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Slashers & Killers

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Cardinal Rules

The killer wears a mask

The end of May approaches, and college is done for the spring semester. DJ plans to spend the summer reflecting on his traumatic childhood and trying to heal with relaxation. It isn't until his very close friend invites him to go with them for a getaway at their hometown's Pride party to live it up for the weekend. To help him feel comfortable, he invites his only family; his sister, Sierra. At first, DJ enjoys making new friends and getting involved with the community. His tensions and anxieties melt away with the drag shows and brunches that lead up to the block party. His adventures slowly become interrupted by a stalker lurking around the festivities to torment him. It's not just any old stalker. It's a cardinal! One by one, guests go missing at the hands of the deranged killer. Can DJ save himself and his acquaintances before the masked cardinal takes their lives? Will this ride be canceled from all of the mysterious murders? Cardinal Rules takes elements from '80s and '90s slasher horror, filled with blood, gore, and a little glitter. It's time to put pride back in murder!

Screams from the Barn

The victims are animals

Step into the realm of rural darkness, where the sinister secrets of the farm are unveiled. "The Barn: Life Before the Knife" beckons you to witness the chilling tale that exposes the horrors endured by farm animals before a life-altering moment. In this bone-chilling narrative, the innocence of farm life is shattered as we delve into the hidden nightmares experienced by a vulnerable creature. Prepare to be consumed by fear and intrigue as you see through their eyes, a witness to the terrors that unfold in the heart of the farm. From the tranquility of sun-kissed pastures to the pitch-black corners of the barn, this small horror story plunges you into a world where the line between life and death blurs. Each turn of the page unravels a new layer of malevolence, as the farm animal navigates a harrowing labyrinth of darkness, cruelty, and torment. Through their perspective, the reader becomes a captive audience to the horrors that lurk behind closed doors and beneath the moonlit sky. Feel the weight of their terror, the pounding of hooves, and the desperate cries that go unheard. The farm becomes a breeding ground for nightmares, where innocence is devoured by the insatiable appetite of evil.

The Dark Within

The killer doesn't know they're a killer

Enter the unsettling world of The Dark Within, a psychological horror that blurs the lines between nightmares, reality, sanity and madness. Alex Parker, a financial analyst in his late 20s, has built a new life in Chicago, far from his dark origins as the son of a serial killer. But the past has a way of catching up, especially when the present is haunted by likelike nightmares. Alex's dreams transform into vivid, terrifying experiences of murder that eerily reflect the grisly actions of the "Chicago Slicer," a new terror stalking the city. As these nightmares invade his waking life, Alex's grip on reality slips. His close friends, including Maya, who is desperately searching for her missing brother Liam, become unwittingly involved in his spiraling descent. When Alex's nightmares start to predict real events, like the disappearance of his friend Ben, he's forced into a harrowing self-investigation. Is he a victim of his own fractured mind, or is there a malevolent force at play?

Troll

The killer finds you on the internet

Trying to fit in can be quite the challenge. It can be even harder with social media bringing out the best in people Or worst. People use their profiles to show their support for their friends and their passions. Others use it to hide behind a facade to speak their minds, no matter how it affects others. One year after Nora Crispin's untimely passing, Wendy Benson found her fellow peers at Felton High School meeting their demise at the hands of someone who knows the identities behind their profiles. Someone knows they had a hand in Nora's death. Someone wants to make them pay. They can't block anybody this time as someone is here to follow the profiles and their users to hold them accountable for their actions, and sign them off for good. Troll takes the elements from 80s and 90s slashers with blood and gore, and a little bit of glitter. Prepare to like this story…or else.

The Things We Do For Love

The killer is out for revenge

How far would you go for the people you love? Emma is only dating Curtis for one thing: revenge. After a few mediocre dates, she decides she's had enough. Can she get him out to the woods alone and give him what he deserves? A brutal, gripping story of the hideous things we do for love. Originally published in BDA Publishing's Your Body, My Rage: A Feminine Rage Horror Anthology on January 20, 2025.

The Book of Skoll

The killer is out for revenge

The Book Of Skoll contains all of the stories in the Violence and Death Series: A Symphony Of Violence - Seventeen years ago, a boy watched his father murder his mother—a moment that shattered his childhood and set him on a path of darkness. Now, shaped by violence, he navigates a brutal world of survival and vengeance. As he hunts for the sister he lost to the system, his journey forces him to confront the truth about his past. But when the search for his father turns into a reckoning, he must decide: is he seeking justice, or has he become the very thing he fears? A Symphony of Violence is a relentless psychological thriller—an unflinching exploration of pain, identity, and the cost of vengeance hurt. - Taking place immediately after A Symphony Of Violence Erik is dead, and Skoll is alone for the first time in decades. Violence is the only language he speaks, and pain is the only truth he trusts. Each fight is a confession, each scar a prayer to the god of hurt. In a world that has forgotten mercy, he keeps bleeding just to remember he exists. Hurt is the story of a man who doesn’t run from pain. He becomes it. A Cathedral of Death - A Cathedral of Death is a raw, unflinching descent into the trauma, violence, and survival of a young woman who escapes an abusive childhood only to be ensnared by a brutal criminal underworld. After years of suffering at the hands of her adoptive parents, she flees to the streets, where she becomes entangled with the Draugrs—a ruthless gang trafficking a potent drug called Galdur. As she rises through their ranks, learning to fight and kill, she is drawn into a web of corruption that extends into the highest religious and political circles. Haunted by her past and addicted to the drug that dulls her pain, she finds an unlikely ally and protector in Skoll, a terrifying, near-mythical figure of vengeance. When she is betrayed and nearly killed by those she once trusted, she resolves to bring down the empire of rot at its source: a false priest named Anders who controls the city from within a sacred cathedral. Told in visceral, emotionally-charged prose, A Cathedral of Death is a story of blood, resilience, and revenge—a brutal, cathartic journey toward reclaiming power from those who would take it.

Nun Taken

The killer is a stalker

In 1986, two boys cross paths at Griffwood Manor, a rehabilitation center for troubled youth. While their bond grows, something is watching. Lurking. Waiting. 20 years later, Sonya Frost, a lost girl who found trouble, is enrolled in Griffwood Manor, now under new management. She thought it would be easy. She thought she found the place to change herself for the better with the help of the nuns. However, one of the sisters is different. One of them has been stalking the teenagers. One of them has been inflicting pain. Will the teenagers become released of their troubles? Will they make it out of therapy alive? Nun Taken takes the elements from 80s and 90s slashers with blood and gore, and a little bit of glitter. Pray for protection. Their salvation is waiting.

The Axe Remembers: A Redwood Ripper Story

The killer is supernatural

He’s called The Redwood Ripper. An urban legend said to be the vengeful spirit of a woodsman who haunts the wilds and hunts those that take more from it than they give. When he awakes one fateful night, commanded by the wind itself, the crew of a timber mill on Vancouver Island will know that the legends are true.

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