Shades and Shadows: A Paranormal AnthologyBy: J. Aurel Guay, E. Branden Hart, Ginger Mann, Marian Rosarum, R. M. Ridley, Neve Talbot, Scott E. Tarbet, Scott William Taylor, and Eric White; edited by Terri Wagner and Jessica Shen; foreword by Ben HansenThe Music Man: Peter Hold must face his personal bogeyman and right a terrible wrong . . . and find the key to laying his childhood demon to rest.China Doll: Kris discovers deep secrets about her family as she pays the...

Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter: a gifted student, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is a total opposite to Kristina - she's fearless.Through a boy she meets, Bree is introduced to the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul and, ultimately, her life.

The old radio at the station had poured out haunting images of a dying world from the first day. Through it, the tiny group hunkered down at the Village of Portsmouth, bore witness to the death of millions. Where the sickness left off, storms and brutal emotions took over. Some fought. Some starved. Others simply disappeared.Storms ravaged the power grids. Relief efforts died before they ever started. Entire countries collapsed.Like the rest of the world, the people strande...

When daughter Allie finds herself knee-deep in demons, Demon Hunter Kate Connor must come to the rescue in this first short story featuring not only Kate, but fourteen year old Allie, too! (This story was originally published in Those Who Hunt Monsters, published by Edge Books in 2011)**Bonus! Contains an excerpt from Julie Kenner's award-winning novel, The Cat's Fancy**About the series: The Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom series features Kate Connor, a retired demon hunter and mo...

Shaking up the spirits of ManhattanThe spirit populace of Manhattan doesn't appreciate its well-deserved RIP being disturbed, and Department of Extraordinary Affairs Agent Simon Canderous is sent in to do damage control. Meanwhile, his vacationing partner, Connor Christos, is in a sorry state, and he tells Simon that each night he's being haunted by visions of his long-lost brother at his window. Simon is worried that his partner may be going crazy-or worse, maybe ...

Type:short short-Joe went to sleep one morning not feeling well and woke to find her world turned upside down. She can't contact her friends Tim and Tonya and her neighbor's trying to kill her.

Nate’s best friend Jeremy is missing, and Nate seems to be the only one worried that he’s been captured by hideous creatures that live in the sewers. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.

It is the number that should invoke fear in all of us. Does it frighten you? Somewhere lurking within these 33 tales of flash-fiction true terror exists for those brave enough to read on.Travel along with; a generations spanning cannibal clan eating their way through America to serial killers crossing paths on deserted train tracks to those unfortunate souls who have come face-to-face with the Devil. If that's not enough, you'll encounter vampires, giant insects, carpet-dwelling al...

There'd been others, of course. Dozens of others. At least once a week, some dark-haired dodo with a name that was either John or Robert or Eric or some variant of the three, like John Robert or Eric John, and even once a John Robert Eric, would overhear Rapunzel during one of her recording sessions...A modern tale of Rapunzel, hair fetishes, and finding true love in a crazy world.

**In this harrowing young adult novel, two teens try to save a class of first graders from a gun-wielding soldier suffering from PTSD.“Fast-paced, suspenseful thriller. . . . The hours-long standoff comes to a dramatic and violent climax. . . . A vividly depicted and gripping tragedy.”—Kirkus Reviews“A well-imagined and tragic story with surprising characters and an unforgettable climax. It’s hard to believe this was written by a first-time novelist.”—Todd Strasser...

51 dates. 50 weeks. That was the social experiment Kristen McGuiness-single, living in LA, and entering her thirties newly sober-embarked upon. McGuiness thought facing her struggle with alcoholism would be the hardest part, with love coming easily afterwards. It didn’t. Rethinking her previous dating strategy, she embarks on the ultimate social experiment: 51 dates over the course of 50 weeks, and a chance to claim the life she thought was supposed to be hers.Dodging CHAs (Cheesy ...

You can't outrun fate...Christine is having a bad day. She slept right through her alarm and is late for work. It's freezing cold. She might miss her train. A stranger is stalking her.This stranger appears every Christine goes, at her apartment, at the train station, outside of her office, in the parking lot, in the street, inside her building. Who is it? What do they want? She can find no answers, no recourse, all she knows is that the stranger is RELENTLESS.A short...