Eardrum Buzz

by John Everson

Wes can’t get enough of Eardrum Buzz’s first CD, Misery Machine. So when he sees an ad in a music magazine calling for fans to join the “Swarm” and promote the band, Wes doesn’t hesitate to sign on. At the next pre-show party, Wes meets the band in all their insectoid glory and, convinced by a beautiful goth girl’s hot breath on his neck, eats one of their hors d’oeuvres—a strange fried insect. After that, the music crawls inside his skull and the buzzing won’t stop. Hoping for help, Wes visits the Swarm, and there he discovers just how deep the buzzing goes, and what bloody lengths it may take to make the buzzing stop.

Genres: Horror

26 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 19, 2014

About the author

John Everson is a former newspaper reporter who writes thrillers filled with erotic horror and supernatural suspense. He is the author of the Bram Stoker Award winner Covenant, and finalist NightWhere, which reviewers called "50 Shades Meets Hellraiser!" He is also the creator of the characters Danika and Mila Dubov, seen in the Netflix series V-Wars, based on the books created by Jonathan Maberry. Booklist said his recent New Orleans novel, Voodoo Heart, "is a solid blend of supernatural horror and hard-boiled detective fiction, and should appeal to horror devotees as well as mystery buffs” while Living Dead Magazine called him "the master of dark and sexy."

Follow John on the BookBub: John Everson page for information on book sales and new releases as well as on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For information on his fiction, art and music, visit John Everson: Dark Arts at www.johneverson.com.

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wes wants to support his favorite rock band. After getting accepted into their fanclub strange noises start to fill his ears. The musicians are all named after insects (Arachnid, Cicada...). Is there a connection? What about swarm logic? This was a nice little horror tale about insects, rock music and a fan caught in between. Overall some fine ideas but in the end a bit too conventional (also in the ending). Written in a fine, typical Everson way though!

[Litio Broie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es el primer relato que leo de John Everson y creo que no funciona del todo porque el autor suele escribir historias muy desarrolladas y en un relato corto eso es imposible (o muy difícil). Otra posibilidad es que no me haya convencido porque la premisa no me ha llamado la atención. Parece un relato de relleno en una antología (probablemente lo sea).

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Good Kind of Buzz

This was a great short story by one of my favourite authors. Everson keeps consecutively creeping me out. Insects always make my skin crawl, and his last two short stories and Violet Eyes were disturbingly scary and great reads. Can't wait to see what he does next. This story gave me a great buzz, just wish it was longer.