The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist - Paperback

by Tom Ross (Author), Jenny Ashford (Author)

"Our first instinct was just sheer disbelief. We were trying to tell ourselves that it couldn't be real. It couldn't be happening. But it was." In December of 1982, when Tom Ross was thirteen years old, he took a week's vacation to Mammoth Lakes in California with his aunt, uncle, and cousin. Almost from the moment they arrived at their condo, they experienced a near-constant barrage of bizarre phenomena that escalated over their stay, and seemed to follow them after they left. Items moved around by themselves, shades flew open when no one was near them, bloody tissues appeared out of nowhere, words appeared on windows in empty rooms, a blue haze seemed to hover near the ceiling, a door chain was broken from the inside by what appeared to be a clawed hand, and disembodied voices emerged from corners. The family was simultaneously terrified and amazed. Thirty-two years later, the four witnesses decided to tell their story.

Author Biography

Jenny Ashford is a horror writer and graphic artist. Her other books include Red Menace, Bellwether, The Five Poisons, The Tenebrist, and two short-story collections, Hopeful Monsters and The Associated Villainies. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies including History Is Dead, 2012 AD, ChimeraWorld #3 and ChimeraWorld #4. Her horror blog, goddessofhellfire.com, contains current writing news, short stories and articles, and her opinions about horror films and the genre in general. Tom Ross is a retired Army veteran who spends his time researching paranormal phenomena, building Buell motorcycles, cooking, and acting as a freelance club promoter. Jenny and Tom live in Orlando.