Killer Treads

by Anthony Renfro

A short story about a man who buys a twenty dollar treadmill and finds out too late that the machine has a taste for blood.

Genres: Horror, Short Stories

13 pages, ebook

First published May 31, 2013

About the author

Anthony lives in Apex, North Carolina. He is a reader, writer, runner, husband, father, and stay at home dad - one of the toughest jobs anyone could ever do.

Contact Anthony: atothewr@gmail.com

Reviews

[Camden Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a short book that I got for free on Amazon. It featured two extra stories which are what I'm mostly going to talk about. The first story is about a man who buys a treadmill online but it is no ordinary treadmill. I thought this story was alright. It was very short but I liked how unique it was. The author actually has a lot of unique ideas for these stories which is why I probably find them decently enjoyable. The second story, which is my favorite, is about two boys who wonder into a cave that essentially puts a curse on the both of them. It was a bit long compared to the other two stories but I liked the story. I wish it would have become a full-length story. The last story which is my least favorite is about a group of friends who go into a haunted house. This plot has been done a million times before but it was a unique element to it. The music of the scenes were really great but I didn't care too much about the characters since they were rushed. Overall, it was a decent anthology of stories. I will most likely be checking out more work from this author just because of their unique stories.

[Laura Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hey, look at that. A tread mill, like new, for only twenty bucks. What a steal.

He’s been meaning to get in shape, get rid of that spare tire around his middle.

He should have slowed down, caught the warning signs that something was seriously wrong with the deal. Not been so impulsive.

Alas, it’s too late now, and the deal is going to cost him much more than cold hard cash.

This story teaches you to never buy something when the deal seems too good to be true.

Kind of fun, kind of gory, and I liked it.

[Michael McParland · Rating 3 out of 5]

Killer Stories

This is a pretty fun and interesting little collection. Well I can't call it can't miss I enjoyed it and look forward to reading more from this author. And if you see a deal for a treadmill that just seems to good to be true steer clear my friends.

[Sherry Fundin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The delivery of the treadmill should have raised all the red warning flags to him.
I felt like shouting at Bob, “Don’t do it!”
“Don’t get on it!”
Oh no.
He did it.
Anthony Renfro took me down a horrid road, proving that if something seems too good to be true, it generally is.
Got five minutes?
How about a quick trip around the treadmill?
Anthony Renfro packs plenty of suspense and action in Killer Treads from the opening words.