Eighteen Suspenseful Short Stories with a Twist!
For lovers of Twilight Zone, Darker Things and Black Mirror.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Very well written, deliciously creepy, and definitely for anyone who likes the short form horror story." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "So impressed; the short story in ALL its glory!" These stories will delight fans of Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Ray Bradbury and lovers of genius twists. Brought to you by the international best-selling author readers have likened to
Stephen King
and early Dean Koontz. Journey into strange worlds and meet the unusual and sometimes terrifying residents in these stories spanning suspense, horror, paranormal, science fiction and supernatural from the dark mind of short story award-winning author Susan May.
This collection combines Behind Dark Doors (one) (two) and (three).
Join a sweet, octogenarian couple celebrating seventy years of marriage, where something darker lies behind the smiles. Meet a desperate Alexander Graham Bell the day of his historic patent filing for the telephone who has made a call to the future. The Intelervate Chip repairs brain-damaged babies, but as the children mature the world soon forgets the lessons of the past. Travel with a family taking a scenic route which delivers them to an overnight stay that will change their lives forever. When a bully is assigned the class's weird new kid to baby-sit, she may find that this time she's picked the wrong victim. A World War II veteran has endured vivid flashbacks for decades, but tonight a seventy-year-old secret will come for him. This talented chef must survive the elimination round of an intense cooking competition where stakes are higher than you can imagine. In a parent-teacher meeting, not going so well, sometimes actions speak louder than words. Why has this mother's happy-go-lucky son's behavior changed since joining his father on late-night fishing trips? While playing hide-and-seek with his cruel siblings a child discovers there are worse things than being found. Relentless tormentors are following this poor man everywhere, and it's enough to drive anyone insane. Learn the Monster Rules with a young boy who's certain he's safe in bed despite the strange, scratching noises that sure do sound like monsters. Why are these two horrifically injured, foreign-sounding women so desperate to reach the other side of the freeway? Time travel with an historical PhD researcher as she jumps into her ancestors' 1897-timeline and discovers a two-hundred-year-old family secret. How does a considerate husband disappear into the night, in the middle of the city, while fetching the couple's car, leaving his confused wife stranded? When humanity hits the carbon/oxygen exchange, Desson Tipping Point, all seems doomed, until
they
arrive, and now a mother faces a heart-breaking decision. An American blogger on the trip of a lifetime into the Australian outback comes prepared for all things creepy-crawly and dangerous, except for one type of Aussie fauna for which nobody had warned him. And in the short story which inspired the novel Back Again, walk in the shoes of a mother whose son is taken in a tragic accident. Her grief overwhelms her until she finds herself back again reliving that terrible day but with the hope she can now avert the disaster. Except now, she faces one obstacle... fate doesn't want to be changed. From
International award-winning short story writer
and novelist, comes bite-sized tales to keep you reading
just one more,
as you're captivated by the clever twists and fascinating characters. Enjoy each story's Imagination Vault, with insights into its inspiration, as revealed by Susan May. Available in eBook, paperback large print paperback, and brought to life in Audiobook by the incredible performance of Hollis McCarthy,
Audible Audiofile Contest Winner.