Shadowchild & The Shady Corner by Matthew Williams - Book Tour + Giveaway
Shadowchild
by Matthew Williams
Genre:
Horror
Horror
In 1629 something visited the parish of Feckenham. The events that
followed were so terrifying that they never gained their place in the
history books.
followed were so terrifying that they never gained their place in the
history books.
Now in 2008, something seems to be wrong with Marie Watson’s young children.
Her father won’t believe her and her mother is nearing the end of her tether.
Marie feels utterly alone.
But is she?
Helen stormed into the office and glared at DCI
Royal with accusing eyes, she went to speak but Royal got in first.
“One
word Roberts and you’re off the case too!” he said with an icy cold stare right
back at her. As the two of them locked
eyes, three people, cut and bloodied, burst in through the door at the rear of
the office. A man in his late forties
leapt on to the back of the seated DCI Royal slamming his icy stare into the
desk with an almighty crack. A woman in
her early forties knocked DI Scott to the ground and ran at Helen. She braced herself and took hold of her upper
arms as she was forced back against the wall.
DI Scott shuffled back into the corner and hugged his legs while the
struggle ensued. DCI Royal was a bloody
mess, bleeding heavily from his face as the man continued to smash his head on
the desk. The third person, a boy no
older than ten was on all fours as he crawled towards DCI Royal. Helen saw the boy over the shoulder of her
assailant as he tore flesh from Royal’s leg with his teeth.
“Do
something Scott for fuck’s sake!” Helen screamed, “Danny!” she yelled as loud
as she could, desperately hoping that he would hear her. Scott had drained to white and was huddled in
a tight foetal ball with his eyes screwed shut, he was helping no one and
failed to realise he’d be next. The
woman snapped her teeth towards Helen’s face but she was able to push away hard
enough to make her miss and turn her around so she was facing the wall. “Danny help me!” she yelled again, now only
able to hear the child chewing flesh rather than see it; it wasn’t any less
disgusting. Helen pushed the woman’s arm
up her back and forced her to the ground; still she gnashed her teeth and
struggled to twist over. Danny cracked
her across the base of the head with his baton knocking her out cold.
“Thanks,”
Helen panted, reaching for her cuffs to make sure she wasn’t getting free if
she came to. DCI Royal was dead and as
the boy chewed on the flesh from his leg, the man was tearing at his throat
like a wild beast.
“Who
the fuck are these people?” Danny asked rhetorically. He stepped towards the boy and cuffed him
with ease; the boy snarled and drooled like a feral dog, the meat from his kill
spilling from his jaws. Helen took the
child and sat him next to the woman with her foot in his chest to keep him from
getting up.
“Scott!”
she shouted, he was whimpering pathetically and struggled to force open his eyes,
which were full of terror. The man stood
tall behind Royal’s slumped corpse, sucking the slivers of flesh into his
mouth. “Have you got this Danny?” Helen asked seeing him edge out from behind
the desk looking at her partner. Helen
grabbed her radio, “Hal, Moran; get to the control room now!” she shouted into
it.
“Hey
Roberts, you’re early; you and lover boy having a tiff?” Moran joked.
“Cut
the shit and get here Moran, DCI Royal’s just been eaten alive!” Danny span
round and kicked the man square in the side of the head; he folded over
sideways hitting his head into the desk and then flopped flat out on his back.
“Yeah
I’ve got it,” he said, turning towards Helen.
“You okay?” he asked.
“Better
now thanks,” Danny searched the man for some id, he found his wallet and pulled
out his driving license; he looked over at Helen.
“Sam
Little, that’s the family I told you about; what the fuck happened to make them
like this? I guess that’s Eve, and
that’s Carl” he pointed at the others.
Hal
and Moran ran into the office.
“What
the fuck? I didn’t think you were
serious, Jesus Christ!” Moran said seeing Royal slumped back with his throat
torn open.
