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The Haunting of Black River Forest by Jaydeep Shah [Blitz]

Posted on December 14, 2021 By Jenna No Comments on The Haunting of Black River Forest by Jaydeep Shah [Blitz]

A forest of blood and corpses. The land of a cold-blooded psychopath.

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About the Book

The Haunting of Black River Forest
A Horror Adventure Short Story
by Jaydeep Shah

Published 14 December 2021
Cover Artist: Jaydeep Shah

Genre: Horror
Page Count: 40
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A forest of blood and corpses. The land of a cold-blooded psychopath.

In Black River Forest, it’s best not to wander too far off the beaten track. There’s no telling what you might find.

Mia and Oliver have long wanted to explore the forest, and one cold, rainy October day, a week before their fifth anniversary of the day they met, they finally make the trip.

But they’ve heard the rumors as well. The haunting. A psychopath hidden somewhere amidst the towering trees. Too many missing. Too few answers.

It’s only rumors, though. Stories. And stories can’t hurt you. Yet as Mia and Oliver venture deeper into the Black River Forest, they’ll soon discover that there’s more haunting this quiet woodland than hikers and bears. The psychopath is very real. And he’s excited to meet them.

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Excerpt

After walking for three or four miles, the trio hadn’t found a way out of the forest.

Their hearts were beating in fear and their legs were tired from walking.  

“When will we find the way out of this creepy forest, man?” asked Mia, her arm linked with Oliver’s.

“I wish we hadn’t come here,” said Oliver. “But we have no choice except to keep trying to find the path.”

“I just hope we get to the right path before . . . he finds us,” said Jany.

“That’s what I’ve been praying to God for this whole time,” said Oliver. “I don’t want to encounter him.”

“Right. I just want to escape,” said Mia. “However, if we do meet him, and if he tries to block our path, I will kill him with my axe.”

“You must be kidding!” said Jany. “Please don’t say that again. I’ve seen enough horror.”

“What did I say wrong?” said Mia. “If he finds us, we must fight him and kill him. Otherwise, he will kill us.”

Walking, walking, and walking. Eventually, the trio reached a divide in the path. Following Mia, they took the left.

The trio walked for one more mile, until they saw something that stopped them in their tracks.

Skeletons. Hanging on almost all the trees ahead, as far as their eyes could see. Not one, not five, not ten, but at least a hundred skeletons, swinging on the trees in the breeze.

Jany gaped at them, her eyes filling with tears.

Oliver felt a chill furling through his body. And Mia stood completely petrified; somewhere inside her, a voice said: My heart may stop beating if I let the horror possess my senses.

About the Author

Jaydeep Shah is an avid traveler and the author of gripping horror, thriller, and romance stories. As a bachelor’s degree holder in Creative Writing, he aims to entertain as many as people he can with his stories. He is best known for Tribulation, the first book in the “Cops Planet” series.

In addition to those books, The Shape-Shifting Serpents’ Choice, Jaydeep’s first young adult flash fiction written under his pen name, JD Shah, is published online by Scarlet Leaf Review in their July 2019 issue. Currently, he’s endeavoring to write a debut young adult fantasy novel while working on a sequel to his first apocalyptic thriller, Havoc. When Shah is not writing, he reads books, tries new restaurants, and goes on adventures.

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Comments (0) on “The Haunting of Black River Forest by Jaydeep Shah [Blitz]”

  1. Jeanna Massman says:
    December 14, 2021 at 8:11 AM

    The cover is intriguing. It sets the stage for the book!

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  2. Gwendolyn Jordan says:
    December 14, 2021 at 11:14 AM

    I like the cover

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  3. Eva Millien says:
    December 14, 2021 at 2:17 PM

    Happy Book Birthday, Jaydeep! I enjoyed the excerpt and The Haunting of Black River Forest sounds like a spine chilling, shiver inducing, adrenaline pumping read for me! Good luck with your book and the tour! Thanks for sharing it with me and have a spectacular holiday season!

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