Let's go down to the root cellar. Watch your step, and button up your sweater because it's chilly down here. The root cellar is where I store squash, apples and especially pumpkins for the winter months. On the table beside the apples, you'll find 25 stories to read once the autumn harvest is in.
Achluophobia - (April 2013) A couple on their way home to New York during a storm stop at the Green Man Pub for something to eat. When the power goes out, the husband sees a corpse candle glowing in the darkness. Adele's Lullaby - (December 2013) When a mysterious elderly woman dies in Puritan Falls, the police begin searching for a child that might have been in her care. Beneath - (December 2013) A newlywed searching for his wife in the aftermath of an earthquake finds a mysterious man in the debris of a fallen church. Cause Célèbre - (April 2013) A celebrated mystery writer journeys to a small southern town to research the murders of a pregnant woman and her three young children. The Clockmaker's Apprentice - (January 2014) A Swiss clockmaker teaches his apprentice how to make an automaton that can speak. |
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Comic Situation - (May 2013) A successful comic book artist faces frightening consequences when he replaces his superhero's sidekick. Courage Under Fire - (June 2014) A Quaker, hoping to show the harsh reality of war, follows the Union Army, taking photographs of the Civil War battlefields. Dia de los Muertos - (July 2014) As a town prepares for a Day of the Dead celebration, two teenagers discover the body of a child left in a box in the woods. Horror at Hargrove House - (August 2013) Psychic forces are unleashed when a family moves into a house where a tragic murder occurred years earlier. The Last Exit - (April 2014) A college student searches for an abandoned town along the Delaware River and uncovers a decades-old secret. |
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The Lonely Child - (March 2013) A little girl, neglected by her wealthy father, spends the summer with an aunt in Newport, Rhode Island, and meets a strange man in the mansion's playroom. A Long Vacation - (June 2013) A couple vacationing in rural Vermont fear for their lives when they cross an unusual covered bridge. A Low-Profile Case - (July 2014) On the way to a White House dinner, a renowned crime-fighter discusses his most famous murder case with a social aide. The Mannequin - (February 2013) Trouble befalls a wealthy woman when she marries a poor boy. Message from Beyond - (May 2014) A magician, who wages war on phony psychics in life, promises to contact his wife after death, if such a thing is possible. |
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A New Ghost in Old Town - (June 2014) To ease her son's fears, a woman sells a ghost on eBay. Reflection of Murder - (April 2014) As a shower gift, a bride-to-be receives an antique convex mirror that opens a window to the past. Remembering Toby - (November 2013) When a fan gives a rock star a cube doctored with a hallucinogenic drug, she triggers a series of tragic events. A Second Chance - (May 2014) When a rock 'n' roll star survives a suicide attempt, he decides to let the world believe he's dead and start a new life with a new identity. Sgt. Tracy - (January 2014) A nurse falls in love with an American soldier who is traumatized after participating in the liberation of Dachau. |
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Spring Break - (February 2014) A group of students headed for Florida take a detour and stumble upon an unusual wax museum. Stiff Competition - (February 2014) Two morticians battle over the funeral business in a small Vermont town. A Theme Wedding - (July 2014) An event planner has an experience she'll never forget when she is called on to organize a gothic wedding. Unhallowed Ground - (February 2014) A widow and her son move to a new home and discover an old grave in their backyard. A Woman's Place - (May 2014) During the Gilded Age, a wealthy woman has herself committed to an asylum, hoping to gain information to write an article on conditions at the hospital. To her horror, she has no way to get out. |
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