Cursed Cruise
A Horror Hotel Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
The Ghost Gang is invited to record onboard a haunted cruise ship.
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The Ghost Gang is invited to record onboard a haunted cruise ship.
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Chapter 1Chrissy
A chorus of wailing cries echoes over the hills, a sound that could easily be mistaken for wind by an untrained ear, but not by me.
That sound is the pain of death. The anguish of lives cut short; souls trapped in time by a grave injustice.
My narration borders on melodrama.
But hey, it s a living.
My name is Chrissy Looper and I m the resident psychic of the newly YouTube-famous-ish Ghost Gang. The video we re currently editing is episode 65-- The Wailing Witches of Salem --and our 1.3 million subscribers are expecting it to drop tomorrow. They will rage if we don t get it to them on time; they spend the entire day leading up to a new release commenting where is it? and u still alive? until we give them what they want.
It s a valid concern, since last year we did almost die filming one of our episodes at the infamous Hearst Hotel, when a serial killer (and Ghost Gang fan, yikes) stalked us all the way to downtown Los Angeles. He killed two members of the hotel staff, stabbed one of my best friends and then lured me to the roof, where he planned to kill me, too. Luckily, girl power goes beyond the grave and the slain women from his past made sure he got exactly what he deserved: to become a human-shaped stain on the sidewalk below.
I shudder, remembering the feel of his cold evil lips on mine, wishing I could go back in time and not be romantically entangled with a sadistic killer.
It s close to midnight in this cramped New York City hotel room, and we re going through the final cut, looking for last-minute tweaks, hoping we don t find any more so we can all finally catch some z s. I try to ignore the scratching sounds only I can hear coming from the closet, where earlier I saw the spirit of a dark-haired man slumped against the wall, hands tied behind his back and a bullet hole between his eyes. This hotel is historic (aka old as dirt and haunted as hell) with a history of mafia activity in the 70s, so
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mob-related deaths replay themselves over and over. I take deep breaths and try to play it cool, even though the rest of the Ghost Gang would run out of here screaming if they could see what I see.
I did tell them to steer clear of the closet. They ve learned not to ask me why.
What the hell was that? I hear Kiki Lawrence s voice squeak out of my boyfriend Chase Montgomery s computer speakers. Kiki s on-screen persona is exactly who she is in real life: magnetic and charming and terrified of her own shadow.
That was the freakiest wind I ve ever heard in my life, Kiki says from where she lounges on one of the beds, her chartreuse-braided head in her girlfriend Emma Thomas s lap while they both scroll on their phones.
It wasn t just wind, I say, the piercing cries of the victims--innocent men and women falsely accused of witchcraft and executed at Proctor s Ledge--still ringing in my ears.
The fluffy hot-pink slipper that dangles from Kiki s dark-brown foot hits the wood floor with a loud crack.
We all jump.
Kiki lets out a squeak and cuddles closer to Emma, who is not mad about the proximity. Emma drapes an arm casually over Kiki s shoulder. They ve been a couple since that fateful night at the Hearst Hotel when Emma was stabbed and left for dead by our stalker.
A chill fills the room and Chase shudders beside me. I watch as the closet door creaks open. Chase looks at me, searching my face. To him, it looks like a draft has pushed the door open. Only I can see the body slumped against the other side--lifeless eyes peering at me through the crack, a single bloody bullet hole between them.
Kiki s shoe hitting the floor must
I did tell them to steer clear of the closet. They ve learned not to ask me why.
What the hell was that? I hear Kiki Lawrence s voice squeak out of my boyfriend Chase Montgomery s computer speakers. Kiki s on-screen persona is exactly who she is in real life: magnetic and charming and terrified of her own shadow.
That was the freakiest wind I ve ever heard in my life, Kiki says from where she lounges on one of the beds, her chartreuse-braided head in her girlfriend Emma Thomas s lap while they both scroll on their phones.
It wasn t just wind, I say, the piercing cries of the victims--innocent men and women falsely accused of witchcraft and executed at Proctor s Ledge--still ringing in my ears.
The fluffy hot-pink slipper that dangles from Kiki s dark-brown foot hits the wood floor with a loud crack.
We all jump.
Kiki lets out a squeak and cuddles closer to Emma, who is not mad about the proximity. Emma drapes an arm casually over Kiki s shoulder. They ve been a couple since that fateful night at the Hearst Hotel when Emma was stabbed and left for dead by our stalker.
A chill fills the room and Chase shudders beside me. I watch as the closet door creaks open. Chase looks at me, searching my face. To him, it looks like a draft has pushed the door open. Only I can see the body slumped against the other side--lifeless eyes peering at me through the crack, a single bloody bullet hole between them.
Kiki s shoe hitting the floor must
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Autoren-Porträt von Victoria Fulton, Faith McClaren
Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren are the award-winning coauthor duo of HORROR HOTEL and adult rom-com ELLIE IS COOL NOW. Born in Ohio and Texas, they both now live, work and write in too-sunny Los Angeles, CA. Victoria lives with her fiancé and their three cat children and co-runs a PR agency with her other bestie. Faith writes adult romance under her real name, enjoys listening to BTS, reading tarot by candlelight, and spending time with her husband and son.
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- Autoren: Victoria Fulton , Faith McClaren
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 12 Jahre
- 2024, 288 Seiten, Maße: 14,2 x 20,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 0593649389
- ISBN-13: 9780593649381
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for Cursed Cruise: "Creepy and atmospheric. A fast-paced and fun Scooby-Doo esque paranormal page-turner." Kirkus Reviews
"A quick read for fans and readers who can't get enough horror." Booklist
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