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  He

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  "He" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written August 1925, it was first published in Weird Tales, September 1926.The story's anonymous narrator has moved from New England to New York City, and greatly regrets it. One night, while wandering through a historic part of Greenwich Village, he happens upon a man dressed in garments from the 18th century. The man offers to show the narrator the secrets of the town.The man brings the narrator into his home. There, he tells him the story of a squire who bargained with Native Americans for the secrets of their rituals concerning time and space, which were practiced on the land where the squire had recently taken up residence. After learning these secrets, the squire killed the Native Americans by giving them "monstrous bad rum". Within a week all of them were dead, and he alone had their secret knowledge. The man shows the narrator visions of the city's past and future so terrifying that he begins to scream wildly. The screams rouse the spirits of the Native Americans to take vengeance on the man, who is the same squire from 1768.

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  At The Edge of Nowhere

  J. Daniel Sawyer

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  Spend enough time at the end of your rope, and you'll make some bad choices--make enough of them, and your choices start making themselves. But when you're a nineteen year old boy living on the streets with no money for food, you find salvation anywhere you can. Maybe in a dumpster, or a brothel, or a gun. Or maybe in a creepy, cold pawn shop, in a broken down city at the edge of nowhere.

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  When the Wind Blows

  John Saul

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  The children were waiting. Waiting for centuries. Waiting for someone to hear their cries. Now nine-year-old Christie Lyons has come to live in the house on the hill - the house where no children have lived for fifty years. Now little Christie will sleep in the old-fashioned nursery on the third floor. Now Christie's terror will begin...When the Wind Blows the children must die!

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  The Black Painting - A Novel

  Neil Olson

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  This “riveting psychological thriller” tells the story of an infamous painting rumored to be cursed—and the family torn apart by its disappearance (Associated Press). 
   
  There are four cousins in the Morse family: perfect Kenny, the preppy West Coast lawyer; James, the shy but brilliant medical student; his seductive, hard-drinking sister Audrey; and Teresa, youngest and most fragile, haunted by the fear that she has inherited the madness that possessed her father. 
   
  Their grandfather summons them to his mansion at Owl’s Point. None of them have visited the family estate since they were children, when a prized painting disappeared: a self-portrait by Goya, rumored to cause madness or death upon viewing. Afterward, the family split apart amid the accusations and suspicions that followed its theft. 
   
  Any hope for a pleasant reunion is lost when Teresa find their grandfather dead, his horrified gaze pinned upon the spot where the painting once hung. As the family gathers and suspicions mount, Teresa tries to uncover the reasons behind her grandfather’s death and the painting’s loss. But to do so she must face ugly family secrets—and confront those who would keep them hidden.

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  Jars of Arioch - If you invite...

  Gena Bell

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  Jars of Arioch is a fictional tale based on real events its author and her family experienced after the birth of her second daughter.  
  Following a horrific childhood, Tracy is forced to leave the safety of the only home she has ever known in Los Angeles California in search of her missing twin brother. She follows his trail to the tourist town of Gatlinburg Tennessee, where she unintentionally accepts an invitation from a demonic being. As she searches for her brother, Tracy is faced with the reality that she has deeper roots in the south than she ever could have imagined. Jars of Arioch is a terrifying journey into the darkness of humanity and the balance between good and evil. 

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  In the Realm of Carnal Horror

  Asi Hart

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  It is the beginning of the 22. century, and Western Civilization has long since gotten over the devastation of WW3. 
  Peter, a University student, inherits great wealth by his father, despite him still being alive. He is in hiding, never expected to emerge again. 
  Peter's inheritance has been kept by his father's friends, and they invite him to have a party with them in Canada before they give it to him. 
  While there, he soon learns why his father is hiding.

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