FICTION
Bad Spirits
A five-star Icelandic restaurant specializing in mythical creature cuisine faces devastation when the creatures being served decide to fight back.
A first-time home-seller attempts to put her family house on the market and move on with her life, but first has to confront the lingering spirit of her father.
A young boy discovers an angel beneath his house, only to learn that not all angels come from heaven.
A young woman brims with excitement to help raise her new niece but soon has to confront the chilling reality that this baby may not be of this world.
These are just a few of the terrifying tales featured in Bad Spirits.
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This debut collection from CVF Publishing was edited by Clay Vermulm and Tori V. Rainn and seeks to explore unique supernatural horror with an emphasis on newly emerging horror authors.
Published Short Stories
BLUE RARE
Evan is a good boyfriend, but tonight, he has reached his wit's end with his girlfriend Sadie. She has hardly talked to him all week, she avoids him in public, and now she is begging him to come and save her from her psycho foster family at 3 AM.
Dutiful as ever, Evan makes the two-hour commute in the dead of winter to find a much more dismal situation than he could have ever expected.
Publishing Details:
Self-published here on CVF. Just click the button above to read the story.
Published in audio format as part of a collection by Miss Fearsome
The Greatest Enemy
Ishiro Tamayagi has long sought to drown the demons of his past in sake and blood. But no matter how he tries, no enemy, man or toxin, has yet been able to slay him this accomplished ronin.
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Little does he know that Niko, his beloved concubine, still believes he has something to live for. She believes this so strongly, that she has reached out to the spirit realm for supernatural assistance in saving her lover from his path of self-destruction. Is it too late for Ishiro's redemption, or will Niko's desperate gambit succeed?
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Publishing Details:
Published as a three-part serial release for one of the earliest contributions to the new, writer-centric social media site Simily, The Greatest Enemy can be read on that site by following the button above!