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Within these chapters, you will find 11 tales of terror, from the chilling to the outright horrifying. Nothing is ever as it seems as each story takes unexpected turns—vengeance is sought, blood is spilled, and death is the only certainty.

A captivating tale centered around a mystical bracelet, an artifact that brings its owner unparalleled wealth and fame. However, this prosperity comes at a sinister price, ensnaring its wearers in a web of isolation, severing them from their loved ones and society. Traversing through various epochs, from the Renaissance to the modern digital age, the narrative follows the lives of those who come into possession of the bracelet, each succumbing to its deceptive allure.

Even before zombies annihilated three-quarters of the population, Gaz and Andy were the best of friends. Now they're all each other has. But since Andy lost his girlfriend, he's become so numb he's stopped trying to protect himself from the ever-present threat of the walking dead. Good thing Gaz is there with his cricket bat, ready to protect him from the rogue zombies that breach the inner London barriers at night.

Remember when you used to worry there was a monster in the basement that would chase you up the stairs? What if you were right all along? What if instead of killing you, the monster made you a strange offer that revealed a dark family secret?

The Lurking Fear includes examples of Lovecraft's earliest weird fiction including "Hypnos", "What the Moon Brings", "Imprisoned with the Pharaohs", and "Memory" (inspiration for the 2014 film of the same name), as well as the title story, "The Lurking Fear", a traditional horror study commissioned by George Julian Houtain to be run as a serial in Home Brew magazine in 1923 that has served as the source material for multiple films and been adapted into a comic book.

En esta colección de once relatos los personajes se enfrentan a los peligros de amar a un monstruo a la espera de que el amor lo pueda todo, cuando la realidad es que muchas veces no es así. Desde la perspectiva de seres fantásticos se aborda la realidad de las relaciones tóxicas en diferentes niveles. El amor es adictivo, pero tiene un lado fatal.

Explore the darker side of love with these sick and twisted stories of romance.

If you make a wish on the box you must decide if you're willing to pay the price. When Jack got the promotion he needed he didn't think about the cost, even when bad things happen to those who might stand in his way he doesn't waiver. It's not until he realises that the price is higher than he'd ever imagined that he starts to understand where greed can lead you.

He's a butcher. She's the trophy wife of a trophy hunter. They used to be high school sweethearts, but that was two decades ago, and times have changed. Meet Ariana Plano.... Forty years old, miserable, and stuck in a loveless marriage to the worst mistake of her life. Meet Ray Koski.... Forty years old, miserable, and a lonely butcher who can do nothing but immerse himself in the drudgery of his work. Once a week during hunting season, she brings her old teenage flame game meat for processing. They do not speak.

In Moonlit Descent: The Curse of the Skin-Walker, a group of college friends ventures into the remote woods for what they expect to be a night of wild partying and adventure. However, their carefree gathering takes a chilling turn when they encounter an ancient and malevolent entity known as a skin-walker.

Love is a rare treasure when everything is dark. An anarchist manages to find it only to see that betrayal follows love wherever it goes. How far will he be able to go to preserve that love?

A married man fights the amorous advances of a ceiling light fixture. Maybe, if he'd put a bulb in it like his wife asked him to, it'd have left him alone.

Will Bevis is a prolific writer of short, sometimes very controversial slice-of-life stories, articles, essays, and memoirs that make you feel you are right there, experiencing the story as it happens. His best-known story is the Top 100 Free for Kindle story "The Killing of Train-Man Brown."

Not a Stephanie Meyer's book, but a gentle vampire time traveling short story - filled with everything to keep you interested. A little something I threw together for my listeners and fans. This book is made for the young and elderly alike. Please Enjoy

The title of this audiobook says it all. It contains two short, twisted tales. The first story, "Love Sick in the Head", is about Timothy Bridle, who falls in love with his girlfriend's dying mother.... That's when things get really sick and twisted. A sickening love story. The second story, "Feeling the Fear", follows one man's curiosity to discover if he can feel and experiences someone's fear. Things don't turn out to well for him or his poor "subject".