Psychological Terror

A technological tale of terror. An exploration of artificial intelligence and simulation theory. Journey into the abyss of the human mind and discover the nightmares that await you. Imagine human consciousness transferred into a simulation where nightmares become vividly real. Within the immersive confines of the simulation, neuroscience student Dade Simmons embarks on a transformative journey alongside three fellow students. An unforeseen calamity befalls the students when a sinister force, long-dormant inside Dade’s psyche, is inadvertently unleashed inside the simulation. As the ...

Mary Brown notices the man watching her. There's something familiar about him. Who is he? He seems to be following her. What does he want? He knows things he shouldn't know. Mary Brown is concerned and confused. Then her baby is stolen... While a police team search for her missing girl and reporters gather outside the hospital, Mary and Ted must confront the unthinkable: their baby girl is missing, and they have no idea who took her or why. With each passing hour, Mary grows more desperate to find her baby while navigating the exhausting challenges of postpartum life. The book is a ...

In the title story, a young boy becomes obsessed with his cousin's doll after she tragically passes away from leukemia. As he grows older, he begins to collect "found dolls" from the surrounding neighborhoods and stores his treasures in the abandoned carriage house on his family's estate. But just what kind of dolls are they?In The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror, Joyce Carol Oates evokes the “fascination of the abomination” that is at the core of the most profound, the most unsettling, and the most memorable of dark mystery fiction.

Malia lives with Cole, her little boy. They are always together and live a very quiet life because absolutely everyone else is the world has gone, including Malia's beloved husband Josh. Malia can't think too deeply about what has happened, or why she and Cole are the only people left on the planet. The thought scares her, so she lives what she perceives to be a 'normal' existence until one day, she is messaged by someone on defunct social media channels. In a desperate attempt to connect to this man, Malia strikes up an online friendship with Ian, in Australia. That's when even more ...

Linda’s father calls for help. Strange events are happening in his community, and people are dying. It’s becoming dangerous to live there. Linda, her husband, and her fifteen-year-old son race to save him, thinking it’s a straight four-hour drive to his home as usual. What they find is that everything they knew about their usual drive is nonexistent. They come upon a pitch-black cloud that touches the ground and is endless to the sky,, as far as the eyes can see from north to south. Something moves in it. Something lives in it. They make the choice to push forward, even with an ...

Lucinda Jones paced around the room, debating which kind of criminal she’d need more for her task: a drug kingpin or a mafia boss? They had both been summoned to this mysterious rendezvous. Lucy surveyed her thick black book of contacts who frequented Club Twilight during its off-hours. When someone asked for Lucy’s help in resolving their dilemma, she never said no—but there was always a caveat. She might come calling for assistance one day. It had been ten years since two men came begging for Lucy's aid; and now Lucinda was due to collect on that debt. Indebtedness to Lucinda Jones ...

I Shouldn’t Have Survived A Modern Horror Anthology They knocked. I answered. They watched. I waved. They waited… and I stayed. Ten chilling survivor stories. Ten doors you should never open. In this razor-sharp anthology of modern horror, victims recount the unexplainable—and barely escape. Each story is told in haunting first-person detail, plunging you into a world where terror hides in the ordinary: an unlocked apartment, a mirror that fogs from the wrong side, a knock that keeps perfect time, or a window that shouldn’t be there. From forgotten rooms to cursed signals, parasitic...

A perfect weekend read for fans of thrillers, horror, and psychological suspense. This collection of psychological horror novellas will keep you looking over your shoulder. Featuring the Amazon Best-Selling The Girl Who Reappeared, Outward, and There is Something in the Sky, along with bonus content. Customer Reviews: “DeLuise has created quite a horrific tragedy, and I can't wait to read the second installment.” “Thrilling, captivating. An amazing story.” “It was absolutely horrifying. Little by little the real story unravels.”

Whispers from Beyond Some knowledge should remain forgotten. Some doors should never be opened. And some dreams should never be followed. When Renee stumbles upon an ancient text describing an impossible dream city, she becomes obsessed with its whispers, drawn toward something lurking beyond human comprehension. As her lover Elise watches helplessly, Renee begins to slip away—her words fragmented, her presence distorted, her very being unraveling. Soon, Elise is left with a horrifying truth: the woman she loves may no longer be the one standing before her. Desperate to save Renee, Elise ...

Zombies, reapers, and more monsters. In a world where so many dark things go bump in the night, terror awaits around every corner as these authors take horror stories to the next level. Discover ghosts, demons, and your worst nightmares. Read at your own risk. Featuring 19 stories by the following 17 authors: Michael Raff, Antoinette McCormick, Matthew Ross, Charles Kyffhausen, Andrew McAuley, B.F. Vega, Douglas Allen Gohl, Toni Mobley, Barend Nieuwstraten III, E.B. Hunter, Constantine E. Kiousis, Alexis Cunningham, Katie Jordan, Maya Moes, Jodie Francis, Lori Gaudet, and J.E. Feldman.

