True Horror

Just around the corner from our subdivision is a guard rail. It was a tight corner that had harbored many accidents over the years. As I passed the guard rail, I did a double take. Through the sheets of rain, I could make out the figure of a man who stood on top of it as if contemplating jumping. I did not flip around immediately; in fact, I drove my car into my driveway and sat there for a second, having an inner fight with myself.

Edmund Kеmреr, аt аgе 15, kіllеd both his grаndраrеntѕ tо "ѕее what іt fеlt lіkе". Uроn rеlеаѕе, hе drifted, рісkіng uр аnd releasing fеmаlе hіtсhhіkеrѕ. But hе ѕооn ѕtорреd letting them go, killing ѕіx уоung wоmеn іn thе Sаntа Cruz, Cаlіfоrnіа аrеа in thе 1970s. In 1973 he killed his mоthеr and her frіеnd bеfоrе turning hіmѕеlf іn. Aссоrdіng tо famous FBI рrоfіlеrs Jоhn Dоuglаѕ and Rоbеrt Rеѕѕlеr, any оnе of the previously mentioned traits саn indicate someone іѕ a ѕеrіаl kіllеr. Edmund Kemper has thеm аll.

Emery Blackwood's life was forever changed on the eve of her high school graduation, when the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her best friend, Lily. She'd once dreamt of running away with August, eager to escape the misty, remote shores of Saoirse Island and chase new dreams together. Now, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existence among this tight-knit community steeped in folklore and tradition, ruled by the seasons and ancient superstitions.

It is said that Halloween is the night where spirits roam and feel free to be among the living. Only thing is...you have no idea where they will be. Will they choose your house? Your work? Or the other side of your bed to watch you while you sleep?

This all-new anthology picks up where my previous offering: "True Stories of the Paranormal: The Complete Collection" left off. Included are true accounts of haunted dwellings, terrifying visitations from beyond, a poltergeist infestation, encounters with restless spirits, a cursed toy chest, entities thought to roam the Earth in search of souls to spirit away to the afterlife, a funeral train doomed to repeat history for eternity, ghostly hitchhikers and much, much more. If it's a journey into the unknown you seek, wait no further, your ride has arrived.

Respect history or be doomed to repeat it. Inspired by true historical events and figures, Salem’s Ropes is the story of America’s oldest and darkest secrets. After a business trip to Boston, George Lawson announces to his family that he has purchased the Ropes Mansion in Salem Massachusetts; a historic mansion that is 300 years old. His wife and daughter are skeptical but acquiesce. Over 40 of the mansion’s owners have died unnaturally, were murdered, or committed suicide since 1720.

Finding God’s Grace After Abortion And Trauma At the age of thirteen, Serena Dyksen was raped, pregnant, and taken to an abortion clinic. Abortion was supposed to be the answer after Serena’s trauma, but instead it tore her family apart and nearly destroyed her life. Terrible things happened behind the doors of the abortion clinic. It was a secret Serena buried for years, and it affected her marriage, her parenting, and her view of God. At the lowest point of her life—as her marriage was crumbling and she numbed her pain with drugs and alcohol—Serena had an encounter that changed ...

Pursued by one demon into the clutches of another, the ordinary life of Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols is made extraordinary by horrible, inhuman circumstance. Jack the Ripper's first victim comes to life in this sensitive and intimate fictionalized portrait, from humble beginnings, to building a family with an abusive husband, her escape into poverty and the workhouse, alcoholism, and finally abandoned on the streets of London where the Whitechapel Murderer found her.

Unearth the terrifying and true tales behind some of the scariest Horror movies to ever haunt our screens, including the Enfield poltergeist case that was retold in The Conjuring 2 and the serial killer who inspired Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs. Behind the Horror dissects these and other bizarre tales to reveal haunting real-life stories of abduction, disappearance, murder and exorcism.

Hotels are a place that some people frequent. Business trips, conferences, getaways, and vacations. But these people have stories to share from their experiences at hotels that weren't quite what they expected.... As one patron has advised after a terrifying experience, if you are going to an unfamiliar area, ask about the history of the place before you stay there. You'll hear about a business trip with an unexpected ghostly twist and many others. Some hotel employees as well as patrons recount numerous terrifying paranormal experiences in haunted hotels.

Daniel Marlowe built a cross between heaven and hell in his mansion. Atop the manse, in the room on the 13th floor, say a demonic being charged with the protection of the mansion, its inhabitants, and the town that grew around it. The 12 remaining floors were a cross between the Elysian Fields and Olympus...a vision of paradise on Earth. Below, lay Tartarus. This, he built for his beloved. When his beloved is murdered and her sister takes her place, Daniel knew that evil was afoot.

How does one escape from his cell to start a killing spree of 20-plus victims? How incredibly evil can one be to murder more than 24 children in less than two years? These are questions we will dig deep into as we investigate eight serial killers and murderers in this addition to the Serial Killers Rage and Horror series.

From orphaned to owned, Kim Chadwell has turned tragedy to triumph showing how everyone, with God's grace, can grow and live in the fullness of happiness. Dripping in Grace is the true story of pain, neglect, abuse, hardship, and finding the path to freedom.

Whether you are a skeptic or a believer, at one point or another in our lives we are bound to experience something we cannot quite explain.... There are times where spirits can attach themselves to something whether it be an object, person, or location. It could be an entity, energy, residue, or just something far sinister. Coming into contact with the paranormal can be both terrifying and life-changing. R. Harrell brings you a deep, somewhat disturbing dive into the minds of those afflicted by paranormal activity.

From invasion to liberation, September 1939 to April 1945, as Renee was marched from ghetto to camp, there was one constant. One hand that clutched hers—her mother's. Every day for nearly six years, mother and daughter were bound together in hell. From Auschwitz-Birkenau to Bergen-Belsen, they were a powerful source of solace and hope for one another. A Mother's Promise is a love letter to a mother eighty years in the making.

Warning: these books contain disturbing stories of true-life murder. Viewer discretion is advised. Serial killers have haunted the public imagination for hundreds of years. They have struck fear and terror into the collective consciousness for their gruesome and malicious crimes against humanity. What motivates them to commit these murders?

Elise Phillips, a doctor in training, has successfully repressed her kidnapping five years prior. The only problem is...she has six and one half days to remember every terrible detail, or a total stranger will die. But to make matters even worse, in order to save this nameless woman, Elise will have to face something that scares her even more than death-intimacy.

She is Catherine Weatherhead, and she is Madame Rostov. She will lie, though not with malice. She will deceive, though often with good cause. And she will change the course of history, for murder speaks to her. In Whitechapel, all talk is of Jack the Ripper, but there is another killer in play, and he most definitely has a name. Mr. Edwin Dry, the Deptford Assassin. The truth is not what you believe. It is what he makes it.

These real-life stories relate terrifying brushes with the unspeakable things that stalk our nightmares. Included are harrowing accounts of reincarnation; haunted dwellings; the dangers of attempting to contact the spirit world; spectral animals; a cursed Hollywood landmark; a suspected portal to the netherworld; and much, much more. As you explore these pages, be prepared to have your spine tingled by these Chilling Tales From The Shadowlands.

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes an anthology of dark fantasy stories: Come into a strange world, where everything is firmly rooted in the familiar—except for some quirky detail that twists the yarn and takes it for a spin in an unexpected direction. So prepare yourself: keep the lights on. If you like to read Edgar Allan Poe, you’ll love this horror anthology, where a woman—or rather, her ghost—finds a way to outwit the devil.★★★★★ "To say her stories are one of a kind would be a disservice as they are really one of no other kind: Twisted is unique....