A House off the Road

by Orren Merton

When Staff Sergeant Ben Reuben's best friend, along with four other American solders, are kidnapped a few days after the D-Day invasion, Ben volunteers to rescue them. But this was no ordinary capture; the Nazis are waging an occult war, summoning an evil creature far more powerful than human soldiers or weaponry. Thankfully, Ben isn't alone on this mission; he is partnered with the mysterious, undead Ambrose, himself a powerful demon hunter. Ben and Ambrose must save the soldiers before the summoning is complete, and Hell breaks loose—literally.

Genres: Short Stories

18 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 4, 2016

About the author

Orren Merton started writing fantasy and science fiction at an embarrassingly young age, mostly for his own amusement. In 2001, magazines, developers, and corporations began to pay him to write and edit music software related articles, manuals, and books. His Industrial rock group Ember After released their debut album, Grasping At Straws, in 2008. He now has a few fantasy and science fiction novels under his belt, and has no intention of stopping. He lives in Southern California with his family, pets, collection of sci-fi/fantasy memorabilia, and curiously large stuffed animal collection.

Reviews

[Zain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nazis!

Staff Sargent Ben Rubens is volunteering for a rescue mission. His childhood best friend is one of the captured.

He is assigned supernatural help to rescue the five soldiers captured by the Nazis.

He is terrified!

Good thing he has supernatural help...

[Christy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess it's okay if you like vampires or wolves stories. However, I think it could have been a bit longer. It just ended. Nothing else.

[Monica M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good writing. I like it.