An uneducated roustabout works the carny Ferris wheel. He's in love with the carny's beautiful secretary. He knows a terrible secret--there are shadow men in this world. One has been living in the carny and murdering young women. Our man decides to prove shadow men exist--with terrible consequences.
This was quite good. One of the better stories I've read on Authorsden. Most of the attempts here are amateurish, but not "The Shadow Man." Not only does it tell a good tale--it's well constructed and flows well. First rate characterization set in an interesting locale (travelling carnival). This would have made a great "X-Files" episode.
WEIRD RHODY is a short story collection featuring five strange tales all set in Rhode Island and written by five Rhode Island authors. The anthology is a tribute to H.P. Lovecraft, the Ocean State's famed author of pulp horror.
Chris has been fostered at the Crowley boot camp since he turned seven. At sixteen, he is finally ready to run away because his foster father is an abusive person who works Chris and the other children to the point of exhaustion. All he has left of h
