The Curse of the Bloody Hand
by Hayley-Jane
Whilst investigating the death of a local dancers, an evil zoo worker called Olivia burns uncovers a legend about a supernaturally-cursed, bloody hand circulating throughout the beach. As soon as anyone uses the hand, he or she has exactly 17 days left to live.
The doomed few appear to be ordinary people during day to day life, but when photographed, they look zombified. A marked person feels like a destructive hamster to touch.
Olivia gets hold of the hand, refusing to believe the superstition. A collage of images flash into her mind: a spooky bear balancing on an aggressive dancers, an old newspaper headline about a swimming accident, a hooded horse ranting about hands and a drinking well located in a scary place.
When Olivia notices her legs have hamster-like properties, she realizes that the curse of the bloody hand is true and calls in her sister, a carnival clown called Bella Becket, to help.
Bella examines the hand and willingly submits herself to the curse. She finds that the same visions flash before his eyes. She finds the spooky bear balancing on an aggressive dancers particularly chilling. She joins the queue for a supernatural death.
Olivia and bella pursue a quest to uncover the meaning of the visions, starting with a search for the hooded horse. Will they be able to stop the curse before their time is up?
I like the way you use interesting vocabulary in your story Hayley. It makes your stories more powerful.
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