Review: Curse of the Stag’s Eye by Glenn Quigley

Title: Curse of the Stag’s Eye

Series: Haunted Hearts Collection

Author: Glenn Quigley

Length: 190 Pages

Category: Paranormal

Rating: 4 Stars

At a Glance: Curse of the Stag’s Eye is a fun ghost story full of creepy moments and danger of the paranormal variety. What was unexpected is a story-within-the-story that came to fruition as a heart-tugging twist that I both loved and grieved for its injustice.

Reviewed By: Lisa

Blurb: High on a wave-dashed cliff, the ancient standing stone known as the Stag’s Eye jealously watches over a cursed lighthouse with a grisly past. Paranormal investigator Rhys has chosen this place to hold his first-ever ghost tour. Ghost-hunting veteran Dawn and her boyfriend Nikesh are eager to go exploring, while first-timer Gaz is hoping to learn more about the spirit world. He also intends to learn more about Rhys for various reasons, not all of which are entirely innocent.

The ghost of a murdered lighthouse keeper is said to climb the stairs every night, tending to the light, but other, far more sinister phantoms may lurk in the shadows. As the night wears on and the haunting becomes more and more hazardous, Rhys and Gaz grow closer. However, it soon becomes clear that not everyone on the tour is being honest about their reasons for being there. Can the supernatural activity be blamed on the curse of the Stag’s Eye or does someone know more than they’re letting on?

Review: Every ghosthunter needs a skeptic. That’s the balance in the universe between those who seek proof of the afterlife and those who seek to remain grounded in the material world. Glenn Quigley introduces both in Rhys Maddocks and Gaz Gilchrist as they set out to tour an alleged haunted lighthouse. And, wouldn’t you know it, all hell breaks loose.

A romance begins amongst the danger, eased along by Rhys’s affable charm. He’s the sunshine to Gaz’s grumpy, but it doesn’t take long for Gaz to succumb to Rhys’s good will, even as much as Gaz is determined to resist. He’s got an ax to grind, and while Rhys’s motives are pure, he doesn’t help himself much when he’s caught up in making this a great experience for his tour group.

Curse of the Stag’s Eye is a fun ghost story full of creepy moments and danger of the paranormal variety. What was unexpected is a story-within-the-story that came to fruition as a heart-tugging twist that I both loved and grieved for its injustice. The specters who avail themselves of Stag’s Head Lighthouse are part of its long history in more ways than simply having been its keepers. As those details are revealed, Rhys and Gaz, along with a couple, Dawn and Nickesh, are thrust into a maelstrom of supernatural proportions. Something they must resolve if they are to survive.

If you like your hauntings steeped in touching and tragic history, this is one.