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What are you plans on the last day of earth…bake a cake, see that long awaited movie, or drink until you don’t care anymore. Love this collection.

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What are you plans on teh last day of earth...bake a cake, see that long awaited movie, or drink until you don't care anymore. Love this collection.

Morpheus Tales Apocalypse Special Issue [Kindle Edition]
William R.D. Wood (Author), Dev Jarrett (Author), Richard Farren Barber (Author), Diane Arrelle (Author), D.M. Slate (Author), Robin Wyatt Dunn (Author), C.M. Saunders (Author), J.B. Ronan (Author), Matt Brolly (Author), Sheri White (Editor)

Morpheus Tales is proud to present: The Apocalypse Special Issue! Featuring Beginning of Days By William R.D. Wood, Songs of Goodbye By Dev Jarrett, The Last Page By Diane Arrelle, Long Cold Night By Richard Farren Barber, Thunder Bay By Robin Wyatt Dunn, Sun-Catcher By D.M. Slate, Generation Sorrow By J.B. Ronan, My Pretty Pony By Alan Loewen, Unleashed By Stephanie Smith, The 15th of December By Brian M. Milton, Til Death do us Part By C.M. Saunders, and Yellow By Matt Brolly. Edited by Sheri White. One reviewer said: “The end of the world has never been so much fun!”

Stories like these have never been told before or since, Heroes Unite!! Evil Flee…

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Stories like these have never been told before or since, Heroes Unite!! Evil Flee...

Songs of the Satyrs [Kindle Edition]
John Langan (Author), David Farland (Author), Rhys Hughes (Author), Wilum (W.H.) Pugmire (Author), Mark Valentine (Author), Aaron J French (Editor), Gary Mc Cluskey (Illustrator), Gene O’Neill (Introduction)

From Dark Discoveries editor Aaron J. French, the man who brought you Monk Punk and The Shadow of the Unknown, comes Songs of the Satyrs, an anthology dedicated entirely to the robust creatures of earthly pleasures. Songs of the Satyrs is a collection containing 20 short stories from distinctive new voices in horror as well as such notable authors as David Farland (a.k.a. David Wolverton; New York Times best-selling author), Rhys Hughes, Mark Valentine, W. H. Pugmire, and John Langan, with an introduction by Gene O’Neill.

*** Contains mature content ***

“If there has been a previous fiction anthology devoted to satyrs I’m certainly not aware of it—in fact the existence of such an anthology seems as unlikely as these half humans, half goats themselves. But Songs of the Satyrs revels in such unlikeliness, its authors taking this mythical creature as a challenge to their imaginations to produce a variety of fantasy, horror, and science fantasy tales exploring sex, madness, appetite, and ecstasy.”
—Steve Rasnic Tem, author of Deadfall Hotel

“Get your Goat on! Songs of the Satyrs offers a host of modern Bacchanalian delights and dangers…because where there are satyrs, you know there’s going to be plenty of sex and intoxication (and strange naked rituals in the forest which don’t bode well for someone). OK, sure, you could visit a college frat for the same experience, but then you’d have to deal with the hangover. And that lingering goatish odor…”
—John Everson, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Covenant and NightWhere.

In the night you will hear, the screaming but no ones near, All around you it will be, Then at last you will see…

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In the night you will hear, the screaming but no ones near, All around you it will be, Then at last you will see...

Bites: Ten Tales of Vampires (Ten Tales Fantasy & Horror Stories) [Kindle Edition]

Do you like the traditional, blood-sucking, dangerous type of vampire? Then this story collection is for you.

Ten authors have created creepy, chilling, funny, thought-provoking and scary stories about dark suckers.

Are vampires to be pitied for their vulnerabilities, or envied for their powers? How do we know who is a vampire? How do we know what vampires want from us? What if they are expressions of our own forbidden desires?

What if the victims give their blood willingly, in return for a boon? What if they drain from their victims not blood, but something more precious – their courage, their faith, their ability to love?

Is what they offer a fair exchange for what they take? Do you yearn for thrills, for immortality, for everlasting youth? Would you be willing to pay for this with your blood, your life, your soul?

Ten authors probe these questions in their tales. Each story in this book explores a different concept of vampires, a different question, a different danger. To reflect the authors’ individual voices, you will find both American and British words and spellings in this book.

See which story resonates most with you. Enjoy the tales – but be warned: these vampires are dangerous.

1. TANGLED DREAMS by Liv Rancourt
Sometimes it’s safer to leave history’s secrets alone.
2. REALITY BITES! by Jim Bernheimer
Vampires have problems just like the rest of us.
3. NIGHT TRAIN by Rayne Hall
The train is about to enter a tunnel – and vampires are on board.
4. WINTER FLOWER by Jonathan Broughton
Dark desires unfurl where shadows thrive.
5. IT’S IN YOUR BLOOD by Pamela Turner
Be careful when accepting an invitation.
6. THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN by Debbie Christiana
When you help someone, it may come back to bite you.
7. THE FLEDGLING DOUBT by Lana Bange
What if you’re one moment too late to protect a victim?
8. THE DHAMPIR’S KISS by Carole Ann Moleti
Can any vow survive immortal life?
9. EXILE by April Grey
Death could be just the beginning.
10. WHY I WON’T READ SONG OF SOLOMON by Douglas Kolacki
A vampire may feed off a victim without leaving bite marks on the neck.

Some of these stories have been previously published in magazines and e-zines.

This story collection is part of the ‘Ten Tales’ series of anthologies, edited by Rayne Hall.

The Bitten

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I was born in the ghetto of the British Common Wealth. Dwelt in trash, ate brown banana peels, and fought rats for plate scrapings. Rain was my only source of water. Thank God it rained daily. I learned to run before I could walk. That was how we lived, survive or die. Became a sailor I did and sailed the oceans. Then I lost me leg, and discovered the truth about them, those demons of the dark who dwell in the blackness. I killed to live, and now I live to kill.

The bright ball of fire in the sky brings me warmth and hope. Those who pursued me stay below and I stay here out in the open. They will not come out in the direct daylight, nor will they track me until nightfall. Then, they will come. Oh, they will come alright…I keep on fighting, because once bitten you change. And the change makes you one of them.

With staff in hand, I go.

With hope and fire in my heart, I fight,

With desire to live, I stand.

If you want to survive, hear this, listen and learn my friend, read the stories within these covers and you to will live to tell the tale of your own. If ye fail to read we shall never meet again. Once you are bitten, you are gone. My name is Nigel Drake, and my story is in there too. The Traveler I was, and now I’m the hunted.

Bitten … an anthology of Vampire and Werewolf stories by thirty outstanding authors … launching soon.

 

Insane…Crazy you say? What is it that deems one worthy of a straightjacket? The answers are hidden within…Read and you’ll see.

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Insane...Crazy you say? What is it that deems one worthy of a straightjacket? The answers are hidden within...read and you'll see. within

The Asylum Within [Kindle Edition]

An Anthology of Horrifying Tales. See the madness that dwells within us all…

A man seeking answers to his troubled past gets more than he bargained for. A trip to the barber isn’t what it seems. Love follows a bloody path to redemption, or destruction. The freezing darkness of space envelops a mans soul. The horrible things that dwell just outside your field of vision are stalking you, and there is no escape. These and other tales await you the Asylum Within. We bid you welcome…