Three Stories of Non-RedemptionEenie MeenieSomething lives in the big black plastic garbage bag. Something that isn’t human. Something that depends on the goodwill of others to provide it with food. Fortunately, it’s not particular if its meal is dead, long dead…or aliveRed Racing StripesAll he wanted was a little paint modification for his new car.UnSubLt. Sean Walsh puts his reputation on the line during the hunt for a vicious serial killer. T...

With the cold weather quickly setting in, Lark is trying to ensure she has what she needs to make it through another bone-chilling winter in the cabin in the woods, but something has decided to pay her a visit. The question is, who? Or better yet, what?There is a human invading his sanctuary, and he is determined to get rid of her. Humans in the past have left of their own accord, but not without a threat from him. However, this one is proving difficult. But she’ll go. One way or a...

Stories include:1st Day, The Tree - Anders swore he'd cut down his own tree this year, even if it killed him.2nd Day, The Doves - Kelly's abusive husband couldn't tolerate the birds crapping on his car.3rd Day, The Hens - Eris's mother-in-law offers to make her and Jessup a Christmas Eve meal to remember.4th Day, The Birds - Mackie assures Gennie that the dead birds the cat was bringing her were meant to be a present.5th Day, The Rings - Ricky tells ...

Stories include:Chocolate - Chocolate can kill a dog. That gave Weston an idea.Butter Pecan - It's been a long time since Iris indulged in her favorite flavor.Pistachio - Mr. Finchner swore he had to eat pistachio ice cream every day...or else.Cookies 'n Cream - Claudia accepts a last-minute babysitting job.Vanilla - Fr. Barnabas is called to an orphanage to discover which child has been possessed.Rocky Road - Lyle risked visiting that one house on...

In a post-apocalyptic world, Tiva is running for her life when she stumbles across three survivors who save her from a horde of those things, whatever they are now. The creatures aren’t people anymore. They’re…infected. Struggling to find food, she soon realizes luck was on her side when Russ and his crew welcome her into the safety of their warehouse.It seems not many survivors remain in what’s left of the world, so they figure they’d do better to stick together. Besides, Russ has...

It was meant to be a long weekend, semi-vacation at their favorite tourist trap, New York City.You've heard the old wives' tales of alligators in the sewers? What the Duchins discovered was much, much worse.

Vicky thinks her sister is unintentionally summoning the dark forces. Susan thinks Vicky's beliefs are sheer nonsense.One of them is wrong.

Stories include:1:11 Epistaxis—Actual vampires don’t need fangs in order to feed.2:22 Starlight, Starbright—An astronaut defies orders not to return to Earth, but he does anyway…with dire consequences.3:33 Rescue—Two detectives go in search of thirteen missing children and the person responsible for their disappearances.4:44 Forecast—A bizarre weather phenomenon envelopes a city.5:55 Firewood—He was warned about going into the forest to gather firewo...

If it were not for the mercy of God and His unfathomable provisions, this story might not have been told.Rosalind Smith’s unvarnished memoir tells the story of her childhood and young adulthood growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It details how she, despite having earned several degrees, eventually spiralized into drugs and alcohol. With often brutal honesty, Lady Smith peels back the veneer and reveals the ugliness of her past—the generational sins that have affected her, he...

Hi. My name is Alexis Hembree, and I’m a cop. My partner and I are good at our jobs, except we don’t tend to work what others would call a “normal” beat. For some reason we draw evil to us like flies to sugar.Sometimes there are things in this world we can’t explain or anticipate. But when they cross that line between their existence and ours, when they show up, we have to deal with them as best we can.Some cops fight criminals. We ...

Amanda Storey was sent by her company to a tiny rural town to convince the community that having a chain mega-supermarket built there would be a boon to their economy and job market.She never showed up for the town hall meeting, even though the company insists she was scheduled to be there. The motor inn where she had reservations claimed she never checked in, and police have not found any trace of her body or her car.This is what really happened.

The handwritten account of one woman's struggle to survive in a world gone DEAD.Something has happened to the world, and now the living are gradually becoming the living dead. This is the story of one young woman's struggle to live a life that has no future.