David E. Gates

The Roots of Evil

1 - The Roots of Evil (Nov-2014)
2 - The Deeper Roots of Evil (Mar-2020)

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  The Roots of Evil
  

  • Nov-2014
  • / Horror

  The Roots of Evil - 1
  

  Eric Barber works his way through the conditions of his father’s will, to secure a future fortune. But, in a remote village, the sins of lust, greed and envy of the inhabitants are disturbed by strange occurrences and disembodied evil that give way...

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  The Ghost of Clothes
  

  • Sep-2015
  • / Horror

  A short story. A "branch" off of The Roots of Evil. A young man, already down on his luck, experiences a series of strange and mysterious events which escalate into a telling trauma.Part of the anthology of short stories, poems, scripts, reviews of F...

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  First Words
  

  • Sep-2016
  • / General Fiction

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  The Wretched
  

  • Nov-2016
  • / Fantasy

  A teenage boy explores the forbidden areas of his home town and gives life to a new evil that stalks him and his friends and family with vengeance in mind. Whilst grappling with the onset of puberty, he must battle the shape-changing menace which hau...

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  A Planned Demise
  

  • Apr-2017
  • / Horror

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  The Christmas Carol
  

  • Jun-2018
  • / Horror

  When Joe buys an ornate box from a car-boot sale, a set of mysterious and creepy occurrences with the box and its contents ensues.An original, creepy, ghost story for Christmas.Winner of the Portsmouth News December 2019 Ghost Story Competition....

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  Fixing the Faker
  

  • Aug-2018
  • / Horror

  Footballers Faking Injury... It's Torture...A World Cup Short Story.Fed up with the pathetic fakery of people rolling around on the ground as if they've been shot, when fouled during a football match, one fan takes matters into his own hands to show ...

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  End Request
  

  • Nov-2018
  • / Horror

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  Unzipped: The Mind of a Madman
  

  • Jan-2019
  • / General Fiction

  Dare you look inside the mind of a madman?A full-colour illustrated collection of short-stories, poems, reviews and other writings from the author of Access Denied, The Roots of Evil, The Wretched and First Words....

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  The Deeper Roots of Evil
  

  • Mar-2020
  • / Horror

  The Roots of Evil - 2
  

  Eric Barber investigates his father's legacy, uncovering devastating family secrets and a malevolent force that haunts the village of Ropely. A force that seeks to destroy, in horrific, bloody and violent ways, his friends and all that he holds dear ...

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  He Came Back
  

  • May-2021
  • / General Fiction

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  Mind Blood
  

  • Jul-2022
  • / General Fiction

  A new anthology of short stories by David E. Gates. Featuring tales of the macabre such as The Blood, Croc, The Crash, The Ghosts of Gribble and You're Next along with short, flash-fiction stories includin...

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  Safe Place
  

  • Oct-2025
  • / Horror

  Is it still a safe place, when the dead don't leave?Inspired by true events.The new owner of a house experiences a series of bizarre and supernatural events, leading to the uncovering of a terrible secret from the past and a terrifying presence that ...

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