Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
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My Tease for this week is from
Demon Energy
by Anthony Renfro
My Tease is from 18% in the eBook.
He felt his soul losing again. The demons were crawling around inside of him, pushing his soul back to the shadows.
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My Review
I’ve always been fascinated and scared sh%!tless by stories of possession. I went to see The Exorcist when it came out and didn’t sleep good for years afterwards.
This poor man is possessed by a legion of demons. They will not leave. He weakens. They linger.
Not able to exorcise the demons, the people took him to a cave and chained him to a bed.
Three priests then arrived. They prayed over the man. They fought the demons. The battle waged on.
At around 20 pages, this only took me a few minutes to read. I’d love it if the author took this and made it into a full length novel. I’d like to know who the possessed man was. How he came to be possessed. And who the heck the three priests were. They were something else.
It’s really short but packs a punch!
3 Stars
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Synopsis
1 Man – A 1000 Demons Possession. Redemption. Salvation. This short story is about one man tormented by evil, and his journey into the light.
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I’ve read almost every book Anthony Renfro has written. I just love how he doles out his horror. Bring it on Anthony!
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Sounds creepy. Glad you enjoyed it. Here is mine
http://totallyaddictedtoreading.blogspot.com/2015/03/teaser-tuesday-6.html?zx=51025612206bab48
Quite creepy and I like that. LOL
I don’t do spooky!!
Then this is one you won’t want to read. I’ve loved scary stories since I was little.
This sounds creepy even for 20 pages. To bad he didn’t make it a little longer. 🙂
Stormi
My TT
I’m hoping he takes this and writes a larger novel.
Sounds intriguing.
Mine is from a YA fantasy this week: http://pdworkman.com/riseofthedragons/
It was interesting how the author described the man feeling the demons when they came forth to take over his body. Scary good.
I really enjoyed the story too. I’m deciding which Anthony Renfro story to read next. Hmmm…
sherry @ fundinmental My TT
I have one or two left to review and then I’m pretty much caught up. Hope he writes fast. LOL
Thanks again for the love and the share. I have challenged myself to write one of the scariest books anyone has ever read. Not sure if my current one, which I am re-writing as of today will be it or not. I have other ideas though, lurking, lurking deep within the shadows of my most tormented nightmares. Stay tuned.
So excited!! Let me know what I can do to help promote it. Of course, I want to read and review it. Maybe do a guest post about your self challenge and writing it?
Forgot – here’s my tease for the day: http://awrenfro.com/2015/03/03/teaser-tuesday-doctor-sleep-by-stephen-king-2/
I went ahead a bought it and will read The Shining first like you suggested!
Sounds intriguing, even if it is slightly creepy
I like creepy! LOL
Years ago I was pretty much obsessed with that kind of story. I used to watch any and all movies, most of which were pretty bad really. In books…I’ve never really read books with that theme. Though, I went through a thriller phase and some of these books were pretty scary!
I’ve been into this stuff since I was young, even though it scares me. LOL
Sometimes the shorter books pack a bigger punch! Looks decent!
I know. I read a lot of short stories now. Never used to. I can’t imagine how many good ones I missed.
Wow, that’s a great teaser! I think I have a book by this author on my TBR list, but I can’t think of it now … hm. I’ll have to check my list! Thanks for stopping by my blog! Cheers!
I grabbed this one as soon as he released it. I’ve read pretty much all of his books now.
Ooh, hope you are enjoying this one…it is definitely not my cup of tea! LOL
Thanks for visiting my blog.
I did enjoy it. This subject isn’t for everybody. LOL
That’s an eerie tease. I haven’t come across this book before. Hope you enjoy the rest of it.
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
I had a good time with this one. I always do with his books.
Oof, sounds really creepy! It’s not exactly my cup of tea, though.
I can understand that! I love this stuff though:)
Woah! This definitely not something you would find me reading, but I hope you’re enjoying it! Ha ha! 😀
It’s pretty intense. LOL
That sounds pretty creepy. To creepy for me I am afraid, but I hope you enjoy. Thank you for stopping by earlier. 🙂
I had a feeling this would creep out a lot of people! I like creepy:)
Sounds exceptionally creepy. Possession is one of those things that is both enthralling and scary as – well, hell. And you’re right. It’s like it’s begging to be made into a longer format. Thanks for sharing it! And thanks for coming by Through Raspberry Colored Glasses.
I couldn’t say it any better than you just did. LOL
That can’t be comfortable. Great teaser.
It sure wasn’t. The author made me squirm when the poor guy was going though it.
Sounds like a book that packs a punch! Intense teaser!
It does and I enjoy that from a short story.
Glad you stopped by GirlZombieAuthors. Great seeing new book ideas!
I am to please and love to share!
Oh, my gosh. I so couldn’t read this. You are way braver than me! There’s something about possessions that usually freak me way out!
It freaks me out too. LOL But I can’t help myself.
This isn’t something I would typically read, but I hope you enjoy it! The cover is insteresting!
I did enjoy it. Scared me too!
Ooh wow, this is a dark TT! Thanks for stopping by my blog 🙂
Welcome to the dark side! LOL
It’s a good tease, but not sure I’d read the book.
Thanks for visiting Write Note Reviews.
It’s pretty intense and possession is terrifying and fascinating.
Hi Laura,
I don’t read a lot of short stories, but that’s about me being a bit of a skinflint as much as anything else, as I probably wouldn’t pay good money for something which is under 20 pages long!
So long as the author manages to achieve an intriguing opening, a suspenseful story and a definitive ending, then I have nothing against a short story.
I am not so keen on the zombie stories this author has written, however ‘Demon Energy’ and ‘Evil Beach’ do sound very good. Judging by your many reviews of the Renfro writing, you are obviously hooked and I can see why, if they all have great lines, such as those you decided to share today 🙂
Yvonne
His stories all have a beginning, middle, and end like a full length novel and he quickly puts you in the stories. I find it awesome that his characters are also quickly developed. With just a few sentences, they become known to you. I love zombies so I had a great read with those too!