Short Stories/Novellas

The Germans march into Paris as Simon Renard watches from his hotel window. Ever the opportunist, Renard befriends the local minister and is given a post by his new beneficiary as administrative judge. His task is find guilt or innocence in his fellow Parisians relating to seditious activities. But as Renard soon learns, the bargain he has made carries a terrible price... "Existentialism and Death On a Paris Afternoon" speaks to the anxieties and alienation of a generation that has lost its spiritual direction and feels a deep angst that life may be meaningless. And how does one find meaning in a universe one finds meaningless? For Renard the answer is survival.

Every human being will die. Death is not necessarily a common topic of conversation, but it is a universal experience. However, it is also tinged by a sense of the arcane and the obscure, since people who die can’t generally share their experiences with the rest of humanity. Thus, we look to the wisdom of the living in order to attempt to comprehend death. Victor Methos, author, attorney, and philosopher, in this book has examined the varied viewpoints regarding death and its significance to ten of the greatest intellects mankind has ever produced. These renowned thinkers emerged from many fields of influence (some overlapping), such as science, psychiatry, poetry, and philosophy. Methos summarizes each of their ideologies and conveys his own impressions of their theories in a style that is easy to follow and grasp. In this short work intended to be read in one sitting, Methos has collected the thoughts and philosophies of the most respected members of our race, Homo sapiens, regarding, as Hamlet states, that "undiscovered country."

From best-selling author Victor Methos comes a gripping, edge-of-your seat thriller in which a group of young friends travel through remote woods in search of the legendary Bigfoot. Mia is reluctant to go camping with her boyfriend and sister, who are graduate students working on a dissertation about American folklore. But ultimately, they convince her to help document the trip. The group sets off to Black Creek, a remote destination in the Pacific Northwest where Bigfoot has allegedly been sighted. They think they’re prepared for anything, but their sense of terror grows as they find more and more evidence to suggest the monster really is out there. Eventually, Mia realizes she’ll be lucky just to make it out of the woods alive.