In Isabel Wells' Devil's News, Stephanie Lewis arrived at NES News just as an ambulance pulled up outside the building. She feared it might be a bad sign on her first day when two paramedics hurried in with a stretcher. A director of the station...

Heather's life is in crisis. Her relationship is on the rocks, her productivity at work has dropped significantly, and now, Grace, her supervisor, is on her case. The only sources of comfort she has are her friend Whitney and her neighbor Lucas. When her supervisor...

In Sangria Stained Pants by Sean Ashleigh Russell, Violet makes a huge change in her life by following her husband to Spain. At first, things are okay, but with time, Alex turns out to be abusive. With careful planning, Violet plans to leave Alex and...

In Fire and Tears by Jessica Lewandowski, Jade’s life has been stolen time and again, first by her stepfather, who sells her to the highest bidder, and then by Ivan, a ruthless man who refuses to let her go. Escaping from his grip, she flees...

Evergreen Falls might have been just a small town, but its closely-knit society was deeply rooted in a rich history that shaped its establishments, norms, and even beliefs. As a young boy, Riley Harper enjoyed spending his days exploring both his creativity and the town’s...

Mario Chávez Jovel’s 15 Disturbing Short Stories of Psychological Mayhem with Killer Endings is a collection of original tales, all with unique, unsettling, and completely unexpected arcs and even more surprising character fates. In The Survivor, a man wakes up buried alive, injured and disoriented,...

Shadow of the Eternal Watcher by Josh Mendoza is a gritty, mind-bending sci-fi noir following Duster Raines, a former soldier turned PI haunted by demons, both real and imagined. Tormented by combat memories and disturbing alternate reality visions, Raines is thrust into a missing persons...

Louis' Preoccupation with Napoleon Caesar by Michael Ulysses Gilbert is a psychological drama that follows Louis Ney, a young boy troubled by delusions about his female teachers. Since the third grade, Louis has believed he was destined for greatness, influenced by the voice of a...

After being kicked out of a group he helped create, Will, a writer in London, believes it is for both his and the group’s good, seeing as he had outgrown them and wanted to explore his life and abilities differently. However, his life takes a...

In The Devil Himself by Steven Duggan, Jack Finch's life comes to a dramatic halt the day Karen Williams, a teen girl, is murdered. Accused of her murder, Jack ends up serving eight years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He is...