Monstrosities

by Lori R. Lopez

Overview

A weird boy becomes very twisted while growing up and conducts Frankensteinish experiments on those around him. Chills, suspense, obsession and dark humor await in this novelette by Lori R. Lopez. Dwayne Mumsby doesn't want to be normal. He sees himself as a monster and wants to do odd things. One portentous Halloween night, he invites the woman he secretly loves to his creepy Victorian house, where things get even stranger. In fact, some things are better left in the closet. Told with poetic prose, this is a horror tale you won't be able to put down. Except to check that your doors and windows are locked. And there's nothing under the bed. Just forget about the closet! And the next time you see a dentist . . . do not open wide! WARNING: Some content may be disturbing to sensitive readers. Look for the author's horror collection UNHALLOWED, containing "Monstrosities"!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015971422
Publisher:	Fairy Fly Entertainment
Publication date:	01/26/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	256 KB

About the Author

Growing up, Lori R. Lopez enjoyed roaming the streets in a cat costume every October Thirty-First. She had to wear the same outfit because it was still “good”. Nowadays she dresses up as she pleases, usually in hats, seldom as a cat because it might scare the real ones. Unlike cats, she has an aversion to naps and always did, even when small. Like cats, getting wet is nowhere on the list of her favorite things, yet conversely she does love rainy days. Lori used the name of her semi-feral cat Midnight for the main character in “Unleashed”. But that’s another story. “Monstrosities” was composed with a toy dog in mind that she had as a child. It walked and barked and its eyes lit up. The leash was an electric cord. This was all very odd since Lori had a real dog to take for daily walks, or perhaps it was the other way around and the dog walked her. She was never quite clear about what was going on, especially if she happened to be wearing rollerskates. The kind you would fasten to your shoes with a key . . . if you lived way back when. (For once, I am not making this up!) On a sunshiny afternoon, she and her dog (probably the real pooch) found a fossil but she didn’t take it home. They looked and looked and couldn’t find it the next day, so Lori learned a valuable lesson about not leaving fossils lying about, and leaving no stone unturned when looking for a lost fish in a stone. Or something like that. And always check your Halloween candy for fossils, but don’t throw them away. You shouldn’t eat them either. Save them carefully on your shelf, because one day you too will be a fossil and how would you feel being left on the floor? Eventually all good things become petrified if you wait long enough, including parallelograms. That might be just a theory. I haven’t actually seen a petrified parallelogram, but it sounds like fun. Lori plans to keep writing Halloween tales until the Great Pumpkin in the sky falls down and squashes her flat like a boulder. That will teach her for being too sedentary and not practicing her Hundred Yard Boulder Dash. It would also be excellent research for a sequel to her yarn “Under A Rock”. But that’s another story too, just like this story. On second thought, it isn’t similar at all and she hopes you’ve enjoyed it. Not too much because, like Halloween candy, too much isn’t good for you. Or good for what ails you. She can’t be sure, and neither should you.

Editorial Reviews

If you choose to read this--and I suggest you do--be careful. The dark places you'll go do not yield easily to light. And when they do, you will wish you hadn't looked deeper.

Goodreads - Steven Ramirez

Lori R. Lopez has written a book of monstrous proportions, entering Jack Ketchum territory with the confidence of a skilled writer.

Servante Of Darkness

This was a great read. Horror fans will love this gory and amusing tale. There's a bit of everything here, revenge, experiments, blood and love. It has a fine twist, Lori Lopez caught me with that one. You will not be disappointed with this read.

Amazon - Jackie Williams

The horror films of old follow a canon of circumstances. This story also complies with the old school horror story. Very much worth a read!

Amazon - Nate G.