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  Mrs Raeburn's Waxwork - An eerie...

  Lady Eleanor Smith

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  Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside in England on the 7th August 1902 into a privileged family steeped in titles and politics. 
   
  Part of her education was at Miss Douglas's school at Queen's Gate.  Here she met and befriended several other young women that the British tabloid press would later call the ‘Bright Young Things’, a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London. 
   
  Smith's paternal great-grandmother, was said to have been a Gypsy, and this sparked an early and life-long interest with the Romani people, she even went so far as to learn to read and speak the language, which she called ‘musical and broken.’ 
   
  Her life was full of adventure and mishaps.  A mistaken encounter with a man she thought could help her into the film business turned out to threats of marriage and death from a man wanted for the murder of his father.  She was even arrested twice.  Once for listing her career as a journalist and another, in Rome, for walking around in a sleeveless dress. 
   
  Smith began her career writing society gossip columns for various newspapers but later received an offer to write for the newly-formed Great Carmo Circus, with which she travelled for several years and was the source material for many of her books. 
   
  Her first novel, ‘Red Wagon’, was published when she was 28 and it was an immediate bestseller.  A prolific writer several of her works were also adapted for films. 
   
  Smith also wrote ghost stories and others flavoured with evil.  Her support for the Conservative party may be forgiven but her attributed quote to be a ‘warm adherent of General Franco’ less so. 
   
  Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith died on the 20th October 1945 in Westminster after a long illness.  She was 43.

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  Dracula's Guest - A story of...

  Bram Stoker

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  This story, by the famous author of Dracula, is about vampires and evil incarnate.  The story opens showing a young man finding a young woman he knows behind bars, having been imprisoned and raped. He swears to get her out and the scene cuts to six months earlier. The young man is Bram Stoker and he has a relationship with Admiral Murray's daughter, Elizabeth in Victorian England. He works in a real estate company and has just given his career a boost by finding a home for the firm's new client, Count Dracula. The Admiral is not impressed with Bram and insists he and Elizabeth observe a year's separation to test their love before he'll give his blessing to their marriage. Bram accepts and leaves to begin his year but Elizabeth is rebellious and runs off, presumably to find Bram in Scotland. She gets waylaid by the Count at the train station where he abducts her to his home in Transylvania. Bram's friend Malcolm rushes to find Bram and tell him about the abduction but is caught and killed by Dracula at Stoker's apartment. He had told his business to Mrs. Withen the landlady, before he died so Bram was able to get the information he needed and rushed off to her rescue. He is accosted twice on the road to the Slovak region, once in France and the second time in Germany on Walpurgisnacht. Meanwhile, the Admiral is also on his way to rescue his daughter. We come again to the scene where Bram finds Elizabeth imprisoned in her underground chamber and he then begins a death-defying climb up the side of the mountain to where he can enter the castle. He challenges the Count to a fight in which he is clearly outmatched and when the Count abandons him the Admiral catches up to Bram in the mausoleum. He sends the young man on to find his daughter, while he searches for Dracula. The two older men meet up in front of the dungeon grating shortly after Bram finds Elizabeth and fight. The Admiral wins in spite of taunting by the Count and the scene fades out.

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  Decaying Haven

  Boris Bacic

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  In a city ravaged by disease, one mistake could mean the difference between life and death. 
   
   
   
  James and his group come up with a plan to reach the military checkpoint, but they realize too late that danger comes not just from outside the safety of the town hall, but within it, too. 
   
   
   
  Heather needs to decide whether she can trust a group of strangers to help her and her sister. 
   
   
   
  Pierce's team has been left stranded in the city, and they can no longer count on extraction. They must find their own way out. 
   
   
   
  Still trapped at the lab, Daniel and his coworkers succumb to madness and disease one by one as the days go by. 
   
   
   
  In order to protect her son who is growing increasingly ill, Krista must take drastic measures. Is there a cost too high? 
   
   
   
  With the number of the living dwindling and the infected increasing, one thing is clear—the city is a tomb, and it won't allow anyone to leave freely.

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  The Duchess and the Indigo Child

  Scott A. Clark

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  At just fifteen years old, Veronica Fancourt is already turning heads with her compelling stories, inspired by her vivid dreams. Her latest publication is a gripping tale of heists and cathedrals, entitled “The Countess’s Keep.” It’s captured the imagination of everyone who chances to read it, including someone for whom it is no mere fantasy. Meanwhile, an employee of a coffee roaster in Trieste discovers her bosses are more than ordinary businessmen. She finds herself tied up in a dark warehouse as bait for a sister she insists she doesn’t have. 
  The Duchess, savoring her successful spring, finds herself beset by twin threats to her empire, neither of which she can conquer alone. Her precarious position reawakens the darker impulses she’s worked tirelessly to deny. Can she call upon her friends—her only family—to assist her, or will her obsessions drive them out of her life forever? 
  And why is there another voice in her head? 
  The Duchess and the Indigo Child is the second installment in the Her Violet Empire series from author Scott A. Clark. This colorful new chapter of the series explores love under pressure, debts of family long forgotten, and coffee…lots of coffee.

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  Death Plays Solitaire

  Rachel Lawson

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  Blake (the King of Death) is playing solitaire and trying to get drunk and forget the performance in a pub (after a bad performance as a stage Magician), he's mistaken for another man, a hitman, Blake, plays along to save the victim. He's caught as a fraud and the victim is killed, and Blake is blamed. What will happen next? Will he ever clear his name?

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  Supernatural Horror Ghost...

  Ron Ripley, Scare Street

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  An evil from the past thirsts for new blood.... 
  Shane Ryan and Frank Benedict have faced countless enemies, both human and supernatural. But nothing has prepared them for what awaits on Maple Grove Island. 
  When their desperate search for a missing person leads them to a secluded Maine community, the duo discovers a horrifying secret. 
  Something inhuman stalks the fog-shrouded forests of Maple Grove. A mutilated ghost whose flesh was stripped from its bones. This sinister wraith’s patchwork body of rotting flesh and torn skin darts through the misty woods, hunting with terrifying strength and speed. 
  And the inhabitants of the island worship it for bountiful harvests and protection. 
  As Shane and Frank unravel the island's blood-soaked history, they realize there’s more to this mystery than meets the eye. With the islanders turning against them, and a diabolical enemy lurking in the shadows, they must determine who the real enemies are, before it’s too late. 
  Or they may end up as the next sacrifice to Maple Grove's insatiable god. 
  Step into the eerie world of Scare Street, where supernatural horror and suspense await you at every turn. Our collection of ghost stories, paranormal encounters, urban legends, and haunted house stories offer the perfect mix of scary and spooky tales. Whether it's a creepy campfire classic, short horror stories, or unsettling creepypasta, our tales are crafted to bring thrills and chills that will keep you hooked. 
  For a detailed list of our books, please visit scarestreet.com/books

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