Forbidden Tsantsa - The Cursed Shrunken Head

By Aaron Thompson

What happens when a long time obsession takes control?

Cameron has obsessed much of his life over obtaining an actual human shrunken head, called a Tsantsa. When he finds one in an oddities shop he must obtain it at whatever the cost, but this is no ordinary shrunken head. This seemingly unassuming oddity may prove to be too much for Cameron to handle.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aaron Thompson
• Release date: Jul 31, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201036874

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Tsantsa

By Aaron Thompson

Copyright © 2021 by Aaron Thompson

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Published by Aaron Thompson

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First E-book edition June 2021

This is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places and incidents herein are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, alive or dead, events, or locations is purely coincidental.

Cover art by Leonardo Yip

Interior illustrations by Aaron Thompson

Part I

Cameron had an early fascination for obscure and some would say, macabre objects. He remembered coming upon a nearly complete skeleton of an owl during one of his childhood forest explorations. Fascinated, he spent hours inspecting it. He crouched on the soft ground, examined the bones, their structure, how they tied together and worked to shape what used to be a living, flying creature. He even broke apart a few bones to see what was inside; after remembering from an early science class, that bird bones were supposedly hollow to facilitate flying. Shadows grew long overhead, and a slight chill brought Cameron back to reality, it was starting to get late, and he had to get home or he would get grounded. Scooping up the skull, held it close as he raced home. It was a beautiful oddity to Cameron. The huge, nearly perfect circles for eyes, and the sharp beak piqued his curiosity and he wanted to explore it at his leisure.

Still running when he got home, he burst through the front door, and found his mother reading a book on the couch. As she looked up to see what had her son so excited, she found an owl skull shoved into her face. The cavernous sockets stared blankly at her, as a whiff of musty dirt, and decay hit her nose. Cameron's mom dropped her book, recoiled in horror and let out a quick shriek of fear and repulsion.

Look what I found isn't it cool? Cameron said in a rush.

Get that horrid, diseased thing out of here! His mom clearly did not share