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Psychological Thriller

Date Published: 03/25/2024

Publisher:  Great Whale Books

 

 

The wedding was weeks away for two young lovers, who had counted themselves
lucky to have found one another. Then, it was over, as one of them abruptly
disappeared. Audrey was not abducted. Not exactly. She was not taken against
her will. Rather, her will itself had been taken. Coerced and controlled.
Deceived and derailed. Matthias cannot walk away from the catastrophe,
though he has nothing to go on, and is in the dark beyond all personal
darkness he has ever known . . .

The Contraption is a novel that deals with the challenges faced by a woman
who has been recruited into a dangerous, coercive religious cult. Her
fiancé is left not knowing even where she is. Her name has been
changed and she has been relocated to another state. The cult, Church of the
Mountain of Radiance, is an all-controlling psychological prison.

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EXCERPT

    “Have you ever wondered what was special about all the great geniuses and special people of history? Was it genetics? No. They were simply able to align their minds with the great field of Spherules, and transition off into eternities of infinite radiance! Only with the emergence of the Beneficence, Earnest Seamark, fifty years ago, was there a real hope for the average person to align, and ascend. Why do you think we even have a consciousness, anyway?”

     As unexpected and unreal as this shpiel was, there was something about the women themselves, especially the one who seemed to be in the lead. She believed it. The others did, too. And Audrey had not ever seen anything like their belief. Nor had she ever felt the warmth and depth of love these strangers had for her. So, what was the reality that drove their belief? 

     Standing alone with them in the empty park in muted morning light, a moment of the surreal took shape. It felt and looked like a scene from an old black-and-white arthouse movie. 

     Did Audrey want to try to align her mind with the boundless sea of the spheres?

     Audrey did.

     Sheer curiosity, as much as anything, launched her into what became multiple hours of subtle head movements. Mostly it was with eyes closed, sometimes facing the sun, other times face down. Alignment could be a matter of microns. The pineal gland behind the forehead and the medulla at the base of the brain stem had to form an equilateral triangle with one single Spherule in the array. Feel your way. The conjunction had to hold long enough that her consciousness recognized what was happening.

     The tiny spheres could vary in size or spacing depending on location, and some other conditions, but on that morning, at that place, things were said to be especially promising. One of the ladies quickly aligned, and cooed and sang about the loveliness of it. Two of them eventually were in, but the third was dedicated to helping Audrey. 

     It was fatiguing beyond words, the precise positioning of her head. At more than one point she was sure she would fall over, or scream out – What in hell was this all about?! They kept talking to her, trying to help her find “it.” 

     She thought she saw a fuzzy, indistinct blob or ball in her mind’s eye.

     “I think … I see something,” she said. 

     “Is it perfectly spherical?!” the leading lady wanted to know.

     “It was. I don’t really see it anymore,” Audrey said. 

     “You were almost there,” she informed her . . .

     . . .  They had told her she would easily be able to deal with her various responsibilities while she studied Ascendant Scripture. They spoke of how she and Matthias should get married at a Mountain of Radiance center. But for now, she had to keep it all entirely quiet. She was so new to the understanding of MOR that she was not authorized to speak about it to others just yet. There could be some legal issues involved with doing so, too. Intellectual property and copyright considerations, they said. She didn’t understand what that could be. But anyway, just for the time being, they said, it was imperative to keep all of this to yourself.

     She recalled having every intention of continuing on with her past affiliations. All of them. The marriage was still on. It had been a few days since she had spoken to Matt. But she had to get things all straightened out regarding the new paradigm of reality that had hit her like a floodlight in the face. After she came to a proper place to pause in her scriptural studies, she had planned on picking right back up with everyone. She had to have things together in her head so that she had something cogent, or at least coherent, to say to Matt and the family. 

     That had been the plan. But after myriad on-line study modules, all-day seminars at a hotel, the Spherule alignments, the group outreach sessions to higher-order sentient forms, and the three-day formal Adherency Inception ceremony in her white-draped bedroom, her previous life was finished. All of that was dead. True life, life in the light, began in a very big way.

 

About the Author

Barton A. Stewart

The author, Barton A. Stewart, is a long time student of the cult
phenomenon, and literary fiction. The Contraption marries together his two
long time interests. Stewart has lived all over the United States, is
presently single, and currently calls Metro Boston home. His book will be
among the most realistic fictional depictions of the kinds of things that
can happen in cases like this. Avoiding the sensationalism of so many novels
on this subject, Stewart offers a look into another world, which
unfortunately exists in the here and now.

 

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Psychological Thriller

Date Published: January 27, 2024

 

 

Two fraternal twins, Sharon and Annie are the only children of Edna and
Warren Karce.

They are the future of the highly famed socialite dynasty.

The girls have graduated with honors and look forward to their trip to
Europe.

The sisters’ love for one another is obvious but a sinister force of
malicious feelings dwells beneath their facade of shared contentment.

Once abroad and with their hypervigilant parents absent, treachery, deceit,
and wickedness develop intensely between the girls, and their relationship
advances into the vilest possible nightmare, changing their lives
forever.

