Fossil

by Lori R. Lopez

Overview

It will be a memorable evening for ghosts and guests summoned to a mansion occasionally stalked by a wicked caveman. Be sure to R.S.V.P. Or is it R.I.P.? Find out in "Fossil", a horror tale by Lori R. Lopez. Wellsby Manor has a history of bloodshed, built upon the grave of an evil entity who tormented and ate Stone Age humans then infected the soil for ages. His brutal presence inhabits the mansion, terrifying and slaughtering wealthy occupants . . . as well as the residents of a hotel, insane asylum, and home for the elderly. The murders and deaths on that cursed site remain unsolved. Tobias Pallberry now intends to conduct a séance to contact the spirits of the dead. Those who attend must face a wild night of fright as The Bone Man awakens. And the body count rises.
WARNING: Not for the faint of heart!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014272537
Publisher:	Fairy Fly Entertainment
Publication date:	03/19/2012
Series:	Fossil
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	378 KB

About the Author

Once upon a time Lori R. Lopez was walking her dog and spied a fish fossil on a pile of Wisconsin rocks and dirt. You might expect a fish fossil to be at the bottom of an ocean or Great Lake. That was why her discovery had been so remarkable and rare. Nonetheless, she left the dead fish alone, confusing an ancient proverb about allowing dogged liars to sleep for an adage about letting fossilized Piranha rest in peace. The next day, she changed her mind and returned to hunt for the bony fish in a stone yet was unable to find it again. A lot of years later, she would dig for prehistoric clam-shaped fossils in the side of a San Diego cliff with her two sons Fred and Barney. (That isn’t their real names. She changed them legally to protect the innocent.) These experiences, while interesting, had nothing to do with inspiring a horror story titled FOSSIL in Twenty Eleven. She wrote it for an indie horror anthology, and it was rejected — possibly due to being so humorous. Or perhaps because it featured two old ladies as primary characters. Lori has any number of theories. She also has plans to write sequels, if she ever gets around to it. She plans to write sequels for many of her tales, although it could be just crazed mumbling or wishful thinking or a bad cup of cocoa giving her nightmares. Whatever the case may be, Lori will do her best to entertain. Unless she has Writer’s Block, in which case she will do her best to carve a statue out of it. Most likely in the shape of a monster. Maybe even a Bone Man, sculpted like a fossil. Unless Writer’s Block, like the Moon, is made of cheese. In that case, she would simply donate it to a house for homeless mice.

Editorial Reviews

This is one of the most amazing stories that have come from the mind of Lori Lopez. This Bone Man is a character that equals a force to be reckoned with. From one mansion that becomes a number of different things in [its] years including a sanitarium, but the one thing it really was is a place where murder was always going to happen. When a psychic buys the old place to record and try to contact the poor victims of this evil building he bites off more than he can chew.

Amazon.com - Jennifer Thomas

A mansion, thought to be haunted, and witness to many unexplained phenomena and deaths, become the site for a film crew and a seance. . . . Funny, quirky and full of interesting twists [Fossil] will make you think twice about things that go bump in the night. Very imaginatively written by the author, Ms. Lopez, it is a definite must read for those who like their horror ghoulish and fun.

Parents Little Black Book; Smashwords Review - Karen Doering

This may seem biased as she is one of my favorite authors, but the style Lori R Lopez uses makes even the most horrifying tales fun to read. With the grace of a lyrical ballerina she doesn't tell you a story, she pulls you in and keeps you there until the end. Fossil is no different in that respect, but it delivers fear in a way you don't expect. I really enjoyed her work here as well as in her other books and I have no doubt you will too.

Amazon Review - Jaime Johnesee (Mr. and Mrs. J)

Not sure what depths Lori's brain has, but it goes pretty deep... another brilliant story, with a really good start, gooey middle and amazing ending! . . . some times she is all twisty turney, other times poetic, occasionally she throws this sort of story out that is gigglesome funny yet shuddering grotesque but every time she is beautifully erudite.

Amazon UK Review - Vix Kirkpatrick

A history of horrific violence pervades the mansion built upon the burial ground of an ancient evil. The short tale centers on a psychic's attempt to contact the spirits of those who have perished throughout the mansion's past. Lopez tells the tale with an almost poetic prose imbued with a subtle sense of humor. Recommended.

Amazon Review - Noctem (unknown)