Short Stories Occult

As Nathan Baxter attends the funeral of one of his victims, he encounters a woman he shares a sinister secret with.

Dall'opera di Grazia Deledda "Racconti Sardi" una storia di superstioni e magie con un finale a sorpresa...

Una donna in punto di morte è tormentata da un ricordo lontano e che potrebbe sembrare a tutti dimenticato. Ma lei ha promesso che rivelerà quel fatto soltanto "dopo morta". E così sarà.

She can't escape the stare of the poison-eyed boy, and she's not sure she wants to. The intensity of his gaze calls to her, consumes her. Why is she drawn to his stare, compelled to give herself to him? And how, when he finally moves to take her to himself, is she somehow powerless to resist him, even knowing that to give in to his advances is to lay her soul bare before him, to expose her every secret?

The dark strains of madness that permeate many of the works of Edgar Allan Poe make their way through this macabre story. This memorable short story bears a resemblance to Poe's Tell Tale Heart. In both stories guilt leaves a murderer with a singular choice.

Delbert Mason has it all - or so it seems. His career is a success, and he is an important man in his small town. His future is mapped out. He knows just where he's going.

Until the night he strolls home late and sees a hearse and a limousine pull into the local cemetery. Who were those strange men by the hearse, and whose grave was that being dug nearby?

Blue Rose Daydreams brings you stories that ignite your enthusiasm for otherworldly beings and satisfy your inner child that just wants to enjoy make-believe. Diving into world where the very fabric of existence is different from our own reminds us we are only specs of life floating in a sea of endless possibilities.

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.

In a graveyard on Halloween night, Claude waits for the arrival of a man he has hated his entire life. Under the amber light of a harvest moon, he contemplates his enemy's unusual gift that will destroy all of mankind. Despite the fact that the man is not evil, Claude knows he will never believe the truth. No, it is a battle to the death and neither of them can escape their fate.

A time so very long ago decided the very fate of our race. Men and women once survived below the core of the Earth's crust. Visit a world where Vampires, Witches, Elementals, Demons, and Humans once ruled the land. In Part Six, Grythe kidnaps Moira while she dreams, sending her sister Kyla out on a journey to save her with Gitch. While this is taking place, the demon king Abatu sends his trusted warrior to aid in the safe return of Moira, while Gerwulf's bloodline prepares for a surprise.

Il Canto dell'Amor trionfante è un racconto dello scrittore russo Ivan S. Turgenev. Ambientato nella Ferrara del ‘500, ai tempi dell'Ariosto...

A broken author tries to get back on his feet by staying at the super-cheap Fairfax Gardens. But the menacing Vagrant outside warns him repeatedly that the place is DAMNED. It all swings from bliss to horror and back, daily and inexplicably, due to the sweet and bubbly Sistine and her marauding demon of a mother. All, as the diabolical Vagrant outside seemingly grows more and more bent on killing them all.

Amid crusades and inquisitions, a medieval Spanish priest makes a devil's bargain to save his niece's life and unleashes a horror into the world. This short story is just one of 10 tales of extreme horror contained within the forthcoming Shadows And Teeth, Volume Three, a unique collection featuring a range of international talent.

Join ghost investigator DeDe Rose as she journeys through the world of the paranormal with six bizarre and scary stories taking place in Pennsylvania. Each creepy story has an element of truth to rock your disbelief in things that go bump in the night. A special author note for each tale gives you the scoop. Find out about a werewolf legion in Strasburg and visit a haunted book store in Phoenixville.

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.

The Creepy series is a one of a kind combination of true supernatural occurances, mixed with a variety of supernatural short stories! Creepy 3 is a frightening collection of ghost stories from around the world and supernatural short stories from Jeff Bennington and Top-10 UK author, Katie M. John. True Ghost story contributors include, Ruth Barrett, Jay Krow, Micheal Rivers, Crysta Lynn, Kitten Jackson, Zack Kullis, Leigh Statham and many more!!!

A wooden chair sitting in the middle of a grassy field seems to call to a lonely, young girl. She wonders if the soft voice in her head is her imagination. What else could explain it? But as the voice pressures her to discuss a secret she only shared with one other person - a woman who recently passed away - she wonders if there is something more behind the presence of the lonely chair.

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?

So what happens after you die? Do you go to heaven or to hell? Or do you go to a special place fashioned just for you based on the life you lived in the real world, based on how you treated people and what you did to them? Follow two brothers and their journey through life, death, and their reward for the lives they lived.

This never-before-published narrative is a disturbing, nightmarish tale of a lady named Lydia and her journey through a busy subway train station when things quickly begin to change. Something menacing awaits down there, A monstrous and punishing supernatural force that comes to life, but be warned, this story is not for the faint of heart. Leo peered up at her, eyebrows raised. Lydia. What's wrong? She kept screaming over and over.