Authorpreneur Dashboard – Jaqueline Kyle
Ebenezer Scrooge: The Ghost Hunter
Humor & Entertainment
Ebenezer Scrooge: Ghost Hunter expands the original text of Charles Dicken’s classic with all-new scenes of malicious ghosts, soul devouring wraiths, deadly doppelgangers and other terrors from the netherworld. Our story opens seven years after Marley’s violent death. Ebenezer Scrooge has given up ghost hunting and embraced an inevitable slow death by alcohol poisoning. When the spectre of his deceased partner appears to him on Christmas Eve, Scrooge learns that he must face three Ghosts – one who will try to help him, one who will try to harm him and one that cannot be killed. In a story that spans a lifetime of torment, Scrooge must face the demons of his past and his failures in the present in order to prevent the horror that is his future. The stakes for Scrooge’s soul have never been higher than in this wicked retelling of the classic, A Christmas Carol.
Book Bubbles from Ebenezer Scrooge: The Ghost Hunter
Was it Marley's Ghost or Not?
Scrooge loses some time after Marley departs. He sleeps and thinks that he has slept through an entire day and well into the following night. Because he was drunk? Maybe. Or maybe it was the magic of the three spirits... Scrooge would like to believe that it wasn't Marley's Ghost but some sort of impostor. Much easier to face that his good friend was dead rather than transformed into the enemy (and released as well). Why did Scrooge let him go? Because in the moment he believed that it truly was Marley and Marley asked Scrooge to let him go. Simple as that.
Ghost of Christmas Past is Sarcastic As All Get-Ou
The Ghost of Christmas Past is traditionally this sweet and understanding character that gently guides Scrooge through his past mistakes. In this book the Ghost of Christmas Past is sly, sarcastic and passive aggressive. The Ghost enjoys pointing out Scrooge's shortcomings through teasing and dry wit. As they spend more time together, the Ghost becomes less passive and more aggressive. What are you going to do about it Scrooge?
Marley Haunts Scrooge
Scrooge is torn with emotions when Marley shows up to haunt him. Denial and horror are the most obvious reactions. Beneath these knee jerk reactions, Scrooge stays on the offensive, because he misses his friend dearly and doesn't want to confront the pain of that loss again. Mixed in with all of this is shame. He was a ghost hunter and now he's not. He has lost his fight.
Scrooge Hates Cratchit. And a new mystery!
Scrooge takes pleasure in torturing Cratchit. He knows that Bob is going to want the day off for Christmas and he's lording over it. Why is he so venomous to Bob? What has Bob got to do with Marley's death? There are hints here that Marley's death and Bob's hiring are related. Luckily, some time traveling ghosts are about to show up, so we can see the action unfold, first hand.
Marley is dead
This is the start of the story and right off the bat we've got ghouls and netherworld creatures. We also learn that Marley was the apprentice, and died. Regret is a big part of Scrooge's character in this version, and he expresses that through drinking, something Dickens' Scrooge would have scoffed at.
