Dark Bites(R): Part 1 - Windy City of the Dead
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Dark Bites(R) is a horror short story collection focusing on the classic creatures we love to fear: zombies, vampires, werewolves, ghosts and more.
Crow needs to get out of the Windy City fast with just her wits and any weapons she can find. But between her and escape are hordes of brain-chomping zombies spreading their plague across the city and through her condo building. 52 floors to go...
Robert Ropars
Just turned 40, living in the Chicago area since 1986 and into writing and photography. I'm a voracious reader and open to most genres. As an author, I've published "Carriage Returns" (poetry from 1988-2008) and "Romantic Confessions" (poetry and haiku 2008-2009). In 2010, I started exploring e-books/e-readers and decided to publish a book in serial format. Dark Bites is a four-part horror e-book series. Four women... four tales of death and spine-tingling horror. Explore new twists on classic horror stories (zombies, werewolves, vampires and ghosts). These are the women of Dark Bites. Order a copy of Dark Bites: Four Tales of Horror now! This collection contains an exclusive bonus short story/sequel to Windy City of the Dead called Dark Bites: Part 5 - As the Crow Flies.
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Dark Bites(R) - Robert Ropars
Dark Bites
Part 1 - Windy City of the Dead
by
Robert Ropars
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Revision: 12/13/10
Dark Bites, Windy City of the Dead
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There are a few people I’d like to thank.
Nikole, for your friendship and help making sense of the horror I’m creating (and finding the goofs that crept in). My family and friends for love and support as I explore my creative endeavors. Most importantly those who inspired my artistic bent and always inspire me: David Lynch, George Romero, Edward Gorey, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Bloch, Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Neil Gaiman, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and those who may be slipping away from my memory at this point.
Dark Bites will be published as a series of ebooks focusing on horror standards (zombies, werewolves, vampires, etc.) with strong female lead characters and new twists on the genre and these classic legends while getting back to the basics. Once all of the parts have been published, the collection will be published together in paperback and ebook format.
Contact the author:
Email: robropars@gmail.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/robertropars
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Dark Bites
Part 1 - Windy City of the Dead
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Crow Lee awoke with a start. She was dreaming of her mother performing a tea ceremony in a kimono for her and her father. Her father was dressed in a traditional Japanese outfit as well. Her mother was Native American, and Crow bore the striking features of both her parents, but she’d never seen them doing anything like this.
Suddenly, the dream she