Weird Mysteries

Most of us have at some point in our lives felt like an outsider, sometimes considering ourselves "too weird" to fit in. Growing up as a Russian immigrant in West Texas, Olga Khazan always felt there was something different about her. This feeling has permeated her life, and as she embarked on a science writing career, she realized there were psychological connections between this feeling of being an outsider and both her struggles and successes later in life.

The Vault of Horrors includes case files more chilling and dark than ordinary files (if there are such things as "ordinary files" within the SCP vaults). The SCP Foundation operates beyond jurisdiction, empowered and entrusted by every major national government with the task of containing anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena. Many of these anomalies pose a significant threat to global security by threatening physical or psychological harm. All of them undermine the natural laws that the people of the world implicitly trust in. These are their case files. Note: Case files include ...

Meet Super Speed Sam, the Basset Hound with a big heart, a nose for adventure, and a hidden superpower! Now, all 12 of Sam’s hilarious, action-packed, and heartwarming adventures are gathered in Super Speed Sam - Time for Action: The Complete Collection. Perfect for readers ages 7+, these stories will bring laughter, suspense, and valuable lessons for young readers and the entire family. From mysterious hide-and-seek games to magical Christmas rescues, daring BBQ blunders, and Halloween fright nights, each story takes Sam - and the McClaine family - on a new escapade that celebrates ...

Have you ever thought or felt that there was something beyond what we can see? If so, take up these four tales and see for yourself. These stories will bring you entertainment, or even perhaps inspire you to reach out . . . to the other side. 1) The Very Cold Corner 2) The Mirror and Mrs. Crandall 3) The Dream-Escape 4) Spot # 57

There is a thief of time at work in Longhampton. No children are born, people are tired and ill. Jennifer is sent to spend the summer holidays with her Aunt Matty, a clock repairer, but it is not by chance. The thief of time brought her here, and he has eternal life to offer.

VISIT THE AWESOME TEMPLE OF TOBRIOSUS SOLVE THE GREAT MYSTERY OF THE VANISHED TOBRII RACE For sleuth Barclay Heath, it was a mystery too great to resist. But as night falls on the deserted alien world, his fellow passengers begin to vanish one by one . . . Heath must unravel an age-old mystery before time runs out, before he, too, suffers the same fate as the Tobrii . . . The Barclay Heath Mysteries are set in a whimsical alternate-1920s, where humanity has ventured out into the stars but Twenties values and attitudes prevail. Barclay Heath is a gentleman detective enjoying semi-retirement ...

Museum Nocturnus not only deals in high strangeness but puts it on full display for the world to see and admire. Exhibits have been carefully curated to tell the stories of serial killers, witches, madmen, cult members, and those who thrive in the darkness. It is a display dedicated to the weird, and the spotlights are all firmly pointed at the darkness. Accompany master thief, Max Garfield, on a job to steal an item of great importance from the Museum's newly-opened Hall of Monsters and learn the stories behind some of the gruesome artifacts displayed there. But, beware, the Museum has its...

Not everything in Scotland is as it appears. Some Scots say this is a land haunted by spirits, a place of strange disappearances and unexplained phenomena. There is no shortage when it comes to the strange stories Scotland has to offer, and the legends and lore have compelled many to dig a little deeper and even explore this wonderful land for themselves.

When Melvin moves from the city to Donut (a perfectly round island with a hole in the middle), he thinks it's the most rubbish place ever. Then he meets Rhubarb. Rhubarb is obsessed with mysteries and has her own school newspaper to investigate the strange goings on in Donut. (Unfortunately nothing ever happens in Donut so she's never had anything to write about.) But then Melvin notices that the kids at school are acting very strangely. Could it be something to do with the Donut Hole Monsters that everyone is collecting? Also includes Attack of the Haunted Lunchbox.

A New Collection of True Ghost Stories from England and Elsewhere. Where might you find a ghost? In many a place, if these stories are to be believed: from historic properties to the humblest of homes; churches, bridges, pubs and roads, not to mention a fish and chip shop. And then how to explain a vanishing car, a hat, or a hotel? Mysteries aplenty, whereas solutions are few. Each of the stories in this collection was freely volunteered for inclusion by members of the ‘Personal Ghost Stories’ Facebook group, with the events which they relate stated to have involved the contributor ...

