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Once Upon a Time in Jurupa
Some stories don’t die. They hide. Waiting. In the citrus groves, the back alleys, the blood-stained hotels of 1994 Riverside, California… evil is wide awake.
Once Upon a Time in Jurupa is a chilling horror anthology where ten loosely connected tales spiral through heatwaves, haunted houses, forgotten festivals, and shadow-soaked memories—each more twisted and terrifying than the last.
On this book, you’ll
Supernatural horror steeped in Mexican folklore and Inland Empire legends Psychological descent that claws at the mind, blurs memory, and distorts truth Grotesque revenge, haunted mirrors, cursed healers, and soul-hungry soldiers Dark and twisted justice, possessed landscapes, and roads that remember your sins The stories are lightly linked— shared streets, recurring echoes, and converging fates— yet each stands on its own as a nightmare you won’t forget. This is folk horror scorched in sunlight, urban legends reimagined, and spiritual horror wrapped in cultural wounds.
This collection is unrelenting, literary, and razor-sharp. The terror here is visceral and emotional, layered with social commentary, mythic dread, and a twist of sun-scorched noir.
Savor each short horror story like a forbidden fruit. But don’t listen to it in the dark. And never turn your back on the orange groves.
Listen to Once Upon a Time in Jurupa today— and discover the Inland Empire’s deepest, darkest stories… before they discover you.
Once Upon a Time in Jurupa is a chilling horror anthology where ten loosely connected tales spiral through heatwaves, haunted houses, forgotten festivals, and shadow-soaked memories—each more twisted and terrifying than the last.
On this book, you’ll
Supernatural horror steeped in Mexican folklore and Inland Empire legends Psychological descent that claws at the mind, blurs memory, and distorts truth Grotesque revenge, haunted mirrors, cursed healers, and soul-hungry soldiers Dark and twisted justice, possessed landscapes, and roads that remember your sins The stories are lightly linked— shared streets, recurring echoes, and converging fates— yet each stands on its own as a nightmare you won’t forget. This is folk horror scorched in sunlight, urban legends reimagined, and spiritual horror wrapped in cultural wounds.
This collection is unrelenting, literary, and razor-sharp. The terror here is visceral and emotional, layered with social commentary, mythic dread, and a twist of sun-scorched noir.
Savor each short horror story like a forbidden fruit. But don’t listen to it in the dark. And never turn your back on the orange groves.
Listen to Once Upon a Time in Jurupa today— and discover the Inland Empire’s deepest, darkest stories… before they discover you.
322 pages, Hardcover
Published June 24, 2025
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