'Yeah, yeah,' he replied and swigged his beer. 'Let me watch my game. Clemens is pitching.'
She hugged him tight, then dozed comfortably against his muscled shoulder.
No, life couldn't be more perfect.
And standing in the cluttered dark, in a disused coat closet in the foyer, was the rusting pair of horn- crankers.
They would never be picked up again.
Edward Lee has had over thirty books published in the horror and suspense field, including Flesh Gothic, Messenger and City Infernal, Infernal Angel and House Infernal. He is a Bram Stoker award nominee, and his short stories have appeared in over a dozen mass-market anthologies, including The Best American Mystery Stories of 2000, Pocket's Hot Blood series, and the award-wining 999. Several of his novels have recently sold translation rights to Germany and Romania. His movie, Header, will be available on DVD in mid-2007. Meanwhile, City Infernal, Messenger, Ghouls, The Bighead, and Family Tradition have been optioned for film. Upcoming mass-market novels include Golemesque, and Brides of the Impaler. Lee lives on Florida's St. Pete Beach. Visit him online at:
edwardleeonline.com
