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BLEEDOVERS by William Todd Rose

I knew I would enjoy BLEEDOVERS because I totally enjoyed the author's CROSSFADES.
I was right: BLEEDOVERS leaps right in and treats us to finelytuned and literate horror, Along with protagonist Chuck Grainger, we walk the paths of darkness and nightmare, as Chuck guides misplaced souls and helps them move on.
But as Chuck is targeted by an evil, revengeseeking spirit, the paths he takes might well be his final steps.
disclaimer i received a copy of this book via sitelinkhydra in exchange for an honest review.


welcome to the institute, the one thing standing between you and the supernatural, now say hello to chuck, he works for the institute, projecting himself into crossfades to help spirits who are stuck crossover into the afterlife.
now get ready to run, because the crossfades, those inbetween spaces where souls torture themselves and each other, are bleeding into our reality and its up to chuck to stop them.


lets get this out of the way first bleedovers was spectacular, im not sure what the “dystopian” part of the title really refers to but sitelinkwilliam todd rose has written an incredibly good horror novella.
the characters are likeable, the spirits are scary, and the crossfades are completely freaky imagine those times when youre not sure if youre awake or asleep but youre still scared to death.
apparently theres a novella that takes place before this one and i definitely have to pick it up.


four out of five Bleedovers by William Todd Rose is a strong second novella in a series, and readers will want more of this strange world.
There is so much more to be explored, Is the last battle the end, or are there more to come Will Grainger be able to fully free himself from the past and his notoriety Rose has a gift for creating believable science fiction worlds that are wrought with real, and even imagined, dangers around every corner.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review,

As a semisequel to Crossfades, Bleedovers is gruesome and horrifying, Chuck Grainger moves between our world and the ghostly afterlife, investigating crossfades and bleedovers, encountering powerful forces imprisoned there.
Terrifying and highly readable, William Todd Rose takes his place with Stephen King, Joe Hill and Dean Koontz.
Chuck Grainger's office liesstories underground, His employer, a secret agency known only as the Institute, helps tormented souls of the recently deceased journey on to where they belong.
His job is to offer aid to souls needing only a little help to continue their journey into the light.
The LevelRecon and Enforcement technician recruits are selected from college tests on high scoring psyche students.
Chuck is known as a "Whisk" and wears a halo and patches to allow "Control" to monitor him as he wanders through the afterlife.
Chuck is tethered to this realm by a floating silver cord acting as a lifeline,

Crossfades are areas created by the newly dead, a place where they linger between life and death.
Within some crossfades are dark cutscene traps, capable of devouring the essences of other Crossfades to keep them from moving on.


Chuck

projects his astral spirit to travel into the Crossfades to assist the souls of the deceased with the crossover.


Although Bleedovers is a stand alone novella, it is the second novella in this Dystopian series.
My personal recommendation would be to read Crossovers first, Or at least read the reviews for Crossfades posted on Goodreads and Amazon,

Now, first in Chuck's dreams and then in waking nightmares, crossfades are "bleeding over" into the reality of the physical world.
Previously, Chuck defeated a dead serial killer and is now targeted by this angry ghost from the first book as he seeks a horrific revenge.
Chuck knows he is awake during the visitations by the spirit during the bleedovers, but the opening gate is blurred and to Chuck, it seems as if he is in a dream.
The bleedovers must be stopped before monsters from the other side are allowed to cross over into the real world.


Chuck and Control are accompanied by Marilee Williams, a little girl from the Physical Research and Anomalies section of the Institute.
Her psychic abilities are enhanced by a subdermal microchip implanted in her brain, Marilee is brought in to assist with trapping and destroying the angry spirit bent on revenge before it will be unleashed in our world.


I enjoyed this story, and highly recommend both novellas to Science Fiction and Horror genre readers.


ARC courtesy of the author and publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.



Bleedovers by William Todd Rose is a dark fiction novella that will keep you awake at night, wondering, could it happen to you.


The title didnt make much sense to me until I started to read, Then it became clear.

OMG! The elaborate details of William Todd Roses world building are amazing, I am thoroughly creeped out, I sure couldnt figure out WTF was going on, I raced through the pages, sometimes forgetting to breathe,

Chuck is a Level I Recon amp Enforcement Technician Whisk, He works in a covert, underground facility, He loves puzzles, math equations and the process of finding solutions, Chuck was investigating an unnatural death, Would it take him too

Meditation frees the mind from the body and sometimes someone gets stuck in a Crossfade.
Imagine the horror of not knowing whether you are dead or alive,

The paranormal leads to science fiction horror, The experiments invade your privacy, they know all your thoughts, I cannot imagine what it would be like to feel someone crawling through my mind, ferreting out all my secrets.


There are ghosts who refuse to move on, They have unfinished business. They delight in terrorizing. Why did the ghost scare him more than Crossfades Being haunted and tortured by a serial killer seeking revenge and you can do nothing about it.


