Forfeit Tissue

by C.C. Adams

Omar counts himself lucky to be alive. A young man who enjoys music and life, his love of the former having jeopardised the latter.

Still, he considers himself lucky.

Until he meets his judge: a vengeful entity that decides Omar has much to answer for.

And suddenly, Omar doesn’t feel so lucky anymore...

(cover by Adrian Baldwin)

Genres: Horror

62 pages, Paperback

First published July 26, 2019

About the author

London native C.C. Adams is the horror/dark fiction author behind books such as But Worse Will Come, Misery And Other Lines, and Downwind, Alice. His work appears in publications such as Weirdbook Magazine, DeadSteam, and Corona Books of Horror Stories.

A member of the Horror Writers Association, he still lives in the capital. He lifts weights, cooks - and looks for the perfect quote to set off the next dark delicacy.

Reviews

[Sydney Scothon · Rating 4 out of 5]

terrific

Wow this was some story it had me on the edge of my seat and it was a terrifying experience reading this one but I enjoyed it a lot and that's why.I rate it 4 stars.

[Luke Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short, sharp shock of a nasty tale. Lots of fun.

[Aiden Merchant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review coming soon to KendallReviews.com

[Kev Harrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

After his recent novella (But Worse Will Come) and the odd short story by the author, I had high expectations for this tale and it did not disappoint. Adams has a powerful capacity to set scene, develop character and help us believe in our protagonist before placing them in the face of a relentless adversarial threat that keeps on hitting until the bitter end. This is exactly how things go down in 'Forfeit Tissue'. With a clever use of online urban myth as background, we follow the central character as they are faced with increasingly intense and terror inducing visitations. Highly recommended.

[Helen Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

I firmly believe the best way to help an author is to leave a review. That said, here's my review of Forfeit Tissue.
This is a short story/novella at only 64 pages. But that doesn't diminish the quality of the writing. On a night out in a jazz club, a horrible accident sets the club ablaze. Omar is a survivor of this tragedy. Whilst escaping the blaze, he sees a burned man raise from the ashes. The man locks eyes on Omar, and even whilst fleeing the building, he can't get the man out of his thoughts. A score needs to be settled, and Omar must pay the price.
Adams has written a good scary story and built it on an urban legend from America. I liked this book, which is part of Demain Publishing Short Sharp Shocks series.

[David Thirteen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Much like his earlier work, But Worst Will Come, C.C. Adams depicts the terror falling prey to a relentless supernatural entity. In this one, Omar runs afoul of an urban myth, a creepypasta worthy villain who finds our hero culpable for surviving a fire where many others died. Adams is great at developing a sense of place and delivering strong characters. I also really enjoyed how bends reality so only the protagonist can see the creature but everyone else as able to witness the effect of its actions. This is part of the Short, Sharp Shocks series and the story delivers on all three of these.