Take it away: Samantha:
HELLOWEEN
No, really. I didn't misspell it. HELLOWEEN
is my new short story collectoin. It's my eighth publication and my third adult horror
collection. I am pleased to announce it will be available on Amazon within the
next twelve hours.
To give you a little taste of it, I'm including the first few lines of each of the six stories. Hope it whets your appetite and makes your skin crawl, even the tiniest little bit.
To give you a little taste of it, I'm including the first few lines of each of the six stories. Hope it whets your appetite and makes your skin crawl, even the tiniest little bit.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009X3N9IA
Samatha Combs delves into the darkness of the Halloween season, the decadence of October, and the evil of All Hallows Eve. Anf as usual, she asks you along for the ride.
Come meet all her new friends: an inventive chef, an abused wife with an unsua solution; the invisble freind so different in adulthood than when you were a kid; the self-made woman who learns that everything comes with a price; the woman of circumstance who learns neighbors can be more than just nosy; and, finally, a quiet, unassuming wife who hhas paid for too much attention to her husband's, um, hobby.
So, go ahead, mix, minfle, and enjoy meeting them all, but remember...the scaries monsters ar the ones safely tucked away, hidden in the normal, the regular, the mundane. And in the end, Good does conquer Evil...just not EVER in the way you'll expect.
EAT AT JOE’sSamatha Combs delves into the darkness of the Halloween season, the decadence of October, and the evil of All Hallows Eve. Anf as usual, she asks you along for the ride.
Come meet all her new friends: an inventive chef, an abused wife with an unsua solution; the invisble freind so different in adulthood than when you were a kid; the self-made woman who learns that everything comes with a price; the woman of circumstance who learns neighbors can be more than just nosy; and, finally, a quiet, unassuming wife who hhas paid for too much attention to her husband's, um, hobby.
So, go ahead, mix, minfle, and enjoy meeting them all, but remember...the scaries monsters ar the ones safely tucked away, hidden in the normal, the regular, the mundane. And in the end, Good does conquer Evil...just not EVER in the way you'll expect.
Reynaldo “Rey” Claude leaned over the wooden crate of tomatoes and inhaled deeply. The farmers market was always the best place to find the freshest ingredients for his culinary creations and Rey enjoyed his visits to gather the tasty produce. He strolled along the bustling wholesale market, making his choices and filling his basket. He was known there, and most vendors stopped to say hello and offer Rey a free sample of this, that, and the other. Which he took willingly. His food creations were like art pieces to him; each had to have its own special sauce. Pasta was pasta, but it was all about the sauce. He only wished his patrons felt the same.
DEMON IN THE GPS
Nadine Keller was running late.
She still had a million things to do and had most of them on her mind, so when
the GPS started talking to her, she didn’t immediately notice it. She had
jumped into the Range Rover and flung the dry cleaning into the back seat. She
dumped her overstuffed purse on the passenger seat and backed out of the mall
parking lot. When she heard the calm, modulated voice telling her to turn left,
she just obediently flicked on her signal and made the turn. Later, she would
realize she didn’t remember programming an address into the GPS. She should
have been wary then. GPS units didn’t just start talking to you out of the
blue, demanding things.
Not like
husbands did.
SKIN DEEP
Darla Demples punched the
elevator button to the tenth floor. She shifted back and forth on her
fashionable high heels and transferred her briefcase from her right shoulder to
the left. Impatient, she poked the button again and began to tap her slender
foot. Damn! You’d think the head of one of the largest cosmetics company
could get a damn elevator when she wanted it. Her gaze fell on her
company logo, proudly emblazoned on literally every surface in the lobby:
Dollyface Cosmetics. She read the catch phrase underneath, pride welling within
her: Look like a living doll, forever. Dolly smiled wistfully, remembering how
she came up with the slogan, after a sleepless night with a very cranky baby
daughter. Denise was almost an adult now, in college hundreds of miles away.
She knew she didn’t see her near as often as she should, but she always found a
way to validate that. I’m working for her future. She knows that. My
success will set her up for the rest of her life, her and her future children.
Just because I’m
telling you this story, doesn’t mean I’ll be alive at the end of it. I just
want to clear that up. So there aren’t any surprises at the end. It’s how I
kind of like to do things. I’ve never been one for surprises. Even when I was
younger, when my birthday would come around, I made sure I knew all the plans
ahead of time. I never wanted the surprise party all the other kids were
begging for. Neither did Lenny. He hated them even more than me. Only, he
couldn’t tell anyone. You see, Lenny was my imaginary friend.
