I, Alexandra (A Legacy of Stehle's Door)

It began very incidentally. One odd occurrence after another. Then came the dreams. And then the apparitions. Alexandra and Stephanie had figured something was wrong early on. Then, one bright Saturday morning, Johanna appeared. Chased into her apartment and hiding in a locked downstairs bathroom, Alex knew that the worst thing that ever happened to her had just made its appearance. From then on, the events and dreams became more and more frequent, even following them to Galveston, where they discovered the foul, evil heart of the disturbances, unbeknownst to them, of course. Taking one step at a time, Alex and Paul use their experience and knowledge from years past to try to put an end to the mounting disturbances, but their efforts fail because nothing seems to fit. There is no Stehle’s door. There is no trigger for the door. There is only Johanna, growing more terrible, more vicious, and more determined to destroy Alex and the others. Her motives are a complete mystery, or are they. The search for a key to Johanna, as well as to the others, leads to one dead end after another. And then there was Billy…

About the Author

William M. O'Brien, Jr.lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife, two dogs, and a growing number of cats. His wide range of interests, activities and experiences is generally reflected in the writing he does. An avid reader of both fiction and non-fiction, he chooses fiction as the area in which to write, combining horror, history, and the occult in his novels STEHLE'S DOOR and I ALEXANDRA. The latter work is a semi sequel of the former. Both novels are very intense and can stand by themselves. Mr. O'Brien is also a prolific writer of short fiction. Currently is compiling and writing an anthology of short stories entitled "Tales Written in Hell," which includes horror stories, satires, dark fantasies (many of which are experimental), conflict tales as well as others. His favorite type of short story is the ghost story. Many of his stories have appeared on line.

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