Short Thrills: Books 1-3
(2019)(A book in the Short Thrills series)
An omnibus of novels by E G Ellory
Three stories to keep you awake at night...
Meet a serial killer who dines with the dead, a traveller who finds a supernatural sanctuary and a boy discovered in woodland with no name or memory.
Story 1: Killing Symphony
A serial killer on the loose. Another victim. A sudden turn of events.
EXCERPT
They never see it coming. Never suspect or wonder. Too busy chasing money and relationships, desperate to prove themselves to people who don’t care. Consumed by pointless conversations and hollow attempts to appear happy, a serial killer is the last thing on anyone’s mind...
Story 2: The Refuge
A refuge which soon becomes a maze of trouble.
When a traveller stumbles across an isolated house, he thinks he has found the ideal refuge, offering sanctuary from a strange wilderness. This thought quickly vanishes when he enters the house which has many signs of life but seems to be unoccupied. A radio hums within a locked room and a meal has been prepared on the dining table: a meal for two. The traveller's confusion turns to fear when a face appears in the window: a beautiful-but-distant woman dressed in red, holding a bottle of wine. A few moments later, the woman appears in the door, silent and enigmatic, gesturing for the traveller to sit at the dining table ... and the isolated house he initially considered a sanctuary quickly becomes a psychological prison where reality begins to blur and reason can no longer be trusted.
Story 3: Mapping Shadows
A young boy discovered in the woods. A village about to face its past.
Rumours of hauntings and strange occurrences enrapture the people of Rilston - old superstitions which spiral when a young boy is discovered asleep in the woodland, waking without words or memory. Rumour soon turns to fever when it's confirmed that the boy isn't from the village, leading to tales of strange sightings resurfacing. It is only when another figure is discovered in the woodland, covered in blood, that the real nightmare begins...
Genre: Horror
Meet a serial killer who dines with the dead, a traveller who finds a supernatural sanctuary and a boy discovered in woodland with no name or memory.
Story 1: Killing Symphony
A serial killer on the loose. Another victim. A sudden turn of events.
EXCERPT
They never see it coming. Never suspect or wonder. Too busy chasing money and relationships, desperate to prove themselves to people who don’t care. Consumed by pointless conversations and hollow attempts to appear happy, a serial killer is the last thing on anyone’s mind...
Story 2: The Refuge
A refuge which soon becomes a maze of trouble.
When a traveller stumbles across an isolated house, he thinks he has found the ideal refuge, offering sanctuary from a strange wilderness. This thought quickly vanishes when he enters the house which has many signs of life but seems to be unoccupied. A radio hums within a locked room and a meal has been prepared on the dining table: a meal for two. The traveller's confusion turns to fear when a face appears in the window: a beautiful-but-distant woman dressed in red, holding a bottle of wine. A few moments later, the woman appears in the door, silent and enigmatic, gesturing for the traveller to sit at the dining table ... and the isolated house he initially considered a sanctuary quickly becomes a psychological prison where reality begins to blur and reason can no longer be trusted.
Story 3: Mapping Shadows
A young boy discovered in the woods. A village about to face its past.
Rumours of hauntings and strange occurrences enrapture the people of Rilston - old superstitions which spiral when a young boy is discovered asleep in the woodland, waking without words or memory. Rumour soon turns to fever when it's confirmed that the boy isn't from the village, leading to tales of strange sightings resurfacing. It is only when another figure is discovered in the woodland, covered in blood, that the real nightmare begins...
Genre: Horror
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