Beneath the Zoo
By J.F. Penn
()
About this ebook
Some secrets should stay buried.
When renowned architect Arania Webb returns to Bristol Zoo — once her childhood sanctuary but now a derelict ruin — she discovers her late father's hidden underground lab, which harbours a dark obsession.
Inside, she uncovers his journals documenting twisted experiments to fuse arachnid DNA with humans, creating unnatural creatures that blur the line between species. As Arania descends into the shadowy depths and explores further, she realises the terrifying extent of her beloved father's attempts to play god.
With demolition charges set to raze the derelict zoo in minutes, Arania has little time to process the ethical transgression and madness that drove her father down an unholy path before the truth is buried forever.
But when the site manager stumbles upon her macabre discovery, Arania knows she must act swiftly to protect her family's legacy — and her own future.
Will she find a way to escape the ruins with her father's monstrous secrets?
Or will the horrors hidden beneath the zoo ultimately consume them both?
In this short story, J.F. Penn weaves a tale of dark secrets, genetic aberration, and a legacy that blurs the lines between ethical transgression and scientific ambition, a narrative that is as much about the inner darkness of human nature as it is about the monsters we create.
J.F. Penn
Oxford educated, British born J.F.Penn has traveled the world in her study of religion and psychology. She brings these obsessions as well as a love for thrillers and an interest in the supernatural to her writing. Her fast-paced thrillers weave together historical artifacts, secret societies, global locations, violence, a kick-ass protagonist and a hint of the supernatural. - See more at: http://jfpenn.com/#sthash.4kXn567K.dpuf
Read more from J.F. Penn
Pilgrimage: Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWith A Demon's Eye Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRisen Gods Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Brooke and Daniel Psychological Thrillers Books 1-3: Desecration, Delirium, Deviance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCatacomb Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Thousand Fiendish Angels Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dark Queen. A Supernatural Thriller Short Story Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Soldiers of God Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Midwinter Sacrifice Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlood, Sweat, and Flame. A Short Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Beneath the Zoo
Related ebooks
Children of Earth: Legend of the Future, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCity of Night: Eternal City, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lady's Guide to Scandal : an Historical Romance: The Lady's Guide, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brachiosaurus, the Gentle Giant: A Kids Guide to Brachiosaurus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Enchanted Carousel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAce of Swords: Stories from Archanea Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sentinels Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Breach: Issue #01 NZ and Australian SF and Horror Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAstral Empire Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Juniperus Chronicles: Free Sample Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Everlasting: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Legend of MacNawckett Castle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat the Small Gray Visitor Said Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpider Star Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5An Isle so Sweet and Kind 3: Eliam’s Terms Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsElementals: the Next Generation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPhreak Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEchoes From the Deep Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsProject Relocation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsResonance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpeed of Light Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOnly the Moon Rages Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Last Crucible Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFolding Time Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOtter Tales Volume II Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fated Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDigging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHunder Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStinker from Space Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Short Stories For You
The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Things They Carried Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Good Man Is Hard To Find And Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5100 Years of the Best American Short Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little Birds: Erotica Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Stories of Ray Bradbury Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jackal, Jackal: Tales of the Dark and Fantastic Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Warrior of the Light: A Manual Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finn Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Skeleton Crew Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lovecraft Country: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ficciones Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Five Tuesdays in Winter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dark Tower: And Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas: A Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sour Candy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Explicit Content: Red Hot Stories of Hardcore Erotica Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unfinished Tales Of Numenor And Middle-Earth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Memory Wall: Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Beneath the Zoo
0 ratings0 reviews