One man tells him his name is Jackson, and he is a CIA agent tasked with stopping an impending terror attack, the other tells him his name is Sa'id, and he is the man duty-bound to carry out the terror act; with his memories lost, he has to find his true identity before it's too late. "A scintillating short novella that leaves you guessing till the end." Author Allen Ashley "Fast-paced, riveting, and an ending that leaves you questioning everything. Perfect for an evening read or a plane/train journey!" Writer Elicia Jane A man wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of who he is, but ...

A burglary at an attorney’s home in Tupelo, Mississippi and a stolen 10,000-year-old archaeological treasure draw Detective Arlan Trahan into the dark underworld of primitive flintknapping—and into the ghostly path of a World War II soldier with a terrible secret. Soon he finds himself on a decades-long trail of clues between the old soldier and the home invasion. Connections between the attorney, her stolen artifact, and a 1942 bank robbery quickly turn more than mysterious. A team of Memphis racketeers arrives with plans for the missing relic, and plans to end his investigation—with...

At the Tan Yards, Victor Prizeman bends everyone to his will. Then he surprises them by saying his forefathers worked there as tanners. Next the narrator tells a tale about the Prizeman clan, and how their patriarch met his end. And back in the present, history appears to be repeating itself when Victor demands that he light the annual Halloween bonfire. The Tan Yards is a story that will delight fans of horror, as well as those with a special place in their hearts for Halloween. Now with a Five Star editorial review from Readers' Favorite

Winner of the 2017 Royal Palm Literary Award for Mystery and Suspense A teenager goes missing in Skagway, Alaska. The stepmother claims the girl has been kidnapped, and the case is assigned to Officer Katherine Ward. She hopes the teenager has simply run off, but the girl is the daughter of a billionaire and the pressure to find her is on. The father even sends a long-time friend, Vince Nanini, to help in the search. Katherine resists Nanini’s assistance until the college boy who had been corresponding with the girl is found dead and a note pinned to the boy’s shirt triggers ...

Author Chad Fjerstad returns with his second work of fiction, a disquieting tale of failed evolution and the vile nature of the human race. Warship is crammed full of caustic personalities and visceral obstacles, sculpting a barbarous tour through an amusement park of psychological decomposition. In an onslaught of naivety, 21-year-old Caleb Skaar abuses his privilege as the bassist of popular death metal band, Warship Satan. Following years of whiskey guzzling, promiscuous sex, and impractical blasphemy, a relation with an underage groupie dismantles his bubble of inconsequential hedonism.

In this Black Mirror style series, each Witching Hour 60-minute read takes you on an edge-of-your-seat journey that can be read in a single sitting. In this #1 Best-Selling 60-Minute, Dan DeLuise unveils a horrifying twist on the time travel story. On an October evening in 2002, Abby Fletcher went missing. Everyone in town joined the search to find her, but it was useless. The only clue was her bike, found in a roadside ditch. Slowly, people forgot about the case, but Charlie Roland never did. After 17 years of false leads and conspiracy theories, Charlie never gave up. Just when it seemed ...

Otra vez habían llegado las mismas estaciones mortuorias y aburridas de cada año al pueblo de Tulluc (Francia) de 1800. Todos se perdían en sus interminables rutinas mediocres, los mismos días, los mismos rostros, los mismos excesos sodomitas, toda una copia de la copia del pasado. Para el viejo Turett que había vivido en ese pueblo por 55 años, aquello era pan de cada día, pero no para su hermosa hija Minerve de 16 primaveras, que añoraba viajar a todas las ciudades de Francia, para conocer el amor.

Why would a mother murder her four children with a smile on her face? What sinister end awaits the regulars of the local watering hole? When Beverly Havermore rubs elbows with other members of high society, what ghosts from her past come to haunt her? Could a curse be behind the mysterious speech problems plaguing an otherwise healthy Benjamin Anatole? The answers to these alarming questions can be found in this collection of seventeen nerve-racking, and at times darkly humorous, short stories that are guaranteed to chill the bones of even the most sensible reader. From a man choosing ...

After surviving a gunshot wound to the head, San Francisco homicide detective Kurt Farin is placed in a medically induced coma. In his unconscious state, he can't shake the vivid image of a mysterious woman—Genevieve Lucas—who appears to be summoning him. How does he know her name, and is she even real? Kurt's unshakable quest to find her leads him to Puget Sound, where he discovers a shipwreck and a shocking secret that cant possibly be true.

Evil never truly dies. It just waits to reclaim what it lost. When high school English teacher Elena Vera begins experiencing terrifying hallucinations and recurring nightmares of a demonic elderly woman, she fears she's losing her grip on reality. But after a horrifying incident at school leads to her forced medical leave, Elena discovers something far more sinister is at work. With the help of her best friend Carrie and student Maria, Elena uncovers a generations-old curse that has plagued her family.