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Wern Muller is always hungry. Unfortunately, eating for Wern is not as easy as grabbing takeout. Wern can only feed on the traumatic memories of people and animals. It's an exhausting and thought-eroding experience, but Wern has to eat, or terrible things happen. To make it easier, Wern works in places where he is in close contact with traumatized individuals. Haruto Sato makes Wern hungry. Sato, a user of the food bank where Wern works, is dripping in trauma. Wern can see the memories slither and hiss on his neck and shoulders. The memories whisper to Wern, enticing him like sauce on dumplings. Haruto could quench Wern's hunger for a full year... So why won't Wern feed on him? --- [A Wattpad Editor's Pick.] [An Open Novella Contest short-listed book.]

A young man escapes from a 1930s lunatic asylum and brings with him a blind old man on the brink of senility. However, he soon turns out to be more resourceful than he first let on. When they kidnap a young woman, things take a turn. p.s. Someone will get bitten. I promise.

The lives - and fates - of seven people cross in five-and-a-half absurd tales of seemingly unrelated grim horrors varying from subtle to downright gory. People who cause each others' pain through their ignorance, inabilities or just sheer arrogance.

When a deadly disease ravages the town of Holmsley, Frankie and her friends find themselves trapped inside a military-blockaded quarantine zone. ***** A story that was first published in 2014 and feels more relevant than ever. Fifteen-year-old Frankie and her friends must find their way out of quarantine if they want to survive. As the body count rises, Frankie realizes that this is no ordinary quarantine and no one is coming to help. Once infected, the sick become crazed and violent, while fear turns other survivors to savages. And who or what are the mysterious figures Frankie keeps seeing around town? It seems she'll have to unravel the dark truth behind it all if she wants to get out alive... Content and/or trigger warning: This story describes disease outbreaks and contains scenes of violence, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Rosie Grey was only seven years old when she arrived at Mr Thompson's cotton factory. Now fourteen, she has become accustomed to the treatment of the workers and the harsh conditions under which they are forced to work. After an accident in the storeroom leads to her dismissal, Rosie must try to make her own way in the real world, away from the life she had grown used to. But despite being seemingly free from her life at the factory, Rosie struggles with the dark past that holds her captive, and she doesn't know if she will ever be able to escape the life she tries so hard to forget. (C)Spruce_Goose Cover - Made by @Azanthiel

Seventeen-year-old April Parker wakes up in an underground facility, a shock bracelet on her wrist and a five-day countdown on the clock. Dozens of other teens share her inexplicable fate, but their unseen captors never intervene no matter how brutal conditions become. When the ruthless - and unnervingly magnetic - Marcus seizes control, April's trauma-forged instinct is to lay low. But protecting her friends drives her to bargain with the boy she should fear most - a boy whose reality fractures with every tick. Then the countdown ends, and the real terror begins. Powers ignite. Alliances shatter. And predators are born. And with a saboteur among them determined to keep the doors closed forever, escaping what comes next may be the only way to survive it.

A young murderer with amnesia enrolls in a reform school exclusively for wealthy teens. This steep tuition pays to clean records and erase evidence of heinous pasts. There's only one problem: The campus is haunted. »»-------------¤-------------«« "Like a starting pistol for a track event, this thriller should snap readers to attention and propel them headlong until the end." - JK Donahue HIGHEST RANK: #3 Mystery - Feb 2019 FEATURED: Wattpad Picks - Editor's Choice, May-August 2019 • @Mystery's Trending List • @Fright's Gothic & Eldritch List AWARDS: 2019 Futhark Awards, "Most Engaging Characters" - Horror/Thriller • 2019 Black Cat Awards, 1st Place "Horror" • 2018 Annual Medley Awards, 1st Place "Paranormal, Horror, and Mystery" »»-------------¤-------------«« It's been one year since Rayne Foster killed a young girl in the middle of the street, and after months of endless therapy, she still doesn't remember it happening. The psychiatrists at Aurora Hospital finally approve her transfer to Maria J. Westwood Correctional, a glorified reform school for the wealthiest teens in America; the steep tuition pays for a fresh start, wherein students can graduate and receive forged diplomas from blue-ribbon schools across the nation. Clean slate. But there are dark secrets on campus. A hidden history of blood, death, and darkness. Spirits haunt the campus grounds in the form of whispers, shadows, and vague apparitions. Rayne is one of the only students who can see them, and given her history of hallucinations, she begins to wonder if they are even real. That is until one night, she discovers a young boy on campus who can see them too. Could it be she's really not alone? Together, they may be the only ones who can put an end to the murders that terrorize the prim hallways of Maria J. Westwood. Rayne is determined to unlock the school's secrets in order to save her peers, whilst uncovering the secrets of her own past as well...

"My name is Savannah, but he calls me Amber." ________ Savannah Noel is your average teenager. Well, she would be, if she wasn't kidnapped at eleven years old and held captive for six years. After finally getting free, she has to learn how to live. She was forced to stay inside for years, and now she is hesitant to leave the house. She doesn't know how to go on with her life like people her age, and she's struggling. Liam Cabraro is a very attractive teenager. He hates school and everyone his age, and dreams of leaving his hometown and his entire family, just to feel free. That is, until his childhood best friend Savannah Noel joins his school. Liam needs a reason to stay, and Savannah needs a reason to live. A match made in heaven? I think so. Warning: This story has strong language, protective best friends, sexual innuendos, feelings that will make your heart clench, and characters that you will want to buy on eBay. Please do not steal this story/repost it anywhere without messaging me first! I have been planning this story for months! THIS IS BOOK ONE TO A FOUR BOOK SERIES

Cottonwood Hills is the stereotypical small Kansas town. It's poor, quiet, and surrounded by grasslands on most sides. Sheriff Marcus Avery likes to keep it that way. The most crime they'd had there in years was last year's gas can scandal, and that was caused by an old woman who thought it was cans of cat food. The three person police department was still trying to figure out how she did that. Then in 1928 everything changed. A headless corpse was found in shallow grave on the outskirts of town. Together Sheriff Marcus Avery and the rest of his town try to solve the mystery and end up uncovering so much more. But WHAT do they uncover? WHO commited the murder? And will Cottonwood Hills ever be the same? WARNING: Mild descriptions of blood and death. Cover art drawn by yours truly AWARDS: • Honorable Mention- Mystery Party Contest • People's Choice- Mystery Party Contest