"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. It is relayed by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of his sanity while simultaneously describing a murder he committed. The victim was an old man with a filmy "vulture-eye", as the narrator calls it. The narrator emphasizes the careful calculation of the murder, and he hides the body by dismembering it, and hiding it under the floorboards. Ultimately, the narrator's feelings of guilt, or a mental disturbance, result in him hearing a thumping sound, which he interprets as the dead man's beating heart. Cover by the lovely @FayLane.

The Beast in the Cave, by H.P. Lovecraft. This short story was written in 1905, and was first published in the June 1918 issue (No. 7) of the amateur press journal the Vagrant.

"The Raven" tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. The lover, often identified as being a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word "Nevermore". Cover by @Lujayna

Most of us pay no attention to the pests that live around us. However, when you find one, what do you usually do? Swat a fly? Squish a cockroach? Stomp on a spider? In a world where mankind is not the dominant species and giant creatures that look at mankind in the same way you would look at a rat, vermin. Except these cruel monsters take pleasure in making sport of people when they find them. For too long mankind has been scarce and scattered abroad, and too long have they lived in this oppression. Someone has to do something about this, right? After all, could rodents overthrow the dominant species? How could rodents overthrow giants?

A teenage girl murders her brother, forcing her into the local asylum. But what if she's not really crazy? One tragedy. One girl. Four white walls. Welcome to the Asylum. [a poetic short story] **Awards** 1st in Short Story - The Champ Easter Award 2019 1st in Short Story - The Hidden Gems Awards 2018 2nd in Short Story - The Night Sky Awards Most Creative Award - The Minstrel Awards 2nd in Teen Fiction - Fallen Angel 2018 Awards 3rd in Fiction - Wand Awards 3rd in Short Story - ILoveAwards 3rd in Barry Allen's Library - JeDi Awards 2019 3rd in General Fiction - The 2019 Iridescence Awards 3rd in General Fiction - The Mystic Awards 3rd in General Fiction - Titan Awards Best Title in Spiritual/General Fiction/Non-Fiction - Wicked Awards Honorable Mention in General Fiction - The Golden Awards

Book One of the Royal Series "When the time comes that kingdoms collide, a broom of death sweeps the valley. A long lost princess returns, unknown to who she is. A sweet flower heals her, a gallant warrior defends her and a cruel man will destroy her. The realm will rise or fall by her hand." ∞ † ∞ † ∞ Knowing little of the world away from home, Callista Malik is thrown into hell when a creature takes her captive. Lost into a world of magic, destiny and hate, Callista finds her way through it all but with a catch. Julius Flynn is a lost prince in a cruel kingdom, when his father declares war on all races that are not under his control. When he plans a rebellion, he is caught and sent on a mission. To bring a human girl through the portal. After obtaining her, Julius fights off what he fears might be the world's biggest mistakes. When their worlds are broken apart and they find themselves in a prophecy thrown by the God's, they must do everything to change what has been written or else it's the end of the world.

Wilhelm is a riveting psychological thriller about the darkness lurking within us all. Peyton Meryl, a strong-willed, powerful, spiritual leader in her community meets wise, intriguing, and mesmerizing handsome Wilhelm at a New Year's Eve party. Soon after their encounter her perception of what's truth and moral starts to change. What if lies are now the truth? Everyone in Peyton's life who shows goodness, finds that every secret they hid safely away, is exposed in Wilhelm's "light". Wilhelm unmasks that true horror isn't a monster hiding in the dark, but being allowed to see deep within a human heart. ©2019 Wilhelm WhoIsWilhelm.com

[FEATURED BY @YAFantasy] One run-away prince, two die-hard scientists, magic that may-or-may-not be real, and a land that wasn't supposed to exist. Welcome to Avadel. * * * Researchers Leavi Riveirre and Sean Rahkifellar want nothing more than to study how the cogs of the universe click together. When a plague unleashes inside their underground city, though, no amount of science can stop it. Determined not to be among the rising count of corpses, they flee. However, surviving topside will require more than just facing the brutal winter. If they want to make it, they'll have to relearn every fact they ever thought they knew. Prince Aster Jacques is destined to lead all the magicians of Morineaux. But no matter how many tomes he reads or how many times he practices to exhaustion, he remains a poor excuse for a wizard. Desperate to be the magician his country needs, he's willing to do whatever it takes-even if that means abandoning his kingdom to follow a mysterious note to a foreign one. When these three's paths twist together, they must learn to trust each other if they want any chance at a future. *~AWARDS~* 1st Overall - The Monthly Gemstone Awards - LIGHTNING ROUNDS - Wand Awards 1st in Fantasy - Piggyback Summer 2019 - Writers' Choice 2019 - The Black Cat 2019 - Winter Rose 2019 - The Life Elements - 2020 Punk Rock - The Privus 2020 - The Holiday - ILoveAwards - ECAwards 1st in Action/Adventure - Black and Gold Leaf 2019 - World of Champions 2 - The Court of Miracles - The Sass 2019 1st in Adventure - Fallen Angel 2018 - The Midnight - The Peacock 1st in Grammar/Spelling - Bedtime Stories Summer 2019 1st in Action - The Flavored 2019 *~CREDIT~* Much thanks to @lionobsession, @katianaelyse, @DeltaTangoEthan, @IWJKeller, and @WriterKellie for editing. Beautiful gif banners made by @Lazybrew

* 2017 WATTY WINNER!* Blurb: Humans are at the top of the food chain and always have been. But what if they weren't? What if another took our place and decided to raise and exploit us as we have every other animal on earth? Welcome to a world after humanity... No one is exactly certain where the sibla came from. Some say they evolved from humans long ago, slowly taking power as their numbers increased. Taller, stronger, and longer-lived, than homo sapiens it isn't too hard to imagine. Now humans must face a reality in which they are no more than animals, domesticated beasts bred for their master's various needs and hungers. Rachel Turner is only eight years old. Born in Demin, one of the last remaining free human settlements on earth, she has never been forced to face the reality of life under a sibla Master, living a carefree existence in her hidden village. Magnus Kendrick is a sibla farmer with a sizable estate on which he raises all manner of livestock, from chickens, to sheep, to...humans. He is also the man destined to purchase Rachel's life. *Warning: This book contains a certain degree of gore and disturbing themes Beautiful cover by @my_fairytale 2016 Fright Fest Gold Winner Cryptic's Choice 2017 WATTY Winner ( Story Smiths category) *All Rights Reserved