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    Under the Bed: Haunted Coal Ridge, #8
    Under the Bed: Haunted Coal Ridge, #8
    Under the Bed: Haunted Coal Ridge, #8
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    Under the Bed: Haunted Coal Ridge, #8

    By Chuck Sperati

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    A series of intertwined supernatural stories that will make you wonder where the darkness ends and the light begins. All small towns keep secrets, but in Coal Ridge when the secret gets out, it begins to feed again.

    Story 8: "Under the Bed"

    What do you do when the monster under your bed is real?

    Like many kids her age, Meaghan has a vivid imagination, and after a scare at Miller's Pond, she's acquired an imaginary friend. When she gets scared that the monster under her bed is going to get her, it all seems pretty routine. The problem is that Meaghan lives in Coal Ridge, where monsters are real, imaginary friends are more than they seem, and routine is terrifying.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWriting Distracted
    Release dateOct 14, 2018
    ISBN9781646390205
    Under the Bed: Haunted Coal Ridge, #8
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    Chuck Sperati

    Among other things, I'm a writer--with some published experience--whose been mostly quiet for the past few decades, mostly because I let life get in the way. I've long had a creative outlet at the gaming table and recently found another when I started building a website. With this new outlet also came inspiration. Right now I'm working primarily on a series of short stories that has received some very positive feedback, so I'm sharing. If you enjoy anything I've written, check out my website at https://www.chucksperati.com, where you can find more things that have crawled out of my imagination.

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      Under the Bed - Chuck Sperati

      Dedication

      Coal Ridge is based on Ohio’s Finest Village. It was a great place to grow up and continues to be a remarkable community to which I enjoy returning to see friends and family. For those who live there, take a moment, look around, and be wary of the shadows.

      Preface

      A series of intertwined short stories that will make you wonder where the darkness ends and the light begins. All small towns keep secrets, but in Coal Ridge, when the secret gets out, it begins to feed...again.

      Set in a small, somewhat geographically secluded Midwestern town, the blue-collar people of Coal Ridge are friendly and laid back. They enjoy block parties, gossip, and the simple joys that come with being a close-knit community. Since everyone knows everyone else, secrets are hard to keep, but some are so well hidden that they’ve been forgotten.

      These short stories explore a supernatural awakening that will test the bonds of family and community.

      Under the Bed

      Coal Ridge, November 1, 2017

      Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, and never mind that noise you heard, it’s just the beasts under your bed, in your closet, in your head. Exit liiiight. Enter...

      Robert John Randle, are you trying to give your daughter nightmares?

      Turning to his wife, Bob opened his mouth to defend himself, but Meaghan’s replied first.

      But Mom, he was killing it.

      Gazing down at the young girl lying under the pink comforter, her golden locks spread across the pillow covering most of the We Bare Bears, a wide grin spread across his face. Although their daughter had Virginia’s eyes and nose, her grin came from him.

      It was just a bedtime song, honey.

      No, Virginia retorted, placing her hands on her hips. Rock-a-bye Baby is a bedtime song.

      That song is terrifying, Mom! the little girl exclaimed, pushing the comforter down as she sat up. What happens to the baby after the bough breaks and the cradle falls? I’ll tell you what happens, the baby’s skull gets crushed, and its eyes pop out of its head.

      Watching his wife’s wide-eyed, open-mouth

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