What's Worse Than Roaches?

An invasion of ants in a TV producer's home leads to full scale war.

BATTALION by Keith Knapp should come with a trigger warning. I have a serious bug phobia...I read it anyway, expecting something like They're Creeping Up On You by Stephen King. Knapp (who already pushed aside King's cat, General, with a new heroic cat, Buckshot) has created something much worse than roaches crawling out of a corpse. I swear I could smell the freaking Raid spray as I squirmed through this story.

If my shoulder starts itching, I'm going to need serious therapy...

As always,
AstraDaemon

A Cat Named Buckshot

A newly married couple suffers a near-fatal car accident on a dark and twisty road. Injured and lost, the newlyweds find they must rely on a cat to get them to safety.

THE CAT ON ALPINE ROAD by Keith Knapp begins with a gruesome car accident, which triggered an awful memory of a roll over (I was lucky enough to walk away from). Funny how something so straightforward and realistic could be more traumatizing than any other horror I've read lately.

This short is full of suspense, and the cat, Buckshot, is magnificent. If you love the cat, General, from the movie Cat's Eye, you'll enjoy Knapp's story. I LOVE the ending.

As always,
AstraDaemon