Scanlines

By: Todd Keisling

Narrated by: Tom Jordan

In 1987, Congressman Benjamin Hardy III died by suicide on live television amidst accusations of political corruption. Years later, rumors of a recording surfaced among VHS trading groups and urban legend chat rooms. Dubbed the "Duncan Tape," after the deceased cameraman who attempted to sell the video, the rumors allege that anyone who watches the tape is driven to suicide.

Or so the story goes. In truth, no one has ever seen the supposed Duncan Tape, presumably because it doesn't exist. It's a ghost story perpetuated on the forums and chat rooms of the internet, another handful of bytes scattered across the information superhighway at blistering 56K modem speeds.

For Robby and his friends, an urban legend is the last thing on their minds when a boring Friday night presents a chance to download porn. But the short clip they watch turns out to be something far more graphic and disturbing, and in the coming days, they'll learn even the most outlandish urban legends possess a shred of truth.

©2021 Todd Keisling (P)2022 Mark Alan Miller

Short and Not So Sweet

I, too, came of age in the video store and remember Faces and Traces of Death. They had an irreversible effect of me, and I carry the horror of those images to this day. This novel is a reminder of what a specific kind of experience can do to a person.

Very Good

This short story is very well written. Dark, somber and the right amount of scary. Well worth a listen for horror fans.

Short but packs a punch!

Wow! I was looking for a short entertaining read while I waited for my new preorder book to finally come out. This did not disappoint! This was everything I was looking for and more! Very dark and well written! I absolutely loved this one!

Excellent!

Profound and deeply moving, Scanlines is a “must listen”. The performance is excellent. An A+ work all around. A well deserved five stars!

obviously grim

It's a heavy little thing, this novella but it's also very human. In my mind, we've all reached a little too far and saw something that you could never comprehend how long it would stay with you. That's what this book is about. It's not happy at any point, really and expect an ending just as grim as the warning at the beginning. Like the warning said, don't listen to this if it'll affect you too much. Your mental health is worth more than a good story rooted in a true event.