And Midnight Came to Call - E-book - ePub

If readers enjoyed the subjects explored by the TV series The X-Files, they'll love the stories told in Stephen G. Kirk's "And Midnight Came to Call". This thought provoking collection of 9 short stories span the globe and time itself. Realistic science or urban myth is superimposed upon a diverse backdrop of actual locations, social and historical themes making for highly entertaining reading. Stories include:The TenantA lonely senior with a strong penchant for his feathered friends seeks a novel birdhouse design and a challenge to his woodworking skills, but gets far more than he bargained for when something quite unexpected takes up residence in his creation.
The MadisonA nameless terror has been disturbed below the foundations of an old "turn of the century" theater. When the management begins presenting a summer series of classic horror films, strange and frightening events begin occurring in the small town. Dog Days of SummerIn the distant future, a friendly Golden Retriever bears witness to an alien invasion during a particularly hot, dry summer. A Dark VoyageCaptain Thomas Jakes and the crew of the slave ship Amity endure a stormy passage while returning to home-port from the Americas, finding themselves imprisoned for weeks within a dead calm; together with an unmentionable horror that walks her decks.
Reap the WhirlwindA patriotic North Korean weather analyst with an unusual ability to forecast the weather finds her gift extends much further than even she had ever dreamed. An Angry DragonA Chinese Magician who endured Japan's "Rape of Nanking" pays a visit to a small restaurant in China town providing the management with a new and rather unique recipe for success... and revenge. KindredA group of researchers contact a highly unusual and very ancient insect society that appears to be on the verge of extinction and offers them an unexpected though troubling solution to their troubles.
The Rattle of BonesUnwilling to surrender his dark cherished memories and unable to dodge those seeking revenge for their murders, a sadistic captain of the Khmer Rouge meets an old departed friend while awaiting his comeuppance many years later. VagrantA novel twist on an old theme, an aging and sickly New York City homeless senior visits Palm Springs and gets a new lease on life; and death.