Happy May the Fourth! It’s the first Saturday of
the month, so you know what that means: it’s Short Story Time! Now that I’m
done with my horror short stories, I’m shaking things up a bit and I’ll be
sharing my novellas for FREE over the next four months. First published as part
of my 2010 collection The Bitternest Chronicles, now a stand-alone
novella, I give you Cellar Door. Here’s the synopsis:
“Justis
Samson, a court proofreader, picks up white noise on the recording of a
transcript that he is proofreading. He hears a girl say ‘Help’ and ‘Find Cellar
Door’ on it. He begins to dig deeper and discovers troubling details about a
little girl that went missing in Bitternest. He embarks on an investigation to
uncover the truth and answer the ultimate question: ‘What is Cellar Door?’”
You can download it as a free PDF right here. If you’ve missed the previous installments of Short Story Time, you can download each tale at the links below. Until next month, keep it spooky!
“A Madman’s Atonement” is a story about a serial killer in Bitternest.
That’s all I’ll say about it. It’s become a fan-favourite over the years and
I’m damn proud of this one.
“Beyond the Doomed Cave", is a Bradburyesque Gothic coming-of-age
tale about a witch in a churchyard.
“Silently It Creeps” is a short and nasty, creepy little tale about
the monster under the bed.
“The Chilling Hour” is a tale about Nick Kubrick, a horror DJ who
investigates and debunks supernatural myths in his spare time in the foggy city
of Bitternest, Louisiana. He would go on to star in his own novel, Nocturnal
Offerings, a few years later.
“The Errand” is a tale about a man who goes through the woods
of Bitternest to run an errand and will see the course of his life altered
forever.
“Hershell’s Motel” is a
strange tale about an unusual motel where, you guessed it, bizarre things
happen.
“The Rattling Man” is a coming of age Halloween tale. Do you believe
in the bogeyman? Do you believe in the Rattling Man? Find out who or what he
is!
“Crimson Nightmares” is my take on the “Halloween” movie series.
Written and initially published digitally back in 2011, this 106-page novella
picks up 33 years after the events of the second "Halloween" film
from 1981, the night when Michael Myers terrorized Laurie Strode (played by
Jamie Lee Curtis) and the residents of Haddonfield, Illinois. It follows little
Lindsey Wallace, the little girl Laurie Strode babysat in the first “Halloween”
(1978) film, who is all grown-up now and bears the scars of that terrible night
to this day. She has moved to my fictitious town of Bitternest, Louisiana to get
away from her past and has been leading a quiet life, that is until something
inside Michael Myers snaps and he comes looking for her on Halloween. Add to
that a killer clown with an agenda of his own and it’s a Halloween you won’t
soon forget. It’ll be a showdown for the ages when Michael Myers comes to the
eerie city of Bitternest.
“The Bypassed Mind”, a romantic suspense/fantasy story with some
hypnosis thrown in for good measure that was directly inspired by the late,
great Richard Matheson's novel Bid Time Return also adapted as
the film "Somewhere in Time".
“Breaking and Entering”, the story of a man who enters people’s homes
just for kicks, never stealing anything, just to see what goes on behind closed doors. One day he’ll stumble upon something that will change his life forever…
“Scapegoat”, a tale about the Curse of the Cubs, the love of
baseball, some time travel, and a whole lot of nostalgia. Even if you're not
into baseball, this fantasy tale filled with mystery is sure to entertain you.
Last
but not least, fans of Conan and Dungeons & Dragons can also download a PDF
of the first two tales of the ongoing adventures of my Sword & Sorcery
character AMOK right here.
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