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When Blood Speaks

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The snow on the mountains of the Jefferson National Park has settled. With her ankles buried deep in slush, Lily leaves her cozy cabin, bow in hand and arrows sticking out of her backpack, for the trees. There is nothing unusual about this hunt. Not until she spots something dark and mysterious underneath an old willow oak. 

Lily doesn't so much as flinch when her prey arrives. With her sharp eye, she strikes at the right moment, taking down her dinner. As she goes to collect her meat, a shadow catches her attention by the old oak tree-something that will change everything.

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Entry for the Open Novella Contest 2019
Suspense Fiction #1 - Winter Sun

- 2/8/19: Title Change from HUNTED to WHEN BLOOD SPEAKS -

© 2019 Sarah Lampkin
Published to Wattpad 01.18.19
Initial Draft - Ongoing - Last Update 03.26.19All Rights Reserved

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The Madman of the Woods | ONC 2024 Shortlist | Vampire Romantasy | Supernatural by Kamiccola

Vampires and hunters are like cats and dogs. They either tolerate each other, or they go for the throat. Rarely ever is there a third option. ⋅⋆⋅ Lailoken is a powerful, ancient vampire with peculiar fog powers who's just awoken from a long slumber in his beloved woods. He thirsts for an adventure in the modern world and brings chaos everywhere he goes. If not whimsical, then bloody... He crosses paths with Josie, a strong, independent woman who isn't intimidated by his fangs. With her as his guide, he's ready for his first road trip of the twenty-first century. While hunters are on their trail looking for a vampire killer on the loose, Lailoken and Josie hide out in shady motels and vampire dens, and their friendship grows into something more. But charming as he may be, Lailoken is a killer, and Josie has the means to bring him to justice. Trusting her may be his undoing. Their entangled tale unfolds in a story filled with campy entertainment, romantic tension, and a fresh take on the vampire genre. ⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄ ✨ ONC 2024 Ambassadors' Pick and SHORTLISTER Prompts: 13, 58, 15, and 22. 🩸 Content warnings: blood and gore. 🖌️ Book cover artwork and design: Isobel Lynx.

Horrors of the Edge: New Blood by Purple_Griffin-9

There is a gnawing at the edge of your senses, it goes away when you try to focus on it, but always returns, an uneasiness that most have come to ignore completely. After a traumatic event Lily Rivera can't ignore it any longer, and now she finds herself peeling back the layers of deception all around her. The truth is not a kind or benevolent thing, the truth is dark, ugly and horrifying, and to know it is for it to know you. Lily is ready to sacrifice anything for answers, are you?

The Woods | Harvey #1 by slybatspidow

Nicole and her family love to vacation in Harvey, a small beachside town. However, it's a town of secrets, and Nicole is invested. She loves a good mystery and can't help herself from getting wrapped up in the town's biggest one: Ashton. As the son of the town's sheriff, Ashton is expected to follow in his father's footsteps. But what do you do when you don't agree with how things are run? For him, the answer is to live in the woods and take all his secrets with him. Naturally, this sparks rumors and means he's the main suspect when a little girl is found dead on the shore. The police want nothing more than to see him be charged for murder. Nicole doesn't believe it for a moment, though. She's fallen hard for the mysterious nature of the gentle creature in the woods, and nothing can convince her that he's to blame for anything going on in the town. However, nothing is ever as simple as it seems... Word Count: 51,025

The Girl without a name✔️ by The-popcorn-maker

"I scanned my surroundings, attempting to identify where I was. Or more importantly...who I was." One day. One forest. One girl. A Jane Doe is found wandering the forest, her hair uncombed, her clothes torn. The last thing she remembers is the forest, an extensive case of severe head trauma wiping her memories. She tries to regain control of her life, renaming herself Jane Hope and joining the Police Academy. But memories haunt her, images appearing in her mind...images she can't ignore. Familiar faces surround her, forcing her to face her past. And as Jane makes new friends and becomes irrevocably attracted to a fellow officer, one question pulses through her mind, churning inside of her brain: Can you ever look to the future when you can never leave your past?

