Deep within the confines of Penn's Asylum waits a scarred and broken man with a seemingly non-existent past. Found burned and unresponsive twenty years prior, Frank Doe's dark secrets have remained locked away in mute silence. That is until Rebecca, a beautiful young doctor newly assigned to the wards of the asylum, steps in to unlock and scour Doe's psyche for answers about his past. Shocking revelations bring about the doctor's own troubled history, opening a long-closed set of wounds that she herself must face. A Bram Stoker Award-nominated novella of deep, dark and disturbing images, Mama's Boy is a story you won't soon forget. Perhaps it will even unleash your own wounds lying just below the surface. Will you withstand the demons inside?
Author
FRAN FRIEL is a two-time Bram Stoker Award Finalist, and Winner of the Black Quill Award. She wrangles her small beast overlords and writes Science Fiction, Horror, and Dark Fantasy in her Tiny Cow Pasture Paradise in West Cork, Ireland. Look for the Fran Friel's Dark Tales in Amazon Shorts. You’ll find new stories plus revised and expanded pieces plucked from her Award Winning Collection, MAMA'S BOY AND OTHER DARK TALES. Fran Friel's Dark Tales (individual shorts and novellas): The Sea Orphan Beach of Dreams Under the Dryer w/ Bonus Flash - Orange and Golden Bessie’s Green Thumb Coming Soon: The Whispers of Chickens Mashed Fine Print Widow Wings with Hot Sauce SF/Fantasy Series: The Realm Tree Chronicles And don't miss the fantastic anthology, BARBERS AND BEAUTIES, with fiction from Multi-Award Winning Authors, Gary Braunbeck, Tim Lebbon, Kealan Patrick Burke, Lisa Morton, Fran Friel and Others. Stop by for a chat with Fran at Facebook and Twitter. And have a look at her blogging antics at Fran Friel's Yada Feast. Fran's cyber-door is always open. For more info visit: www.franfriel.com or franfriel.com/vip.
