The Green Tea Heist (Horror)

by Donald Armfield 

Publisher: Nihilism Revised Crime (November 26th, 2017)

Paperback, 42 pages

          “The lady who vomited into the punchbowl gets down on her hands and knees and licks up some of the barf/punch that has collected in the cleavage of the fallen woman, arousing the lady to snap out of her brief unconscious state. She reaches up and grabs a handful of hair, tugging the other woman closer to her chest. The lock of hair tears away from the skull, staying tightly grasped within the woman’s hand. The other woman shows no reaction to the pain of her hair being ripped out....Instead they look at one another and kiss.”

          Originally published in Busted Lip anthology, this standalone publication of the tale is well worth the money. Morbidity lingers within this tale of toxic love and greed. The green tea mentioned here is a chemical weapon developed by shadowy scientists. Once ingested, the imbiber turns into a rapidly decaying and uber-horny zombie.  Add to the mix a modern-day pirate who stumbles upon a liner where they stuff is being tested and all sorts of horror ensues.

Author Donald Armfield

          I love independent stuff like this. Very rarely have I ever been disappointed by a purchase. Sure, it might not be the next Finnegan's Wake in writing style, but it has heart and passion (if a little disgustingly displayed) and that comes across in the book. Too many people are ignored by the mainstream and thus their talents and a good deal of excellent material is lost.

         This is a fun and grotesque story (as you can see from the sample above), but is not for the easily offended, the faint hearted, those who wear monocles (as they might pop out after gazing at the material), or non-lovers of horror.

           For more readings, try books by Rex Hurst.