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Scary Stories With Twist Endings Volume One Kindle Edition

by John M W Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Melissa is not afraid of being KIDNAPPED; she is more afraid that someone will guess her terrible secret--but are her kidnappers going to be too clever for her? And listen to this, because your sanity might depend on it--even though they are good for you, are you really going to be tempted to hand over any APPLES to Marek the magician? Is anyone about to tell Palmer about the nightmare that awaits him when he goes out on his assignment to provide SECURITY for Miss Hartnell? Hey, Palmer! Sorry, man, but the answer looks as if it is going to be no! It is so sad that Sam Parker’s FEET seem to sink him ankle-deep into tragedy and insanity all the time--is there no escape for him despite all his attempts to be free of them? Too many patients in Intensive Care are dying, and no one seems to know why! So is Inspector Jim Murray going to end up with a severe case of INTENSIVE CARE BLUES? Stop that man! Look out, THE SHOPLIFTER is about to get clean away--for the love of Mike, isn’t anyone going to listen to Shona? And, finally, is there not anything left in this weary old world that can convince Nigel that SANTA LIVES?
Seven stories to make you check under the bed and behind the sofa before you dash to make sure that the front door is locked. Maybe now is the time to give up all hope, because what you have to ask yourself is--despite all your efforts--when it happens, will you see it coming? The first in a two-volume series, here are some scary stories to make you shiver as you look nervously up and down the road before you step out. Prepare yourself for the usual twist at the end!
Comment from beta reader: "whichever way you twist it, you'll never guess the twist".
A kindle ebook of contemporary fiction presented as an anthology of relationship based short stories.
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An author who has had many stories published in the women's weekly magazines and literary journals, John was drawn to writing at an early age. At one time in his teenage years he was reading one book a day---the subject didn't matter, but it needed to grab his interest in the first couple of pages, or he would abandon it. And this is the rule he has since applied to all his writing, believing that if you haven't grabbed the reader straight away, you are not writing well enough.. After graduating with an Honors Degree in History he spent many years in academic publishing, at last leaving to pursue his long-held dream of becoming a writer. "Easily among the very best new writers we have seen", "fresh and original", "creates life-like characters---maybe too life-like" (whatever that means!), are some of the comments made by literary reviewers and consultants about his work. His favorite band is The Moody Blues.
Visit the author's website:
jmwsmith.webeden.co.uk
and
sandybrownmattblack.moonfruit.com
contact the author at; wackystories@gmx.co.uk
and
sandybrownmattblack@aol.co.uk
View his blog: thecomplexityofhumanbehaviour.blogspot.com
and
sandybrownandmattblack.blogspot.com

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006V5AFUS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sleeping Lions (January 27, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 27, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 966 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1508651434

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- #918 in Women's Short Stories
- #1,406 in 90-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads

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An author who has had many stories published in the women's weekly magazines and literary journals, John was drawn to writing at an early age. At one time in his teenage years he was reading one book a day---the subject didn't matter, but it needed to grab his interest in the first couple of pages, or he would abandon it. And this is the rule he has since applied to all his writing, believing that if you haven't grabbed the reader straight away, you are not writing well enough.. After graduating with an Honors Degree in History he spent many years in academic publishing, at last leaving to pursue his long-held dream of becoming a writer. "Easily among the very best new writers we have seen", "fresh and original", "creates life-like characters---maybe too life-like" (whatever that means!), are some of the comments made by literary reviewers and consultants about his work. His favorite band is The Moody Blues.

Visit the author's website:

http://johnmwsmith.my-free.website/

and

http://johnmwsmith.my-free.website/young-adult-books-series

contact the author at; wackystories@gmx.co.uk

and

sandybrownmattblack@aol.co.uk

View his blog: http://www.thecomplexityofhumanbehaviour.blogspot.com

and

http://www.sandybrownandmattblack.blogspot.com

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Flame

Macabre Stories with Great Characters!

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2017

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John M W Smith is a brilliant writer who writes in many genres. I have enjoyed all of his books so far and never guessed the endings. This collection of tales is more macabre than his other anthologies and his writing reminded me or Roald Dahl, also the TV Series, Tales of The Unexpected, which I watched when I was younger. I loved all of these scary stories and never guessed the ending to any of them. My favoirite was 'Kidnapped'. Five Stars of course!

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LobsterCowboy

Okay

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2015

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Okay stories, but no real stand outs, Mr Smith is not Rod Serling

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Lynn Worton

An Entertaining Read!

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2013

I received a copy of this book from the author in return for an honest review.

Having previously read Wacky Stories With Twist Endings by the same author, I was looking forward to reading these scary stories.

This book contains eight short stories. Each story is well written, and contain moments of humour and/or horror. Unfortunately, I did not find them particularly scary. Yes, some of them were macabre, and there were definitely twists to the endings on all of them, but there was nothing that made me want to hide behind the sofa. I did find them to be a highly entertaining read, don't get me wrong! I have the utmost respect for this author, and do not mean any offence. I cannot put my finger on why these stories weren't scary for me. Perhaps it's because I have read some really chilling horror stories in the past, or it's because I'm not easily scared. However, as I have said, I did enjoy reading this book and I would definitely read more of this author's work in the future.

John M.W. Smith has written a fantastic anthology that thoroughly entertained me. I'm just sorry that I didn't find them scary! I do not recommend this book for younger readers due to there being some gruesome scenes, but I recommend this book if you are looking for a quick, entertaining and scary read! - Lynn Worton

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2013

This book has so many stories that are a twist. I couldn't imagine the endings as I was reading this book. I wished some of the stories came with a warning though because some were a little gruesome and some were beyond stupid.

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mariana's bane

Super collection with twists and turns that will delight readers!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 11, 2017

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Whilst it is great to read a full length scary story that really sucks you in, it's also great to read a series of short stories that hit you like a hammer blow at the story's close. Growing up as a child, we used to watch Tales of the Unexpected which (for the first two series at least) was presented by Roald Dahl. There may be an influence here by the great master, but author John M W Smith makes this fantastic creepy little world all of his own - and there are a lot of sinister goings on that only truly become realised once you have digested the story for a while.

As in any short story collection, there are stronger stories amongst the weaker ones. My personal favourite was 'Apples' though 'Santa Lives' came a close second.

It does take a special kind of talent to create a surprise ending in the short story format, so I applaud the author for succeeding here.

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Fantastic read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2014

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I haven't come across any short stories in a while like these which are great start to finish. I love a good twist at the end of each story and haven't been disappointed yet . I am purchasing all of these volumes and this is the third one I've read, can't get enough of them!! What a talented writer John M W Smith is.

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Mollie

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2018

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Enjoyed these short stories with a little twist short enough for a break but interesting as well. Did leave me wanting to read the next story as soon as I’d finished one

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