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    Boom Town
    Boom Town
    Boom Town
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    Boom Town

    By Glenn Rolfe

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    In the summer of 1979, Eckert, Wisconsin, was the sight of the most unique UFO encounter in history. A young couple observed a saucer-like aircraft hovering over HollersHill. A blue beam blasted down from the center of the craft into the hill and caused the ground to rumble for miles.

    Now, thirty years later, Eckert is experiencing nightly rumbles that stir up wild rumors and garner outside attention. The earthly tremors are being blamed on everything from earthquakes to underground earth dwellers.

    Two pre-teens discover a pipe out behind Packard's Flea Market uprooted by the "booms" and come into contact with the powerful ooze bubbling from within.

    What begins as curiosity will end in an afternoon of unbridled terror for the entire town.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGlenn Rolfe
    Release dateJan 25, 2019
    ISBN9781386973072
    Boom Town
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    Glenn Rolfe

    Glenn Rolfe is an author from the haunted woods of New England. He has studied Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University and continues his education in the world of horror by devouring the novels of Stephen King, Richard Laymon, Brian Keene, Jack Ketchum, and many others. He lives with his partner, Sarah, and has four children. He is grateful to be loved despite his weirdness.

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      Book preview

      Boom Town - Glenn Rolfe

      BOOM

      TOWN

      ––––––––

      Glenn Rolfe

      Thank you.

      God, my family, my friends.

      Don D’Auria for accepting this story back in 2015.

      My AAP crew: Erin, Jason, Lori, and Michael.

      And my writing buds: Brian Kirk, Ronald Malfi, Matt Manochio, Somer Canon, Michelle Garza, Tim Meyer, Russell James, Hunter Shea, David Bernstein, Mick Ridgewell, Melissa Lason, Matt Hayward, Bryan Smith, Jonathan Janz, Catherine Cavendish, Greg Faherty, John Palisano, Patrick Lacey, Russell Coy, Michael Patrick Hicks, Duncan Ralston, John Boden, Chad Lutzke, Mercedes M. Yardley, Todd Keisling, and the great, Tim Waggoner.

      Additional thanks to: Tod Clark, Paul Goblirsch, Brian Keene, Tim Feely, Miranda Crites, Frank Michaels Errington, Becky Narron. Chris and Jeannie Kosarich, Zachary Walters, Joe Hempel, and Brandon St. Pierre.

      Dedication

      For Art Bell and George Noory...my late night fix.

      Chapter One

      "The town of Eckert, Wisconsin, woke up to another rumbling this morning, the third such quake in as many days. Since Sunday night, the small town forty minutes outside of Madison has experienced what some locals are describing as ‘earthquake-like activity’. Dr. Ken Eto, professor of science at Wisconsin University, part-time ufologist and author of the book Doors to the Universe: Why We Are Not Alone, took a few minutes to speak with News 3 WISC outside of this trailer you can see set up behind me. ‘These quakes coming from deep below the surface have roots that stretch back thirty years. As you may know, during the summer of 1979, Eckert was the site of one of the most unique UFO eyewitness encounters in history. A young couple from Canada, on their way home from visiting family, witnessed what they explained as a saucer-like aircraft hovering somewhere over Hollers Hill, located just on the outskirts of Eckert. The couple pulled over and watched as a bright, bluish beam shot straight down from the center of the ship and into the hill. Within minutes, the ground began to shake. The beam retracted from the hill, and the ship shot up into the night sky. The tremor was reported to be felt as far away as Rochester, Minnesota.’ According to Dr. Eto, there has always been one big question about the eyewitness account: ‘Did the UFO over Hollers Hill procure something from us, or was something bestowed upon us?’ Dr. Eto claims the quakes affecting Eckert more than three decades later are proof of the latter. ‘Samples I took from Hollers Hill in 2001 featured a number of anomalies. Preliminary results from a small sample of the soil around the area of Sunday’s initial tremor, less than a mile from Hollers Hill, came back with those same anomalies.’ When asked what these soil sample anomalies were, Dr. Eto claimed he was not at liberty to elaborate any further on his findings until his research was complete.

      So, whether you believe the tremors in this small town are earthquakes or something extraterrestrial related, one thing is for certain: something strange is happening below the surface in Eckert, Wisconsin. Suri Baker, CBS News.

      Thank you, Suri. In other news around the nation, a lawyer in Raleigh, North Carolina...

      ––––––––

      Alan Packard clicked the TV off. He smiled at his hometown making the CBS Evening News. The booms, as the locals referred to the quake-like activity, were the talk of the town. Now the boys down at Kasey’s were really gonna be buzzing. Especially after that slant-eyed professor had gone off about UFOs—nothing like an old Hollers Hill mention to stir up Gus Jackson’s and Nat Gallant’s wild imaginings.

      Alan grabbed the keys to his Ford and made for the door. He had to hear those two old fools’ rants and E.T. conspiracy theories for himself. Just one drink (well, maybe two) and then he would come back home to work on the thirty rack in his fridge and watch his wrestling tapes. His cousin Jarrett had dropped off a box of VHS cassettes for the store. Alan nabbed two old wrestling tapes out for himself. He was excited to watch WrestleMania III and figured he’d order a pie from Dom’s. Two drinks, he decided. Then straight back to watch the Hulkster take on the Eighth Wonder of the World.

      .....

      Cheryl. Kim knocked on her sister’s door. She didn’t want to (Bobby Colby was in there with her), but her father had just called to say he was on his way home. Cheryl had told Kim to let her know when he got home. It made her feel dirty playing lookout for her sister so that Cheryl could fool around or smoke cigarettes, but Kim wanted desperately to keep on her sister’s good side. Who else could she confide in about girl problems? She’d got her first period right after their mom left. Kim had been mortified, but Cheryl had been right there for her. God, she couldn’t imagine what would have happened if she’d had to go to her dad. She loved him, but that was a conversation she did not want to have.

      Cheryl? she repeated at the door. Come on in, K; we’re all dressed.

      Kim heard Bobby’s dorky snicker as she pushed the door open. Her sister and her long- haired boyfriend sat on the windowsill, each with a cigarette in hand. Cheryl took a drag from the smoke, crushed it out on her hand-painted Disney plate—a Christmas gift from their mom a couple years ago, they’d each gotten one—waved the smoke toward the open window and said, What’s up?

      Dad just called. He’s on his way back from the gym.

      Cheryl’s face scrunched up. The gym? Since when does Dad go to the gym?

      Kim was excited by her father’s new after-work routine and wasn’t the least bit surprised that Cheryl was clueless about it. He’d been three nights a week since the beginning of spring. Kim took her dad’s interest in his health and appearance as a good sign. Their mom wasn’t coming back. They all knew it, even Dad. He’s been going for a few weeks now. A couple nights a week after he gets outta work.

      Cool. Good for him. Maybe he’ll meet a hot soccer mom there. Cheryl handed the plate to Bobby.

      He took the plate and crushed his cigarette, stuck his tongue out and said, I’d like to meet a hot soccer mom.

      I bet you would, man-whore, Cheryl said, leaning over and meeting Bobby’s tongue with her own.

      Kim wanted to gag. Well, on that note, I have homework to do.

      She closed the door and left them to their...whatever they were doing. She’d done her duty, and she did have homework to finish. She walked down the hall to her room and stared at the orange

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