True Horror

The Ripper Lives: A Name for Evil (9/10) As the hunt for Jack the Ripper enters its deadliest phase, Inspector Frederick Abberline faces a horror far beyond murder—a force of evil that defies explanation. When Callum Gow, a man long thought lost to the abyss of Whitechapel’s underbelly, reappears, his testimony offers the most chilling description of the Ripper yet. But Gow is no ordinary witness. Scarred in body and mind, he speaks of things no sane man should understand—voices in the darkness, an unrelenting pull toward annihilation, and a killer whose malice stretches beyond human ...

Ramree Island, Burma, February, 1945 As World War Two raged like an inferno across the globe, Captain Ryoichi of the Imperial Japanese Army could feel the cancer growing inside of him, like the roots of a plant reaching into the darkness, clawing at his lungs, growing larger each day. Not wanting to end his life in a hospital bed, the Captain longed to die in battle; a glorious, honourable death. The British were coming and they would soon provide the opportunity for immortality. But after a terrible defeat, fate would lead the Captain and his men, most of them injured, near starving, and ...

Every click could be your last. From shadowy message boards to cursed videos, Cursed Clicks dives into the dark web of digital folklore where modern myths are born. Riley Knox brings you a collection of disturbing tales inspired by the internet's most chilling corners. Whether it's the whisper of a forgotten username or a livestream gone wrong, these stories will make you think twice before scrolling again. Are you brave enough to click?

Three encounters. One terrifying presence. Are you ready to face the unknown? The Rake is a modern internet legend a mysterious, humanoid creature often described as pale, thin, and eerily silent. Known for haunting the shadows and creeping silently near its victims, The Rake has become a symbol of unexplained fear and supernatural dread in contemporary horror folklore. This book invites you into the shadows where fear breathes, silence speaks, and something waits in the dark. Inspired by chilling internet lore, these three true-style horror stories revolve around The Rake, a mysterious and...

-Extraordinary encounters. Unexpected humor. Endless challenges. Life-threatening diseases. Unthinkable trauma.- Welcome to STAT: Crazy Medical Stories as told by the healthcare professionals themselves. From peculiar conditions and mysterious ailments to remarkable recoveries and perplexing medical mysteries, Stat: Crazy Medical Stories, draws from real-life accounts. Each chapter unveils crazy medical cases as narrated by the healthcare professionals themselves. The stories take you on a captivating journey across various disciplines, including general medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and ...

Lucas- Too timid, he lives inside his shell. Always fearful of who’s lurking around the corner, waiting to take out their own shortcomings or frustrations on his poor soul. Lucas will make a valiant stand in his head; he wants desperately to make one in real life as well. But he never will. He knows that with the hand he’s been dealt, his runty vessel would never deliver against the campus giants of the football kind. For this reason, Lucas hides. He hides in his college dorm, in his baggy clothes, hides in his head. He lives in daydreams of his fairer coeds, the same ones who look upon...

What would you do for love? What would you do if only you knew someone you loved was guilty of murder? And: How far would you go for the one chance to be with the love of your life? What would you do if you learned your sister killed her husband to get out of an unhappy marriage, and no one else knows or even suspects? You believe your sister's husband died in a tragic accident, but shortly afterwards you learn your sister was seeing another man. You also learn that your sister was out with that man the night her husband died. Suddenly the husband’s death looks less like an ‘accident’...

In February 1959, a group of friends went on a ski-hiking trip to a remote mountain in the northern Urals. Something killed them. When a rescue expedition eventually found their camp, they discovered that for some unknown reason, the nine friends had cut their way out of their tent (instead of simply opening the flaps) and fled down the mountain, half undressed and without their shoes.

This fantasy/horror/detective Novelette is the prequel to the case of 'LUCY RISING' (the first book in the Birch and Kane detective series, first two chapters included). The personal journal of tattooist Greg Bentley who, after a late-night visit by a mysterious young woman, becomes embroiled in a fantasy world in modern-day London. The document, later taken into evidence, tells the story of how the strange 'Lucy' uses her knowledge of angels, obtained through the book of The True Grimoire, to call upon the 18 Angels in service of her Master. The True Grimoire is the handbook of magic. A ...

When the dead come calling, there’s no ignoring the message. A gut-wrenching ghost horror short story with a twisted ending that sticks with you. The young and determined David Grimsley is an oddball in his primary school class. He has fallen head over heels for the lovely, breathtaking Madeline, and would give the world to have her look his way. And when he discovers that a mobile phone is his only key to the iron wrought gates of her heart, he leaps at it with full determination. Only he cannot afford it. Instead, young David is forced to source the phone from the most vile of places he...

