Jim Doran is a genre writer who has been published in Havok, Every Day Fiction, and Ye Olde Dragon’s horror and fairy tale anthologies. He resides in Michigan.
Squeaky-clean Martina Ramirez is about to commit her first crime with a group of six schoolmates—breaking and entering into an abandoned movie theater.
But the trespassers soon find themselves trapped inside, and while desperately trying to discover a way out, a projector starts playing a film introduction to a vintage episode of a horror series named Forlorn Harbor. When the introduction ends, one of the group becomes trapped within the film.
The only method of escape is to survive the episode, but Forlorn Harbor doesn’t play fair. As the terrifying night wears on, the projector displays more episodes, ensnaring the others one by one.
And as Martina’s turn arrives, she must face her own ominous trial…alone.
Six random people.
Five locked doors.
Four secrets.
Three days.
Two dreams.
One killer.
And then there were none.
Six strangers are invited to a private island in the middle of Lake Michigan for an all-expenses-paid stay. The guests believe it’s too good to be true until someone is found dead on a jogging trail. Then, a guest vanishes overnight.
You may think you’ve read this type of mystery before.
You haven’t.
A well-known gaming company has invited these guests to playtest their board games on their private island. At first, the atmosphere is fun and lively, until each game grows more serious with higher stakes.
You may think you’ve encountered this gimmick before.
You haven’t.
Edwin Glasse, a former baseball player, is one of the gamers for the weekend. With each alarming event, he grows more concerned that he isn’t playing a game, but is a pawn in one. With the playtesters dwindling and suspicions rising, Ed considers revealing a horrible choice from his past. The other players are hoarding their secrets, too.
Perhaps one of them really knows what’s happening on the island.
You may think you found a unique novel of suspense and terror in your hands.
You have.
