Download or read book Collected Easter Horror Shorts written by Kevin J. Kennedy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the darkest recesses of some of the horror world's most chilling minds, Kevin J. Kennedy brings back together some of the authors that brought you Collected Christmas Horror Shorts, alongside several new authors, from upcoming indie stars to Amazon top sellers. Whether you like Easter or not, you'll certainly have a different view of it after you read the stories contained within these pages. Grab an Easter egg, dim the lights, get cosy and get ready for some chilling tales by some of the horror world's finest. C.S.Anderson - He Has Risen Christopher Motz - Magic Awaits Veronica Smith - It's Not All About Bunnies and Chocolates Peter Oliver Wonder - Easter Gunny Mark Cassell - The Rebirth Andrew Lennon - Trying To Write A Horror Story Mark Lukens - Mia's Easter Basket Lex Jones - SonnesHill JC Michael - Lord of The Dance Steven Stacy - Echoes of The Bunny-Man Weston Kincade & David Chrisley - An Easter Prayer Christina Bergling - Hatch James Matthew Byers - Killer Jelly Beans from Outer Space (poem) Jeff Menapace - Paying It Forward Jeff Strand - Rotten Eggs Lisa Vasquez - Bunny and Clyde Mark Fleming - Sulphur Suzanne Fox - Last Supper Briana Robertson - Baby Blues Latashia Figueroa - Easter Eggs Amy Cross - Lamb to Slaughter Kevin J. Kennedy - A Town Called Easter

Download or read book Collected Halloween Horror Shorts written by Kevin J. Kennedy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis If you love horror, Halloween is probably your favourite time of the year. Well... It's ours, too. A mixture of authors from Collected Christmas Horror Shorts and Collected Easter Horror Shorts have come back together, and invited a few friends, to make this Halloween an extra special one. Lock your door, dim your lights, add some pumpkin spice to whatever you are drinking and light your jack-o'-lanterns. This will be a Halloween you will never forget. Table of Contents John R. Little - The Halloween Phantoms Lisa Morton - Pumpkin Rex Richard Chizmar - Mister Parker Christopher Motz - The Halloween Playground Kevin J. Kennedy - Halloweenland Mark Cassell - A Story of Amber Peter Oliver Wonder - Dressed For Success Christina Bergling - Black Widow Stuart Keane - Hollowed Be Thy Andrew Lennon - Girlfriend Briana Robertson - Trick Turned Treat James Matthew Byers - Jenny Greenteeth J.C. Michael - The First Shot Mark Lukens - The Coffin Man Suzanne Fox - The Devils Fruit Steven Stacy - Don't Fear the Reaper.

Download or read book HAUNTED HOLIDAYS written by Thirteen O'Clock Press and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trick-or-Treating and Stockings by the fire...everyone's favorite holidays are around the corner. Thirteen O'Clock authors present their own unique takes on these holiday celebrations. The first half of the anthology is dedicated to All Hallow's Eve and all the candy collecting and ghostly shenanigans one would expect on such an evening. The second half is full of carols and carnage. This isn't your typical Merry Christmas. Santa's been really naughty... Happy Halloween and Merry Christmas from Thirteen O'Clock. Join our celebrations-if you dare.

Download or read book The Waning written by Christina Bergling and published by Hellbound Books Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beatrix woke up in a small metal cage, a persistent dripping sound her only company. Lost in the darkness. Reeling to remember... Her Master appears as an ominous shadow in the doorway of her cell, and he never speaks to her. Instead, he teaches her the language of pain and torture, of submission and obedience, of domination and possession

Download or read book Screechers written by Christina Bergling and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-10 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the apocalyptic fallout of the burned world, the screecher is a massive beast evolved to kill and built for survival. One screecher abandons its home among the crushed remnants of a city and moves to explore the wider world. Unbeknownst to it, one of its surviving nephews decides to tag along.Far away, across the dusty sand dunes, three men flee the smoldering ashes of their community along with their regrets, looking for a new place to survive.These two stories, of screechers and humans, alternate and dance around each other before the creatures and men intersect and weave into one story.In the scorched remains, everything struggles to survive. The end of the world produced mutated monsters beyond imagination. When worlds collide, when man meets monster, who will survive in this new world?

