The Houses of Penance series by Sean Davies (#1-2)
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Overview: Sean Davies lives in the Essex countryside with his wife, three sons, and their two crazy cats. He works in IT by day, and writes whenever he gets the chance – usually at night once the kids are in bed. If he has any spare time between working and writing, he enjoys playing computer games, painting miniatures and drawing.
Genre: Horror
1. The House of Twelve
Twelve strangers wake up in a strange house with no memory of how they got there, and barely any recollection of who they are. They quickly learn that there is no way out, scarcely enough food and water to go around, and eerie music plays constantly in the background of every room. There is nothing to explain their mysterious incarceration except for a few scattered clues, a strange clock with twenty-four numbers and one single hour hand, and a leather-bound sheet of rules that makes their situation all the more fatal.
The House Rules:
- Rule one: No escape. You can’t leave, plain and simple. Try to escape and you won’t like what you find on the other side.
Rule two: Make what you have last. Whatever food and water you currently find in the house is all that you will be provided with during your stay. No more will be given to you under any circumstance.
Rule three: When the music stops, someone must die. The music you can all hear in the background will cease between the hour of twenty-three and twenty-four; when this happens someone must die. Failure to comply with this rule will result in everyone’s death.
Rule four: Only one, and only when the music stops! One death, and only one death, must occur in the allotted time between the hour of twenty-three and twenty-four. Again, failure to comply with this rule will result in everyone’s death.
We hope you have a pleasant stay, and don’t forget: Redemption is the key to escape.
2. The House of Thirteen
Welcome once again, dearest guests. As your previous stays with us have been such a pleasure, it is our honour to upgrade your accommodation to that of the illustrious House of Thirteen.
During your many stays at the House of Twelve (as you can now vaguely remember) you’ve all proven yourselves to be truly beyond redemption time and time again.
Whilst we’ve enjoyed hosting you for the most part, your continued presence here is beginning to grow repetitive and stale, and no matter how we pair you all up, the outcomes are usually the same. As such, we’ve decided to ‘clean house’, so to speak, and remove you from existence.
All deaths here (with the exception of those who have truly atoned for their misdeeds in life) will be FINAL. Make no mistake: this is your last chance. You will not awaken in another house, or on the outside world. Your soul will be completely and utterly destroyed.
However, in order to be generous (and to make the whole process sporting), we’ve decided to up the ante; we are giving you another shot at not only redemption, but your old lives too. Just follow the updated rules, look out for clues, and do what you do best!
- Rule one: You can’t escape through regular means. The outer wall is impregnable and impassable, so DO NOT attempt to breach it! Aside from redeeming yourselves, only the keys on your collars will get you out. There is one key for each housemate, which makes for a total of thirteen, but collect them wisely—the collars have a tendency to ‘bite’.
Rule two: An early morning curfew is in place. Guests MUST be present in their designated bedrooms between the hours of 00:30 and 06:00. Failure to comply with rules one and two will result in harsh penalties or death, depending on the severity of the infraction.
Rule three: Make what you have last. Whatever food and water you currently find in the house is all that you will be provided with during your stay. No more will be given to you under any circumstances.
Rule four: When the music stops, someone must die. The music you can all hear in the background MAY cease between 23:00 and 00:00. When this happens, someone must die. Suicides are acceptable. Failure to comply with this rule will result in the total annihilation of all residents.
Rule five: Only one, and only when the music stops! One death, and only one death, must occur in the allotted time between eleven o’clock PM and midnight. Again, failure to comply with this rule will result in everyone’s death. Deaths from accidents, injury, dehydration, poison, etc. count towards this rule, so play it safe and take heed of rule three.
Will you win back your life, earn your redemption, or be relegated to nonexistence? Make your choice, enjoy your final stay, and good luck!
All the best,
The Houses of Penance Management Team.
PS. As you eight have been so hellbent on being ‘the last one standing’ throughout your time with us, we’ll award a bonus prize to the individual who survives until the end of day thirteen! (This includes your five absent neighbours). We’ll even revoke Rule 5 on that day so that you don’t have to get clever with your kills!
Don’t say we never give you anything!
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