Lure

by D.W. Nathan

In this short tale of horror, A trip to the supermarket turns into a nightmarish ordeal for a mother and her young son.

15 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 12, 2018

About the author

D.W. Nathan is both a writer and full-time painter and illustrator. He studied art at Monmouth University and Stockton University, the latter from which he earned his degree. A former concept artist for Disney Interactive, D.W. has produced artwork for a number of high profile franchises such as Star Wars, the Avengers and Kingdom Hearts. He spends much of his free time painting and writing in equal measure. He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife, their dog, and children.

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

We witness a supermarket scene with a young woman and her baby (Baby Ben) walking the aisles, shopping. All kind of strange characters are described (the woman in jellow), or the fat man on the scooter to name but two. On their way from the diaper section to the register and ugly old woman kidnapps Baby Ben. Can he be saved? This story has a fine, compelling atmosphere (you really wait for something to happen) and a great set of characters (everybody sees some weirdos in the supermarket). Also the denouement is fine. Fast paced, well written, disturbing, eerie... to make it short, a recommended read!

[विकास 'अंजान' · Rating 2 out of 5]

The ending left me confused. There were a lot of questions that were left unanswered.