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Mary Blake
When Casey Brown was a teenager, she and her college friends did something very, very bad to an innocent girl. That girl was Mary Blake.
Now, fifteen years on, Casey is haunted by nightmares of Mary. Nightmares that are creeping into her waking life.
Mary Blake is back. And she wants revenge.
Note from the author: This is extreme horror. It is a violent, blood thirsty and morally reprehensible piece of fiction. Please do not read if you are of a nervous disposition.
Now, fifteen years on, Casey is haunted by nightmares of Mary. Nightmares that are creeping into her waking life.
Mary Blake is back. And she wants revenge.
Note from the author: This is extreme horror. It is a violent, blood thirsty and morally reprehensible piece of fiction. Please do not read if you are of a nervous disposition.
- GenresHorrorSplatterpunk
68 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 20, 2014
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Sam West
62 books244 followersSam West is a British, extreme horror author with more than forty books to her name. If you like your fiction dark, gritty, gory, perverse and truly terrifying, then you're in the right place.
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August 4, 2021
Casey Brown is haunted by her past. She and some friends from school harmed a shy fellow from school named Mary Blake. What did they do to her? Why is Mary trying to come back from the other side to kill her tormentors? What has Casey done to her? What a great story full of allusions to urban legends and Halloween. The main scene is quite rough and certainly nothing for the faint hearted. Fast paced, uncanny the author moves the action to its climax. Excellent, nasty, no-nonsense horror tale if there ever was one. Entertaining, with aftertaste and highly recommended!
December 29, 2014
**4.5 " So that's what happened" STARS**
This is the story of Casey Brown. Casey has spent the last 15 years being plagued by nightmares centered around an old classmate named Mary Blake. Casey knows something happened to Mary when they were both teenagers but what, how, and by whom is a complete mystery to her .... or is it ?? **shrug**
No fears goodreaders , Dr Everett will help Casey recall everything ...
. . . . Or will he??
There's only one way to find out :-)*
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This is the story of Casey Brown. Casey has spent the last 15 years being plagued by nightmares centered around an old classmate named Mary Blake. Casey knows something happened to Mary when they were both teenagers but what, how, and by whom is a complete mystery to her .... or is it ?? **shrug**
No fears goodreaders , Dr Everett will help Casey recall everything ...
. . . . Or will he??
There's only one way to find out :-)*
For more Reviews, Free E-books and Giveaways
December 29, 2014
Wow...I was not expecting that at all......shit!!!....This was creepy...but...
May 22, 2021
3.5 stars. This one left me kinda confused. What did the description say? A nasty novella or something? I had high hopes for it. I love West and I love nasty. But this one fell a tad shy.
The urban legend stories were fun, but when a character can't decipher reality from the truth, can a reader? Was she the crazy murderer, or was there really a ghost? I honestly don't know.
I think she was crazy and just seeing ghosts, but I never got a clear answer
The urban legend stories were fun, but when a character can't decipher reality from the truth, can a reader? Was she the crazy murderer, or was there really a ghost? I honestly don't know.
I think she was crazy and just seeing ghosts, but I never got a clear answer
November 9, 2020
Crap book!!
Crap wouldn't recommend to anyone dumb and even dumber the author is good but this book is rubbish and doesn't even reply to you
Crap wouldn't recommend to anyone dumb and even dumber the author is good but this book is rubbish and doesn't even reply to you
September 25, 2014
I loved this book!
Only a short story, but Sam West managed to impress me with this tale. Amazingly creepy throughout and totally original. I was immersed from the first page and loved where the story took me.
After being a bit nonplussed by the previous Sam West book I read - Meet the Meat- I am really pleased to say that I will be eagerly looking for more from this fantastic storyteller.
Only a short story, but Sam West managed to impress me with this tale. Amazingly creepy throughout and totally original. I was immersed from the first page and loved where the story took me.
After being a bit nonplussed by the previous Sam West book I read - Meet the Meat- I am really pleased to say that I will be eagerly looking for more from this fantastic storyteller.
November 9, 2014
So this was my first introduction to Sam West's writing and it was in this short but suitably nasty story. It was well done switching between flashbacks and the current time and how those complemented each other with unhinging of the main character. Then the author made an interesting turn near the end putting the entire story on its head.
June 4, 2023
An easy, fun, spooky little read with a solid story! I read it in one sitting. Always enjoy Sam West’s work.
