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Friends Down Low (ONC2022)

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Simon Tuttle is dead.

When Finnigan Walsh attends the funeral of his late, long-lost uncle, he expects to simply pay some unemotional respects and head home. Instead, he's drawn into a bizarre mystery as he meets three of his uncle's old friends.

A blind man armed to the teeth. A woman that speaks and moves only in whispers. A monstrous brawler who lives in the woods. Each one is a reformed killer who owes their redemption to Simon.

Now unable to repay their debts, the trio vows to safeguard Finnigan by drawing out and defeating his mortal enemy. The problem is, Finnigan had no idea he had one.

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Kiss Me at Midnight by brennaiswriting

He smiled, and my heart started thumping wildly again. "Curiosity killed the cat, you know." He said, his voice soft as velvet. "But the cat also has nine lives... so why not use them?" I smiled back. His blue eyes gazed intensely into mine. My hands started to sweat, and I was suddenly aware of how close he was standing to me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A New Year's Eve masquerade at a haunted mansion- what could go wrong? Brenna has always loved everything dark and spooky, especially the strange and morbid. But when she's dragged to a party at the local "haunted hotspot", she is thrust into a world she never imagined but always hoped for. A centuries-old curse, secrets, and a love triangle with a ghost? Will this average girl have what it takes to break the curse and solve the mystery of her own heart? (An Open Novella Contest Longlister - 2020) #3 in newyearseve (5/3/2020) #22 in hauntedhouse (5/3/2020)

Red Discord by DumplingSoup

Dark whispers. "You created a monster." Hidden secrets. "I killed him once." An evil intensive. "Come children. Let's have - a party..." Since childhood, Kassy Mitchel has always been a rich princess, living an almost perfect life. She has a kind husband, cute daughter, and wonderful family that would be the envy of anyone. But Kassy holds a dark secret she never told anyone before, and now that secret is out to haunt her, or, rather, kill her as it interrupts her child's birthday party. She and her brother, James Barren, must fight to survive the deadly threat that isn't bothered to have to resort to playing mind games to get what it wants or following them to the world's end. James and Kassy find out that life isn't all about parties and there are dark secrets hidden in plain sight. The normal life they thought they had just took a three-hundred and sixty degree turn around as not even the house they grew up in is safe anymore. Now nothing is what it once seemed and even their mother is against them this roll of the dice. Secrets never stay quiet forever and revenge is best served... sweet. Let's hope you're not scared of clowns too much now as we paint the town red. "They're all scary with their big, red noses... and red...” A novel made for NaNoWriMo 2012.

A Pocket Full of Posies (Book 3) by Dear_Rhian

★ Final installment of the 2019 Watty Award winning Posies series ★ Armed with the knowledge of what really killed his family twelve years ago, Felix Reynolds must learn to harness his supernatural abilities to prevent the uprising of banished spirits, and stop the one person standing between him and the rest of his life. ***** Felix Reynolds has to put an end to what his brother started twelve years ago, once and for all. Felix must do everything possible to stay under Connor's radar. He also needs to figure out how the hell to control the banished spirits tormenting him, address the trauma of his family's deaths, and stop Connor before things spiral out of control. Nothing too stressful. As Felix begins to realise what he is truly capable of, achieving this doesn't seem so impossible. Unfortunately for him, nothing is ever simple. Felix has to be more wary of those around him than ever before, and above all, he can't lose himself along the way. Felix Reynolds has to put an end to what his brother started twelve years ago before it puts and end to him. ***** (Book Three of The Posies Trilogy)

Break Me // ONC 2022 by MissJina

On the outside Nore Mcguire was your average twenty-six year old High School Writing teacher. She had a lot of friends and didn't mind sharing a home with her eighty-year old Grandmother and her nine cats. But there was still something off. She sort of blames it on the stories her grandmother told her growing up about the night-walkers. Sometimes she thought she saw them, hoovering over people just before their death. She figured it was just her imagination and moved on, but that was until the new English teacher came to town. Jaime Donovan rode into town like a wild storm on a summer night. The ladies loved him. Nore found him attractive, sure, but he always found a way to get under her skin, and there was just something off about him. On the night of the Founders Day masquerade ball, Nore finds herself semi-plastered and dancing with one masked man the entire night. They danced and kissed the night away. She waited for her Cinderella moment to take place, but it never did, and that's because half the town was left for dead. And the next morning when the sun rose, things looked a little different. And now not only does she want to figure out who the masked man was, but she has to figure out why she was the only one to see creatures killing people in the daylight, when no one else could, and how to get rid of them for good. ----- Written for ONC 2022 - #66 & #23

The Edifice by mysteas

WATTYS 2021 WINNER - PARANORMAL Olivia Porter is well acquainted with death- or so she thought. With the passing of her only friend, she's given more than she bargained for when the estranged and mysterious Lee Noble enters her life. Lee brings with him more than his bad attitude and mysterious past. He's Olivia's gateway to a dark and terrifying underworld she never knew existed. The Edifice; a dimension parallel to their own, separated for a very good reason. It's a world of magic, where warlocks, fiends and monsters walk the streets in strained coexistence. Stranded in a foreign land at the mercy of its citizens, Olivia has no choice but to accept the help of Otis- a deity masquerading as a fickle young man. With seven days to escape the consequences of the deity's contract, Olivia's humanity is on a perilous countdown. Otis promises her the world if she can hold out- while Lee will sacrifice anything to see her gone. Because Otis's gift to her is worth dying for... and all of the Edifice knows it. - cover by @newsies- ~90,000 Words Mature and Horror Themes CONTENT WARNINGS for death, family trauma, adult language, kidnap, coercion, drug and alcohol abuse, suicidal ideation, mental illness, graphic violence and references to racism and homophobia..