In Jonathan True's "The Demoticus," Tim Cage finds himself ensnared in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a malevolent entity from the depths of the abyss. As a relentless demon sets its sights on him, Tim's once-normal life in St. Louis transforms into a waking nightmare of terror and despair. Unbeknownst to Tim, he unwittingly becomes the possessor of a cursed artifact—the Demoticus—a relic of unimaginable power from the dawn of time. With the ability to manipulate reality itself, the Demoticus becomes both a coveted prize and a curse, drawing the attention of dark forces that will ...

Fred and Rose West are virtually unique in British criminal history: a husband and wife who loved and killed together. During their long relationship, the Wests murdered a series of young women, burying the remains of nine victims under their home at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, including those of their daughter. What was left of Fred West's eight-year-old stepdaughter was dug up from under the Wests' previous Gloucester home; his first wife and nanny were buried in open country.

In the fall of 1994, Erich Baumeister (13), was playing in a wooded area of his family’s estate, when he stumbled across a partially buried human skeleton. He presented the disturbing finding to his mother, Julie, who inquired about the skull to her husband, Herb. He told her that the skeleton belonged to his late father, an anesthesiologist. Astonishingly, Julie believed him. In You Think You Know Me, best-selling author Ryan Green assumes the role of Herb Baumeister and attempts to fill in the blanks on one of Indiana’s most mysterious serial killers.

When Darkness Falls: Terrifying True Stories: Volume 4 continues the journey into the abyss, presenting a curated selection of encounters that challenge the boundaries of the known. The stories range from a tales of terror encountering a wendigo and Sasquatch to even evil clowns. Through and through you'll read the darkest paranormal tales available.

A gothic horror novel set in the fictional principality of Otranto during the medieval period.Delve deep into the realm of antiquity and dark machinations, as you navigate through twisted corridors of ambition, desperation, and unfathomable horrors. A poignant embodiment of themes such as prophecy, death, darkness, and ambition, the narrative conjures a haunted atmosphere prevalent in gothic horror literature. Detailed SynopsisDomenico, Prince of Otranto, finds his life turned around when a chilling prophecy brings his world crashing down. A father torn between his weak son, Marco, and his ...

I’ve Heard What You Shouldn’t Say: Disturbing Encounters with the World’s Forgotten Creatures By G.J Fene What if the stories were never just stories? What if the things we dismissed—creatures whispered about in old tongues and dead languages—were simply waiting for us to remember them? In this chilling collection of firsthand accounts, witnesses from across the globe share terrifying encounters with creatures long thought lost to legend… or deliberately erased from it. From unrecorded species that speak in mimicry, to ancient things that crawl from the woods when names are ...

DREAD SOULS: Tales of Authentic Vampires and Werewolves Vampires and werewolves have been softened by modern fiction—reimagined as tragic anti-heroes or misunderstood outsiders. But in the original legends, there is no romance, no sympathy—only terror. Dread Souls revives the savage horror of the authentic vampire and the true werewolf. Within these pages are nineteen chilling accounts, plucked from historical records and retold in vivid modern English. These are not the creatures of gothic love stories, but relentless predators of flesh and blood—demonic manifestations of hunger, ...

Kent; commonly referred to as the garden of England due to the abundance of green spaces, hop gardens and fruit farms. However, beneath the surface of rolling fields and quaint villages, there is a darker, more sinister history of ghosts and the paranormal. Join author Alan Tigwell as he takes you on a tour of the unknown haunted locations around the county. From Happy Valley in Tunbridge Wells, to Cobtree Manor Park in Aylesford, you will hear about the heart warming, spooky and scary true ghost stories of towns close by. The tales in this book have never been previously published; they ...

Jim True has returned from an out-of-body experience to find he has been brutally murdered and his body mutilated. No one can see him, no one can hear him, no one, except his killer, knows he still exists. Freed from his body, True embarks on a quest to find his killer and discover why and how he has managed to survive. As he closes in on his murderer, True discovers that even the very people he loved and trusted have betrayed him. He meets his killer, a strange and sinister figure who can also leave his body at will.

It began with the whispers. In the woods, in the park, and always at night. Then they came into town, down dark alleys, and in the shadows. Before long, the black-eyed children were moving closer, until finally there was a knock on the door. When the couple were found dead with their faces frozen in horror, the children were nowhere to be seen. Until it happened again. Join Detective Sarah Noble as she investigates another dark case in the town of Slayton.