Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Andi, Professor McKinney's brilliant-but-geeky assistant, begins to have troubling dreams of thousands of animals around the world mysteriously dying. What could it mean? When her dreams become a reality, Andi discovers a pattern in the mass deaths. But her theory doesn't bode well for humankind--and the team could soon face an even greater disaster.
"The Oblong Box" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores human mysteries and obsessions. The narrative follows a man who, during a sea voyage, becomes intrigued by a strange oblong box brought on board by a friend, triggering a series of enigmatic events and surprising revelations.Show book
Ella Hepworth Dixon (1855-1932) was a British short story writer, journalist and novelist.'The Kidnapping of Phil Altamore' is a humorous story of a young man who has inadvertently made an ill-advised marriage proposal to a chorus girl in Paris.When the girl appears in London, he has more or less forgotten about the obligation...but his willingness to go through with the marriage induces close family friend and busybody Mrs. Jack Ormesby to save him from this dreadful fate by kidnapping him and smuggling him to Russia.Show book
On a trip to visit his ailing grandfather, 17-year-old Peter meets a magician who claims to know how to grant Peter's dearest wish: to perform impossible illusions. But dearest wishes come with costs, and new opportunities come with each turn of the cards in a hospital room at the edge of nowhere.Show book
The Monkey's Paw is a riveting short story first published in the early 20th century. The supernatural story centers on a mysterious artifact called "the monkey's paw".Show book
Dr Death the coroner stood in the morgue autopsying a victim attributed to his son the Necromancer. Then out of thin air appeared a grim reaper. "I see dead people," it said the doctor jumped startled by the sudden appearance of the reaper. "Ha! Ha! Very funny, boy," said the doctor humourlessly, "This is a friend of yours I hear say hello to him." "I've never met him in life," The reaper the Necromancer said. "Are you serious?" asked Dr Death grimly. "Yes who is he?" replied the Necromancer, "It's starting to look like anyone can kill someone and frame me for it." "That means there is another killer out there it is serious," the coroner grumbled. "The people in blue won't believe you when you tell them it is another killer," said the Necromancer. "Looks like we will have to catch them ourselves, boy," said Dr Death to his son.Show book
Poor Dracula. It seems that the movie going public just isn't getting scared enough from the likes of vampires, werewolves, and even the Frankenstein monster. What can a group of monsters do? Find out in the short story written by the author of Click and The Convincer. Leave the lights on as you read these short stories to that thing that lurks under the bed, for it will enjoy them as much as you will. Meet the man who receives the DVR Plus and gets television shows that he had not counted on. The man that is fitted for Bi-focals and sees much more than he should have. The reincarnated killer who just can't get it right. All of these characters and more are presented for your terrifying enjoyment. Just remember to keep looking under the bed and see if the Thing likes them as well.Show book
