Two friends since childhood discover the true history of the world and, that the end is near, and they can't do a thing about it.
2014 revised 2nd edition.
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Where did we come from?
Throughout Human History many philosophies and religions have pondered this ultimate question.
James and Jimmy, brothers in arms since childhood, will learn that the answer is what nightmares are made of.
They, along with all of humanity, will experience firsthand the Death of heaven.
Excerpt
He was going down and he knew it. James filled his lungs with air. He thought about screaming for his dad, for Jimmy, for anyone. The ground next to the hole began to give way, breaking apart from something that was trying to come up from beneath. It grabbed his wrist, moving up his forearm. The dirt rising above him as it fell away off of whatever it was that was rising above him. He began to see a naked white skinned form in the half light of the moon.
James was too scared now even to scream. He tried, but nothing would come out. As in a dream, when you try to scream but nothing comes out, or when you shoot a gun at a dream monster, but the bullet only drops out of the barrel onto the ground, lying there, impotent and ineffectual. He’d seen that last one in a movie and thought it was a great scene, pretty scary. But when you are terrified and you shoot something, even if the bullet is ineffectual, you at least expect it to hit what you shot at!
Two putrid yellow-green eyes appeared, rising still through all the mud and dirt as the mound broke into pieces and became a being. It pulled him in to it, his face brought inches from an inhuman white face, its eyes changing now to red and bulging.
“James—" It rasped at him. “It’s mommy!” Then she bit into his face. Unbelievable pain filled his skull while she continued to rip away his face in bites and pieces. She started chewing it, smiling a lipless grin.
“Ummmm—yummmmy.” She bit into his face crunching again as he continued screaming. Her teeth chomped repeatedly on him, the sound knocking around the inside of his skull; and then—
Professional Reviews
WILDsound Festival
"The story itself is very strong, lulling the reader into a false sense of security as two young boys hunt for treasure, before ultimately morphing into a violent and sometimes disturbing tale of horror. This is done with such swiftness that it takes the reader almost completely by surprise, which only enhances the effect."
- WILDSound Writing Festival
Author & Reviewer Michael Brookes
"[Death of Heaven] ... has a Books of Blood vibe [referring of course to Clive Barker's seminal horror books], which really works well. It's in these tales that the author's writing ability shines. He demonstrates a lovely turn of phrase and some of the writing is almost poetic in its beauty."
From Reviewer Lynn Worton
"J.Z. Murdock has written a horror story that completely had me transfixed! I'm intrigued as to what he is working on next!"
The fortunate inherit riches, prestige, positive notoriety. Those not so lucky bear legacies filled with poverty, infamy or, worse yet, the unhinged insanity and murderous urges of their ancestors.
