"Charles L. Grant - Gallery Of Horror" - читать интересную книгу автора (Grant Charles L)

something worse-something basic.


and coauthored dozens of books ranging from the macabre to the

thrills of sports car racing to his biography of Steve McQueen. He

has also written screenplays for television and film, among them

Burnt Offerings and Trilogy Of Terror.

"Have you had your shower yet, Janey?"

ther's voice from below stairs, drifting smokily up to her, barely
audible where she lay in her bed.

Louder now; insistent ." Janey! Will you ans

She got up, cat-stretched, walked into the hall, to the landing, where
her mother could hear her ." I'y in .

"But I told you that Uncle Gus was coming over this afternoon."

"I hate him," said Janey softly.

"You're muttering. I can't understand you." Frustration. Anger and
frustration ." Come down here at once."

When Janey reached the bottom of the stairs her mother's image was
rippled. The little girl blinked rapidly, trying to clear her watering
eyes.

Janey's mother stood tall and ample-fleshed and fresh-smelling above her
in a satiny summer dress.

Mommy always looks nice when Uncle Gus is coming.

"Why are you crying?" Anger had given way to concern.

"Because," said Janey.

"Because why?"

"Because I don't want to talk to Uncle Gus."

"But he adores you! He comes over especially to see you."

"No, he doesn't," said Janey, scrubbing at her cheek with a small fist
." He doesn't adore me and he doesn't come specially to see me .