Title: How to Kill a CelebrityAuthor: Duncan Ralston
First Published: April 5, 2015
Publisher: Shadow Work Publishing
Pages: 32
Genre: Horror, Short Stories
Format: Ebook
Source: Free Promotion
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Synopsis:
Annie's new job is murder.
When Annie Watkins takes a job at a local New Orleans TV station, she begins to think she’s cursed when her preemptive obituaries ("standbys") seem to be killing off famous people left and right.
With time running out, Annie scrambles to discover what's really happening to her, but it may already be too late.
This Evil is old… And it always takes a life.
This NOVELLA is available in the collection Video Nasties.
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Annie gets her big break picking up a news station gig preparing standby tribute reels for celebrities, ready to go when they pass. It’s morbid work to be sure, but her predecessor is a little too happy to hand the reigns over. How to Kill a Celebrity is a short but solid story in the same vein as Death Note and Button, Button. Great narration and some genuinely creepy moments that lead to a satisfying conclusion.
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“Though it works through modern tools, this evil is old, Annie. Make no mistake.”
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About Duncan Ralston
Duncan Ralston was born in Toronto and spent his teens in small-town Ontario. As a “grownup,” Duncan lives with his wife in Toronto, where he writes dark fiction about the things that frighten, sicken, and delight him. His work has been reviewed in Scream: the Horror Magazine, Cultured Vultures and Daily Dead. In addition to his twisted short stories found in GRISTLE & BONE and VIDEO NASTIES, he is the author of the novels SALVAGE, THE METHOD and GHOSTLAND, and the novellas WILDFIRE, WOOM and EBENEZER.
Duncan’s influences include (but are not limited to): Stephen King, Clive Barker, Richard Matheson, Harlan Ellison, Jack Ketchum, Roald Dahl, Irvine Welsh, Chuck Palahnuik and Bret Easton Ellis.
He runs the small press Shadow Work Publishing, which has published the writing of Jack Ketchum, Wrath James White, Jeff Strand, William Malmborg, The Sisters of Slaughter, Glenn Rolfe and many others.
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