One Buck Horror: Volume Two
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From the editors of One Buck Horror Volume One comes the next installment in this acclaimed horror anthology series. This new volume features five pulse-pounding tales, sure to please hardcore and casual horror fans alike.
In "What Swims These Waters" by Daniel Ausema, two people are adrift in a small boat in a storm, and something in the water is biting.
A new way to get high sparks a search for a missing sister, and leads to terrors hidden in the heart of the inner city, in "Holes" by Sean Logan.
In "Beastie" by David Bischoff, a black cat drags home a town's buried secrets, one wriggling, misshapen piece at a time.
Adam Howe takes us to an asylum in England where the patients live in fear, and secrets are kept, no matter what the cost, in "3 Monkeys".
Michael Penkas shows us that the home of a killer might just be the best place for the ghost of a murdered woman to haunt, in "The Afterlife of Ellen Easterling".
Christopher Hawkins
Christopher Hawkins Ph.D, LPCC-S, CCJS Dr. Hawkins earned a Doctorate of Philosophy in Urban Education with a Counseling Specialization as well as a Master of Education degree in Counseling and a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Cleveland State University. He is a Nationally Certified Clinical Forensic Criminal Justice Specialist, and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor registered with the State of Ohio. Over the years, he has conducted extensive individual, group and family therapy with children, adolescents, adults and families dealing with adjustment issues, abuse and neglect, and sexual abuse treatment (both victims as well as perpetrators). Dr. Hawkins has also worked extensively with various school districts providing counseling services and training teachers. He has also worked with the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court system providing court mandated counseling for juveniles, as well as with the Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services testifying in court cases and assisting with family reunification. He has many years of experience in career counseling and presently helps individuals including those with felonies to find their life’s purpose through appropriate career matching.
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One Buck Horror - Christopher Hawkins
One Buck Horror
Volume 2
edited by
Christopher Hawkins
Kris M. Hawkins
featuring stories by
Daniel Ausema
David Bischoff
Adam Howe
Sean Logan
Michael Penkas
cover art by
Shawn Conn
ISBN: 978-1-937346-03-4
Copyright © 2011 Coronis Publishing. All rights reserved.
(Smashwords Edition)
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Contents
What Swims These Waters by Daniel Ausema
Holes by Sean Logan
Beastie by David Bischoff
3 Monkeys by Adam Howe
The Afterlife of Ellen Easterling by Michael Penkas
What Swims These Waters
by Daniel Ausema
You don't remember the storm. Even I...well, it's easy to forget once the calm intrudes. I will try to remember. For your sake.
Spray splashed over me, soaking my feet where they anchored me in place. The dip and plunge of the boat pushed the gunwales into my chest. I shifted with the boat, feeling the wood rub the backs of my ankles raw.
Hold on,
I muttered and tried again to pull my arms in. To pull my whole body up and back. It wouldn't budge. Your weight pulled me taut. If you can reach...
I can't,
you said. Your voice was weak, water-weary, but not sad. You were beyond sadness.
You don't have to.
I tried to make my voice strong. The next wave. If it hits us right, I'll pull you in.
I can feel them, eating my toes.
I couldn't stop the shudder that went through my tired muscles, but I hope you didn't feel that. Your imagination. It's just the storm. Your toes will be fine. You can wiggle them in the sand again, once we're out of this.
Remember when we first noticed them? We'd been bringing in half-gnawed fish for a few days and mending our nets more often than usual. You thought there was some new kind of fish in the water, and I told you not to be paranoid. I'm sorry I didn't believe you. We stopped swimming, though, and I missed seeing your body cut through the water. I don't think I ever told you that.
You were quiet, and I tried to time my next pull to match the motion of the waves and boat. I couldn't move you.
I feel one on my knee,
you said. It itches.
You sounded curious. The shock and the cold water had probably taken