Succubus

By Rod Foglio

Eileen devoted her entire adult life to raising her son, and everything is going perfectly as he prepares to finish college and live the life she’s always wanted for him. But then her son brings home a new bride who threatens to ruin everything she has worked for. Eileen takes it upon herself to find out what her new daughter-in-law’s secrets are, and what she finds is not what she expected. Suddenly, she realizes that she and her son are in the middle of a dangerous crisis, which she sees no way out of.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rod Foglio
• Release date: Nov 5, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465790897

Rod Foglio

Rod Foglio grew up in North East Ohio. He has spent most of his adult life in Los Angeles. He studied theatre at Los Angeles City College, political science at California State University Los Angeles, and paralegal studies at UCLA Extension. He enjoys watching, reading and writing in the genres of horror, fantasy and science fiction.

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Succubus

By Rod Foglio

Copyright 2011 Rod Foglio

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Cover art by Carlos Guerrero

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Eileen took off early from work that day. She was eight months pregnant, and even though she was able to sit down most of the day while she worked, it was still hard on her back. As she pulled into her driveway, she didn’t pay much attention to the unfamiliar car parked in front of her house. Instead, she looked to her neighbor’s window just in time to see the lady dash quickly out of sight. Since moving into the house, she had noticed that the lady next door had a little too much time on her hands, and had a tendency against minding her own business. Turning her attention towards her own house, she focused on getting inside. Her husband, Curtis, would be home, since he didn’t have a job, and she was looking forward to seeing him. She wasn’t particularly quiet when she entered the house, but Curtis was so busy upstairs that he couldn’t hear her. She could certainly hear him though, screwing somebody up in their bedroom.

Son of a bitch! Eileen muttered as she marched to the kitchen and retrieved a butcher knife from a drawer. This wasn’t the first time she had caught him cheating, but it damn well would be the last. She’d had enough, and didn’t care about any consequences. When she got back to the stairway, they were still going at it. She grabbed on to the wooden railing to climb the stairs, her scrawny arm struggling to pull her body’s weight upwards. The other arm flexed tensely while grasping the knife, indicating a determination that belied her body’s struggle. Her frame was thin and gave the appearance of