Robert Masello

VIGIL

"Did your colleague tell you anything, no matter how odd, about what happened in the lab that night? About the explosion? The fire? The fossil?"

Carter debated going into it; all he wanted to do was get away, but at the same time there was something in Ezra’s query -- in the imploring look in his eye -- that made him pause.

"Okay, he did say one thing that might interest you," Carter said. "But you’ve got to remember that he was delirious and doped up to his eyeballs when he said it -- "

"Tell me."

"He said the fossil had come to life."
--From Vigil (Berkley Books, 2005)


"You’ll be sleeping with the lights on after reading this one. Haunting and unforgettable ... As terrifying as The Omen or The Exorcist."
-- Jeff Long, author of The Descent

Selected Works

NOVELS
THE MEDUSA AMULET
"A bookish librarian encounters danger and intrigue when he sets out in search of a lost Renaissance masterpiece rumored to possess strange powers . . . There is an impressive amount of scholarship, and enough detail to please art lovers or history buffs. Great writing and rich detail combine for a gripping read." Kirkus Reviews
BLOOD AND ICE
A haunting and suspenseful new thriller, spanning continents and centuries, from Victorian England to the present-day South Pole.
BESTIARY
"Masello is a talented writer ... a rising star on the horror horizon."
--Midwest Book Review
VIGIL
"An unforgettable story of mythic evil, brought to life in modern-day New York!"
--Jeff Long
NONFICTION
ROBERT’S RULES OF WRITING
101 UNCONVENTIONAL LESSONS EVERY WRITER NEEDS TO KNOW.