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In her debut short story collection, M.J. Pack offers up a new breed of terror sure to delight any true horror fan. Don’t miss out on tales of telepathic twins, a campfire ghost story gone terribly wrong, pills that induce life-threatening nightmares, and the disturbing new sideshow at Coney Island: Lady Alligator. Take a haunting trip down infamous Bubblehead Road and follow Danny around the country as he’s pursued by unseen (and unrelenting) creatures.

In 1902 George Andrew Ryland was hired as a janitor at Highville State Asylum for the Incurable Insane. He intended to keep his head down and work hard, but one particular patient had other plans. Follow along as his grandson combs through 50 years' worth of Ryland's handwritten logs, chronicling his torment at the hands of a beautiful woman with long dark hair and terrible, sinister requests.

A famous film actress goes to a fortune teller to exact revenge on those who have wronged her in "Got to Give." This short story appears in M.J. Park’s collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.

Danny's father has been dead for 15 years. But one snowy, drunken evening, he hears his father call to him from outside his door. Then, again, on a rainy night in New Orleans, right after pouring a glass of whiskey. He visits his father's old house, booze in hand, hoping to figure out what exactly is haunting him. "For Everything There is a Season" is a short horror story that appears in M.J. Pack's collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.

In this disturbing, skin-crawling tale of infestation, two roommates find themselves ensnared in the pressure, disgust, and eventual madness of a cockroach invasion. As their lives are taken over within their warm, dark space, we are left with the phantom feeling of bugs swarming everywhere. "We Found Ourselves Infested" is a short horror story that can be found in the collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.

Scary stories are mandatory at middle school sleepovers. But that's all they are — stories. I never expected the Skinstealer to really show up...and neither did Kevin. "The Skinstealer" appears in M. J. Pack's debut short story collection, Certain Dark Things, offering up a new breed of terror sure to delight any true horror fan.

A dedicated and loving mother's worst nightmare comes true when her daughter is stolen from her crib in the middle of the night. After weeks of inquiries, press conferences, and prayers, what comes home may not actually be the girl who was taken after all. "Gracie Is Gone" is a short horror tale that can be found in the collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.

A simple double-date night goes horrifyingly wrong for four teenagers when they take a detour to "Bubblehead Road." When the two boyfriends of the group decide to fulfill a dare by visiting a legendary haunted village in the woods, they find both the monsters that they're looking for and the monsters inside themselves. "Bubblehead Road" can be found in the collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.

The only thing harder for this child to deal with than the death of a father is dealing with what happens when that father comes back. "Fuimus Non Sumus" is a short horror story that appears in M.J. Pack's collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com

A young woman is haunted by the past through VHS tapes in "Tracking," a short story which appears in M.J. Park’s collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.

A career-minded woman decides to sleep her way to a promotion after catching one of the senior partners eyeing her up like a shark would a minnow. By week's end, she's in his bed, with bitemarks on her lips and symptoms of the flu the next morning. The flu turns to a hunger – a thirst that she can't find a way to satiate with water. "Once Bitten" is a short horror story that appears in M.J. Pack's collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com

A horror fan looking for a good scare follows the instructions of a mysterious email, leading him to an industrial park with a door marked "HELL AWAITS." His curiosity of fear gets him an unknown prescription and a nightmare with every sleep. "The Nightmare Club" is a short horror story that appears in M.J. Pack's collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.

A ghost hunter tells a fan the story of the scariest thing he's ever seen. "Drains in the Floor" appears in M. J. Pack's debut short story collection, Certain Dark Things, offering up a new breed of terror sure to delight any true horror fan.

He's so good at firing employees, people call him the Axe. But he'll regretting letting Steve go for the rest of his life.... "Close the Door and Have a Seat" appears in M. J. Pack's debut short story collection, Certain Dark Things, offering up a new breed of terror sure to delight any true horror fan.

The prom queen is dead and you're not. It's just that simple. "The Prom Queen is Dead" is a short story that appears in M.J. Park’s collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.

There's a disturbing new sideshow at Coney Island: Lady Alligator. Who is she, and where did she come from? Find out in "Alive," a horror short story that appears in M.J. Park’s collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.

Jean is the evil twin. And Jean always gets what she wants. She even bullies her own sister into submission. But when she takes it too far, the silent twin fights back. "I Hope My Sister Dies Soon" appears in M. J. Pack's debut short story collection, Certain Dark Things, offering up a new breed of terror sure to delight any true horror fan.

A college English professor's guilt over having and badly ending an affair with a student leads him down a stomach-turning path to madness. "If I Should Sleep with a Lady Called Death," a horror story which reveals how the duality of infidelity can tear a person apart, can be found in the collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.

Little Irene Miller studies her face in the mirror as she prepares for her performance under the big top, though Siamese twins and clowns are a far cry from dancing with Buster Keaton. The circus may be changing their lineup, and the last girl who left ended up in an alley with her skirt hiked up. "Best Wishes, Irene Miller" is a short horror story that appears in M.J. Pack's collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.

A day after unprotected sex with her boyfriend, a woman wakes up to find her pillowcase soaked in blood, the smell of old pennies drifting from her upper lip. After a week, the nosebleeds stop. Then it comes from her ears. And throat. And the doctors don't believe that she's bleeding at all. But what about the garbage can filled with bloody tissues? "Haima" is a short horror story that appears in M.J. Pack's collection Certain Dark Things, also available on Audible.com.