Charlie Thorne has never had a Halloween like this one. On the run from the police after being wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, his only desire is to make it back to the arms of his partner, Ellis. He knows the risks. He knows the police will probably be waiting for him. But he can’t help himself. Weeks spent away from his lover mean Charlie is all the more desperate to see Ellis again, and to protest his innocence to the police. Little does he know how his decisions will impact both of them, changing their lives forever. Why can Ellis never seem to get warm? Why do large chunks of time seem to go missing? Will Charlie’s decision to escape impact their lives forever?

Why Ghosts Haunt

Up to that point, Charlie hadn’t encountered a single disadvantage.


At least thirty minutes passed with the men recalling times gone by when they’d been alive and part of the world. The sun was drawing closer to the horizon. The storm outside had abated. Only as he noticed the wind dying down and the silence left in the wake of the rain clouds departing did Charlie feel weary. Though it wasn’t the usual tiredness he’d felt at the end of a hard day at work. This was different. Deeper. He felt it in every part of him. Oppressive. Heavy. Weighing him down.


“What’s happening?” he asked, hearing the note of fear in his voice.


“I-I don’t know,” Ellis replied. “I feel so weak. I can’t move.”


Charlie closed his eyes and oblivion washed over him.


When next he awoke, there was a storm raging outside. It was winter and to be expected, though the storms this year seemed more ferocious and longer-lasting.


Ellis was already awake, dressed and standing by the window.


Chapter 6