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The Dutiful Son: A flash fiction story of horror
Praise for Del Stone Jr.“After a DNA mutation infects the planet, the dead rise up to destroy enclaves of surviving humans. One zombie, Hitch, whose brain is partially intact, sets out cross country on his Harley motorcycle to find the evil Golem bent on obliterating the planet. Hitch's fleeting memories and emotions – he's a thinking dead – set him apart from the zombies under his command. This well-written, forbodingly illustrated tale combines the horror of ‘Night of the Living Dead’ with the apocalyptic vision of ‘The Stand.’ Recommended.” – Library Journal, in a review of Stone’s novel “Dead Heat”
The Dutiful Son: Revised, updated and enhanced with additional content.
Barb and Clay Masters are dead, and their good friend, Bob Harrison, wants to know about the funeral arrangements. Problem is, Barb and Clay’s son, young Ed Masters, isn’t being very forthcoming.
Worse, Ed keeps making statements about how is parents will “live in” him for all eternity.
Bob isn’t buying this touchy-feely horse crap and starts searching the house.
You won’t believe what he finds in the garbage can.
Del Stone Jr. is the winner of the International Horror Guild Award for best first novel. His work has also been a finalist for the IHG, Bram Stoker and British Fantasy awards, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His novella “Black Tide” and short story “Crisis Line” were optioned for film.
“The Dutiful Son” is an 809-word short story that was written in 1997. It was originally published in “Horrors! 365 Scary Stories,” 1998, Barnes & Noble. Copyright © 1998, 2024, Del Stone Jr.
The book’s total length is 2,521 words.
The Dutiful Son: Revised, updated and enhanced with additional content.
Barb and Clay Masters are dead, and their good friend, Bob Harrison, wants to know about the funeral arrangements. Problem is, Barb and Clay’s son, young Ed Masters, isn’t being very forthcoming.
Worse, Ed keeps making statements about how is parents will “live in” him for all eternity.
Bob isn’t buying this touchy-feely horse crap and starts searching the house.
You won’t believe what he finds in the garbage can.
Del Stone Jr. is the winner of the International Horror Guild Award for best first novel. His work has also been a finalist for the IHG, Bram Stoker and British Fantasy awards, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His novella “Black Tide” and short story “Crisis Line” were optioned for film.
“The Dutiful Son” is an 809-word short story that was written in 1997. It was originally published in “Horrors! 365 Scary Stories,” 1998, Barnes & Noble. Copyright © 1998, 2024, Del Stone Jr.
The book’s total length is 2,521 words.
19 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 5, 2024
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