Jared the kleptomanic, Chike the unemployed IT guy, Patricia the shopaholic, and Jeff the drug dealer are trapped inside a Chicago super mall on Black Friday. Bridgefield Mall empties during a fire alarm, and most of the shoppers drive off into a strange mist surrounding the mall parking lot. They never return. Chike and his group of survivors try calling friends and family, but their smart phones won't work, not even Twitter. As the wall of mist inches closer, the mall lights flicker and surge. Bulbs shatter and spray glass into the air. In the chaos, the drug dealer becomes unhinged and hunts the group from inside the mall. Cornered by the mist, and hunted from within, Chike and the survivors must fight for their lives while solving the mystery of just what happened to Bridgefield Mall. Sometimes, a good sale just isn't worth it.
Author
Michael Hodges is an American speculative fiction writer. His debut novel, The Puller, was released on April 24, 2015. Film rights for The Puller were purchased by Sonny Mallhi, producer of the film classic "The Strangers". The Puller was acquired by award winning publisher PYR in 2021. Tentative release date is November 2021. Michael's latest release is a short story collection called "The Gloaming". Michael's short stories have been published in over twenty magazines and anthologies, and he's a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He's also taught writing with Game of Thrones editor Anne Groell. His novel, "Black Friday" was called a "Glorious work of literature" by Horror Novel Reviews. Along with writing fiction, Hodges is a professional nature photographer, with work appearing in Outside Magazine (Best Adventure Photography of the Year) and newspapers, amongst other places. Animals often play a big role in his fiction, and the two art forms feed each other. He loves hearing from readers at: facebook.com/MichaelHodgesAuthor/ or his website: https://michaelhodgesfiction.com/
