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Ghost Camera

“That’s what we always fear the most: the things we can’t see, and the things we don’t yet understand.” Author: Darcy Coates I’m a novel girly, so usually I don’t find myself attracted to short story collections, even those by a favorite author. I came to Ghost Camera more through false advertising than anything else. It’s not clear that Ghost Camera is a novella followed by seven other short stories and one other novella. Normally, I’d be mad, but I actually loved this collection and all of the stories. The signature tale from which the collection derives its name concerns two [...]

2025-11-24T19:05:07-07:00November 24th, 2025|Tags: , , , , , , |

Silent Key

Ghosts and Submarines and Secrets Author: Laurel Hightower He died screaming. His mangled, crushed body still held together enough to show that his last moments were both terrifying and agonizing. No one knows who – or what – killed him. The only clue is the nearly unrecognizable corpse, surrounded by a glut of salt water. Cam is still grieving Tony, her dead husband, but her feelings waver between sadness and hatred. The investigation around his death revealed a long-time mistress, and whatever Tony was involved in, whatever he made angry, is now after Cam and her five-year-old daughter, Samantha. With nowhere [...]

2025-09-07T11:51:00-07:00September 7th, 2025|Tags: , , , , , |

September House

Hope in Horror Author: Carissa Orlando If it’s too good to be true . . . it probably is. Recent empty-nesters Katherine and Hal, after dreaming of having their own home for decades, have finally found the perfect house. A gothic house, nestled far in the country, with a bloody backstory . . . but a decidedly low-price tag. What’s not to love? Bad things have happened everywhere, after all, and a house that old is certain to have seen a few ominous moments in history. But, of course, nothing is that simple. At first, it’s a dream come true, but [...]

2024-03-03T16:28:15-07:00March 3rd, 2024|Tags: , , , , |
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