Children of Darkness
by Courtney Shockey
Paranormal Horror Short Story
80 pages
Release date 10/31/15
(Released early on 10/26/15)
Blurb:
Sweat
soaks my clothes as I sit up in my bed. My heart pounds in my ears and
my eyes dart around the room. Giggles float from all directions of my
room, surrounding me. I cover my ears with my hands and squeeze my eyes
shut, rocking silently.
"Please go away. Leave me alone."
The giggles get louder and louder, deafening me to anything else.
"Stop it! Please!" I scream and everything stops. Silence is almost as terrifying.
Dr. Janet Birch has been plagued by nightmares her entire life. She worked her way through college so she could help children who suffered from the same fears and give them the tools she never had to move on.
Emily Frost is a young girl whose nightmares consume her life. Her parents bring her to Janet in hopes of dispelling her fears and bringing their daughter back from the brink.
As Emily finally breaks down and reveals her demons, Janet realizes they have more in common than she thought. Piece by piece, Janet fights for not only her life, but Emily's as well, to overcome their living nightmare.
"Please go away. Leave me alone."
The giggles get louder and louder, deafening me to anything else.
"Stop it! Please!" I scream and everything stops. Silence is almost as terrifying.
Dr. Janet Birch has been plagued by nightmares her entire life. She worked her way through college so she could help children who suffered from the same fears and give them the tools she never had to move on.
Emily Frost is a young girl whose nightmares consume her life. Her parents bring her to Janet in hopes of dispelling her fears and bringing their daughter back from the brink.
As Emily finally breaks down and reveals her demons, Janet realizes they have more in common than she thought. Piece by piece, Janet fights for not only her life, but Emily's as well, to overcome their living nightmare.
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My ReviewYou might need a night light when you’re done with this one...Janet had night visitors as a child. Little children that were not little children would visit her in the dark. These creepy child like demons terrorized her and it lasted most of her childhood. She vowed that when she grew up she would help other children cope with the same problem and give them the support she never had. Janet became a child psychologist so that she could help children deal with the terror of these night visitors. Then she meets Emily and wonders if she can be of any help at all.This short story had me tearing through it in one sitting. I could not put it down! The description of the “children” gave me goosebumps. My overactive imagination let me hear the malicious giggles and claws scratching on the floor. When I finished this story, I left a night light on in my kids’ room and I snuggled closer to my husband.This is the perfect Halloween read. I give Children of Darkness 5 stars and I’m excited about reading more by Courtney Shockey!
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