Whether it’s just a taste, or an entire bite you crave, Those Who Live in Darkness, Volume One, promises to nourish your wicked appetite. These six bone-chilling stories delve into darkness, catering to macabre enthusiasts and those in search of pleasures not of this world. These tales will captivate and thrill while offering a glimpse into the eerie and mysterious.
Towers Valley, the darkest of towns, surrounded by the Robin Hood Hills, is home to some of the most chilling and perplexing horrors throughout history. Prepare to unleash chaos in this nightmarish realm, a true embodiment of Hell on earth. This is a repository of dark secrets where the living endures endless torment and the dead flourish.
READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
"Infested within these pages are stories that are told by way of symbols, diagrams and scientific equations…all capturing that claustrophobic feel of distress, fear and an overwhelming sense of helplessness. By way of “a deal with the devil,” this gathering of stories are temptations of evil."
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THOSE WHO LIVE IN DARKNESS, VOL 1
Soulless Lonesome
January 1984. Leap Year.
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Benjamin’s business is in trouble. A close friend has disappeared, pushing him to seek answers. Desperate, he turns to a powerful and secretive group of business elites to find answers.
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Caught in a web of abductions, suicides, and murders, Benjamin must now face forces beyond his comprehension. It is truly a dark and terrifying revelation to behold.
The Devils Rite
On Brian’s tenth birthday, his life took a dark turn when he received a visit from a haunting figure known as The Tree Man. The encounter forever stained his life.
Now in his twenties, Brian is determined to uncover the truth after his discharge from a psychiatric facility. Reconnecting with his sister, he becomes embroiled in a series of lies, questioning the origins of the Tree Man, and his own memories of that fateful night.
"I love the intense fear, bizarre eeriness and of course the calculated chaotic storyline of The Devil’s Rite.
Shrader’s books are always unsettling enough that they should include a safety belt. I swear, the aura that surrounds Mr. Shrader has to be the color of midnight black."
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"Fucking Brutal! I love a good chainsaw moment."
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Banshee Graveyard
Foy and Grant, two brothers, are setting off on a road trip to visit family. Accompanying them is Cyndi, Foy’s pregnant fiancée. This journey marks a reunion of sorts, as Grant has been absent from Foy’s life for several years after returning from Vietnam. The plan is to mend the estrangement between Grant and his father. However, along the way, the trio decided to take a detour to a “haunted” graveyard near Towers Valley.
Something has been waiting...
Who will survive… or who will be buried next in...
MY SEVENTH DEATH
We all have secrets...
Walter becomes entangled in a perilous love triangle that threatens to consume him. His mistress offers him redemption and love, while his wife brings him heartache and betrayal.
If one of them is removed, what remains?
Soon Walter finds himself torn between a woman who embodies both sweetness and mystery and a wife who constantly betrays him. To uncover the truth, he must navigate a treacherous journey. As lies unravel and secrets are exposed, who will ultimately face the consequences for their sins?
My Seventh Death is a twisted love story gone wrong in all the right ways.
"Dan Shrader is a master at his craft and this novella showcases it brilliantly." -Not Bookish Review
CHAPBOOK FOR CHRISTMAS
Before embarking on the production of the Full Nasty snuff films, Satanic Bill and Candy decide to go on a road trip during the holidays. Along the way, they plan to confront the demons from Candy’s past and set things right with this Satanic Bill Special.
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Tinsel will be replaced with innards and eyeballs. The halls will be decked with feces and blood.
Stuff your stocking this Christmas and Bill will fill your holes!
Jason Toole is a piece of shit, and he deserves to die.
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Five years wasn’t a long enough sentence for his crimes. Now free, he is looking for his next victim. He takes pleasure in harming, maiming, and killing women. But Jason Toole will never see what is coming...
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The saying “the sins of the father are visited upon the son” might be true in his case.
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This short story is EXTREME HORROR.
