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This book contains 101 bite-sized horror stories that are intended to scare and unsettle you. These are real peoples' accounts of the creepy and the occult - of their near-misses with madmen and paranormal entities. Each chapter is a short, stand alone campfire tale, a retelling of a frightening or gruesome incident that has stuck with the teller, something that gives them pause to this day when they find themselves alone in the dark. These stories have been collected with the knowledge that real life is scarier than fiction.

Billie and Vero are getting married and the gang's all here, even the only two members left of the Singles Girl's Club, Isla and Freya. When the wedding planner mixes up reservations for the wedding, party girl Isla and jaded artist Freya find that they're either sharing the very last room available or one of them is sleeping out on the beach. There's just one teeny-tiny problem—the room has one bed. But they're mature adult friends who can handle a sleepover.

"White Nights" is the third major Dostoyevsky short story that everyone should read or listen to, along with "A Faint Heart" and "The Christmas Tree and Wedding". The story contains a series of Winesburg, Ohio-like moments: a woman and man meet on the First Night; proceed to meet again on the Second and Third, almost fall in love, and at the last minute the former lover of the woman returns to take her away. But the point is that the man had a glorious moment....

In Legends, Lore, & Longings, a curated treasury of short fiction, classic American authors spin tales that blur the line between myth and memory, past and present.

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where Black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church's double standards and their own needs and passions.

ದಿನ ನಿತ್ಯ ಕಾಡುವ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳು ನೈತಿಕ-ಅನೈತಿಕದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ತಪ್ಪು-ಸರಿಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ಸ್ವಭಾವಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಬರೆದೆ. ಓದುಗರ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೇರದಂತೆ ಬರೆಯಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿದೆ. "ನೀವು ಬರೆದದ್ದು ಸರಿ. ನಮಗೂ ಇದೆಲ್ಲ ತೋಚುತ್ತಾ ಇರುತ್ತೆ. ಆದರೆ ಬರೆಯೋಕೆ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗಲ್ಲ.

Failed relationships have been the one constant in my life, each breakup chipping away at my hopes for lasting love. But just when I thought I'd drown in a sea of regret, my sister yanked me from the depths of despair, pushing me far beyond my comfort zone. And now, here I was, on my first day as a personal assistant to none other than the enigmatic billionaire, Mr. Stone.

A title listing 123 Great Short Stories

The legendary writer Patricia Highsmith is best remembered today for her chilling psychological thrillers The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train. A critically acclaimed, best-selling author in Europe, Highsmith has for too long been underappreciated in the United States. Eleven is Highsmith's first collection of short stories, an arresting group of dark masterpieces of obsession and foreboding, violence and instability.

Bram Stoker Award-winning author Laird Barron returns to the dark and dreadful with his fifth horror collection, which weaves sixteen weird tales into a mosaic of the bloody and the macabre.

A vicious group of college upperclassmen prey on the freshman girls in "Why We Keep Exploding"; across the world, something is mutating adolescents into bizarre creatures in "The Turning"; a girl on a night out realizes a bizarre cop is hunting her in "The Long Flesh of the Law"; and in the acclaimed novella "Benny Rose, the Cannibal King", a Halloween prank goes horribly wrong when a murderous ghost steps out of an urban legend and into the real world.

அமரர் கல்கி சிறு கதைகள் தொகுப்பு - 1.

Welcome to the Nightside. It's the secret heart of London, beating to its own rhythm, pumping lifeblood through the veins of its streets and alleys hidden in eternal darkness, where creatures of the night congregate, and where the sun is afraid to shine. Tales from the Nightside presents ten macabre mysteries that shine a dim beam into the neighborhood's darkest corners to reveal things that should never come to light. Take a walk with such deadly and dangerous denizens as Razor Eddie, Dead Boy, and Larry Oblivion as they encounter things far more inhuman and inhumane than them.

From the unique standpoint of an American woman who married into a Japanese family and has lived in Japan for more than 30 years, Rebecca Otowa weaves enchanting tales of her adopted home that portray the perspective of both the Japanese and the foreigner on the universal issues that face us all - love, work, marriage, death, and family conflict.

அப்பா பிள்ளை வாழ்வின் ஓட்டத்தில் தந்தை மகனாகவும், மகன் தந்தையாகவும் மாறும் சூழல் ஏற்படுகிறது. எதனால்? இந்த அப்பாவும் பிள்ளையும் கற்பனையல்ல. நிஜம். இரத்தமும் சதையுமாய் வாழ்பவர்கள். அன்பு நிறைந்ததே வாழ்க்கை.

அமரர் கல்கி சிறு கதைகள் தொகுப்பு - 2.

ನಾನು' ಎಂದರೆ ಯಾರು? ದೇಹವೇ? ಆತ್ಮವೇ? ಇಂಥ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗೆ ಗುರಿಯಾಗುವ ಮಹಾಸಂಸ್ಥಾನದ ರಾಜಗುರು ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಯಾರು? ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮದ ಪರದೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿ ಆಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ನಾಟಕಕಾರರ ಸೂತ್ರಧಾರಿಯೆ ಅವನು? ಇಲ್ಲ ಅದೇ ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾತ್ರಧಾರಿಯೆ?

Award-winning author Jae penned 13 short stories that range from sweet and romantic to hot and erotic, and from humorous to heartfelt. Whatever you're in the mood for, you're sure to find it in this collection of lesbian short stories.

The Selected Short Stories of Frank Herbert brings together a fascinating collection of early speculative fiction from the legendary author of Dune. Featuring “Missing Link,” “Old Rambling House,” “Operation Haystack,” “The Nothing,” and “Try to Remember,” this volume showcases Herbert’s sharp intellect, psychological depth, and early exploration of ideas that would later define his iconic career.

Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring for her infant niece; online posts chronicle a cancer diagnosis; a couple in the park with their small child encounter a stranger with horrific consequences; a toxic relationship reaches a terrifying resolution . . .