Phantom Effect
Published on 2. February 2016
292 pages
978-1-59780-581-0 (ISBN)
Description
Jonathan Martin Delaware Deseronto is a six-foot-five serial killer with a problem. He's stuck out on I-476 in a heavy November rainstorm with two flat tires and the dead bodies of a cop and a co-ed named Marissa Madison in his trunk. Desperate to get off the highway, he drives his car on its back rims towards Exit 6. The car stalls on the ramp and Deseronto uses the last of its momentum to plunge over the crest of a steep slope and crash into a length of concrete pipe below. The car comes to rest on the edge of a construction site where machines are positioned to tear down an old Motel 6.
For Deseronto, the worst is yet to come. Marissa Madison had been a psychic of sorts while alive, using her ability to assist people in their personal journeys. Now, the ghost of Marissa will utilize her strange gift, trapping Deseronto in the abandoned motel, and forcing him to live the last, fatal week of her own life as a passive passenger in her body . . . Soon, Deseronto will experience something truly horrific: the mind-numbing terror of being stalked by himself.
For Deseronto, the worst is yet to come. Marissa Madison had been a psychic of sorts while alive, using her ability to assist people in their personal journeys. Now, the ghost of Marissa will utilize her strange gift, trapping Deseronto in the abandoned motel, and forcing him to live the last, fatal week of her own life as a passive passenger in her body . . . Soon, Deseronto will experience something truly horrific: the mind-numbing terror of being stalked by himself.
Reviews / Votes
"Johnny Deseronoto makes Norman Bates look like a Boy Scout . . . Phantom Effect is ripe with beauty and terror?a thrill ride with the brakes gone out. You'll only open this book once."?Thorne and Cross, authors of The Ghosts of Ravencrest and The Cliffhouse Haunting
"A philosophically rich fearfest that's recommended for readers who prefer their titillation to include some complexity ... a perverted parable that challenges traditional moral norms and reader expectations. A thriller designed to question as much as entertain."
?Publishers Weekly
"One of the most powerful and gripping horror novels I've read in years.Phantom Effect establishes Aronovitz as a prominent voice in contemporary weird fiction." ?S. T. Joshi "Johnny Deseronoto makes Norman Bates look like a Boy Scout . . . Phantom Effect is ripe with beauty and terror?a thrill ride with the brakes gone out. You'll only open this book once."
?Thorne and Cross, authors of The Ghosts of Ravencrest and The Cliffhouse Haunting
"A philosophically rich fearfest that's recommended for readers who prefer their titillation to include some complexity ... a perverted parable that challenges traditional moral norms and reader expectations. A thriller designed to question as much as entertain."
?Publishers Weekly
"One of the most powerful and gripping horror novels I've read in years.Phantom Effect establishes Aronovitz as a prominent voice in contemporary weird fiction." ?S. T. Joshi
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Language
English
Place of publication
OR
United States
File size
1,53 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-59780-581-0 (9781597805810)
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Person
Michael Aronovitz is an author of weird fiction. His first collection titled "Seven Deadly Pleasures" came out through Hippocampus Press in 2009. His first novel titled "Alice Walks" came out in a collector's hard cover edition through Centipede Press in 2013, and was put in paperback format by Dark Renaissance Books in 2014. His second collection titled "The Voices in Our Heads" came out through Horrified Press in 2014, and his latest novel titled "The Witch of the Wood" came out through Hippocampus in late 2014. Aronovitz will publish his first young adult novel titled "Becky's Kiss" through Vinspire Press in November of 2015. Additionally, his third novel titled "Phantom Effect" will be coming out through Night Shade Books in the fall of 2015. Currently Aronovitz is working on his fourth novel titled "Dead Red." He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Kim and their son Max.
Content
- Cover
- Also by Michale Aronovitz
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- The Matriarch
- Chapter 1
- Surprise
- Chapter 2
- Brushstrokes
- Chapter 3
- Brushstrokes: An Encore
- Chapter 4
- Brushstrokes: Part 3
- Chapter 5
- Marissa
- Chapter 6
- Jerome
- Chapter 7
- The Rise and The Fall
- Chapter 8
- Short Circuit
- Chapter 9
- Rubber Man
- Chapter 10
- Trick or Treat
- Chapter 11
- Night Sounds
- Chapter 12
- Early Bird
- Chapter 13
- Phone Tag
- Chapter 14
- Pit Stop
- Chapter 15
- The Unveiling
- Chapter 16
- Foreplay
- Chapter 17
- Foreshadow
- Chapter 18
- Afterlife
- About the Author
