Abraxas clanster Jonathan stumbles upon a skeleton key he believes was part of someone's Halloween costume. What it really winds up being is a demon's not-so-subtle way of getting Jonathan to do his dirty work for him. Jonathan's wishes start to give his Clan more headache and hassle than the 'fun' he hoped they would, as fellow trick-or-treaters and party-goers start becoming the things they're dressed up as---with horrifying results...and much MUCH worse...
This was way COOL! I already love halloween as it is, and reading this made me feel like a movie was going on in my head at the same time! I loved the funny bantering going on among the clan members, which was really awesome to seem them ALL in the spotlight and how they interact with each other. If you like a lot of grossness and laughs, you'll like this! Even if you grab this as a 'first time' book without starting with the first one in the series, you won't really be lost at all. You'll just have fun following them around in here! I'm a big fan of this series and look forward to future ones!
OH MY GOD....if you're a Halloween freak, you are in for an ABSOLUTE treat with this novella! Like I mentioned in the review of the chapter sneak peek, Abraxas: The Haywire Halloween has Abraxas vampire clan member Jonathan, wanting to go out for Halloween. On their travels, he finds a skeleton key pendant that helps him unknowingly unleash his secret wish for everyday to be Halloween. That's when all hell breaks loose! Whatever people are dressed up as, they become it, and heaven help you if you're wearing a rubber mask! Everything from paper bats to rubber mice come alive, and even...you guessed it...the dead. (Which has the same affect for folks dressed up like zombies too!) And I liked... More > the 'nod' to Michael Jackson's "Thriller"---thanks to Kurt, who can't stand zombies whatsoever, lol. I LOVE this guy!!With Kiera's help, they soon discover a creepy little demon with goat's eyes named Ock who is the mischief maker, so the clansters set off to make things right, by getting rid of him for good.
Despite all of the chaos, all the characters bounce off each other so well, you feel like you're right there with them, witnessing the mayhem. The vivid descriptions of everything happening is just awesome, and the action is nonstop. Jonathan quickly learns to be careful of what he wants, because Ock looks for 'loopholes' in his wishes, making the wishes more worse than what he wants--and Jonathan uses his last and final wish to end the madness, along with a banishing ritual that they all join in to get rid of him--which sounded really, really disgusting, lol.
Halloween lovers, this book is so kick ass, it's OFF my 5-star scale, lol. This is a crazy as hell horror-comedy romp you won't be disappointed with. < Less