April 20, 2024
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January 13, 2025
Loved small horror made me on my nerves and the ending kept by jqw drop. The whole novel made me sitting on the edge all the time
January 7, 2022
Only when she was in the throes of a blackout was she aware that there had been other moments like this one. Fragmented memories of evil things she had whispered in small children’s ears. The animals she had tortured and killed for fun. The pitch black fantasies she masturbated to where blood flowed like a river…
Deeply troubled and slipping off the railing, Casey Brown was merely eighteen years old in College when her life would forever take a downward spiral. Haunted by the memories she blocked out fifteen years prior, she’s now trying to piece the story of Mary Blake together in her mind, even though it was only leading to more bloodshed. As she recounts her tale to her therapist Dr. Everett, she sees the hallucinations more vibrant in the day as well as in her nightly terrors. Witnessing the girl who she watched be brutally raped and murdered taking form in the mirrors and before her eyes, Casey knows there’s only one chance of escape; to find the others and lead Mary to them once and for all. What started as a savage bullying, would lead young lovers Angel and Doug to Mary’s side, gaining the vulnerable girl’s trust to get her to the haunted, abandoned house in the first place. Under the guise of a fun Halloween party in 1999, It would lead to a game of Truth or Dare That’ll leave memories erased. As the two couples began to strip and play, Mary wanted every moment erased as she was stripped naked and held down. Horrified by the actions, Casey remembered herself as a victim even though those were all lies. Convincing Doug to fuck her anally while she played with Mary, she got a savage glint in her eyes as she moved to sit on the young girl’s face. Convincing her boyfriend and Angel to an intimate moment, she smiled ruefully as Doug stole the girl’s virginity as Casey smothered her. With the deed completed she bashed Mary’s head into the ground, murdering and silencing her forever. Following after her like a ghost, she pled to anyone who’ll listen she was being haunted by the deceased, and as her therapist was slain and so was her ex husband, she reached out to Jack Duggart, her college flame for help. As she based his skull in with his computer, she found herself locked away in an insane asylum where she continued to scream “Mary’s here! She’s still here!”
“You don’t know the half of it. He didn’t just rape them the regular way. Oh no, he put them through weeks of the most depraved torture imaginable before he eventually slaughtered them. He kept them tied up in the bed, all three of them in a row chained to the headboard. He raped them repeatedly while the other two were forced to watch. He gave them water to keep them alive for longer and when they were half-starved to death he cut off their toes and fingers and fed them to each other.”
Mary Blake stared down at her with her black smudged eyes; eyes that spoke of untold terror and hatred. The nightmare figure opened her mouth and congealed black blood oozed out.
‘I’m getting stronger Casey.’
Face the monsters and slay the monsters.
Deeply troubled and slipping off the railing, Casey Brown was merely eighteen years old in College when her life would forever take a downward spiral. Haunted by the memories she blocked out fifteen years prior, she’s now trying to piece the story of Mary Blake together in her mind, even though it was only leading to more bloodshed. As she recounts her tale to her therapist Dr. Everett, she sees the hallucinations more vibrant in the day as well as in her nightly terrors. Witnessing the girl who she watched be brutally raped and murdered taking form in the mirrors and before her eyes, Casey knows there’s only one chance of escape; to find the others and lead Mary to them once and for all. What started as a savage bullying, would lead young lovers Angel and Doug to Mary’s side, gaining the vulnerable girl’s trust to get her to the haunted, abandoned house in the first place. Under the guise of a fun Halloween party in 1999, It would lead to a game of Truth or Dare That’ll leave memories erased. As the two couples began to strip and play, Mary wanted every moment erased as she was stripped naked and held down. Horrified by the actions, Casey remembered herself as a victim even though those were all lies. Convincing Doug to fuck her anally while she played with Mary, she got a savage glint in her eyes as she moved to sit on the young girl’s face. Convincing her boyfriend and Angel to an intimate moment, she smiled ruefully as Doug stole the girl’s virginity as Casey smothered her. With the deed completed she bashed Mary’s head into the ground, murdering and silencing her forever. Following after her like a ghost, she pled to anyone who’ll listen she was being haunted by the deceased, and as her therapist was slain and so was her ex husband, she reached out to Jack Duggart, her college flame for help. As she based his skull in with his computer, she found herself locked away in an insane asylum where she continued to scream “Mary’s here! She’s still here!”
“You don’t know the half of it. He didn’t just rape them the regular way. Oh no, he put them through weeks of the most depraved torture imaginable before he eventually slaughtered them. He kept them tied up in the bed, all three of them in a row chained to the headboard. He raped them repeatedly while the other two were forced to watch. He gave them water to keep them alive for longer and when they were half-starved to death he cut off their toes and fingers and fed them to each other.”
Mary Blake stared down at her with her black smudged eyes; eyes that spoke of untold terror and hatred. The nightmare figure opened her mouth and congealed black blood oozed out.
‘I’m getting stronger Casey.’
Face the monsters and slay the monsters.