Download or read book Terror Threads a Collection of Horror Stories written by Mark Cassell and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-03 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pull a thread ... and you'll be dead.Ten standalone tales in the best-selling Shadow Fabric Mythos. Each story of ghosts, of demons, of the occult, weaves the mythos tighter and proves we all have the power to see in the dark. Both an introduction to the Shadow Fabric and a companion book, this collection of horror stories contains the following: "Dust Devils" - When a driving instructor's pupil fails to turn up for a lesson, he doesn't just drive off. He investigates ... things. "A Story of Amber" - Two brothers and a grandfather's secret. This is a story that begins in childhood and ends in adulthood. "Claimed" - In Yellowstone Country Park things are black. "The Rebirth" - A primary school teacher's lesson fails to go to plan when a peculiar Easter egg lands in her possession. "Dead Lines" - An artist learns she is not the only one holding the brush. "Pile of Dirt" - After a serious accident, all you want to do is relax in your garden. But the mysterious pile of dirt that has appeared on your lawn bugs the hell out of you. "The Commission" - A photographer's commission proves to be a pain in the neck. "Diagonal Dead" - It's a shame the dead can't stay dead, especially those who are discovered in a wall cavity. "Demon Alcohol" - Staying at a bed and breakfast in a quaint harbour town, Tammy is not in the mood for uninvited guests. Especially when she's hungover and the guests are demons. "A Sunset Companion" - The low October sun can cause road accidents by blinding drivers ... but perhaps there are other causes in the surrounding woodland. Most of the stories featured in this collection have been previously published in anthologies. What the reviewers say. Dust Devils (first published in Tales from the Lake Vol.4 (Crystal Lake Publishing, 2017): "When a driving instructor went to pick up his last learner, he did not expect to get involved in a mystical monster attack. Having read other work by this author I was not disappointed with the story. An ancient monster, a deranged man and bloody death scenes, all things that I love..." - Amazon reviewer A Story of Amber (first published in Collected Halloween Horror Shorts (KJK Publications, 2017): "Brothers Chuck and Dillion were farm kids who experienced an unexplainable freakish event in their fields one Halloween. They are all grown up now and have unfortunately drifted apart. You've heard of gemstones having healing properties, well, what if the opposite was true... Oh that antagonistic Amber, a beauty to be wary of as it unifies and evades. So damn unique, I had NO idea what was going on here I just knew that I was digging it. Mark is a very highly regarded indie author with quite a few highly regarded works out there. I have only read two short stories of his, so far, but I can totally see why. His writing is like alternate (yet not bizarro) dimension kind of stuff, multi layered with precise attention to detail. I really need to check out more from him. His Shadow Fabric Mythos series is....yep, you guessed it, very highly regarded." - Goodreads review Book categories: Supernatural Horror Occult Horror Demons and Devils Ghosts and Spirits and Hauntings Mystery and Suspense Short Stories Tales of Terror Shadow Fabric Mythos Shadows and Darkness Good Versus Evil Haunted House Stories Demonic Possession

Download or read book In a Dark Dark Room and Other Scary Stories written by Alvin Schwartz and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1985-10-02 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creak... Crash... BOO! Shivering skeletons, ghostly pirates, chattering corpses, and haunted graveyards...all to chill your bones! Share these seven spine-tingling stories in a dark, dark room.

Download or read book Easter 1916 and Other Poems written by William Butler Yeats and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1997 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compilation of all the poems from The Wild Swans at Coole (1919) and Michael Robartes and the Dancer (1921) includes "The Second Coming," "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death," many others.

Download or read book The October Society written by Christopher Robertson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The six tales in The October Society reflect the six characters who tell them. From haunted drive-ins to Halloween night, Robertson gives us stories that are fun, enchanting, and everything in between. More than that, he gives us a cast of characters that we can all relate to in some way." - Kelly Brocklehurst (editor of Welcome to the Funhouse). "A weird and whimsical collection of heartfelt horror stories that never fail to entertain or thrill." - Jamie Stewart (author of I Hear The Clattering of the Keys and Other Fever Dreams). "The writing is as clear and descriptive as seeing the scenes unfold in front of you on TV." - curiosityboughtthebook.com. Halloween approaches, and The October Society gathers. They come to share their stories. Tales of dark magic and crooked lies. Of tragic pasts and wicked cruelty. Of misguided misadventure and sinister pranks... Collected here are the first six episodes of the spookiest show that never was. A series only found in the static between channels, that can only be watched on broken TVs in dusty attics and damp basements. Tune in, if you can, because the author of My Zombie Sweetheart welcomes you to The October Society.

