
As you tour the rooms in my saltbox, wander around the grounds and visit the outbuildings, please take a moment to notice the exterior of the house. Although the dark color of the clapboard siding may appear morbid to some, to me, it is reminiscent of seventeenth-century New England architecture. On the stoop, next to the pumpkin, you will find 25 stories to read either inside or outdoors.
Amazing Grace - (July 2024) A reclusive actress invites seven guests to a Halloween party, hoping to get revenge for the death of her illegitimate daughter. Back from the Grave - (August 2024) While visiting Pittsburgh's Allegheny Cemetery, an elderly man meets a teenage girl who strongly resembles his dead wife. Bibliophile - (March 2024) A man in Salem, Massachusetts, has an impressive collection of books including some bound in human flesh. Bride's Lament - (May 2024) A mortuary cosmetologist agrees to help a dead bride discover the identity of her killer. Cabin Fever - (October 2023) A nurse, working on a private island in Maine, begins to have hallucinations that the doctor insists are the result of cabin fever. |
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Canterbury Tails: Sorceress - (December 2023) When an angry woman buys a crossword puzzle book at the Canterbury Tails, she gets more than she bargained for. Cirque de la Mort - (September 2024) In Victorian England, a country doctor becomes enamored of a mysterious circus performer from France. Damnatio Memoriae - (January 2024) The past catches up with a successful Hollywood producer who ruined the careers of actresses who rebuffed his unwanted advances. Death in December - (December 2023) A Hollywood screenwriter journeys to Puritan Falls to write a Christmas-themed murder mystery game. His arrival triggers an actual murder. Encore Performance - (October 2024) An actress chosen for the role of Mary Bailey in a musical version of It's a Wonderful Life is unaware that the theater where the play is to be performed is haunted. |
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The End - (August 2024) Four people are unaware of the horror they unleash when they download a new book on their Kindles. Fatal Franchise - (April 2024) An unknown killer is targeting the actresses who were murdered in a popular horror movie franchise. Formidophobia - (September 2024) A woman attending a harvest festival has a phobic reaction when she encounters a frightening scarecrow. Ghost in the Chocolate Shop - (January 2024) A chocolatier moves into a vacant shop in Puritan Falls, one that has been haunted by an unknown woman for the past century. The Journey Home - (August 2024) When a widow goes home to Oklahoma to scatter her husband's ashes, she must come to terms with a tragedy from her past. |
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Murder for Hire - (March 2024) When a wealthy woman is shot to death, police detectives assume her husband hired someone to kill her. Night and Day - (November 2023) A young woman has to come to terms with the death of her sister who was killed by a gunman at the senior prom. Party on the Tenth Floor - (December 2023) Every December 31, the mannequins at Stratford's Department Store are magically brought to life. However, one mannequin discovers there are drawbacks to being human even if only for a short time. Poison Pen - (July 2024) An angry woman buys an unusual pen from an antique store, one that has tragic consequences for her ex-husband. Secret Santa - (December 2024) A man with no love of Christmas is reluctant to participate in a Secret Santa gift exchange with his coworkers. |
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Shelf Sitters - (June 2024) Devil and angel shelf sitters designed to teach children right from wrong are rebranded to deliver a more chilling lesson. The Sybil - (February 2024) A true crime writer travels to a town catering to psychics to research a cold murder case. Toby Jugs - (November 2024) Billionaire Milton Pennington owns a collection of more fillpots, passed down from father to son for more than 250 years. He is unaware that along with the collection, came a curse on his family. Willow Glen - (April 2024) After being injured in a mass shooting at a shopping mall, a young woman wakes in the hospital with post-traumatic amnesia. Without You - (June 2024) Martha Prescott, the former TV host Belladonna Nightshade, must confront a real-life horror from her past. |
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