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    Stingy Jack and Other Tales
    Stingy Jack and Other Tales
    Stingy Jack and Other Tales
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    Stingy Jack and Other Tales

    By Patrick C. Greene

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    A collection of short horror stories including the new STINGY JACK, OL’ SCRATCH, AND A HEAD FULL OF FIRE.
    Come inside, out of the damp dusk, out from under that ominous black cloud. I want you to meet someone.
    Set down your treat bag, take off that stuffy mask. I’d like to introduce Jack.
    Yes, that Jack, the legend behind the leering lanterns, like the one burning just outside.
    His story is the first treat of the night, to prepare the pallet for the rest.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSekhmet Press LLC
    Release dateNov 12, 2017
    ISBN9781370524860
    Stingy Jack and Other Tales
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    Patrick C. Greene

    In addition to his novel PROGENY, and the short story collection DARK DESTINIES, Greene has several film projects in the works, and just finished writing his second novel - THE CRIMSON CALLING -the first in the action-adventure vampire trilogy, The Sanguinarian Council. Some dark serendipity plopped a young Patrick Greene in front of a series of ever stranger films-and experiences-in his formative years, leading to a unique viewpoint. His odd interests have led to pursuits in film acting, paranormal investigation, martial arts, quantum physics, bizarre folklore and eastern philosophy. These elements flavor his screenplays and fiction works, often leading to strange and unexpected detours designed to keep viewers and readers on their toes. Literary influences range from Poe to Clive Barker to John Keel to a certain best selling Bangorian. Suspense, irony, and outrageously surreal circumstances test the characters who populate his work, taking them and the reader on a grandly bizarre journey into the furthest realms of darkness. The uneasy notion that reality itself is not only relative but indeed elastic- is the hallmark of Greene’s writing. Living in the rural periphery of Asheville North Carolina with his wife, youngest son and an ever-growing army of cats, Greene still trains in martial arts when he’s not giving birth to demons via his pen and keyboard.

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