A widowed woman is befriended by an unkindness of ravens offering unnatural help, a wealthy aristocrat encounters a terrifying presence in the midnight hallways of a manor house, a grieving mother finds...

A teenage buffet manager meets the girl of his dreams during a robbery, a street beggar befriends a stranger for a free meal, and a wine snob tries falling in love with a high-priced, terrible tasting...

With a bit of poking and prodding, the oddities lurking beneath the surface of everyday life are brought out into the open. From extraterrestrial encounters to otherworldly experiences, Witching Hour:...

With a bit of poking and prodding, the oddities lurking beneath the surface of everyday life are brought out into the open.  From extraterrestrial encounters to otherworldly experiences, Witching Hour:...

Ghosts, goblins, mummies, and monsters: just another day on the job for detectives Marc Feller and Tina Wang. Join them in this three-tale novella as they police the supernatural world and attempt to...

Traeden dreamed of owning a shiny suit of armor and becoming a dragon slayer until a fateful encounter changed his life forever. Now disfigured and destitute, Traeden is unexpectedly offered a second...

What would you do if your best friend became a werewolf? How would you handle being shipwrecked on a demon-infested island in the middle of nowhere? The Middle of Midnight is a collection of eight speculative...

Sid is a long-haul trucker looking for a place to pull over and rest.  The lonesome highway he's driving may have other ideas and his next stop could be his last. This story is also available in Dainty...

Claude and Leroux are sent on a forbidden errand at midnight.  What will happen to them when the point of no return is crossed, and the dead begin to have ideas of their own? This story is also available...

Teddy is visiting an old school friend's home when he is shown a baby grand piano in the parlor.  His efforts to play the instrument though take an unexpected turn when he realizes there may be someone...

Griff is an ex-con and intergalactic cleaner making a living scrambling and mopping up the atoms of problematic pests and annoying aliens.  He's been dealt a bad hand today though as his new cleanup assignment...

William is ready for a bit of rest and relaxation at a friend's estate in the Victorian English countryside.  Pleasure turns to terror though as William comes face to face with a fearsome creature roaming...

Adelia faces a lifetime of grief and loss. However, an impossible offer from an unlikely savior may provide the chance to resurrect that which she cherishes most. This story is also available in Death...

Recently widowed and on the edge of poverty, a young woman receives an intriguing invitation from a complete stranger and discovers that blood may not always be thicker than water. This story is also...

Richard has never worked a day in his life, but a chance encounter in the midnight fog of London will turn a life of luxury and privilege into an all-out struggle for survival. This story is also available...

Upon the disappearance of his father, Brandon returns to the place of his youth to discover a dark force at work, driving the village inhabitants to desperation and raising doubts about his own mortality. This...

Finding your place in the world is challenging enough, but how about the entire universe? John would rather enjoy a cold beer and watch a sports game than answer such difficult questions. However, an...

Mike and his girlfriend, Lana Chen, are about to sit down for a romantic, candlelit dinner.  Nothing will stop them from doing so…except an unexpected visit from Lana's great-grandparents.  Sure, they...

About to be laid off and out on the street, Bill's got every incentive to break the rules.  So when a co-worker dares him to sneak into an abandoned, off-limits building to find out what their company...

Bob is desperate for work, but meeting a prospective employer may turn out to be more than he bargained for. From alien encounters to otherworldly excursions, Witching Hour is a series of stories about...

Blue-skinned Taylana is not interested in men…or humans for that matter, but a blind date with an awkward mathematician may change her mind in this story of love and logarithms. From alien encounters...

Rick is stuck on a long flight to Beijing and ready for a change of pace. Unexpected turbulence though could prove to be more than asked for as Rick realizes his plane may not be alone in the cloudy skies...

Certain situations in life offer a second chance, but death is rarely one of them. Not ready to check out just yet? Then be sure to ask about the Cancellation Clause. After all, death may be irreversible,...

Seeing a big, red handlebar mustache every now and then isn't unusual, but three in one day, especially when one belongs to a woman? Now something strange is going on! Couple that with a hoard of rats...

Lazarus isn't dead, but he's ready to be.  Toiling in the depths of the Bunker is more than enough stress for any person, especially a grief-stricken man.  There's just one problem: where do you go to...

Jennifer just wanted to take her daughter to a pumpkin patch for a bit of holiday festivity.  However, fun turns to fear as their romp through a nearby corn field uncovers a dark secret that will tear...

Max and Julie are vacationing together in an idyllic countryside cabin.  They are there to sort through their relationship problems, but soon encounter a far greater struggle to resist the beckoning from...

Caleb just wanted to see his wife and daughter one more time, but the method to his madness might just end up stranding them all together in his own personal hell for all of eternity. This story is also...

Black and white, good and evil, us vs. them: Tyrlana has spent a lifetime soldiering from one world to the next as a pawn in a galactic game of chess.  She knows the rules and how to follow them, but...

From the author of DEATH TAKES A CORPSE and THE MIDDLE OF MIDNIGHT.DAINTY LITTLE THINGS is a collection of nine strange and spooky tales.  You'll find stories about a long-haul trucker whose next stop...