Baba Yaga: Hell Hare House Short Reads, #15

By David Starobin

In the heart of rural Maine, Nick seeks solitude for his writing in a quaint cottage.

 

But his fragile peace is shattered when noxious fumes begin to rise from the locked cellar.

 

The caretaker investigates but vanishes, leaving behind an ancient and malevolent artifact—along with several haunting relics from his person.

 

As chaos ensues, Nick and the caretaker's wife, Beatrice, uncover a dark secret linked to the legendary witch Baba Yaga.

 

Trapped and desperate, alliances shift, as Nick and Beatrice must now outwit the sinister forces that threaten their lives.

 

In a breathtaking encounter with Baba Yaga herself, Nick discovers a chance to harness his unbelievable experience for his own creative ends.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Black Hare Press
• Release date: Oct 21, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223907442

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Baba Yaga

David Starobin

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Black Hare Press

Copyright

Baba Yaga is Copyright © 2023 David Starobin

First published in Australia in October 2023 by Black Hare Press

The author retains the copyright of the works featured in this publication.

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All characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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All rights reserved. No part of this production may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher and copyright owner.

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Edited by Jodi Christensen

Formatting by Ben Thomas

Cover design by Dawn Burdett

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Dedication

For Dad

Contents

1.Chapter One

2.Chapter Two

3.Chapter Three

4.Chapter Four

5.Chapter Five

6.Chapter Six

7.Chapter Seven

8.Chapter Eight

9.Chapter Nine

10.Chapter Ten

11.Chapter Eleven

12.Chapter Twelve

13.David Starobin

14.Black Hare Press

15.Coming Soon from Black Hare Press

16.Acknowledgements

Chapter One

The rental car was a 2017 Mitsubishi Gallant, one of the compact options. The cheapest option. Nick was regretting it now. Since it didn’t even have a goddamn GPS built into the dash, he had to constantly glance down at his phone, which was propped in a