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The Lake and 17 Other Stories [Kindle Edition]

David Dalglish , David McAfee
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Seventeen short horror stories from the author of 33 A.D. and Saying Goodbye to the Sun.

The Lake - Five college boys answer an ad to spend Spring Break by a remote lake in northern Maine, only to find out they should have gone to Panama city like everyone else.

The Spider and the Fly - A deranged old man leads a young boy into a trap, but who is really hunting who?

Exhibit A - Listen to a budding serial killer as he explains himself to his first victim.

Plus 14 mini horror “bites.”

BONUS: One Last Dinner Party - additional short story by David Dalglish, author of the Half Orc series.

***Be sure to check out David's second collection, Devil Music and 18 Other Stories, for more twisted horror shorts, including the follow up to this collection's EXHIBIT A.***

David McAfee is the author of the vampire novels 33 A.D. and Saying Goodbye to the Sun as well as the horror novel, NASTY LITTLE F!#*ERS. His next novel, The Gallows Tree, is scheduled to be released in Spring 2011. David is currently working on the oft-asked for sequel to 33 A.D.

David lives in Knoxville, TN with his wife, daughter, and a small army of loyal but dysfunctional pets. As of this writing, he and his wife are expecting their first child together, who will no doubt grow to be just as deranged as the rest of the McAfee clan.

God help us all.

Product Details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 136 KB
  • Publisher: Coelacanth Press (June 5, 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B003PPDGQ2
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Miss This Collection, August 29, 2010
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Daniel Pyle (Springfield, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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So you stumbled across this book. Maybe you've never heard of David McAfee. You're thinking: should I chance a buck on this or buy one-tenth of something famouser? First of all, "famouser" isn't a word. Second, stop thinking and click the buy button. I guarantee you won't be sorry.

I've been reading and writing horror most of my life, and I've paid for a lot of stinkers. This isn't one of them. McAfee's flash fiction is expertly honed, and the longer stories rank right up there with the works of Richard Laymon and Brian Keene. The tales are fun, disgustingly delicious, and unforgettable.

This is big-time horror for a small-time price. Do yourself a favor and give McAfee a try. Then go read everything else he's written. That's my plan anyway.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tasty Bites, June 28, 2010
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Joel Arnold (Savage, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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The Lake and 17 Other Stories contained fourteen 100-word (exactly!) stories that were fun to read - and must've been quite a challenge to write, given the word count limitation. But they were fun little bites to chew on between the three longer stories. My favorite of these longer tales was "The Spider and the Fly" about an old man leading a boy into a rather creepy trap while the boy's mother is dying of the plague. McAfee's stories here are full of some wonderful atmospheric touches. Also included in this collection as a bonus is a fantastic story by David Dalglish, called "One Last Dinner Party," about a handful of older couples gathering for one last meal before catastrophe strikes. This story really made me want to seek out more of Dalglish's work. Recommended!

Joel Arnold
author of BEDTIME STORIES FOR THE APOCALYPSE
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars McAfee fan, August 4, 2010
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After venturing into the dark historical fantasy 33 A.D., I was eager to get a broader sample of McAfee's work. I was pleasantly surprised by the diversity here, with taut psychological horror balanced by occasional humor and wicked insight. Microfiction is a challenge because every word matters, and McAfee proves himself an attentive student of the language. He's flown onto my radar as a must-read, and he has a companionable, humble personality, which is always a plus in an author.
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