Authors: Steven Jenkins
Tags: #novel, #ghost story, #steven jenkins, #horror, #dark fantasy, #fiction, #haunting, #barking rain press
Fourteen Days (24 page)
Stay bloody quiet
…
- The End -
S
teven Jenkins was born in the small Welsh town of Llanelli, where he began writing stories at the age of eight, inspired by ’80s horror movies and novels by Richard Matheson. During Steven’s teenage years, as well as being a black-belt kickboxer, he became a great lover of writing dark and twisted poems—six of which gained him publications with
Poetry Now, Brownstone Books,
and
Strong Words.
Over the next few years, Steven spent his free time writing short stories, achieving further publication with
Dark Moon Digest.
His terrifying tales of the afterlife and zombies gained him positive reviews, particularly his story,
Burning Ambition
, which also came runner up in a
Five-Stop-Story
contest. Steven lives in Llanelli with his wife, Vicky, and their daughter. You can find out more about Steven Jenkins at his website or on Facebook.
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id you know that five media conglomerates publish eighty percent of the books in the United States? As the publishing industry continues to contract, opportunities for emerging and mid-career authors are drying up. Who will write the literature of the twenty-first century if just a handful of profit-focused corporations are left to decide who—and what—is worthy of publication?
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by Christopher Treagus
Print ISBN: 978-1-935460-52-7
eBook ISBN: 978-1-935460-53-4
If enough people believe in something, can that belief make it real? Explore the creation of mankind’s newest monster, the Chupacabra, in this mesmerizing tale of the creature’s origins.
The story begins with the earliest reported sightings of the Chupacabra in the American Southwest in mid 1990s, then weaves its trail of blood-sucking destruction into the folktales of Mexico and Puerto Rico. Part vampire, part animal, part alien, the Chupacabra is blamed for the slaughter of countless animals—and humans—throughout the region.
While the Chupacabra seemed to come suddenly on the scene from out of nowhere, it would not be the first time that the collective consciousness of humanity’s wildest imaginings breathed life into a myth, giving it flesh and blood and deadly purpose…
And now that we’ve created it, can anything stop its modern day reign of terror?
“Chris Treagus has a great talent for historical horror fiction, dragging the reader through time and space so that one feels like they’re actually there. A writer to watch!”
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