This book has nine short stories of horror. I think the underlying theme is about how a good person can do horrific things and an evil person can do heroic things.

In A Woman’s Strength, a new mom is trying to get her daughter to nurse and can’t figure out why she won’t.

In Always Say Goodbye, is about saying goodbye to whomever you let into your home.

In The Keepsake, two step-sisters can not get along. Come to find out, that is the least of their worries!

The fourth short story, Whispers From the Dead, is such an odd story. A young girl moves into a new house with her mom and step-dad.

The Idiot Box is about watching way too much television.

In The Teddy Bear, a stuffed animal opens up all sorts of possibilities with the mind.

The seventh short story, Ice cream Man, a man with a twisted mind does a heroic deed.

In My Soul To Take, what are parents willing to do to save their child?

The last short story, Lightning Crashes, is definitely the most horror-like of them all. Definitely my favorite of all.

Roth has a great way of telling a story with a major plot twist. I am looking forward to more stories. Definitely a great book for the spooky season! This also has a fantastic book cover.

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Compact anthology of horror stories, with women taking the lead roles, as they fight against evil. Mama bear is in full effect here, but the subgenre became monotonous towards the end of the book. And Papa bear.... well, Papa bear didn't account for much in these stories. There were a one or two tales that I found interesting and liked. However, the ratio of good to bad stories, isn't favorable for "Throwing Shadows". The prose was adequate, but not enough to build an interest to pursue other works by Jerry Roth.