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     The younger man nodded. “We’ve searched for him. It’s been weeks.”

     “So he’s been destroyed, you think?”

     “More than likely. It’s a shame. He was an incredible specimen.”

     The older man leaned closer to Mason and stared into his eyes. “Luckily we’ve found this chap, whoever he is. He’ll make an excellent replacement. The experiments will proceed as planned.”

     “Indeed,” the younger man said. “My superiors will be very pleased.”

     The older man smiled again and spoke directly to Mason. His voice was full of pride and righteousness.

     “You have no idea how wonderful you are.”

THE END

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rich Hawkins
hails from deep in the West Country, where a childhood of science fiction and horror films set him on the path to writing his own stories. He credits his love of horror and all things weird to his first viewing of John Carpenter’s THE THING when, aged twelve, he crept downstairs late one night to watch it on ITV.

He has a few short stories in various anthologies, and has written one novella, BLACK STAR, BLACK SUN. His debut novel THE LAST PLAGUE was nominated for a British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel. Its sequel, THE LAST OUTPOST, was released in September 2015.

He currently lives in Somerset, with his wife, their daughter and their pet dog Molly. They keep him sane. Mostly.

He can be found on Facebook (
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The Black Room Manuscripts Volume Two

Featuring stories by Shaun Hutson, Graham Masterton, Laura Mauro, William Meikle, Lindsey Goddard, Matt Shaw, Sam Stone, Rich Hawkins, Jasper Bark, J R Park, Duncan P Bradshaw, Daniel Marc Chant, Lily Childs, Nathan Robinson, Jack Rollins, Dani Brown, Dr Lynne Campbell, Paul M Feeney, Rebecca S Lazaro, Tim Clayton and Stuart Park.

A foreword by Chris Hall (DLS Reviews) and an afterword by Howard Gorman (Scream magazine).

All profits made from this book will be donated to Alzheimer’s Research UK.

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