{"id":22172,"date":"2023-08-20T20:27:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T00:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=22172"},"modified":"2024-01-22T18:25:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T23:25:55","slug":"hard-spell-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22172","title":{"rendered":"Hard Spell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hard Spell<\/em> (2011) Justin Gustainis<\/a> (Occult Crimes Unit Investigation)<\/p>\n

This is the city \u2013 Scranton, Pennsylvania.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My name’s Markowski. I carry a badge. \u00a0\u00a0Also a crucifix, some wooden stakes, a big vial of holy water, and a 9 mm Beretta loaded with silver bullets.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I put a vial containing fresh crushed garlic in my shirt pocket. I could either repel a vampire or season some kielbasa, depending on how things worked out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cops on the Supe Squad spend as much time investigating crimes committed against <\/em>supes as we do on crimes with a supe perpetrator, and the supe community knows that. If a cop is fair in his dealings with them, the supes remember.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Quincey (my hamster, who’s named after a hero of mine)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you have AOL Instant Messenger, or something similar? If so, what is your screen name<\/em>? \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Why do I feel weird about doing IM with a vampire?” I said out loud. “I mean, what would Dracula say about this shit?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Publisher: Angry Robot<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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