“Moran,
keep it together and tie these three up properly will you; I’m gonna get some
backup.” She stood back and stretched
her leg while Moran and Hal took over restraining the boy. “And keep away from their mouths if you don’t
want to end up like Royal.” she patted them both on their backs, “thanks.” Helen knelt down in front of DI Scott. “How quick can you get the armed response
unit here sir?” DI Scott looked across at DCI Royal.
“Is
he dead?” Scott whimpered and squirmed back in the corner crying.
“Yes
he’s dead and you need to pull yourself together before we all are,” He just
cried louder. “Scott!” Helen shouted,
slapping him across the face, “you need to get the armed response unit here
now!” He opened his eyes and Helen held
his teary stare, “you need to step up and do this sir,” she said calmly; hoping
to get through to him that way instead.
“Helen,”
Moran wanted her attention, she looked up and he was gesturing towards the door
as if to seek her advice; she seemed to have taken charge of the situation with
her authoritative manner.
“Danny,
get him out of here,” she saw a cameraman in the doorway filming the
scene. Danny was on it already, noticing
the man at the same time as Helen. He
manhandled the cameraman out of the door and wrenched the camera from his grasp.
“Hey,
you can’t do that!” he objected loudly.
Danny proceeded to smash the camera on the floor. DI Scott had calmed quickly after realising
the immediate threat had been quelled and he clambered to his feet.
“You
can’t do that Curran,” suddenly he was trying to claw back his authority at the
same time as sniffing backs his tears.
Danny looked at him as he stamped the camera angrily.
“You
want this shit on the news?” He gestured
around the room, “you want videos of you cowering in the corner all over the
internet do you?” The cameraman reached
down and started grabbing pieces of his camera.
“You get out, I won’t tell you again,” Danny said. Helen, Hal, and Moran all looked at him
dagger eyed; the man left quickly, leaving his equipment behind.
“Are
you sorting the armed response unit or am I?” Helen asked of DI Scott.
“I’m
calling the chief of police; he’ll know what to do.”
“Just
get us some backup sir, before any more crazies come through here.”
The Shady Corner
by Matthew Williams
Genre:
Horror
Horror
A shady corner in life can be a dark and mysterious place, but in the
shady corners of the mind, the mystery and darkness know no
bounds!
shady corners of the mind, the mystery and darkness know no
bounds!
In a struggle with his conscience and haunted by images of murder, David
is given a choice to right the wrongs of his past.
is given a choice to right the wrongs of his past.
Can he cheat fate and avoid his future? Or is the evil that dwells within
him more than it seems?
him more than it seems?
Only one thing is certain . . .
Fate can be cruel, but true evil can be brutal!
Born in 1975, Matthew Williams has been a keen fan of the
horror/thriller/fantasy genres for as long as he can remember.
Whether it’s a film, a TV series, or a novel; he is drawn to all
the different aspects of these genres. Mainly it’s the complexities
and the mysteries that can be expressed with freedom and imagination
that he enjoys the most.
horror/thriller/fantasy genres for as long as he can remember.
Whether it’s a film, a TV series, or a novel; he is drawn to all
the different aspects of these genres. Mainly it’s the complexities
and the mysteries that can be expressed with freedom and imagination
that he enjoys the most.
A fan of authors such as Stephen King, James Herbert, Dean Koontz,
Richard Layman – to name but a few!
Richard Layman – to name but a few!
A fan of TV shows such as Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Breaking
Bad, American Horror Story – to name but a few!
Bad, American Horror Story – to name but a few!
A fan of films such as Saw, Seven, Eden Lake, The Descent, Quarantine,
Skeleton Key, The Sixth Sense – to name but a few!
Skeleton Key, The Sixth Sense – to name but a few!
Matthew now has a small body of work of his own with ‘The Shady Corner’
and ‘Shadowchild’ only the beginning of what he is determined to
grow into an extensive collection of horror/thriller fiction novels.
and ‘Shadowchild’ only the beginning of what he is determined to
grow into an extensive collection of horror/thriller fiction novels.
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Congrats on the tour! Shadowchild appeals to me the most. Thanks so much for sharing an excerpt and offering a Giveaway.
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