Published: Sep. 18, 2011
Words: 3,293 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466030169

Short description

This short story is the prologue to my latest novel, "The Dark Trek Home", which is going to be available for Christmas. A father and son out fishing. Quality time from the first cast, the morning is perfect...for awhile. Chaos ripples across the pond and the two find themselves fleeing for their lives. Nothing makes sense. What is after them? What do they want?

Extended description

This short story is the prologue to my latest novel "The Dark Trek Home", which is coming out for Christmas!

A father and son out fishing.

Quality time from the first cast, the morning is perfect...for awhile. Chaos ripples across the pond and the two find themselves fleeing for their lives. (Read more) This short story is the prologue to my latest novel "The Dark Trek Home", which is coming out for Christmas!

A father and son out fishing.

Quality time from the first cast, the morning is perfect...for awhile. Chaos ripples across the pond and the two find themselves fleeing for their lives.

Nothing makes sense.

What is after them? What do they want? Most disturbing of all: why do they want them?

Bonus content: chapter one of my coming of age horror novel "Fall Leaves and the Black Dragon"

Excerpt:

“You’ll get him next time, son!” his father assured him. “Probably need to put another worm on now.”

Dave kept reeling his line then stopped when the bobber was nearly to the shore.

“Hey look dad, a turtle!” Dave was pointing out toward the center of the pond.

Greg squinted through the bright sunlight reflecting off the water out to where his son was pointing. A small, dark curve was floating on the water. “Yep I think you’re right!”

“Can we catch it, dad?”

“Now that wouldn’t be very fa-” Greg’s eyes widened in confusion and caused Dave to reevaluate what he thought was a turtle. It rose further out of the water.
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Tags

horror, zombie, monster, water, fishing, cave, pond

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Reviews

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Review by: Erin Kelly on Jan. 21, 2012 :
We've all had those times when we expect things to go a certain way and they take a 180 degree turn. Erik Gustafson does it again with another creepy story that turns a father-son fishing trip into an edge of your seat nail biter!
(review of free book)

Review by: Mark Lewis on Oct. 24, 2011 :
The Fishers hooks you from the very beginning. It tugs on your fears of the dsrk deep. This is the origin of The Creatue From the Black Lagoon. I highly recommend it.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Helmy Kusuma on Oct. 02, 2011 :
If you don't want your view of lazy fishing day be tainted, don't read this book.
Once you lay your eyes on page one, you wouldn't be able to stop until the last word.
So, grit your teeth and be ready to be scared...
Please tell me Erik, that surely there is a continuation for this gem??
(review of free book)

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