The characters go on a wild ride, both emotionally and in the Rocket Lodge from WiseMart. Subtle critiques of our culture blend with a gripping thriller, and the author does not coddle his characters.
Dangerous creatures, peculiar disappearances, mysterious urban ruins; it was easy for David Andrews to be entranced by Juniper Valley's legends. But when his obsession causes the death of his closest companion, David's entire life becomes derailed.Years later, an alarming incident leads him and an estranged friend into the depths of their town's chilling history. A startling discovery lies in wait that will force them on a frantic journey across the multiverse. Alternate worlds with vicious monsters and treacherous landscapes won't be their only challenges; they will have to overcome their haunted past if they ever wish to return home.There is…
The characters are in high school or around that age, but surreal and paranormal things happen to them. Each story is completely unpredictable with an unexpected path.
A strange and sinister debut from Stephen Dixon Award winner Kristina Ten
The new kid in school discovers a diabolical presence in the depths of an English-language-learning CD-ROM. A desperate and declining empire designs an elaborate matchmaking system around cootie catchers and soda-can tabs. A former varsity volleyball player reopens the grisly wounds of her youth, haunted by a lost friend. In each story, the game has been twisted. In each game, players must make their own rules. Through a bloody, shattered lens, the artifacts of growing up take on a new and disquieting power-riddles remain unsolved, pranks have perilous…
An ordinary person has extraordinary experiences with paranormal beings, starting slowly with first contact and evolving into a kind of friendship. This book reminds us that there is so much more going on than what we can pick up with our regular senses.
My husband Jerry and I stayed busy seven days a week running our commercial construction company. After we moved out to the country, we enjoyed the peace and quiet during our off-work hours. More than a decade later, extraordinary things began happening. “There was one big question I asked myself over and over, but I knew an answer was not forthcoming. I was all alone—or was I … ?”
Hired by tenacious journalist Elvaine to look into a college student who went missing decades ago, Slater finds himself sparring with film-industry lowlifes, a delusional New Age herbalist shilling cure-all supplements, and an enigmatic synchromystic who challenges his understanding of the very nature of reality. After a night at a séance with Pike and then a ghost hunt in an abandoned hotel, Slater pulls enough threads to get a bead on the missing man. The quest leads him out of town, where he meets the eagle and lands a gig that might pay off big time—if he can manage not to get greased along the way.
