FLUSHING, N.Y., Dec. 4, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- A horror story, "The Figure" (now available through 1stBooks Library), by Davy Johnson, takes place in the Ohioan town of Evansville. In 1869, during the last vestiges of slavery, the emancipation had angered many former slaveholders. Some acquiesced to the proclamation but some were bitter that their way of life had come to an end.
Mr. Hyams, a former slaveholder hires a sorcerer to place a spell on the few remaining slaves who are about to make their exodus from the plantation. The sorcerer, Mr. Windham, chants a strange incantation, some in Greek and some in Latin, and points into the direction of the slaves' quarters. What neither Mr. Hyams nor Mr. Windham knows is that the slaves had left the quarters an hour earlier. Mrs. Hyams entered the quarters to clean up the mess that had been created by the former slaves, in their attempt to leave. The curse falls upon Mrs. Hyams.
What ensues is the worst imaginable nightmare for the Hyams family.
A native New Yorker, born and raised, Davy Johnson's first flight into literature was in the third grade. It was there that he had, instead of joining his fellow classmates at recess, picked up a book in the reading center. A book titled, "Beowulf." Reading it ignited a flame within him and opened up a world never before known to him. After that, reading others followed, like "Robinson Crusoe," "Frankenstein," "Dracula," and those of authors John Steinbeck, Arthur Miller, Henrik Ibsen, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, and others were added to his repertoire.
Johnson also credits his life experiences for helping to shape him, summoning up images that are embedded within his mind, he is able to put those images into print, to be enjoyed by his many readers. He is College educated, but firmly believes that education doesn't end with a degree. Education is a constant and ongoing lifelong adventure. It is to that end that he forges on ahead, seeking always to be better than he is, so that he can become the quintessential writer that can be enjoyed by all those who turn the pages he has penned.
Davy Johnson took all of his experiences, put them all together and constructed a story that is sure to frighten as well as entertain you, the reader. So stay glued to your seat, if you can, if you even dare.
His other published works include several ebooks ("And Down Will Come Baby," "The Devil Light," "Chameleon" and "Horror Trilogy," published through Maverick Publishing) and another book entitled "Dream Leapers," published through XLibris, a division of Random House.
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