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Hidden within dusty shelves are tomes made of human flesh, Blood-soaked pages reveal tales once thought to be lost but now revealed for the first time by The Conservator. He spent decades collecting and preserving forgotten lore. Now, he’s decided to unveil three of the best legends culled from the darkness.

"The Crystal Cup" reveals the struggle a young artist faces when he is taken from his family and forced to work for the king. He is promised freedom in return for his hard work making a perfect crystal vase. But the story takes a tragic twist when he dies immediately following his completion of the vase. The king jeopardizes his reign after displaying the artist's remains alongside the vase during a feast at the castle.

Investigative journalist Harper Beckett uncovers a gruesome secret: the townsfolk cultivate a rare fungus that thrives in human lungs, turning its victims into unwilling hosts for the harvest. As Harper becomes ensnared in their twisted rituals, she must fight to escape a nightmare that has taken root inside her, before she, too, becomes part of the harvest.

In Thirteen, Victoria Dean takes the listener on a journey through the multifaceted landscape of horror. This collection of thirteen short stories offers a tryst into the paranormal, the terrors of the mundane, and what the dark shadows may be hiding around every corner.

Have you ever wondered, in the back of your mind, if you could make a wish come true? That's exactly what happened to Dr. Murray when on an expedition with a group of archeologists to the Aztec ruins. Dr. Murray was known as a dreamer, with an overactive imagination - so even if he were to tell someone that he made a wish and it came true, no one would believe him. Dr. Murray is what you might call the little boy who cried wolf. And he was one of seven young archeologists eager to make a name for himself....

A group of urban explorers ventures into Black Veil County to document its eerie legends. But the Red Fog isn’t just a story, it’s alive. As the fog tightens its grip, they’re plunged into a nightmare of whispers, shifting landscapes, and a faceless entity that hungers for their souls. In a place where death isn’t the end, can anyone escape the fog’s grasp?