A Gentleman's Privilege : A Zombie Tale from the Old South

by Dane Hatchell

Haitian slaves rise against a heartless master who has a penchant for young girls. Darque Wight is skilled in savate and fights rather than succumb to his deviate desires. Outnumbered, she is captured and held prisoner waiting to feel the bite of his whip and worse. Only the ancient powers of voodoo can save her. Will help from the other side arrive in time?

A Gentleman's Privilege is a short story 4,500 words long.

Genres: Zombies

43 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 21, 2012

Reviews

[Robin Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

We’ve all heard the biblical quote of “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” [Luke 6:31]. Well in this exquisitely written short story the author, Dane Hatchell, makes this come alive, as this is essentially what happens to the antagonist, Captain John Hampton.

Captain Hampton is a merciless plantation owner and task master with a fondness for the young Haitian slave girls he owns. Everything is fine, fine that is until a spirited Darque Wight comes upon the scene and proves to be his undoing as she’s unwilling to capitulate to any of the captain’s wanton needs and fights back. Unfortunately, for his sake, he’s forgotten about his slave’s traditional art of voodoo; an art which includes the raising of the recently dead to help seek revenge against an oppressor, like himself. Will the walking undead become the salvation for Darque and the rest of his slaves?

For giving his readers and myself a page turning short story, which is best read with the lights on, I’ve given Mr. Hatchell 5 STARS.

[Tim Prive · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short story reminds me of the days when I first found an interest in zombies, the "old school" slow moving kind. After a voodoo ritual, zombies walk the earth to extract revenge for overly abuse slaves working on a tyrannical plantation owned by one Captain John Hampton. As I read this well-written story, I had no problem following the description in my imagination, and couldn't wait to turn the page. I look forward to reading more of Dane Hatchell's work.

[Rosann · Rating 5 out of 5]

A most excellent short story of revenge. Nothing like any zombie book I have read and thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish.

And once finished it left the reader so very very satisfied. Its books such as this one that make you look forward to other books written in short story form.