✨Shortlisted for the WATTYS 2025!!✨ Lesley and Nick Livingston leave the hustle and bustle of the big city of New York. Trading in the daily sky-scraper sightings and the sounds of blowing car horns for serene days and quiet nights in the small, tranquil town of Arcaden in upstate New York. But little do they know, beneath the glistening waters lies a dark secret, a haunting mystery that is waiting to be unraveled. Their lake house was supposed to be a dreamy haven of relaxation and peace. Until the somber history of the house begins to awaken with the spirit of a dead soul. The daughter of the previous owners, Leah Meyers, supposedly drowned there. This tragedy doesn't deter Lesley, though; she's hopeful she can turn the lake house into a charming and cozy home. However, very eerie occurrences begin to unfold right before her eyes. Lesley senses an ethereal presence, and soon she is visited by a ghostly figure whom she believes to be Leah Meyers herself. Lesely feels unsettled, and her sanity slowly begins to fray. Her once promising photography career spirals toward collapse. Things go from bad to worse when Nick goes missing, leaving Lesley to grapple with both the haunted lake house, the strange ghostly sightings around Arcaden and Nick's disappearance. The clock continues to tick, and time is slowly running out. Will Lesley unravel the mysteries that are lurking beneath the lake house? And will Nick be found before it's too late? FEATURED: @Mystery (Amateur (Sleuth)) @Fright (Creatures & Zombies)

COMPLETED "He pointed his gun at my head and yelled "You really want to pick a fight with me? Huh? That little wretch, what was his name? The Australian kid, only got a shot in the shoulder. This time, I won't miss." My heart was pounding in my ears as the barrel of a gun was pointed between my eyes." Many of you have probably experienced a lockdown drill. Few of you may have been in the real thing. Whether it be because a parent forgot to wear their visitor pass or there's some idiot running rampage with a gun. One day for Devin Andrews, instead of the fun drills where you got out of 10 minutes of class to hide under the desk and scroll through Instagram, waiting for the Principal to come over the loudspeaker telling teachers to get back to work... The real thing happens. No one is allowed in. No one is allowed out. No one is safe. We are all at his mercy. But what if his accomplice is innocent. And he risks his life to save yours. Now he's after you both. And he wants revenge. || HIGHEST RANK: #262 in Short Story || Started: 21 January 2018 Completed: 12 February 2018 *Includes mild language.

It's a normal day at East Delavan High. As normal as any typical story. Classes drone on, pencils scribble against paper and no one can expect what happens next. First, the intercom. Then, the gunshot. Robin Wayne is a sole survivor, trying to escape the walls of her high school with her life. With the power and phones out, the challenge has just gotten more difficult. As the events of the day escalate, Robin comes to realize that what's going on isn't not all what it seems to be. And it's then she must decide whether she really wants to live. One thing is for sure: if Robin survives, she will never be the same. Will you be able to survive? Your will to live is responsible for your own death.

What would you do if your school was on lockdown? All it took was one lockdown at Seaside High. Anybody in their right mind would've never imagined the school's girl's basketball team captain and the school's bad boy to be stuck in a classroom, alone together. It was unthinkable! One word. Hate. They hated each other. All everybody saw was them bickering. Everyone knows Valentina Harper as the stubborn nerd who somehow made it as the team captain for the girl's basketball team. The only time when they can hear Valentina speak is when she's shouting at Zeke. Zeke Anderson is the school's bad boy. Every girl would kill to be in the position Valentina was in. But of course she would rather choke on cheese than be stuck with him. He is cocky and arrogant. Two characteristics Valentina hates. What happens during the lockdown? What happens to them??? Are they going to argue and get caught or are they actually going to get along and experience something else.....something that would've never crossed them or anybody else's mind???? [WARNING] - Mild Language

A sequel to Family Comes First by Mason FitzGibbon After Carrie telling the detectives about the abuse Tommy put her through, a search is out for Tommy and Jimmy. Julie is trying her best to keep the family's traditions secret, but the detectives have been in the basement. She gets caught up in a web of lies and has to clear her name so that she isn't charged for murder. Jimmy wants Julie and Hunter back. Julie moves in with Carrie and she tries her best to suppress her anger toward Carrie. The story is told as a mashup of Julie and Jimmy's POV *The photo used for the cover is not mine. If anyone knows the photographer please message me*

It is the last day of school bells about to ring for everyone to leave for summer vacation when suddenly the Dean came on the intercom baring horrible news about a school shooting. With a shooter roaming the halls and a class of scared students they must stick together to survive.

I will be posting this story on Royal Road within the next week or so after I have passed the approval process. My name on there will also be CatLegis. Kara thought that going to a boarding school for witches would be hard. But when she's framed for murder, she must clear her name before the murderer can strike again. ***** Kara has just turned sixteen and is to attend Greenwood Academy, a witches' boarding school located in the Salem Woods in Massachusetts. But the Zen family is notorious for weak familiars and, as she prepares to summon her familiar for the first time, along with bracing for the bullying that will surely follow, something miraculous happens. The power she summons was thought to be a myth and legend: and it's extremely powerful. Accepted by the popular students within the academy, Kara begins to think that her stay at Greenwood will be an easy one. But when a fellow student is viciously murdered, Kara is the sole suspect of the crime, and she must figure out how to clear her name before tragedy can strike again. But what exactly is the truth when she's going to a three hundred year old boarding school that has secrets? Word count: Approximately 70,000 words. COPYRIGHT @catlegis, book, world, plot, and characters are mine, please ask for permission and do not infringe, thank you. There WILL be consequences if you do, so please don't think that you can. #2 Paranormal 1/13/21 #26 Thriller 1/18/21 #34 Fantasy 8/17/19 #27 Action 8/29/19 #46 Mystery 9/1/19 #604 Murder 11/2/19

While investigating the chilling deaths of three teenage girls in the remote town of Briarwood, Detective Evan O'Riley is drawn into the unsolved mysteries of a notorious 1960s serial killer. Three sixteen-year-old girls have plunged from the roof of their school. The question lingers: did they jump, or were they pushed? Tasked with uncovering the truth, Evan O'Riley---seasoned by years of crime-solving in Riverton---arrives in Briarwood, determined to discover whether he's facing triple homicide or a heartbreaking suicide. As he delves into the case, Evan uncovers unsettling whispers about the town's infamous SAD Killer, whose string of brutal murders left Briarwood haunted---and whose identity was never discovered. Fifty years later, the ghosts of the past resurface as Evan combs through long-buried evidence, tracks down survivors, and seeks out old investigators tied to the original crimes. Driven to find answers for both the present and the past, Evan is relentless in his pursuit of justice. But as old secrets come to light and the investigation intensifies, Evan realizes the SAD Killer's legacy isn't as distant as he believed---the danger may be closer than anyone imagines.

the most eerie, yet interesting, unsolved cases/mysteries or deaths warning: all true stories. some may be unpleasant. - #2 in thrillers 6/8/19

After witnessing her boyfriend being murdered, fifteen year old Isla Mills instantly becomes his killers next target. With the help from the FBI, she is able to fake her death and join the Witness Protect Program along with her deceased boyfriend's arrogant brother and felon father. They must pursue new identities, start a new school, and pose as a happy family, in order to survive. But will their dark past catch up with them as a seventeen year old Isla is pursued by people who make her want to risk it all?