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	Death Trap	by Zia Black Feb. 10, 2012	$3.99	37699 words	Sample 20%
	Assassinations: Abraham Lincoln, JFK, and Martin Luther King Jr. You're next. Wren's holiday ended in a train tunnel under the English Channel. Now the passengers are trapped 400 feet below sea level. A cloaked figure lurks outside, firing on sight, the third rail is live, and air is running low...Someone wants Wren dead, but why? She thinks she knows. She doesn't.
	Brother Mine - #2 in The Forgotten Shelters Series	by Dee Phillips Feb. 10, 2012	$0.99	11862 words	Sample 20%
	2nd story in The Forgotten Shelters series. Whatever happened to those bomb shelters built in the 50's & 60's. Are they now just fruit cellars or wine cellars? Have they really been forgotten? Brother Mine tells the story of one possibility of how those old bomb shelters may now be used.
	The Good Time Girl	by Wren Emerson Feb. 10, 2012	$0.99	4813 words	Sample 20%
	John Logan owes Lore money. A LOT of money. She's been very accommodating of the special requests he makes when he visits her brothel, but now she expects a return on her investment. She offers him a deal. One little favor. If he agrees, he'll be in the clear. All he has to do is murder one wayward call girl. How hard can it be?
	Death Cheated Once, Death Cheated Twice?	by Lawrence Frederick Feb. 10, 2012	$0.99	1163 words	Sample 20%
	Trigger Jones had a close call with Death. He thought he cheated Death. Then Death came calling again.
	The Devil's Advocates	by C.D. Reimer Feb. 10, 2012	$0.99	5677 words	Sample 20%
	John Wormwood, the veteran news reporter for The Silicon Silicon Valley Gazette, witnesses a satanic human sacrifice that opens the bronze doors of the Rodin's The Gates of Hell statue at Stanford University, he runs for his life with biggest news story of his career—except no one believes him.
	The Expensive Carpet	by Shaun Whittington Feb. 10, 2012	Free!	2253 words	Read a sample
	How would you react if your partner did the ultimate betrayal? This unknown author tells his story.
	Living With the Dead: A (Sweet) Zombie Story	by Rebecca M. Senese Feb. 10, 2012	$0.99	2953 words	Sample 35%
	Margie doesn’t understand why they have to take smelly grandma with them as the family packs for a night trip. After a tire on the van blows, Momma suggests camping for the night but they are awoken by shambling, groaning figures. Can Margie give these zombies a new purpose before they eat her family? “Living With the Dead” is 2500 words.
	You're Next	by Zia Black Feb. 10, 2012	$2.99	27437 words	Sample 20%
	Horror. Hair. Haggis. A 5 short story collection on death and deception from Europe to Africa. Haunting clocks, empowered victims, sneaky officers, sleep paralysis, and a convicted killer on her wedding night. Here are 5 short stories you will never forget.
	Beneath the Wings of Dragons	by R.E. Volver Feb. 09, 2012	$0.99	1677 words	Sample 20%
	Two young boys are grabbed off the street by a pervert, but one of them seems to be more than he appears. What fate awaits to two youths? And if they survive, will their friendship? This is a short story of approximately 1,600 words.
	Delightfully Twisted Tales: Love and Other Filthy Habits (Volume Five)	by Nicky Drayden Feb. 09, 2012	$0.99	7814 words	Sample 30%
	A lonely zombie gets one last chance at romance, a mother's love comes in an unexpected form, a teacher holds onto hope for her pupils despite the ills that threaten their way of life, and a cruise director navigates treacherous temptations amidst the seas of time.
	Possessions	by Elizabeth (E.B.) Loan/ Elsie Love Feb. 09, 2012	$0.99	5481 words	Sample 20%
	Holly Hendricks has lost her marbles; everybody says so. She needs to be locked away, for her own safety of course. Unfortunately Holly's hallucinations are all too real; and quite happy to have her right where they want her: trapped with no hope of escape.
