The Beast of Stalingrad
Thebes Publishing novella and BBV audio drama
In 2015, Erimem is surprised by meeting an elderly woman who reminds her of a meeting in Russia, long ago.
Looking at her timeline, Erimem is intrigued by evidence that at some point in her life, she visits the Nazi-besieged city of Stalingrad in 1942. Against the advice of her friends, Erimem travels back through time to discover what happened in Russia during the war.
With German forces relentlessly bombarding the city, the people are freezing and starving... and worse, there are stories of a demon or a beast, stalking the ruined streets of Stalingrad, devouring anyone it meets.
When Erimem arrives she finds a city under attack both from the invading German armies and from a dark force in the shadows.
A novella, available August 2015 from Thebes Publishing.
Looking at her timeline, Erimem is intrigued by evidence that at some point in her life, she visits the Nazi-besieged city of Stalingrad in 1942. Against the advice of her friends, Erimem travels back through time to discover what happened in Russia during the war.
With German forces relentlessly bombarding the city, the people are freezing and starving... and worse, there are stories of a demon or a beast, stalking the ruined streets of Stalingrad, devouring anyone it meets.
When Erimem arrives she finds a city under attack both from the invading German armies and from a dark force in the shadows.
A novella, available August 2015 from Thebes Publishing.
In 2022, an audio version of the story was released by BBV. I rewrote the story so that it was told entirely from the POV of Erimem's best pal, Andy. Bringing it down to one hour in length meant that I head to crop out plot strands and redistribute bits of exposition. It was a fascinating thing to do. It was a really interesting technical and creative challenge.