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Outcast & Other Scary Shorts | ✓ by rskovach
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When Grace Cho's parents unexpectedly move the family from vibrant Seattle to sleepy Gallatin, Montana, the seventeen-year-old isn't surprised the locals treat her as an outcast. Wanting nothing more than to finish her final year before college in peace, Grace is actually disappointed when three other members of the Class of 2016 attempt to strike up a friendship. Jack, Luke, and Maddie have all-American good looks and should have varsity popularity, but for some reason, never hang out with the in-crowd. Focusing their attention instead on the new girl, their efforts to connect quickly escalate from sitting together in the cafeteria to making her an unwitting accomplice in a Halloween prank. But when Grace realizes she may be the only person who can see and hear the trio, her problems become far bigger than after-school detention. (c) 2015 All Rights Reserved - R.S. Kovach
Ask Amy  ✔ by TahliePurvis
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BLACK MIRROR meets PRETTY LITTLE LIARS in this multimedia thriller where an anonymous advice website gets hacked and the dark origins of the site start to come to light. (shortlisted for the 2017 wattys, #1 in mystery/thriller)
Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers: Stories by alexctelander
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“With an imagination that knows no bounds, Alex Telander has crafted an amazing genre spanning collection that kept me turning pages till dawn.” — Richard Doetsch, New York Times bestselling author of Half-Past Dawn, Thieves of Darkness and The 13th Hour. In this debut collection, readers get to see into the dark and twisted mind of Alex C. Telander. "Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers" features ten original short stories that run the gamut of genres, from dark and bloody horror to futuristic science fiction; from a captivating thriller to an epic tale of historical fiction. And then there are those stories that simply can’t be classified, but once you read them, you won’t be able to get them out of your mind . . . The collection begins with a short piece about a young boy who doesn’t know who he is, but hungers for blood. “How to Commit Perfect Suicide” is a detailed, step-by-step process for those wanting to end it all. “Midnight” is the story of a dark horror set loose on an idyllic English town and it’s all up to one man to stop it. “The Monk and His Sword” is a work of historical fiction, set in early medieval Britain, about a monk who is also a warrior, who finds himself besieged in the old city of Londinium. The collection ends with “The Shadow in Black,” as Frank Minerva finds his life changed forever in a horrific accident, and a vision of a creature he believes to be the Grim Reaper. "Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers" also includes two sneak peeks: the first chapter to a young adult fantasy, "Kyra: the First Book of Enchantus"; and the first chapter of the thriller, "Nothing is an Accident." "Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers" does what all short story collections should do: presents a number of captivating and fascinating tales that are all different and unique, that leave the reader thinking and wondering, as well as making sure all the lights are on and all the doors are locked.
The Dark ✔ by Red_Harvey
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[Previously FEATURED] Retail workers have the least chance of being haunted, hurt, or killed. At least, that's what three cashiers assume. When Temple, Marilyn, and Martine meet little Sienna, they find out how wrong they are about job security. Sienna triggers the appearance of the Dark, an elusive Shadow that never leaves. Follow the women down the paths of their surprisingly complicated lives, leading to a dark future for... Temple, as the head of a crime syndicate Marilyn, as the rich housewife Martine, as the political prisoner Everyone meets their end. What part does the Shadow play in shaping who they've become? 1st place winner of the @ProjectRefresh Halloween contest Highest ranking in Horror: #18 Also featured on the reading lists for: @IncarnateMovie @TheExorcistFOX *2024 On the Wattpad Action reading list!
Murder On The Mind by Lorraine-Bartlett
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After a brutal mugging leaves him with a fractured skull, insurance investigator Jeff Resnick reluctantly agrees to recover at the home of his estranged half brother, Richard. At first, Jeff believes his graphic nightmares of murder are just the workings of his traumatized mind. But when a local banker is found dead, Jeff believes the attack has left him with the ability to see murder before it happens.
Desolation by missviolet613
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They are trapped. They are scared. And they only have each other. A group of twelve teenagers; six girls and six boys, wake up on a remote Pacific island. Water surrounds them for as far as they can see, and they have no memory of where they are or how they got there. Now, they must work together to find not only an escape, but their lost memories as well. That, or they perish on the desolate island. Slowly, Tessa begins to unfold the disturbing reason why the twelve of them are imprisoned on the island. And the truth is horrifying. Filled with page-turning action, adventure, romance and suspense, "Desolation" tells the thrilling story of these teenagers fight for survival on the desolate island. HIGHEST RANKING: #1 in Adventure THE OFFICIAL SEQUEL TO "DESOLATION", "REPLICATION" IS NOW UP!
Anna | Complete | Editing by Randomette
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Highest ranking- #17 (4/05/2016). Thank you for reading! ~****~ Anna meets a stranger who promises never to let her go. [Novella written in verse poetry.]
a heist story by Anamatics
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Marcey Daniels has just finished school when her entire world tilts on it's axis. Her father, the man she's always wondered about but never doubted, is not her father. Her real father is a man dead in prison and he's left her one thing - a book, a ledger of every person he's ever worked with and a storage locker containing a key to the biggest heist of his career. The one that never got off the ground. Advised against getting involved, Marcey stands on the fine line between legal and illegal, pulled in two directions but desperate to know more. This lady, queer and poc friendly story will be updated every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
A F F E C T I O N by exoticfinn
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"Yours was all I ever wanted." // Classic romance from a not-so-classic point of view // #weneediversebooks #stopslutshaming
The Great Fairy Book by Alice_Iceflower
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This is a collection of original fairy tales, like the ones we all heard when we were children. Because fairy tales never lose their magic, no matter how old you are.