In a world devastated by a deadly virus that transformed humanity into terrifying infected creatures, nineteen-year-old Kaia Mercer discovers she is neither fully human nor fully infected. As one of the last surviving hybrids, she possesses extraordinary abilities that make her both humanity's greatest hope and its greatest fear. Haunted by the truth behind Project Morbus and the family it tore apart, Kaia must confront her long-lost brother, uncover the secrets that started the apocalypse, and stop a new threat before it reshapes the future of mankind. As the line between monster and human begins to blur, she'll learn that true heroism isn't defined by the blood in your veins-but by the choices you're willing to make. Ashes of the Half-Blood is a cinematic post-apocalyptic thriller about survival, family, sacrifice, and hope in a world where humanity's greatest enemy may be its own creations. Ashes of the Half-Blood Copyright © 2026 Ann Mandel All rights reserved.

Elias is out of coffee, out of options and rapidly discovering that the only thing worse than a dead end job is becoming a permanent part of the store decor. All he wanted was a promotion but instead he is trapped in a liminal purgatory of flickering fluorescent lights and stale air. Elias is beginning to realize he isn't alone on his nightshift.

The Løsers Every 20 years, Hollow Creek forgets. The missing posters come down. The blood washes away. The town moves on. But the curse never leaves. When a local teenager vanishes without a trace, Finn and his friends stumble into a nightmare buried beneath their town's quiet streets. Old VHS tapes, abandoned camps, forgotten mines, storm drains, and whispered legends all point to one horrifying truth-every generation has its own killer, and every killer serves the same ancient evil. As more classmates disappear, the group is hunted by masked murderers that should only exist in ghost stories. A mysterious girl named Lily Harper begins hearing the voices of missing children, while Finn's nightmares reveal pieces of a past no one was meant to remember. The deeper they dig, the more they realize Hollow Creek isn't haunted by one monster... It's haunted by all of them. Now, with Halloween approaching and the curse awakening once again, nine teenagers must uncover the truth before one of them becomes the next mask... or the next victim.

When a mysterious stranger drops of a suspicious looking leather bound book, you are quite curious why the stamp reads its checkout date as May 11 1823. Dark secrets are trapped within this book. Do you have the guts to open it and rewrite the story?? You accepted a part time job at the Blackwood Library. Will it help you pay off debt or seal your fate? Choose your path wisely or become the library's next permanent addition. Every path you take changes the narrative. Will you find a way to bind the beast or will your story cut to a sudden shredded end?