THE GHOST MODERNIST

Chapter Fourteen: "None of the group had said a word until they were safely behind the long glass counter. Teresa eased herself down to the carpet, wincing, groaning, the rush of their hurried escape catching up with her. Her husband crept around the rectangular area, opening drawers and cabinets, picking up staplers, rulers, ink pens, then tossing them back down, hunting for some sort of weapon. Marie slid down next to Teresa, put an arm around her. She didn’t know what to say, or even if she should, but whispered, 'we are going to be okay'.”

Remember, there are two types of people in this world.
The Haunters and the Haunted.
Which one are you?

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Chapter Thirteen: "When they had reached the waterfall, they heard gunshots. The first sounded like a firecracker, then two more. Screams. Glass breaking. The whole situation was foreign, like Greg was watching someone else’s life. Someone braver. The fourth shot was louder, closer, and Caroline began sucking in huge breaths. She was going to hyperventilate. Greg pulled the woman under, then through the water, and they put their backs against the faux stone wall. He felt something dig into his spine. Greg reached back to find a door handle, and somehow, miraculously, it turned.”

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The Haunters and the Haunted.
Which one are you?

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Chapter Twelve: "Just under a foot tall, the stone sculpture was washed in a sickly green shade like oxidized copper. The passage of time, of being submerged in seawater, or buried in the sand, of changing hands, had eroded the sharp points of the wings, snapped off small pieces of the many searching tentacles, softened the once precise definition of the sculptor, but just to be in its presence was humbling.”

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The Haunters and the Haunted.
Which one are you?

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Chapter Eleven: "Oh, I’m just fooling about,” Donnie said. “Forgive me, I don’t want to take up much of your time, but alas, this needs to be said. Many of you have come to me or to one of my many underlings with wild accusations or totally misguided complaints. Seems many of you have fallen under some sort of mass hysteria. Like we, representatives of Celebration Vacations, are keeping something from you. Missing luggage or spouses. Inappropriate behavior. The list goes on and on. And honestly, it’s sounds like a bunch of whining to me. You are on vacation. Stop letting your imaginations run off into uncharted waters.”

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The Haunters and the Haunted.
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Chapter Ten: "In that moment, Chad realized how profoundly little he knew about his and his wife’s safety aboard the ship. How little most people probably knew. And on the converse, how much trust they were putting into complete strangers. They were in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, sealed within a gigantic metal coffin, with a cross section of humanity’s best, and worst, impossibly floating above god knows what lurked beneath the churning waves, and they didn’t even know how or who to call for help. ."

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The Haunters and the Haunted.
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Chapter Nine: "The State of Wisconsin, especially in brutal winter months, felt like living on the moon. Not known for its mountain ranges, the area which many of his friends from other parts of the US called “lower Canada,” was redundant, one blank, snow covered field after another. This isn’t to say that Wisconsin doesn’t have its fair share of beauty, but when Austin Holt chanced a look at the barren farms from his upstairs bedroom window in January or February, his seasonal depression and the monotonous landscape coalesced into the stomach dropping crush of being completely alone.

Now, on the Lido deck, standing at the starboard railing staring at the last wisps of the sun dipping into the sea, Austin felt the same sensation. On a cruise, where the entire experience was to encourage passengers to relax, to break free of routine and depression, this was not how he was supposed to feel."

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The Haunters and the Haunted.
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Chapter Eight: "During his many years of civilian medicine, especially in the emergency room, he saw the aftermath of car accidents and the slow devastation of long terminal illness. He’d seen the drunken naivety of trying to assert dominance over the explosive insistence of fireworks, and the sheer absurdity of what human beings choose to put in every one of their orifices, without a much needed plan of evacuation. Including his own, he’d been present for the birth of countless children. He’d seen both despair and untold grief as well as the joy of recovery in the same sterile waiting room. 

But still, after all he’d been shown, Chad was thankful he could still be shocked. As he heard his wife urging him to get up from his half eaten omelet, he was frozen in a sort of horrified silence, in awe of the scene unfolding at the next table."

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Chapter Seven: "The Baroness had begun her journey.

They were underway.

Maybe it was this subtle rumble that woke her, pinioning from beam to girder, traveling up pipes and conduit, through kitchens and staterooms and supply closets, vibrating the bottles in the duty free liquor store and the poker chips languishing in their rounded wooden troughs. Or maybe it was the sound of the Baroness churning the water, its incredible tonnage beating down and stabbing through the waves.

It didn’t matter. Something had pulled Caroline Hooper from sleep. But she kept her eyes closed, as her first conscious thought was: where am I?"

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Chapter Six: "After the rush died down, and most of the cordoned off tables had been populated, a woman came hurrying through the main entry doors, looking a bit flustered, and it took Greg only a second to register her face. The Librarian. He watched her walk up to the hostess and move her lips. The hostess looked down, then pointed vaguely in Greg’s direction. He quickly looked around, searching for openings at other tables, but they were all full. She was coming toward his table, Table Nine. Their weren’t nearly as many souls on this ship as there might normally be, but this was serendipitous. Had to be. Of all the assignments, he’d gotten the same table as her. The universe was looking out for him. 

Maybe."

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The Ghost Modernist is back with an all new serialized horror story. This time, we’ve moved from the suburbs to the open ocean.

For new listeners, choose either season and begin with chapter one! 

The first season was titled the House Unsettling and followed a young married couple navigating their relationship as well as their haunted house.

The current season follows the unlucky folks aboard The Baroness, an adults only cruise. After setting sail, the souls trapped in her belly begin to uncover her secrets.

New episodes drop every Tuesday.

Remember, there are two types of people in this world.
The Haunters and the Haunted.
Which one are you?

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