When kids camping in a remote part of Minnesota come upon a mysterious glow in the woods, their lives change in unexpected ways. "A Glow in the Woods" combines high strangeness and nostalgia with an unusual twist that's perfect for fans of "The Twilight Zone." (cover art by @LiteraryBeast)

Season 1 of Confessions of a Fake Psychic Detective * Her psychic powers are fake, but the kidnapped girl she must find is real. * Zandra is an infamous "psychic" who grifts the gullible residents of her small Wisconsin town using her wits, not anything supernatural. Her skills are put to the ultimate test when the police tap her to help find a kidnapped girl. But there's a catch. The girl's father apparently got away with murdering Zandra's husband years ago. Can Zandra put aside her grudge for the sake of a missing child? Or is this the perfect opportunity for revenge? Also available on YONDER, the next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family. Prequel to the 2016 Wattys winner, "Black Eye" (Featured by @TheGirlOnTheTrain)

A secret program in the United States seeks to replace human militaries with artificial intelligence-driven machines, but the machines aren't so willing to play along. *** Picture a world where humans no longer fight wars. No more families missing loved ones. No more veterans with lifelong mental and physical scars. No more conscription. For the super-secret End of War Project inside the United States government, such a reality is already here. The project models out how artificial intelligence can overcome dangerous and morally sensitive war scenarios with algorithms and automation. The centerpieces are "autonomous combat machines," or ACMs, that look like humans but function like supercomputers. After a string of brilliant successes in the field of combat, the End of War Project is preparing to reveal itself to the public, but something unusual stands in the way. Against their programming, the ACMs start exhibiting all-too-human signs of apprehension, guilt and compassion as they're pushed to perform ever more extreme tasks. The human leaders of the End of War Project race to find who "hacked" the ACMs, but what they find is even more startling--and revealing--than they could ever imagine. ***2019 Watty Award Winner - Science Fiction***

Harry Mel is a recently divorced psychiatrist, who has been working for twelve years at Scranton Mental Asylum. In his years, he'd never before had a patient who had intense homicidal tendencies, nor had he treated a patient who had intense an impulsion to commit violence against other; but even if he had it would've never prepared him for his new patient. A patient who was transferred from Palmerton Mental Hospital, who has the body reminisce of someone who survived a Nazi concentration camp. A patient with no past, and no identity; a patient that is only identified by four numbers: 1543. A patient with unnatural icy blue eyes, and supernatural powers; a patient who is more than he seems. * * * In Patient 1543, Michael Hall sets the profile for his writing and his stylistic tendencies. Using potent horror and incredibly detailed descriptions, Michael paints his picture of terror and horror. In Michael's opinion this is one of the best stories he's written to date.

When a respected doctor encounters a demon, an evil supernatural force that is equally mysterious and terrifying. See what that doctor saw, and hear this tale of terror.

Ever thought that some of the Sesame Street characters were slightly creepy? Well you have no idea. 'Sesame Street Horror' is Michael's Hall attempt to show that virtually anything under the right circumstances can be scary; it is also a series that features Sesame Street characters as horrific villains. * * * In 'Sesame Street Horror' Michael Hall takes the beloved characters of that beloved show and changes our view on them forever. You'll never be able to see those characters in the same light ever again.

The sequel to 'Patient 1543'! Read to continue the 1543 Series! Two years after 'Patient 1543' ends, a man named Harry Mel starts working at Mansfield Mental Hospital. Another psychiatrist --John Malcom -- feels greatly uncomfortable around him. Something about those ice blue eyes makes Malcom terrified. After Tim Durnell, one of Malcolm patients, reacts with terror to Mel's mere presence, Malcom becomes curious about Mel's past and identity. After all, you may know someone's name but that isn't their identity; who they are, what they do, how they act, that is their identity. After an apparent suicide in the ward, Malcom believes that there is much more to Mel than meets the eye -- especially his ice blue ones. * * * In 'Psychiatrist' Michael Hall continues the story of Patient 1543, answering more questions, and telling readers more of the terrifying true identity of 1543 and just how far his evil spreads.

***Featured in Fright Profile*** Life has been different lately. She feels a growing sense of dread and wishes for things to be normal. His drinking is out of control. The child seems frightened and withdrawn. And then come the birds. Strange birds with such beseeching song. "Song, Unheard" is a tale of mystery and madness that will stay with you long after the story's conclusion.

**Previously published in Mobius** A piece of dark fiction that reflects the realities of our modern age, yet remains timeless. A passive narrator from Anytown observes the comings and goings of an apparent refugee throughout a calendar year and describes his interactions with his neighbors while an election cycle warms up and the media shape views.

This is the original, unedited version of Light as a Feather, Book #1. This book was the inspiration for the Hulu Original Series. The revised version is now available in bookstores throughout the USA & Canada from Simon Pulse. McKenna Brady thinks her junior year of high school is going to be the best ever when she's welcomed into the elite group of popular girls at Weeping Willow High School led by blonde, gorgeous Olivia Richmond. Prior to junior year, McKenna was known in her small town as the girl whose twin sister died in a tragic house fire, and she's overjoyed at the prospect of redefining her identity. She has a date to the Homecoming dance with Olivia's handsome older brother, and a good chance of being elected to student council. For the first time since McKenna's parents divorced, things are looking up. But everything changes the night of Olivia's Sweet Sixteen sleepover birthday party. Violet, the shy, mysterious new girl in town, suggests that the girls play a scary game called Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board, during which Violet makes up elaborate stories about the future ways in which beautiful Olivia, brassy Candace, and athletic Mischa will die. The game unsettles McKenna because she's already escaped death once in her life, but she doesn't want to ruin her friends' fun. It's only a game, she reminds herself.