Short Stories Occult

Meant to gather together the stranger stories, the book contains some of the more surreal and ephemeral stories, the ones that just are without much rhyme or reason. Stories like an odd moment in the park, the strange child who won't stop haunting you, an alien invasion that gets very personal, an AI born of a lolcat, monsters in the woods, and a spell gone terribly wrong.

A collection of seven classic short stories that draw us into that hidden world where fear is just around the next corner, and where loving hands can touch across the boundaries of death. Edith Nesbit, author and poet, was known for her over 60 adventurous children's stories; however, she was first known for her poetry and her venture into the supernatural short stories for adult audiences. She called her collection Grim Tales. Her classic style and imagery has proven to be ageless and inspirational to modern writers.

This book contains 10 short stories from the deepest depths of the psyche. Are you brave enough to read these tales of chilling terror? If so draw the bed covers close, light the bedside lamp, and prepare for a rare treat of an audiobook.

From A Year in the Borderlands author Kevin Candela comes another thrilling double feature, drive-in style! In "Shore Leave", shipwreck survivors Heatherine Daniels and Sheila Grange penetrate deep into a mysterious cavern only to discover that there is much more to their desert island than coconut palms, seashells and sunburn.

Quattro racconti di Nathaniel Hawthorne, caratterizzati dall'essere ai confini della realtà. "Il gran carbonchio", una caccia da una preziosissima pietra, ambientata nel far West; "La statuetta di neve", in cui si mettono in guardia coloro che vogliono far del bene a tutti i costi; "La figura di prua", in cui lo spirito dell'arte passa come una folata angelica, o diabolica, a scelta del lettore; e "La vergine dei veleni", in cui si ribadisce che l'essere amati è da preferire all'essere temuti.

Outside the tent was damp and cold and moist and like nothing Kayla had ever seen. Almost immediately, she wanted to return into the tent. Supria was already swiftly ahead. Here was like nowhere she had ever seen before. The sky was an eerie purple and orange, there were lighting strikes without thunderbolts. Sequoias characterized the landscapes and then the people.

Built soon after the Norman conquest of 1066, Prudhoe was continuously occupied for nine centuries. Following the First World War, it fell in to ruin until it eventually ended up in the hands of a landowner during the 1940s. When the same wealthy property owner decided to buy up some of the land near the coast of Tynemouth, Elizabeth Rogers and her mother, who rented a cottage on the land, were told they would have to leave their home.

Zoe Armstrong is used to tiny little ghouls darkening her door on Halloween, but what she isn't expecting to see is a hot, brooding vampire accompanying her last bunch of the night. She's certain she's never seen him before in town, and with a face like that, she would've remembered. But Luca Marchetti is much more than a pretty face - he's a vampire with a penchant for defending those in need. When tragedy befalls Zoe's household, will her life as a mortal be in danger? Or can she find a safe haven in her new protector's arms?

The divine feminine is an energy living within us all, ready to be awakened. This queen will give you her story and remind you about energies calling in when you least expect it but most need it. Just allow yourself to tune in.

David Bain presents six tales of small town supernatural horror.

Tommie works hard. His job is not as glamorous as say a movie star or lawyer, but that doesn’t mean he shouldn't have time to relax once and a while. When his boss gives him the weekend off Tommie gets a chance to get away from it all. After work he and his gal head upstate for a weekend away with some friends. A cozy, secluded lakeside cottage awaits them. So does the Blood Mist.

"Cancellation" - A young woman discovers there's a penalty for having excessive non-payments to her credit card company.

Janell making phone calls to demonic lovers in front of her husband is just the beginning. The horrors hit home for two young men telling ghost stories while driving through the thickest fog of the year. An aging hunter summons the spirit of the Bavarian wilderness as his abilities and will begin to fade. A teacher opens his mouth to instruct his students - and finds himself speaking in the voice of his newly deceased mentor. A young woman, pregnant out of wedlock in the late 1950s, is "sent away" only to find her new home harbors strange secrets.

Madman Jack had murdered 14 women in numerous ways seven years before in a small Indiana farm town. He was what doctors called a missionary killer. He believed all women were evil, and he believed it was his God-given duty to kill them. Tonight, October 30, 2008, Jack would escape his maximum-security prison cell and travel back to the same small town and steal more souls to regain his powers.

Two short horror stories, "Ezekiel Sykes: A Journal of a Daemon" and "Don't Drink Alone", compiled together. "Ezekiel Sykes: Journal of a Daemon" is a tale of a man who comes into possession of a journal, purportedly written by a demonic agent. Fact or fiction, Caleb, the new owner, becomes obsessed with the book. "Don't Drink Alone", is a story of a selfish, alcoholic, in-denial murderess who hasn't paid for her crimes...y et.

A tribal ritual gone wrong, a time traveler who sets up his own demise, and a man grappling with the death of his wife; three short horror stories to tease your imagination. At the end of the day, we never really know where the paths we choose will lead us.

DeDe Rose's popular series, Scary Shorts, continues in Book three with two paranormal stories about alien encounters, along with her notes that describe the real stories behind the tales. We Are They delves into the dreaded alien interactions that occur when the alien Grays show up to terrorize a couple by standing at the bottom of the bed ... and just staring. Why are they there? What do they want? This is one of the most frequent stories that real experiencers discuss.

This is a short story about the events that happened during a vacation in the South in the life of Jo Danning, a retired military linguist. She and her son, Casey, spend time with her grandmother while odd events unfold that surround a nearby house beside her grandmother's garden. Something evil is under the ground; something wicked from the past. Jo Danning only wanted to get to Wilmington, North Carolina as soon as possible. She wanted to start her new life with her son, Casey.

Mardis Gras in New Orleans: the perfect hunting ground for vampires. Every year these creatures of the night descend upon the event and make this night their own. Yet, this year, something seems a little different....

Travel to the year 1967, when San Francisco became the place for young people to explore their sexuality, find freedom and transcend. What Willow never expected was to experience a ghostly presence that haunted her dreams and terrorized her waking hours. Will she discover what the stranger wants from her before it's too late? Over 18 recommendation due to mature content concerning references to drug use and its culture.