December 5, 2016
Taut tale embodying possession (?), urban legends, revenge, and insanity (?). Some of it is for you to decide on this thrill ride from genius Sam West
In this gem, Mr. West has used the incorporated dual time line to great effect, cliffhanging the reader repeatedly as he rips our heightened attention from the heroine's highschool Halloween night with Mary Blake back to her present day haunting by the same Mary Blake. The reader is given just enough information in each segment to become completely mesmerized and "yes, and then???", and poof -- back to the other time line. For myself, a thrill ride, although I do mention it here because I know some readers find that difficult to deal with. Mr. West shows his customary skill at characterizations, deftly fleshing out each character just enough, although to be a fair and honest reviewer I must say that sadly, Mary Blake herself was poorly represented here as a person prior to her death. This one flaw could not bring my rating down a full star however. The only other area that UK readers (I am American) may find familiar that I found fresh are the urban legends. These were all new to me; I do not know if they are well known in the UK. Overall, another fantastic addition to the Sam West library. Highly recommended.
In this gem, Mr. West has used the incorporated dual time line to great effect, cliffhanging the reader repeatedly as he rips our heightened attention from the heroine's highschool Halloween night with Mary Blake back to her present day haunting by the same Mary Blake. The reader is given just enough information in each segment to become completely mesmerized and "yes, and then???", and poof -- back to the other time line. For myself, a thrill ride, although I do mention it here because I know some readers find that difficult to deal with. Mr. West shows his customary skill at characterizations, deftly fleshing out each character just enough, although to be a fair and honest reviewer I must say that sadly, Mary Blake herself was poorly represented here as a person prior to her death. This one flaw could not bring my rating down a full star however. The only other area that UK readers (I am American) may find familiar that I found fresh are the urban legends. These were all new to me; I do not know if they are well known in the UK. Overall, another fantastic addition to the Sam West library. Highly recommended.
June 30, 2017
Fifteen years ago, Casey Brown and her college friends did something very, very bad to an innocent girl.
What really happened to poor Mary Blake that night?
I was just going to check notes, and skim through for a refresher, but I ended up reading he whole story again - and I liked it even more this time!
There are whispers in the woods that surround that old abandoned house. Urban legends are repeated, and sightings of their usual suspects are sworn on – by a friend of a friend of that guy’s second cousin who knew a dude who swears they saw ‘He/She/It’ one dark, and stormy night. Bloody Mary, the Slit-Mouth Woman, Click Clack, the Slender Man… they aren’t the only boogeymen in those woods…
People say that the house is haunted by it’s original owner… The things that Mr. Jones did to his wife and two daughters went way beyond ‘slaughter’ – the depravity of his actions makes the family’s eventual slaughter a blessing.
Now, Casey’s nightmares are invading her waking life.
Mary Blake is back, and she’s not alone.
Only the truth will set her free.
What really happened to poor Mary Blake that night?
I was just going to check notes, and skim through for a refresher, but I ended up reading he whole story again - and I liked it even more this time!
There are whispers in the woods that surround that old abandoned house. Urban legends are repeated, and sightings of their usual suspects are sworn on – by a friend of a friend of that guy’s second cousin who knew a dude who swears they saw ‘He/She/It’ one dark, and stormy night. Bloody Mary, the Slit-Mouth Woman, Click Clack, the Slender Man… they aren’t the only boogeymen in those woods…
People say that the house is haunted by it’s original owner… The things that Mr. Jones did to his wife and two daughters went way beyond ‘slaughter’ – the depravity of his actions makes the family’s eventual slaughter a blessing.
Now, Casey’s nightmares are invading her waking life.
Mary Blake is back, and she’s not alone.
Only the truth will set her free.
February 27, 2015
Just ok
Clumsily written at times and outwardly dull at others; this story meanders where it should sprint and trips over its own tired cliches. I believe the writer must feel himself to be more clever and engaging than reality dictates to put out something so tired as this. Having said that I did tolerate it enough to read more of his work and hope for the best. The British flavoring of the words at least keeps it mildly exotic and the man is casually descriptive rather than forcefully so.
Clumsily written at times and outwardly dull at others; this story meanders where it should sprint and trips over its own tired cliches. I believe the writer must feel himself to be more clever and engaging than reality dictates to put out something so tired as this. Having said that I did tolerate it enough to read more of his work and hope for the best. The British flavoring of the words at least keeps it mildly exotic and the man is casually descriptive rather than forcefully so.
January 2, 2015
I read this awhile ago so I'm a little sketchy on the story. I did enjoy it, but no enough to really stand out. If you like psychological thriller's, I believe you'll like this. It's a novelette, so it's not a great investment of time and it moves at a quick pace. Well written and interesting story.
June 16, 2015
Not Sam's Best, but Still Killer
SPOILER ALERT. The story worked--completely creepy--but the parts about the Bloody Mary urban legend seemed unoriginal. It barely garnered five stars, not as good as most of his stuff.
SPOILER ALERT. The story worked--completely creepy--but the parts about the Bloody Mary urban legend seemed unoriginal. It barely garnered five stars, not as good as most of his stuff.
June 20, 2016
Reminded me of an 80s horror movie. And not a scary one at that. Sorry, it just didn't work for me.
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