Bait: A Short Story

by Micah Ackerman

A short story about a Connecticut man who finds a horrifying way to make a living off of the sea. Sampson's life was going downhill until an accident changed everything. The only thing he lost in the process was his humanity. This horrifying story about a fisherman who finds a gruesome way to improve his catch is inspired by a true story.

Genres: Horror

11 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 9, 2014

About the author

Micah Ackerman is a Horror and Science Fiction writer from Connecticut. He has worked in the medical field for the past 10 years giving him unique insight into the interior workings of the human animal. His first full length novel "Wormwood" is due to be released in the Spring of 2014. The book is about a full scale nuclear war and how one man strives to save his small town. Micah loves to chat with his fans so if you have any questions or comments please visit him at his website.

http://www.micahackerman.com/

Reviews

[Shadow Girl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This fisherman loves nothing more than being out on the ocean. It’s so relaxing. The sound of the waves, the gentle rocking of the boat, and his new process of baiting his traps.
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[Scot · Rating 3 out of 5]

The thrill of the kill... nah. The thrill of the bait. That's where it's at.
Decent short story of a serial killer with a plan to help out his day job. Not a bad story but I would like to see it fleshed out a bit more.

[Crystal Rafuse · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun little story! I love finding gems like this, hidden in the depths of the internet!

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

very good short story.

[Carolyn Injoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free kindle copy of Bait by Micah Ackerman in an Amazon promotion. I gave it four stars for the sheer horror of this short story. Sadly there were several typos that the editor missed.

This is a terse & often sickening story of Sampson, the lobster man, plying his trade along the Connecticut shoreline. He has survived the past dozen years by selling premium lobster to high end restaurants. It left me feeling queasy.

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[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very short read. The writing was great. Thrilling storyline. The abrupt ending let me down as it was building up to something.....

[RedRedtheycallmeRed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining, albeit gruesome, short story about a serial killer and his lobster bait. I wish the ending hadn't been quite so abrupt.

[Jeanine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty gross.. Could put you off lobster.