Born into the night, it is in the moonlight that they find they can be their truest selves. Coldly illuminated, most of them revel in the gift they've been given and its limitless possibilities. But there are others, however, who weep for the thing they have become. They are the Lacrimose, souls who wander in search of that spark of human familiarity of a kindred soul with whom they can relate. Each with their own story unique to their blackened soul. This story is based on the many Vampire games that I ran in my "past life," both tabletop and LARP alike. Characters of my own creation and from the minds of friends who delight and inspired my desire to create.

A captivating thriller novella that expertly serves as a fictional depiction of the Dyatlov Pass Incident of 1959 that ended the lives of 9 Russian engineering students. This unfortunate final trip is still just as mysterious as it was that wintry day in January when they never returned home from the Ural Mountains. Only one survivor lived to tell a tale no one ever confirmed to be true. Do you dare to go there? In Memory of Igor, Yuri, Georgiy, Rustik, Lyudmila, Aleksander, Tibo, Zina & Sasha #dyatlovpassincident #dyatlovpass #pocauthors #russia #sovietunion #thriller #suspense #novella #fiction #disappearances #dyatlov #dontgothere #osdio #osdiobookseries #lalaleo #horror #lalaleoauthor #mystery #paranormal #supernatural #shortstory #otorten #tragedy

A short story in the style of a mythological fable about a time when animals were primarily dominant in the world. One treacherous event of betrayal would change that forever prior to a young princess having to make a difficult choice between loyalty and love. Once it is all said and done, each stormy season brings a constant reminder of this act of hatred that led humans to rise above all. I wrote it when I was 11 or 12.

*A Wattpad Editor's Choice* Freddie kissed him again. He groaned and pressed into it. Deepened it immediately, kissing her so hard, she thought he might draw blood. She liked it. But then he was pulling away. Backing away three steps, and freezing, miserable air rushed between them. "You're dangerous." He ran a hand through his hair. A tiny frown knit his brow. "So, so dangerous, Freddie Gellar." -- From New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard comes a story packed with steamy romance, epic best friendship, and a dark mystery that dates back centuries. The Executioners Three is Stranger Things meets the legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1999 on the shores of Lake Michigan. After high school senior Freddie Gellar finds a body in the woods, she sets out to prove it wasn't a suicide like the sheriff ruled. But then more bodies start piling up -- and if that's not creepy enough, supernatural warning signs from the old poem "The Executioners Three" start unfolding too. To complicate things even more, Freddie gets roped into a rivalry between her high school and the local prep school. For twenty years, the two student bodies have pranked each other, and the enmity between them is vicious. Except that over the course of all these back-and-forth pranks, Freddie finds herself falling for the #1 enemy of them all: Theo Porter. New chapters every Wednesday and Friday!