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Have you ever, out of anger, wished someone dead or hurt in some way? This is exactly what happened in the town of Deadington. Sarah Phillips was teased by the townspeople because of her hideous face from a fire that destroyed her family. Sarah was placed in a foster home where she was abused on a constant basis by the sons of the family she was living with. Sarah finally reached her boiling point one late night when she was running from her foster brothers fearing for her life. Sarah came upon a cabin in the woods and fell to her knees out of breath knowing in her heart this was probably the last time she would take her last breath.

Ted always dreamed that someday he would be a ventriloquist and that day finally arrived on his 50th birthday. One of his closest friends, Bob, decided since it was the big 50 and he would make his dream come true. Bob had his eyes on an antique ventriloquist dummy at his aunt's antique shop. He told her to put it on hold so he could surprise his good friend Ted at his birthday dinner tomorrow. Bob was excited to be able to make his buddy Ted's dream come true. Bob gave his aunt the money for the dummy and got it gift wrapped.

Henry loved his family so much he just couldn't bear to put them in the cold ground when they died knowing that would be the last time he would ever get to see and feel their warm embrace. Henry never told his wife Jane his true feelings about if her or their kids passed on what would happen to them, so he kept his secret bottled up inside. Years passed and one by one Henry's three children and wife died under mysterious circumstances.

A house that becomes someone's home is a place where memories are planted, stored and nurtured, to be passed down from generation to generation. These memories are absorbed into the very fabric of that house and remain there for the lifetime of the building. But if a new family acquires the house later on, these memories and echoes of times past sometimes don't like being disturbed.

Things down at the new Japanese massage parlor called "The Rub" were about to become a little messy because of customers leaving without paying their bill and making up excuses they'll pay at their next visit. That was about to change because there was a new masseuse named Lamia meaning "Demon of the Pit" was summoned up to make these non-paying customers pay with their flesh.

God wants us to love our neighbors. If this is the premise of being Christian, then why do thousands of denominations claim to be the "right and true" one, implying that all others are false? The author searches for truth and explores real-world issues concerning Christians throughout history and today, and the future of Christianity in this ever-changing world. Join the author as he challenges you to think outside of your comfort zone and questions what you might have been told not to question about the Word of God.

Sit back, turn the lights down low, and get ready for the scare of your life with 6 Short Stories from "31 Horrifying Tales from the Dead" by Drac Von Stoller. Immerse yourself in some of the most horrifying short stories ever told, including "Don't Mess With The Dead", "Don't Go in the Woods", "Death Island Lighthouse", "I Just Couldn't Leave Her in the Cold Dark Ground", "Cannibal Lake", and "The Red Room".

Darren and his family just got back from their vacation when Darren received a phone call from his aunt. Darren's uncle Henry was found dead in the wine cellar. Darren's aunt pleaded with him to take over the estate because her health and age could not handle the stress of taking care of such an enormous task. As soon as Darren arrived at the mansion and Darren opened the door to the red room their lives would never be the same.

Sit back, turn the lights down low, and get ready for the scare of your life with 10 Short Stories from 31 Horrifying Tales from the Dead by Drac Von Stoller. Immerse yourself in some of the most horrifying short stories ever told, including "Don't Mess with the Dead", "Don't Go in the Woods", "Death Island Lighthouse", "I Just Couldn't Leave Her in the Cold Dark Ground", "Cannibal Lake", "The Red Room", "Death of a Writer", "Army of the Dead", "Dead Man's Chest", and "The Shadowman".

Summer finally arrived and Ben, Susan and Mike were excited to close their textbooks and spend the summer at the lake. Their parents were glad their kids loved spending the summer at the lake because it gave them some time to themselves to not worry about what their kids were up to. Their parents dropped off their kids, waved goodbye for the last time. The camp had been closed for a couple of years because of a secret governmental experiment that went horribly wrong.

Set in a world just around the corner from our own, where Santa Claus really exists and uses your neighbors to keep track of your deeds, Billy Barnaby's Twisted Christmas is a sometimes dark but ultimately uplifting story of how a truly good heart can redeem even the most heartless evil. When teenager Billy Barnaby wins a contest to accompany Santa Claus on his Christmas deliveries, he's delighted at the opportunity to try to turn Santa from his Big Brother-like ways.

The Baron de Graff and his wife Dorabella lived in a beautiful castle in Scotland. The Baron de Graff and Dorabella were deeply in love, and it showed at the lavish parties that were held in their ballroom. The Baron was a jealous husband, and if any man should lay eyes on Dorabella in a way that made the Baron uncomfortable, he would be brought down to the dungeon and punished. If that didn't teach him a lesson, he would be put on the chopping block - thus losing his head.

Karen and her friends Jimmy, Doug, and David were avid ghost hunters in their town. They were always excited to find a new location that no other ghost hunters had explored. Karen and her friends were driving around after midnight on a windy night, bored of not being able to find a new location. Just as they were about to give up, David said, "Stop!" Doug replied, "You scared the crap out of me. I almost ran the car off the road!"

Sit back, turn the lights down low, and get ready for the scare of your life. Immerse yourself into some of the best horrifying short stories ever told. 11 Short Stories from '31 Horrifying Tales from the Dead' includes "Knock Three Times on my Grave", "Worley Manor", "The Premature Burial Grounds", "The Castle of Black Shadows", "The House of Death", "Rise of the Zombies", "Campfire Tales", "Captain Bloody Bones", "Curse of the Evil Fairies Fort", "The Graden of the Dead", and "The Inheritance".

Jimmy Spencer was only ten years old and scared to go into the woods behind his house. His older brother Steven would tell him stories about a man that lived in a cabin in the woods that liked to kill children with his sharp axe. During the day Jimmy's brother would dare him to go into the woods, but Jimmy was so scared that if he did he might be on the old man's chopping block behind his cabin.

Sit back, turn the lights down low, and get ready for the scare of your life. Includes: "Death of a Writer", "Army of the Dead", "The Shadowman", "Knock Three Times on my Grave", and "Worley Manor".

Mrs. Knoll didn't know it, but fixing up the plantation was a bad idea. Whenever anyone does renovations to an old home, this angers any ghosts present and sometimes leads to fatal consequences. As for Mr. Knoll - he didn't realize that having reenactments on a battlefield where thousands of Civil War soldiers lost their lives was a bad idea as well. The reenactment would only summon up an army of the dead with grave consequences for the living....

Daniel, an aspiring author, always dreamed of being the envy of every horror-fiction writer. Daniel was an avid reader of horror and loved to show off to his friends about how much he knew about the characters he read about. But Daniel's life was about to change very soon.

Frank and Jane Dennison thought they had found the house of their dreams. When they were able to acquire a beautiful Victorian mansion at a great price, they jumped at the opportunity. However, they had no way of knowing what they were truly getting themselves into. Will the Dennisons be able to escape the grasp of the haunted estate? Or will they too meet an untimely end?

Henry and Elizabeth Goddard lived in a beautiful castle overlooking the sea. Elizabeth and Henry were so in love with each other. They were inseparable, they always did things together. It seemed they had it all, until one day when Henry's maid came into his study and locked the door behind her. Catherine was her name and she had the most beautiful blue eyes and blonde hair on any woman around. Catherine had her eyes on Henry for quite some time. She couldn't control her feelings anymore and decided now was the time.