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    Violet Lagoon
    Violet Lagoon
    Violet Lagoon
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    Violet Lagoon

    By John Everson

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    When a quartet of co-eds decide to reenact The Blue Lagoon on an abandoned Florida Key, they find more than just sex and sand is on the agenda. Stings turn out to play a part in their weekend as well. Lots and lots of stings. But those were just the beginning of the pain...

    "Violet Lagoon" was originally planned as the prologue to John Everson's seventh novel Violet Eyes. It was first published as a standalone novelette in the collection Creeptych in 2010. When the novel was completed, the version that appears there was shortened and separated into both a prologue and flashback chapters. This is the full, original version of the novelette. Beware the bite!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Everson
    Release dateJul 13, 2014
    ISBN9781311369482
    Violet Lagoon
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    John Everson

    John Everson is a staunch advocate for the culinary joys of the jalapeno and an unabashed fan of 1970s European horror cinema. He is also the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of seven novels, including the erotic horror tour de force of NightWhere and the occult/urban legend mystery of The Pumpkin Man. Other novels include Covenant, the prequel to Sacrifice, as well as Siren, The 13th and the upcoming spider-driven Violet Eyes. His tales have been translated into Polish, French and German and optioned for potential film development. His short stories have been gathered in a handful of collections, including the Cage of Bones & Other Deadly Obsessions and Needles & Sins. A 10th anniversary edition of his second collection, Vigilantes of Love, was reissued in 2013.

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      Violet Lagoon - John Everson

      Praise for John Everson

      Violet Eyes is old-school horror in collision with bleeding-edge science fiction. This is Michael Crichton meets Stephen King. It's a killer!

      – Jonathan Maberry,

      New York Times bestselling author of Fire & Ash

      John Everson delivers the one-two punch of emotional intensity and skilled storytelling.

      – Scott Nicholson, 

      author of Liquid Fear

      A master of twisted imagery, Everson doesn't shy away from graphic gore; NightWhere is an erotic horrorfest you won't be able to put down!

      – Lucy Taylor,

      Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Safety of Unknown Cities

      Robert Bloch lives! John Everson's The Pumpkin Man is a lean, mean, supernatural thriller in the best tradition of Bloch and Matheson. The story of a grieving daughter prying open the shriveled gourds of her past, Everson's book yanks the reader along by the nape of the neck – and also, unexpectedly, by the heart – into a dark territory best traveled in a well-lighted room, with a guard on duty. Great stuff!

      – Jay Bonansinga,

      National bestselling author of Perfect Victim

      John Everson brings something new and edgy to the genre. It's like reading a killer rock record.

      – Paperback Horror

      A thoroughly engaging tale, Siren weaves through two centuries of history to turn a relatively obscure mythological creature into a highly sensual modern antagonist. Everson's excellent prose and vivid storytelling riff on the depths of obsession and sexual addiction. Oh, and did I mention sex? Lots of it."

      – Brinke Stevens,

      horror movie actress

      From its subtly metaphoric opening line to its shattering final sequence (I'm talking the kind of ending that only the best horror/dark fantasy writers can pull off, the kind of ending that makes the finale of Pet Sematary look almost like a Bugs Bunny cartoon), John Everson's The 13th is the first out-and-out horror novel in a long while to actually scare the **** out of me while reading it. It's stylish, extremely well-written, filled with richly-drawn characterizations, and boasts a labyrinthine plot worthy of Umberto Eco. Trust me -- this one will fry your nerves and break your heart. --5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner Gary A. Braunbeck, author of Coffin County and Far Dark Fields "

      – Gary A. Braunbeck,

      author of Far Dark Fields

      A double-barreled shotgun blast of macabre entertainment. THE 13th is an expert amalgamation of grotesquerie, eroticism, mystery, and pitch-black occult horror that no fan of the genre can miss.

      – Edward Lee,

      author of Brides of the Impaler and The Golem

      Books by

      John Everson

      NOVELS:

      Covenant

      Sacrifice

      The 13th

      Siren

      The Pumpkin Man

      NightWhere

      Violet Eyes

      NOVELETTES:

      Failure

      Violet Lagoon

      SHORT FICTION COLLECTIONS:

      Cage of Bones & Other Deadly Obsessions

      Vigilantes of Love

      Needles & Sins

      Creeptych

      Deadly Nightlusts: A Collection of Forbidden Magic

      Christmas Tales

      For More Information Visit:

      www.johneverson.com

      Copyright Information

      VIOLET LAGOON

      Story and copyright ©2010 by John Everson.

      Dark Arts edition cover art and Preface copyright ©2013 by John Everson.

      Published by Dark Arts Books at Smashwords.

      Violet Lagoon was originally issued  as part of the three-story collection Creeptych in the Delirium Books hardcover chapbook series. The chapbook was signed and numbered, limited to 150 copies. An e-book edition was originally issued in 2010

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