Widow's Point
By: Richard Chizmar, Billy Chizmar ; interior artwork by Glenn Chadbourne
Contributors: Chizmar, Billy, author; Chadbourne, Glenn, 1959- illustrator
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9781587676475
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Lighthouses; Ghost stories; Fiction
Description: Longtime residents of Harper's Cove believe that something is wrong with the Widow's Point Lighthouse. Some say it's cursed. Others claim it's haunted. Originally built in 1838, three workers were killed during the lighthouse's construction, including one who mysteriously plunged to his death from the catwalk. That tragic accident was never explained, and it was just the beginning of the terror. In the decades that followed, nearly two dozen additional deaths occurred in or around the lighthouse including cold-blooded murder, suicide, unexplained accidents and disappearances, the slaughter of an entire family, and the inexplicable death of a Hollywood starlet who was filming a movie on the grounds. The lighthouse was finally shuttered tight in 1988 and a security fence was erected around the property. No one has been inside since. Until tonight. Thomas Livingston is the acclaimed author of thirteen books about the supernatural and this evening he will enter the Widow's Point Lighthouse, searching for material for his next bestseller. He will be locked inside for the weekend with no way of contacting the outside world. And although no human has stepped foot inside the structure in nearly three decades, Livingston will not be alone.
Notes: "This novella is a much-expanded version of the short story of the same title"-- Publisher's website.