Still grieving the untimely death of his dad, ten-year-old
Josh Leary is reluctant to accept a well-worn stuffed teddy bear from his new
stepfather. He soon learns he was right to be wary. Edgar is no ordinary
toy...and he doesn’t like being rejected. When Josh banishes him to the closet,
terrible things begin to happen.
Desperate to be rid of the bear, Josh engages the help of a
friend. As the boys’ efforts rebound on them with horrifying results, Josh is
forced to accept the truth—Edgar will always get even.
The Bear Who Wouldn’t
Leave is part of Samhain Horror’s Childhood Fears series. I think we all
remember a toy that made us uneasy when we were children. Maybe it was a
porcelain doll with staring eyes, or a leering clown, or even E.T. with his
glowing heart.
In Josh’s case, his misgivings about Edgar are very well
founded. While writing The Bear Who
Wouldn’t Leave, other awesome stories of cursed toys inspired me, from The
Twilight Zone’s Talking Tina to Stephen King’s gruesome death-foretelling
monkey to the doll in the vault from Friday the 13th The Series.
Evil toys conjure a sense of dread in the reader because we
trust toys with our children. As kids, toys are our constant companions. Sometimes
they can make us feel safe, or loved. When a child is hurting, a toy is often
what provides comfort.
But what happens when the toy is doing the hurting?
That’s what Josh is about to find out.
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