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The dead typically want one of two things. Ghosts crave conversation. Spirits seek pain. My name is Bria, and I've been able to interact with the dead for as long as I can remember. Communicating with the deceased might sound like a cool gift, but let me assure you, it's not. Ghosts don't shut up, and not all specters are friendly. In fact, most of them are dangerous. Pretending the paranormal doesn't exist is far easier than talking to the shadows, so I've been avoiding the dead for years. Past experiences have led me to avoid the living too. And for a long time, I've successfully kept my distance. Until a single ghost encounter in the library ruins everything. Now a couple of my classmates know my secret. But as it turns out, they have a deadly secret of their own. Time to talk to the shadows again. _______________ This story contains profanity and violence. [ONC 2021 Shortlister]

It was supposed to be his last day on the job. Unluckily for Killjoy, this crazed, cannibalistic beast tried to make it his last day on Earth. Killjoy had taken this god-forsaken mission for a little bit extra money before he would quit. He was tired. The middle-aged bounty hunter had etched his name across American mythos after decades of killing, gunslinging, and doing dirty work for one too many fat, greedy pigs. It was easy work, but the man can't get any older after years of doing it. And with a wife at home who he visited only so many times he could them on his one hand, and a daughter whose face he can barely remember year to year, it was time to hang up the boots. But when he is told about one job that could potentially set not only himself and his family for life, but for generations to come, Killjoy decides to screw it and do one last mission. The money he made was good, but not enough to last them. The reward? The deed to a gold mine. And the job? To investigate some desolate woods for missing people. It was as easy as they came. What a load of crap. The second Killjoy stepped foot into those forests, he knew something was not right. Desecrated bodies, the eerily empty mines and woods devoid of any light or humans, and the gnawing hunger that grew in him no matter how much he ate through his rations. Something was not right. And when Killjoy laid his eyes on it, he knew it was either fight or die.

Monsters that reside only in your nightmares are real here in the hidden away town of Shadows, Colorado. Each is cursed with a supernatural gift, none is like another. Two families fight for dominance, the hunters and the hunted. No one goes in and no one gets out. 23-year-old Sutton Beaumont-Strange is the only person who has ever successfully escaped from the compound but it was not without sacrifices. She spends two miserable years in hiding, waiting for them to find her, and when they finally do its because something worse has happened. Her older brother has gone missing and Sutton is the only person in the family that can track him down. But when she's paired up with hunter and ex-boyfriend Nickolai Vega sparks fly and things get a whole lot more interesting.

[Book 2 to the Lake Bellinor Duology] [UNEDITED] After finally learning to accept his ability for what it is, Tyler returns to question the origins of it, starting with the mysterious curly-haired woman in his dreams. However, his plans are soured when his older brother, Christian, asks for his help after three dead bodies turn up in an abandoned lake house. But the case only becomes more bizarre when they both notice the victims are missing their tongues; leaving both of them to come to the realization that Lake Bellinor has its very first serial killer, in years, on the loose. And Tyler soon learns there's more to his ability than he originally thought when he finds himself prey, caught in the serial killer's web.

perhaps going on a getaway with three dollars to my name, my older sister (in college debt, might I add), an old van, and my hopes and dreams (if any) fueling my eagerness to enjoy a weeks stay at a beautiful (so they say) cabin in the middle of totally nowhere wasn't the smartest idea.... ..especially because of the abnormally tall creature with glowing, beady eyes staring down at me. #1/1k+ in PREY! 🥹🤍 #4/1k+ in #adrenaline 🌲 #1/ 1k+ in #adrenaline 🌲 #6/ 1k+ in #monster 🌲 #14/ 1k+ in #prey 🌲 #65/ 1k+ in #angsty 🌲 #5/1k+ in #beast 🌲 #737/ 1k+ in #newadult 🌲 #65/ 1k+ in #paranormalromance 🌲 #598/ 1k+ in #hunter 🌲 #970/ 1k+ in #mate 🌲 *short to medium parts, short to medium story!*

Skye is dead. How she perished is a mystery. All she knows is that she is trapped in After, a makeshift city of souls surrounded by infinite darkness and terrifying monsters that tear ghosts apart. But while all other ghosts accept the eternity of darkness ahead of them, Skye refuses to spend her afterlife in a world without light. She knows there must be some way to escape the monsters that keep them all imprisoned and return to the realm of the living, and she's going to find it...even if she has to face the prince of monsters, himself. Skye risks her existence and escapes the walled city of After in search of the truth. Venturing into the black reveals untold perils, but that's not all. The Dark...and the dark prince, are hiding a terrible secret... 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 WATTYS SHORTLIST | 2021 WATTYS BEST COVER SHORTLIST | 2021 AMBYS FAVORITE - HORROR | 2024 Cover art drawn by me.

PAST RELATIONSHIPS CAN HAUNT YOU...BUT IT'S NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS! Everyone said Finch House was haunted, but Emma Baker never saw the ghost of Eleanor Finch over the eighteen years she lived there, no matter how much her or her childhood best friend and neighbor Cade Carter tried. Now, six years after Emma left Finch House to chase a boy and seven years after Cade was kicked out of his house by his parents for the terrible act of turning eighteen, Cade has purchased Finch House from Emma's mother and he wants to finally catch Eleanor. What begins as a simple night of ghost-hunting becomes a journey into past relationships neither of them were ready to relive. While Cade might have had a plan to nab himself a spirit, it seems Eleanor has a plan of her own...a plan to help both of them nab something much more real than they ever could have guessed.

This is the Sequel of my Offenderman x reader book so please read the first book before starting this one. Do you believe in ghost stories? No, not these stories that your parents tell you so you behave. The ones that have been passed over through centuries. That everyone terrified and gave chills. What if I tell you that all these stories have a spark of truth in them? And what if I tell you that some of these sparks are bigger than others? You think this is a story? You thought it was over already? No, your story has just begun. Are you ready to learn about the truth? Then hold on tight, I am sure you are dying to find out..

Some monsters hide under your bed. This one lives under your skin. For Maggie Caldwell, life was already teetering on the edge. A struggling single mother with two kids and a past she can't outrun, she thought her worst battles were behind her-until the night something inhuman latched onto her family. It starts small: a shadow that shouldn't move, whispers bleeding through the walls, her children waking up screaming with words they shouldn't know. But this is no ghost. It's something older, hungrier. And it doesn't just haunt-it burrows. As the creature digs deeper, feeding on her fears and regrets, Maggie must confront the secrets she's buried and the choices she never wanted to make. The closer she gets to the truth, the tighter its grip becomes. It wants her. It knows her. And if Maggie doesn't fight back, it'll consume everything-her sanity, her family, and the last scraps of her soul. But how do you kill a monster that already knows all your darkest thoughts? Gripping, visceral, and unrelenting, "It Knows Your Name" will drag you to the edge of fear and leave you questioning the shadows in your own mind. (Don't forget to ⭐️ give chapters a star if it gave you chills, and hit the follow button so you don't miss a beat! New chapters drop every Friday-stay tuned for what's coming next... the darkness has only just begun. 👀 )

I didn't think I'd be on the run at 16, with two friends and murder on our trail. A bounty over my head, and a race against the clock. I found out things about my self that I didn't think possible, but I guess the monster in the closet watching me was real after all. #1-#OriginalStory (1/10/2020) #1-#SamsDaughter (1/21/2020)