Welcome to the 3rd Edition of Our Horror Book Showcase
Today we welcome in RJ with her truly scary book.
Bio:
R.J. lives in a suburb of Houston and can often be found wrangling
her blended family of one partner, two dogs, seven
Book Title:
Monstrous
Domesticity, Horror
Log Line:
Home is where
the monsters reside.
Book Tag Line:
Warm and cozy feelings of the maternal and all things domestic.
Closest to hearth and home…with only faint whispers of the dark and horrific
underbelly. The things inside home that aren't spoken of. Monstrous
domesticity.
Book Excerpt:
The last afternoon we spent at the
farmhouse, Jimmy didn’t come in from the fields for lunch. I found it rather
strange, but I was relieved that I wouldn’t have to scurry and jump about
trying to do all the things he wanted me to do before he said them and swatted
me.
Well past five o’clock, his usual
dinner time, Jimmy came into the house. I immediately knew there was something
wrong when all he said was, “Sarah, take me to bed.”
I whirled around from the sink to
face him, and was startled to find that his face was completely colorless. He
moved a little slower than usual, and he didn’t have anything ugly to say to
me. I helped him to make it to our bed, and laid him down.
“Are you having dinner?” I asked,
hesitantly.
“No. I’m not hungry.” He seemed to
have great difficulty moving his mouth. I didn’t ask any more questions. I
simply removed his clothes before he could decide that that was what I needed
to do next. The large purplish bruises startled me. I met his eyes. They seemed
to have grown even colder, as translucent brown as that tiger eye jewelry some
of the women in my magazine wore. I didn’t ask any more questions. I returned
to the kitchen to play quietly with Jimmy Jr. An hour or so later, Jimmy called
to me.
Question for You Dear Reader:
What is the most
frightening horror trope you've ever read about or seen in a movie? Why did it
scare you so much?
Contact RJ Here:
@rjacksonjoseph
Giveaway:
Two
lucky commenters will receive a free PDF version of Monstrous Domesticity.
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