Nightmare Narratives

In Fallen, Ciaran McLarnon explores the dark and intricate relationships between trauma, vengeance, and the allure of immortality. Prue, a vampire with an unsettling past, finds herself drawn to the tragic fate of a young man, Justin, who meets an untimely death at the hands of his so-called friends. As she bears witness to the cruelty of humanity, the tragic loss sparks something deep within her, igniting a desire to restore life to the boy who has been cast aside by the world.

Set against the backdrop of a chilling winter night, the story unfolds with Prue’s instincts guiding her as she transforms her prey into a vampire, granting him a second chance at life—but at a cost. The awakening of Justin uncovers more than just his new identity; it reveals the violent undercurrents of their shared existence and the fervent thirst for revenge that consumes him. As Justin learns…

In Jigsaw Flesh, James Miles crafts a disturbing narrative that confronts the raw pain of loss and the lengths a father will go to reclaim what is irrevocably gone. Ned Wines finds himself engulfed in unbearable grief following the brutal murder of his son, Matt. As he grapples with the intense sorrow that follows, he immerses himself in crafting wooden dolls, a futile attempt to feel close to the boy he lost. But when the boundaries between life and death blur, and Matt's voice seemingly returns from beyond the grave, the line between fatherly love and madness begins to erode.

Ned’s descent into obsession accelerates as he attempts to resurrect his son through dark and grotesque means—building a new body from the remains of another child—driven by a desperate yearning to reunite with Matt. This chilling tale takes readers on a harrowing journey through a father's grief, revealing a psyche…

In Rampart, Amy Grech delves into the unsettling intersection of family legacy and the supernatural, creating an atmosphere that is as haunting as it is poignant. The story centers on Charles Rampart, an anxious man plagued by the creeping dread that his beloved castle, built stone by stone during the Depression, is shifting ominously around him. As he grapples with the chilling realization that the very stones forming the walls of his home may be headstones belonging to the forgotten dead, the line between sanity and paranoia begins to blur.

Set against the backdrop of a lavishly decorated holiday season, Charles’s escalating fears come to a head when he confronts the truth of his castle’s construction and the ancestral ties that bind him to the souls of the departed. His loving but skeptical wife, Susan, and their steadfast butler, Geoff, become unwilling witnesses to Charles’s unraveling sanity as he wrestles…