The mansion is dreary.
One should be leery
of entering its gate.
Better leave it to fate.
Each room offers a view
of history for you.
Beautifully furnished rooms
swept clean by invisible brooms.
“Who lives here?” you might ask
if you dare take him to the task.
“Only I,” he might reply
with a twinkle in his eye.
He steps closer to me.
His eyes are red I can see.
Is he a creature of the night?
My heart pounds with fright.
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Confused I may be,
I can’t set him free.
He has me in his thrall,
but I refuse to fall.
After I shut my eyes for the night,
it’s his face I see in the dim light.
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Demonic (2015)
Light the path
through the woods,
where many have gone.
Follow the puffs of smoke
to the end of the trail,
where many have gone.
Climb the broken steps
to the deserted house,
where many have gone.
Descend the staircase
to the dark basement,
where many have gone.
Face the row of doors
on the opposite wall,
where many have gone.
Open the wrong door
to the caged tigers,
where many have disappeared.
THE DEAD GAME
A small town on the coast of Florida offers tourists white-sanded beaches, blue skies, and an opportunity to vacation with the elite of society. Too bad the rich and famous include creatures of the night. How did this happen, you might ask?
While vampires inhabit every country in the world, they blend peacefully with humanity. In Oasis, Florida, the human inhabitants have no idea vampires or hybrids, which are a part vampire/ part human mix, live in their midst.
In recent years, the world’s vamp population has been threatened by a rogue group of vampires with bloodlust running through their veins. THE DEAD have infiltrated the vamps of Oasis and wrestle for control. They want to rule the world.
Linda, her best friend, Shana, and their group of young friends learn of THE DEAD. They join forces with the vampires and hybrids of Oasis. They travel undercover to an exclusive club in Disney World with the two hybrids, Todd and Sam, to locate THE DEAD’s base of operations.
Why did I choose THE CLUB at Disney World for the vampires’ base? Is there such a club in Disney where its members are the elite of society?
Yes. There is. It’s called CLUB 33. Walt Disney created the club in Disneyland in the New Orleans section. It sits behind a door with the number 33. A door that resembles all other doors on the quaint streets. If you are lucky enough to be invited by a member, you will walk through the doorway to an elegant entranceway. The hosts will greet you and take you to one of the parlors, where you may peruse the showcases of Walt Disney’s favorite things. Maybe Mary Poppins’ umbrella or a speaking parrot sitting above a clock. The adventure continues in the dining room, where toots of steamboats provide the aura of being in New Orleans.
You can climb the staircase or use the old elevator.
Visit the showcases of Disney memorabilia.
Once I read of CLUB 33, a club that is forbidden to me, I became obsessed with knowing more. The more I learned, the more I wanted to give it to my vampires. I used the images in my mind of CLUB 33 in Disneyland to create THE CLUB in Disney World. And wait until you see what they do to THE CLUB. You will never look at Disney World the same way again.
And guess what? I read CLUB 33 opened in Disney World. Too bad. I had my club first or what’s left of it.
You belong to us now,
I say this with a bow.
You will follow us to hell
As we ring the nightly bell.
Our servant you will be.
You’ll never be set free.
THE DEAD GAME
Will I become one of The Dead?
Walking the nights.
Searching for victims.
Looking for blood.
I refuse to become one.
I will hold onto humanity.
Until my dying breath.
THE DEAD GAME
We have come together as one,
Humans, vampires, & human vampires.
The last battle on this earthly planet
That will determine our combined fate.
Linda clings to her friends.
Will she choose wisely and correctly?
Will she choose me over The Dead?
PREY FOR THE DEAD
Welcome to Canada.
The Dead are waiting for you.
Chateau Frontenac is their base.
I hope your room is to your taste.
THE DEAD AT HEART
Quebec will never be the same
once The Dead play their game.
The boardwalk bursts into flames.
Are the vampires to blame?
THE DEAD AT HEART
BOOK THREE OF THE DEAD GAME SERIES
PREY FOR THE DEAD
by Susanne Leist
The Florida coast is beautifully evoked by water that ‘shimmered in alternating shades of azure and cerulean blue’ and ‘the scent of zinnias and lavender’ that ‘permeated the gentle wind.'”–Kirkus Reviews
SUSANNE LEIST 