A REVIEW TO DIE FOR

A REVIEW TO DIE FOR
                                  THE DEAD GAME

5 Stars

There is something painfully wrong with the seemingly perfect town of Oasis

ByPeter Garcia
Format: Kindle Edition

The opening pages of “The Dead Game” grab you by the ankles and drag into the deeper story.  There is something painfully wrong with the seemingly perfect town of Oasis. Without getting into spoilers, here’s my take. Leist’s cast of characters is interesting in and of themselves.  They do leave you wanting to get to know them better; yet, as in real life, you only get to see the sides and masks that others want you to see.  That, to me, was the author’s point.  Everyone in Oasis seems to have an agenda, and it’s hard to know what to believe.  With that in mind, Leist does a great job of bringing to life the picturesque town of Oasis, and the menacing End House.  The book is reminiscent of tales like “House on Haunted Hill,” yet with its own twists on the supernatural thriller.  The story is well-paced, and the dangers faced by Leist’s characters feels terrifyingly real.  All in all, a good read.  I look forward to reading more works from this author.

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BENEATH THE TOWN

What lies hidden beneath End House?
Familiar faces and bony countenances.
A cacophony of moans and sounds.

A community of creatures living in the tunnels.
Friends who might be returning to the living,
Or the living who might be joining The Dead.

David grabs hold of Tim’s hand,
One of his long lost friends.
Tim stands stiff and tall, not responding.

Howard shuffles forward.
Howard had been the daring one,
The one who’d saved Tim from the dark pool.

The town looks like Oasis, 
With its beaches, stores, cafes, parks, and hotel.
The forest looms dark and forbidding in the distance.

But where are the people?
The stores stand empty.
“There, they are!” Linda calls out.

A group of people walk down Main Street.
No smiles crossing their deathly pale faces.
No emotions from these sad replicas of humanity.

Something is wrong.
No one is happy to see us.
“Let’s get out of here!” Linda yells.

The group before them lurches forward,
Arms extended like bare branches in the winter cold.
Her friends back up in fear.

“But they’re our friends,” David says,
“We can’t leave them here.” 
His eyes plead for help.

Linda drags him away from the red-eyed mob.
“Our friends are gone.
These aren’t are friends any longer.”

A man grabs hold of Linda’s long hair.
She lets loose a heart-wrenching cry,
Frightening the pale creature away.

Linda takes one last look at Oasis.
They look like members of our town,
But yet they aren’t.

The door slams shut,
Separating them from the empty shells.
Linda follows her friends out of the dark. 

THE DEAD GAME continues in Book 2

to be released in 2017.

ENTOMBED

Falling beneath the town.

In a blue haze of ice.

Chilled to the bone.

Frozen to the core.

Sliding past skeletons.

Entombed for posterity.

Leading me farther.

Into the womb of hell.

Where Wolf waits.

With his family.

Book 2 can’t come soon enough.

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PARADISE HAS A NAME

A walk down the pier.

Don’t have any fear.

I won’t push you in.

See my happy grin.

Paradise has a name.

It’s called The Dead Game.

It lures tourists to its shore.

For some fun and so much more.

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ALL MINE

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Waiting for the night to fall.

You’ll be mine once and for all.

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ICE

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A house of ice.

Sounds too nice?

It might be.

It’s next to the sea.

Ice statues populate the place.

Just don’t look into their face.

Tales of horror fall from their lips.

Better run away from all this.

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BURN WITCH BURN

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Hand that to me.

I don’t want my future

controlled or predicted

by anyone or anything.

My destiny is my own.

Burn witch burn.

BLOOD RED

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Red leaves cover the trees.

Red blood coats the grass.

Darkness entombs the town.

Black despair follows all.

THE DEAD GAME

THE DEAD GAME -- IN THE BEGINNING

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Candles by simplysublime

THE DEAD GAME BY SUSANNE LEIST
IN THE BEGINNING

The town of Oasis is plagued by dark shadows. Shana and her friends plan their own line of defense. They believe Wolf is responsible for the deaths and disappearances in town.

      Shana's friends sit around her table in the back room of her mystical store with the lights off and the front door securely locked. A small candle on the table provides the only light in the room. Shadows on the walls sway back and forth with the motion of the flickering flame. Each time the shadows move, Shana jumps a little inside, remembering the dark figures that have been stalking her.
     Despite the fear racing through her icy veins, she says to the others, “We must confront Wolf on our own. "

Are they successful? Do they rid the town of the evil one and his followers?

Only The Dead know.

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THE DEADLY GAME

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End House stands alone at the edge of a cliff.
Its only neighbor are the treacherous waves
beating at the sharp rocks below.
Invitations have been sent to the young
residents of the town.
Invitations to a mysterious party
at the deserted house.
The name of the host isn’t mentioned.
Over the years, people have disappeared
from this dark house—never to be seen or
heard from again.
Should the residents attend this party?
Do they?
They do.
It’s a night not one of them
will ever forget.
From this night forward, they are
caught in a deadly game.
A game willing to kill its players
and whomever dares to find its host.
Who is controlling the town and
the evil game?
Only The Dead know.
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