The details take me into his head and I feel his paralyzing terror, his inability to move to save himself, as the hatred washes over him.
The ghost can cause physical damage, maybe even kill, It is all powerful. It not only enters your sleep, but your reality, making you see things, How would you fight something you cannot touch

What is real, what is illusion

Poltergeist is a fairy tale compared to Bleedovers by William Todd Rose.


Bleedovers is a dark, and I mean dark, speculative fiction novella that kept me enthralled beginning to end.
Oh, about the ending, I didnt see it coming and I was let down, It had to happen that way, but I didnt want it to, That makes it all the better, We cant always get what we want,

I received a copy of Bleedovers by William Todd Rose in return for an honest and unbiased review.


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I did not read the first book in the series, and I admit I was a little confused at first.
I didn't know what was going on at first, and then found out we were in a dream.
OK, that made a little more sense, I enjoyed the book more once Chuck got to work and began investigating the bleedover, I liked the concept of the Institute and the work they were doing, Going into the crossfades was really interesting, Overall, I liked the ideas contained in the story, I just thought they could have been executed better.
sitelinkOriginally posted on The Bibliophile Chronicles,

Chuck and Control are back in this fantastic sequel to Crossfades!

Synopsis:

Theres only one thing standing between humanity and the dark forces of the supernatural: the secret agency known as The Institute.
The organization depends on regular guys like Chuck, a Level I Recon and Enforcement Technician who guides tormented spirits into the next life.


From an office deep underground, Chuck projects his spirit into Crossfades, monstrous realms where the souls of the dead, unable to move on due to fear or anger, devise macabre tortures for themselves and one another.
Hes always been able to leave his work behind at the end of the day, . . until now.

First in dreams, then in waking nightmares, Crossfades are bleeding into the physical world, And now its up to Chuckalong with his partner, a woman named Controlto put a stop to it.
Because theres no telling what might come over from the other side,

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Bleedovers is the sequel to the horror novella Crossfades.
Its a fantastically creepy story, and if you havent read it yet, you can read my review here.
Bleedovers follows the same characters from the previous book, so its interesting to see how they've progressed.
Chuck is still working for The Institute, and saving lost souls, As with the previous book it has plenty of character depth, and even with the supernatural aspects, the characters are very realistic.


The thing I loved most about Crossfades was how scary and creepy it is, and you can definitely say the same thing about Bleedovers.
Filled with some really fantastic scenes and frightening imagery, this is definitely a book to read with the lights on.
William Todd Rose does a fantastic job of really sucking you in and making you feel like part of the moment.
Roses writing flows really well and is excellently paced,

Probably the most haunting bit is the Crossfade which occurs in a school, For anyone whos ever been in a school after dark when no one else is around, youll know how completely eerie it can be.
William Todd Rose does a fantastic job of bringing that imagery to life, and making you feel incredibly uncomfortable at the same time.


Although I really enjoyed Bleedovers, I definitely preferred Crossfades, Maybe its just because the ideas in the story were all new and strange, but theres something about it that just has that extra oompf.
If youre looking for something a bit different and a bit eerie, Id definitely recommend these books, They are both very short, just underpages each, so you can read them pretty quickly, If youre a fan of the likes of Joe Hill, youll absolutely love William Todd Rose, For lovers of the supernatural told in an extremely creepy way this novella is perfect for you, I received this arc from Netgalley.


I enjoyed this quick read, Very entertaining and a real page turner, Not as good as the first but still a worthwhile read

For a full review, please go to sitelink examiner. com/review/bleedo and follow me on Twitter josenher Excellent sequel to Crossfades! Not as scary but still downright creepy! Rose knows how to write scenes of intense grotesquery and horror.
This book furthers the adventures of Chuck and Control in their unique job dealing with troublesome souls caught between here and the hereafter.
A very evil spirit is out to make Chuck pay and a little girl from the psychic division is sent around to help them stop it.
Great characters, some fun dialogue and truly disturbing scenes not for the faint of heart, Chuck is back with the Institute after miraculously finding his way back to his body, Though his actions were clearly not by the book, he has been forgiven and allowed back to work.
But things are in a bit of a lull after his partner dies and a replacement isn't easily found.


That lull doesn't last long, It seems Chuck's partner didn't die of natural causes but was killed by an NCM NonCorporeal Manifestation in official speak.
In other words, Nodens was murdered by a ghost, Meanwhile, Chuck himself is experiencing Crossfadequality nightmares and these nightmares come with an ominous warning,

Ummm, Bleedovers really is the stuff of nightmares! Seriously, Chuck's "nightmares" are gory and incredibly creepy even in the middle of the afternoon, I kind of worried what kind of dreams I'd have as a result of reading this one!

Like its predecessor, Crossfades, Bleedovers introduces some quite unique concepts or explanations of them.
The NCMs or Bleedovers themselves ghosts that know they're dead and bounce from Crossfade to Crossfade, sometimes even manifesting in real life are new to this second outing.
This paired with The Institute itself and Chuck's job makes William Todd Rose's stories interesting twists on classic ghost story tropes.
Plus, you know, this one is kind of a murder mystery as well!,