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@ THE STORIES
This file contains blurb (brief, promotional text) inviting you to
read each of the stories contained within Dark Portal. It will simply
give you an outline of the stories available for you to read, along
with any comments or warnings (I kid you not) I may feel neccessary
to mention. Please note that a '*' means the story contains nasty
scenes, and '@#!' means it contains loads of swear words (oh shut up,
it's only a laugh).
Without futher ado, lets get cracking...
NIGHTMARES
~~~~~~~~~~
Why "nightmares"? Easy - because that's what these stories are, in
general: frightening, fictional incidents, most of which could only
happen (or we hope could only happen) in our very worst dreams. That's
not to say they're all horrible. Confused? Read on...
? THE BLUE CLOCK
Dark Portal kicks off with the tale of a very untidy kid. No, I take
that back - this little guy's bedroom makes the aftermath of an earth-
-quake look presentable. Nobody is going to make him clean it up
though. Oh no, there's no chance of that ever happening... unless of
course, the thing that's making the ticking noise at night decides to
show itself...
? SAM'S TERRIFYING TRIP TO THE TOILET
It all begins with an aching bladder... and ends in a chaotic fight
between good and evil. How can a trip to the school bogs endanger the
sanity of a ten-year-old kid? What's beyond that weird U-bend? And
just what the hell do girls piss out of? Read this and you'll never
raise your hand in class again...
? THE HUT (@#!)
Neale Grant, Quatermass Experiment programmer, writer and general
genius (I arselick him not) wrote this exceptionally good short story
about childhood life. Cheers Neale for letting me use it in DP. Please
note this story is NOT horror. It's just damn fine writing.
? BLOOD RUSH
When Carl's mother returns from the supermarket, she really goes
beserk. Why? It's easy enough to find out...
? DARK STAR
This is one of the oldest stories in Dark Portal, based on the true
story of a shy young man. He meets a girl he fancies at a party who,
despite her apparent niceness and beauty, hides a nasty secret...
? RUBY
Samuel's grandfather has never told such a frightening bedtime story
before. He wouldn't mind if the story was just something somebody made
up. But this one isn't. This one's about real things, real happenings.
Dark, terrifying happenings...
? FREEDOM'S EDGE (@#!)
Two abused and neglected children join forces and decide to travel to
a legendary land of freedom. Despite the awkward use of English at
times (the story was begun in 1992 when I couldn't spell or write to
save my life) I think you'll enjoy this one. It's a personal favourite
of mine, believe me.
BEYOND TERROR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The "Beyond Terror" stories are much more gruesome than the ones
mentioned above (is that possible?! Yes, believe me!). Be very
careful, for what you read may disrupt your sleep for some time to
come. Anything particularly nasty (and potentially offensive) has been
marked with an asterix (*).
? COLD BLOOD (*)
Vincent isn't taking his step-daughter to school. Nor is he taking
her into town to buy some lovely new clothes or to see a movie at the
cinema. No. The only thing he has in mind is extermination : a murder
so cold blooded it makes torture seem like a delightful experience...
? BANISHED
Eric Harrison knows only three things: he's a bad person, he's in a
bad place, and something bad is going to happen to him...
? THE PAYBACK BOY (*)(@#!)
Or "How To Deal With School Bullies". Oh this story is just soooo
SICK it's unbelievable. It was much too horrible for TQE, so here it
is in DP. I love it!
? GRRR
Harvey's stuck in his car, twiddling his thumbs, bored stiff, waiting
for his wife to come out of the hair salon with YET ANOTHER new style.
It's raining damned hard. Snoopy won't stop grinning at him. And just
what the hell is watching him through the side window...?
? BESTIAL INFLUX (Parts 1-4)(*)(@#!)
She's not very attractive. She's got a terrible lisp. She's nervous,
inexperienced. She can not protect herself. But now, she doesn't need
to - something has chosen her. Something dark, cold, evil... Something
that personally, I wouldn't like to meet on a dark night...
AND THE TQE EXAMPLE STORY IS
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? ABOUT TURN
...a wicked little science fiction short story to give you a taste of
TQE's delights. Included with Dark Portal with permission from that
good old doctor of sci-fi - Neale Grant.
# ...and that concludes this edition of Dark Portal. Read on...