HAUNTED by luciferlover1234

After a prank played out at a haunted house, Hyde Higgins searched for his younger brother for a year. He never came out of the haunted house and hadn't been seen since. Hyde moved to college a year late to try to move on with his life. He was still spending his spare time searching for his little brother. Nora Calvaruso was a Sophomore at NYU trying to be normal. How many secrets can two people have? Can they trust each other enough to help?

The Phantom of the Woods by Bl00mingTales

In the quiet, superstitious town of Hollow's End, whispers circulate about a boy who lives deep in the woods-a boy cursed with half the face of a skeleton, feared by all who dare to speak his name. The townspeople warn that the forest is haunted, urging everyone to stay far from its shadowy borders. Lily, a daring 19-year-old who has never believed in old tales, sneaks into the woods one night, driven by her unshakable curiosity. There, she meets Kael, a mysterious and brooding figure whose life has been marred by a curse that forced him into isolation. Kael, now 23, lives alone in a secluded cabin, hiding behind a mask that conceals the skeletal half of his face. To his surprise, Lily isn't frightened by his appearance-she sees past the curse to the man he truly is. As the two grow closer, their bond begins to challenge the very beliefs that have kept Kael isolated for years. But the curse that haunts Kael runs deeper than anyone in the town knows. As Lily delves into the mystery of what really happened to Kael, she discovers that the curse isn't just about his appearance-it's tied to a dark secret that could destroy them both. In The Phantom of the Woods, Lily and Kael must face the unknown together, unearthing the truth behind the curse and testing whether love can break through the barriers of fear and isolation. Their journey leads them into the heart of the forest's darkness, where secrets, danger, and the very essence of Kael's humanity are at stake.

A Drop Of Haunted Blood [PREVIEW] [WATTYS WINNTER 2023] by auroraanorth

[PREVIEW ONLY] WATTYS WINNER 2023 | Sixteen-year-old Felix Carver carries the ghosts of magicians in his blood. He can communicate with them and use the magical abilities they wielded against monsters when they were alive. His newfound power would be pretty cool, if the ghosts in question weren't his family and the man who killed them. Death doesn't stop Felix's siblings from finding new ways to annoy him from beyond the grave, nor his parents from doing their best to protect him from the dangerous side of his new life. Felix learns that his family belonged to an organization of magicians called the Bright Guardians, while their killer was a part of the Guardian Uprising that tried to overthrow the organization eight years earlier. The Bright Guardians take Felix in, hoping they can train him to fight monsters and control the ghosts living inside of him. Felix barely understands the magical world his family kept secret from him, but he does make friends with other odd cases at the Bright Academy. Troublemaker Arisa Tamura is struggling to control her ability to animate objects while under the influence of cursed bracelets, while the smart but reserved Mason Briggs is a witch who was transformed into a demon as a last resort to save his life. Together, the three of them realize that Uprising spies are still hiding among the Guardians. They have no idea who they can trust, but they do know who they can't: a Guardian named Ernest Abernathy, who stole a powerful wand from Mason's parents before killing them. Felix, Mason, and Arisa must construct a plan to steal back the wand without any help. If their plan fails, Ernest will turn the Guardians against them and have them locked up, or executed. If they succeed, they'll have one more weapon in the fight against the Uprising's army. Either way, the approaching war is inevitable. Be warned this book contains death, violence, and an above average amount of spiders.

Haunted by JuliaCoffin

The dead typically want one of two things. Ghosts crave conversation. Spirits seek pain. My name is Bria, and I've been able to interact with the dead for as long as I can remember. Communicating with the deceased might sound like a cool gift, but let me assure you, it's not. Ghosts don't shut up, and not all specters are friendly. In fact, most of them are dangerous. Pretending the paranormal doesn't exist is far easier than talking to the shadows, so I've been avoiding the dead for years. Past experiences have led me to avoid the living too. And for a long time, I've successfully kept my distance. Until a single ghost encounter in the library ruins everything. Now a couple of my classmates know my secret. But as it turns out, they have a deadly secret of their own. Time to talk to the shadows again. _______________ This story contains profanity and violence. [ONC 2021 Shortlister]

Empty Chains ✔️ | #ONC2019 by AriaOfStorms

Death has a sick sense of humor. On the most destructive week of Holiday Warren's life, a crosswalk turns into a deadly sprint through the depths of hell to right the wrongs of her troubled past. No one was ready for Holiday's death, not even her. Dying is supposed to be simple, easy. She expected darkness or maybe endless food. Not an introduction to Death himself and the invitation to something sweeter. Kill or be killed, he couldn't care less. But win... Win and be free to return to life as she knew it. | Featured Story - Editors Pick | | SHORTLISTED FOR THE Open Novella Contest 2019 | | Winner of Wattpad's Psychological Novel Contest 2020 | | Highest Rank: #20 in Fantasy |

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Kiss Me at Midnight

He smiled, and my heart started thumping wildly again. "Curiosity killed the cat, you know." He said, his voice soft as velvet. "But the cat also has nine lives... so why not use them?" I smiled back. His blue eyes gazed intensely into mine. My hands started to sweat, and I was suddenly aware of how close he was standing to me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A New Year's Eve masquerade at a haunted mansion- what could go wrong? Brenna has always loved everything dark and spooky, especially the strange and morbid. But when she's dragged to a party at the local "haunted hotspot", she is thrust into a world she never imagined but always hoped for. A centuries-old curse, secrets, and a love triangle with a ghost? Will this average girl have what it takes to break the curse and solve the mystery of her own heart? (An Open Novella Contest Longlister - 2020) #3 in newyearseve (5/3/2020) #22 in hauntedhouse (5/3/2020)