They Hide

Short Stories to Tell in the Dark

By: Francesca Maria

Narrated by: Lucy Kay, Spencer Dillehay

Who are we if not for the monsters that we keep?

They Hide: Short Stories to Tell in the Dark collects 13 chilling tales that weave through the shadows, exploring the nature of fear, powerlessness, and control.

• A series of murders in a New England colony
• An untamed beast in pre-revolutionary France
• A mysterious stranger who invades 18th-century Ireland
• A traveling circus that takes more than the price of admission
• A gathering of the dark, telling tales on the longest night of the year, and more

Come play with vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, ghouls, and the devil himself. Make sure you check under the bed, and don’t turn out the lights.

Content warnings:

• "The Wysterfield Murders": non-explicit rape, child death, religion, murder, misogyny, gore
• "Shane O’Reilly": murder, gore
• "My Brother Andy": murder, demons, child death
• "The Perfect Partner": sexually explicit scenes
• "The Circus": none
• "The Legend of the Chupacabra": none
• "A Game of Ghost": death, suicide
• "Jean-Pierre De Rochet": none
• "Imhotep": none
• "Zombies Are Real": animal death, death
• "Wendigo": death, gore
• "Spreckles": child abuse, child death, murder, death, gore
• "The Gathering": death, murder, gore, child abuse, child death, pedophilia

©2023 Francesca Maria (P)2023 Francesca Maria

Scary Stories For Stormy Nights (grown up)

I bought this purely to support Lucy Kay's work and I must say, I definitely got more than I bargained for! each story was entertaining, left me thinking, cringing, sad, laughing, and lost in the words. Frencesca's tales are wonderful and imaginative, and Lucy and Spencer are AMAZING narrators (which I already knew Lucy would kill it). Thank you all for enriching my life with this book! 💚💚💚💚

Mixed feelings about this one all the way around

Some of the stories were good, some weren't. Some of the narration was good, some wasn't. Nothing was terrible or a waste of time though, and I think if you like these types of stories, you should definitely give this a shot!