Halloween Short

All Hallows' Eve is a time for stories, when fear and imagination make all our ghosts real. From the monsters that stalk us in the dead of night, to the dank depths of our own souls where our greatest enemies linger, there is no place too dark to shine a light on. It is up to the reader, then, to dare to look, and see with eyes unclouded. These pages will probe through myth, legend, folklore, and dreams to present stories and poems of this hallowed time. Look within for a thrill, a scare, or a glimmer of hope.

Of Eden’s Touch by Julian Bound Tales of Horror in Paradise From the remote Himalayan monasteries of Tibet and Bhutan, to Nepal and the backstreets of Kathmandu, and from the isolated bamboo forests of Japan to encounters with the macabre in India and China. Chilling stories of entities and spirits roaming across Asia and South East Asia - some lost, some choosing to stay on the borderlands between life and death… others intent on sharing their malevolence with any passing traveller happened upon. Ten chilling tales of horror, with each carrying a unique twist and bite. Beware when in ...

Arranged marriage-✔ Dead old husband- ✔ Younger smoking hot groundskeeper- ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Ava Hartman craves a new start, a second chance at independence. The arranged marriage to her disinterested, uncaring husband is finally over. The last thing Ava wants is another man, especially not a much younger one. But the burning passion that ignites every time Kit Reeves breathes her name is impossible to resist. Kit would be a lot easier to ignore if Ava didn't already know the taste of his lips, the feel of his rough hands on her body. Ava tries to fight their chemistry. If only ...

When a mysterious, Halloween-themed attraction comes to the town of Bay's End, everyone is dying to pay a visit in Edward Lorn's The Scare Rows, a short-story selection from Bad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween Horror.