The Hungry Man

Copyright © 2015 by Justin Ryan 

Published by 1613 Productions, a division of 1613 Enterprises 

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Written by Justin Ryan 

Edited by Anthony Wilbourne 

Book art and design by Anthony Wilbourne 

ISBN-13: 978-1386256403 

Tenth edition, printed in January 2023 in the United States of America 

Ninth edition printed in October 2018 

Eighth edition printed in March 2017 

Seventh edition printed in December 2016 

Sixth edition printed in November 2016 

Fifth edition printed in August 2016 

Fourth edition printed in June 2016 

Third edition printed in February 2016 

Second ebook edition printed in July 2015 

Originally printed as an ebook in April 2015  

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This Story was Inspired by

The Lovers of Horror and Other Loyal Misfits 

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Dedicated to 

Derek B. 

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And she said, ‘To taste death and yet give life, wow, what a trick.’ 

- Virginia Graham, 1969 

AFTER 

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Good evening and thank you for joining us on the 10 o’ clock news.  I’m Stacy Larkin.  Another senseless crime rocked our fair city today.  One man’s account of a wild spree killer robbed the lives of two police officers, a father and a young man.  Sources tell us that the killings could be connected to the death of a local 13-year-old girl whose body was found only a few short days ago.  News Correspondent Becky Raslin reports the story. 

At approximately 2:10 AM, Wessex police found two of their colleagues, Timothy O’Rourke and Annabelle Soto, dead in the parking lot of Wessex Community College.  The officers were investigating the alleged murders of two men along Paul DeCarlo Trail. 

He came running into the station.  Frantic.  Bl...beaten.  Reporting a murder.  At the time, it didn’t seem like the kind of crime that required more than just a couple officers. 

The young man reporting the incident told Lindeke that he and one of the victims were exploring the area when a crazed cannibalistic madman attacked them, ultimately leaving four dead bodies in his wake.  He also claimed to have narrowly escaped with his own life. 

The bodies were obscenely dismembered.  Just ripped apart.  We’re still trying to pick up all the pieces.  We haven’t seen anything this bad since the little girl in Clayton. 

That girl was 13-year-old Bryce Garland whose parents found savagely mutilated in a field no more than ten yards from the family’s house.  She was pronounced dead by hospital staff on Friday, April 11th.  Here’s a clip from the interview we conducted with the Garlands earlier today. 

Bryce was a wonderful child.  Beautiful.  Athletic. 

Smart. 

Yes, very smart.  Fabulous student.  Everybody loved her. 

"I remember this bake sale her and her friends organized.  They wanted to attend