Bait & Other Stories - horror/suspense

[Joel Arnold]

About this collection:

Welcome to the deep north woods. Here you'll meet:

A father whose intense longing for his dead son lead to disturbing consequences.
A group of college students tubing down a river through a burnt forest who encounter terrifying creatures.
A man seeking redemption for a sinful past through the skill of a tattoo artist.
A Cambodian-American teen who will fit in with the locals at any cost.
A woman who finds a bizarre solace in a rare pearl.

These, plus a dozen other stories will keep you up long into the night with over 50k words of horror, suspense, and mystery. Includes the award winning stories 'Mississippi Pearl' and 'Some Things Don't Wash Off.'


Thanks for checking it out!



For those in the UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bait-and-Other-Stories/dp/B003K16OHO

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[Joel Arnold]

Betsy & Ann -

Thanks!

[SimonWood]

I've read a number of Joel's stories over the years and he's well worth checking out.  Somethings Don't Wash Off is a 1st first class story.

[Laurie]

Price is right so I'm willing to try it. I one-clicked. Got lots of books ahead of you though!!

[Joel Arnold]

Thanks, Simon and Laurie!

[Joel Arnold]

I should've thought of this before, but a number of stories in this collection are available (for free!) as podcasts on Pseudopod. So if you'd like a sample of some of the stories in this collection in audio form, you can find them here:

http://pseudopod.org/2009/03/20/pseudopod-134-bait

http://pseudopod.org/2007/05/25/pseudopod-039-some-things-dont-wash-off

http://pseudopod.org/2007/08/31/pseudopod-053-the-apple-tree-man

Enjoy!

Joel Arnold

[Joel Arnold]

Here's my interview with Kindle Board member Kipp Poe Speicher:

http://kippoe.blogspot.com/2010/05/joel-arnold-interview.html

Thank you, Kipp!

Also, if you'd like to check out my blog, you can see it here:

http://joelarnold.livejournal.com

And of course, if you'd consider reading my collection Bait & Other Stories, I'd love to know what you think!

Joel Arnold

[David McAfee]

I clicked the sample. However, my list is getting HUGE!

[Joel Arnold]

Thanks, David. By the way, your cover is awesome!

Joel Arnold

[David McAfee]

Thanks, David. By the way, your cover is awesome!

Joel Arnold

Thank you, sir. I'm rather fond of yours, also. I love the simplicity. I actually have a WIP called BAIT. Full length novel. That's what drew my attention to this thread to begin with.

[Joel Arnold]

I was the featured author for the Reading Minnesota blog, this last week!

http://readingminnesota.blogspot.com/2010/05/joel-arnold-bait-other-stories.html

Joel Arnold

[Joel Arnold]

I'm thrilled!

http://redadeptreviews.com/?p=2734

Joel Arnold

[SimonWood]

Nice, Joel...

[Joel Arnold]

Thanks, Simon!
Joel

[Joel Arnold]

I thought I'd put this collection along with my other two into one large collection as another option for readers.

Fetal Bait Apocalypse; 3 Collections in 1 - only 2.99

This way, it's half the price of buying all three collections individually. 



Joel Arnold

[Joel Arnold]

This is also now available on Smashwords!

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/16881

Joel

[Joel Arnold]

Here's a little excerpt from the beginning of my short story "Swallowed" which is included in Bait & Other Stories:

    Rick Lamont looked down the rusty barrel of the shotgun shoved in his mouth. He tried not to gag, but the taste of it, the feel of rust flaking off on his tongue, the scrape of metal between his teeth forced his tongue to jerk the barrel up against the roof of his mouth. His throat spasmed as he took a step backward.
    Rough hands grabbed his shoulders from behind. "Stop squirming."
    He fought against the panic. Shifted his jaw back and forth over the gun's barrel. Let himself choke a bit so that he could concentrate on breathing through his nose. Concentrate on ignoring that awful taste.
    He was cold. His shirt was soaked with sweat and the night air was a frozen hand pressing it to his skin.
    He didn't know what time it was. Hell, it was almost closing time when he left the Slaughterville Roadhouse. Almost closing time when he opened his car door and…
    And then nothing. And then here he was.
    With these two.

[Joel Arnold]

An excerpt from the story "The Apple Tree Man" which is included in this collection:

   "Davy, I don't know what to do. I can't live like this. It's eating me alive."
    My brother Spencer's words only two days ago.
    "I came so close to telling someone."
    I speak quietly into the phone. "But you didn't."
    "I came so close, Davy. I even got in the car. Turned on the engine. I sat there in the garage. Even thought about shutting the garage door, and - "
    "Don't talk like that. You hear me, Spence? Don't say things like that."
    "I gotta tell someone."
    "You can't."
    "I have to."
    I hear him breathing on the other end. "I'm coming down there. I'll be there tomorrow."
    I picture him shaking his head, the receiver pressed into his forehead.
    "Spence? You hear me? I'm coming down. We'll work through this. Okay?"
    There's one more sigh, then, "Yeah. Okay. Sure."

[Joel Arnold]

The Red Adept review is now appearing on the Amazon page for this collection!

Joel

[Joel Arnold]

Yummmm - look at that juicy red bait. Perhaps it's a little rare, but you know you want some...

 

[Joel Arnold]

The password is:

horror

 

[Joel Arnold]

Who will be the first to buy this collection in August? Will it be you?
Or you?

Or possibly --

you???

[Joel Arnold]

Come check out my Authors' Den page if you get a chance - you can read a free story and a couple free poems if you'd like!

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?authorid=127228

Joel Arnold

[Joel Arnold]

When fishing, what is your preferred Bait?