	Zombies in Afghanistan	by Ross Payton Feb. 09, 2012	$0.99	9309 words	Sample 20%
	The outbreak of the undead in Afghanistan in 2007 shortly after a skirmish between the U.S. Army and the Taliban caused an international outcry. A village with a secret became the latest battlefield in the War on Terror. No one could predict how that battle would transform the world.
	Other Stories	by T. Fielding Feb. 09, 2012	Free!	6341 words	Read a sample
	The trip to the monastery has unforeseen consequences.
	In 666 Words	by Michael Grant Feb. 09, 2012	$1.99	30192 words	Sample 20%
	It is the number that should invoke fear in all of us. Does it frighten you? Somewhere lurking within these 33 tales of flash-fiction true terror exists for those brave enough to read on.
	The Graveyard	by Caroline Doyle Feb. 09, 2012	$1.99	1669 words	Sample 20%
	A short story about one young mans night in a cemetery.
	Slightly Impaired	by P.R. Mason Feb. 09, 2012	Free!	967 words	Read a sample
	Who is she? Why is she in this old diner? She can't seem to remember the little things since the accident. *Slightly Impaired is a flash fiction short story.
	Case #357597	by Peter Davidson Feb. 09, 2012	$0.99	3796 words	Sample 30%
	The contents of this transcript were discovered after clean-up operations began at the Westfield Psychiatric Hospital on 1st October 2009. Contained inside are field notes regarding the strange & abnormal progress of patient Jonathan Winterhall Gray, taken from the discovered journal of Dr Henry Renholm.
	The Midway Monster	by Daniel Eness Feb. 09, 2012	$0.99	3703 words	Sample 30%
	When a small-town sports reporter decides to do a feature on a local pro football bad boy, he finds himself running in all the wrong circles. Of Hell. The Midway Monster is a short story of monstrous magic.
	Country Justice	by R.E. Volver Feb. 08, 2012	$0.99	3767 words	Sample 20%
	In this short story, a young woman dies in a car accident, but a knife is found in her chest. The killer is found on the scene and taken to a small-town jail cell to be questioned by the sheriff in the middle of the night. When the sheriff realizes this killer is no ordinary criminal, he takes action into his own hands, along with the help of his deputies and the dead woman's father.
	Concerning Ashton Moore	by Joseph Bush Feb. 08, 2012	Free!	4713 words	Read a sample
	Something terrible happened to John Ward's best friend. He and the girl he likes saw it happen. The police and her parents want to know what happened, but can John give them the right answers?
	A Paranormal Menagerie	by M.L. Steger Feb. 08, 2012	$0.99	57318 words	Sample 15%
	This collection of paranormal horror stories are to frighten and delight the audience. Some contain elements of humor; others insights into what we fear. But if you like horror and humor mixed together, these stories should entertain and please the reader. The stories deal with magic, revenants, vampires, demons and other things that may go "bump" in the night.
	Five Tales, Too	by R.E. Volver Feb. 08, 2012	$2.99	21656 words	Sample 20%
	Five more tales of horror ... Mercy Dead Cherokee Joe Neighbors Second Judas Country Justice
	Second Judas	by R.E. Volver Feb. 08, 2012	$0.99	5800 words	Sample 20%
	What if Jesus returned to claim you as one of His disciples, and you found out you were to play the modern role of Judas? And would killing Him end the looming apocalypse? These are questions a young college student has to ask himself, because he's made a new friend named Paul and the questions are lingering. This short story is not for the timid nor those offended by religious explorations
	Oaktown (Ten Stories)	by Adam Riser Feb. 08, 2012	$3.99	23803 words	Sample 20%
	Oaktown, the strangest town in America. Two children: one an impressionable young boy with a good heart and another the reincarnation of some great, historical evil. One of them will die. A psychiatrist with a new found knowledge about Oaktown and its deep, dark secrets. What will he do with this knowledge? And who or what will take an interest in him? These and eight other tales of terror...
	Justice	by Shaun Whittington Feb. 08, 2012	Free!	1591 words	Read a sample
	A short story of a man who tastes freedom, but the freedom eventually becomes sour.
