Boohouse Books Dark Stories

Young Julio goes to bed every night terrified of a spectral entity that snatches engaging souls and takes them into a frightening realm, never to be seen again. Julio learns how to avoid capture by the ghost but finds that protecting others from its deathly clutches is exceedingly difficult. When a close friend is taken by the creature, Julio vows to avenge his lost companion and if possible, rescue them from damnation.

Ormy lives a life of isolation and insomnia. One day as he walks the beach with his metal detector, he finds a miniature mermiad caught in cruelly discarded trash. He brings the treasure home, nurses her back to health and gives her a home in a fishbowl beside his bed. That night, he finds that the tiny siren's musical lulls finally get him to sleep after years of restlessness. Days later, an aquatic monstrosity rises from the ocean and slowly makes its way to Ormy's New York, apartment building. Watching the events unfold from his luxury loft, Ormy wonders if the creature is after his new companion.

An abusive father and husband meets a hellish fate by his own carelessness, temperament and ignorance. Without repentance, his tomb may lie between the ears of a small, antique toy.

A young, Los Angeles contracting assistant suggests that office team-building should come in the form of a local 'Race To Feed The Hungry'. Although, what the event turns out to be feeding comes as a disgusting and devastating surprise.

Earl believes that his overspending and plant-crazed wife, Maggie will one day land him in an institution. When Maggie drains their life's savings on a new gardening supplement, odd and horrific events begin taking place. Events only Earl seems to notice. Has Maggie's collection of potted plants become the garden from hell - or has Earl come completely uprooted?