Download or read book Spin a Black Yarn written by Josh Malerman and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five harrowing novellas of horror and speculative fiction from the singular mind of the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box Josh Malerman is a master weaver of stories—and in this spine-chilling collection he spins five twisted tales from the shadows of the human soul: A sister insists to her little brother that “Half the House Is Haunted” by a strange presence. But is it the house that’s haunted—or their childhoods? In “Argyle,” a dying man confesses to homicides he never committed, and he reveals long-kept secrets far more sinister than murder. A tourist takes the ultimate trip to outer space in “The Jupiter Drop,” but the real journey is into his own dark past. In “Doug and Judy Buy the House Washer™,” a trendy married couple buys the latest home gadget only to find themselves trapped by their possessions, their history . . . and each other. And in “Egorov,” a wealthy old cretin murders a young man, not knowing the victim was a triplet. The two surviving brothers stage a savage faux-haunting—playing the ghost of their slain brother—with the aim of driving the old murderer mad.

Download or read book Growing Things and Other Stories written by Paul Tremblay and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Bram Stoker Award "One of the best collections of the 21st century." — Stephen King A chilling collection of psychological suspense and literary horror from the multiple award-winning author of the national bestseller The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts. A masterful anthology featuring nineteen pieces of short fiction, Growing Things is an exciting glimpse into Paul Tremblay’s fantastically fertile imagination. In “The Teacher,” a Bram Stoker Award nominee for best short story, a student is forced to watch a disturbing video that will haunt and torment her and her classmates’ lives. Four men rob a pawn shop at gunpoint only to vanish, one-by-one, as they speed away from the crime scene in “The Getaway.” In “Swim Wants to Know If It’s as Bad as Swim Thinks,” a meth addict kidnaps her daughter from her estranged mother as their town is terrorized by a giant monster . . . or not. Joining these haunting works are stories linked to Tremblay’s previous novels. The tour de force metafictional novella “Notes from the Dog Walkers” deconstructs horror and publishing, possibly bringing in a character from A Head Full of Ghosts, all while serving as a prequel to Disappearance at Devil’s Rock. “The Thirteenth Temple” follows another character from A Head Full of Ghosts—Merry, who has published a tell-all memoir written years after the events of the novel. And the title story, “Growing Things,” a shivery tale loosely shared between the sisters in A Head Full of Ghosts, is told here in full. From global catastrophe to the demons inside our heads, Tremblay illuminates our primal fears and darkest dreams in startlingly original fiction that leaves us unmoored. As he lowers the sky and yanks the ground from beneath our feet, we are compelled to contemplate the darkness inside our own hearts and minds.

Download or read book Dark Thoughts written by Kevin J Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin J. Kennedy has put together some of the horror world's bestselling anthologies over recent years. Now, for the first time, he has collected some of his own short stories in one place. Dark Thoughts features a brand new, eight thousand word, tribute story to Richard Laymon's Dark Mountain.Praise for the book: Kevin Kennedy is one of the new breed of horror writing talent who is beginning to make waves in the industry with his captivating style dripping with dread. Definitely one to watch.Michael Bray, author of the Whisper TrilogyDark Thoughts by Kevin Kennedy is everything you want from a horror collection and more. The variety on display here is staggering, from the supernatural to the evil in the hearts of men, but it is always underlined with a visceral grittiness that you just can't shake. I think we have horror's answer to Irvine Welsh.Lee Mountford, author of The DemonicA stunning horror collection that will keep you turning the pages long after dark.Christopher Motz, author of Pine Lakes & TenantsKevin J. Kennedy writes with an unparalleled voice that grips the reader with an alarming urgency from the first page. Each of the stories told within this solo anthology is a masterpiece of suspense and pacing, each one adeptly spun of the stuff of nightmares and evils yet undiscovered.Horror has no happy endings. And these dark tales are purely distilled, 100 proof, gut twisting horrors.Look forward to dimly lit corridors too long for the building, a feral child raised by Pavolvian parents with a taste for human flesh, a camping trip to a forbidden lake that no hikers return from, terrible choices with consequences in the world of drug trafficking, a raw and bloody Tarantino take on The Wizard of Oz classic, and more.To quote the disfigured and macabre ticket taker in the story, 'Carnivalland'"Perhaps you are meant to join us."P. Mattern, author of Strident HouseA surreal carousel ride of horror, revenge and crime. Matthew V. Brockmeyer, award-winning author of Kind Nepenthe and Under Rotting SkyA richly imagined and brilliantly executed collection of dark tales by a rapidly emerging voice in the horror genre.C.S. Anderson, author of The Black Irish ChroniclesThis horror collection will pull deep strings in your mind...The end of the world through a double-decker's window glass. Torture -ashes to ashes. Have you tried to walk in a cannibal's shoes? They have their own ghosts...Would the gates of eternity have the shape of a carnival monstrosity? Oh, a drug dealer shall tremble when hearing "yes... but family."Perhaps you would prefer dancing a macabre waltz with Dorothy and her friends in the land of Oz? What about "revenge, sweet revenge"?Worry not, you can keep the fury of the gods and a flesh feast for dessert. After all... the author well knows there's no end like an ancient course to tie up this bouquet of nightmares.Did this seem to shudder? Wait until you turn the first page, it won't let you go. You'll find yourself smiling more than once, it will awake your most disturbing side.Ten stories to steal your sleep -and your mind.Enjoy.Mar Garcia - TBM Horror ExpertsDark Thoughts is an awesome collection of fast-paced tales of a wide variety of horrific topics that will keep you at the edge of your seat. From zombies, cannibals, and other monsters, to intensely dark payback and awakening a curse, there's something in this collection for every type of horror fan!Erica Robyn ReadsI laughed, I cried, and ultimately, I was left wanting more! Bravo Mr. Kennedy.RJ Roles Author of Girl's Best Friend