	Well-Suited Sentry - A Short Story	by Lane Diamond Feb. 08, 2012	Free!	2799 words	Read a sample
	This prison sentry is unlike any other. You don't want to cross him. Better that you should remain in your cell, follow the rules, and never get on his bad side. Transgression comes at far too high a price.
	Valerie, A Story of a Vamp	by Dee Phillips Feb. 08, 2012	Free!	1530 words	Read a sample
	Valerie is a young girl who has to lure men into back alleys to be the victims of three blood-thirsty vampires. This short story is one of her experiences. Valerie's tale continues in "Into the Blackest Night", a full vampire romance novel.
	Cycles	by Kim Antieau Feb. 08, 2012	$0.99	2256 words	Sample 20%
	She won’t eat. Her mother and grandmother try to get her to eat something, but she refuses. If she doesn’t eat, maybe the thing growing inside of her will die. She is not her mother or her grandmother, despite appearances to the contrary. One way or another she will change her family’s cycles.
	The Barrens & Others	by F. Paul Wilson Feb. 08, 2012	$2.99	124365 words	Sample 20%
	"F. Paul Wilson is among the finest storytellers of our time." (Rocky Mountain News) A first-rate collection of first-rate tales, ranging from Lovecraftian to Western supernatural, with many mysterious combination in between, The Barrens and Others will be a treasure for Wilson's established fans and to those discovering Wilson for the first time.
	The Strange Tale of the Blood Stone	by H Jason Schulz Feb. 08, 2012	Free!	2687 words	Read a sample
	A short story from a friend who had a most unusual night at work.
	Day One: Zombie Outbreak	by Christine Sutton Feb. 08, 2012	$0.99	7151 words	Sample 20%
	The staff of Burkin Logistics is trapped. On a sunny California day in July, something is wrong in the town of Stockton. A black cloud has taken over the sky in the form of an infectious disease that will turn the inhabitants of this coastal town into the walking dead. Read the story straight from those who are infected. Live the terror of slowly losing your mind, hungry for human flesh 7000+
	Juice in a Cluster of Grapes	by Daniel Eness Feb. 07, 2012	$0.99	3224 words	Sample 30%
	When a monster stands in Death's kitchen, exactly what - or who - is on the menu? A criminal no longer able to fight death with his worn out fists turns to the only thing he has left: fading memories of good food. Juice in a Cluster of Grapes is an extremely strange short tale of Monstrous Magic.
	Nightmare	by Annette Shelley Feb. 07, 2012	$4.99	21510 words	Sample 5%
	On his way to an important business meeting in Chicago, Arte Shaw dies of unexplained circumstances on the flight. At his funeral, his wife, Anita, is approached by his long lost cousin, Penny, who shows her a photo of a supposedly cursed family ring.
	In Search of Flesh	by JL McCale Feb. 07, 2012	$4.99	20788 words	Sample 5%
	Raya was brought from the darkness and given an almost human body. Alard has no body.
	Dark Horse Diaries: Part I: The Dark Horse	by Bill Hollars Feb. 07, 2012	$0.99	11470 words	Sample 20%
	Three university students went missing over 3 months ago. Investigators learned that they had been working on a school project together documenting history and folklore of old abandoned houses when they found the journals of Thomas Sage, a man convicted of 5 counts of murder and sentenced to life in a heightened security hospital for the mentally insane. Here are some of the pages of that journal.
	Poor Little Lucy	by Shaun Whittington Feb. 07, 2012	Free!	1989 words	Read a sample
	A horrific tale that is seen through the eyes of a young child.
	Sacrament	by Rashaad Bell Feb. 07, 2012	$0.99	9537 words	Sample 5%
	Something is stalking in the shadows and back alley ways of San Francisco, leaving dead bodies in its wake. Agent Jones has been at everyone, always just one step behind the killer, just one moment too late to stop the madness permanently and save some poor innocent girls life. That’s when she received the call. A mysterious benefactor with information that might put this monster behind bars
	Misery Hall	by L. Chambers-Wright Feb. 07, 2012	Free!	15980 words	Read a sample
	There's something inside the old Kings Mountain Memorial Hospital and Grace wants to know what it is. Recent threats to demolish the derelict historic building prompt her to break in and find answers. The answers only ensure she will never return home again.
