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Sympathetic Magic
Mama Luanda was a master of sympathetic magic, an old time Voodun, a Hoodoo woman as her mama would say, and she's got a bone to pick with Baptist preacher Reverend Ike Larou.
The good reverend calls her a witch. A whore. A Satanist.
That's all about to change...
Apex Publications is pleased to bring one of the masters of hardcore horror into the Alien Shots program--Wrath James White.
SHORT STORY:
Sympathetic Magic
1500 words
SAMPLE:
His fingers were long and lithe like those of a pianist. Even as she sliced through them one by one and watched them tumble to the floor, Mama Luanda could not help but marvel at their beauty. She could not remember giving the doll such beautiful hands. She wondered if he would have been flattered. They were the most perfect hands she had ever made. Flawless, right down to the fingerprints and the love line that ran from where his index finger had been all the way to his wrist. She couldn’t remember ever making a doll with hands so lovely. In fact, she didn’t remember ever creating such a realistic doll. No way was she losing her touch. If anything, she was getting better. This was the best one she had ever created. Life-sized and anatomically correct. It even bled. Only, she did not remember making it. She didn’t even know how she could have made such a thing. Perhaps the spirits had guided her hands while she was in one of her trances.
The good reverend calls her a witch. A whore. A Satanist.
That's all about to change...
Apex Publications is pleased to bring one of the masters of hardcore horror into the Alien Shots program--Wrath James White.
SHORT STORY:
Sympathetic Magic
1500 words
SAMPLE:
His fingers were long and lithe like those of a pianist. Even as she sliced through them one by one and watched them tumble to the floor, Mama Luanda could not help but marvel at their beauty. She could not remember giving the doll such beautiful hands. She wondered if he would have been flattered. They were the most perfect hands she had ever made. Flawless, right down to the fingerprints and the love line that ran from where his index finger had been all the way to his wrist. She couldn’t remember ever making a doll with hands so lovely. In fact, she didn’t remember ever creating such a realistic doll. No way was she losing her touch. If anything, she was getting better. This was the best one she had ever created. Life-sized and anatomically correct. It even bled. Only, she did not remember making it. She didn’t even know how she could have made such a thing. Perhaps the spirits had guided her hands while she was in one of her trances.
- GenresHorror
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First published May 7, 2011
About the author
Wrath James White
126 books1,245 followersWrath James White is a badass motherfucker who writes baddasss books for other badass motherfuckers. He is a J.F. Gonzalez Lifetime Achievement Award winner and a Bram Stoker Award nominee with over two dozen books in print.
Wrath is the author of RABBIT HUNT, THE BUG COLLECTOR, and such extreme horror classics as THE RESURRECTIONIST (now a major motion picture titled "Come Back To Me") SUCCULENT PREY, it's sequel PREY DRIVE, 400 DAYS OF OPPRESSION, and many others.
To follow his Substack, purchase books, get the latest updates about upcoming releases, signed books, merchandise, and more, go to:
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Wrath is the author of RABBIT HUNT, THE BUG COLLECTOR, and such extreme horror classics as THE RESURRECTIONIST (now a major motion picture titled "Come Back To Me") SUCCULENT PREY, it's sequel PREY DRIVE, 400 DAYS OF OPPRESSION, and many others.
To follow his Substack, purchase books, get the latest updates about upcoming releases, signed books, merchandise, and more, go to:
https://linktr.ee/wrathjameswhite
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
May 11, 2024
A super short story by Wrath and was enjoyable!
Voodoo and gore? Count me in! A 9-10 page story with all of the depravity you expect by this author!
3/5
Voodoo and gore? Count me in! A 9-10 page story with all of the depravity you expect by this author!
3/5
June 23, 2011
Short yet enjoyable read by author Wrath James White.
August 21, 2012
A short horror story about Voodoo. Warning: it's gory.
I cannot say more because I don't want to spoil anything, but the ending was great.
I cannot say more because I don't want to spoil anything, but the ending was great.
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