From the writer of the genre meshed novel "Dirty Boots" comes two chapbooks about control, obsession, and insanity.
"If I Should Fall From Grace With God." Scott Podewell, an artist with a faith in God, lives a quiet life with is grandmother in Sedona, Arizona. When his grandmother is brutally murdered, Scott's faith shatters. Then Trinity Rivers, the leader of Alternate Christianity, is there to put Scott back together, but not as he was.
"Polyethylene." When a new CD from the recently deceased punk band Buddhist Summation is mysteriously recalled, die-hard CD collector James Palm must have it. Even if he has to go to hell and back to get it…at any cost.
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
Scott Podewell lived with his grandmother, Winnie. In his heart-of-hearts he was an artist, creating paintings in the basement of his house in Sedona, Arizona. For the last three months a serial killer had been stalking Sedona. However, rather than targeting prostitutes, gay men or young women, this murderer killed and defiled elderly women.
One day, whilst eating lunch in a local shopping mall, Scott was approached by an attractive young woman who introduced herself as Sierra Tampico. During their conversation Scott discovered that she was a member of an alternative church. As Sierra left she handed Scott a business card telling him to call when he felt he was weakest.
When Scott returned home he found the body of his grandmother. Murdered.
Polyethylene
James loved his music. Whilst working at White Noise Maker, a music shop, he managed to increase his personal collection to over 9000 discs. A big fan of the Seattle punk band "Buddhist Summation" he was eagerly awaiting the release of their new album. When the lead singer of the band, Lee Abedan, committed suicide shortly before the album was issued James was even keener to hear this final CD.
However, when the day of release came, James discovered that the record company had withdrawn all the CDs from sale due to a rumoured hidden track left by Abedan.
Desperate to own a copy of the album, James was prepared to go to any lengths to get it...
These two horror novellas/short stories are very different. "Grace with God" is the story of a young man hitting rock bottom and looking for salvation in the arms of an alternate religion. Polyethylene shows the lengths to which a truly obsessive fan will go.
Purfield has a very distinctive writing style that cannot be easily pigeonholed. It would be simple to call his style "Alternative" but this does not do it justice. I find it refreshingly different. Having read his previous novel, Dirty Boots, as well as these two stories I found that he was able to adapt his writing to comfortably fit both formats.
The Butcher's Boy
- 2011 Readers Favorite Award Silver Medal Winner in Horror - Fiction
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