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Friends List - Book Tour and Giveaway

1/23/2019

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Friends List
by Rob Watson
Genre: Suspense, Thriller

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My friends are being slaughtered one by one. Decapitated. Burned alive. Chopped to pieces.

The hooded killer has vowed to keep murdering people I care about until they’re all dead, their profile pics on social media replaced with photos of their mutilated bodies. The police can’t catch him. They have no leads.

The horror is making the visions come back—the fire that took my parents, leaving my twin Alex and me alive, but broken.

The hooded killer won’t stop until I’m completely shattered. He’ll eat away at my mind, heart, and soul until there’s nothing left. No one left to love, no one left to trust, and nothing I can be sure is real.

Dr. Cross thinks a trip back to the place my parents died will stop the visions. Alex is afraid it’s a trap.

But I know the hooded killer won’t hurt me. That’s not his game.

His game is much deeper. Much darker.



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​The music’s volume lowered and knocking echoed through the speakers. The words “Someone’s Knocking” appeared next to the door graphic. Kimberly closed her blog window and moved her avatar to the peephole.
Another dialogue box appeared, inside which Kimberly typed: Who’s there?
The peephole widened and an avatar of a hooded figure appeared. A dialogue box popped up next to the avatar, and inside the box appeared the screen name IWNTUDED.
Kimberly typed: Do I know you?
IWNTUDED responded: Yes. But not the way u think u do.
“Seriously, this is so not the time for this,” Kimberly muttered to herself. She typed: Doug, is that you? Look, I know you still love me, but it’s over. It’s nothing you did, it’s just that I’m going through so many changes right now. She sighed. I’m sorry. Tell you what. I’ll give you a weekend of goodbye sex when I get back, okay?
After a few uncomfortable moments passed, IWNTUDED responded: Sounds like fun, but I’m not Doug.
“What the hell?” Kimberly whispered as the ambient light from the laptop’s screen eerily illuminated her pretty face. She stared at the screen and typed: Who is this?
There was a long moment before IWNTUDED responded: The last person you’ll ever see.
“Okay, fuck this,” Kimberly blurted. She clicked the “KEEP OUT” icon next to Iwntuded’s screen name, and the “LOCK DOOR” icon on the keyhole graphic.
“So long, creep.” She picked up the Starbucks cup sitting on her Abnormal Psychology textbook, took a sip, spun her chair around, and reclined with her back to the computer.
While she sat there thinking how much easier life would be if it was this simple to get rid of people in the real world, the word “Unlock” appeared on the door graphic, and the Iwntuded avatar entered the room and approached the Kimber avatar.
Finished musing over the inherent advantages of Cybering, Kimberly turned back toward the laptop screen and was dumbstruck when she saw Iwntuded’s avatar standing next to hers.
“What the hell?” She placed her Starbucks cup on the desk and then typed: How did you get in here?
The Iwntuded avatar held up a key graphic, and then IWNTUDED typed: I have a key.
Kimberly’s heart skipped a beat. She sank down in her chair and wrapped her arms tightly around herself.
Should I be scared of this creep? She shook her head. Of course not, this is just some acne covered kid with nothing better to do on Datenight USA, or some overweight, balding pervert who gets off on scaring the shit out of young girls.
He fear morphed to anger and she sat up straight in her chair. Look, jerkoff, she typed, the Roommates website recorded your IP address when you logged on. So get out of here and leave me the fuck alone before I report your perverted ass.
IWNTUDED replied: Okay. But first, will u do me a favor?
Kimberly typed: What?
May I have a sip of that coffee?
What the fuck?
Kimberly typed: What coffee?
After a few tension-filled moments, IWNTUDED replied: The Starbucks next to your keyboard.
The words on her laptop screen leapt out at Kimberly as if they were in 3D. She glanced at the Starbucks cup, after which she jumped to her feet and scanned nervously about her dimly lit apartment.
Oh my God – someone’s here! But how did he get in? And where is he now – watching me?
Just as she reached for the phone to dial 911, Kimberly spotted the webcam atop her computer’s monitor and a wave of relief washed over her. “You little hacker.”
She sat back down and yanked the USB cable from the webcam. “Show’s over, jerk wad.” She smirked at her laptop screen and held her middle finger up to Iwntuded’s avatar.
That wasn’t very nice.
Kimberly replied: What – ending your little peep show?
IWNTUDED typed: No, giving me the finger.
Kimberly jumped to her feet. She glanced wildly around the room and then back at the monitor. Fight or flight mode started setting in as she typed: Who are u and what the fuck do u want?
I told u – I’m the last person you’ll ever see. As for what I want…
On the opposite side of the unlit apartment, a closet door quietly opened. A hooded figure emerged holding a smartphone in one hand and a sixteen-inch hunting knife in the other. While Kimberly sat staring at her computer screen, the figure typed on the smartphone’s keypad, and the reply displayed on Kimberly’s laptop screen: It’s all in my name. What’s my name, Kimberly?
Wide-eyed, her hands trembling, Kimberly typed: IWNTUDED.
IWNTUDED instantly replied: That’s what I want!
Kimberly studied her tormentor’s username with the urgency her situation demanded. Then, in a dread-filled whisper, she read aloud, “I…want…you…dead.”


