"We are all born mad. Some remain so." Samuel Beckett Lee's life was once normal. He had successful parents, lived in a suburban neighbourhood, and enjoyed living life without having to think too much about anything. Now, he is homeless, jobless, and on the run for suspected murder. And the man behind it all? Jaime Co...
Entry for the 100 Quirky Ways to Die 2017 contest by @HGWProject ✾ On New Year's Eve before year 2000, an occult researcher uncovers a sex magick conspiracy. Cue hilarity (hopefully). ✾ A tongue-in-cheek send-up of cults and cabals. RIYL: the nympho bastard child of Umberto Eco and Chuck Palahniuk.
Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Peter Katz hires a hitman to take him out. But when a cure is discovered, Peter's got to outrun the assassin to stay alive! ***** When douchebag lawyer Peter Katz gets diagnosed with terminal cancer, he wants to die painlessly. Still, death seems to elude his every attempt, so he hir...
FEATURED ON WATTY'S 2018 LONGLIST ⭐Be quiet if you like your skin... ⭐ There is no escape once it knows you're there. When the alert sounds, stay still and pray a Desolation doesn't hear you. If it does, your only hope is to become part of the Skinless. --- These do not need to be read in any order, although you may...
Divorce a husband, lose a career ... grapple with a murder. TV journalist Elizabeth "E.M." Danniher will tell you she committed two sins - she didn't stay young, and she made an enemy of a powerful news executive - her ex. She used to break national news. Now her top story as the "Helping Out!" reporter at dinky KWMT...
As an accountant, Dylan Reed's life revolves around revenues and expenses. Until a trivial encounter brings him and a free spirited surfer named Penny Campbell together. Spontaneous, energetic and lively, Penny shows Dylan that there is more to life than just numbers. When an accident takes away Penny's vision, the ta...
Abe Barrett is surrounded by ghosts - some of them are even his roommates! But now Abe's visions show something dark coming, and it wants Abe dead. ***** When Abe Barrett's family died, he started seeing ghosts. Soon he was living with three of the...
When aliens invade, four baristas are forced to become the saviours of the world. Grab your double-shot of java and strap in - it's going to be a bumpy ride! ***** In the Earth's darkest hour, unexpected heroes are stirring... their coffee, that is...
A world that's slowly filling with water where all books have disappeared and confused survivors read the patterns in scattered birdseed, any answers that exist lie with Brian Quinn, vertically challenged and strangely inspired, he hides between the pages of every book he enters.
Do we ever realize, at the moment that it is happening, that what is unfolding is to become the defining and pivotal moment of our life? Or does this realization only come years later, when we reflect and, given the wisdom of time, understand how a single event changed two people's lives forever? And how a cooler of...
[Formerly Featured/Historical Horror] Masquerading as a gentlemanly bachelor living in Victorian England, Joseph Redding is a fraud amongst the living. After splitting from his partner in unspeakable, underground crimes, he must now pay the price for disturbing the dead. When a ghastly spectre reveals itself to him on...
A broken engagement sends Graciela Harper crawling back to Heron Creek with her tail between her legs, but she finds the sleepy little town too changed to set her life right. Not even her budding drinking problem can obscure her Gramps's failing health, or erase the mental picture of her first love happily married to...
Wattys 2017 winner in The Originals category!!!! This is NOT a romance between the main character and some hunky guy. These are the adventures of vampire Lena as she lives her life from day to day alongside her human flatmate Carmen. Together they encounter human rights activists (not what you think), overly attached...
Erik's life as an innkeeper is what some people dream of having, but when hard work doesn't pay off as expected, Erik is left with nothing after a disaster occurs in his otherwise normal life. When a wanderer takes him under his wing, Erik leaves everything he's ever known to go on a journey to fulfill a loved one's f...
" I'd target the weak, broken ones that couldn't defend themselves. Easy kills. I didn't get put on the ropes. " Marcus. Blunt and neurotic, but charming and hilarious. Undeniably damaged. He lives an isolated, monk-like lifestyle apart from his weekends, which he uses to numb himself, wander the city, and chase women...
When a strange advertisement appears on the local newspaper asking for compliant females willing to interview and connect with the minds of the worlds worst serial killers, Aria Black thinks it nothing short of an exaggeration. She applies for the job in order to spice up her monochrome lifestyle and let loose of her...
Myth and reality are one. Conspiracies, ancient and modern alike, manipulate every aspect of life, every interaction. Everyone lives blind to secret masters and secret dangers, but it's easy when the monsters look human, or worse, are human. In this world, in a nameless American metropolis, Uaine Dupree leads a desu...