Ghosts. Vampires. Undead. Shapeshifters. Dalton Peck was certain none of them could possibly exist. So certain he made his livelihood pulling on the strings of doubt in the minds of others. As a successful YouTube ghost hunter Dalton had no fear of the supernatural...until it revealed itself to him with deadly consequences.
Follow Dalton on his downward spiral into horror, where he doesn't just learn that creatures from the other side exist, he becomes one of them.
Book 1: The Tragic Origin of Professor Spectre
As half of the ghost hunting Specter Collectors, Dalton Peck was a happy fraud. He'd convinced his business partner that adding special effects to their online videos was just a white lie. Dalton saw the duplicity as a necessary evil to keep their channel afloat. When a mysterious manuscript arrives on his doorstep containing instructions for performing a ritual of transformation, Dalton envisions a spike in subscribers. To his ultimate horror the ritual is a success. Another universe is unveiled to the lifelong skeptic, with terrifying consequences. Dalton's worldview is shattered. He can now see the things that spawned mankind's fear of the dark. While he struggles to understand the nature of his new abilities, Dalton must also grapple with the supernatural in a race against time to save an innocent life.
Book 2: The Angry Noise Within Professor Spectre
Still processing guilt a year after the events that lead to his best friend's death, Dalton Peck has retired from the life he led as a hunter of the supernatural. The Spectre Collectors channel and social media accounts have all been deleted. Withdrawing from friends and resigned to a life away from the public eye, Dalton is surprised when two strangers track him down. They suspect he's connected to an unearthly creature stalking the cold nights of upstate New York and his experience may hold the key to defeating it. After an innocent man is savagely attacked and left for dead, Dalton is moved to act. The investigation takes him on a journey through dark forests and into the embalming room of a mysterious funeral home where a shocking horror is revealed. What he discovers will challenge his understanding of who he has become. Dalton must come to terms with the duality of his new existence and learn to trust again, or be damned to repeat the missteps of his past.
Book 3: The Cradlesong Cult and Professor Spectre
Dalton Peck kept the stolen cellphone of the woman who manipulated him into becoming Professor Spectre locked and charged on his nightstand, unable to access the contents. When the passcode suddenly appears in a text message on the device Dalton is driven to scrutinize it for answers. The effort leads to more questions, as well as a deadly ultimatum issued by the mysterious cabal behind the new messages. An ultimatum Dalton ignores at the peril of those he cares about the most. After an assassin’s bullet shatters their reality, Dalton and his friends scramble to unmask the group pulling the strings. Their investigation leads them to the picturesque village of Round Lake, where candy colored Victorian cottages hide an evil older and darker than the stuff of nightmares.
Adult Coloring Book: The Grimoire Pages of Professor Spectre
Forbidden knowledge awaits. This book of art depicts characters and milestones taking place in the Professor Spectre series of novels, encompassing books one through three. Included inside are images of rituals, cults, undead, shapeshifters, vampires, ruins, murderers, occult artifacts, and more. Each painstakingly drawn black and white illustration displays infernal geometric layouts emblazoned with decorative art surrounding a primary subject, with explanatory text included on the facing page. This book serves as a fantastic companion to the Professor Spectre mythos, a refresher of characters and relationships for those progressing from book to book, or a tantalizing introduction for those yet unfamiliar with the series. Immerse yourself in the world of Professor Spectre and create your own illuminated manuscript with this adult coloring book.
About the Author
Jack Pendleton is the author, cover artist, and illustrator of the Professor Spectre series of supernatural thriller novels. Fascinated by storytelling and illustration, he pursued those interests throughout his academic career, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Illustration.
When not writing , Jack is employed full time as the Creative Director at Cengage Group where he leads a team of creatives producing the graphic design and media assets for online courseware and learning materials. An avid hiker and explorer of abandoned places, Jack resides in the Capital Region of New York.