A Trio of Terrible Tales

By Connor Heumiller

A collection of three eerie and disturbing short fiction written during my early years at Full Sail University. A terrible creature disturbs a dinner party in "The Creature." A man is haunted by the mysteries of a strange cube in "The Box." And adventurers in the Colombian wilderness unleash a horrifying virus in "Hyperthermophile."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Connor Heumiller
• Release date: Feb 20, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310011146

Connor Heumiller

I’ve been writing for about as long as I can remember. My earliest memories are of writing out Star Wars plays that the neighborhood kids and I would perform with the aid of some plastic lightsaber toys. Even when I was in grade school, my teachers always praised my writing. I had a very good grasp of the English language at an early age and before I even knew what I was doing I was playing with emotions, stories, and characters and putting them on paper. A few years later I’d discover my love for film and it seemed clear that I should write for movies.I was inspired by films and stories of all kinds and have wanted nothing more than to inspire others in the same way. I have a sincere passion for storytelling and the film industry and hope that one day I can share that passion with the rest of the world.My passion for storytelling has also led to additional experience with editing, video editing, and reviewing. I currently run a YouTube channel with some friends where we do movie and television reviews in our spare time.

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A Trio of Terrible Tales

A collection of short horror

By Connor Heumiller

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright

The Creature

The Box

Hyperthermophile

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Copyright 2016 Connor W Heumiller

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

The Creature

What a disgusting creature, said Martin as he looked over the body on the table. Where do you think it came from?

I have no idea, said Oliver.

It ruined our dinner party, said Mellissa. What were those horrible sounds it made?

The dinning room table was in shambles with the grotesque corpse of the strange creature laid out atop the dark wood surface. The thing was bipedal and wore bizarre fabrics over its body with strange illegible markings painted on it. The dining room window was smashed in and plates of food were knocked over and splattered on the floor. In the creatures chest was a long kitchen blade. A crimson liquid, thicker than water, pooled up on its chest.

Outside, the sounds of sirens approached.

Finally, said Gloria. The police are here.

Two officers, followed by a male in a doctor’s uniform exited their vehicle and came to the door.

Officers, thank you for getting here on such short notice, said Martin. "This thing, it jumped through the window and attacked us. Oliver stabbed it