Puppet Master 2 (1991)
What do I see
as I wake from sleep?
A puppet watching me.
It creaks.
It groans.
Its head spins.
It can’t be real.
It’s a wooden puppet.
No one pulls its strings.
It speaks
in a deep voice.
It can’t be alive.
It says,
“Time to play.”
I run to the door.
It can’t be.
It stands before me,
taller than me.
It can’t be.
But it is.
It’s alive.
In the dark, we fly free.
We’re not afraid to fall.
Above mountains and sea,
Goodbye to one and all.
Where will we land?
We do not care.
Could be the sand
or a hunter’s snare.
… the inner gauge is rising to its peak …
Anger raises its head
as I thrash in my bed.
The hot flush of pink is flowing.
To my brow, it isn’t slowing.
I remember his aqua eyes
as he retold his many lies.
I watched the grim line of his frown
as he turned my world upside down.
I won’t let him ruin my night.
I need him out of my sight.
No more meetings in the dark
beneath the elm in the park.
No more whispers as we walk.
I know the town loves to talk.
I say goodbye to my fickle love
as the moon bows its head above.
His hand reaches for me.
He wants me for The Dead.
I won’t yield to his call.
He wants me in his bed.
I’m surrounded by his kind.
Their cries echo in the night.
He swoops closer from the sky.
Oh, what a beautiful sight.
He’s a creature of the night.
I’m crazy to want him so.
I can’t resist his sad face.
He is not a friend but a foe.
THE DEAD GAME
Welcome to The HORROR/THRILLER B2B CYBER CONVENTION and EXPO 2018.
This is the link to the B2B CONVENTION Website: http://b2bcycon.com
And this is the link to the CYBER CONVENTION ON GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/154267-brain-to-books-cyber-convention-fairgrounds
You will meet authors of all genres at the B2BCYCON, but here we focus on the scary and the bloody that authors of horrors and thrillers enjoy dabbling their fingers in.
My book, The Dead Game, falls into this creepy category. With vampires, human vampires, and plenty of gore, it will take you to the dark side.
Be sure and visit my virtual booth at the B2B CONVENTION ON GOODREADS. I will be awarding books for playing my games. And if you’ve read The Dead Game, you already know that The Dead love their fun and games–preferably at night.
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Come One, Come All to the Greatest Book on Earth!
The games will be dark.
They will be scary.
For The Dead take no hostages.
Stand back.
Eyes wide open.
And enjoy!
Enter this link for a peek into book two coming this summer:
THE DEAD RETURN TO OASIS FOR BOOK TWO
BLOG HOP BOOK INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:
1- Describe your main character in one or two sentences.
Linda wants a peaceful life for herself and her friends. She wants happiness above all else and sometimes tries too hard to achieve it.
2- Which one word would you use to describe your antagonist? Now, which word would your antagonist use to describe him or herself?
Todd is decisive. He would call himself a leader. He is a born leader.
3- What’s the worst thing your main character has done?
Linda agrees to go along with Shana’s plan of confronting Wolf in his home without backup.
4- What is the most prized possession of your antagonist? And why?
Linda loves her books. They allow her to escape from reality.
5- What is the one part of your book that you, as the author, like best?
I like all of it since I wrote it. If I were to pick one scene, it would be the party in the glass house. As snow falls outside, the guests dance around the lifelike ice sculptures of people.
After the questions, you will do a one paragraph reading of a beginning of a chapter (any chapter, author’s choice). Remember no graphic sex or violence.
The next morning, Louise arrived early at her store. As soon as she stepped through the doorway, she sensed that something was wrong: the air was frigid, and the lights wouldn’t turn on. From the corner of her eye, she noticed a shadow pass by her. She was terrified that the creeping shadows were now stalking her inside and in the daylight.
Turning to leave the store, she grabbed the door handle but found that it wouldn’t budge in either direction. Staring through the door’s plate glass window, she saw that the town was deserted. All the other stores along Main Street were still closed, except for the sheriff’s office, which was too far away to be of any help. She was all alone with no one around to save her. If she cried out for help, no one could hear her. She felt panic beginning to overwhelm her.
She couldn’t breathe; it felt like all the oxygen in the room had been sucked out. Panicking, she gasped for air, but there didn’t seem to be any left in the locked store.
THE VILLAIN CRAWL Blog Tour:
Join our tour through the websites and blogs of horrors and thrillers. Follow the chain that will bring you chills and thrills from leading authors of the occult, paranormal, and horror.
The villain from The Dead Game, Charles Wolf, teases and charms Linda Bennett. Will she allow herself to fall for a vampire, or will she choose a human-vampire?
Want to meet more villains from other awesome Urban Fantasy writers? The Villain Crawl continues…
Author K. Matt on Welcome to Hell Bent
Three brief interviews with three different villains: a genetically-altered serial killer, a centuries-old, supreme luddite of a mage, and a cyborg/arms dealer.
Author Debbie Manber Kupfer on Paws 4 Thought
Alistair is a werewolf seeking justice. When his mentor sends him on his first mission, he knows who the victim must be.
Author Maaja Wentz on Maaja Wentz
Necromancers are the unsung heroes of the undead world in FEEDING FRENZY. Find out why you should worship the fungus among us when the Entity rises!
Author Rebekah Jonesy on Heart Strong
Leucosia, siren daughter of Achelous, is sick. And very hungry. With her health deteriorating she is forced to subsist on the softest human flesh, but she has a plan.
Author Aziza Sphinx from on Aziza Sphinx Into the Dark
My name is Emiliano Ortega. I didn’t ask to be a paw in Truth’s game yet here I am playing the Reaper when all I want to do is sleep.
Author Anastasia Poirier on Anastasia Poirier Author and Editor
My main antagonist is Ecrin. Her villainous path is a bit ambiguous. She’s good and she’s bad…but the why remains to be revealed. Mostly, she’s misunderstood and she’s acting out of desperation. I modeled her appearance after Tilda Swinton’s character in The Only Lovers Left Alive.
Author Tiffany Apan on My Haven on this Desolate Terrain
A 19th century Romanian aristocrat who takes pleasure in seeing those beneath him suffer…
Horror/Thriller Website Tour Authors
THRILLS AND CHILLS AND FUN FOR ALL!
A dark and gloomy day.
I’m tempted to say, “Hey,
I’m here on vacation, you see,
I only want sunshine for me.”
The clouds are moving past.
They’re moving kind of fast.
Maybe the sun has listened to me.
A great day it will finally be.
Justice is cruel.
It walks the halls.
It moves too slow.
It bends all to its will.
We run from it.
We bow to it.
We fear it.
It takes no prisoners.
Take a walk inside,
into the dark rooms,
where cobwebs fill the corners,
and empty rooms carry
the echoes of the past.
Come and see
what humanity left behind.
The puddles lead me
down a path
through the trees
into the deserted forest
where no man dares to tread.
It comes in the night.
It comes to all.
To all who sleep.
To all who lie awake.
It comes on soft wings.
It comes in silence.
I lie and wait.
In trepidation.
In fear.
For it.
