The Curse

The Witch's Backbone #1

by Pamela Morris

It’s 1980 and the dog days of summer have settled over the small farming community of Meyer’s Knob in Central New York State. Five friends spend their time riding bikes, swimming in the creek, and catching crayfish, but mostly they’re just trying to avoid boredom.When 12-year-old tomboy Tara Fielding reports she spotted the witch of their local urban legend at the county dump and is now subject to the crone’s deadly curse, she and her friends decide to find out once and for all if any of it’s true by spending the night in the area the specter is said to haunt, The Witch’s Backbone.What the group witness that hot summer night does little to put their minds at ease. Soon they’re scrambling for any form of protection they can get, settling on the help of a teenage witch in the neighboring town. But can the simple skills of such a novice defeat a centuries-old curse and stop it from killing again?

Genres: Horror

280 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 28, 2017

About the author

Born in New Mexico, current New Yorker.

Murder-Mystery, Horror, Erotica, and Children's book author. (what a combo, eh?) Inspired by the likes of Carolyn Keene, Tanith Lee, Shirley Jackson, Rod Serling, Anne Rice & Stephen King.

Beyond her work as an author, Pamela loves to read on her back deck during hot summer days, expand her skills at Tex-Mex cooking, and create art.

Reviews

[Hunter Shea · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you liked IT, you'll love THE WITCH'S BACKBONE. It's a wonderful, sometimes creepy, coming of age tale set back when I was coming of age. Pamela Morris is the real deal, folks. I can't wait for the sequel!

[Lloyd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent coming-of-age tale! Would agree with Hunter Shea’s comparison to IT. And with that ending, I guess I’ll be picking up book 2!