Scream Test: An unforgettable and gripping psychological thriller by Mark Gillespie

Author:Mark Gillespie [Gillespie, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Deep Red Publishing
Published: 2021-08-16T22:00:00+00:00

It was a Saturday afternoon. Fall was particularly beautiful around West Rouge and the leaves on the trees, those that still remained, had changed color from green to red or brown and copper. The November air was crisp and invigorating as a panicked Ellie ran the approximate five-hundred-meter distance from her bungalow to the Saints’ house on Maple Drive.

She tried to call Cassandra twice. There was no answer and still hurrying, Ellie’s icy thumb punched out a brief ‘call me’ text. After that, she shoved the cellphone into her coat pocket and continued towards her the Saint house.

She felt sick with anxiety.

It was all a misunderstanding. Ellie’s mom had got the wrong end of the stick. Had to be.

Ellie heard the crowd long before she saw anyone. It started off as a slight murmuring, like a small group that had gathered on the sidewalk to talk about something or other. Then she turned the corner onto Maple Drive. The sight stopped Ellie in her tracks. The street was full of people and vehicles and electronic equipment and not much space in between. Full of noise too. Jesus, even the cops were here and Ellie could see small clusters of officers monitoring the people who were inching a little too close to the Saints’ house.

Now Ellie was really scared. She’d been scared before in the kitchen and during the walk over to Maple Drive, but this new fear was bigger. Her mom wasn’t wrong and seeing all those people only confirmed it. Something had happened to Cassandra. Something bad.

“What the hell?”

Ellie rushed down the street. No one noticed her as she stepped into the heart of the gathering. As she looked around, so many people were busy filming and posting videos with their brand-new iPhone 3Gs, no doubt putting the clips on YouTube and wherever else they could post them. Some of the onlookers were even doing amateur news reports. Speculating. Talking about ghosts. Hell. Possession.

Mom was right, Ellie thought. It’s a freak show.

She stood on the sidewalk, directly opposite Cassandra’s house. There were a lot of bodies around her, adults, teenagers, little kids, and Ellie pulled the beanie towards her eyes, not wanting anyone in the neighborhood to recognize her as the girl who was always hanging around outside the Saint house.

Where could she go? Where could she stand and digest this nightmare?

There were news vans, trucks and other vehicles clogging up either side of the road. Engines running. Smoke spewing out of tailpipes and billowing upwards. The scent of fast food was everywhere. What was next? A helicopter swooping down for a money shot of the possessed girl dancing on the roof? Ellie could hear some of the locals complaining to the media that they couldn’t get in and out of their driveways. Most of the journalists, along with a cameraperson and the sound guys carrying the long microphone poles, paid little attention. They told the residents they’d be gone in ten minutes. Which everyone, residents included, knew was bullshit.

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