Boom Town
File Size: 722 KB
Print Length: 81 pages
Samhain Publishing, Ltd. (April 7, 2015)
Terror
from below!
In
the summer of 1979, Eckert, Wisconsin, was the sight of the most unique UFO
encounter in history. A young couple observed a saucer-like aircraft hovering
over Hollers Hill. A blue beam blasted down from the center of the craft into
the hill and caused the ground to rumble for miles.
Now,
thirty years later, Eckert is experiencing nightly rumbles that stir up wild
rumors and garner outside attention. The earthly tremors are being blamed on
everything from earthquakes to underground earth dwellers. Two pre-teens
discover a pipe out behind Packard’s Flea Market uprooted by the “booms” and
come into contact with the powerful ooze bubbling from within. What begins as
curiosity will end in an afternoon of unbridled terror for the entire town.
"...Stephen
King-lite. (Boom Town) is quick, punchy and goes places you may not see coming
before the final page is swiped or turned." -
Horror After Dark
"Boom
Town is quick and entertaining read that harkens back to the 1980's brand of
small town (or intimate invasion) alien pieces. Like a reader’s digest version
of Late Night Horror Television presentations (every region had one, for me it
was "Fright Night Theatre") of "Invaders From Mars",
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "Night of the Creeps" or
"Xtro"” – Zachary, Mouths of Madness Podcast
“Rolfe
weaves a wonderful tale of big, bad things happening to a small, good town. A
sure winner!” – Hunter Shea, author of Island of the Forbidden
and The Montauk Monster
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The Real Story, and Town, Behind the Formation of Boom
Town
by Glenn Rolfe, author of Boom Town
by Glenn Rolfe, author of Boom Town
Where is Boom Town? And what are these “booms” all
about?
MILWAUKEE — A series of mysterious underground booms
have been rattling a small eastern Wisconsin city for at least two nights,
baffling residents and local officials who were left stumped Tuesday after
ruling out numerous theories, from earthquakes to water pressure problems.
This is part of an article
written by Carrie Antlfinger that appeared in The Huffington Post back in March
of 2012. I saw the report on “Good Morning America” and snapped my fingers. I
knew this was horror fiction worthy.
What are these “booms”? What is causing them?
The story even made it onto
one of my favorite radio shows, “Coast to Coast AM.” Well, after four days of
rumbling, booming, and shaking, scientists finally solved the mystery. It
appears batches of mini-quakes were “amplified by the unique bedrock beneath
the state of Wisconsin.” (CNN Report) The fun part for me was that the reports
said these “booms” and other “strange sounds” caused by the mini-earthquakes
were only happening at night and non-existent during daylight hours.
Since Sunday, the shaking has happened nearly every
night, quieting down during the day. Absent of any explanations, residents were
left to their own devices to come up with explanations.
For the mind of a horror
author, that opens up a lot of cans of imaginative worms! I considered
underground worms, but thought that would tread too close to “Tremors” (which I
love by the way), but I think once George Norry mentioned it on “Coast to Coast
AM,” my brain pulled me toward me something extra-terrestrial. I wrote the piece
without fully deciding what was going to be behind the “booms” and originally
had the mysterious ooze as something akin to the pink ecto goo from “Ghostbusters
2.” The story just didn’t work like that. I knew deep down that I wanted to do
an alien story, but I didn’t have the balls (at first) to cross that
Horror/Sci-Fi bridge. However, I’m glad
I did. “Boom Town” is one of my favorite pieces that I’ve written so far
(probably my second favorite behind my forthcoming werewolf novel, “Blood and
Rain”).
I’m happy that this story
found a home at Samhain, and I hope you’ll all take a chance on it, as well.
Cheers,
Glenn
Glenn
Rolfe, Bio
Glenn Rolfe is an author, singer, songwriter and all around
fun loving guy from the haunted woods of New England. He has studied Creative
Writing at Southern New Hampshire University, and continues his education in
the world of horror by devouring the novels of Stephen King and Richard Laymon.
He and his wife, Meghan, have three children, Ruby, Ramona, and Axl. He is
grateful to be loved despite his weirdness.
He is the author the ghost/mystery/thriller novella, ABRAM'S BRIDGE (Samhain Publishing, Jan. 2015) and his latest novella, a Horror/Sci-Fi mash-up, BOOM TOWN (Samhain Publishing). A full-length novel, BLOOD AND RAIN, will come out this Fall from Samhain Publishing and THINGS WE FEAR, a novella, is set to publish from Samhain in 2016.
His debut novel, THE HAUNTED HALLS (James Ward Kirk Publishing, 2014), is available now, as well as his short story collection, SLUSH (Alien Agenda Publishing, 2014).
Look for his punk rock band, The Never Nudes, on Amazon and Facebook.
Check out his website: www.glennrolfe.com
He is the author the ghost/mystery/thriller novella, ABRAM'S BRIDGE (Samhain Publishing, Jan. 2015) and his latest novella, a Horror/Sci-Fi mash-up, BOOM TOWN (Samhain Publishing). A full-length novel, BLOOD AND RAIN, will come out this Fall from Samhain Publishing and THINGS WE FEAR, a novella, is set to publish from Samhain in 2016.
His debut novel, THE HAUNTED HALLS (James Ward Kirk Publishing, 2014), is available now, as well as his short story collection, SLUSH (Alien Agenda Publishing, 2014).
Look for his punk rock band, The Never Nudes, on Amazon and Facebook.
Check out his website: www.glennrolfe.com
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