Discover the enigmatic secrets of Carter's Grove, a seemingly ordinary logging town that harbors extraordinary mysteries.
Malevolence: The Curse of Carter’s Grove
The Curse of Carter’s Grove Book 1
by Robert Hazelton
Genre: Paranormal Horror
Discover the enigmatic secrets of Carter's
Grove, a seemingly ordinary logging town that harbors extraordinary mysteries.
Gabriel Carter arrives to attend the funeral of his estranged father. He left
as a child, though the call of home has always piqued his curiosity.
Special Agent Teagan Walsh arrives to assist the local police in unraveling a
perplexing murder investigation that has left the town in turmoil. But Carter's
Grove has many dark secrets, and she's only scratched the surface.
Meanwhile, Joe "Spontaneous" Santino seeks to uncover the truth
behind the small town horrors. Armed with a successful ghost hunting YouTube
channel, he fully intends to unearth mysteries better left alone.
As the Curse of Carter's Grove takes hold, these visitors will find their lives
changed forever.
Join us on this journey of suspense, intrigue, and revelation, where the
boundaries between the ordinary and the extraordinary blur, and the destinies
of these individuals intertwine in ways they could never have imagined.
EXCERPT
Cassivale took my breath away from afar. The
splendor changed when we started up the drive, leading to a dilapidated
fountain forming a roundabout. A statue of a cavalryman took up the center of
the fixture, a heroic figure holding up a saber over his head with the steed
rearing in a classical pose.
I
assumed the water normally came from the beast’s mouth though it clearly hadn’t
produced anything but mold and moss for several years. The murky water took on
a green hue, the stonework cracked and brutalized by Pacific Northwest storms.
Despite the fact it stood more than twenty feet tall, it seemed diminished.
Diminutive even.
The
fact I could not remember it at all bothered me. I wanted to have some vision
of it in full glory. Sun beaming down from behind the head of the horseman,
water cascading out into the crystal clear pool. As we drove around it, I
doubted it had been cleaned since long before I was born.
Maybe
my parents kept me away from the thing.
The
front of the estate loomed over us nearly four stories. A flight of wide stairs
led up to a porch stretching around the house with Greek style pillars holding
it up. Those looked sturdy enough, though time definitely had a go at them.
Cracks in the wood were apparent long before I got out of the car.
Rodney
stopped directly beside the steps. I hopped out, taking the full brunt of a
stiff breeze from the left. I drew my coat tight about me, taking a moment to
look over the arched windows dotting the surface of Cassivale, some lit while
others remained dark. Like the upper stories, none of them appeared to be
broken, which surprised me.
Considering
the state of the fountain at least.
The
house boasted twenty-five bedrooms. It sprawled to the left and right, at least
a block in each direction. How had I been allowed to roam freely through those
halls as a child? Getting lost in the labyrinthine corridors, the secret
passages and dusty spaces no longer occupied.
It
seemed like a fantastic dream.
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About the Author
Robert Hazelton has been writing short
fiction, novels and music his entire life. As the founding member of Deadly
Nightshade Botanical Society and a long time member of the band Abney Park, he
has traveled extensively and performed countless shows in exotic locales.
Robert writes in a variety of genres but
keeps drifting back to modern fantasy/horror. He considers Elizabeth Moon,
Frank Herbert, and Steven Pressfield to be his biggest influences.
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I enjoyed the excerpt. Sounds really interesting.
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