Fright Night III
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More stories and poems from the Tunbridge Wells Writers' annual Halloween bash, bringing together the curdled cream of the crop from our 2016 reading night.
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Fright Night III - Tunbridge Wells Writers
FRIGHT NIGHT III
Stories for Halloween
By
The Tunbridge Wells Writers
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Published by Tunbridge Wells Writers Publications
Copyright © (2017) for individual stories remains that of the named author.
All rights reserved.
While offered freely for personal use the stories in this collection should not be reproduced without the permission of the relevant author(s). All unauthorised commercial use is expressly prohibited. Links for the Tunbridge Wells Writers website and social media pages can be found in the introduction to this book.
Thanks once again to Peppy Scott for her practically perfect proofreading. Any remaining errors will be those of the editor, artistic license on the part of the contributor, and/or the vagaries of the Smashwords Meatgrinder
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Cover image adapted from an original taken during our Fright Night reading event, 2015. Used under copyright © (2015) by kind permission of TN4 Productions.
CONTENTS
Tunbridge Wells Writers: An Introduction
A Brief Outline of the FRIGHT NIGHT III Project
THE STORIES
Hellogram – Bryan Murphy
The Crypt Dweller – Ita Ekhaletruo
Day of the Dead (Pts. I – III) – P. J. Lewis
Something in the Water – David Smith
The Cleansing – Karen Tucker
Haunted House – Peppy Scott
Michael Moon – Roz Dace
Man on Mars – Richard Crosfield
The Tell-tale Barking of the Canine – Sue Marlow
Eyeline Descending – Barry McCann
The Brown Monk – Katherine Loverage
Falling – Philip Holden
Further Reading from the Tunbridge Wells Writers
TUNBRIDGE WELLS WRITERS
An Introduction
Tunbridge Wells Writers is a small collective of aspiring writers living in and around the much-maligned town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent. We meet once a fortnight to discuss all aspects of writing, to offer mutual support and encouragement, to swap ideas and writing tips, and, on occasion, to work together on group projects like this one. Several of us, in the great writer tradition, also like to take the opportunity to down a few glasses of wine and/or beer, which is one of the reasons we meet in a local pub.
Neither a fondness for alcohol nor residence in Tunbridge Wells is a prerequisite for membership of the group, however, so if you, dear reader, have similar literary ambitions but prefer soft drinks or live elsewhere please feel free to join us either in the flesh or through our website or Social Media pages which are found -
Here: http://tunbridgewellswriters.org.uk/
And: http://www.facebook.com/groups/twellswriters/
Or: https://twitter.com/TWWriters
A Brief Outline of the FRIGHT NIGHT III Project
Each year, on or around October 31st, The Tunbridge Wells Writers gather together to share dark tales of haunts and horror and other fiendish goings on to honour the spirit(s) of Halloween. Fright Night III, as you have undoubtedly already surmised, is the third collection of stories to come from these events; we hope you enjoy them.
This year’s FRIGHT NIGHT will, spirits willing, be taking place on Halloween itself at our usual meeting place of St John’s Yard, where, to paraphrase Bela Lugosi’s / Tod Browning’s Count Dracula, we will bid welcome all comers, whether readers or listeners. In addition to falling on the very night in question, this year’s event will be a double celebration, being our Fright Night fifth anniversary. The new stories shared during the evening will, in readiness for next year’s festivities, make their way into Fright Night IV, so don’t forget to check back next year and collect your free copy.
In the meantime, if Fright Night III has merely whetted your appetite, why not browse to the links at the end of this volume for the previous Fright Night collections and our other free e-books...
Hellogram
Bryan Murphy
I didn't know it was going to turn out like that. I mean, usually I just set things up so that it all runs smoothly. I had no inkling that the event in Tunbridge Wells would be any different.
We got there early, me and the boss – The Channel, as she's known in the business, like she's the only one. Do you know Tunbridge Wells? It's a pleasant little town, struggling between a time warp in the gentle hills of Kent and the encroaching modern world, a place where New Age and new money meet solid tradition and blind faith. Ideal for us.
The venue was a pub on the road to London: The Scrivener's Arms. It was next door to a school designed by the Brothers Grimm. We'd scouted for a room there, but the interiors were too modern: no atmosphere, whereas the pub had offered us a