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Clear!
A tiny hall ended in a scratched dark brown door with a flaking plastic knob. Irving pulled at the handle and squeaked. “It sticks!” he exclaimed. The trailer shook and its wood groaned. “No time!” Eddie shouldered Mike aside, pointed … Continue reading
Most of the Worshippers
“What are you doing to stop the summoning?” Eddie asked. He knew this was a distraction, and that he should be focused on his real challenge—Adrian, and getting the wizard cured—but the thought that some sort of snake-worshipping sex cult … Continue reading
Sears
Eddie turned from his band mates, saw the Sears— and was stunned. Ice swept the ground around the blocky retailer, thick as a Minnesota lake in winter, with bodies stuck in it. Faces emerged from the ice, hundreds of them … Continue reading
Short Order
He got the Glock up and into play, squeezing off several rounds and putting at least one of them into the thing before it reached him. Then he hurled himself sideways, grabbing for a big squeegee on a pole and … Continue reading
The Dream Mine
“Where are we going?” Burton asked from the front bench. “It’s called the Dream Mine,” Roxie told them. “That sounds cheerful,” Poe judged. “A man named Koyle had it dug,” Roxie said. “He told everyone he’d dreamed that if you … Continue reading
Chakras
Poe shook the contents of the fruit jar out into his hand. He carefully laid the mouse skull on Bill Hickman’s chest. Hickman swallowed. “Pretty,” he drawled, “but nothing you can’t do with a knife and a little bit of … Continue reading
Worse
Beyond the pulpit, there was a human body. He was an old man in a dark blue suit, with gray hair and beard, his feet and shoulder jammed against something that forced his knees and head into the air. He … Continue reading
Who Are You Guys?
“Jeez,” Mike said. “Who are you guys?” “Like I told you this morning,” Eddie chuckled. “We’re a rock band.” “On the phone this morning you forgot to mention the Hellhounds.” Eddie shrugged. “We’re a rock band that fights evil.” Fights … Continue reading
Would You Want to Experiment?
“Well how else do you explain it?” Mike asked. “Explain what?” “Uh… explain fairies? That’s what we’re talking about, right?” Mike’s head was spinning, and he tried to clutch tight to the thread of the conversation. “You’re a fairy, aren’t … Continue reading
Finished!
Twitch followed right behind Jim, in her horse shape, with the boy Rafi slung over her back. Adrian walked next to her, holding the kid in place. He patted Mike on the shoulder as he passed. “Good to have a … Continue reading
