Dance with Terror: A Collection of 50 Short Weird Stories

by Raj Napal

Overview

It grabbed her neck tight, slowly suffocating her as she gulped for air. [A Deathly Presence] A child’s voice whispered to me, “Help me escape this tomb.” [A Good Night’s Sleep] Deep red marks of ligature—or branch strangulation—adorned their necks. [A Kind Deed] When Heather’s bloody head rolled across the table, Alan was ecstatic. “Great side effects, John.” [A Prized Footage] We screamed as we saw huge pale hands, fifty feet in diameter, holding the outer rails of the machine. [Roller Coaster Ride] Mary floated above the witness stand, blood dripping from her body. [A Ghostly Presence] I was frozen by the sight of my torso, which now had the appearance of the body of a large snake. [The Dravodians] We stared in horror at the ceiling as the creature’s gigantic head peered down at us with blood dripping from his fangs. [An Eerie Virus] “Finish him off. The night is young. We’ve more hunting to do.” [City Slick] I was desperate to plunge a dagger into my heart to escape the monstrosity I’d become. [Devil’s Curse] There were faint screaming sounds coming from the floors above! [Graduation Ceremony] News just came in of attacks on humans by all kinds of wild animals outside the Kwambi reserve. [My Dear Pet] There was no one there—just a deep-brown stain like dried-up muddy water on the bed! [Screams of the River] The handle of the luggage was sticky with red stains. [Screaming Infidelity] Blood dripped from the suit. [The Suit] A skull was dangling from the uppermost branch . . . [The Wineglass]

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781503579019
Publisher:	Xlibris US
Publication date:	07/07/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	246
File size:	337 KB

About the Author

Raj Napal was born in Port-Louis, Mauritius. He emigrated to Britain with his parents and siblings when he was eight years old. He was brought up in Cardiff in South Wales. Poetry was instilled in him while he lived in Wales. He obtained a law degree from Leeds University in Yorkshire and was a criminal defense barrister in London in the 80s and 90s. In 1995, he came to Ontario in Canada where he continued to practice law. In 2010, he commenced writing, but at that time, it was mostly poetry. In the last four years, his imagination took him into the strange world of the supernatural, horror and terror. He finds short stories particularly fascinating and "Dance with Terror' is a collection of stories in that intriguing genre. He continues to write poetry. He has self-published two books of poems, 'Salt and Sugar' and 'Food and Fruit' and hopes to compile a book of spiritual poems soon. He has also ventured into the field of crime-thriller serializations and supernatural adventures. Some are nearly finished and others are ongoing projects. He has two children, Joshua, and Helena. Raj, his children and their mother share a passion for reading and writing.