by Unknown
The boy grabbed a nail gun from the table. His dad didn’t see this either.
But he felt the pain as a nail pierced into his neck. He felt the pain of another in his head.
His dad saw William then, the rage in his eyes, the shadow watching from the doorway…the same one that followed him since he was a child.
And then he heard a piercing crunch. Another.
Darkness consumed him.
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When his dad wasn’t moving anymore, William fell to the floor and sat with his mom’s head in his hands. He couldn’t cry anymore. He wanted to, but the tears wouldn’t come.
After several hours, he began to feel numb and that he wanted to write a story. He also felt alone, so alone that he didn’t want the shadow to leave him. If it left him, he would have no one.
What’s your name? he asked in his thoughts.
The shadow didn’t respond at first. He thought it had left, which made him sad despite his numbness. But when it spoke it was a female voice, and he was glad. William hadn’t noticed that it was a woman’s voice before. It reminded him of his mom.
My name is Anima.
Jay Chastain is the author of the twisted Psycho Thriller, Too Dark To See and WILLIAM.
About the Authors (in alphabetical order)
TW Brown
Tucked away in the Pacific Northwest, TW Brown is always working on that elusive “next book.” He is the author of the DEAD, That Ghoul Ava (a horror comedy), and Zomblog series.
Besides writing, he is also an editor and is enrolled in the UCSD editing certification program (4.0 GPA thus far). He has edited for some of the top Horror authors, including Mark Tufo, John O’Brien and Heath Stallcup.
He lives for football season when he can cheer on the Oregon Ducks and Seattle Seahawks. He is a fan of Cookie Monster, KISS, and Dr. Who (along with most things British).
His blog can be found at:
http://twbrown.blogspot.com/
You can contact him at:
[email protected]
You can follow him on twitter @maydecpub and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-TW-Brown/.
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Michaelbrent Collings
Michaelbrent Collings is a #1 bestseller and internationally bestselling author, as well as one of the top indie horror writers in the United States. A member of the WGA, he is also a produced screenwriter whose movies have been released across the globe. Michaelbrent has a wife and several kids who are all much better looking than him (not hard to do!), and put up with the crazy life of a writer (a person who mumbles a lot and periodically has better conversations with the voices in his head than with real people). For this they will go to Heaven no matter what. Michaelbrent also makes good chocolate chip cookies. This has nothing to do with his writing, but it’s nice to know.
You can follow him at http://facebook.com/MichaelbrentCollings and sign up for his new release alerts at http://eepurl.com/VHuvX.
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Mainak Dhar
Mainak Dhar is a cubicle dweller by day and author by night. His first `published' work was a stapled collection of Maths solutions and poems (he figured nobody would pay for his poems alone) he sold to his classmates in Grade 7, and spent the proceeds on ice cream and comics. Mainak was a bestselling author in India with titles published by major houses like Penguin and Random House and with one of his novels (Herogiri) being made into a major motion picture. In 2011, he began to reach international readers through his ebooks and became one of the leading independent authors in the world with more than 100,000 ebooks sold in his first year. Mainak is one of the top selling horror authors worldwide and in March 2013, became the #1 bestselling Horror author, momentarily unseating Stephen King. His Alice in Deadland books are being made into a TV series in the US.
To contact Mainak and learn more go to http://mainakdhar.com
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JC Eggleton
JC Eggleton lives in Gadsden, Alabama with his wife, Maggie, and son, Xander.
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Glynn James
GLYNN JAMES, born in Wellingborough, England, in 1972, is an author of science fiction, post-apocalyptic, dark fantasy, horror, and dystopian fiction.
His love of science fiction and horror began when he was eight years old after discovering HP Lovecraft and Richard Matheson, and then later on James Herbert, Clive Barker, and Stephen King.
In addition to co-authoring the ARISEN books - a zombie apocalypse series that has sold over 100,000 copies - he is the author of the dark sci-fi series "DIARY OF THE DISPLACED".
More info on his writing and projects can be found at -
Website - www.glynnjames.co.uk
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/glynnjamesfiction
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/GlynnJames
or you can email [email protected] to be added to the newsletter.
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Stephen Knight
Stephen Knight is the author of the bestselling zombie apocalypse tale The Gathering Dead and the follow-on novella Left With The Dead, as well as the horror thriller City of the Damned and the action-adventure Hackett's War. Together with Derek Paterson, he wrote the erotic thriller White Tiger. Knight lives in the New York City area.
http://knightslanding.wordpress.com/
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David Moody
David Moody grew up on a diet of trashy horror and pulp science fiction. He worked as a bank manager before giving up the day job to write about the end of the world for a living. He has written a number of horror novels, including AUTUMN which has been downloaded more than half a million times since publication in 2001 and spawned a series of sequels and a movie starring Dexter Fletcher and David Carradine. Film rights to HATER were snapped up by Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim) and Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad). Moody lives with his wife and a houseful of daughters and stepdaughters, which may explain his pre-occupation with Armageddon. Find out more about Moody at www.davidmoody.net
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T.W. Piperbrook
T.W. Piperbrook was born and raised in Connecticut, where he can still be found today. He is the author of OUTAGE and the best-selling CONTAMINATION series. Among other occupations, the author has spent time as a full-time touring musician, touring across the US, Canada, and Europe.
He currently resides with his wife, a son, and the spirit of his Boston Terrier.
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J.R. Rain
J.R. Rain is an ex-private investigator who now writes full-time in the Pacific Northwest. He lives in a small house on a small island with his small dog, Sadie, who has more energy than Robin Williams. Please visit him at www.jrrain.com.
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J. Thorn
J. Thorn is a Top 100 Most Popular Author in Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy. He is an official, active member of the Horror Writers Association and a member of the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers. J. is a contributor to disinformation.com and a staff writer for HeavyPlanet.net.
Get a FREE Digital Gift Box from J. Thorn at http://jthorn.net/optin/fang.htm.
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