**Awarded 3rd place in Wattpad's October 2018 science fiction competition.** A trillion-dollar rocket ship captained by artificially intelligent malware. A surfing janitor who wishes he could just take one more hit of bioengineered cannabis. A mysterious planet lurking at the edge of the known solar system. What happens on a rocket ship hurtling through deep space stays on that rocket ship. **Soon to be published by Tales of Wonder & Dread.**

WARNING: I would not recommend reading this story if you are easily subject to fits of anxiety. No monsters No paranormal No violence Just terror Genre: Horror/Suspense

When a single mother and her two children decide to move into an old funeral home, they quickly discover that the former owner has unleashed something sinister.

-- Only one thing changed following Porter's disappearance. At night, an old seaman could be seen walking the rickety old peer, mumbling to himself in hollow whispers, "Tonight they seem to be calling again..." His voice was one of loss and regret. His bushy white eyebrows knitted together as he came to stand at the end of the boardwalk. "Stay away from the waters. Stay far away from them. Something evil lives in those waters..." He muttered with a trembling voice as he dared to look down into its godforsaken depths. (Credit to HeartlessVibes1 for the amazing cover)

Brand new town, brand new degree, brand new dead-end job. At least she has a new friend, right? Wrong. As a recent graduate finds her footing in the real world, she's happy to meet Jody, a girl who seems eager to be friends. But after a strange encounter with a homeless woman, who insists she knows Jody from somewhere, the friendship fizzles with a hasty goodbye. But ending a friendship never comes without a mess to clean.

A collection of horror shorts. SHOWER SCENE: One rainy night, Wesley Bishop lounges alone, sipping a Jack and coke. Though his girlfriend is on her way, Wesley browses a dating app, fantasizing about women he's only seen in photos. He's unashamed, enjoying himself... until he comes across a profile that makes his skin crawl.

"The cramp was a constant. When it wasn't dull, aching and distracting, it was sharp, raging and debilitating. Maggie carried the cramp wherever she went: to class, to study, to shower, to sleep. The cramp was inescapable." After a pregnancy scare, 19-year-old Maggie goes to a clinic to talk to a gynecologist. For several weeks after the visit, Maggie is terrorized by a monster cramp that changes her life forever.