Crimson Lily: The Book of Adventures [EDITING SOON] by dandelionsandmadness

A child on the brink of death, and when faced with Death herself, the child just couldn't bear it and he begged. "Lady... Can you please end my suffering?" The lady in velvet cloak looked down at him, confused. 'Why does this human asks for his death? Doesn't he want to live and take revenge on those who have hurted him?' She thought. His peculiarity piqued her interest. And instead of taking the child's life like how he wishes, the lady in velvet cloak took him in. Will life blossom fondly to the child after being abandoned by his family? Will the lady even understand the meaning of life for others? Or will they end up being fond of one another? "Lily, too much fondness will only ruin you again," the darkness whispered inside of her as memories of her former life flashed on her mind. ∘ ───▪─── ∘ CRIMSON LILY (UNOFFICIAL) SEQUEL Disclaimer: AN ORIGINAL NOVELLA WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. Status: COMPLETED Date Started: April 30, 2021 Date Ended: May 18, 2021 Word Count: 19,583 words

Clandestine : Blood in the water by TheANagy

I dipped my foot in the water in front of me expecting the cool refreshing feeling of the sea water. All i felt was warm thick sensation like a jar of honey or blood, I slowly lifted my gaze to Look at the horizon where the sky meets the sea, the sun between them as if the sky was pushing the sun into the water, and the sun was bleeding into the sea, and the sky was weeping red reflecting the water drenched in the suns blood. -"hello, is this detective Rayne" -"yes" I said with bread in my mouth -"hi, I'm officer mitch from the Bullwreck third precinct, captain Beckett asked me to tell you to be here an hour early for briefing" -"brief me why" I asked -"i don't know ma'am, so can you be here in an hour" -"fine ill be there" I sighted, cursed and hanged up I stuffed the last piece of bread in my mouth Now there is no time to even buy breakfast on my way. Follow detective Jillian Rayne as she navigates her Transfer to a new precinct after a six months suspension to find herself in the underbelly of her world navigating gangs and corruption trying to Solve the murder of young girl.

The Folveshch by FinnyH

[Formerly Featured/Award-Winning Novella/#2 in Horror] There is something eerie about this village -- this hole of silent, maddened people. In 1922 my Papa told me of a faceless entity that lurks amongst us in our isolated slice of Russia. The locals have kept this horror alive for a century, though the only ones who claim to have seen the Folveshch have succumbed to a life of sightless silence. My name is Stefan Alyovich and the people around me are changing. They slip into worsening madness every winter, and I ask myself: how much longer before I'm the only sane one left? ... The only one left alone with the Folveshch. ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟ • 21,000 word novella • Rank #2 in Horror • Rank #4 in Mystery • Horror winner of Greatbelt U.F Award 2015 • CBY October Book of the Month 2014 • The Cryptic Awards Best Horror Winner 2017 • Wattpad HQ Winter Escapes Reading List • Wattpad HQ Stranger Things Reading List • Fright Top Horror/Featured Horror/Stranger Things Reading Lists • Mystery Paranormal Mystery Reading List • ThePurgeMovie Urban Legends Reading List • TheGallowsMovie Best of Thrillers Reading List • Blairwitchmovie Top Horror/Thriller Reading List • OuijaMovie Top Horror Reading List • IncarnateMovie Top Horror ↟- ↟ - ↟ - ↟- ↟- ↟ - ↟ - ↟ - ↟- ↟ - ↟ - ↟ - ↟ - ↟-

The Painting by colleyflowers

"It took me five seconds to fall. The impact on my chest jarring my body but not my mind. I suppose this is the point where your life is supposed to flash before your eyes as time itself freezes - and it did in a way. But I didn't relive my life physically like walking through an old memory, déjà vu in each step. It was a feeling, something that started in my chest and spread to my fingertips, one so unique to me that it encapsulated each significant event into one single second." For as long as May can remember one mystery has haunted her world. A dirty window before her, the grim obstructing her vision, she has lived with a loss she can't identify - that is until one rainy night. Gradually the spots of dirt May scratched at for so long wipe away with the touch of a finger. But when she looks in will she like what she sees - or will curiosity kill the cat?

