Abode of the Damned: A Dark Supernatural Fantasy Read Free Page B

decapitated corpse dropped beneath the ledge.
    Before them, twelve feet in diameter, the
pool shimmered as if liquid and filled the cave with an azure
sheen. “Dive in!” Lucy said, as they approached the portal, her
arms around Cole’s neck. Cole eyes were open as he fell into the
portal, Lucy tight in his arms. Suddenly they were weightless,
overcome by concentric waves of cerulean light, and then they were
gone.
    * * * * *
    A young physician struggled to maintain his
balance as he stood on the last rung of a stepladder and held a
stethoscope to the prisoner’s chest, reaching into the standard
issue red jumpsuit. He listened for about a minute in the chill
cold, then withdrew the instrument from Cole Sunger’s chest and
gave a solemn nod to warden Decker. “Bring him down,” Decker
directed the executioner upon the gallows, and Cole’s body was
lowered into the arms of two attendants who removed the noose from
his neck, the black hood placed over his head, and the shackles
from his hands and feet. The body was placed into a plain pine
coffin and loaded into the back of a hearse, which rolled out of
the Arkwood death house into the night and the pouring rain.
    THE END
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    About The Author
    Matt Cole was born in Vancouver, British
Columbia in 1967. He earned a undergraduate degree in kinesiology
at the University of British Columbia and a masters degree in
exercise physiology the University of Victoria
    He was first inspired to write speculative
fiction while in college, during a speculative fiction literature
course. Since then, Matt has experimented with writing screenplay
and a graphic novel scripts as well as short stories.
    Matt enjoys the company of exotic, smart,
confident, and funny women; red wine (or the nectar of the Gods as
he believes it to be); time spent with his extended family, IPSC
competitions; keeping physically fit; reading dark and epic
fantasy, and writing speculative fiction in various forms.
    He currently resides in Burnaby, British
Columbia
    His author site and blog is http://talesfromthedark.wordpress.com
    Matt Cole on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/mattdeancole

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three rebel deserters in the Appalachians. The vampire anti-hero
closes in on the deserters, intending only to feed his thirst. Yet,
Lazarus’is soon overcome by the supernatural awareness that one of
these soldiers may be worthy of the immortal gift.
    Ghost Drums
    The vampire, Lazarus Kalon, is intent upon
stealing the power of a shape shifter, a shaman of the Kwakiutl
people. Yet, as Lazarus moves in on the shaman and the Kwakiutl
village, another supernatural being comes into play, a demon with
his own agenda for the Kwakiutl and who is very aware of Lazarus'
presence and intent.
    Now, tormented by this supernatural being and
the mystery of a haunted and deserted village, Lazarus must
confront this demon and his own rationale for the shape shifter’s
blood.