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They Got Out: a Sci-Fi and Horror Collection
SCAREPLANE: He’s supposed to save the world, but he just woke up in another dimension.
PENDING: The subject’s journal details his life and lends insight into the boy before he turned into a monster. Before his destructive power brought the world to its knees.
THE HATRED: After agreeing to house-sit for a mysterious homeowner, a struggling musician starts hearing voices in the middle of the day and having nightmares so frightening that he screams himself awake. As he goes about the conspicuous tasks he’s being paid generously for, he begins to suspect he may not be alone in the house, and that there are plans in store for him more terrifying than he could possibly imagine.
Also includes five other stories about vigilantes, an alien threat, giant spiders, a possessed little girl, and even a zombie slaying granny!
PENDING: The subject’s journal details his life and lends insight into the boy before he turned into a monster. Before his destructive power brought the world to its knees.
THE HATRED: After agreeing to house-sit for a mysterious homeowner, a struggling musician starts hearing voices in the middle of the day and having nightmares so frightening that he screams himself awake. As he goes about the conspicuous tasks he’s being paid generously for, he begins to suspect he may not be alone in the house, and that there are plans in store for him more terrifying than he could possibly imagine.
Also includes five other stories about vigilantes, an alien threat, giant spiders, a possessed little girl, and even a zombie slaying granny!
210 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 4, 2021
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About the author
C.A. Gleason
41 books5 followersC.A. Gleason was born in Seattle in 1976. He graduated from the Los Angeles Film School with a major in directing. Following a three-year enlistment in the military, he began turning his short film and movie ideas into cinematic fiction. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he creates tales of action, horror, science fiction, mystery, and fantasy.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
November 2, 2021
They Got Out: A Sci-Fi and Horror Collection
By C. A. Gleason
I loved these weird and creepy stories! Quite the variety. A granny that protects herself from headless zombies, giant spiders take over the world, a little girl that is possessed by a shadow demon, and more. My favorite was a guy that is taken into an alternative plane with horrible monsters on occasions and he has to find a way for it to stop before they find a way into our plane. All stories were definitely a 5 ⭐ or close to it!
By C. A. Gleason
I loved these weird and creepy stories! Quite the variety. A granny that protects herself from headless zombies, giant spiders take over the world, a little girl that is possessed by a shadow demon, and more. My favorite was a guy that is taken into an alternative plane with horrible monsters on occasions and he has to find a way for it to stop before they find a way into our plane. All stories were definitely a 5 ⭐ or close to it!
September 1, 2025
Meh, there are some good ideas here but nothing really feels fleshed out, which is unfortunate because i was intrigued especially by Pending and then it was just over before i could really care about anything that happened
July 8, 2025
This collection of horror/science fiction short stories was surprisingly good. There were a couple of the really short tales that were over almost before they got started, ending abruptly and leaving the reader asking, "Wait, was that it?" But several of the longer ones really got your attention. Lots of dark humor and creative scenarios. The one about the old woman with dementia in a nursing home overrun with ... something... was my favorite.
December 9, 2024
A Good Collection of Horror and SF
Gleason's collection features eight engaging stories catering to various tastes. Each tale showcases a remarkable level of creativity, ranging from a unique zombie outbreak in a nursing home to an intriguing plague of rage on a distant planet. Readers will surely enjoy the imaginative scenarios presented throughout the collection.
Gleason's collection features eight engaging stories catering to various tastes. Each tale showcases a remarkable level of creativity, ranging from a unique zombie outbreak in a nursing home to an intriguing plague of rage on a distant planet. Readers will surely enjoy the imaginative scenarios presented throughout the collection.
October 23, 2025
They Got Out by C.A.Gleason
A collection of short horror stories written by author, C.A.Gleason. Out of the 8 stories in this collection I personally found 4 to be fun and memorable. That does not mean that the other 4 stories in this book aren’t worth your time, not at all!! It means exactly what it says ‘personally found memorable.’ In other words, they are all I can literally remember. That’s probably because I’ve got too many books going at the same time. But hey, 50% rating isn’t bad for an anthology. For me the book was well worth the cost on these 4 stories alone!! All 4 stories 5⭐️ overall rating 4⭐️
Hammock Spiders
World Savin’ Granny
The Hatred
Summer Winter Salvage
A collection of short horror stories written by author, C.A.Gleason. Out of the 8 stories in this collection I personally found 4 to be fun and memorable. That does not mean that the other 4 stories in this book aren’t worth your time, not at all!! It means exactly what it says ‘personally found memorable.’ In other words, they are all I can literally remember. That’s probably because I’ve got too many books going at the same time. But hey, 50% rating isn’t bad for an anthology. For me the book was well worth the cost on these 4 stories alone!! All 4 stories 5⭐️ overall rating 4⭐️
Hammock Spiders
World Savin’ Granny
The Hatred
Summer Winter Salvage
December 28, 2025
Not impressed
A collection of horror and science fiction themed short stories with little substance. The last two entries had potential but were poorly developed and the final story in particular, was a little on the slow side.
Generously rounded up to three stars.
A collection of horror and science fiction themed short stories with little substance. The last two entries had potential but were poorly developed and the final story in particular, was a little on the slow side.
Generously rounded up to three stars.
December 12, 2024
Some clever ideas but most stories had characters you didn’t care about.
May 4, 2025
Horror/sci-fi collection
Most of the stories are average. A couple of decent ones but mostly nothing of great interest.
Not kind that I'd recommend.
Most of the stories are average. A couple of decent ones but mostly nothing of great interest.
Not kind that I'd recommend.
December 23, 2025
Lousy writing
This book felt like it was written by a high school student. Amateurish.
I don’t recommend at all. I didn’t finish this book. It was that bad.
This book felt like it was written by a high school student. Amateurish.
I don’t recommend at all. I didn’t finish this book. It was that bad.
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