Dead Jack and the Case of the Creepy Cryptid: A Pandemonium Short Story

Dead Jack #0.2

by James Aquilone

A PANDEMONIUM SHORT STORYUnicorn de Havilland's singing career is in jeopardy when a sleazy fan blackmails the front woman of the psycho-swing band Kill Unicorn Kill. It's up to Dead Jack and Oswald to stop the creep and score some fairy dust for their troubles.NOVELS IN THE DEAD JACK AND THE PANDEMONIUM DEVICE (BOOK 1)DEAD JACK AND THE SOUL CATCHER (BOOK 2)DEAD JACK AND THE OLD GODS (BOOK 3)SHORT “Dead Jack and the Case of the Amorous Ogre”“Dead Jack and the Case of the Creepy Cryptid”“Dead Jack and Oswald Meet Frankenstein”

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 30, 2020

About the author

James Aquilone was raised on Saturday morning cartoons, comic books, sitcoms, and Cap'n Crunch. Amid the Cold War, he dreamed of being a jet fighter pilot but decided against the military life after realizing it would require him to wake up early. He had further illusions of being a stand-up comedian, until a traumatic experience on stage forced him to seek a college education. Brief stints as an alternative rock singer/guitarist and child model also proved unsuccessful. Today he battles a severe Tetris addiction while trying to write in the speculative fiction game. Demons, robots, dragons, superheroes...that sort of thing. His short fiction has been published in such places as Nature's Futures, The Best of Galaxy’s Edge 2013-2014, Unidentified Funny Objects 4, and Weird Tales Magazine. His first novel should be out soon. Suffice it to say, things are going much better than his modeling career.

He lives in Staten Island, New York, but don't hold that against him.

Reviews

[Dion Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great little fun story, I did feel like I mised a bit at the start due to this being part of a series, and I have not read any of the others, but I will check them out.

[Bryan Geddes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect

The Dead Jack series really works well in long and short formats as is the case here with this short story.
This was a great add-on to the Dead Jack universe and would give new readers a quick idea of what the world and characters are like.

[(the.darkandmoody.reader) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 - Jack and Oswald always crack me up. And the unicorn horn with straps, lol.

[Marceline · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've grown to enjoy this author's works, with Dead Jack being among my favorite. While this was short, it was an enjoyable read and a good addition to the Dead Jack universe.