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In late September of 1866 a former confederate soldier returned home. But his dreams of putting the battlefield and bloodshed behind him were cut short. Deep in the night he learns of an awful and terrible truth. A pair of strange men arrive and dig up the body of his recently deceased father. He quickly learns that they are not simply grave robbers. But they are in fact part of a secret organization. One dedicated to the defense of mankind.

It wears many faces and goes by many names. Some long for it. Others try to prevent and avoid it. What is this thing you ask? Why it is the one promise and only truth in all of creation. It is the one thing that comes for us all. The bringer of absolution. A troubled youth finds it in a grave yard. While another one will find it at the hands of one he trusted. Others find it at the hands of a being not of this world yet part of the integral part of it. You may find yourself asking what is this thing?

Shawn Crowley was just a teenage boy when he and his Pa went to buy cattle. What was supposed to be a routine trip becomes a life changing experience. They return home to find their family slaughtered. In the midst of their mourning the recently deceased rose as vampires.

Matt Stone lived a life of hardships and misery. One fateful day, his life seemed to crumble. He was fired and accused of murder all in one afternoon. With the help of a neighbor, he evades capture. In a twist of fate, he stumbles upon an abandoned barn. Inside sits an odd vehicle. Little does he know it's the key to his salvation. The vehicle transports him across the universe to a planet known as Arkerus. There, he meets a girl named Karsay Hellstrom.

Have you ever seen someone and thought? There is no way they're human. Or maybe you wonder why nobody has ever gotten a clear picture of Bigfoot. Well chances are that weird guy isn't human. And as for the picture thing. Well that would violate the woodland treaty of '55. What about all those things from folklore? You know like the Wendigo or maybe elves. Well the Wendigo is a recluse. and elves are actually stranded aliens.(long story)

Mary Carter had a good life. A decent job. A man who loved her and whom she wanted to marry. But all of that changes when she dies suddenly. She goes to a strange afterlife and learns she was not meant to die. As she's coming to terms with this revelation, she wakes up safe at home. Soon she begins to question her sanity. Hearing voices and seeing people who aren't there. Can she unravel the tangled web that has ensnared her mind and body? Or will her sanity crumble along with reality?

It's been a little over two months Shawn lost his family to a vampire. After tracking down and killing the monster he returned home hoping for a shot at a normal life. A rider in the night brings dire news. His uncle Calvin and his entire family have vanished. Shawn takes off to find out what happened. At the house he finds a strange altar in the barn and a pile of corpses. None of which belong to Calvin or his family. After a brief investigation he learns Calvin learns his uncle had a new worker on his farm. Shawn soon learns that the stranger is part of a cult of necromancers.

Seven great chapters on the foundations of marriage and family, including "Why Women Are Weird & Men Are a Mess", "How to Love Your Spouse - Regardless", "Why Christian Children Rebel", and more.

Knapp draws on his own experience of losing both his first and second wife to cancer to provide insight into some of the unhelpful responses we often make, and presents a repertoire of ideas on how to be a genuine friend and helper to a grieving person. Various chapters in the book deal with different kinds of losses, including the trauma of losing a spouse or child, divorce, loss of pets, and other losses that we sometimes fail to recognize need to be grieved over if healing is to occur.

Boto Slate wakes up on his fourteenth birthday and is excited to know he is homeless. Not being bound down means he can strike out as an adventurer. He begins his new life not knowing what fate has in store. An ancient and nearly forgotten evil cult stirs. They have but one goal. Destroy the Gods and reshape the world in their twisted image. Standing in their way is Boto Slate. A half dwarf, quarter elf and quarter human hybrid who wields powerful magic. But is naïve and unexperienced in the ways of the world. And is also the object of a misguided Goddess's affections.

Shawn Crowley is on his way home after defeating the vampire who killed his family. On his way home he stops in a small town to rest his horse. But he notices the townsfolk are busy scorching the surrounding area. Millions of cicadas are swarming the town. They aren't just buzzing around lanterns or singing in the trees. They are killing people. But by dawn they're gone. But he knows the following night they'll return. Can Shawn find the reason behind the rage of these docile insects? Or will he be their next victim.

Have you ever wondered what Big foot does on his day off? Or were hippies really about peace and love? Why are there really so many junked cars in the south? Well sit down and find out about this and more. This is a collection of stories that take place in the world of Harold Hatch cryptid liaison. From magical mishaps to aliens abducting hobos.