Or maybe I should say is. I’m fully grown now, with an
education, a great job and even my own office. In fact, that’s where I am right
now. Lenny is here, too, somewhere. He doesn’t always come out, only when he
thinks I need him. I guess I needed him earlier.
I suppose I should get the whole
story out now, before they arrive. Just looking down at the bodies makes me a
little scared of what they will think. What they might do to me. Lenny keeps
saying I didn’t have a choice. He told me I had to do it. If not, I’d never be
my own person. I’d never be free.
NEW NEIGHBORS
Mindy Jasper hollered down the
hall of her new house to her children."Jackson! Danielle! Hurry or we’ll be late for your first day of school.” She peered down the hall, then had to flatten herself against it to avoid being crushed by both of her children as they came hurtling toward her. Her daughter came first and spun around Mindy’s jeans-clad legs, hiding from her brother, who was only seconds behind her. He stopped when he reached his mom and sister, but only because he’d tired of the game. His sister didn’t look terrified anymore, not now that she was next to Mom, and to him, it was only fun if she was.
She heard
the back door creak open and shut. Even though he always tried to be quiet, she
never missed that unmistakable sound. Elaine Gardner had heard that sound a
million times. Most of the time, it meant that her husband Roland was coming in
from work, or from tending the garden, or from taking out the trash. She knew
when it didn’t mean that. When he came in way past midnight, she knew it had an
entirely different meaning: it meant her husband, Roland Gardner, was returning
from a kill.
So, if any of these sound interesting or compel you to read them in some way, buy the book for a buck at Amazon and don't forget to tell me what you think. Enjoy and Happy Halloween!
Samantha Combs, Author
Check out all SEVEN of my books!
GHOSTLY http://www.amazon.com/Ghostly-ebook/dp/B005ONM5RE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336187148&sr=1-1
THE DETENTION DEMON http://www.amazon.com/The-Detention-Demon-ebook/dp/B0077DTQHG/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336187185&sr=1-1
TEETH AND TALONS http://www.amazon.com/Teeth-Talons-Horror-Anthology-ebook/dp/B006X51I4S/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336187215&sr=1-1
WAY PAST MIDNIGHT http://www.amazon.com/Way-Past-Midnight-ebook/dp/B0088DXFP8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1338755543&sr=1-1
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Samantha's Biography
I am
a Southern California author with seven published books, the Global Ebook
Award-winning debut title: SPELLBOUND, currently in print and in production
with Audible.com, and GHOSTLY, both YA paranormals, SPELLBOUND's sequel,
EVERSPELL, a middle grade horror called THE DETENTION DEMON, and two adult
horror collections, TEETH AND TALONS and WAY PAST MIDNIGHT. WATERDANCER, a new
YA fantasy, released in September of 2012. I enjoy writing YA paranormal
romance and supernatural fantasy, but I also dabble in the horror and sci-fi
genres as well, and writing for the Middle Grade audience. I have plans for
many more books in the future!
When I'm not writing, I work full time and enjoy spending time with my husband and two children. My guilty pleasures include reality television, the Food Network channel and shoes. I truly believe I can accomplish anything if I have the right pair of shoes. And I adore totally inappropriate earrings.
I love writing and publishing my work and I am in awe of the technological advances of our lives. Ereaders and similar gadgets are bringing the written word to a generation that might never have discovered books otherwise and every time I see a kid pick one up to read something it fills me with joy to be a small part of that process. If a child can connect with literature because he or she did so electronically, a connection still was made. I am excited to see what our world has in store for literature and thrilled to be along for that ride.
When I'm not writing, I work full time and enjoy spending time with my husband and two children. My guilty pleasures include reality television, the Food Network channel and shoes. I truly believe I can accomplish anything if I have the right pair of shoes. And I adore totally inappropriate earrings.
I love writing and publishing my work and I am in awe of the technological advances of our lives. Ereaders and similar gadgets are bringing the written word to a generation that might never have discovered books otherwise and every time I see a kid pick one up to read something it fills me with joy to be a small part of that process. If a child can connect with literature because he or she did so electronically, a connection still was made. I am excited to see what our world has in store for literature and thrilled to be along for that ride.