	The Black Cat	by Drac Von Stoller Feb. 07, 2012	Free!	988 words	Read a sample
	"What's come over me? I sit all alone in this dark desolate castle with no one to talk too. I find myself overcome with fear of leaving this dark place to see the outside world. I've been cooped up inside these castle walls for so many years. I can't remember what day it was let alone the year.My quiet lonely castle was about to come crashing down because of a Black Cat."Why? I don't understand."
	Cold Grey Stones	by Tanith Lee Feb. 07, 2012	$4.99	54762 words	Sample 10%
	A unique collection of eleven stories from Britain’s foremost Mistress of the Fantastic; all are previously uncollected, two have never appeared in print before and five stories are wholly original to this collection.
	Shattered Heights	by jeff diego munoz Feb. 06, 2012	$0.99	11840 words	Sample 30%
	there are short stories/poetry in this book, it took me months of hard work, but now i'm done.
	The Dead Place	by Kate Genet Feb. 06, 2012	$0.99	6347 words	Sample 20%
	During the summer holidays, Chris and her girlfriend Sophie are at a loose end. So when they spot an area of mysteriously dead forest on a Department of Conservation aerial photograph, it seems like an excellent idea to go exploring. But there’s something terribly wrong with this patch of woods. There’s no way you can get lost in just 300 acres of forest, is there?
	The Kill Riff	by David J Schow Feb. 06, 2012	$2.99	121403 words	Sample 20%
	Lucas dreams it every night: the rockshow, flashy, ear-pounding, chaotic. The frothed-up mob that storms the stage. The death of his daughter Kristen, trampled in a sudden surge of tribal frenzy. In Lucas Ellington’s eyes, the audience is blameless. His child was murdered by the main event — Whip Hand, the ultimate party band.
	Attic Clowns: Volume Four	by Jeremy Shipp Feb. 06, 2012	$0.99	13643 words	Sample 20%
	This creepy collection features the novella "The Ascension of Globcow the Foot Eater," and the twisted tale "The Hobo."
	Attic Clowns: Volume Three	by Jeremy Shipp Feb. 06, 2012	$0.99	10377 words	Sample 20%
	This creepy collection features three twisted tales by Bram Stoker Award nominee Jeremy C. Shipp. The stories include: Blister, Spider Clowns from Planet X, and Dust Bunnies.
	Attic Clowns: Volume Two	by Jeremy Shipp Feb. 06, 2012	$0.99	10890 words	Sample 20%
	This creepy collection features four twisted tales by Bram Stoker Award nominee Jeremy C. Shipp. The stories include: A Quivering Gray Fog, Microcircus, Little Mouse, and Soapmen.
	The Paranormal Investigator	by Macy Reynolds Feb. 06, 2012	Free!	812 words	Read a sample
	A paranormal investigator finds his horrible fate in his career.
	Urban Horror : City Slicker Short Horror Story	by richard GK stark Feb. 06, 2012	Free!	4790 words	Sample 20%
	This is the first in a series of short Horror Stories by author Richard GK Stark, and as such is meant as a teaser. The first Four Short Stories is scheduled for release in April 2012. Each story features contemporary characters in everyday situations given a horrific twist - so the next time you find yourself in this situation... Here a PR Exec upsets a gypsy on the subway, invoking her curses.
	The Singapore Werewolf	by Thomas Mackay King Feb. 06, 2012	$2.99	46005 words	Sample 15%
	Jacky Wu is a laid back happy go lucky guy, he is also a slightly timid young man. While on a week of National Service training in Australia Jacky is bitten by a feral dog. The incident takes place at The Pinnacles a weird Limestone formation dating back millions of years, under a full moon. Jacky's life soon begins to change.
	Haunted House-Real Ghost Story	by Arul Das Feb. 06, 2012	$5.49	12146 words	Sample 20%
	This story is about a large house.It stands in a quit street on a quit town.For as long as we can remember no living person has entered this house.Due to the growing of the town,things have changed and the story begins