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The Book Of The Ritual Of Destruction, and the Silent Men, a group of cultists. What could go wrong? Read More

Tags: dark, horror, scary, ritual

Book / Fantasy

September 14, 2024

"LAST TAIL is an adult episodic epic fantasy series of short stories about Gray Wolf and his pack of friends as they attempt to make their way in a world that is nearly identical to our own, yet full of magic, monsters, and cosmic horror-fueled political power that seeks to… Read More
A group finds itself in a situation they never thought would happen, "The Apocalypse". Read More

Short Story / Horror

September 07, 2024

Reads: 69

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

The mirrors crack with sighs of gold, Reflecting faces centuries old, Whose eyes are hollow, lips unsealed, With secrets long and never revealed. Read More

Reads: 183

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

A short reminder to use your words wisely. Read More
Ava and Ruger are kindred spirits from the moment they first meet, and there's no denying it. However, circumstances and trauma quickly build a wall between them. Now with a looming war, will they be able to save themselves, as well as everyone else? Read More
The Hut lies beyond the auld groin. The rotting sea timbers: barnacled planks, shrivelled posts, cut a shadowy black swathe through the estuarial slime. It is dusk. The man-sucking, gooey, grey fermenting morass of ragworm-infested mud flats stretches as far as the eye can see. They are lying beyond the… Read More

Book / Fantasy

August 12, 2024

Reads: 362

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

In a dying land, dregs shamble across empty plains, darkness blots out sunlight, and a curse etched into the very breasts of mankind slowly overtakes humanity. Those who can escape have done so long ago, leaving behind a population agitated by bitter, century-long conflicts, warfare, disease, and famine. And for… Read More
To battle against matter, there has to be a spirit. My poem. Read More
Forgotten person with nothing to live for Read More

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Comments: 15

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

A self-alienated teacher in the rural north and a science journalist caught up in the drug business struggle to reconnect after years of silence. The former friends and would-be lovers embark on a journey that could result in a new beginning, if they are able to conquer their inner demons… Read More
Demonology poem. Read More
In the lands of Camelot, where five kingdoms rule, King Philip of Camelot faces a predicament: the Sword of Author is missing. Such a weapon is powerful in claiming any wins on the battlefield, making it dangerous in whoever possess with evil intentions. When his daughter, Princess Hannah, is forced… Read More
A dream I had. Read More

Tags: dark, poetry, dreams, rats

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