Author: Dan Maurer
Publisher: Black Rapids Press
Date of publication: April 2013
It happens
each winter, and has for over 35 years. Every time the snow starts to fall late
in the evening before a school day, the dreams begin again for Billy Stone.
They are always the same – there’s a dark tunnel, and there’s blood, lots of
blood, and someone is screaming.
Snow Day is a very spooky novella. I wasn't sure what to expect going into the story. I was sucked right in and loved it! In the afterword, the author talks about how the story was inspired by campfire stories. This one would be perfect for a night around the fire.
Billy tells the story of one snow day when he was 10 and how it changed his life forever. Things were so different back then. "Don't leave the block" was all his mother ever told him. For a 10 year old boy, that left a lot of wiggle room for finding trouble. After finding a body in the basement of a neighborhood house, he finds himself in a fight for his life. I won't go any further because it's a story that will surprise you. I didn't expect the ending that I got! I definitely recommend this short story. Read it on a cold winter night and see if you don't get spooked like I did!
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About the author:
Dan Maurer is an independent author, publisher, theater producer, director, and digital marketer. He is also a proud member of International Thriller Writers, Inc. and the Horror Writers Association. Throughout his career in publishing and marketing, he has been involved in the publication of bestselling titles such as John Grisham’s The Firm, Richard Price’s Clockers, and Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger’s Lost Moon, which became the film Apollo 13. As a digital marker, he has supported popular publishing brands including Curious George, Peterson Field Guides, and The Polar Express. He has also developed marketing strategies for many corporations, including Citizen, Dun & Bradstreet, RCN and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Dan is a member of an acclaimed New Jersey-based theater company and has won awards for his producing, directing and sound design. He lives with his wife and their daughter in Robbinsville, New Jersey.
I read this novella and another, Freeze by Daniel Pyle, while doing my Chills in Summer Challenge. I enjoyed both but didn't get to review them as time got away from me and they slipped through the cracks.
ReplyDeleteMr. Maurer's book was short but enjoyable and creepy!