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Diddlywick

by Marmaduke Balzac An ancient, haunted mansion perched high on a cliff above the Hudson. A centuries-old curse. A family of whacky eccentrics. Three ghosts with a problem. A tribe of dispossessed Indians with a grudge. An evil oil baron who wants the family's land. Into this menage steps a naive young governess determined to [...]

Halloween Night Fever – End of the Long Walk

by Dan Graffeo Willy Hynes can't understand how he pulled a patch of caribou skin out of his dream. Willy's mentor, Vince, explains that other residents of Sleepy Owl have had similar dreams. It is a sign to join the Pniese, a secret society formed for Halloween, when the undead are allowed to cross over. [...]

Seven: Tales of Terror

by Michael P. Raff "The Door" - in 1963, two young, Catholic boys, Tommy Stockton and Roger Bartlett, discover an old, locked, metal door hidden beneath a stage in their school auditorium. Tommy suffers through two horrifying nightmares warning him that there is something evil behind it. Roger finds a key to open the door's padlock [...]

Shadow on the Hill

by Diana Staresinic-Deane It was the most brutal murder in the history of Coffey County, Kansas. On May 30, 1925, Florence Knoblock, a farmer's wife and the mother of a young boy, was found slaughtered on her kitchen floor. Several innocent men were taken into custody before the victim's husband, John, was accused of the crime. [...]

Of Particles Detached and Floating

by Ryan Ratliff A collection of short stories and poems by Ryan Ratliff. When all is viewed from the greatest distance, Individuals appear as little more than single particles, And their lifespan is a process of detachment from the collective mass, As they float and engage separation to define themselves... Just before vanishing. Small and transient [...]

Villisca

by Roy Marshall In 1912 what was arguably the most violent crime, the darkest mystery, in Midwest history took place. Law enforcement officers encountered a scene of unimagined violence: eight victims, six of them children, bludgeoned to death with an ax while they slept. Everywhere there were clues. But inexperienced investigators failed, and private detectives took [...]

Selena’s Requiem

by Ria Dimitra It's been a year since Selena D'Agostino fled Castle Cormoran and her vampire kinsmen, staking Philip and setting Kieran on fire as he slept in his coffin. After Kieran appears at her book signing--and just as quickly vanishes--Selena receives a mysterious telephone call from a solicitor in Leeds, urging her to return to [...]

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Diddlywick

Halloween Night Fever – End of the Long Walk

Seven: Tales of Terror

Shadow on the Hill

Of Particles Detached and Floating

Villisca

Selena’s Requiem

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