Psychological Twists

The award winning new book in the, "Twisting Darkness," series by J.R. Gridley. Both books are self-contained, so there is no need to read the first book to understand the sequel. The five new stories include, a group of friends who are hunted by a creature that should not exist. A serial killer whose past comes back for him. A hospital in the middle of a lockdown becomes the spawning ground for nightmares. A woman who gave up her heart is presented with an opportunity to get it back. A man with an entire city trying to kill him. This newest collection of short stories by J.R. Gridley will ...

Living the Hollywood dream can quickly turn into a nightmare. Landing my big break should have been the happiest moment of my life—until he walked onto set. Tommy Darke. The man every woman desires and every man envies. He’s charming, magnetic, and devastatingly handsome. But beneath his Hollywood veneer lies a darkness I never saw coming. His obsession started slowly—a lingering touch, a smoldering gaze. Now, I’m trapped in his web, caught between fear and desire. Tommy’s power over me is terrifying... yet I can’t resist him. He consumes me, body and soul. I’m no longer just ...

The Forgotten Warnings: Lessons We Ignored A Myth-Inspired Horror Anthology They told us not to stray from the path. Not to speak certain names. Not to touch what was buried. We didn’t listen. In this haunting collection of first-person horror stories, The Forgotten Warnings reimagines ancient myths, folklore, and cautionary tales through the eyes of those who ignored them—and suffered the consequences. Each story is a confession from the edge of madness: a streamer haunted by his own reflection, a researcher seduced by sentient code, a wanderer who finds forbidden fruit beneath the ...

The house is haunted. While house hunting with her family, a reclusive ghostwriter unwittingly stumbles headfirst into a paranormal murder mystery where she alone can find the killer. An unending feeling of dread clings to her, letting her know she's being watched every second of every day from both sides of the grave. Her husband busies himself with his new job, and her only child becomes increasingly distant. Navigating family life was difficult before, but now she's got visions and clues to contend with. A spirit trapped in her home, her family being stalked; she must find the killer or ...

Ella thought she was alone. Her quiet townhouse was her sanctuary, a place where she could curl up under her favorite blanket, lose herself in her favorite shows, and forget the world outside. But someone else has been watching. Someone who knows her routines, who whispers along to the lines she’s memorized, who moves her things just enough to make her doubt her own sanity. As the days blur together, her sense of safety unravels, each creaking floorboard, each misplaced mug, each shadow stretching a little too long becoming a reminder that she isn’t as alone as she thought. Because ...

An anonymous note launches ex-FBI criminal profiler Decimus Farr into a nightmare. His fiancée has been kidnapped, and Farr is given only twenty-four hours to follow and solve a trail of ten hidden clues, or she dies. Identifying the abductor could provide Farr with a vital shortcut for locating his fiancée. But with each new clue connected to a different criminal from his past cases, which offender should he pursue? With the window closing fast, Farr must race the clock to rescue his love…or be consumed by the madness and violence he had thought left behind.

A stranger arrives in the Texas town of Calvin where he fast establishes himself as a favorite. Because of this, the town leaders invite him to take up the role of Mayor, a position he accepts and prospers in. And when Kilbride marries, his seems the idyllic existence. However, there's another side to Mayor Kilbride, which bride and parents-in-law will soon find out. The Two Faces of Killer Kilbride is a superb tale of psychological manipulation from award-winning author, Robert E. Kearns

Camille and Will Prescott have relocated from San Diego to Phoenix for a fresh start in a quiet gated community. After the traumas Camille’s marriage survived, it’s just the sanctuary she needs. As for her new neighbors, there’s Sozi, seemingly well intentioned if not for her invasive meddling and her desperate overtures to make a friend. And Mara and Oscar, an unstable couple around whom troubling rumors swirl. Patiently listening to Sozi’s gossip and watching Mara and Oscar ever so closely has become something of a hobby for Camille.

Evil. Behind the walls, muffled voices scream for help. Inexplicable circumstances leave questions unanswered. What seemed like a normal,old building turns into a passageway into the buried past - one that should have never been dug up. Childhood rumors are often prevalent in a family-oriented community. Some stories are so believable that they trickle down from sibling to sibling, friend to friend, creating a neighborhood buzz that lingers for years. Ryan Sheffield’s neighborhood wasn't any different. Though no one would admit it, adults and children alike were terrified by the eccentric...

Previously published as I'll Be Back: Samantha Raven Book #3 by Robins, Bobbie (AUTHOR). Meet Samantha Raven, a woman on the run from her past. Haunted by a faceless stalker and plagued by her past, her life teeters on the edge of chaos. When two men enter her world, Samantha's search for safety becomes a complex game of trust and deception. As abduction attempts escalate and shocking truths emerge, she must navigate a tangled web of lies and hidden agendas. With each twist, Samantha's desperate fight for survival intensifies. Will she find refuge with the mysterious protector or the ...

