JOHN CARPENTER TALES OF SCIFI CIVILIANS #1 (OF 3) (MR)

It's a bright sunny day near the Santa Monica Pier. You're reading an excellent horror novel (the latest Sutter Cane!) and enjoying some downtime. But suddenly... you're compelled to stand up. So is everyone else around you. And now you're walking along with them into the ocean. Stop! you want to scream. Body, please - just stop! But your body refuses to listen. Not even when the waves crash over your head, and the water fills your lungs...