A pair of unsavory vampires stalk the night in New England. From the docks of Portland, Maine to the shadows of the Witch City, Artemesia and her childe Lonnigan attack the unsuspecting and prey on the unwilling, from a troubled young woman to a suburban retiree to a humble priest and more. In these three tales of vampiric terror, can they be stopped before another innocent falls beneath their fanged fury?

Leafless skeletal tree branches reach up to a twilit sky. Candleit faces glow from carven pumpkins. A feathered Halloween visitor flits around a farm house. Groups of costumed chums encounter strange sights on shadowed streets. A concerned town councillor faces the eldritch consequences of a vote to change the date of trick or treating. Real magic disrupts an elegant lady's haunting houseparty. Enjoy 13 spooky tales from New England horror author and Halloween afficionado R.C. Mulhare

A book with a curse. A play rumored to madden audience and actors alike.An office worker's quiet routine turns upside down after she reads a book left behind by a client.A VHS tape of an amateur theatrical haunts anyone who views it.A game opens a portal onto a warped realmA college theatre troupe finds their performance haunted by a previous production.The King in Yellow has haunted readers and authors since its first publication in 1895. This quart...

Susie Philips Lovecraft has always encouraged her young son Howard’s creativity, despite how his dark and peculiar creations unsettle her. But one autumn night, she discovers that his creations might not manifest from his imagination alone, and these strange creatures may have dubious intentions toward the lad.The fiction of H.P. Lovecraft has inspired generations of horror writers and readers, but what dreams and eldritch realities inspired this dreamer of Providence? This first i...

It started as just a job in a cemetery for Nick Laird and his tree-trimming crew. But an urban legend inspired by a particular monument turned into a horrifying reality that turns their world inside out.

Fionagh Cuneen has recently joined the Montague household as a chambermaid. But the strange events in the cellar of the New England mansion keep her awake at night. Avril, her employer's young bride, seeks to discover what lurks in the shadows, and the master of the house will stop at nothing to protect his secrets. And Fionagh will do anything to protect her mistress

Come aboard the All Powerful, join the very rich and the very famous in a joyful escape from the newest sickness that's coursing through nations and lives worldwide. Escape Red Lungs in style. In luxury. Coddled and served by a cadre of young, attractive and well-trained staff.Red lungs, Covid-21, the Dreaming Disease. It starts with precognitive dreams, spins you into unreality along with the sniffles until it floods your lungs with blood. But if you're rich enough, you m...

Halloween 1906 looks like a lonesome October night for a sixteen year old Howard Lovecraft. But when his spirited classmate Veronica Banigan invites him to her family's home for a "Guising Night", the evening takes a turn for the weird, so much that anything can happen and dark things may seek to enter the mortal realm...The fiction of H.P. Lovecraft has inspired generations of horror writers and readers, but what dreams and eldritch realities might have inspired this dreamer of Pr...

The winter can be long, cold, and hard. Even the holidays can be terrible.Then, there comes a time of year when some places are no longer used.No longer needed.No longer wanted.It's the coldest part of the year, in nearly every sense.It is when a lot of the world is...Closed for the Season.Sometimes people go into those places anyway.Dare you follow them?Stories by:Lee F. Patrick, Rob Nisbet, Ross Baxter, D.H. ...

A young orphan hired as a housemaid falls for a mysterious young neighbor with a peculiar origin. A devotee of a dark god tends her divinely-born children. A scion of alien entities seeks a text that may unlock a door to the home of his eldritch kindred. In the shadows of the rustic New England town of Dunwich, weird and wondrous things lurk. But what do they truly seek? To harm or to help?

They're among us. They live down the street, in the apartment next door and oftentimes in our own homes. They are the real monsters. And they stare back at us from our own bathroom mirrors. Peel Back the Skin is a powerhouse anthology of horror from Bram Stoker Award-nominated editors Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawson that strips away the human mask from the real monsters of our time -- mankind.Featuring a star-studded cast of award-winning authors from the...

CEA Greatest Anthology Written: A Record-Breaking Collection of Short Stories Across the World's Most Loved Genres!Welcome to the greatest anthology of short stories you will ever read! CEA Greatest Anthology Written brings together over 100 unique and unforgettable short stories, making it a must-have for any lover of storytelling. Created by Celenic Earth Publications, this anthology features contributions from writers across the globe, from first-time authors to seasoned voices,...