The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn’t want them to hope. She wants them to die. Laura hasn’t had it easy: she’s survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn’t love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it. But now someone’s on to her—Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger. Who was this man, and why did they choose to die together?

She built an empire out of other people’s pain. Now someone’s come to collect. Arabella Grey is a twenty-seven-year-old fashion founder, feminist icon, and Instagram-perfect success story. Her “sustainable” brand is bankrolled by her father’s hedge fund, and she’s made a career out of turning struggle into content. But behind the panels and the PR, Arabella is hiding a past littered with interns, NDAs, and the people she stepped on to get to the top. When she’s invited to an exclusive retreat on the remote Cornish coast for “visionary female founders,” she thinks it’s ...

Gwen Maner is a widowed single mom, returning to her Ohio hometown with her daughter. And thanks to former acquaintance Nicola Kimmel, this is the start of Gwen’s new and promising life. Nicola’s secured Gwen a lucrative job, rented Gwen a house on her same street, and won the heart of Gwen’s daughter, but she almost seems too good to be true. She’s so selfless. So charismatic. And so take-charge. Gwen is sure Nicola is yearning only for someone to get close to. After all, according to Nicola, her marriage is falling apart, and her best friend just up and left one day.

Blood Spurts Without pain, there can be no pleasure. Behind the closed doors of academia, a secret society stirs—where blood is both ritual and release, and desire is etched in flesh. When university staff member Mary, war-hardened ex-Marine Mike, and enigmatic student Amy form an unlikely and dangerous bond, their shared lust for pain and pleasure draws others into their twisted web. But what begins as consensual exploration spirals into chaos when a night of indulgence ends with a body—and a roomful of suspects. As lies unravel and hidden motives come to light, the Blood Spurts are ...

Melissa Slade had it all: beauty, money, a successful husband and beautiful twin babies. But, in the blink of an eye, her perfect life became a nightmare - when she found herself on trial for the murder of her little girls. Jonathan Hunt covered the original Slade Babies case for the local newspaper. Now that new evidence has come to light, Jon's boss wants him back on the story to uncover the truth. With Melissa's appeal date looming, time is running out. And, as Jon gets drawn deeper into a case he’d wanted to forget, he starts to question Melissa's guilt.

ELIZA: A Twisted Tale of Desire, Deception, and Deadly Games Control isn’t just a game—it’s a weapon. Eliza Nightshade lives her life by one rule: never lose control. Beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless, she’s spent years perfecting her role as both predator and queen, navigating a shadowy world of power, lies, and pleasure. But when Jake Peterson, a hauntingly enigmatic figure, enters her world, the delicate balance Eliza has built begins to crumble. Jake is not like the others.

The game was never just a game. What began as a thrill-seeking dare in a forgotten hotel room has spiralled into a dark conspiracy far beyond what Mike, Mary, and Sarah ever imagined. Debbie’s death was only the opening move. The Watchers have been keeping score—and now the Archive is complete. Haunted by the past, hunted by those who erase truth, and fractured by secrets, the survivors must choose bury the darkness or drag it screaming into the light. But the deeper they dig, the more horrifying the truth becomes. Blood has always been the currency—and now it’s time to pay. As ...

TICK TOCK A warehouse of abandoned things. A video recording of a place that doesn't exist. A family vacation that never ends. A cure for dementia. In The Clocks in the Cemetery, you'll experience these horrors and more! Erik Handy, the author of The Mummy Kills The Brides and Macabre, brings you 12 stories that continue the genre-bending short fiction legacies of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. It's time for true terror!

ENIGMAS A ghost hiding from a stalker. The truth about dolls. A storm of baby teeth. Dinner time. In Enigmas, you'll experience these terrible scenes and more! Erik Handy, the author of The Mummy Kills The Brides and Carve, brings you 21 stories that continue the genre-bending short fiction legacies of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. This is the ultimate short story collection for horror lovers!

There were only two things that Lori enjoyed in life. One of those two things was hiking. She had been eagerly anticipating her hike in the Red River Gorge and was looking forward to the tranquility of the trail. She was unaware that a psychopath had other plans. Lori was left for dead on the trail and awakened in the hospital with serious injuries and no memory. Who was she and what was going on? As she struggles to find the answers she can only rely on the handsome young doctor whose face was the first thing she saw when she awakened in the hospital. Can she trust him? Can he save her ...