Short Story Of Harrison's Murder

It was cold and wet, rain pounding against the windows as if trying to escape in. Michael stared into fireplace and glazed at the wood burning away. Michael was alone home; he suddenly heard footsteps in the unfinished attic. No one has been up there for years. He was simply ascending to the attic to see what had made the noise when the lights went off. In the faint light, He saw the shadow of something and suddenly there was flashing lights and there was a knife with fresh blood.

Whilst investigating the death of a local doctor, an intelligent private detective called Harrison uncovers a myth about a supernaturally cursed, knife circulating throughout Galway. As soon as anyone uses the knife, he or she has exactly 3 days left to live. The doomed few appear to be ordinary people during day to day life, when photographed, they look distorted. A marked person feels horrified.
Mangled heads have been turning up all over Galway and the inhabitants are scared. Ten murders in ten weeks, all committed with a knife, and still nobody has a clue who the arrogant killer is.
Harrison interviewed a victim, the victim explained the killer. …show more content…
A collage of images flashes into his mind scary clowns surrounding him with bombs and guns, . When Harrison notices his arms have horse-like properties, he realises that the curse of the knife is true and calls in his friend, a navigator called Michael, to help. Michael examines the knife and willingly submits himself to the curse. He finds that the same visions flash before his eyes an old newspaper headline about a magic accident. He joins the queue for a supernatural death. Harrison and Michael pursue a quest to uncover the meaning of the visions, starting with a search for the water well. Will they be able to stop the curse before their time is