The Redwoods Ripper

By Joshua MacMillan

Tony is a boy determined to make his father proud. Timmy just wanted to spend the afternoon with his brother. Neither of them could have imagined the horror that would befall them on what they thought would be a normal afternoon in the woods. 

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joshua MacMillan
• Release date: Sep 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201475277

Joshua MacMillan

Joshua MacMillan is a lifelong horror fan. He grew up in Texas but currently resides with his wife Audree in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Joshua has short stories published in multiple anthologies- including ABC’s of Terror Vol. 2 published by D&T Publishing. His debut novel-The Best of Intentions is available now! When he is not writing or at his day job, he can be found at home relaxing or at the local movie theater taking in as much horror as humanly possible.

Book preview

Fallen twigs and leaves crunched underfoot as Tony and Timothy weaved their way in and around the trees. A crisp breeze bit at their faces. Tony, the eldest of the brothers held their father’s hunting rifle- a Remington 30-06 tightly in his hands. Everything had been going as planned until his younger brother started whining about wanting to come along. Naturally, as all older brothers often do, Tony protested this. He had serious business at hand, and he couldn't have Timmy following him and screwing everything up. The whining escalated to Timmy running to their mother, though. She did as all mothers undoubtedly would do and forced Tony to bring his brother along.

The previous day, Tony had snuck into his father’s office and taken the Remington, stashing it behind the woodshed in the backyard. The backside of the shed was obscured by the trees, and it concealed his crime well enough. As soon as the boys stepped outside the back door, Tony turned to his brother and glared at him. Keep your mouth shut.

Together the two began carefully making their way deeper into the wood line, where

Reviews for The Redwoods Ripper

[Heidi Sheehan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

For such a short story it packs quite the punch. The way the older brother treats the younger brother and tells the younger brother a creepy story to scare him certainly brought back memories of how my older sister used to treat me. Then the consequences of telling the story, very effectively done for how short the story is.