Outnumbered by Lisbeth L. McCarty – A Friday the 13th Horror Short Story

Another tale in the Friday the 13th Horror Short Story series…..

On any Friday the 13th, the debut of 13 horror stories seem appropriate. I was glad to submit one of those stories.

Fun Fact:

After reading Outnumbered, my editor said, “This all-too-evil story hits the mark but makes me question the mentality of the author.” I choose to interpret that to mean I did something right. Well, something right about wrong, anyway.

About Outnumbered:

Damien Malone is a character based on true life murderers who always think they are smarter than everyone else. They never are.

Excerpt:

Damien also liked to laugh about what he considered the silliest line, as well as the most famous line, from Love Story, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” Stupid! That makes no sense. Damien had once heard someone ridicule that famous line by saying, “Love means never having to say put down that butcher knife.” That, at least, makes some sense.

            Other than for amusement at the absurdity of it all, Damien cared about neither the real line nor the parody line of Love Story because he had no love in his heart. And he couldn’t remember when he ever had love in his heart. He was positive that he never had, and he never would.

About the Author:

Lisbeth L. McCarty has worked in the three most hated professions—as an investigative journalist, an appellate criminal defense attorney, and a mime. For more than 40 years, she explored the fascinating aspects of the criminal mind. She loves that she got paid to paid to read and write—two of her favorite things to do. Her website is www.lisbethmccarty.com. You can read her monthly blog at https://lisbeth.substack.com.