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For Lance and Leah, it was supposed to be a quiet Christmas vacation. But when the spirits start visiting, silenced in death and unable to speak, Lance quickly realizes he’s up against a type of evil he’s never encountered before. To make matters worse, Lance isn’t feeling quite like himself.

A house in the mountains, the roads to and from it impassable. The perfect place for best-selling author Peter’s annual holiday; a refuge from the pressures of life and an opportunity to recharge his creative batteries in solitude. A dream location. Except this year, something else has taken residence on the snow-covered slopes, something filled with malignant intent and a desire to kill. Driven by impulses beyond its ken, it seeks out the house in which Peter is staying and the writer soon finds himself in a battle with the deadliest of foes, a creature born of nightmares...

In this collection of harrowing holiday tales, Ronald Kelly leaves 10 frightful and horrific gifts in the Christmas stockings that hang from the mantle of your cheerful fireplace. Ghastly and gruesome presents that slowly unwrap and burst into life while you are tucked, snug and warm, in your bed and take on nightmarish form in the icy winter hours of Christmas Eve, turning comfort and joy into terror and dread.

When Ellen travels to Asheville for her son’s wedding at the Biltmore Estate, she hopes for peace, celebration, and a fresh beginning for her growing family. But the moment she steps onto the historic grounds, she senses it—the weight of unfinished stories lingering beneath the grandeur. Soon, Ghost Healers, Inc. finds themselves surrounded by spirits who refuse to remain silent. Among them is one presence both fragile and fierce—a woman claiming to be Zelda Fitzgerald. Brilliant. Overshadowed. Misunderstood. Determined to have her story told. But Zelda is not the only voice seeking justice.

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, but even the light can't keep away all that goes bump in the night. From rituals and witches to summer slasher and sunny horror, this anthology has it all.

Nestled deep in the frozen wilderness, the family’s idyllic Christmas retreat was supposed to be a time for reconnection and peace. But when three eerie, sharp-toothed figures appear at their door during a raging snowstorm, the cabin becomes a blood-soaked battleground for survival. Trapped far from help and with no escape in sight, Clara and her family face a relentless nightmare. As the visitors shed their false civility, the family discovers the creatures’ hunger is as insatiable as their cruelty. What begins as a chilling encounter, spirals into a harrowing game of life and death.

Christmas was never a peaceful holiday at Clark Mansion. But Bob and Emma are not aware of its gory past when they purchase the mansion. They dream of raising their family in the expansive home, but their dreams become living nightmares. Emma and the kids witness horrifying sights. Emma is stalked by a madman who wants to control her. Too late, Bob and Emma realize that the mansion holds nothing but evil. As Christmas approaches, the family tries to make an escape. But Clark Mansion is dying to repeat its horrific Christmas past. Can Emma’s family make it out alive?