I convinced Sherm to bring in one of the big bottles of water for the cooler, and we gave everybody a sip. I dribbled some down John’s throat too. Sherm was bored. “So tell us, Dugan. How long have you been banging Sharon?” C...
Her cry echoed in the chamber. “No. I’m Scug. Was Javier the guy with the belt? ’Cause it’s mine now. And you are too. You’re going to be my new suit of clothes.” Screaming, Heather sprang to her feet and fled. Laughter bubbled up behind her, nipping at her heels. The belt whistled through the ai...
The room was full of smoke, but I still didn’t see any flames. Most of the building seemed to be made of concrete, so it was possible that it wouldn’t catch on fire. Maybe Whitey had been telling the truth when he said it was just the vehicles that were aflame. The smoke rushed towards us as we e...
Only the sprinklers in the stairwell were activated. The alarm bleated for several minutes, though. The shrill wail was audible even over the generators. I knew that Jeff and Mike would hear it, so I hid behind one of the tanks and waited for them to arrive.I didn’t have to wait long. Jeff came h...
He also writes comic books such as The Last Zombie, Doom Patrol and Dead of Night: Devil Slayer. His work has been translated into German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, French and Taiwanese. Several of his novels and stories have been optioned for film, one of which, The Ties That Bind, premiered on ...
AUTHOR'S NOTE Although this book takes place in the year 1984, I have taken fictional liberties with some of the pop culture of the period. So if a character is listening to a song that wasn't popular until months later, keep in mind that it 's a fictional timeline. This is 1984 as I remember it....
He’d shown up for work ten minutes late. Mr. Brubaker was waiting for him at the time clock. “You’re late, Mahoney.” Ben sighed. “Sorry, Mr. Brubaker. I had to stay late after school. I was talking to my teacher. Been having trouble with calculus.” This was bullshit. In fact, Ben had hung around ...