Short tales dealing with all manner of paranormal, esoteric and unexplained phenomenon. Not all the stories are creepy. In fact, a few are humorous.

**1ST PLACE FEATURED IN HORROR 8-31** Alzar's mind wasn't the only thing that was falling apart. ---- After an emotional outburst lands him in the principal's office, Alzar Lorne forced into a series of in-depth sessions with the school's new counselor, Miss 'Fancy' Hastur. However, with each meeting, Alzar's anxieties only seem to worsen, and he can't shake the feeling that something is off with Miss Fancy. He couldn't be more right.

Do you ever wonder about some of your family's deep and dark secrets? Well, what if your family's secret was so deep and dark, that you couldn't even talk about among anyone in the family, let along total strangers. And what if the secrets that were in the family were meant to stay looked up for they could literally destroy mankind's sanity.

Ein Junger Forscher soll die volkstümliche Legende eines alten Dorfes untersuchen. Erst zu spät bemerkt er, dass er damit eine Welt düstersten Wahnsinns und unaussprechlicher Schrecken betritt.

After escaping from police custody, Clover tries to piece his life back together. Determined to return to home and be reunited with his family, he has to first elude the country wide man hunt. Will he be able to resist his old ways in order to remain undetected? After hearing that Colin has escaped, Summer and Becca prepare themselves for the inevitable; Clover is coming back for them. Will the police and their families be enough to protect them? Clover's coming back and he's determined to prove to the girls; 'You'll always be mine'.

For months Summer is trapped in a cellar with the man who took her - and three other girls: Rose, Poppy, and Violet. His perfect, pure flowers. His family. But flowers can't survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out...

It's the bestfriend retreat of your dreams. Four friends, one luxury Airbnb. A weekend away from your problems. Only, Sierra and her friends are not alone. Add in a trio of strangers and a locked door, and this holiday turns deadly. A young adult thriller romance written by the same author as High School Hit List and Watty-award winning Awake.

Following the traumatic birth of her daughter, Kathleen-Anne spirals into depression and struggles to cope with her newborn baby. Desperate to put some life back into the wife he adores, husband Rheemus suggests that she takes some time out to have some fun with her friends and Kathleen-Anne reluctantly finds herself at the home of Barbara Arden, the town medium. Invited to take part in a séance with the spiritualist who many townsfolk believe is nothing but a charlatan, Kathleen-Anne places her fingers on the planchette and waits for the Ouija board to answer Barbara's call. When the candles begin to flicker and someone whispers her name, Kathleen-Anne realizes too late that Barbara isn't a charlatan at all and that she should have listened to her Mama's warning never to visit the medium's house. As the lights go out and the screaming begins, Kathleen-Anne is about to learn the hard way that when you call something over from the other side, it never wants to leave. ****** This story was commissioned by Universal Pictures and Wattpad and inspired by the movie Ouija: Origin of Evil.

After three of their friends disappear without a trace, Cooper, Bonnie, Kevin and Madilyn hit the road, determined to find out what happened to them. ***** After graduating, three friends take a road trip, and never return to their hometown. Three months later, and there are no answers. The police have ended their investigations and the case has gone cold. That's not good enough for four friends: Bonnie, Kevin, Cooper and Madilyn. They're determined to get some answers, but if they get close to the people involved, they may end up sharing their friends' fate.

After vanishing for two decades, their son comes home. But something isn't right.