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Rob Watson was born in Santa Monica, California. He is married and is the father of three children. He is the owner of Damaged Psyche Productions. He is a horror/sci-fi fanatic and has been ever since early childhood. He has been imagining and writing stories for as far back as he can remember. Some of his idols are Rod Serling, Steven King, David Cronenberg, Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Hitchcock, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and Dan Curtis. Rob studied film and creative writing at Long Beach City College and California State University, Long Beach, after which he spent a couple of years working on movie production crews (as set PA, second assistant director, boom, etc.). Since then, he has written almost a dozen feature length screenplays (mostly horror and/or sci-fi) as well as numerous short stories and scripts. He has two original screenplays currently in pre-production and has written several "work-for-hire" scripts.


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79 Comments
James Robert
1/23/2019 04:05:36 am

Great post and I appreciate getting to find out about another great book. Thanks for all you do and for the hard work you put into this. Greatly appreciated!

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Rob Watson
1/23/2019 05:35:23 pm

Hope you give it a read, James.

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Denise Higgins
1/23/2019 05:56:26 am

Love the cover

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Rob Watson
1/23/2019 05:36:17 pm

So do I, Denise :)

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Janet W.
1/23/2019 07:41:14 am

Intriguing cover! I love to read a good suspense!

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Rob Watson
1/23/2019 05:37:07 pm

I hope you get the chance to read it, Janet.

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Shirley Ann Speakman
1/23/2019 08:48:37 am

Great cover, the book sounds really good and creepy! Best wishes for your tour Rob.

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Rob Watson link
1/23/2019 05:16:31 pm

Thanks, Shirley!

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lynn clayton
1/23/2019 12:45:38 pm

love the cover looke like a great read

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Rob Watson
1/23/2019 05:41:33 pm

If you like the cover, Lynn, then you'll like what's inside.

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Calvin
1/23/2019 01:47:45 pm

Cover reminds me of how dexter morgan holds knife for his final executions.. yikes! Awesome.

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Rob Watson1
1/23/2019 05:47:11 pm

Thanks for the allusion to psychopathy, Calvin. I didn't realize the similarity until you pointed it out.

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wendy hutton
1/23/2019 02:17:41 pm

great cover, good luck with the book tour

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Rob Watson link
1/23/2019 05:18:02 pm

Thanks, Wendy!

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Victoria
1/23/2019 02:25:33 pm

Can't wait to read this one!

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Rob Watson
1/23/2019 05:48:10 pm

Hope you enjoy it, Victoria.

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Debbie P
1/23/2019 02:59:38 pm

This book sounds like very intriguing read. Great cover.

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Rob Watson
1/23/2019 07:21:39 pm

Thank you, Debbie!

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jan
1/23/2019 03:11:40 pm

I find that a truly chilling cover

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Rob Watson
1/23/2019 07:22:37 pm

Thanks, Jan!

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Rita Wray
1/23/2019 03:23:05 pm

Sounds like a good read.

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Rob Watson
1/23/2019 07:23:21 pm

Hope you're able to get a copy, Rita.

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Sherry
1/23/2019 04:56:49 pm

Sounds like a very good book.

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Rob Watson
1/23/2019 07:23:56 pm

Thank you, Sherry!

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June S.
1/23/2019 05:29:16 pm

Reading this got me to read on; The horror is making the visions come back—the fire that took my parents, leaving my twin Alex and me alive, but broken.

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Rob Watson
1/23/2019 07:25:36 pm

Hope you get the chance to read all of it,June.

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Kelly Nicholson
1/23/2019 09:48:15 pm

What do you think of the book or the cover?

thats one big bloody knife

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Rob Watson
1/24/2019 02:01:56 am

Yep -- it's supposed to be, Kelly :)

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Dale Wilken
1/23/2019 10:08:56 pm

Sounds really great.

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Rob Watson
1/24/2019 02:04:59 am

Thanks, Dale!

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heather
1/24/2019 02:46:55 pm

I would so love to read this one sounds like a great book and I love the cover too.

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Rob Watson
1/24/2019 10:43:57 pm

Glad you like the cover, Heather. Hope you get the chance to read it.

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Marcy Meyer
1/24/2019 07:14:28 pm

The excerpt sounds good. Thanks for sharing.

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Rob Watson
1/24/2019 10:43:06 pm

You're welcome, Marcy.

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Laura
1/25/2019 12:04:50 am

This sounds absolutely thrilling!

