Extract from A Collection of Death & the Undead - Thursday the Thirteenth

  Not everything goes bump in the night. Some glide sorrowfully through castle halls and others stalk the dark, looking for prey. From monsters who died long ago and still walk our world, to creatures who herald death, to those mourning the loss of a king, or grieving a loved one, the short pieces in this collection are themed around death, loss and the undead.

NOTE: This collection draws together short pieces from the flash fiction and poetry collections in this series, but includes a number of short stories that can only be found within its covers.

Released on October 5, 2022, A Collection of Death and the Undead is the eleventh title in the C.M.'s Collections series. Links to the collection can be found at: https://books2read.com/u/47gVYg.

Thursday the Thirteenth

“Welcome to Radio 3JZ.”

“And welcome to Thursday the Thirteenth, a totally different beast to Friday the Thirteenth.”

“Oh yeah, how?”

“Well, Thursday the Thirteenth is much, much worse.”

“Why’s that?”

“Because it’s totally unexpected.”

“I see. So, what you’re telling me is that thirteenth Thursday’s also have hauntings and horror stories, but that these go largely unreported.”

“Yes, of course. Thursday mal-events are usually put down to life just being awkward. Fridays are put down to ‘bad luck’.”

“A ghost isn’t bad luck.”

“I beg to differ.”

“It’s an impossibility.” 

“You should ask those who’ve encountered one.”

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Similar stories to this can be found in other volumes of C.M.'s Collections and the reading list can be found here on Books2Read at: https://books2read.com/rl/Gw8Oaz, while links to A Collection of Death & the Undead can be found on Books2Read at: https://books2read.com/u/47gVYg

  

Cover art is by Jake at JCaleb Design, and links to A Collection of Death & the Undead can be found on Books2Read at: https://books2read.com/u/47gVYg.