THE DARK DESCENT VOLUME I: WHAT VENGEANCE COMES by EthanWRichardson

"SUMMER CAMP IS OVER, BUT HUNTING SEASON HAS JUST BEGUN" Thirteen years ago, a malevolent monster infiltrated minds, poisoning memories and corrupting happiness. Now, it returns with friends, plunging the small town of Woodbury into chaos. Isolation becomes survival as twisted nightmares stalk the streets. Lock doors, bar windows, and prepare to fight. Death is the only escape, but killing may be the key. Seven teenagers search for a lost outcast, unaware that their only hope lies with unlikely allies: an escaped convict, a private detective, and the enigmatic Whisperers of Wolfe Kreek. As the hunt intensifies, the Whisperers' cryptic warnings echo through the forest. "Heed the warnings of the Whisperers of Wolfe Kreek," they say, "and you'll pay the price, die twice." The clock ticks down, and the fate of Woodbury hangs in the balance. Prey and predator are not predetermined roles; they are choices. As the darkness closes in, the teens must confront their inner monsters. Will they become predators, embracing the primal urge to kill, or cling to their humanity in the face of unspeakable horrors? "This is a homage to a great many classic or modern horror movies I've seen, minor references, and this is my first ever book I've ever written, which took me 7 years. Now I can publish it, and I hope this gets the love it deserves." WARNING: VIEWER'S DESCESTION IS ADVISED. THIS IS FOR MATURE AUDIENCES. BLOOD AND GORE INTENSE VIOLENCE MATURE HUMOR NUDITY STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT USE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL (REALISTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF DEPRESSION THROUGHOUT ) (Read at your own risk; this isn't a book to reckon with, as this isn't my first draft, but the final draft. Everything happens for a reason, and nothing happens without explanation, though it might take until the next chapter to fully understand something.)

Furry Humans | ✓ by XxRiah916Xx

❝Human by Day and Wolf by Night.❞ But what would you do if you saw one in broad daylight? - * - Abigail wasn't prepared to hear that she and her parents were moving, she viewed it as a cover-up to move away from everything they've ever known and from the problems that have caused her family pain. But in the end, it was so much more. This new town was different; secluded around acres of trees and miles away from the next living city of civilization. Her Dad's company strikes a business deal, resulting in their leave. . or so she originally thought. Once there, the town's people began to act peculiar; sniffing the air whenever she strolled past and gaping at her as if they hadn't seen another human being in their life, or maybe that was just the case. Abigail isn't the one to be curious about most things, especially when things begin to accumulate bizarre events They all had one common emotion continuously gleaming in their eyes when they veered her way, and she began to question the town itself from that point forward. The growls, the changing of eye color, the animalistic ways- this town carries mysteries that set her ablaze with curiosity. She's set on finding that out after a frightening encounter in the woods. As they say 'Curiosity killed the cat' so what happens when she realizes that figuring out these secrets is putting her in danger, more than she could have ever imagined? ___________ C O V E R- @ska.w.barnes T R A I L E R- @auratics ___________ Highest Rank : #5 in Werewolf ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ® Copyright © 2016-2017 by XxRiah916Xx

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The Madman of the Woods | ONC 2024 Shortlist | Vampire Romantasy | Supernatural cover

Horrors of the Edge: New Blood cover

The Woods | Harvey #1 cover

The Girl without a name✔️ cover

Crimson Lily: The Book of Adventures [EDITING SOON] cover

Clandestine : Blood in the water cover

The Folveshch cover

The Painting cover

THE DARK DESCENT VOLUME I: WHAT VENGEANCE COMES cover

Furry Humans | ✓ cover

The Madman of the Woods | ONC 2024 Shortlist | Vampire Romantasy | Supernatural

Vampires and hunters are like cats and dogs. They either tolerate each other, or they go for the throat. Rarely ever is there a third option. ⋅⋆⋅ Lailoken is a powerful, ancient vampire with peculiar fog powers who's just awoken from a long slumber in his beloved woods. He thirsts for an adventure in the modern world and brings chaos everywhere he goes. If not whimsical, then bloody... He crosses paths with Josie, a strong, independent woman who isn't intimidated by his fangs. With her as his guide, he's ready for his first road trip of the twenty-first century. While hunters are on their trail looking for a vampire killer on the loose, Lailoken and Josie hide out in shady motels and vampire dens, and their friendship grows into something more. But charming as he may be, Lailoken is a killer, and Josie has the means to bring him to justice. Trusting her may be his undoing. Their entangled tale unfolds in a story filled with campy entertainment, romantic tension, and a fresh take on the vampire genre. ⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄ ✨ ONC 2024 Ambassadors' Pick and SHORTLISTER Prompts: 13, 58, 15, and 22. 🩸 Content warnings: blood and gore. 🖌️ Book cover artwork and design: Isobel Lynx.