Midnight World: The Story

A scissor-wielding serial killer nicknamed The Snipper by the local news media for his trademark of dismembering his victims; a defamed journalist who finds himself on the run from a bloodthirsty mob after facing a series of allegations; a fractured coven infested with snake worms struggles to master its special talent to present at an over-the-top telethon; a network of corporations, including a sinister pharmaceutical company, conspires to not only control the entire world but also the human mind; a power-hungry political candidate who will do anything to win an upcoming election even if it means contributing to the extinction of the human race; a struggling addict desperately searches for answers into her sister’s mysterious death after recovering from a recent overdose on a street drug called pixie dust these are just a few of the protagonists and antagonists from an incongruous cast of characters whose stories ultimately collide in the final act, ext. 7, which will provoke the inevitable question… What is Midnight World?

Dalivia Plaut is the author of the debut novel, Cut From Darkness, a collection of four novellas that delve deep inside the human psyche and explore the monsters that cower within. She lives in Loganson, West Virginia, with her cat named Poe.