Beware of what’s creeping in the dark… An elderly farmer learns the horrifying truth beyond the phrase “True love never dies”. Something sinister lurks behind the distant eyes of a mother’s traumatized son. And a gravedigger slowly descends into madness, as he grows obsessed with the corpse of a little girl… Scare Street’s latest collection shines a flickering candle on the terrifying forces of darkness that haunt our dreams. Death, madness, obsession… The darker side of the human psyche is revealed with each bone-chilling page of these fourteen macabre tales. Come along on a journey into the eternal night. Delve into the secrets and mysteries that hide in the darkness, just beyond the light. They’re reaching out for you, grasping at your flesh, pulling you closer, whispering in your ear. And once you give in to their siren song of shadows, there’s no turning back… Featuring the following short stories: 1. Jelly by P. D. Williams 2. This New Creature by Georgia Cook 3. Stargazer by Laszlo Tamasfi 4. Ant Traps by William Presley 5. Sarah Jane by Don Gillette 6. My Dead Brother by Raymund P. Reyes 7. Metamorphosed by Ross S. Simon 8. It Happened on Sunday Street by Bryson Richard 9. The Delicate Sound of Music by Justin Boote 10. The Briefcase by K. C. Dunford 11. Something Juicy by Jon Clark 12. Charlie in the Attic by Russell Richardson 13. Prodigal Son by John Gallant 14. The Dreamcatcher by Ron Ripley and Kevin Saito

Terror stalks the night...An old woman's obsession with youth leads her to purchase a cursed appliance from a sinister antique shop. A new homeowner discovers her property comes with a deadly addition. And dark forces stalk a troop of innocent boy scouts when they spend the night on a haunted aircraft carrier... Scare Street delves into the darkness to bring you a new collection of spine-tingling terror. This diabolical tome is bursting with thirteen sinister stories of supernatural horror, featuring ghastly ghosts, cold-blooded killers, and fiendish visions torn from your worst fears. Just be careful you don't lose track of time as you meander through this shadowy landscape of dreams and nightmares. Because once the sun sets, something waits for you in the darkness of night. And if it finds you, you may never see daylight again... This bone-chilling supernatural collection contains: 1. Cool Air by Peter Cronsberry 2. The Presentation by Tarphy W. Horn 3. The Homeowner's Guide to Sanity by K. M. McKenzie 4. Retrospective: Florne's Ghost by Emil Pellim 5. 7734 by Ryan Benson 6. Aisle 3 by Rosie O'Carroll 7. Pumpkin Patch by C. B. Channell 8. The Third Father by A. M. Todd 9. Troop 94's Last Scouting Trip by Karl Melton 10. Play It, Win It, Kill It by J. M. White 11. Satan's Town by Bob Johnston 12. Everything as It Was by Warren Benedetto 13. Summer Camp by Ron Ripley

Nightfall is the prime time for terror… In the jungles of Vietnam, Hell on earth awaits a troop of unsuspecting GIs. A greedy gravedigger faces deadly repercussions for stealing from the dead. And love comes with a terrible price when a lonely woman turns to a witch to fulfill her heart’s desires… Plunge into darkness with Scare Street’s new collection of bone-chilling terror. This demonic volume contains thirteen sinister tales of supernatural horror. Enough to keep you reading into the darkest hours of the night. Things look different in the moonlight. The branches of a tree become a monster’s claws. The shadows around your window seem like wraiths, rising from the underworld. And the space beneath your bed becomes the perfect spot for a snarling beast to hide… But don’t worry. Soon the sun will rise, and everything will go back to normal. Assuming you make it through the night… This collection contains: 1. Search and Destroy by Richard Beauchamp 2. As Seen from Above by Dustin Walker 3. The Gravedigger by Daniel J. Bickley 4. Cuckoo, Cherry Tree by R.G. Evans 5. The Sanction by Damir Salkovic 6. The Old Man's Neighbor by Gordon Dunleavy 7. The Witch of the Woods by Jamie Zaccaria 8. Ōsuzumebachi by Matthew McKiernan 9. With Lying Tongues, With Words of Hatred by Spencer Koelle 10. Silver Maples by Tim Jeffreys 11. The Strange Journey of James Booth by Justin Boote 12. The Summer with No Tourists by Alethea Avery 13. Children's Home by Ron Ripley

A carnival of nightmares awaits… A cab ride to an infamous cemetery takes a sinister turn when the passengers discover they may be the graveyard’s next residents. Fun and games unleash evil beyond imagination when a young couple rolls the dice of a board game from hell. And a treasure hunt turns deadly when a pair of explorers discover what’s really hiding deep in the woods… Step right up, and prepare to scream with delight! Scare Street’s latest collection of supernatural horror is the main attraction. This diabolical tome is packed with fourteen tales of supernatural terror. It is bursting at the seams, like a tiny car full of carnivorous clowns. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. Don’t mind the severed fingers in your cotton candy or the blood stains on your seat. And whatever you do, don’t pet the snarling beasts. The show must go on! And once you enter this dazzling circus of nightmares and dark fantasy, the terror never ends… This volume features the following stories: 1. The Ash Collector by Amanda Cecelia Lang 2. Don't Scream by Renee Miller 3. The Shatter Box by Paul O'Neill 4. Aokigahara by Matthew McKiernan 5. The Steepest Fare by John Cady 6. Foster Parents by Matthew A. Clarke 7. The Treasure in the Woods by Oliver C. Seneca 8. Stingers and Scratches by Matt Bliss 9. The Scent of Decay by Madison Estes 10. Waiting Out the Storm by Mike Schuhler 11. The Thackery Tree by Kristen Reid 12. The Bowels of Hell by Kris Ashton 13. Lester's Locket by Carl Hughes 14. A Hand of Glory by Ron Ripley

** AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK IN DECEMBER 2022 ** 'Curious, lively, humble, utterly genuine ... a remarkable debut.' SUNDAY TIMES Alice Vernon often wakes up to find strangers in her bedroom. Ever since she was a child, her nights have been haunted by nightmares of a figure from her adolescence, sinister hallucinations and episodes of sleepwalking. These are known as 'parasomnias' - and they're surprisingly common. Now a lecturer in Creative Writing, Vernon set out to understand the history, science and culture of these strange and haunting experiences. Night Terrors, her startling and vivid debut, examines the history of our relationship with bad dreams: how we've tried to make sense of and treat them, from some decidedly odd 'cures' like magical 'mare-stones', to research on how video games might help people rewrite their dreams. Along the way she explores the Salem Witch Trials and sleep paralysis, Victorian ghost stories, and soldiers' experiences of PTSD. By directly confronting her own strange and frightening nights for the first time, Vernon encourages us to think about the way troubled sleep has impacted our imaginations. Night Terrors aims to shine a light on the darkest parts of our sleeping lives, and to reassure sufferers from bad dreams that they are not alone.