Tales From the Horromedy Files (ePub)

The what files?

Stories in The Horromedy Files are simply a blend of horror and comedy that mix blood and guttural laughs, misfortune with misdirection, apparitions with absurdity, spectres with shtick, and farce with the far-fetched.

Try them. You might like them.

THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS THREEVE

Groundhog Day meets It's A Wonderful Life meets A Christmas Carol in a contemporary story of Nick Crosby, a man made redundant on Christmas Eve. On what he thinks is the worst day of his life, a strange shape-shifting spectre gives him the chance to experience the day over again in three different ways, one of which he must choose as his reality forever.

THE SHRUGGERNAUT

Eric Waghorn, an elderly football fan, witnesses his club's relegation on the penultimate day of the season. For the first time, he joins fellow fans in the pub afterwards to drown their sorrows. But the event soon turns violent, leading to a disaster during which Eric can't help revealing the dark secret he's been harbouring his whole life.

FLY'S GOTTA FLY

Have you noticed that new theories of evolution have been thin on the ground of late? This tale of insects and humans puts a wild one into the mix. Although it doesn't stand up to much scrutiny, two lovers in the early stages of their relationship are affected by the theory to such an extent, it threatens to impact their lives for eternity.