Their curiosity unleashes an afternoon of unbridled terror for the entire town.Įmily Young can’t deny her attraction to Aaron Jackson, the Ed Tech from her Fairington Elementary classroom, but fears she’ll be hurt again. As the earthly tremors grow stronger, two pre-teens discover a dislodged pipe spewing a strange, bubbling ooze. Thirty years after a notorious UFO encounter, the town of Eckert, Wisconsin, is besieged by mysterious rumbles from deep in the earth. His quest leads him into a tangle of small-town secrets as he uncovers a story of heartbreak, violence…and fear.

When Lil Ron realizes the beautiful girl he met under Abram’s Bridge is a ghost, he sets out to make things right for Sweet Kate. Under a bridge, below the earth…or behind a smile. ( A collection of the three novellas Boom Town, Abram's Bridge, Things We Fear) Feel free to find me on Facebook, Twitter, or GoodReads and let me know what you think. I hope you’ll also give my thriller, THINGS WE FEAR, or my three novella collection WHERE NIGHTMARES BEGIN a chance. My all-time favorite character to hate due to despicability? You have to go to a novel-length work to find him, but beyond the shadow of the demon on your bedroom wall….that character for me is Dale from Wrath James White’s novel, THE RESURRECTIONISTĭo yourself a favor and find those titles. RED by Jack Ketchum (see McCormick, Danny and McCormick, Michael)Ī DARK AUTUMN by Kristopher Rufty ( see Lucy, Helen, Amanda, and Michelle) Some of my favorite shorter pieces with horrible people: It can be very tricky, but if you’re disciplined in your writing and are able to step back see the overall piece, it can be accomplished. The author in you always wants to write more… always, but you have to decide how much or how little you can do to make the character get across the appropriate amount of jerk/scumbag and still be believable. The other challenge here is crafting a devil so mean with the economy of words you’re allowed in a novella (or short story).

Blood and Rain by Glenn Rolfe