Hunter Shea > Quotes

“It was one thing to talk about ghosts, quite another to have them messing around with things in the physical world.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“The Devil’s coarse, mangled penis rose from between Heather’s legs. She was lifted inches off the ground by its turbid protrusion. Boring its vile gaze into April, it said in a voice as deep as a canyon and old as time itself, “For you.”
― Hunter Shea, The Jersey Devil

“Buried and burned. Never find them. Never. Buried and buried.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“A man must always take advantage of opportunities to piss and sleep. I've done the one, now it's time to do the other.”
― Hunter Shea, Hell Hole

“And just like in his horror movies and books, people did stupid things when faced with overwhelming stress and fear.”
― Hunter Shea, We Are Always Watching

“I'm afraid she's past that. She was in the garden when they hit us with the gas. She hung on for as long as she could. I'm keeping her in our bedroom until my oxygen runs out. Then I think I'll just lie down and join her."
He said it s matter-of-factly. It broke Elizabeth's heart.”
― Hunter Shea, Tortures of the Damned

“Perhaps evil didn’t have to make sense. It just was. It festered and survived by its own rules.”
― Hunter Shea, We Are Always Watching

“Jessica's hand flew to her mouth. If she had any doubt, the next entry settled it.
She read on, cool beads of sweat trickling down the back of her neck, hardly daring to breathe as the black heart of Ormsby Island came closer and closer into focus.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“Before he could take a clear breath, another blast of oxygen left to rot burrowed down his nose and throat. Looking”
― Hunter Shea, The Jersey Devil

“Yeah, I get it. I'll be cool as a well digger's ass."
He jumped when the front door slammed shut, the harsh bang echoing around the trees.
Mitch shook his head. "That well digger must be working in a hot spring.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“The vacant shelves diverted Jessica's attention. It just felt odd, being in a library without a single book. It made the room seem barren and unfulfilled, like a dying wish arriving seconds after a final breath.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“Eddie made a half-turn in his seat to face her. "So, what did you think of our hosts?"
She chuckled. "I think they could be not-too-distant cousins of the Addams Family."
"With Paul as a fuzzy Uncle Fester," Eddie laughed.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“Does it have a bed?" Liz asked doing her best to prop him up.
"A couple of old army cots that probably have more mildew than a politician has bullshit.”
― Hunter Shea, Swamp Monster Massacre

“She fished a gum wrapper and pen from her bag and wrote down her number. "I'd like to stay friends with you and Jason. That's my cell number. You can call me any time you want, except at two-thirty-six in the morning."
Alice cocked her head. "How come I can't call you at two-thirty-six/"
"I need that minute to sleep," Jessica said, smiling.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“Before they knew it, Ormsby Island would become a paranormal attraction like Waverly Hills or Houghton Mansion or the Whaley House. The place would be crawling with people anxious to catch a ghost on camera or audio.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“The stinging slap against her cheek whipped her head sideways. Her hand reflexively went to her burning face.
"I told you no," Tobe said, barely above a whisper.
Daphne had no words. He'd never so much as hinted at touching her in anger before. She now understood what stunned speechless meant.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“He tried to scream, but nothing would come out. All he wanted to be was home, safe with his ma and daddy. Hot tears streaked down his grime-covered cheeks.
The candle in his hand sputtered out, and the darkness took him into its cold and empty embrace.”
― Hunter Shea, Hell Hole

“The creatures, or men, took off in the direction of the hills. We shot as many as we could in the back. Fuck honor. Dying was dying and it made no difference whether you took it head on or looking away.”
― Hunter Shea, Hell Hole

“Grandpa Abraham went down the hall, wondering out loud how in the hell he had a grandson who didn’t care about baseball and liked the Mets of all the goddamn teams.”
― Hunter Shea, We Are Always Watching

“Yes. I think I'll name my next horse Charlotte. She had tits a man could die between."
Teta like to name his horses after special women in his life. I'd noticed how he never mentioned naming a horse after his wife.”
― Hunter Shea, Hell Hole

“The air in the room was so cold, the exposed flesh of his face felt like ice. "I'll be the first person to get frostbite in a house sleeping several feet from a roaring fire.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“This was a part he didn't like. It made him feel like a jailer, or a kidnapper.
"Another sin, another string of Hail Marys," he said, sitting on the edge of the bed. So much was riding on this. It could all blow up in their faces. If he was still a betting man, that's where he'd lay his money. Too many moving parts that weren't in line with one another.
Praying wasn't an option. God didn't have time for deceivers.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“When people did stupid things around him, that was usually the last thing they did.”
― Hunter Shea, Swamp Monster Massacre

“Teta was wary, but anxious to leave city life behind. He was born in a shack on a farm and raised more by the animals and elements than his parents. His stint in New York was against his nature. But no matter how many times I told him to skedaddle, he stayed by my side like a tick or a bedbug. Blood brothers, he called us. I was never sure if he meant it in the traditional sense or if he was referring to the prodigious amount of blood we'd shed together.”
― Hunter Shea, Hell Hole

“You probably think I'm just a hysterical woman who would be better off home doing woman's work."
"We're in the state that was the first to give women the right to vote. I'm not about to tell you what a woman's work should be," I said...”
― Hunter Shea, Hell Hole

“Which grave are we in?" she said.
"The oldest." She felt Eddie's puzzlement.
"That can't be possible. He looks like he was just buried."
"There must be something at work in the chemistry of the island that's preserving his body. It's like the incorruptibles, bodies that weren't preserved in any special way that don't decay. Catholic saints like Bernadette and Padre Pio are said not to have decomposed even though they died a long, long time ago. Environmental factors can cause a kind of mummification."
Jessica said, or thought, "This is bizarre. I'm getting a lesson on mummification while in the coffin of a dead man.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“Teta stuffed the remains of his sombrero in his waistband and said, "You've gone off the deep end, jefe. Lucky for you, I have too.”
― Hunter Shea, Hell Hole

“Galton was a world renowned anthropologist back in the nineteenth century, though he was a big overshadowed by his cousin, Charles Darwin.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“It's this place. Whatever darkness came to the island, it's here to stay. Stick around long enough and it gets inside your skin, into your cells, like an infection.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

“one that looked like a cross between a child with Down syndrome and a goat.”
― Hunter Shea, The Jersey Devil