True Horror

If you've ever wondered if the fairy tales and nursery rhymes you grew up on have any connection to actual events, this book may hold the answers you seek. This exploration of twenty-five children's favorites and their possible origins takes a closer look at such classics as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, The Snow Queen, Jack Be Nimble, Little Jack Horner, Bluebeard and many others. While some of their histories are as pure as the driven snow, others are downright horrific. So, if you're ready to pull back the curtain on a world that is not ...

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.

If you love a good scary story, you've come to the right place. Included in this book are real-life accounts of haunted houses, cemeteries where the dead cannot rest, vengeful spirits who are doomed to walk the Earth for eternity, entities that adopt human form even though they are anything but, hotels that cater to an unlikely assortment of spectral guests, a church that may have been more than it seemed and much, much more. Now that you know a bit of what is in store, you need wait no more. Your journey into a world of truly frightening tales is only a page away.

Two soldiers wander through a mist, into enemy hands, soon after, taken to an abandoned cabin, to be tortured for information about the whereabouts of a Union gold payroll shipment. The Confederate deserters seem to forget their history with the place and discover that old crimes live on with those that no longer do. The dead sometimes ache for revenge, and might just tear a man into shredded meat or worse.

Originally documented in the Discovery Channel’s A Haunting: The Forgotten, Harvesting Shadows delves into the aspects of violent hauntings and discarnate intelligences that prime time reality television and pop-culture ghost hunters ignore or refuse to discuss.

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.

This collection of tales of true hauntings is sure to chill the reader to the bone. Come along on a journey into places inhabited not only by the living, but also by those who once lived but live no more. Included in this book are true accounts of houses besieged by spirits who are unable, or unwilling, to rest. There are also stories of sanatoriums, long ago abandoned, that are alive with the ghosts of those who perished within their walls. Tales of phantom animals, cursed objects, psychic visions of murder, demons, a vengeful witch and much, much more are waiting inside these pages. So, ...

Unheard Screams is based on a true story about a girl named Thelma who grew up as a CODA and struggled between two worlds: the hearing and the deaf. Isolated in a farming country outside of town, she lived a life of silence and loss of identity. Thelma was the only one in her biological family that could hear and speak.

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.

Elsabet or Elizabeth Bathory's life is notorious and, for the most part, known to history. What she's done since is another story altogether. Haunted by the crimes of her life and by her bloodfather, Vlad Dracula, Elsa seeks a life of her own in the New World. But her past will always catch up to her and she must face her demon.

Why not get two delightfully-frightening horror stories for the price of one? When Marion cut open the tree, all he found of his best friend was a finger, never again, in more than 70 years, any trace of him. Now, that finger is all that he can give to the only other person to ever search for Nunzio Calabrisi.

"The Masquerade of Death": Targar Negary entombs his only surviving child in a sarcophagus, possibly thinking her to be a victim of the Black Plague that is sweeping Europe. Poor Talis must endure agonizing and seemingly-endless hours of torture within her tomb, wondering who emplaced her there and why, if it was her father, seeking some sort of punishment. With Talis' air running out, she does not believe that she can survive this entombment and find out the reason for 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.

This book is a collection of true tales of the supernatural and unexplained. Included are accounts of unknown entities that managed to find a portal into the land of the living, spine-tingling brushes with sinister creatures that dwell in the darkest of woodlands, encounters with extraterrestrials, terrifying tales of hauntings, parallel universes, angelic visitors and suspected reincarnation. These stories and more await the reader who settles in when darkness begins to creep for A Chilling Tale Before You Sleep.

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.

Explore deeper inside the dark mind of Sea Caummisar. Inspired by true events, even though some names have been changed. A blur of reality and fiction. In my experience, it wasn't the fan that became obsessed with me. I became obsessed with her. Despite this book being inspired by true events, it is still a tale of blood of gore. Listener beware: Don't let the title fool you. This is extreme horror.

Vacation should be a time of enjoyment, taking a break from the stress and strain of the world, and getting away from woes. But in these tales of eerie, unexplainable experiences while on vacation, you’ll learn that sometimes, that vacation destination isn’t so desirable after all. Sometimes those charming little bed-and-breakfasts are occupied by things you can’t see. Keep listening and learn the true facts of some of the strangest paranormal encounters while on vacation, but beware, this book might have you leaving the lights on.

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.

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.

D’Rick, Bruiser, Dazer and Red are back! Undead and Republished!A group of clowns, murdered 25 years earlier, returned as grotesque zombies. These Zombie Clowns made their way into the city of Youngstown, Ohio causing unimaginable havoc, all while masturbating in plain sight. Although most of the public record has been wiped clean of the incident, this is the complete story "THEY" don't want you to know about!" This book combines all three out of print Masturbating Zombie Clown stories, re-edited and repackaged, to give you all the information on the 100% true story “THEY” don’t ...