Halloween Horror

"Once a year, evil is allowed to return to the earthly world. And if it is on the prowl for a victim, there is no escape. It will lurk in the dark. Year after year. Every Halloween night."

In this grab-bag of Halloween shorts, you'll find an assortment of killers and creeps. You may want to log off your Zoom meeting to play with the nice birdies. Perhaps kickback with a premium pizza before you go for a long walk in the dark woods? Or maybe you've wanted to run away to join the circus? Sounds like more fun than keeping a date with Death.

"Unholy Womb" is the story of a young boy who finds more than he expects when he goes to carve his Halloween jack-o-lantern. In "Scream of Humanity" a pioneer doctor learns there may be something to those old wives' tales about childbirth.

Scarpside House is famed for its beauty, its isolation and its legendary parties. Tonight, it hosts the Penny Club soiree, an annual gathering of lucky men and women from all walks of life, coming together to celebrate their survival against the odds. But this year, their luck is running thin. Accidents do happen, after all. And some are long overdue.

Mysterienschülerin Gerda soll ihr erstes Halloween-Ritual in der Tradition der alten Erdmagie leiten und den Schleier zur Totenwelt öffnen. Doch dieses Jahr fällt Halloween auf einen Vollmond und in der Hexenkunst sagt man, dass zu dieser Zeit alle magischen Kräfte verstärkt werden und außer Kontrolle geraten können. Wie real ist die Gefahr, dass Kreaturen der Anderswelt wie Werwölfe oder andere Unholde durch das Ritual angelockt werden könnten und wie werden Gerda und ihre Gefährten damit umgehen?

Something bad happened at the neighbors' house on Halloween. Tammy and her daughter, Bree, are excited to move into their new house, but the excitement soon dies as the house's evil past reveals itself. Tammy witnesses a murder, but is it real? Voices call out to her, but no one is there. And two young boys in Halloween costumes appear to her, pleading for her help. As she begins to unravel the horror of the house, Halloween approaches. Tammy believes she and Bree are safe, but the house has other plans for their happy, bloody Halloween night.

Castalia and Bobbi find an old, deserted house in the form of the Carnovasch Estate. Upon looking it over, the girls ultimately end up hosting a Halloween party there, inviting everyone from both Strickfield High and Strickfield Academy to come. After one of Castalia’s friends from Strickfield Academy finds a secret passage into an ancient basement, the girls can’t help but investigate.

Here are three stories that will make you chuckle and shiver at the same time. Spirits can be funny when they turn out to have issues and problems of their own, and the authors of these stories, John Kendrick Bangs and H. G. Wells, have a fine time putting smiles on our faces - and wiping them off again!

Morgan, an early settler is finding it hard to fit into their new community along with his wife and teenage daughter Suzie. And during his fortnightly visit into town, several miles away, he learns that it will only get harder as the winds of winter blow in upon them. Travel with Morgan and his daughter into the sick society he did not suspect dwelled so close to them within these cold, lonely mountains.

Seven writers have fled to Mirror House, a picturesque mansion by the sea. Each member of the group is running from a terrible premonition of their own death on July 24th. What they don’t know is they were, in fact, prophesizing the end of the world, for on that very day, billions will die from a relentless heatwave triggered by global warming.

Blackstone Audio presents an eclectic mix of stories, plays and sketches dedicated to the thinking paranoiac. Gore, sex, horror, literature and edifying morals - what more could you want from an audiobook?

In the city of Martins, one seductive witch, Epiphany, has no stitches. She is summoned by her demon master, a powerful player in the Underrealm, to assemble the pieces necessary for his own special black mass. She will get what he desires through her skillful use of magic, sex, and violence. The demon has chosen a young virgin girl for his sacrifice. Now, her desperate mother, Abigail, who knows nothing about witches or black magic, must save her.As the days of October funnel away, many teens of the city disappear.

Se le divinità pagane popolano ancora il nostro mondo... Dieci storie quasi di paura che potrebbero essere accadute a casa vostra, nel vostro cortile o a scuola. A ispirare questo libro sono stati i racconti che il padre narrava all'autrice quando era piccola, e alcuni incontri inaspettati con creature misteriose della mitologia lituana. Se, mentre leggete, avete la sensazione che qualcuno si nasconda nel vostro armadio o sul balcone, se sui rami spuntano delle unghiette al posto dei germogli e un'ape esce improvvisamente dalla bocca di un vostro amico, mantenete la calma.

A twisted faerie finds a lost child, a teenage werewolf sneaks out during a full moon, and a legion of monsters begin the downfall of man. Explore Halloween from Appalachia to the Arctic Circle and journey from the Old West to Mars. This spooktacular goody bag harvests all the joys and terrors of the best night of the year.

From USA Bestselling author May McGoldrick writing as Jan CoffeyA vengeful ghost. An old secret. A weekend getaway they’ll never forget. Julia Klein’s life has begun to unravel—her daughter Amy has been suspended from school, Julia is about to lose her job, and her boyfriend Garrett is being transferred thousands of miles away. Overwhelmed, she and Amy leave for a weekend at a rambling old colonial inn. Julia never suspects that Garrett, desperate to find a way to keep Julia in his life, has decided to surprise her by joining them. Nor does she expect her daughter to befriend a ...

Jim is arrogant, and Krista is curious. Jim's curiosity is about to get him in deep trouble when they comes upon an abandoned house.

Pilgrim is a man with a past he can't remember. When he wakes alone in a shallow grave, there is a voice in his head that doesn't belong to him. It explains who he is and what he's done. It tells him he has one purpose: to find a girl named Lacey. As Pilgrim is drawn north to Missouri in search of Lacey, he must also travel back to where it all began - to those he left behind. War is coming, and Pilgrim is going to need all the allies he can get.

Summer is ending, and the darkness of fall fills your heart with joy. And why is this? Because you know the greatest day of the year, Halloween, is on its way. But what is Halloween without a scary story? Under the Harvest Moon features 13 stories that come to light. Like the trick-or-treaters knocking on your door, each one is different and surprising in its own way. Some will be terrifying and some thought-provoking, but all will provide that spooky entertainment you’ve been looking for.

It's Halloween, the witching time of year, and for the small town of DenMark this is the worst time of year. Why? Well, because DenMark is cursed with a horrible old witch living on Bone Crusher Lane. Every year at this time, the townsfolk lock up their homes against the witch. You see, DenMark has a curse on it in the name of old Lucille Peacock. Every All Hallows' Eve, the witch steals a child from the townsfolk - call it a sacrifice. This night, however, something has changed in DenMark.

Zoe Armstrong is used to tiny little ghouls darkening her door on Halloween, but what she isn't expecting to see is a hot, brooding vampire accompanying her last bunch of the night. She's certain she's never seen him before in town, and with a face like that, she would've remembered. But Luca Marchetti is much more than a pretty face - he's a vampire with a penchant for defending those in need. When tragedy befalls Zoe's household, will her life as a mortal be in danger? Or can she find a safe haven in her new protector's arms?