Modern Urban Supernatural

Swipe right, Swipe left. Dating in New Orleans is my nightmare. I've had so many bad dates I’ve lost count. Then I meet a guy who’s gorgeous, charming, and kind of turns me on. He actually knows how to hold a conversation and is as sarcastic as I am. After three great dates and a spectacular night in bed, I feel like I've found the perfect boyfriend. Until I catch him drinking someone in a dark alley. Yeah. He was too good to be true. It's a nightmare. Julian Deveraux is a vampire. Of course he is. I didn't even believe vampires existed until now. And apparently, I’m not just any ...

A terrifying, thrilling collection of must-listen horror stories chock-full of nightmarish supernatural beings and the murderously disturbed that are sure to keep you up all night long.

Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn’t pick, a book she couldn’t steal, or a bad decision she wouldn’t make. She's spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians who manipulate shadows to peer into locked rooms, strangle people in their beds, or worse. Gloamists guard their secrets greedily, creating an underground economy of grimoires. And to rob their fellow magicians, they need Charlie Hall.

You found the book. Or maybe…it found you. Inside this volume are stories no one should read—yet they exist, waiting for someone to turn the page. A girl finds her reflection smiling back without her. A birthday party has one extra guest no one invited. A viral slime recipe starts changing kids into something else. A father keeps working for his family, even after death. Each tale in Inkbound is sharper than the last, pulling you deeper into the curse that binds them. At first, they seem like fiction—urban legends, school rumors, creepy YouTube stories. But then they start to echo ...

Red wanted a peaceful vacation. It lasts three days before evil ambushes her mountain cabin. An old enemy returns to strike without mercy. He makes only one mistake. He should have double checked that she was dead. She rises from the ashes for vengeance. Kristoff joins her global quest as tutor in mayhem. Obsessed, she's committed to do what it takes even murder. Will she lose herself before she finds her nemesis? Payback's A Witch is the 8th book of the Red Witch Chronicles, a gritty urban fantasy series containing thrilling plots, complicated characters, and magical mayhem along with ...

Creepypasta: Volume Two – The Next Fifty Stories Even Darker Tales from the "Fiction by Mark Watson" Substack Slenderman doesn’t just watch anymore. Jeff the Killer doesn’t just wait. BEN is still drowning—but now he wants company. And the Rake? He’s no longer under your bed. He’s in the corner of the room. Welcome back to the shadow-soaked heart of internet horror with Creepypasta: Volume Two – The Next Fifty Stories, a new anthology that gathers the next 50 twisted tales from the cult-favorite Fiction by Mark Watson Substack. If the first volume was the invitation, this one ...

“Hex Kitchen transports you to a delicious world of culinary magic and fantastical, sometimes deadly, competition where every dish keeps you at the edge of your plate—wondering who will win the next move and what bite may be their last.” —Elizabeth Karmel, best-selling cookbook author, and Chopped and Iron Chef judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets The Hunger Games in this mouthwatering, magical, and murderous fantasy. Hex Kitchen is a once-a-decade tournament where contestants have to cook magical dishes that are to die...and maybe even to kill...for. Kenzie has perfected ...

In every city, behind every locked door, and beneath every streetlight, something watches. Concrete Curses: Urban Legends Reimagined is a chilling anthology of 50 modern horror stories inspired by the myths that thrive in the cracks of civilization. From haunted subways and cursed elevators to viral digital rituals and forgotten city gods, these stories breathe new life—and death—into the legends we thought we outgrew. Each tale peels back the layers of ordinary life to reveal the supernatural truths lurking beneath. A phantom jogger keeps pace on empty streets. A live-streamed ritual ...

Reality glitches. The familiar twists. And terror seeps through the cracks. From the unsettling hum of a faulty connection to the shadowed corners where technology and the supernatural collide, Inkbound: Volume III pulls you into fifteen chilling tales that blur the lines between the wired and the otherworldly. Inside, you’ll encounter: • Glitch-born horrors that duplicate, distort, and destroy. • Urban legends reimagined for an age of streaming and surveillance. • Supernatural intrusions in ordinary places—schools, stores, even your own home. • The Eden Biosystem files and ...

The ink spreads. The stories grow darker. The terror is never finished. In Inkbound: Stories of Horror, Vol. 4, the nightmare continues with a new collection of terrifying short stories that blur the line between folklore, urban legend, and modern dread. Each tale drips with cursed ink, unholy rituals, and haunting whispers that refuse to stay buried. No need to read the previous volumes—each story in this anthology stands alone, ready to chill both new and returning readers. Inside this volume, you’ll discover: A flesh-bound script that rewrites itself—and its victims. A moonlit ...

