Safer at Home: A Ghost Story

Zoe Cannon

Apr 2021 · Zoe Cannon

About this ebook

Quarantined in a haunted house…​

March 2020. With the world in the grip of a deadly pandemic, Ben is locked down in his brand-new house, with nothing to keep him company but his chessboard and the boxes he still hasn’t unpacked. Or so he thinks.

But he’s not alone. Before this was Ben’s house, it was hers. And the dark spirit will do whatever it takes to keep him inside. If he doesn’t find a way out, Ben will stay locked down… forever.

But which is more dangerous? The ghost in the house… or the virus outside?

This short story is 14,000 words long, or approximately 40 pages. It is a companion story to Second Wave. These stories stand alone and can be read in any order.

Ratings and reviews

Story is perfect for Halloween. It featured innocent bystanders, supernatural spooks with an attitude and in a modern twist, blends in the evils of our modern version of the plague (covid). Finish to the end--could make a good basis for a movie.

I remember looking at my pantry and trying to come up with meals to feed 5 adults and a child. Thank goodness I bought tiny vegetable plants before lockdown and got the plants in our garden in March, the okra tomatoes and peppers saved us. What are your memories of lockdown?

I enjoyed it..however it feels like it ended in the middle of the story...gimme more!

About the author

Zoe Cannon may or may not be a supervillain out to conquer the world through writing. When not writing, they can be found perfecting their schemes for world domination, plotting against their archenemies, and staying up too late reading a book. Their secret lair is rumored to be located somewhere in southern New Hampshire. They also write as their mild-mannered alter ego, Z.J. Cannon.