Monsters
Among Us
by
Liz Zemlicka
Genre:
Horror
Are
there truths in legends? How far would the people of a small town go
to keep the truth? When four bored and curious teenagers; Gabby, Max,
Luke and Becca explore the forest surrounding their small town. They
stumble upon something terrifying and deadly.
Soon
it stalks them until one of them is dead, one is
missing and they send one away for twenty years.
Now
adults, a determined Gabby and Max set out to find the truth about
what happened to their friends. But what they find in that forest is
nothing they ever could have imagined.
Sometimes
the truth is far more horrifying.
"Quite
intriguing, a very good read from start to finish.”
— ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Richard
Biddle
Excerpts from Monsters Among Us
The scariest monsters are the ones we can't see. They hide among us in plain sight, and humans can't see their proper form. But, until one fixes its eyes on you, instinct kicks in, and you will see more than you ever have before, like taking off a blindfold you've worn since birth. The only problem is, you can't unsee it.
All small towns have their secrets; with ours, no one would ever believe us, so we keep it to ourselves and create stories to keep the truth from getting out. Our little town has the highest number of "hunting accidents," "car accidents," or "boating accidents" per year in the whole state. We can't exactly write down "monster attack" or "ripped apart by some animal then eaten."
We were the last ones at the swimming pond; we got out and dried off. We were all standing by the tree that Becca and I had been sitting under earlier, gathering our things, talking, and laughing. We slowly made our way up to the showers and the bike rack when Max, who was in the lead, stopped dead in his tracks. Becca wasn't paying attention and ran right into his back "whoa! Why did you stop?" She laughed and looked past him to where he was staring; her laugh died in her throat. We were all frozen, staring at the thing next to our bikes. It was human, but it wasn't; I can barely find the words to describe what we saw that day. It stood on two legs, like a human; it was very tall, had to be close to seven feet or more, and thin, so thin that I could see the outline of its rib cage. It stood tall with its head up so high that its large antler rack pointed directly behind it. Its face was up to the sky, and it let out a sickeningly loud, shrill, glass-shattering scream or howl; I'm not sure what it was, but it was so loud we all dropped our things and covered our ears. We were frozen where we stood in fear. I'm not even sure we breathed.
Do you hear something?" I was starting to get alarmed. Max had his hand on my arm and was pulling me backward "it's coming from inside the cave, and it's getting louder; we need to hide quick!" He was talking fast now; I turned and quickly followed him to the tall grass where we laid down, watching the cave entrance. After a few minutes, Luke emerged wide-eyed and out of breath; he bent at the waist with his hands on his knees for a few minutes. Finally, he stood upright and yelled, "Gabby! Max! Where did you guys go?" I moved to get up, but Max patted my arm and mouthed, "not yet," so we waited. Then, Luke started getting agitated and pacing; he seemed on the verge of panic when he called our names again, his voice squeaking this time. Max nodded and whispered, "follow my lead," and we emerged from the grass.
Liz
started writing as a teenager and has always stayed an avid reader.
With inspiration from great writers of horror fiction like Stephen
King, Anne Rice, Ray Bradbury and many more. She has improved her
writing style and found her niche in storytelling and entertaining.
Born and raised in the Midwest. A nurse, mother to three boys, and a
pit bull rescue mama. She always had a fascination with the unseen
and things that can play with your mind and terrify you beyond the
reach of your five senses.
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