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OUR BOOKS
Supernatural Parables
Book Two - Into The Light
Is the horror fiction…or reality?
Reality can bring more horror than fiction if you know where to look.
Take a journey into the light with us. But don’t let your guard down; that light at the end of the tunnel isn’t sunshine and rainbows. You’ll quickly discover that ghosts, villains, and all manner of terror can stalk any hour of the day or night.
In the second of this two-book anthology, our authors are back to share the light side of their horror stories.
But don’t let your guard down; that light at the end of the tunnel isn’t sunshine and rainbows.
Contributors: L.E. Schwaller, A.M. Symes, Kirk Eggleston, Gregg Chamberlain, Danielle Mouthing, Amy Dahl, Linda Bloodworth, Halli Reid, Matt Jacobs, D.W. Milton, and Jane Nightshade. Artwork by Sheryl Mei.
Supernatural Parables
Book One - Into Darkness
Myth versus the horrors of reality
Parables are stories with life lessons woven into the pages. Lessons the characters must confront; lessons they must overcome to survive.
In this first of a two-book anthology, eleven authors bring you the first of their dueling horror stories: the dark story.
Heed this warning: these stories do not have happy endings.
Contributors: L.E. Schwaller, A.M. Symes, Kirk Eggleston, Gregg Chamberlain, Danielle Mouthing, Jayne Carlson, Linda Bloodworth, Halli Reid, Matt Jacobs, D.W. Milton, and Jane Nightshade. Artwork by Sheryl Mei.
Sasquatch is My Neighbor
A Collection of Hairy Cryptid Lore
Could it be those tall tales you learned as a child contained a few kernels of dark truth? Could Sasquatch be among us right now, watching our every move? Or does he just want to be left alone? This collection of cryptid horrors will take you into the depths of some of the most remote areas of North America and beyond. They will also take you right down your street…and into your own backyard. Is Sasquatch real? Does a bear…Oh, never mind. Read and find out.
Authors: A.M. Symes, Alan Fishbone, Linda Bloodworth, David Nash, L.E. Schwaller, Kirk Eggleston, Jayne Carlson, Jesse Lawrence, Jen Shutt
What’s in the Body Bag?
A Collection of Dark Fiction
by the Dead Birds Writing Group
Imagine, if you will, coming across a post-it note with the chilling message, “Body outside in green bag – side entrance.” Would you drop it and run the other way? Or would you just have to know more? In this collection of nine stories, ten authors from the Dead Birds Writing Group dare to delve into the strange, the dark, the funny, and let’s face it, the off-kilter stories of the troubled characters who just don’t know when to leave a good body bag alone.
Authors: A.M Symes, Jayne Carlson, Judy Niemi Johnson, Trena Bolden Fields, David Nash, L.E. Schwaller, Jon Dahl, Amy Dahl, Andrew Marks, Michelle I. Linder
It Could Be Anyone's Leg
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