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The men on the SS Marine Electric sailed into a storm in February 1983 not knowing that they would make history - at a great cost in lives. Just three men survived the wreck of the Marine Electric off the shores of Virginia and they found that their struggle had just begun once they got back to shore. Blamed for the wreck, they fought back and broke a code of silence that had covered up sloppy ship inspections for decades and revealed the flaws in old World War II rust buckets that were still at sea long past their functional lifetime.

It was Halloween again, October 31st, just like all the Halloweens before it. But this Halloween would change the world forever. The Devil decided to go against God's wishes of only having enough power to deceive our way of being able to choose between good and evil. The Devil said "Halloween Night is the only night of the year that my powers are the strongest." As the darkness set in and the trick-or-treaters headed out of their homes to get candy, the Devil entered every trick-or-treater's mind using mental telepathy.

Beside The Still Waters: Having Faith Even When....... is a book that helps anyone struggling with their faith when they are losing or have lost a loved one. We have been taught that our faith must be unmovable; yet in the midst of grieving, our faith must be fluid like water so that we can adjust to our current situation. This book will help you move from "rock faith" to "fluid faith" as you walk through your grieving process.

Bobby and Susan's parents were going out to a fancy restaurant for their 25th wedding anniversary and probably wouldn't be back until midnight. Just before they left the house they told Bobby and Susan, "Under no circumstances are you to answer the door for anyone. Is that understood?" Bobby replied, "Sure thing, Mom." Their parents closed the door and headed to their dinner date. Bobby said to Susan, "Mom sure does worry about our safety a lot, and besides were not dead yet."

Deep in the woods on top of a desolated hilltop stood the most haunted cemetery ever known, called Haunted Hills Cemetery. Legend has it that in 1855, a man by the name of Jester Flats was the new Sheriff in town. One thing the townspeople had no idea about was when Jester Flats was appointed the new Sheriff in the town of Deadsville. The Sheriff had his own idea of how he wanted to bring law and order in the town of Deadsville. His way would be by way of an axe. He was the most feared Sheriff the town has ever known.

Brian, Susan, and Tim liked to get together on Friday the 13th and play the Dare game in a cemetery that dated back to the 19th century in the woods behind Tim's house. But, when they got together on this coming Friday the 13th, their game was about to take a fatal turn for them all.

A riveting account of the greatest small-boat rescue in American history.

Jack and Brenda Stevens found the perfect home to start a new family, but were unaware of the home's past. Being a young couple with two children and big dreams, they couldn't care less if the house had a past or not. The only thing on their mind was raising a family in this beautiful Victorian home. The house had a strange odor, but they just thought it was because the house was old. Jack's wife, Brenda, thought once they moved in and did some renovations, the odor would diminish. She was dead wrong. This was one odor that wouldn't be leaving even if the place burnt to the ground.

Molly's parent's had all they could take from their daughter screaming in the night and saying to them that they were coming to get her soul. When Molly's parents came to check on her every night, she became more violent and would curse and spit on them and her voice was that of a demons. Molly's father Jack decided it might be a good idea to call a priest to see if she was possessed.

This is a collection of 10 short stories from 31 Horrifying Tales From The Dead, Volume 4.

There's a madman loose on the California coast. Five stories of madness and chaos.

Jamie was thumbing through the newspaper in search of a weekend job for the summer. She was 16 years old and needed the extra money to help save for textbooks when she started college in the fall. She tossed the newspaper on the floor, frustrated and with no results. Then one of the newspaper pages flipped over to the last page of the classifieds and there it was in small print, "Babysitter needed for the summer." She said, "How did I miss this? Maybe, I passed over it because it didn't say weekends only." Jamie's first babysitting job would turn out to be her worst nightmare - with fatal results.

Nevaeh Moore was born with a gift, a psychic ability to see things that the average person can't. But after witnessing the traumatic death of her parents a few years ago, she is unable to distinguish faces in her visions. Things are complicated enough between raising her teenage nephew Caleb on her own and fighting off the unwanted advances of her lecherous boss, when her best friend Sarah Cannon disappears under suspicious and clearly bloody circumstances.

In a time when a rogue virus sweeps across Sicon, Allek searches for the redemption of his father's name. The mage, Layol, seeks revenge on a disease that took his sister's life. Now, two worlds nearly obliterated by war must resolve the bitter blood between them if either civilization is to withstand extinction.

Meg was happy to finally have the chance her other sisters didn't: She was going to college. Meg's sisters helped her move into her new dorm. Her sisters were introduced to her roommate, Samantha. Meg and Samantha got along really well and helped each other in their studies. Samantha needed the most help with her homework because she liked to party, while Meg always had her head in the textbooks. Midterms were just around the corner, but a big party was being held at a good friend of Samantha's house and - of course - Samantha wasn't going to miss the party over a midterm exam.

Summer finally arrived and Jim Edwards and his friends Dan, Bob and Steve, all decided they would take a ride cross country on a 19th century train that was refurbished to attract tourists and show what it was like to travel on a train from that era. Jim wanted to celebrate their retirement together on a piece of history that has been forgotten.

It is said that when we die we return back to dust from which we came. This is where the story begins. Sir Jacob Edwards was a King and the most evil man you would ever meet in your life. He loved to hear his prisoners bones snap into as they whaled and screamed in agony in his dungeon of horrors. As the saying goes what goes around, comes around. That is exactly what happened to Sir Jacob Edwards.

Delbert Thompson lived all by himself on a farm deep in the country and never bothered anyone until a group of teen's car broke down about a half mile down the road from Delbert's farm. The teens were only looking to use Delbert's phone to get help, but Delbert was in no mood for company, so the teens picked the wrong door to knock on for help. Delbert was sitting in his rocking chair on his front porch whittling a piece of wood when he stopped what he was doing and noticed a group of people headed his way.

Set in an America populated by petty and often pathetic gods, American Howl relates the struggle of food-service workers on a fateful Super Bowl Sunday. During the rush, a gang of delivery drivers revolts to exact vengeance upon abusive customers. While the drivers fight for dignity, the surge of orders for chicken wings and pizzas turns a gluttonous evening into a chaotic nightmare.