Stories by Russ Knight
Short Stories AND NOVELLAS
by
Russ Knight
Russ Knight writes genre-bending stories of sci-fi, history, western and fantasy. Each tale is a journey into the unknown, crafted for readers who seek more than the everyday.
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In the quiet of a 1970s Midwest, some obsessions are better left in the dark. James McDermitt is just a janitor—a man who moves like a shadow. But everything changes the night he sees her. What starts as an escape soon spirals into a descent of madness and jealousy.
The 1955 KC Story (Noir/Mythology). 1955. Rookie cop Brendan Walsh spends his days patrolling the city of fountains. But when he crosses paths with a mysterious vagrant, he is pulled into a war that predates the Garden of Eden. It’s the return of Lilith.
Death was only the beginning. The way back is through a video game. Wake up on a road caught in a cosmic contest between good and evil. An old Atari 2600 is your ticket back. But what is the price of a second chance?
Shadow at Shady Rest. 1975. Young Caleb Holmes finds more than just a quiet vacation. After following a mysterious boy into an overgrown cemetery, Caleb discovers a forgotten coin. But the line between the living and the dead is blurring.
Logan Contrel left the battlefield behind. But the war for his soul is beginning. Caught between old KC gang roots and secret societies he never knew existed, Logan must face the man he’s become or return to the darkness.
The Last Roundup. In the high country a man is only as good as his companions. Francis Thilbodeaux knows every peak, but surviving a brutal skirmish alone with his wounded mule Buttercup is a challenge only the Crow warriors can help him face.
Ancient Egypt holds a secret from another world. Trapped underground with a predator from Mars, Dioscorus realizes the Green Ghost is no legend. It is a transformation that will change his bloodline forever.
Necromancer Andreas Neilblemier defies the Mage Guild to unlock the secrets of the afterlife. Within the Liber Etemmi, he discovers the dark art of binding shadows into effigies to control the veil.
The Void. A Missouri Gothic story. A local Sheriff uncovers a stolen body and a secret coven. Shaman’s curses, ritual sites, and a Ghost Wolf collide in this gritty mystery set in Buckner.
The Long-ears civilization. Claw and Tooth kingom of white bears and the Wild Lands where the Decrees of Karnui are defied. Princess Framcheilia and the wolf Prince Vauderliech will clash and legends will be made.