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With Hurricane Madison barreling toward Aberdeen, Georgia, the Hurst family scrambles to prepare their home for the coming gale. But as the eye of the storm approaches, Cooper Hurst becomes all too aware that their household will have to endure far more than wind and rain. Creepy and atmospheric, JC Hemphill's Erasure is a dark thrill from start to finish.

As a 22-year-old teacher with Teach For America - a program that puts college grads in front of the country's poorest children - Harris Sockel grew up in the same room as his students. From spending exorbitant amounts of money on neon-colored card stock to watching parents pull their kids from his class because he looked too young to teach, he saw the baffling, bleak, and very human side of the way we approach poverty in school.

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.

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.

Olen Steinhauer's crafty story - "The Start-Up" - begins as an affectionate recounting by Tom, a down-on-his-luck graduate caring for his sick mother and reconnecting with his awkward friend, Jerry McLaughlin. Jerry lives in a relative's basement in Chicago, and over the intervening months the two young men strategize Jerry's seemingly innocuous plan to become a supervillain in the spirit of Bond greats like Blofeld.

If you're single and have a phone, chances are you've been subjected to the wonderful world of dating in the digital age. These days it seems like no one wants to commit to each other; everyone just wants to pick over the proverbial dating buffet and keep their options wide open. Between Tinder, OkCupid, casual sex, avoiding the "what are we" talk, and the inevitable and oh-so-charming "u up?" text, it can be a bizarre world to navigate. Luckily, we're all in this together.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

She knew what had to be done. In the face of an impending apocalypse, a woman takes drastic measures to save the man she loves from oblivion. "Dovere" 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.

When storied delinquent Cullen Hickson enters the orbit of the O'Dell siblings, everything changes. Bri and Ray find an alluring, addictive outlet in Cullen, who opens their eyes to a world they didn't know existed. For Ray, that means experiencing the singular thrill of crime - from breaking and entering to grand theft auto - while Bri quickly dives into an all-consuming romance with the enigmatic upperclassman.

From the author of Copenhagen and Noises Off. A comedy-drama about a door manufacturing company and a fateful convention in Frankfurt. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Rosalind Ayres, Allan Corduner, David Ellenstein, Julian Holloway, Peter A. Jacobs, Martin Jarvis, Robin Goodrin Nordli, James Warwick and Michael York.

What happens when you tell your girlfriend you have bipolar disorder? Taylor Beck's searingly honest essay details everything from his past relationships to the steps leading up to his most recent confession - and his girlfriend's surprising response. Whether or not listeners have personal experience with mental illness, it's hard not to draw inspiration from Beck's words and to root for him through his ups and downs.

Jeff Stymeweather went to Legaland because he heard everything there was legal. He had to see it for himself as his family life was miserable and he couldn't seem to find the peace to finish his fantasy novel. At first, nothing seemed odd about the new small town but as Jeff learned more and more about the inhabitants of Legaland he discovered that everything being legal really meant that there were no laws or rather only ones that people chose to follow.

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

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.