Jeffy

by Somer Canon

A young couple buys their dream house and find that the home comes with an unexpected extra: a black cat roaming around the outside. They learn that it was the pet of the home's former owner, a woman who was rumored to be a witch, and disaster awaits for the kind-hearted couple who at first were happy to care for the old feline. See what can go wrong when a cat decides that it doesn't like you!

Genres: Horror

38 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 20, 2017

About the author

Somer Canon lives in Eastern PA with her husband, two sons, and three cats. She loves to read and write and although she is polyamorous when it comes to genres, horror always seems to be her favorite. Please feel free to contact her!

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amanda and Aaron move into their new house. Soon they are haunted by an old mean black cat. Whan talking to the neighbours Amanda comes to know that the name of the cat is Jeffy. Her former owner was a witch. The attacks of the cat get more aggressive. Who wins in the end? Amanda and her husband? Or will Jeffy prevail? The tale had some fine elements but was more young adult orientated material. It was okay, but nothing too spectacular.

[John Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jeffy is asshole

Jeffy is rotten little bastard that makes life miserable for anyone around her. In short, I love her! A great Halloween read.

[Lydian Faust · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a cat lover and black cat owner, I'm a sucker for tales about felines. JEFFY is a gruesome little revenge tale, of sorts. Though I enjoyed it, I would've enjoyed a bit more insight into the motivations of the characters, including the cat. I kept expecting it to delve a bit deeper into the supernatural history and explore those aspects in greater detail. This was a fun read, and I look forward to reading more by Canon.

[Matt Spencer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love cats? Hate cats? Either way, you'll get a kick out of this

Somer Canon does it again, with a nasty, hilarious short story that will make you side-eye the cats in your life and wonder about the little bastards.

[Sean Seebach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Feline Ferocity

Jeffy is a disturbing tale, one that’ll make you second guess gesturing an open hand to a cat. A fun, fast read.

[Ellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A funny little short story- it was a quick read, and quite entertaining.

[Laura B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well done, Jeffy, well done.

[Karen Oldman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I grabbed this short story on KU for a bit of an instant gratification read. I was not disappointed. It's under 40 pages so I hesitate to write too much in the event of leaving spoilers. A couple buys a house and find that the previous owner's cat is still roaming the property. They decide to adopt her as an outdoor cat, but Jeffy has other plans.

While not extreme horror, this is graphic and has depictions of animals being harmed, albeit in the form of self defense. I have since directed my own kitty to consider this a cautionary tale if I should pass before he does.