The discovery of an ancient, mysterious pendant formerly owned by Vlad, the
Impaler from Dracula’s Castle begins an epic spiral of demonic incidents
that traumatize not only the twin girls lives while in Romania but has the
ability to penetrate their family’s existence back home in Australia.

How will the highly renowned family survive the unforeseen satanic entity,
integrated with the discreditable exploits from the once idolized and
respected daughters of the Karce Empire?

About the Author

Josie Townsend

Josie Townsend was born in regional NSW Australia, the eldest daughter of
five children. She started writing at the age of 55yrs old and has
self-published two manuscripts and a third on the way. At the young age of
21, Josie had a car accident and lost sight in her left eye, so as a
vision-impaired writer it was even more difficult for her to write but she
endeavour’s to follow her heart’s desires and keep moving forward in life.
Even through her struggles, she believes in never letting life’s hardships
hold you hostage like you’re its victim.

 

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Horror, psychological thriller, dark fantasy, occult, fiction

Date Published: February 18, 2024

 

 

When winning turns deadly…

It’s 1972. On a scorching summer day in North Carolina, the sight of Rut,
the father of her child, cheating with the next-door neighbor, sends
pregnant Loretta into labor. Amidst the chaos, she promises that her baby
boy, Rich Richardson, will not follow in his father’s footsteps as a loser,
but become something much greater – a professional race car driver. Loretta
leaves the hospital’s entrance, filled with anticipation of a fresh start
and dreams of her baby’s prosperous future. However, the fairytale life she
had sold herself quickly takes a dark turn, when she is left with no choice
but to go back home to the child’s waiting father. Driven by a sense of
entitlement to fame and fortune, her impulsive decisions forever change her
and her son’s fate.

Are you ready to face the horrors that await?

Get your copy today and uncover the rollercoaster of frightening evil that
lurks beneath a young man’s life of fame.

 

About the Author

Brigitte, "Gitte," Tamar

Brigitte, “Gitte,” Tamar was born in a small rural Oregon town.
Growing up, she was enthralled by scary tales featuring poetic tones and
consistently gravitated towards writing darkened narratives. In the
different storylines, Brigitte explores the harsh realities of social issues
faced by today’s generations. This includes the dark outcomes brought on by
peer pressure, addiction, homelessness, mental illness, childhood trauma,
and abuse. She feels it is essential to share narratives that refrain from
sugarcoating the topics society tends to shy away from.

 

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Horror, Psychological Thriller, Occult, Thriller, Paranormal, Fiction

Date Published: November 30, 2023

 

 

In a small Louisiana Bayou town during mid-September 1965, Albert Gilly
frantically prepares his family’s fishing store for an impending hurricane.
Amid the chaos, he notices Adonis, a drifter, lying motionless on the
street. With the wind raging and debris swirling violently around them,
Albert’s mind is consumed with thoughts of his family and their dependence
on him as the sole breadwinner. Knowing that they would be destitute without
him, he makes the painful decision to prioritize his own safety over
rescuing the stranger. As Albert stands in his shop’s doorway, the weight of
his guilt is almost suffocating, causing him to hesitate before locking
himself inside. He shouts one last time, urging the young man to seek
shelter in his late father’s houseboat at the end of the pier. Adonis is
startled awake by his words, his mind still hazy, as he struggles through
the strong winds until arriving at the floating sanctuary. However, his
relief is short-lived upon discovering the sinister secrets concealed within
the old wooden walls.

About the Author

Brigitte, "Gitte," Tamar

Brigitte, “Gitte,” Tamar was born in a small rural Oregon town.
Growing up, she was enthralled by scary tales featuring poetic tones and
consistently gravitated towards writing darkened narratives. In the
different storylines, Brigitte explores the harsh realities of social issues
faced by today’s generations. This includes the dark outcomes brought on by
peer pressure, addiction, homelessness, mental illness, childhood trauma,
and abuse. She feels it is essential to share narratives that refrain from
sugarcoating the topics society tends to shy away from.

 

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Horror, Dark fantasy, psychological thriller, fiction, occult

Date Published: July 17, 2023

 

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After losing his job at a genomic research company, Joel worries about his
ability to provide for his family, especially during the holiday season.
Even more concerning is how his unemployment may affect his perfect image
within the extremist community he has lived in since birth. Lured by the
idea of a quick fix, he impulsively books a flight for himself and his
family to Europe when the offer of a large inheritance arrives in his inbox.
Confident that he knows best, Joel blindly trusts a stranger’s invitation to
return to the village of his ancestors to collect his birthright. But rather
than wealth, they quickly discover that their lineage only possesses
monstrous truths with deadly consequences.

 

 

 About the Author

Brigitte, "Gitte," Tamar

Brigitte, “Gitte,” Tamar was born in a small rural Oregon town.
Growing up, she was enthralled by scary tales featuring poetic tones and
consistently gravitated towards writing darkened narratives. In the
different storylines, Brigitte explores the harsh realities of social issues
faced by today’s generations. This includes the dark outcomes brought on by
peer pressure, addiction, homelessness, mental illness, childhood trauma,
and abuse. She feels it is essential to share narratives that refrain from
sugarcoating the topics society tends to shy away from.

 

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