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    Fright Night III
    Fright Night III
    Fright Night III
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    Fright Night III

    By David Smith

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    Spooky stories and poems from Tunbridge Wells Writers for their annual Halloween reading night. With contributions from a dozen writers and settings ranging from the homely comforts of a Middle England kitchen to the cold vastness of space, we believe this volume offers something for everyone. We hope you, dear reader, will too. The stories in this collection are from FRIGHT NIGHT 2016. For details on the 2017 event and other group projects plus dates for our regular meetings check out the TWW website: http://tunbridgewellswriters.org.uk/about-us/

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    PublisherDavid Smith
    Release dateSep 18, 2017
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    David Smith

    David Smith has over 48 years at CABI as Preservation Officer, Curator and latterly Director of Biological Resources and is now retired with the honour of being a CABI Emeritus Fellow. Having a long history of managing a living fungal collection; developing and managing projects on conservation and use of microorganisms; and microbiological regulatory environment particularly, the Nagoya protocol. In past roles as President of the World Federation for Culture Collections, President of the European Culture Collection's Organisation and the UK Federation of Culture Collections he has visited collections in 34 countries and helped set up and enhance collections in 19 countries. He has presented over 160 conference papers and has over 230 publications including 80 peer reviewed papers, 4 books and over 40 book chapters.

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      Fright Night III - David Smith

      FRIGHT NIGHT III

      Stories for Halloween

      By

      The Tunbridge Wells Writers

      COPYRIGHT NOTICE

      Published by Tunbridge Wells Writers Publications

      Copyright © (2017) for individual stories remains that of the named author.

      All rights reserved.

      While offered freely for personal use the stories in this collection should not be reproduced without the permission of the relevant author(s). All unauthorised commercial use is expressly prohibited. Links for the Tunbridge Wells Writers website and social media pages can be found in the introduction to this book.

      Thanks once again to Peppy Scott for her practically perfect proofreading. Any remaining errors will be those of the editor, artistic license on the part of the contributor, and/or the vagaries of the Smashwords Meatgrinder.

      Cover image adapted from an original taken during our Fright Night reading event, 2015. Used under copyright © (2015) by kind permission of TN4 Productions.

      CONTENTS

      Tunbridge Wells Writers: An Introduction

      A Brief Outline of the FRIGHT NIGHT III Project

      THE STORIES

      Hellogram – Bryan Murphy

      The Crypt Dweller – Ita Ekhaletruo

      Day of the Dead (Pts. I – III) – P. J. Lewis

      Something in the Water – David Smith

      The Cleansing – Karen Tucker

      Haunted House – Peppy Scott

      Michael Moon – Roz Dace

      Man on Mars – Richard Crosfield

      The Tell-tale Barking of the Canine – Sue Marlow

      Eyeline Descending – Barry McCann

      The Brown Monk – Katherine Loverage

      Falling – Philip Holden

      Further Reading from the Tunbridge Wells Writers

      TUNBRIDGE WELLS WRITERS

      An Introduction

      Tunbridge Wells Writers is a small collective of aspiring writers living in and around the much-maligned town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent. We meet once a fortnight to discuss all aspects of writing, to offer mutual support and encouragement, to swap ideas and writing tips, and, on occasion, to work together on group projects like this one. Several of us, in the great writer tradition, also like to take the opportunity to down a few glasses of wine and/or beer, which is one of the reasons we meet in a local pub.

      Neither a fondness for alcohol nor residence in Tunbridge Wells is a prerequisite for membership of the group, however, so if you, dear reader, have similar literary ambitions but prefer soft drinks or live elsewhere please feel free to join us either in the flesh or through our website or Social Media pages which are found -

      Here: http://tunbridgewellswriters.org.uk/

      And: http://www.facebook.com/groups/twellswriters/

      Or: https://twitter.com/TWWriters

      A Brief Outline of the FRIGHT NIGHT III Project

      Each year, on or around October 31st, The Tunbridge Wells Writers gather together to share dark tales of haunts and horror and other fiendish goings on to honour the spirit(s) of Halloween. Fright Night III, as you have undoubtedly already surmised, is the third collection of stories to come from these events; we hope you enjoy them.

      This year’s FRIGHT NIGHT will, spirits willing, be taking place on Halloween itself at our usual meeting place of St John’s Yard, where, to paraphrase Bela Lugosi’s / Tod Browning’s Count Dracula, we will bid welcome all comers, whether readers or listeners. In addition to falling on the very night in question, this year’s event will be a double celebration, being our Fright Night fifth anniversary. The new stories shared during the evening will, in readiness for next year’s festivities, make their way into Fright Night IV, so don’t forget to check back next year and collect your free copy.

      In the meantime, if Fright Night III has merely whetted your appetite, why not browse to the links at the end of this volume for the previous Fright Night collections and our other free e-books...

      Hellogram

      Bryan Murphy

      I didn't know it was going to turn out like that. I mean, usually I just set things up so that it all runs smoothly. I had no inkling that the event in Tunbridge Wells would be any different.

      We got there early, me and the boss – The Channel, as she's known in the business, like she's the only one. Do you know Tunbridge Wells? It's a pleasant little town, struggling between a time warp in the gentle hills of Kent and the encroaching modern world, a place where New Age and new money meet solid tradition and blind faith. Ideal for us.

      The venue was a pub on the road to London: The Scrivener's Arms. It was next door to a school designed by the Brothers Grimm. We'd scouted for a room there, but the interiors were too modern: no atmosphere, whereas the pub had offered us a

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