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Strange Things In the Woods: A Collection of Terrifying Tales

True Stories of Terror in the Trees Author: Steve Stockton From haunted cabins to Satanic rituals to weird balls of light to Big Foot sightings and more, Steve Stockton collects 85 true stories of peoples’ encounters with the mystical and mysterious in the woods. The stories range from spooky to weird. Each tale is short – the Audible version is about five hours for all 85 stories – but resonates with the personal vibe of the teller. As with all short collections, fiction or nonfiction, the stories stand and fall by themselves, with some being more memorable than others, but [...]

Frances Carden2023-03-23T18:08:33-07:00March 23rd, 2023|Tags: creepy woods, flash stories, horror, Short Stories, true story|

My Best Friend’s Exorcism

Quirky 80s Horror Author: Grady Hendrix Abby was the uncool kid. Her ET themed fifth grade birthday party was ruined when the popular rich girl hosted a party at the same time – one that everyone went to instead. Everyone except Gretchen. Gretchen came to Abby’s party, and they become instant and fast best friends. The problem? They’re in high school now, and things have changed. For example – Gretchen is possessed. Anyone who has read Grady Hendrix before knows that he has a unique approach to horror. It’s not quite the bombastic slapstick of Jeff Strand, who owns it and [...]

Frances Carden2023-03-18T23:32:27-07:00March 18th, 2023|Tags: 80s, 80s horror, book review, Comedy, Grady Hendrix, horror, read, reading|

From Below

Ghost Ship Blues Author: Darcy Coates Darcy Coates is best known for her haunted house stories . . . but when she steps outside of the ghostly confines of vine choked houses into her more creative works, she truly shines. I discovered Coates through Parasite, a sci-fi horror compilation of interrelated short stories that captured the nature of isolation and the slow dread of a villain that can literally wear your face, as in John Carpenter’s The Thing. In From Below, that otherworldly aura of isolation and abonnement truly shines. A team of five divers, each in desperate situations, have accepted [...]

Frances Carden2023-03-05T12:00:28-07:00March 5th, 2023|Tags: book review, ghost ship, horror, read, reading|