A pirate lost to time. A siren bound in chains. And a love that should have drowned—yet refuses to die. Two hundred years ago, Jack Kelly should have died at sea. Instead, a siren dragged him into the stars, remaking him into a monster. Now, cursed to wander the galaxy as a cyborg, Jack hunts for the past that was stolen from him. And then he finds her. Alien kraken princess Nerissa knew better than to save a human, but she couldn’t let Jack die. Not when she’d spent so many nights watching him from beneath the waves. Not when she knew he was meant to be hers. But love has a price, ...

Almost every afternoon, the Woman in the Purple Skirt sits on the same park bench, where she eats a cream bun while the local children make a game of trying to get her attention. Unbeknownst to her, she is being watched—by the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan, who is always perched just out of sight, monitoring which buses she takes, what she eats, whom she speaks to.

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!

The rise of the Master of Elements shall mark the return of the Wizard King. Weirden’s where . . . . . . chocolates are free, . . . people have windows instead of tummies, . . . and humans are called Ordinaires . . . because it’s a magical realm in the sky! An ordinary high-school boy, Ariston Baker, takes a risky plunge into an archaic picture book to save his friend, Kylan. Ariston soon realizes he has teleported into a magical sky realm called Weirden. Time is of the essence, for he must cross the tricky magical mazes, fetch his friend, and pass the exit gate before sunset, or he ...

Deadly Reunion is a collection of short stories. The first story, Deadly Reunion, tells of five women who reunite at a school reunion. A few months later they are invited to one of the women's lakeside cabins for a girl's weekend. Unfortunately for them they have been lured into a trap, this reunion does not go well. Who's you Daddy is the story of two young children whose mother dies leaving them orphaned. Having never known who their father was or if he was even still alive, they run off in the hopes of finding some relatives to live with rather than being split up and placed in separate ...

This is a very unusual book, wherein the majority of the story is contents of an ancient diary found by two friends on a fishing holiday while on the grounds of an old dilapidated house. The moldy manuscript has inscribed tales of strange things seen and heard. There are horrible creatures and huge monsters described as though they were old gods of mythology.

WELCOME TO THE HOTEL GALILEO It's the Roaring Twenties. Humanity has ventured out into the stars, and out there, on the shoulder of Orion, sits Earth's crowning achievement -- the awesome space palace known as the Hotel Galileo. Returning to Earth after a long vacation, detective Barclay Heath decides to stop at the famed space hotel for one night only. But Heath soon discovers dark forces are at work . . . before the night is over an Arcturan dignitary is found murdered in his bed. With the future of Earth hanging in the balance, only the keen mind of Barclay Heath can see through the ...

On their way home from the local corner market, two best friends take the usual shortcut through the woods... and come across something glowing in the near distance. Curious, the boys investigate... and soon discover a campfire in an unlikely location. Strangely, there are other people here, too—all seemingly drawn to the same mysterious flame. The mysterious and hungry flame... What Readers are saying: ★★★★★ “It was a great read from beginning to end. I believe the story was aimed more for young adults, but this 55 year old enjoyed it too. Anne Rice, J.R. Rain, and Stephenie ...

John Scarecrow is a living, breathing, talking scarecrow with a heart of gold and has joined the LAPD to fight for truth and justice. Julie Kingston, a beautiful yet emotionally volatile cop with a penchant for bending the rules, is his partner. She doesn’t mind the fact that her partner is a scarecrow. In fact, she prefers it that way. Investigating a series of bizarre murders involving the violent homicide of upscale call girls, the assassination of a U.S. senator, and a series of death threats against one of Hollywood's leading ladies, they find themselves at the center of a notorious ...

Glittering in the heart of Manhattan's elite, Penelope Paws navigates murder, blackmail, and intrigue. Known along opulent corridors as the dog walking diva, Penelope must look through the window of lies to discover why her client died before it ensnares her completely. It’s a dog-walk-gone-wrong. Pet sitter extraordinaire Penelope Paws becomes embroiled in chaos when she returns from walking her fabulously wealthy client Mr. Anderson’s dog and finds he took a fatal plunge from his posh penthouse. The question plaguing the glossed-over community is clear: was it a heartbreaking suicide ...