Ghost Fox

Gray, leaden clouds blot out the sky, a cold wind chills your bones, and a frantic whispering is heard among the trees. What is happening? There is no need to ask, for you already know the truth: The terror of Trick-or-Treat Thrillers Best Paranormal has returned for yet another year.... Whether it is a monster from your worst nightmares, an ancient evil that should not still live, a mysterious entity hiding near your home, or even your own demonic family members waiting to pounce, our authors know what frightens you.

Whether it's fighting off a horde of zombies from a stately home, a brief visit to Hell, a solitary existence in the aftermath of the apocalypse, a frightening ride home from work during the early hours, or a bar fight, its all here in bite-size chunks. Six short stories of horror, terror, and violence.

Gerade hat sich Schlossgespenst Eddie Fox damit abgefunden, dass in Stormy Castle eine Schule eingezogen ist, da steht schon wieder Ärger ins Haus: Ein neuer Schüler sorgt für jede Menge Aufregung. Zunächst sind es nur kleine Streiche, aber die werden immer verrückter, nächtliche Verfolgungsjagden durch die Burg inklusive. Höchste Zeit für Eddie, seine Freundin Pia und Fledermaus Tilla einzugreifen - und ganz nebenbei hinter das Geheimnis einer uralten Zaubererfamilie zu kommen.

Years after the Salem witch trials one witch remains. She just doesn’t know it...yet. Growing up, Lydia Montrose knew she was descended from the legendary witches of Salem but was warned to never show the world what she could do and so slowly forgot her legacy. But Willow Hall has awoken something inside her.... 1821: having fled family scandal in Boston, Willow Hall seems an idyllic refuge from the world, especially when Lydia meets the previous owner of the house, John Barrett. But a subtle menace haunts the grounds of Willow Hall, with strange voices and ghostly apparitions in the night....

Conversations with the Dead is a themed trio of very short stories - yes, three very short stories - perhaps better described as anecdotal tales with a spooky twist. In "Of Ghosts and Ghouls", Kelly is a very naughty girl, and her ill deeds have grave consequences. In "The Unwanted Birthday Gift", Mary discovers the unpalatable truth about her family. And in "Tomorrow Waits for No Man", Luke gets stuck in traffic with an unusual passenger.

In 1910, eleven-year-old Iris Villarca lives with her father at Rawblood, a lonely house on Dartmoor. Iris and her father are the last of their name. The Villarcas always die young, bloodily. Iris believes it's because of a congenital disease which means she must isolate herself from the world. But one sunlit autumn day, beside her mother's grave, she forces the truth from her father: the disease is biologically impossible. A lie, to cover a darker secret.

Carl is a loving husband, a wonderful father, a bloke's bloke; then he ends his life. For his family and friends, the effects are shocking and life-changing. For Carl, it's much deeper than that, as he is taken on a journey from his childhood, where his issues first began, through adulthood and the present to see how they manifested, and into the world that continued after his death. Carl's enlightenment, education, and understanding of how he was battling mental illness is something he must come to terms with. It is through understanding that Carl is able to live again.

Lenora Ryan brings another descriptive and highly sexual paranormal tale. From beginning to end, you are immersed into an erotic world of sexual fantasy.