Download or read book Flipped written by Wendelin Van Draanen and published by Ember. This book was released on 2003-05-13 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic he-said-she-said romantic comedy! This updated anniversary edition offers story-behind-the-story revelations from author Wendelin Van Draanen. The first time she saw him, she flipped. The first time he saw her, he ran. That was the second grade, but not much has changed by the seventh. Juli says: “My Bryce. Still walking around with my first kiss.” He says: “It’s been six years of strategic avoidance and social discomfort.” But in the eighth grade everything gets turned upside down: just as Bryce is thinking that there’s maybe more to Juli than meets the eye, she’s thinking that he’s not quite all he seemed. This is a classic romantic comedy of errors told in alternating chapters by two fresh, funny voices. The updated anniversary edition contains 32 pages of extra backmatter: essays from Wendelin Van Draanen on her sources of inspiration, on the making of the movie of Flipped, on why she’ll never write a sequel, and a selection of the amazing fan mail she’s received. Awards and accolades for Flipped: SLJ Top 100 Children’s Novels of all time IRA-CBC Children’s Choice IRA Teacher’s Choice Honor winner, Judy Lopez Memorial Award/WNBA Winner of the California Young Reader Medal “We flipped over this fantastic book, its gutsy girl Juli and its wise, wonderful ending.” — The Chicago Tribune “Van Draanen has another winner in this eighth-grade ‘he-said, she-said’ romance. A fast, funny, egg-cellent winner.” — SLJ, Starred review “With a charismatic leading lady kids will flip over, a compelling dynamic between the two narrators and a resonant ending, this novel is a great deal larger than the sum of its parts.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred review

Download or read book In the Land of the Lawn Weenies written by David Lubar and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-06-16 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creepy stories for young adult readers.

Download or read book The Shadow Fabric written by Mark Cassell and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leo remembers little of his past. Desperate for a new life, he snatches up the first job to come along. On his second day, he witnesses a murder, and the Shadow Fabric - a malevolent force that controls the darkness - takes the body and vanishes with it. Uncovering secrets long hidden from humankind, Leo's memory unravels. Not only haunted by the past, a sinister presence within the darkness threatens his existence and he soon doubts everything and everyone . . . including himself. Now Leo must confront the truth about his past before he can embrace his future. But the future may not exist. THE SHADOW FABRIC is a story revealing the unknown history of witchcraft and the true cause of the Great Fire of London. A supernatural horror novel of sins, shadows, and the reanimated dead.

Download or read book Postcards written by Jason Rodriguez and published by Villard. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The inventive writers and illustrators who crafted these transporting stories just may convince you to trash your BlackBerry and buy some stamps.” –Frank Warren, author of PostSecret You’ve seen them at flea markets and in antique shops and used-book stores across the country: Vintage postcards inscribed with handwritten notes, evocative messages that capture a thought, an expression, a concern, a snapshot of someone’s life once upon a time. Jason Rodriguez, acclaimed editor of Elk’s Run, collected a remarkable array of these correspondences, dispersed them among thirty-three of comics’ greatest creators, and asked each to craft a story about the person who sent it. The result is a vividly imagined, gorgeously rendered graphic anthology illustrating tales of romance, adventure, hardship, and mystery. In Postcards, these gifted artists share some of the richest and most inventive work of their careers.

Download or read book I Love Jesus But I Want to Die written by Sarah J. Robinson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.