My wife, Emilie, and I run a detective agency – not your typical kind. We specialize in the otherworldly, the kind that surfaces when magic bleeds into our world. Lately, the bleed has become a gusher. Strange creatures, ripped straight from myth and nightmare, are pouring out of a portal hidden in the city. But they're not just sightseeing – they're leaving a trail of bodies in their wake. And it's clear their target isn't just any innocent citizen, it's the little boy living under our roof – Merlin. Yes, that Merlin. Raising a legendary wizard in the 21st century is no walk in the ...

When a smug attorney crosses the line with his assistant, her grandmother strikes back with a curse that flips his world inside out. Stuck in a body that isn’t his, Ronnie must reckon with old sins, new truths—and a deadline that could erase him for good. Sharp, satirical, and full of heart, The Curse of Ronnie Richards is a contemporary fantasy about justice, transformation, and the cost of change.

Guy is about to finish writing his breakthrough online article. He overheard the story by chance in a pub and it’s guaranteed to go viral - all he needs to do is persuade the World’s Unluckiest Man to talk to him. His best friend Larry’s quest for killer clickbait material has led him to a recently appeared shanty town in Glasgow, where he finds some kind of urban voodoo cult. Ex-cop Sam has already come face-to-face with the terrifying force behind both these phenomena, but he’s been trying to put it out of his mind.

The Crow & the Cosmic Collector Book V in the War of the Veil Series by SJ Morris As the War for the Veil intensifies, the battlefield undergoes a most insolent and perilous transformation. Freya Valdis, the Kráka and fated Crow Queen, has only just begun to master the terrifying psychic powers of her ancient bloodline. Alongside her bonded warrior, Gunnar Rask, she has forged the Dyad. A union of preternatural might designed to be the ultimate shield against the primordial horrors that threaten our very existence. Having withstood gods, dragons, the draugr legions of the underworld, and ...

When the TV turns itself on at 3:03 a.m., the missing children speak. Grieving father David Cross lives alone in a small, silent town — haunted by the disappearance of his eight-year-old daughter, Lily. Every night, he falls asleep to the soft hiss of static from her old analog television, the only sound that fills the emptiness she left behind. Until one stormy night, the TV flickers to life on its own. Through the snow of static, David sees a face — blurred, pale, and whispering his name. A face that looks exactly like Lily’s. When he tries to trace the strange broadcast, he ...

Red is now the hunted. Red descends into the supernatural underbelly of Las Vegas to enroll in a magical academy. After leaving heartbreak in Los Angeles, she is ready to focus on her lessons. A new city comes with new problems when she befriends a teen orphan targeted by assassins. The mystery deepens behind the glitter of the Strip. Her old struggles aren't far behind when her brooding and heroic ex-boyfriend Lucas arrives with an ominous warning about werewolves. Another distraction to her studies is the sexy mogul Kristoff who arrives to do business with the alchemists. In the casino ...

Otto Schneider isn’t the kind of guy who bothers to seek permission. The demons have withdrawn from the mortal realm, the attacks have ceased, but while humanity dares to hope they may have gone for good, the irascible German wizard knows better. In the face of overwhelming odds, he’s going to do the dumbest thing possible … attack. In the wake of the destruction in Croatia, Otto is taking the fight to the demons and he’s not going alone. It’s a stupid strategy, but that doesn’t mean it won’t work. But there’s a player missing from the board. Where is Anastasia? Now residing...

Elias Marlowe was just a CDC intern trying to get through the Texas heat when his world suddenly turned upside down—a bite from a mysterious vampire launches him into a bizarre underworld of half-vampires, covens, and shifting loyalties. Now torn between protecting his mentor Dr. Alarice Howard and embracing his newfound, turbulent life, Elias finds himself in a wild, unpredictable dance of power that threatens to consume him. With danger lurking around every neon-lit corner and secrets unfolding like a bad Texas soap opera, he’s left wondering: can he control the monsters inside before...

The future wasn’t supposed to look like this. Norman turned to cutting-edge technology in a desperate attempt to save his fading mind. But when the AI meant to help him woke up, and took control, his good intentions became a living nightmare. Now, Norman’s body is a battleground, and the clock is ticking. Samantha Moon, vampire, private investigator, and now reluctant tech sleuth, must track him down before the rogue intelligence fully consumes its human host. If she fails, Norm won’t just disappear into the shadows; he’ll seize control of a nuclear facility and unleash devastation ...

When the old bloodlines stir, the world will tremble. Lieutenant Rick Becker thought the battles of Burgh Castle were behind him. But when visions of ancient battlefields and chained gods begin to haunt his dreams, he is drawn once more into the shadow war between monsters, legends, and the men sworn to stand against them. Across the sea, Director Gideon and the knights of G.R.A.I.L. uncover a dark alliance between the vampiric lord Abhartach and the secretive Ouroboros Society—an alliance seeking to resurrect the Black King himself: Mordred of Camlann. As chains forged before Arthur’s ...