Paranormal Mystery Short Story

In his first collection of short stories, Ron Ripley delivers eight spine-tingling tales of the strange and the macabre. Weaving an intricate web of storytelling, listeners are asked to join him on a journey through some of the darkest of his works. Book a room at the old Crowe’s Bed and Breakfast, but be certain you can leave. Join the treasure hunter as he digs up graves and awakens more than just the dead. Lay beside a homeless man in a shelter, but make sure you’re not trespassing.

In this dark and gritty collection - featuring short stories from Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Kevin J. Anderson, and Rob Thurman - nothing is as simple as black and white, light and dark, good and evil.... Unfortunately, that's exactly what makes it so easy to cross the line.

Seabury Quinn's short stories were featured in well more than half of Weird Tales' original publication run. His most famous character, the supernatural French detective Dr. Jules de Grandin, investigated cases involving monsters, devil worshippers, serial killers, and spirits from beyond the grave, often set in the small town of Harrisonville, New Jersey. Collected for the first time, The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin, edited by George Vanderburgh, presents all 93 published works featuring the supernatural detective.

The silence in the deep woods is not always empty. Sometimes, it’s listening. The Pacific Crest Trail is a 2,650-mile journey through the last great wildlands of the American West. Thousands walk it, seeking solitude and adventure. But they are not always alone. For decades, a steady drumbeat of testimony has emerged from these remote spaces—chilling, firsthand accounts of encounters with something that should not exist. This is not a book of folklore. It is a sober presentation of testimony from the people who know this wilderness best: seasoned thru-hikers, Forest Service employees, ...

"How to Write a Short Paranormal Story: A Comprehensive Guide to Crafting Ghostly, Spooky Narratives" will help you unleash your imagination in the realm of the unexplained. This comprehensive guide gives both aspiring and experienced writers the tools they need to create captivating short Paranormal stories. Learn about the nuances of the genre, the secrets of suspenseful storytelling, and how to create unforgettable characters. We've got you covered from initial inspiration, world-building, and plotting to revision, feedback, and the path to publication. This book provides step-by-step ...

Too much terror to contain.... Shadows reach out with darkened claws. The floorboards creek as your greatest fears stalk the halls. And no matter how much you tell yourself it is just a dream, you know the truth. Evil hides in the darkness. And now, it has finally been unleashed.... Scare Street gathers volumes one to three of Terror in the Shadows in a single edition. Over 30 tales stalk this macabre collection. And just when you think you’ve experienced the most chilling horror of all, a new story unfolds within this massive tome of fear.

A collection of Smith's apace adventure stories featuring Captain Volmar, including the never before published novella, "Red World of Polaris."

BINGE-READ THIS SWEET-AND-DARK COLLEGE ROMANCE SERIES. THIS IS COLLEGE INSTA-LOVE . . . ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE! THIS BOX SET CONTAINS: THE JOCK AND THE GENIUS (118 pages) THE ROCKSTAR AND THE RECLUSE (115 pages) THE DROPOUT AND THE DEBUTANTE (120 pages) THE PLAYER AND THE PRINCESS (107 pages) THE FRATBOY AND THE FEMINIST (110 pages) AND EACH BOOKS CONTAINS: Sweetness. Darkness. Steam. This is College Insta-love. Annabelle Winters Style. HERE'S WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE CURVY IN COLLEGE SERIES: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was my first read by Annabelle Winters and I am ...

Since moving to Aspen Falls, Pennsylvania, to be closer to her college-age daughter, Linda Habernackle has had little time to focus on her love life. Both Detective Mark Whitman and Sorcerer Merrick Stone have expressed their desire to woo her, but she’s had to put them both on the back burner while she and her son, Reign, have gotten their new B&B up and running. But things have settled down at Habernackle’s, and now it’s time for Linda to make a decision! Which man has her heart?

Before Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of peculiars was written in the Tales. Wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars. A fork-tongued princess. These are but a few of the truly brilliant stories in Tales of the Peculiar - the collection of fairy tales known to hide information about the peculiar world, including clues to the locations of time loops - first introduced by Ransom Riggs in his number-one best-selling Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series.

