head. So he decides to attend an outing with some of her friends, and they start playing around with black magic. I mean, haven’t we all had a few drinks, taking an ancient object, and started chanting magic spells at it to see what happens? So, needless to say, all hell breaks loose, people are killed, terrible things happen, lots of action and violence, even some funny moments, and the story just gets wild. But, as I stated earlier, the author jumped through the introduction of Billy and Eve, and that should have been a huge part of the story. And that took away from the eventual impact of everything that would happen, as we didn’t get to know anyone all that well. I personally hated Kevin and his incessant use of the n-word throughout. His character must have said it a hundred times, and it was really annoying and unnecessary. I understand that he was being written a certain way and was supposed to obnoxious, but I would have preferred this aspect to be really tapered down. So anything bad that happened to him didn’t bother me in the least, for that sole reason. Overall, it was pretty good and had an equal amount of things that I disliked versus what worked for me. I would recommend new readers try out The Mirror before this, to get a better idea of this author’s style.
“Get them off!”
Great story! Loved every gory word of it! After reading this book I’m swatting my arms and legs to “Get them off me!”
Do not read this book just before going to bed unless you want your dreams plagued by demons, imps and spiders. Thousands of spiders!
I was totally blindsided by the twist towards the end. I did not see that coming. Still, what some people will do for a successful life………………….
I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Man, I gotta say there were several parts in this book that I was actually scared. I had to stop and look around to see if it was safe to continue reading! This was my first Hash Black book and I enjoyed his style. I’ll be checking his other books for a future read.