jrector
01-12-2006, 04:32 PM
Okay, I am up to the challenge. When I was a child, I grew up on Bob Wilkins, does anyone remember that? My comic book of choice was Tales From The Crypt. So of course, as an adult, I write horror. I sat in the Kilgore Cemetery in Rancho Cordova to write Spirits In The Night. I gathered factual information for The Golem and also for The Rye Witch. Good stuff. Below is the synopsis:
Dem Bones
Who dares to disturb the dead?
The Golem
The mysterious Golem of Prague is a legend that has fascinated people for centuries. Just the prospect alone of a living creature made from inanimate matter, reminiscent of late night movies like Frankenstein and Re-Animator, is enough to make any occult freak enjoy this one.
Famous
A man’s misplaced energy creates a Doppelganger. And what can he do when he discovers that he and his double cannot live apart, yet cannot live together?
The Boogeyman
The “monster in the closet” of every child’s nightmare. If you like things that go bump in the night, this one’s for you.
Spirits in the Night
A black, yawning hole; a disheveled cavity among the old tombstones. A grave is open, the earth uprooted and left in a careless mountain upon the ground. A man claims to have fallen into the open grave. But could he have really come out of it instead?
The Gargoyle
Gargoyles were used as protection against evil spirits way back when. Most times, there is more than one gargoyle, but this church only seems to have one. Usually there is a matching pair, but the second one on this church roof seems to be missing.
Ghoul
Creating the undead through the dark side of Voodoo is really a form of possession of a body. There is a small window of opportunity--the victim cannot be dead longer than seven days if the spells are to work. This story is the scariest of them all.
Horrorscope
Many people believe in horoscopes, and people often interpret them in all sorts of different ways. But what happens when a horoscope is used to justify murder?
Night of the Banshee
Once a Banshee is seen hovering near the window of a sick one, it means that death will follow within a day or two. And once the Banshee wails, it means death that very evening. Can a mortal man stop a supernatural being from bringing death to his house?
The Kraken
Afraid to look, the sailor makes the sign of the cross on his chest. Finally unable to resist, he decides he wants to see what could possibly have caused the loss of all hands on board. But nothing can prepare him for the sight of the beast that comes from the bowels of the sea.
William Burke
This story is based upon real people who lived (and died) in England and this was an actual event that occurred in the year 1827.
The Black Death
The flea and the rat were the original vectors in an event of horrific magnitude, because the bubonic plague had arrived in medieval England.
The Rye Witch—A Novella
There have been many theories as to what triggered the hysteria during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 Massachusetts. This was an historical event that still fascinates the general public today. The Puritans’ deviation from what would seem to be logical beliefs and normal human behavior has been the subject of numerous attempts to explain why. Why did this happen? How did it get so out of hand? This is a factually correct novella that offers a modern theory to a deliciously frightening, three-hundred-year-old witchcraft story, based on real people who lived through the nightmare.
Dem Bones
Who dares to disturb the dead?
The Golem
The mysterious Golem of Prague is a legend that has fascinated people for centuries. Just the prospect alone of a living creature made from inanimate matter, reminiscent of late night movies like Frankenstein and Re-Animator, is enough to make any occult freak enjoy this one.
Famous
A man’s misplaced energy creates a Doppelganger. And what can he do when he discovers that he and his double cannot live apart, yet cannot live together?
The Boogeyman
The “monster in the closet” of every child’s nightmare. If you like things that go bump in the night, this one’s for you.
Spirits in the Night
A black, yawning hole; a disheveled cavity among the old tombstones. A grave is open, the earth uprooted and left in a careless mountain upon the ground. A man claims to have fallen into the open grave. But could he have really come out of it instead?
The Gargoyle
Gargoyles were used as protection against evil spirits way back when. Most times, there is more than one gargoyle, but this church only seems to have one. Usually there is a matching pair, but the second one on this church roof seems to be missing.
Ghoul
Creating the undead through the dark side of Voodoo is really a form of possession of a body. There is a small window of opportunity--the victim cannot be dead longer than seven days if the spells are to work. This story is the scariest of them all.
Horrorscope
Many people believe in horoscopes, and people often interpret them in all sorts of different ways. But what happens when a horoscope is used to justify murder?
Night of the Banshee
Once a Banshee is seen hovering near the window of a sick one, it means that death will follow within a day or two. And once the Banshee wails, it means death that very evening. Can a mortal man stop a supernatural being from bringing death to his house?
The Kraken
Afraid to look, the sailor makes the sign of the cross on his chest. Finally unable to resist, he decides he wants to see what could possibly have caused the loss of all hands on board. But nothing can prepare him for the sight of the beast that comes from the bowels of the sea.
William Burke
This story is based upon real people who lived (and died) in England and this was an actual event that occurred in the year 1827.
The Black Death
The flea and the rat were the original vectors in an event of horrific magnitude, because the bubonic plague had arrived in medieval England.
The Rye Witch—A Novella
There have been many theories as to what triggered the hysteria during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 Massachusetts. This was an historical event that still fascinates the general public today. The Puritans’ deviation from what would seem to be logical beliefs and normal human behavior has been the subject of numerous attempts to explain why. Why did this happen? How did it get so out of hand? This is a factually correct novella that offers a modern theory to a deliciously frightening, three-hundred-year-old witchcraft story, based on real people who lived through the nightmare.