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A grieving self-published writer spirals out of control...His wife and kids are dead,he's losing his grip on reality... or is he channeling something far more real, and sinister, as he completes his novel?
After widowed Indie author Kurtis Ward channels his grief into self-publishing his horror novel, an internet troll skewers his work so viciously that it triggers an evil hiding deep within Ward—something far fouler than human rage. When Ward tracks down, kidnaps, and tortures his critic, he recognizes that the events of his book bear too many similarities to the world around him.
Is this lurker within his mind a product of his grief, or something far worse—could the demon Akko Soggathoth, the horrific beast of Ward’s fiction, be more than a product of his imagination? Can Ward somehow regain control of his descent into madness? If it’s even possible… does he really want to?
In Stephen King’s Misery a crazy fan kidnapped an author. Things have changed with time and this time an author kidnaps a reader.
Read this now... just don't leave only 1 star.
This story takes place between books 1 and 2 in the Wolves of the Tesseract series. The events are noted in the novels, but familiarity with those stories is not necessary and One Star is a stand alone story.
After widowed Indie author Kurtis Ward channels his grief into self-publishing his horror novel, an internet troll skewers his work so viciously that it triggers an evil hiding deep within Ward—something far fouler than human rage. When Ward tracks down, kidnaps, and tortures his critic, he recognizes that the events of his book bear too many similarities to the world around him.
Is this lurker within his mind a product of his grief, or something far worse—could the demon Akko Soggathoth, the horrific beast of Ward’s fiction, be more than a product of his imagination? Can Ward somehow regain control of his descent into madness? If it’s even possible… does he really want to?
In Stephen King’s Misery a crazy fan kidnapped an author. Things have changed with time and this time an author kidnaps a reader.
Read this now... just don't leave only 1 star.
This story takes place between books 1 and 2 in the Wolves of the Tesseract series. The events are noted in the novels, but familiarity with those stories is not necessary and One Star is a stand alone story.
80 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 12, 2018
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About the author
Christopher D. Schmitz
127 books247 followersChristopher D Schmitz is the author of fiction and nonfiction as well as a regular blogger.
Following completion of his first fantasy novel in the early 2000s he began working on lots of short fiction in order to refine his craft and went on to publish many pieces from 1,000-15,000 words in a variety of genres and outlets as writing exercises. Putting fiction away for a while, he pursued post-graduate work where he received a new appreciation for nonfiction, wrote Why Your Pastor Left, and then returned to his love for fiction, writing several new books.
Schmitz attained a Biblical Studies degree and a Youth Ministry minor from Trinity Bible College in 2003 and went on to gain a Masters of Arts in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in 2014.
Other: he is generally known as a decent guitarist and played/sang in a rock band for several years. Schmitz is also an ungraded bagpipe player and has been known to pop up in random places and play them--sometimes while dressed as a pirate... because normal is boring.
Following completion of his first fantasy novel in the early 2000s he began working on lots of short fiction in order to refine his craft and went on to publish many pieces from 1,000-15,000 words in a variety of genres and outlets as writing exercises. Putting fiction away for a while, he pursued post-graduate work where he received a new appreciation for nonfiction, wrote Why Your Pastor Left, and then returned to his love for fiction, writing several new books.
Schmitz attained a Biblical Studies degree and a Youth Ministry minor from Trinity Bible College in 2003 and went on to gain a Masters of Arts in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in 2014.
Other: he is generally known as a decent guitarist and played/sang in a rock band for several years. Schmitz is also an ungraded bagpipe player and has been known to pop up in random places and play them--sometimes while dressed as a pirate... because normal is boring.
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January 10, 2021
I did not know what to expect with this short story, but most definitely not that!
Wow! This short story was amazing! It fit well with Christopher Schmitz world he created in the Wolves of the Tesseract. I don't want to give away anything about the story other than that it was well written and a read I would reccomend. It is a rather dark tale, but it is definitely worth the read. Very satisfying and a twist ending that I was not expecting! Wonderful work!
Wow! This short story was amazing! It fit well with Christopher Schmitz world he created in the Wolves of the Tesseract. I don't want to give away anything about the story other than that it was well written and a read I would reccomend. It is a rather dark tale, but it is definitely worth the read. Very satisfying and a twist ending that I was not expecting! Wonderful work!
February 9, 2021
I did enjoy this good short horror story! Something a little different! Based in East Anglia gave it a nice little twist for me! Like the ideas & style! I will look for more by this writer!
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