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In the real world, it’s 2027, and disgruntled, lone-wolf, data analyst Adam Harker works for a corporation he hates. In this dystopian future, many seek to lose themselves in virtual reality games, but Adam is dead set against playing Darkworlds, until he's tempted by two quite different people. In the game, it's 1927, and Adam Harker is in London battling against the minions of Cthulhu, but then come hints and suggestions that something else stirs - something wicked and secret, something new, rising up and replicating itself within the code, and taking on the form of ageless evil.

Doppelgängers, werewolves, and little tiny diamond grubs that eat their way through your shirt. They're all here and not always looking like you'd expect them to. Fifteen horror stories for Halloween guaranteed to make you look over your shoulder and avoid dark alleys.

The story starts in the present day - fracking on the Fort Berthold reservation - it has changed the beauty of the landscape and the culture of the native people, who live there. I note the comparison in the UK, with regards to the fracking and the potential damage it causes. I reflect, back to when I first visited the reservation - to research the link between a 12th century prince and Mandan native Americans. My story deals with the struggle of the natives of North Dakota over the years.

Seductive soldier and shameless alcoholic, Will Strief was made to be broken and transcendental. After spending his entire adult life in the military jumping out of planes and living a hero's life, Strief is left in the gutter of civilian life in Marseille, France, after a devastating injury in the French Foreign Legion. Now, at 23, he is reveling in his suddenly liberating rock-star life: hilarious drug experiences, vicious drinking, and a delirious sex life that would put any lesser man in the ground.

Michael has always had a crush on 45-year-old Tony, the hottest guy he’s ever seen. The only issue? Tony is Michael’s Dad’s best friend. And straight. In a cruel twist of fate, Tony makes an unexpected visit while Michael is back home from university for the holidays. Michael has to remind himself that Tony is straight, and nothing will ever happen between them. But once the two of them are alone, is there more going on than either of them will admit?

Carmilla, published in 1872, was one of the first vampire novels and is certainly among the most sensuous with its strong lesbian overtones. It is a classic Gothic novella set deep in the enchanted forests of Styria, a land still haunted by superstition and of course vampires. Carmilla predates fellow Irishman Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years, and listening to both, you will see the influence of Carmilla on Dracula.

First published in 1843, A Christmas Carol is arguably Charles Dickens' most famous work. In this classic tale, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts. Each of them shows Scrooge scenes intended to make him change his evil ways.

This is the classic Gothic tale of a family identified with their house; an ailing sister and a neurotic brother live in the middle of a desolate wasteland in a house that has been in their family for centuries. Now, they are the last of the line; the sister is dying and the brother feels he cannot survive her. He enlists a friend to come and stay at the House of Usher, and when his sister dies, terrible things ensue.

A top notch retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic. Alice falls down the rabbit hole and wanders through a bizarre procession of memorable characters who have become figures of speech in English speaking culture ever since.

Meet the Mock Turtle, the hookah smoking Caterpillar, the murderous Queen of Hearts, the anarchic cook with her pepper pot, the baby that turns into a pig, not to mention the grinning Cheshire Cat and the forgetful White Rabbit.

A man, a house, a ghost, and a murder. This whimsical tale that leads lyrically to a terrible undoing is consistently rated one of the best ghost stories ever written. The twist at the end is wholly unexpected and the listener is left guessing whether, Paul Oleron, a failing novelist is the victim of an evil succubus that haunts his house and his dreams, or he is guilty of a terrible betrayal.