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Midnight Chronicles: A Collection of Supernatural Horror

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This collection of 11 dark and strange supernatural short stories features ambitious demons, terrorized vessels, a newly awakened zombie driven by memories, an enamored vigilante spirit nomad, a possessed donkey, and frantic apocalypse survivors. Indulge in spine-tingling horror with a splash of laughter, a pinch of word play, and exotic locales across time. The Search for Crystalized Ginger
In this intersection of demon horror, the adventures of Aladdin, and Shakespearean misdirection and mistaken identities, Kûru also finds an oil lamp. The similarities end there.

The Metéora Trilogy
This three-part tale begins with a possessed donkey and immaculate conception in the monasteries atop Metéora, the breathtaking monolithic mountains in Greece. It goes to hell from there, despite the best efforts of a servant boy, a skeptical priest, and the village goat herder.

Career Calling
Why do demons do what they do? Who knows, but one demon is willing to explain his career choice, providing some insights for the curious. Told by an ambitious, yet refined, demon who delights in his work (as any demon would, obviously).

Zombies Don’t Suntan
A crime drama heavily doused with splashes of film noir and word play, this tale follows Officer Ruston on the day the dead decided to rise and get a little something to eat.

The Interview
Victoria wakes up to a world accusing her of sadistic, tortured murders that she can’t recall. Behind bars, she believes she may be crazy, perhaps suffering from dissociative identity disorder. The truth and her predicament are made clear when her cohort in crime clarifies a few points.

The Gold Mask’s Menagerie
In this story of animal possession and a little vigilantism, a frail spirit nomad is motivated by love. She inhabits other creatures, allowing her to explore the world and be close to the one she desires. Together, they find themselves in a secret battle against the cruel and abusive.

Memoirs of Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva, a demon behind the scenes, decides that a female wrapper has its benefits. Now, a new century upon her, she wants to document her achievements before her next transmigration to enjoy the twenty-first century’s benefits as a liberated female vessel, powerful in her own right.

Salt Lake Dead End
The zombie apocalypse has arrived. A young mother has survived with her son and an orphaned girl. Now, she may just have to kill one to protect the other.

The Metéora Shadow of Metéora (Alternative Ending)
In this alternative ending, the ensemble of goats is led by a young girl who tries to negotiate and draw moral lines with a demon. Her choices spiral toward a heartbreaking dilemma as the demon’s hunger grows.

259 pages, Paperback

Published May 25, 2021

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