The house has been in his family for generations. But it really belongs to them… The Piper clan emigrated from Scotland and founded the town of Santo Verde, California. The Gothic Victorian estate built there has housed the family for generations, and has also become home to an ancient evil fore...
Have you, Dr. Dashwood?" "No," Dashwood said, all charm and smarm. "But if I do, I'll tell them both you're looking for them." I just bet you will. John stood uncomfortably in Lucy's office, trying to keep his eyes off the bloody portraits decorating the walls. Being alone with Lucy and Dashwood ...
This one was almost certainly a suicide. The woman, one Abby Abernathy, had swallowed a bottle of sedatives, downing them with booze. The corpse, in full rigor mortis, lay on the floor in front of the television, which was still on, though he had muted the sound. Abernathy had, at some point in d...
"Jerry Romero?" David repeated into the phone. "Really?" Gaylord Price responded with his cultured chuckle. "Yes, Jerry Romero. A whole hour, and not the daytime show, my boy. He wants to use you and Body House in a prime time special." "When will it air?" "Currently, it's scheduled for the wee...
Eric Manning told Belinda when they finished their third race the long way down the pool. Now they bobbed near Poseidon's throne. “Were you on your college swim team?” Belinda caught her breath. She’d had a hard time keeping up with Eric on the last dash. “Not varsity,” she told him. “What about...
Claire flushed the toilet, washed her hands, then stared at her reflection in the mirror. Despite the vitamins, her face was the color of wet ash and dark purple crescents hung below her eyes. She didn’t look like herself. I need some sun. She also needed to put on a little more weight - what she...