Horror Fairy Tales

Trixie is a feline of a unique sort. She's hustled the streets of the Big Easy many times but never quite like this. Trixie finds that when in New Orleans, hoodoo is much more than a tourist shop full of souvenirs. Reality has never been stranger and the stakes are much higher than ever before. See how this sexy feline takes on every challenge thrown at her and in the process discovers that there's more to life than meets the eye. This is a short story in a new series by Karli Rush.

Hugo is concerned and confused about adopting back his daughter after so many years apart. What if she doesn't recognize him? What if the little girl can't accept her father's hidden, beastly nature? Monica soothes those fears, and they soon adopt Clara. But with a toddler in the house and a baby on the way, Hugo's mind turns back to his curse. He doesn't want to burden his growing family with it anymore and seeks a way to destroy it. But finding a capable person with strong magic proves harder than expected.

Andrej und Abu Dun treffen auf Ansen, einen blonden Riesen, der ein geheimnisvolles Drachenboot und dessen hünenhafte Besatzung befehligt. Ansen bietet den beiden einen Platz auf seinem Boot an. Froh, einen Weg aus der Eishölle gefunden zu haben, willigen Andrej und Abu Dun ein. Doch auf der Reise machen sie eine grausige Entdeckung...

Privatdetektiv Raven wird vom Millionär Pendrose beauftragt, ihn für drei Tage zu beschützen. Der Mann ist halb wahnsinnig vor Angst. Er erzählt Raven von einem Pakt, den er und sein Freund Candley vor zwei Jahren mit einem dämonischen Reiter geschlossen haben - einen Pakt um Geld und Macht. Der Preis ist das Leben zweier Menschen...

Das Unglaubliche ist passiert: Abu Dun ist schwer verwundet und droht zu sterben. Um ihn zu retten, macht sich Andrej auf den Weg - begleitet vom Zwerg Fiala, der ihn zur Hexe Gryla bringen soll, der einzigen, die Abu Dun retten kann. Doch dafür verlangt sie einen Preis - einen sehr hohen Preis...

In a world where the Gods walk and their spirits commune with mankind, there must be those trained while in a trance to intercede with them, for the good of the tribe. Mondoani, a young woman, is chosen by the Gods to take the place of the Old Mother upon her passing. Is this frail young woman strong enough to hold the spirits of the Gods when they descend? For it will be her responsibility to hold the memories of all those who have lived before.

Fate intervenes and Monica is stuck in a horrible Icelandic storm. She is forced to seek shelter from the last person she wants to see. Secured in Hugo's mansion, she unwilling faced her inner hypocrite who turned away from Hugo in fear and disgust despite knowing of his curse. As Monica is being swayed to give Hugo another chance, the villagers resurrect a primitive witch hunt against Hugo. Will they survive their persecution?

When a strong determined and curvy mail-order bride is forced to face her kidnappers and the truth of her father's condition, she has to decide whether she will stay by the beast's side or risk not being by her father's deathbed. Kidnapped in England by an angry mob that wants her husband-to-be dead, with her father's cancer getting worse in hospital in America, Monica is at a loss as to what to do. Outsmarting her kidnappers she attempts to get back to the mansion and faces another hurdle.

Standing against the trunk of the oak tree was a man. His hair was silver, but not in a way that made him look old - it glinted faintly in the patches of light that punch through the crown of branches above. For a moment, Tansy wondered if maybe her eyes were playing tricks on her. That often happened when she was tired; she’d see something out of the corner of her eye and think it was something entirely different. When she blinked, though, he was still standing there, with a concerned look on his face.

Grave robbing as an art form never really caught on. H.P. Lovecraft takes us into the last moments of a robber of graves who found far more than he bargained for. It is definitely best to let some sleeping dogs lie....

Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction. 'The Moth' is the strange tale of two rivalling entomologists, each determined to demolish the other's life's work. When one of them dies, the other struggles to cope in the absence of his rival. And then he discovers an entirely new species of moth - a moth very reminiscent of his dead rival - and which pursues him wherever he goes.

You know how stuffy those English men's clubs are: "right sort of chap, and all that rot." Now imagine that the very worst sort of interloper forced his way into the exclusive club - a ghost who refuses to leave. And even worse, a ghost who was a failure in life and a failure in his haunting. David Ian Davies offers an enchanting one-man performance of this otherworldly tale.

Many tales have been told about the Wendigo, the man-eating monster of Algonquin legend. But how many times has the Wendigo ever spoken for himself? Step inside and take a gander at the mind of the top predator in Canada's North Woods.

Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is credited as being the father of science fiction. 'In the Avu Observatory' is a story about a scientist working at a remote observatory in a remote forest in Borneo. One night, the astronomer's assistant, Woodhouse, is attacked by a huge bat-like creature in the middle of the night. In the pitch black of the observatory, he suddenly finds himself fighting for his life against...what?

My best friend was killed in a motorcycle accident. He was eighteen - years old like me when he died. I was invited to a lagoon and I decided to summon Jesse's spirit while I was in the water. I didn't know how to swim and I almost drown while calling for Jesse. The moment I reached shore a strong realization came to my head. The only way that I could see Jesse again was by being dead like him! People tend to summon a loved one when they die.

"Dagon." Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) is a novelist famous for his horror stories, fantasy and science fiction. Although he was not famous during his lifetime, his work is now considered a classic of literature. Lovecraft's work has influenced many authors, including Stephen King, who considers him "the greatest craftsman of the classic horror story of the 20th century."

Monica's father is finally recovering and she is ready to return to England with Hugo. But Martha is still furious at her and is avoiding her like the plague. Eventually, Monica comes to accept that Martha and Hugo will never like each other and reconciles with her best friend. But then Monica makes two shocking discoveries: Hugo wants a child with her, but he already has a young daughter in foster care!

For Eli Larkin, the war is over. There is nothing left but to return home to his wife and children. As he draws nearer, he is pulled to the cornfield to discover a horrifying truth. The carnage he witnessed in the war is nothing compared to the savage road of slaughter he soon will traverse; for Donn, TX needs its caretaker, and it requires it to be born in butchery.

Red Riding Hood, retold by the (fictional) AI Millenniarellabot after being fed fairy tales and texts on euthanasia.

Tommy has come home from the city to visit his dad for one last time. He is determined to get to the bottom of all of the secrets that his dad has kept for hidden behind a smokescreen of storytelling and charm. It turns out that some secrets are best left untold.