Review: A great pairing of spooky tales
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2012
Hewn from the same unflinching stock as another of Scott's work's, The Harvest; and as creepy as The Skull Ring - The Red Church throws Sheriff Littlefield up against painful memories from his youth as he strives to save his rural town from the dark return of Archer McFall, and the nightmares of his message.Other townsfolk are not so easily swayed by Archer's return, and a grim fight to uncover the truth behind the growing power of the Red Church and the evil behind it ensues, climaxing in horrifying revelations and a desperate struggle to keep back the demonic tide that has its sights set on gaining control of the town and its eager souls.The Sheriff must put his personal tragedy to rest and help the town see the true face of evil. Crackling with tension and plenty of local colour, this is another great Dark story from the Appalachian backwoods.The second Sheriff Littlefield adventure - Drummer Boy -  focuses on a pair of youths and their encounters with the mysterious and foreboding Jangling Hole, scene of a desperate retreat during the Civil War. Now one of those long-dead soldiers wants to return home, and their leader needs a replacement.Vernon Ray is confused by his hormones, and his place in his group of peers. His best friend Bobby is beset by his own family issues, and a growing sense of unease and mystery draws them both to the alarming incidents near the hole. The events will be the making of the both of them, and young men grow up quickly when confronted by ghosts.Together with the town's relentless reporter, the hesitant and time-worn Littlefield, and the descendants of the lone escapee from the Hole, we see a 150 year old drama unfold in spooky wisps of tension as they battle to keep the Hole from claiming any more souls.