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Editorial Reviews<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u201cJohn Ward conjures a mercilessly bleak and brutal knife-wound of a narrative.\u201d<\/em>\u2014<\/strong>Nick Roberts, author of The Exorcist\u2019s House<\/em> and Mean Spirited<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u201cA sweeping, harrowing tale of oppression and possession that follows a seemingly cursed character from childhood through his adult life as damn near everyone around him is overcome by evil forces. It\u2019s like <\/em>Annabelle, <\/em>Insidious, and <\/em>The Exorcist all trying to one-up each other.\u201d<\/em>\u2014<\/strong>Ben Young, author of Stuck<\/em> and Home<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u201cScary as Hell. If Blatty and Wan spawned a monstrous book baby, John Ward just unleashed that literary demon upon the world.\u201d<\/em>\u2014<\/strong>Leigh Kenny, author of Cursed<\/em> and Hush, My Darling<\/em><\/strong>
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\n\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 “A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul is an unrelenting horror novel following our tragedy-stricken protagonist from childhood into adulthood. The terrors that reside in these pages will effortlessly fester their way into the corners of your mind and under the surface of your skin, not only because John Ward is an incredible storyteller, but because they’re coming from a place of genuine fear. This is grief and possession horror at its finest.\u201d<\/em>\u2014<\/strong>Paul Avery Tindol, author of This House Will Never Be Warm<\/em> and Hunting Snipe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u201c<\/em>A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul deftly balances horror and emotion, faith and doubt, and – above all else – struggle in the face of the bleakest of circumstances with the immeasurable strength of the human condition.\u00a0In a time when Hollywood has ‘done demons to death,’ this novel is a ghastly hand emerging from the grave to drag us down with it.\u201d<\/em>\u2014<\/strong>William F. Gray, author<\/strong> of<\/strong> The Devil Within Us All<\/em><\/strong> and<\/strong> Our Fathers’ Burden<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h1>\n

John Ward<\/strong> is a horror author from Norton, Ohio. He currently lives in Canton, Ohio with his best friend \u2013 his dog, Bo. John is at his happiest when he is planning out and writing his chilling tales and allowing his imagination to run wild. In John\u2019s free time, he enjoys reading horror books, watching horror movies, nature walks, and investigating the paranormal. John loves being able to bring the scares in the pages he writes, and is striving to bring his work in front of more readers as he grows!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Evil walks among us. It watches. It waits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

John Tinsley\u2019s life was shattered as a child when he lost his mother in a tragic car accident\u2014but that was only the beginning. From that moment, a dark entity marked him, one intent on destroying everything and everyone he loves. Haunted by visions, hunted by shadows, and carrying the scars of his childhood, John must now confront the darkness as an adult, facing a malevolent force that has followed him into every stage of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u00a0is a gripping tale of supernatural horror and psychological suspense, chronicling one man\u2019s lifelong battle against a being determined to consume his life, his love, and his very soul. Will John survive, or will the darkness finally claim him?<\/span><\/p>\n

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