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When I asked my best friend to run away with me at 16, I knew he’d say no. He had football, an amazing family, and a happy home to go back to every day. So the night I snuck out of his bedroom window after hugging him goodbye, I’d accepted I’d probably never see him again. Then we both wind up at Lindon University four years later.

Sally Ann and Martha. Two women, searching for love. Finding terror. During a terrifying storm, a gentle childhood is destroyed by a twisted man who promises love but delivers nightmare. In the lightless depths of an underground labyrinth, unseen creatures lie in wait for an innocent traveler, cold skeletal hands stretched out in welcome. There is horror in darkness - horror made greater when darkness loves us.

This collection of 18 short tales, a novelette, and a short novel takes the listener inside the dark imagination of Elizabeth Engstrom, author of acclaimed horror classics like When Darkness Loves Us. In these stories, you will hear about a woman asked to be complicit in her own mother’s death, a grandmother with a macabre hobby, a bizarre, phallic-shaped flower that portends evil for a married couple, a father whose son is caught up in a sinister government experiment. These are weird and unsettling tales that will linger with the listener.

Angelina is a killer. You'd never know it to look at her — until you look into her eyes. Angelina doesn't kill out of hatred or fear — she kills out of love, bringing solace to her victims, guided by the seductive Voice that speaks only to her. Angelina offers you eternal peace — at the cost of your soul!

Someone is telling the tabloids about Ms. Thornblood's every move. Is it the housekeeper? The cook? The maid? The handyman? The detective hired to solve the case isn't sure. Things are looking pretty hopeless until Mia, his talented cat, offers to spend a week at Ms. Thornblood's as a spy. With time running out and an embarrassing secret about to be revealed, will Mia be able to save the day - and solve her first case?

If you had a narcissistic or manipulative parent, you might be primed for the manipulators of the world. There is a dynamic between the manipulator and the manipulated which must be understood if you are to inoculate yourself against manipulation. The key to overcoming manipulation and manipulators is self-awareness.

Winter storm Holly is the worst in 80 years bringing high winds, subzero temperatures, and snowfall better measured in feet than in inches. The weather paralyzes everything in its path, but, in this storm, weather isn't the only threat. Emma Miller, a probationary security consultant posing as a reporter, is stranded at Portal International Airport in the worst storm in 80 years.

Cypress Grove has always been a treasured constant in Layla's perfect life. Now the mansion will be sold to the highest bidder if she doesn’t date an investor's son. The problem? The man she really wants just rolled into town. When Layla happens upon suspicious ledgers at the mansion, her family's financial woes take a sinister turn. As Tyler and Layla work together to find the culprit, the attraction between them threatens to burst into flames. But admitting their feelings could spell disaster for Cypress Grove.

After nearly being discovered by the scientists from Caput Laboratories and having to fake her own death, Mia has been lying low. As Christmas approaches, she gets herself temporarily adopted by College-Guy, also known as Tommy. Something is afoot in the neighborhood, though, and when Mia is accused of leaving dead mice and birds on the neighbors' doorstep, she's determined to get to the bottom of it. But even the mystery isn't what it seems. Will Mia be able to solve the case of the Very Bad Cat? Will she be able to return home so Keith doesn't spend Christmas all alone?

The Tricker-Treater is gonna stop by your house tonight. You gotta meet with him and do what he says, or else. A woman agrees to take part in a creature's sick game to save the child she loves. A girl and her mother move into a nightmare house. Two brothers embark on a high-seas treasure hunt. In this haunting collection, Briana Morgan shares stories of love, loss, and horrors - both real and imagined.