Death of Axe Murder Hollow, A Short Story

Beneath the manicured lawns and cookie-cutter houses of a new Erie County development, the chilling legend of Axe Murder Hollow simmers. But what if the ghosts that haunt this land aren't the axe murderer's victims, but the forgotten souls of the Hungarian family branded as "Gypsies" and swallowed by a cruel history? Death of Axe Murder Hollow is a lyrical Gothic short story, told from the perspective of a displaced spirit, yearning to reclaim her family's truth. Explore the dark heart of a local legend, challenge your perceptions of the supernatural, and discover the redemptive power of empathy in this unforgettable tale of remembrance.
 
"Through the veil of death I linger, watching as they desecrate,
Sacred soil where bones lie scattered, where my blood did permeate,
Metal beasts with jaws of iron tear the flesh of hallowed ground,
While my spectral form bears witness, to my domain being drowned,
Drowned in concrete, drowned in falsehood, drowned in progress men call good,
Drowned beneath the weight of decades where my family once stood."
 
This book is bound in a 16th-century pamphlet style.
 
The paper this book was printed on is 100% cotton rag 118 GSM Flurry Cotton produced by Boxcar Press. The book's cover is crafted from Colorplan Paper's 270 gsm 100# Cover stock with the title hand-pressed in gold foil.
 
This book was digitally set with Adobe Caslon Pro at BOOKFORGE EDITIONS in historic Erie, Pennsylvania.
 
Death of Axe Murder Hollow will appear in the short story collection, Lavishly Entangled Words of Enlightenment, written by Edward Patrick Kranz. The compilation will consist of semi-autobiographical fiction and other eloquences of deceit.