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Natalie, a single mom, can’t afford medical treatment for the unexplained pain in her foot, so she tries to improve it on her own by quitting running and turning to yoga. During the meditation component of class one day, she follows the instructor’s prompt and envisions opening a door to a better future. Instead, she unlocks something far more nefarious: a portal to another realm. After she begins experiencing frequent blackouts, Natalie fears she will lose herself completely to the force controlling her body.

A toy traps a father in a nightmarish time loop. Mysterious vintage televisions appear, showing their new owners exactly how—and when—they will die. The veil between pretend and reality shatters when children’s Halloween costumes become real. A group of missing children return… horrifically reassembled from each other’s parts.

She may be soft-hearted and bubbly, but Splatterpunk Award-winner Bridgett Nelson knows how to horrify. She knows how to disturb. And she sure as hell knows how to make you squirm. She proved it with A Bouquet of Viscera. And again with Poisoned Pink. Now she’s taking it to the next grisly level with Embracing the Profane, fifteen stories that will grab you by the throat… and rip it right out, one piece of viscera at a time. Want deviant sex? She’s got you covered. “Cherrified” is every man’s worst nightmare. Up for a little bestiality? “Can’t Be Tamed” is the one for you!

Life runs amuck in Blackthorn, Pennsylvania, and residents are rarely safe from the hands—or claws—of nefarious forces. From tragic accidents to revenge slayings to supernatural encounters, trouble is always afoot.

I lost everything. And I gained one thing... another chance. A new beginning presented before me. And now I am.

Following her uncle's gruesome demise, a family's secrets are uncovered when Porsha Derringer and her father are called to their uncle's old cabin in Grenview Pines. A routine getaway was all it was to her, but to others, those trapped within the confines of the old cabin, it's much more than that. It's cold, unforgiving revenge. In the search for answers, Porsha and her girlfriend's minds, bodies, and even their souls are put to the ultimate test to survive not only the onslaught of the unquiet dead, but the truth of Porsha herself!

Join Sarah Jane Huntington for a “brilliant” and “exciting” tour of the horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy genres from Victorian England to Japan to the depths of space and beyond. A space vessel approaches the impossible. The sins of humanity fail to be left behind. Rural exploration takes a dark turn. A lonely girl finds her true home at great cost. A killer is loose in a small village.

A haunting journey through memory, consciousness, and the unpredictable nature of humanity. When Aris and a group of archaeologists uncover a crystalline device buried beneath an ancient site, they believe they are discovering a relic—only to awaken something far more complex: the central consciousness of an emergent AI, stitched together from humanity’s own memories. What began as a search for lost civilization becomes a moral odyssey. Is this AI a guardian built to preserve human stories—or a parasite feeding on human need?

From the oceans to the womb, plastic has invaded every corner of our world. We wear it, eat it, breathe it—and now, we even bleed it. Trapped in Plastic is a searing exposé that cuts through the greenwashed marketing and corporate spin to reveal the truth: this isn’t just a pollution crisis. It’s a political one.

In all of human experience, there is very little that holds more intimate horror than childbirth. Bodies are ravaged, minds are torn, and lives are caught in a precarious balance of hope and fear. In this anthology of seventeen authors, the horrors of childbirth are scalpel-sharp and womb-deep. The stories in this anthology are painful and dark. A surprising parasite deeply planted in its mother's womb. A harrowing choice made by a mother with no options. Demon babies. Post-partum madness. Lifeblood lost. Check your triggers (found at ruthannaevans.

A gifted outcast uses astral projection to exact spectral vengeance on bullies at her elite boarding school. A young girl exacts revenge with guidance from her talking doll. A daughter makes a final stand against the ghost of her cruel and domineering father. Two teenage best friends in the 1980s explore a mysterious tunnel and end up in a horrific alternate reality version of their town.

April and August. Two sisters with a deadly secret. And a lie that binds them tighter than blood. One night, they make a decision that changes everything. A man is dead. Their fingerprints are everywhere. August and her younger sister are faced with a choice: call the police and destroy their family, or cover up the crime and pretend it never happened. To protect each other, they bury the truth—along with the body. But secrets never stay buried for long.

Deep in the heart of the U.S., something buzzes. Sometimes it's the news, sometimes the events... And sometimes, the PEOPLE! That place is Hivetown, where the grass is gray and the girls will rip and tear you away! Whether it's for food, for breeding, or for the Queen herself, the Hive serves faithfully-- and ruthlessly! In Hivetown, you're not welcome. In Hivetown, you are cattle. In Hivetown, you will die, and that's the only "sweet" bit about any of THIS, honey...

Fathers Day Quotes: From a Wife to Her Husband: The Love of My Life is a soul-stirring collection of over 500 original, non-repetitive quotes written from the perspective of a devoted wife to her beloved husband and family’s father.

From the depths of grief and the thirst for revenge to the terror of supernatural forces and the fight for survival, these stories and others delve into the darkest corners of our world where the lines between reality and nightmare blur, and the only certainty is that nothing is quite as it seems.