The Outsider: A Ghost Suspense Short Story

by R.N. Moon

What happens in the dark, stays in the dark.

It's 1979 and divorcee Tabitha has escaped her fast-paced city life to renovate and reopen the Orpheum Theatre on Mackinac Island.

Her dream of a quiet life in a real community finally looks like it’s coming true. However, when a workman is brutally attacked, Tabitha realizes there may be more to the tragic past of the theater than she had been told.

Long-buried secrets and the restless dead soon threaten to bring the theater to another fiery end. Can Tabitha get to the bottom of this tragic mystery and finish the renovations, or will she be drawn into the dark by the whispers of the ghosts?

The first short story of the Damned Souls series by R.N. Moon, The Outsider is a gripping thriller filled with mystery about ghosts of the past and demons of the present.

Genres: Ebooks

55 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2022

Reviews

[Melany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spooky Vibes in an eery theater being renovated. I loved it and the backstory. The twist near the end had me shocked! Such a good short story!

[Vonda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good ghost story.

[Sheri Corriero · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like ghost stories, this is a very good short ghost story. Tabitha has moved to a small town where she is the outsider. The townspeople keep to themselves. She buys an old theatre that had burnt down and wants to restore it. The people of the town have hard feelings about this as many of their kin had died in the fire. As she starts to rebuild, strange things happen. She sees things that are confusing. The story builds up into an exciting conclusion. I received an ARC copy from the author and this is my honest review.

[karin whitehead · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this shorty and this is my review. I'm getting hooked on these short stories (or better known as pay per chapters). This promises to be be a great read. The character(s) Tabitha is attempting to rebuild an old theatre. The ghosts have other ideas! P.S. this is rated as a young adult, I'm A young at heart senior at 72, and am enjoying this!I

[TaniaRina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Twisted

In addition to the ghost story, we get a taste of ‘big city versus small town’ mentality. There’re also elements of divorce-by-affair, rage, and mid-life crisis.

I'd read more by this author.

[Mailmanr5 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fair. Don't need more of this so will forego these stories.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story, but big miss that Mackinac Island doesn’t have motor vehicles.

[Diane Woods · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a quick, easy-to-read story with a good twist. I enjoyed it. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very good short story. It was fast paced, and had some really good twists at the end that I didn’t see coming.

[Andrea Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good story. I liked the plotline but the only thing that threw me off was the use of cars on Mackinac island. When authors write books they should probably check more into the history 🤣

[Lilrena]

Good read.

Interesting characters, very well written. The descriptions of the characters and locations made it easy to imagine what the writer was trying to share.