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This Halloween, the town of Haven is all out of treats and in store for some deadly tricks. Second to only Salem, the town of Halloween Haven has become famous for its spooky events on All Hallows Eve. Though this year, things are about to take a terrifying turn as a centuries old darkness that requires human sacrifices, finds its way into this quaint suburb.

Not all monsters are fantasy. Some are very real, and they walk among us. They're our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. They're the people we're supposed to trust...and they know it. Contained within this anthology are 35 never-before-published works by supremely talented authors and best-selling novelists. Brace yourself for the unexpected and unimaginable horror of...human monsters.

Delve into the depths of terror with "Sinister," an anthology curated by Ink & Quill Press that will haunt your dreams and awaken your darkest fears. In this audio, lies fifteen bone-chilling stories, each a twisted masterpiece crafted by a diverse array of talented authors. From supernatural horrors to psychological thrillers, "Sinister" explores every corner of the macabre landscape.

Michael Gore, the author of Tales from a Mortician and Skeletons in the Attic is back with 15 new creepy stories that will make look over your shoulder and leave a light on as you listen.

The world's oldest celebration comes to life in The End of Summer: Thirteen Tales of Halloween, an anthology that honors the darkest and strangest night of the year. Each story is designed to be intrinsically and intimately about Halloween - its traditions, its myths, and its effects - and they run the gamut from horrifying to heartbreaking. Demons are faced, death is defied, and love is tested. And not everyone makes it out alive. The End of Summer has arrived.

The stories in this collection provide a wide-angle lens at what comprises the unique expanse of horror fiction today. From hobgoblins and apparitions, to haunted dwellings and cursed possessions, to good intentions gone awry and evil ones turned on the perpetrator, these 20 tales will unsettle, frighten, tickle, and caution, and in the end, listeners may take heed before ever again accompanying their children trick-or-treating, striking up conversations in anonymous chat rooms, or fortifying their homes in an attempt to prevent Halloween vandalism.

The Language of Crows and other stories contains dark fairy tales, historical horror, and psychological horror in voices of the violent and the violated. It is a collection of witches’ spells, monsters’ murmurs, and voices within one’s head.

With 15 dark and twisted tales, the mortician is back to terrify you once again. The author of the hit horror anthology Tales from a Mortician has masterfully woven a new collection that will turn your stomach and have you checking under your bed, locking your doors, and leaving the lights on as you listen. From finding a body in your parents' attic to serial killers, cannibals, werewolves, gut-wrenching Halloween tricks, and even a sweet old lady who kills dozens, Skeletons is sure to terrify, disgust, and enthrall everyone who dares to listen to it.

Neun abgründige Geschichten, die Sie das Fürchten lehren! Eine alternde Diva, die alles tun würde, um wieder begehrenswert zu sein. Ein verstörter Junge, dem rachsüchtige Geister nach dem Leben trachten. Ein Team aus Arbeitern, dessen Bohrungen in den Tiefen des Alls mehr zutage fördern als nur die gesuchten Rohstoffe. Ein raubeiniger Überlebender, der sich in den Ruinen des postapokalyptischen Amerika einer monströsen Bedrohung stellen muss. Dies sind nur einige der Gestalten, mit denen Fred Ink seine Leser in diesem Buch konfrontiert.

Twenty dark tales of psychosocial horror fill Elin Olausson’s stunningly creepy short story collection debut. Filled with madness, darkness and the truth of the human condition, Olausson’s stories will leave listeners thinking about their own sanity and questioning the motives of those who are closest to them.

A young couple trying to figure out why the hardwood floors in their brand-new tract house appear to be haunted; an unemployed single mom who cancels her home meals subscription service but can’t get rid of the delivery man; a couple of YouTubers whose plans to make a viral video go darkly awry; and a jilted young lawyer who finally finds the perfect woman, except that there’s something terribly wrong with one of her arms. These and other ghostly delights are just a few shuddery minutes away in A Scream Full of Ghosts.

In this assortment of spine-chilling tales, 22 voices shine a strobe light on the cultural demons that lurked in the background while they came of age in the heyday of satanic panic, slasher flicks, milk carton missing, music television, video rentals, and riot grrrls. These Gen-X storytellers once stayed out unsupervised until the streetlights came on, and what they brought home with them is nothing less than sinister.

My first short story collection, The Small Dark Room of the Soul and Other Stories published thirty years ago made references to the collective fears of those times. Much has happened over the last three decades since then with shifting geopolitics, explosive growth in science, technology, pandemics, school shootings, chaotic weather patterns, homelessness, and all the other problems we still struggle with as we move deeper into the twenty-first century.

Thirty seven short horror stories from acclaimed writers Cody and Chandre Toye. It Includes the entire Blood Moon series and much more. Come take a stroll in the twisted minds of these writers and let them show you something you can only experience once in a blood moon.

In The Half That You See, 26 writers from around the globe share their literary optical illusions in never-before-seen stories of portentous visions and haunting memories, altered consciousness and virulent nightmares, disordered thinking and descents into madness. Take a walk down the paths of perception that these dark fiction raconteurs have tunneled for you, but keep a tight grip on your flashlight.

Abandoned in the Dark is a collection of unnerving stories which are grounded in reality, journeys that promise to keep you awake at night and get your heart pounding. “Abandoned in the Dark” and “Close Call,” among other similar stories collected here, delve into our universal feeling of dread and will ruthlessly steal your breath away. “Behind the Curtain,” a uniquely unsettling sexual tale ridden with disturbing undertones and unforgettable imagery, is certain to haunt parents in particular.

I am Althorn the Crow, knower of all things to know, and I have a tough job. I am tasked with carrying the souls of the dead to their rightful place in the afterlife. I have encountered some pretty strange things during my journeys, but none as bizarre as the deaths you are about to hear. These are just some of the encounters during a normal day in my life.

Edgar Allan Poe proposed that “the boundary line between instinct and reason is of a very shadowy nature” (1840). With its 21 stories of serial killers and sociopaths, fixations and fetishes, breakdowns and bad decisions crafted by authors as diverse as their writing styles, Shadowy Natures leads fans of psychological horror down dark and treacherous roads to destinations they will be too unsettled to leave.

Halloween is a holiday of fright, a time to dress up and go house to house for candy, a time for fun. But what happens when you don’t follow the rules? Nicholas Gray presents five Halloween tales to get you in the spirit and cover your arms in goosebumps. Three friends are in for a trick-or-treat surprise. A surly boy goes trick-or-treating to the wrong house. A grumpy old man gets a special Halloween visitor. A man goes shopping for a Halloween mask. And some bored teenagers go on a vandalism spree.

From short fiction horror writers Cody and Chandre Toye, comes a freakishly delightful collection of tales so bizarre that they can only be found once in a blood moon. From a twisted carnie to the infamous Snoodledoogen, this third volume is bound to send cold shivers down your spine.