Cat’s Eye
The hideous, one-eyed cat was there, waiting for him. And he was going to reward the ugly creature for instilling a new awareness of his own repulsive existence.

Ebola Zaire
What would be the worst thing you could imagine happening to the people of the world? How about a virus so lethal, that if unleashed, it could kill twenty-five percent more people than the Black Death did in the fourteenth century?

A Case of Lycanthropy
The doctor told them, “The word Lycanthropy is derived from the ancient Greek words lykos, meaning wolf, and anthropos, meaning human being.” Did it explain Susan’s behavior?

The Burial
The Chindis is a Navajo evil spirit that emanates from wicked people. When Gaaghii dies, there are important rituals to follow, to cleanse the corpse and to send the malevolence of the Chindis into the Otherworld. And if the funeral is not done properly, the evil spirit will refuse to stay buried.

Under the House
The little girl escaped into the crawlspace. But what she found underneath the house was worse than what she was running from.

Ghoul (The Unabridged Version)
“What makes you think you’re being haunted?” he asked. But he was not prepared for her answer, which brought him into the underworld of Voodoo. The original story of Ghoul had parts removed by the publisher because they were considered to be too frightening. In this version, those parts are put back in.

Monday Night Dive
There is an underground society of freegans who live off the land, except they do it in the city. But to what extremes would they go?

Cold Spot
A little boy gets lost in a holler in the Deep South, and everyone knows that’s where the haints are.

Crystal Ball
Laurie wondered what the glass object could show her. Could it really give her the power to predict the future?

Open Grave (A Novella)
Rick Evans doesn’t believe in ghosts. Or demons, or monsters, or even in Heaven or Hell. But all that is about to change. Rick learns, too late, to be careful what he inadvertently invites into his world through dabbling with occult games. Because what Rick invites is not so easy to uninvite.

 

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