Publisher's Synopsis
When a ten-year-old boy is invited to attend a big fight that attracts cockfighters and gamblers from all over the area to a pit in Carencro, he is so excited that he barely sleeps a wink the night before. But can the tender-hearted boy come to grips with the consequences that come with a cockfight surrounded by Old South voodoo rituals?
In a collection of short tales, Jesse Wimberly once again leads others on an imaginary journey through horror and the supernatural world as he introduces diverse characters, each experiencing seemingly unimaginable events. When the police chief of New Orleans receives word that the bloody body of a young woman has been found in the street, he begins an investigation that leads him down a dark path that leaves him with more questions than answers. When Esther's boyfriend breaks up with her just before her high school prom, she commisions help from her hairdresser-and two voodoo dolls-to instigate a vengeful plan.
Louisiana Ghost Stories III shares ten more chilling, macabre tales of horror from a master storyteller.
