Scary Horror

A new nurse's aide takes a job at the local nursing home and discovers that the old building holds many secrets. Stange noises and an old diary take her down the path of stories hidden long ago. The old hospital turned nursing home has seen its share of death and sadness but has it also seen a murder? Have the victims of the past moved on or are they still within its walls? What secrets do the silent nuns know?

The mysterious, the scary, and the unknown. At one time or another we all have experienced an event or moment where we questioned reality. A time when we could feel our skin crawl and our hairs raise. In, What Lurks Beyond, Volume 3, Ethan Hayes, author of the bestselling series, Encounters in the Woods, brings us true tales and stories told from the experiencers themselves. These are people that have come face to face with something beyond imagination, something awful, something surreal and even evil. They survived these experiences but they will never be the same. From spirits to cryptids...

For best friends with vastly different fortunes, what’s left to hash out other than a forced confession at gunpoint? All that the destitute, sickly, and grieving Will demands is that monstrously successful Barry admit to draining all the luck right out of him. Like blood. As the standoff escalates, the truth is not the only thing ready to come out.

When I was a child, one of my favorite stories was about a haunted house on the edge of town. The tale was embellished with gory details and bone-chilling twists, leaving me both terrified and fascinated. Despite the fear that crept into my bones, I couldn't get enough of these gruesome tales. As I grew older, I found myself seeking out horror stories in books, movies, and even podcasts. The adrenaline rush that came with each jump scare and the thrill of being transported to a world of darkness and terror became almost addicting. I reveled in the feeling of being scared out of my wits, yet...

Gather round as today’s most diabolically clever authors twist simple moments into otherworldly horrors. An empty baby stroller. A scratching underneath the bed. A farmhouse in the moonlight. With an unnerving sense of the macabre, these stories transform our greatest fears into bone-chilling realities.

“I fear not the dark ... but what may lurk within it” From the author of the bestselling series, Encounters in the Woods and What Lurks Beyond, comes a new series focused exclusively on the creepy, scary, and dangerous things that lurk in the deep forests. Ethan Hayes has been collecting firsthand encounters from people all over the world for years and in Fear in the Forest, he has saved some of his best stories for the pages ahead. From terrifying face to face encounters with Bigfoot and Sasquatch, to horrifying instances of being stalked by a Wendigo and Black Eyed Children; Ethan ...

Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn’t need a reminder she’s getting older, or that she’s feeling indifferent about her own life. Her husband surprises her with a birthday-weekend getaway—not with him, but with Sloane’s longtime best friend, troublemaker extraordinaire Naomi. Sloane anticipates a weekend of wine tastings and cozy robes and strategic avoidance of issues she’d rather not confront, like her husband’s repeated infidelity.

A child is promised the kingdom of darkness. The promise of complete control of the underworld and all that it possesses will be his. There are rules, he is told. In order to be awarded such a gift, he must bring souls to the table, and before that happens, he must commit one of the most heinous acts imaginable to prove he is a loyal subject to the evil one. It's a battle between good and evil. There are dangers that lurk in every corner for those that try to intervene. This dark, gruesome, and supernatural tale will keep you intrigued until the very last page. On Henry’s eighteenth ...

Dear Santa, Twas the scariest holiday year, depression and mental anguish are real but P.T.S.D made it harder to deal, my mind and heart reminded of one particular image and cannot help the way I feel.

The old roads have new ghosts. The familiar legends have learned to code. From the unsettling mind of Damien Huxley comes Urban Legends and Other Strange Scares, a collection of ten short stories that peels back the placid surface of the modern world to reveal the timeless horrors lurking just beneath. Including urban legends, creepypastas, and folklore stories reimagined. A cynical travel blogger discovers a roadside inn that resists the internet, where the five-star reviews are written by permanent "assets." A group of friends test a viral VR game that allows them to swap bodies, only to ...

Mihail Vaduva has long forgotten about his grandmother and their ancestral home. That is, until he comes across an opportunity to stay at Castle Vaduva. Mihail’s excited to have a bit of freedom and reconnect with his family’s history. But he never could have expected the shocking horrors hidden within the ancient walls....

The mysterious, the scary, and the unknown. At one time or another we all have experienced an event or moment where we questioned reality. A time when we could feel our skin crawl and our hairs raise. In, What Lurks Beyond, Volume 4, Ethan Hayes, author of the bestselling series, Encounters in the Woods, brings us true tales and stories told from the experiencers themselves. These are people that have come face to face with something beyond imagination, something awful, something surreal and even evil. They survived these experiences but they will never be the same. From spirits to cryptids...

How far would you go to find the one you lost? "The Midnight Mirrors grabs you from the first page and never lets go. It unfolds at a heart-stopping pace and twists reality on its head. Every shock and revelation will keep you guessing right up to the end." --Reviewer Augustus Lyre is a pen maker. A skilled crafter of writing instruments. Or at least he used to be. Since his wife’s death, he hasn’t had the heart for work. Paralyzed by grief, he wanders aimlessly through the streets of Chicago, unable to comprehend that he is now living in a world void of her warmth. Then comes the day ...

Shane Ryan knows all about pain and suffering. A retired Marine gunnery sergeant, Shane has seen the worst humanity has to offer. He survived his ordeal, but his soul has been tainted by the darkness, leaving him with a permanent connection to the world of the supernatural. Shane sees the spirits of the dead. He hears their whispered cries of pain. And it’s a gift he plans to put to good use, when he travels to Detroit to investigate the death of one woman who saw through all the darkness in his heart. A woman who became his lover, many years ago.

A fun, fast, fantastical listen: After an altercation with a clown, I get lost in the woods and find a strange town. When the librarian of the town dies in front of me, I try on his ring. It fits. I’m declared the new librarian by the mayor and townspeople. I get to live in a houseful of books. But I soon learn the job involves more than just tomes and information. In fact, my first assignment is to discover who murdered my predecessor.

A girl receives a creepy present for her birthday. A housekeeper cleans up another mess. A pair of long-lost twins are finally reunited. Date night turns deadly. A family vlogger goes too far. These drabbles may be small in word count, but they're big in fright! 45 stories. 100 words each. 1 great book.

Whatever went inside did not survive, so beware of what's lurking about, don't poke around the cave and shout, especially when the sign reads, KEEP OUT!

The game of death has only just begun.... Professor Able Worthe’s experiment in terror continues. But as Marcus Holt battles against these supernatural killers, a new terror rises up from the village’s haunted grounds - terror that even the Professor can’t control.

From the best-selling author of The Watcher and An Impossible Dilemma A buried past. A haunted home. A truth too terrifying to stay hidden... When Hilda’s mother is jailed for a brutal murder, she and her sister are torn from everything they know and sent across the world to live with an aunt they've never met. Twenty years later, Hilda returns to New Zealand—older, stronger, and desperate for answers. But nothing can prepare her for the chilling secrets waiting in the shadows of her childhood home. The house is just as she remembers—creaking floorboards, cold drafts, and that ...

Filled with action, romance, and humor, Pure of Heart is a fantasy thrill ride into a land filled with wonder and excitement. Orphaned and alone, rogue-teen Dean Walker has learned how to take care of himself on the rough city streets. Unjustly wanted by the police, he takes refuge within the shadows of the city. When Dean stumbles upon an old man being mugged, he tries to help—only to discover that the victim is anything but helpless and far more than he appears. The old man claims to be from Kish another world that’s being destroyed. He’s traveled through a portal called the middle ...