Bug Hunt (Short Horror Tales)

Something is terribly wrong at an underground bio-weapons facility. Have research scientists gone insane? Has some awful virus escaped? Or is the cause even more disturbing..?A team of elite mercenaries is hired to investigate. Turner and Graves will lead the group – but these are men with a bad history: they are ready to kill each other on sight. A fee of $200,000 is enough to halt their animosity for now… hopefully.Descending, the mercenaries find evidence of slaughter and destruction – though not by human killers. Their mission soon becomes a raging battle for survival against an outnumbering, nightmarish force... Things spawned by nature, then made even more lethal by science.‘Bug Hunt’ is the sixth in the series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists.Reviews from this author’s horror releases:“...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.”“...great... I could feel the fear...”“…shows true mastery of the short horror story… a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I’ve read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down…”(Glancing Blow – Short Horror Tales #1)“…When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel’s day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror… Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride… With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won’t want to miss out on…”(Hooker – Short Horror Tales #2)“Great short story...”(Ignition Source – Short Horror Tales #4)“...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that’s not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat...”(God Of War)“...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on...”(Into The Hole)

About the Author

Ian Thompson is the author of fast-paced, action-packed, unpredictable novels and short stories. His writing style focuses upon vivid characterization, thrilling situations and twisted plots. As a cross-genre author, he has written mystery thrillers, fantasy epics, horror chillers and science fiction. Ian loves to be entertained by stories that set his mind racing (whether in books, movies, TV shows, comics or video games) - well-written, exciting adventures with great characters, plenty of conflict and intrigue, and twists he wasn't expecting. Being taken away into the realm of someone's imagination has always appealed to him and drove him to create realms of his own. The author's works include: the Ray Hammett Thriller series (beginning with Paradise Exhumed); two action-packed fantasy saga series - Era Of Darkness and Hector Reborn; the chilling horror novel God Of War; his quick-read Short Horror Tales; and a zombie apocalypse series The Earth Bleeds. Visit his website for more information. Sign up for his Newsletter there to receive all the latest news on upcoming releases - plus four free books! ianthompson1701.wix.com/authorsite

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