Blurb When 14-year-old Eva moves to a new town with her parents, she decides to get a job at the newly opened curio shop named "Mystic Curio Shop". Before asking about the job advertisement, Eva browses through the many shelves, coming upon some paintbrushes. "Hello, I would like one of these," Eva said, pointing to the shelf, only for the shopkeeper to freeze, their eyes narrowing. "Oh, so you can see this shop?" # Story is completed and edited. #All places and people are fictional. #An 'Open Novella Contest 2025' entry. #Prompt 138. »Hello, I would like one of these,« you said, pointing to the shelf, only for the shopkeeper to freeze, their eyes narrowing. »Oh, so you can see this shop?« #This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

A collection of spooky tales. # Fog's Aftermath (Halloween Vault 2023 Profile Pick) # Grand Halloween Ball (Mayhem on Halloween 2023 runner up) # Inheritance (Triple Treat Halloween 2023 Honorable Mention) # Grim Tale (Halloween Vault 2024 Grand Winner) # The Show Must Go On (Mayhem on Halloween 2024 Winner)

Have you ever laid awake in the middle of the night and wondered, 'Are we alone'? What if the answer was right in front of you? *** Thirteen-year-old Alex is suddenly dropped into the middle of a story. Piecing together the narrative, he realises that not everything is as it seems, especially within his family. During his journey, he encounters strange and familiar people who help and guide him, revealing hidden secrets along the way. The biggest unanswered question is what happened to his father five years ago, someone he was close to while growing up. #This story will not be completed as I have ran out of story ideas.