Kensington Gore's Hammered Horrors is proud to present the tragic tale of Wendell Pruce, a recently retired thespian. Wendell had always said that he wanted to live by the sea when he was done treading the boards, so it was really no surprise when he went and bought himself an old house on the north coast. What was a surprise, however, was when he moved into the run down old property and his builders found an unusual gate hidden in the hedgerow of his garden. It was a strange looking gate: a gate which linked back to a very dark chapter in the property's history.When Wendell is warned never to use it, he naturally doesn't listen, being the owner of an enquiring mind. Now his world is falling apart, and the true restoration has begun.This is the second novella by the fabulous horror writer Christopher Long, following quickly on the heels of The Compressionist, an acclaimed horror novella. Chris is new to the Kensington Gore writing stables, but he already has a good body of work behind him.This is the second of six ghostly horror novellas, which will be coming soon to a kindle device near you to scare and thrill you in equal measure.Kensington GoreJune 2014
About the Author: At 33 years of age, Christopher Long is a relatively young writer to the world of horror. But he has the horror and torment of a million tortured souls in his work. Dark, supernatural stories are his life blood. He writes like a man possessed. Maybe he is? His second novella, The Final Restoration of Wendell Pruce, is the tragic tale of a recently retired thespian who finds something very strange in the grounds of his seaside retreat. Then a third novella, The Narrow Doors, which is a tale that proves sometimes you should leave the past buried, will come hot on the tails of that. Then all three of these will be released as part of a novel length collection, Christopher Long's Unusual Things. These books and three further novellas - The Beast Of Belfield, The Count Of Three, and The Wooden Walls, are due for release this year. All are being published as part of Kensington Gore's Hammered Horror book series. This series showcases new, exciting, horror writing talent. And they don't come much more talented than Christopher Long. He has a back catalogue of work that Stephen King or Kensington Gore himself would be proud of. A novel is in the pipeline, or sewer pipe in Christopher Long's case. Then there's The Gaugers, a novel that's co-written with horror leg end Kensington Gore. This promises to be a dark horror story about alien monsters that hunt us down and feed off our eyes. Christopher Long has been writing stories since he was first able to hold a pen. Reportedly his first book collection, Tales From The Crib, would scare any nursery school or kindergarten. It all began for Chris when someone gave him their copy of Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach, and he hasn't looked back since. If only in fear that someone's going to hit him with the library late returns fee. For Chris, stories are a means of escape. Not always to a place your average person or writer would go, but a dark, scary place that Chris feels most at home. The dark places that are in all our minds. He is happily married to the lovely Samantha, or "Her Highness" as she likes to be called. They live in the midlands of England, which is a bit like Tolkien's Middle Earth, but with just a few less Orks! And were Sam refuses to let Chris read her his bedtime stories, as he told her one once and she didn't sleep for a month.