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FREE ON KINDLE BEHOLD, THE CHILD is a long novella from the anthology Brimstone Turnpike. Each character was to be given a brief meeting with a man named Johnny Divine and a gift that would alter his or her life. "Behold, the Child", by Harry Shannon, is the perfect mix of classic Noir and the supernatural. A maverick, burned-out cop haunted by his last city case ignores advice and a "wrong" turn en route to his retirement gig in the isolated desert town of his youth. It's dark, brooding, and reminds us that unfortunately, not everyone takes advantage of divine second chances." -SHROUD Magazine http://www.amazon.com/Behold-the-Child-Novella-ebook/dp/B003U4W7YU/ref=cm_syf_dtl_pl_4 |
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« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2010, 02:26:48 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2010, 09:11:48 PM » |
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I just One-clicked it, Harry! (I'm a sucker for horror novellas.)
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« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2010, 09:22:05 PM » |
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Thanks, Joel. Hope you enjoy it. Authors may enjoy some background. This was from a Cemetery Dance concept anthology, edited by Kealan Patrick Burke. We had to include the character of Johnny Divine, and the location in Brimstone Junction, as part of that assignment. He was described to us. Also, Johnny had to give something to one of our characters. Other than that, we were all on our own. Scott Nicholson's contribution is on Amazon too, I believe. Also contributing novellas, Tom Monteleone, Mike Oliveri and Tim Waggoner. It was a fun project.
If you like horror novellas keep an eye out for my new one "PAIN," coming from Dark Regions Press in a few months. Pretty sure there will be an ebook version once the limited edition hard covers sell out.
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« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2010, 03:29:31 AM » |
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Looks good. I may give it a read.
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« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2010, 06:37:51 AM » |
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Thanks Marissa, the one thing I can guarantee is that it's different, just by virtue of the conceit, an attempt to wrap noir and crime in horror into one smooth package. If you enjoy the writing, you'll probably like a lot of my other stuff too.
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« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2010, 06:10:00 AM » |
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Still just 99 cents for 25,000 words guarantee to keep you up at night.
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« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2010, 07:39:55 PM » |
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Im curious to see if the ending tricks any here, it surprised quite a few readers elsewhere. "Behold the Child", by Harry Shannon, is the perfect mix of classic Noir and the supernatural. A maverick, burned-out cop haunted by his last city case ignores advice and a "wrong" turn en route to his retirement gig in the isolated desert town of his youth. It's dark, brooding, and reminds us that unfortunately, not everyone takes advantage of divine second chances." -SHROUD Magazine http://www.amazon.com/Behold-the-Child-Novella-ebook/dp/B003U4W7YU/ref=cm_syf_dtl_pl_4
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« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2010, 07:52:03 PM » |
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Harry, got to admit that your thread title threw me for a sec. It seemed you were talking about a child novella (and I couldn't figure out what that was), then realized your title was "behold, the child"....
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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2010, 08:34:09 PM » |
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Scarlett, I'd love to take credit for some kind of brilliant forsight, but jjust got lazy with the punctuations I suppose. Glad it got you to have a look, anyway. Hope you enjoy it, BTC is a creepy little mixture of crime and horror,my first novella. I've just completed a second one and found working at this length (roughly half a novel) a great deal easier this time.
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« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2010, 06:58:29 AM » |
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Approx 130 plus pages bumping a good read
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« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2010, 08:03:03 AM » |
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« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2010, 03:57:25 PM » |
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"Behold the Child", by Harry Shannon, is the perfect mix of classic Noir and the supernatural. A maverick, burned-out cop haunted by his last city case ignores advice and a "wrong" turn en route to his retirement gig in the isolated desert town of his youth. It's dark, brooding, and reminds us that unfortunately, not everyone takes advantage of divine second chances." -SHROUD Magazine http://www.amazon.com/Behold-the-Child-Novella-ebook/dp/B003U4W7YU/ref=cm_syf_dtl_pl_4 |
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« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2010, 06:33:04 AM » |
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Crime story, cop story, with a touch of horror for seasoning. Im curious to see if the ending tricks any here, it surprised quite a few readers elsewhere. "Behold the Child", by Harry Shannon, is the perfect mix of classic Noir and the supernatural. A maverick, burned-out cop haunted by his last city case ignores advice and a "wrong" turn en route to his retirement gig in the isolated desert town of his youth. It's dark, brooding, and reminds us that unfortunately, not everyone takes advantage of divine second chances." -SHROUD Magazine http://www.amazon.com/Behold-the-Child-Novella-ebook/dp/B003U4W7YU/ref=cm_syf_dtl_pl_4 |
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« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2010, 09:26:09 AM » |
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« Reply #18 on: October 24, 2010, 08:50:33 PM » |
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BEHOLD, THE CHILD "Behold, the Child", by Harry Shannon, is the perfect mix of classic Noir and the supernatural. A maverick, burned-out cop haunted by his last city case ignores advice and a "wrong" turn en route to his retirement gig in the isolated desert town of his youth. It's dark, brooding, and reminds us that unfortunately, not everyone takes advantage of divine second chances." -SHROUD Magazine http://www.amazon.com/Behold-the-Child-Novella-ebook/dp/B003U4W7YU/ref=cm_syf_dtl_pl_4 |
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« Reply #19 on: October 25, 2010, 07:17:43 AM » |
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Hi Harry,
Looks really good, I'm going to give it a try!
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« Reply #20 on: October 25, 2010, 08:22:54 AM » |
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Thanks Mel, hope you enjoy it
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« Reply #22 on: November 08, 2010, 06:47:27 AM » |
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BEHOLD, THE CHILD a NOVELLA .99 "Behold, the Child", by Harry Shannon, is the perfect mix of classic Noir and the supernatural. A maverick, burned-out cop haunted by his last city case ignores advice and a "wrong" turn en route to his retirement gig in the isolated desert town of his youth. It's dark, brooding, and reminds us that unfortunately, not everyone takes advantage of divine second chances." -SHROUD Magazine http://www.amazon.com/Behold-the-Child-Novella-ebook/dp/B003U4W7YU/ref=cm_syf_dtl_pl_4 |
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« Reply #23 on: November 08, 2010, 08:18:16 AM » |
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Love a noir-supernatural blend.
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« Reply #24 on: November 08, 2010, 12:10:32 PM » |
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Me, too. Thanks...Hope you enjoy it, Sid. I've got one of yours in the ever-growing TBR stack. The Kindle allowed me to double that sucker without noticing |
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