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Wind-Up Toy
Series · 4 books · 2016

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Wind-Up Toy

Playtime, Simone

2016

“WIND-UP TOY” By David Owain Hughes Someone’s lurking in the shadows in the small seaside town of Porthcawl, south Wales… Meet Simone. Simone is a quiet, shy boy with a lot of murky secrets. Simone stays in the shadows and lives on the cusp of society, until he comes out and plays one evening. Like all boys, his mother is his best friend, but he has others. Unusual friends. Dark, secret friends who are all just dying to meet Simone’s new plaything. Dare you come and have some fun? Will you find out what darkness dwells within Simone? You may find yourself screaming for your life. “Wind-up Toy,” has been called ‘sickening’ and ‘horrific.’ Let that be your warning. Read at your own risk.
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Wind-Up Toy

2016

Someone’s lurking in the shadows in the small seaside town of Porthcawl, south Wales… Meet Simone. Simone is a quiet, shy boy with a lot of murky secrets. Simone stays in the shadows and lives on the cusp of society, until he comes out and plays one evening. Like all boys, his mother is his best friend, but he has others. Unusual friends. Dark, secret friends who are all just dying to meet Simone’s new plaything. Dare you come and have some fun? Will you find out what darkness dwells within Simone? You may find yourself screaming for your life. “Wind-up Toy,” has been called ‘sickening’ and ‘horrific.’ Let that be your warning. Read at your own risk.
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Broken Plaything

2016

Someone's lurking in the shadows in the small seaside town of Porthcawl, South Wales. Meet Simone. Simone was always the quiet, shy boy with a lot of murky secrets who stayed in the shadows, living on the cusp of society. When he comes out to play, things get interesting. But now, he's broken... Publisher This book may be too explicit for some readers. Read at your own risk.
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Chaos Rising

2016

Charlotte Ros grew up with privilege and power. Her father a formidable business-man with a dark secret. When Charlotte discovers the truth, a twisted evil rises within. No one is safe. Chaos reigns in her wake. Publisher's This is a novella of extreme horror and may shock or offend some readers. Read at your own risk.

Author

David Owain Hughes
David Owain Hughes
Author · 9 books

David Owain Hughes is a word-slinger of horror and crime fiction, who grew up on trashy b-movies from the age of five which helped rapidly instil in him a vivid imagination. He’s had multiple short stories published in various online magazines and anthologies, along with articles, reviews and interviews. He’s written for This Is Horror, Blood Magazine, and Horror Geeks Magazine. Hughes is the author of six horror novels, four short story collections and a plethora of novellas. Although he predominately writes within the bracket of horror and its multiple sub-genres, he’s recently branched out into crime fiction and is slowly carving out a superb series of crime/noir thrillers under the umbrella title of South Wales.

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