A shadow from the bedside
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Last published Mon, Nov 7, 2022
The first in a upcoming collection of short horror stories about ghosts and cryptids, Tales from a starless night. A shadow from the bedside is a serious tone short horror story to kickoff a planned collection of separate stories.
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