They say that souls thrive in bodies while they are living, creating memories between other souls and developing feelings such as; love, hope, and hatred. When we die our soul is sent to wherever our soul is sent to. ...A better place they all say. What about the bodies ? Do they really just rot away or burn. Some say that our birthmarks give clues to our past lives and what happen to the soul that once inhabited the body we now posses. The blotchy brown outlined circle directly beneath the apex of my sternum was my birthmark. As I stand there in the bathroom looking over my oddly yet perfectly shaped mark. I can't help but wonder how or what could have happened to the poor old soul in my body last. When I look up into the mirror I see me standing there with wide eyes shocked out of my mind tears rolled down my face. What ? I pulled my shirt down and backed away from the mirror. I wasn't crying.

COVER BY THE AMAZING AND ALL-POWERFUL @Tammzz Carsden has never been your average town. To Fletcher it always seemed like there was something happening, some new event, some kind of drama unfolding. He was used to keeping up with the usual going's on, but then things started to change. Something new appeared, something malicious and hidden from plain sight. Something that hung like a black fog over the town, waiting in the shadows for the right time to strike. It was only when young Maggie Rose disappeared that the pieces began to fall together, and the true danger within Carsden came to light.

Carsden isn't what it appears to the ordinary eye. Sometimes it takes an extraordinary vision to see what was really there along. And sometimes, you're better off blind. Black evils, murderous lust and monstrous alter egos thrive under the sinister shadows of a similarly innocent church. When a young girl goes missing in Carsden. Her disappearance casts a curse no one would have foresee and ends in a way that will forever haunt the community. But, before all that, priest Tobias Damien has to deal with fixing the bond between him and his adoptive daughter, the fact that his almost best friend may cherish doughnuts more than their friendship, and the echoing thoughts of an annoying reference cracking voice in his head. (Amazing Cover By Poppins_yahooize!)

Darius L. Simmons is a sixteen, turning seventeen, year-old. Though he may be an occasional-okay, more than occasional-brat, he tries his best to sincerely annoy others around him. Sincerely. A brat, a clown, and a closeted pansexual, what's a boy in the oh-so horrific Carsen to do? And what does that have to do with the infamously missing thirteen year-old Maggie Rose have to do with it? Entry for the "Mother's House of Horrors"!

Kiwi was an bright and talented horror and mystery writer who had moved back to her hometown Carsden hoping for some inspiration for her new book. She was'nt disappointed for the current disappearence of Maggie Rose and the strange behavior of the citizens as Harvest Festival is coming up. Despite her chill attitude towards the current mysteries of the town , Kiwi couldnt help but wonder if it had to do with her birth family...or her adopted family. Currently living her old home , Kiwi deals with the past memories of Penny and " Mother " which keeps haunting her. Is the ghosts of her pasts coming back to haunt her or if its something bigger...haunting the entire town.

Lilyana White. A seventeen year old high school student obsessed with the weird and the unusual. All her life she has wanted explanations for the strange things in life and she has done everything in her power to understand the odd reality around. How do things work? How does a clock tick? What makes a person tick? Sometimes her love for knowledge can be her demise. She always wants to be the best at what she does and will do whatever it takes to make it so. No one will be better than her.

Myles Alistair is a psychological horror author.

Am I the victim, or am I the monster? Am I to be saved, or am I to be saved from? Am I innocent, or am I guilty? Or am I in the middle of this bridge? All I can do is smile and laugh, everything is a cheery summer day and I am a ray of sunshine The sun has set, but no one knows that, so in the darkness, I still try and flicker bright, just to show how strong I can be Yes, I'm a liar, if deceiving expressions are lies And with the sunset, I have lost everything (This is my entry for the Wattpad Weekly contest, Mother's House Of Horrors)

Sammy Kaplan lives in Carsden at the edge of the Unlived Forest. Aloof and practically emotionless to other people, she starts noticing some odd things happening in Carsden. Most disconcerting to her is the nature in town. Being a Wiccan and much in tune with the environment, Sammy starts acting a little less unfeeling and wonders why nature is not telling her what's wrong. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part of the October Community Project: Mother's House of Horrors Cover by Poppins_Yahooize