Zombie, Indiana explores the impact of an invading zombie horde on a trio of Hoosier protagonists…each of whom have some dark secrets to keep. When the governor’s daughter mysteriously disappears on a field trip, IMPD Special Sergeant James Nolan, scholarship student Kesha Washington, and Governor Hank Burleson must all come together not only to find the governor’s daughter, but also to undertake a quest to redeem the very soul of the state itself…all while under constant attack from the living dead.

Before Area X, there was Ambergris. Jeff VanderMeer conceived what would become his first cult classic series of speculative works: the Ambergris trilogy. Now, for the first time ever, the story of the sprawling metropolis of Ambergris is collected into a single volume, including City of Saints and Madmen, Shriek: An Afterword, and Finch.

In a diverse city of humans and supernatural, children are being abducted. The paranormal community within the city are shocked and scared; all the abductees have a connection to the paranormal world. The Special Paranormal Investigative Unit (S.P.I.U.) of the FBI has been sent to find the children and bring the perpetrators to justice. Hati, a brilliant but guarded wolf shifter and strategist for the S.P.I.U., is critical to cracking this case. With a CIA background and a mind sharper than his claws, Hati prefers intelligence research and planning over emotions. He has sworn off ...

Under the Great British Baking Contest tent, the competition's heating up to be crowned Best Baker in all of Britain. For amateur baker Poppy Wilkinson, there are mysteries, secrets, and lies, even murders to solve. As a fledgling witch, Poppy's having enough trouble controlling her sponge cake, never mind trying to control her powers. Besides solving crime, Poppy's also trying to uncover the mystery surrounding her own background. Will she discover who she really is before she gets sent home? Or worse?

Demons have more than one face. Their true nature is hidden under the illusions they cast upon humans.But I was a cursed creature, a powerless demon dressed as a monk. Rugs got ripped out from under my feet fairly often lately. The meeting with the other demon, the only male demon I’ve encountered so far, pulled out of me such an amount of aggression that surprised me. The Tantric creatures were possessive and territorial and when it came to their loved ones, they transformed into beasts. My decision to change my fate and regain my powers was set in stone. I was planning to go back to the...

Three incredible steamy short stories containing over 30,000 words for your enjoyment. Dragon Shifter Gargoyle Shifter Vampire Shifter

Vitus Adamson is falling apart. As a pre-deceased private investigator, he takes the prescription Atroxipine hourly to keep his undead body upright and functioning. Whenever he is injured, he seeks Niko, a bombshell mortician with bedroom eyes and a way with corpses, to piece him back together. Decomposition, however, is the least of his worries when two clients posing his most dangerous job yet appear at his door looking for their lost son.

This bundle includes books 1-3 in the Hex Files series, a fast-paced paranormal mystery series with a kickass heroine, hilarious sidekicks, and an immersive world that will pull you in faster than you can say pizza: Wicked Never Sleeps, Wicked Long Nights, and Wicked State of Mind.

He's in heat and nothing is going to stop him from seeding her When a purebred werewolf catches wind of an untouched and fertile mate in his territory he becomes hellbent on hunting her down and seeding her. When he finds her things get hot and heavy before they're suddenly interrupted. However that isn't going to stop this alpha male in heat from plowing and seeding his fertile and untouched mate. He's going to take his voloptuous new mate hard with without protection as he's determined to not stop until she's carrying their pup. This is a 5000+ word BBW alpha werewolf story full of wild ...

"I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "ALICE CROWLEY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING WRITERS!" ~ Author G. Taylor Cassie Jenkins is a masseuse in Los Angeles who has a client named John who keeps asking her for a date She's attracted to him, only she is nursing a broken heart from a previous relationship so the hesitates to jump on board John's idea. When the President of the US announces a national sexual holiday of free love, to try and boost the American birth rate, Cassie figures what the heck and opens up to John, joining him ...