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  Possession - A Jack Nightingale...

  Stephen Leather

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  It’s been a long time since Jack Nightingale has taken confession. But repenting for his sins is not the only reason he has come to visit Father O’Grady - he needs him to perform an exorcism. 
  Billy has been possessed by Bakka, a powerful demon who is Satan’s most loyal servant, and Jack must race to save the boy, and the world, from succumbing to the greatest evil imaginable.

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  The Sad Story of a Vampire

  Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock

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  Count Eric Stenislaus Stenbock (1860-1895) was an aristocrat of German-Estonian origin who lived in England. He wrote weird, macabre fantasy fiction and was a favorite of H. P. Lovecraft. He was well known for his eccentric lifestyle, keeping snakes, salamanders, and toads in his bedroom, and owned a bear, a reindeer, and a fox. He had a life-size doll with him at all times which he claimed was his son. 
  
  
  "The Sad Story of a Vampire" is a peculiar tale about a vampire who arrives, invited by the family father when he has been stranded at the nearest railway station owing to a missed connection...and who moves into the house and begins to sap the strength of the young son of the family.

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  The Clarion Call

  O. Henry

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  O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), an American writer of outstanding short stories, known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.The Clarion Call tells of the chance encounter between two old childhood friends. One, Kernan, is now a burglar who three weeks ago committed his first murder. The other, Woods, is a New York detective. Woods is faced with a terrible dilemma: How can he turn in his old childhood friend, who in the past lent him a thousand dollars that he has not yet repaid?

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  Pic Miron and the New Little Kitten

  Geo Mihalache

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  From the Series 'Stories for Vlad': 
  A new kitten appears in the grandparents' house and Pic the tomcat sees him as a competitor and a danger for his position and 'authority' in the home.

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  Sticky Fingers 6 - 12 More...

  JT Lawrence

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  Diverse, dark-humored, and deliciously bite-sized: JT Lawrence doesn't disappoint with this brand new collection of unsettling short stories. 
  Everland 
  A Shirley Jackson-eque tale of a young family who move to a haunted castle. 
  The Ice Slipper 
  A feminist re-telling of the classic Cinderella tale ... with a perfect JT Lawrence twist. 
  The White Mouse 
  In this dystopian tragedy, life has a way of surprising Jana with gifts as much as it does taking them away. 
  Shellfire & Birdsong 
  Writing letters to his wife gets Frederick through the war, but his heart will be forever broken. 
  Honeytrap 
  Daiki finds a flash drive in his office which leads him to a truth he is not ready to hear. 
  Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Roald Dahl, these stories are guaranteed to get under your skin. 
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  "Lawrence makes every word count, telling each story with elegance and emotional punch.” — Patsy Hennessey 
  "Each story is masterfully constructed ... Humorous, touching, creepy, but most of all entertaining, this collection is superb." — Tracy Michelle Anderson 
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  If you're a fan of Roald Dahl or Gillian Flynn you'll love this compelling collection with a twist in the tale. 
  Get it now.

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  Forty Winks Before Dawn

  Kimberly Lium

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  Three friends board an overnight sleeper bus in Japan, little knowing the sinister bus journey they will ensure should they stay awake throughout. Chills and thrills in this short story from the Storytel Epigram Horror Competition.

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