The Birthday Box

All Kira Mather wanted was to buy the perfect birthday gift for her husband. When her sister-in-law takes her to the old North Boston Calvinist Church, currently being demolished to make room for a condominium project, she had no idea her husband was a descendent of Cotton Mather, the fabled witch trial crusader from the mid 1600s. When the demolition contractor presents an ancient, chain-locked trunk discovered during demolition, the ladies decide this would be the perfect gift for Kira's husband, Professor Aldo Mather, a lover of antiquity and a huge fan of mystery. Prof. Mather, an avowed Athiest, disbelieves Kira's assertion that something dangerous lives within the centuries old box. He presents the box to his university class in an effort to once again disprove the existence of a spiritual realm. What happens next will forever altar his perceptions. But, is it now too late for Aldo?

About the Author

Thomas Holladay studied screenwriting at the American FilmInstitute. He has completed four novels,Treasure, Meadowlarks, Deliberate Justice and Pursuit, and more than a dozen featurelength screenplays. Many of his originalideas and movie moments have appeared in major motion pictures such as The Village, Red Riding Hood, End of theEarth, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and others, and ontelevision's L.A. Firefighter. Thomas's life has been filled with exciting adventures allover this planet. These include, but arenot limited to, varsity football in high school, varsity water polo in college,U.S. Marine Corps, lifeguard on Miami Beach, professional firefighter,published architect, building contractor, sailing the Caribbean, mountainclimbing, scuba diving, motor cycling, horseback riding, acting on stage, infilm, and on television, international travel, guitar, folk singer, art,fashion model, teacher and so much more.These experiences and those souls he has met along the way form thefoundation for his story telling. Hedoes extensive research in all genres prior to story and character development. He now live in Cebu, Philippines with his wife, Wilma, theirdaughter, Michelle Trixie, and their cat, Tiffany.

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