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Burnt Offering
Burning Horror . . .A young pyromaniac battles her demons as her insatiable pursuit of the flame threatens to turn her world to cinders.Becky's life spirals out of control as she struggles with an abusive step-father who will not leave her alone. A fast-paced short horror story that will keep you on the edge of your seat as it races to its thrilling and horrifying conclusion. From the author of Blood Related and Dreams of Thanatos*Bonus includes an additional short story and a recent interview with the author.**Please This eBook short story is also part of the popular collection, 'Dreams of Thanatos.' contains adult content + themes of psychological horror and domestic abuse.“This man is simply scary. There is both a clinical thoroughness and a heartfelt emotional thoroughness to his writing. He manages to shock as well as empathize, to scare as well as acclimatize, yet beneath it all is a well read intelligence that demands to be engaged. I loved Blood Related. Ordinarily I hate serial killer stories, but William Cook won me over. He is a unique and innovative talent.” – Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Dog DaysAbout King Billy PublicationsKing Billy Publications exclusively publish the dark literary fiction and psychological horror stories of William Cook. We love publishing stories, both for kindle and print, that appeal to adult readers of Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Occult and most types of Dark Fiction. KBP strive to bring you fresh, new kindle stories throughout the year. Our high standards of editing, formatting, lay-out and quality content, ensure that Cook’s frightening tales of serial killers, ghosts, haunted entities, vampires, villains, monsters, demons and other Gothic grotesquery, are presented to you in such a way that you’ll want to read more.
KBP are also the publishers of Fresh An Anthology of Macabre Horror featuring stories by Ramsey Campbell, JF Gonzales, Jack Dann, Charlee Jacob, Robert Dunbar, Adam Millard, Christine Morgan and Billie Sue Mosiman to name a few.
KBP are also the publishers of Fresh An Anthology of Macabre Horror featuring stories by Ramsey Campbell, JF Gonzales, Jack Dann, Charlee Jacob, Robert Dunbar, Adam Millard, Christine Morgan and Billie Sue Mosiman to name a few.
23 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 31, 2015
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About the author
William Cook
32 books94 followersWilliam Cook was born and raised in New Zealand and is the author of the popular Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related.' He is also the author of two non-fiction books: 'Gaze Into The Abyss: The Poetry of Jim Morrison' and 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors.'
He has also written many short stories that have appeared in anthologies and has authored two short-story collections ('Dreams of Thanatos' & 'Death Quartet') and two collections of poetry ('Journey: the search for something' & 'Corpus Delicti'). William writes Psychological Thrillers mostly, but also dabbles in Horror Fiction and, more recently, Non-Fiction.
He is currently hard at work on a sequel to his Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related,' a second volume of 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors' and an exciting new Pulp Thriller Series all due out in 2016. Stay tuned!
William loves to stay in touch with his readers and interact on social media. You can find him via the following links:
Email: williamcookauthor@gmail.com
Twitter: @williamcook666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamCookW...
Grab a free copy of William's 250 pg collection, 'Dreams of Thanatos.' Sign up now for the VIP newsletter at: http://williamcookwriter.com/p/subscr... (just copy and paste into your browser).
His work has been praised by Graham Masterton, Joe McKinney, Billie Sue Mosiman, Anna Taborska, Rocky Wood and many other notable writers and editors. William is also the editor of the anthology 'Fresh Fear: Contemporary Horror,' published by James Ward Kirk Fiction.
Member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, SpecFicNZ & the SFFANZ.
"This man is simply scary. There is both a clinical thoroughness and a heartfelt emotional thoroughness to his writing. He manages to shock as well as empathize, to scare as well as acclimatize, yet beneath it all is a well read intelligence that demands to be engaged. I loved Blood Related. Ordinarily I hate serial killer stories, but William Cook won me over. He is a unique and innovative talent."
- Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Dog Days
"William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all."