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Rob Watson
1/25/2019 05:48:23 am

Much thanks, Laura!

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Barbara Montag
1/25/2019 09:46:16 am

This is my kind of book - exciting!
The cover sure catches my eye.
thank you

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Rob Watson
1/25/2019 12:12:01 pm

You're very welcome, Barbara!

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Mood Reader
1/25/2019 11:56:29 am

Sounds like a good read! :)

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Rob Watson
1/25/2019 12:12:52 pm

Hope you get hold of a copy, Mood.

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Allison Swain
1/25/2019 03:09:44 pm

Awesome cover! I would love to read this.
Thank you for the giveaway :)

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Rob Watson
1/25/2019 03:52:43 pm

You're very welcome, Allison!

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Ellie Wright
1/25/2019 04:03:58 pm

Love the scary cover! I'm looking forward to reading it.

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Rob Watson
1/25/2019 05:12:38 pm

That's great, Ellie. Hope you enjoy the book as much as the cover.

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Mary Cloud
1/25/2019 08:11:20 pm

No questions - the cover is interesting

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Rob Watson
1/26/2019 12:18:22 am

Glad you think so, Mary.

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Amy F
1/25/2019 08:51:06 pm

The cover art is very intriguing. Sounds like a great read!

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Rob Watson
1/26/2019 12:16:58 am

Thanks, Amy!

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Ann Fantom
1/27/2019 11:18:59 am

I like the cover. Very nice

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Rob Watson
1/27/2019 02:49:53 pm

Thank you, Ann.

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Jennifer Stapp
1/27/2019 02:39:17 pm

That's an amazing cover, I love it!! Thanks for featuring another great sounding book! I have been finding so many new authors to read here.

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Rob Watson
1/27/2019 02:51:41 pm

Thanks for your praise of the cover, Jennifer. I hope you get a chance to give it a read.

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aaron reck
1/27/2019 05:56:59 pm

Just not the phone ok. Anything else is up on the table.

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Rob Watson
1/27/2019 06:20:04 pm

I'll think about it, Aaron.

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Serge B
1/27/2019 06:21:05 pm

Sometimes I feel like doing that to my wife's phone, minus the blood of course

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Rob Watson
1/27/2019 06:40:53 pm

I know what you mean, Serge.

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Kathy Cozzarelli
1/30/2019 10:58:22 pm

The cover looks a little scary.

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Rob Watson
1/31/2019 11:19:22 am

It's supposed to, Kathy :)

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Lavender P.
1/31/2019 04:06:41 am

I should NOT have read that before bed.
I am so glad I'm not Kimberly! Alex should be there with her...

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Rob Watson
2/1/2019 12:27:13 am

Yes -- Kimberly had a tough time getting ahead.

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Leonie Townsend
1/31/2019 06:29:41 am

Not my usual genre but sounds like a good read.

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Rob Watson
2/1/2019 12:29:37 am

Hope you get the chance to find out, Leonie.

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Heather D
2/6/2019 10:01:19 am

I like the cover. Its simple and sets the tone.

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Rob Watson
2/6/2019 12:58:55 pm

Indeed it does, Heather ;)

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Terry
2/6/2019 02:44:10 pm

Very interesting book cover.

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Rob Watson
2/6/2019 03:56:26 pm

Thanks, Terry.

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Bea LaRocca
2/8/2019 08:15:30 am

An intriguing synopsis and excerpt. This sounds like a thrilling read.

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Rob Watson
2/8/2019 11:54:09 am

Hope you get the chance to find out, Bea ;)

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Lisa F.
2/10/2019 12:20:07 pm

Wow, this author's bio is impressive! Lots of work with writing and film.

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Rob Watson
2/10/2019 01:10:51 pm

Thanks, Lisa ;)

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Jan Lee
2/11/2019 06:18:08 pm

The cover speaks volumes and reminds me of a good Stephen King novel ;)

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Rob Watson
2/12/2019 12:49:13 am

Much thanks, Jan! Stephen King is my favorite author.

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Wendy Jensen
2/12/2019 10:09:54 am

The book cover makes this look like a very interesting read.

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Rob Watson
2/13/2019 01:00:06 am

Thanks, Wendy. Hope you get the chance to give it a read and find out.

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Daniel M
2/21/2019 07:43:59 pm

like the cover

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Rob Watson
2/21/2019 08:03:01 pm

Thanks, Daniel.

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Jerry Marquardt
2/23/2019 11:03:48 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including Friends List, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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Rob Watson
2/24/2019 12:36:12 am

Thank you very much, Jerry. I'm currently working on the second book in the Friends List series -- Friends List: The Prodigy. Hope you'll get a chance to pick up a copy when it comes out.

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Jerry Marquardt
2/24/2019 05:26:25 pm

I will be waiting top see the new book! Meantime, I will enjoy reading Friends List. Thanks once again.




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