- Graham Masterton, author of The Manitou and Descendant
He has also written many short stories that have appeared in anthologies and has authored two short-story collections ('Dreams of Thanatos' & 'Death Quartet') and two collections of poetry ('Journey: the search for something' & 'Corpus Delicti'). William writes Psychological Thrillers mostly, but also dabbles in Horror Fiction and, more recently, Non-Fiction.
He is currently hard at work on a sequel to his Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related,' a second volume of 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors' and an exciting new Pulp Thriller Series all due out in 2016. Stay tuned!
William loves to stay in touch with his readers and interact on social media. You can find him via the following links:
Email: williamcookauthor@gmail.com
Twitter: @williamcook666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamCookW...
Grab a free copy of William's 250 pg collection, 'Dreams of Thanatos.' Sign up now for the VIP newsletter at: http://williamcookwriter.com/p/subscr... (just copy and paste into your browser).
His work has been praised by Graham Masterton, Joe McKinney, Billie Sue Mosiman, Anna Taborska, Rocky Wood and many other notable writers and editors. William is also the editor of the anthology 'Fresh Fear: Contemporary Horror,' published by James Ward Kirk Fiction.
Member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, SpecFicNZ & the SFFANZ.
"This man is simply scary. There is both a clinical thoroughness and a heartfelt emotional thoroughness to his writing. He manages to shock as well as empathize, to scare as well as acclimatize, yet beneath it all is a well read intelligence that demands to be engaged. I loved Blood Related. Ordinarily I hate serial killer stories, but William Cook won me over. He is a unique and innovative talent."
- Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Dog Days
"William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all."
- Graham Masterton, author of The Manitou and Descendant
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January 10, 2025
Entertaining horror listening 🤕😩
This kindle e-book novella is from my Kindle Unlimited account
Her mother is in prison and the stepfather is abusing her. She is planning to escape.
I would recommend this series and author to readers of horror stories. 😶🤔 2025 👒 👹
This kindle e-book novella is from my Kindle Unlimited account
Her mother is in prison and the stepfather is abusing her. She is planning to escape.
I would recommend this series and author to readers of horror stories. 😶🤔 2025 👒 👹
August 29, 2025
A very short story. 10 pages to be exact. There’s a bonus story afterwards as well. Burnt Offerings follows a young girl living with her abusive step father who has a keen interest in fire.
August 17, 2015
A sixteen-year old girl is the victim of horrific abuse at the hands of her stepfather. She has always been drawn to fire; Perhaps for her own purification. However and thankfully, these urges to hurt others are far and few in between, though these urges do get the best of her while espying a loving family in a pristine home. Sexual release is imminent and she construes a ghastly plan of revenge, one that will have you reeling from it's depravity. A great short from Mr. Cook....
The bonus story "Anomalous Perigee" is a dreamily composed tale of a man who laments his once happy life and true love. Suicide seems to be the only way to relieve such strife and retain normalcy after death. I really enjoyed this one....
The bonus story "Anomalous Perigee" is a dreamily composed tale of a man who laments his once happy life and true love. Suicide seems to be the only way to relieve such strife and retain normalcy after death. I really enjoyed this one....
September 20, 2016
Short story, it was okay, nothing exciting.
February 21, 2023
Burnt Offering
A fast shot of horror! Not for those that have weak tummies. Its great! I loved it!!!! Check it out.
A fast shot of horror! Not for those that have weak tummies. Its great! I loved it!!!! Check it out.
September 18, 2016
Dark
Burnt Offering is dark and vicious. My first by Cook. This book also has a bonus story (I didn't care as much for) and an interview with author. A good starting point for new readers like me.
Burnt Offering is dark and vicious. My first by Cook. This book also has a bonus story (I didn't care as much for) and an interview with author. A good starting point for new readers like me.
September 30, 2018
Burnt Offering
This is a quick but good read. In the short amount of time it took to read the book you can also experience the emotions of the characters.
This is a quick but good read. In the short amount of time it took to read the book you can also experience the emotions of the characters.
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