Sixty-two eclectic stories with sixty-two miniatures to match. Dive into a provocative mixed-media collection from the creative and twisted mind of dark fiction author and multidisciplinary artist Elle Mitchell.Enter stories where urban legends are real and love can be beautiful or violent, where ghosts are both figurative and literal, where bunny aliens are totally normal, and where darkness means drug addiction, zombie apocalypse, grief, cannibalism, and a hitman with OCD. Within the pages of this genre-defying collection, you'll find an array of short stories, poems, and photographs that plumb the depths of what it means to be human. Each piece has an accompanying miniature or assemblage that brings another fascinating layer to this already unique collection.Take a journey through the unexpected in We Used to Be Different. It's more than just another collection of stories, it's an experience.

Months after a car crash that killed her lover, Francesca leaves all familiarity and moves to Italy in an attempt to heal. Unbeknownst to Francesca, Sloane can't let go. She's stuck and desperate to connect from the other side.

A wife accused of murder. A teenager searching for answers. A neighbor who knows everyone's secrets.Kore's doting husband is murdered in broad daylight mere steps outside their front door. Her life in shambles, all she wants to do is hide away and grieve her loss. But a shocking photo taken at the crime scene is made public, and she finds herself dodging the press and defending her innocence.Hannah, a less-than-popular teen with striking turquoise hair, overhears a conversation between classmates just minutes before finding out about her favorite teacher's murder. She worries that his killer might be walking the halls with her, and soon, everyone becomes a suspect.Their neighbor, Clarence, keeps a journal of everything that goes on in his small cul de sac. Secrets are being harbored behind each door and window. After his neighbor's death, he begins to wonder who was willing to kill to keep theirs buried.For fans of Liane Moriarty and Gillian Flynn comes a novel about the ripple effect of grief created by one man's murder through the eyes of his widow, one of his brightest students, and his ever-nosy neighbor.

All of us are lambs for their slaughter.Paisley should be getting engaged. Oscar should be popping the question. Anita should be in the kitchen. But shoulds have no place here at the manor-especially tonight. What was supposed to be a romantic getaway at a vineyard turns into an evening of unimaginable horror with an ending unlike anything you've read before.*This dark mystery has some challenging scenes. There is no sexual assault or rape. No animals are tortured or die.

Breaking News: the first live horror survival reality show is coming to America!Seven contestants compete for $50 million dollars and the title of American Killer. To win, they have to survive five stages filled with grisly traps, killers, and weeks of living outdoors while under 24-7 surveillance. They will sell you their sob stories, they will suffer, and they will die. Test your nerve as they test theirs. Try not to turn away as they rush headfirst into the darkness.People around the U.S. are tuning in, some thrilled by the promise of bloodshed, others conflicted at how dark America has become. Watch alongside them as the first season of American Are You Scared Yet unfolds.Who will you root for? How will you choose your favorite? Experience Elle Mitchell's experimental horror show American Are You Scared Yet live, Tuesdays at 10/9C, exclusively on Shiver-your place to stream fear.SQUID GAME meets THE HUNT in this twisted and satirical psychological horror novel.

It's not always butterflies and love at first sight... It's been two years since Mila Lindley moved into the apartment next to Tristan Li's house. It's been a year since he moved out, and they both thought they'd be able to breathe again-Tristan, because he was finally free of the hometown he felt suffocated him, and Mila, because she was finally free of Tristan. Or so she thought. Until now. Walking into her first college course and accidentally sitting down next to him was bad enough. Finding out they'd be lab partners for the semester was a nightmare. Managing not to kill each other over the next four months was going to be impossible. Ultimately, the two realize what they're really fighting is their electric, but sometimes toxic, attraction. But what will happen if they finally give in? Will they live happily ever after, or will the damage they've already done, the words left unsaid, and the secrets they've kept from each other eventually destroy them? Told through dual point-of-view over two different timelines, Tristan and Mila's tumultuous story is an emotional rollercoaster showing us what can happen-both good and bad-when we bare our souls to another person and how love might look and feel differently when our pasts have left us just a little unstable. Content/Trigger Warnings: Sexual content, profanity, suicidal ideation, bullying, toxic behavior in a relationship.

"A little taste never hurt anyone..." Teagan Townsend has never really fit in and gave up trying a long time ago. A college dropout obsessed with horror, true crime, and the occult, Teagan prefers books to people, her hookups casual, and her friendships nonexistent. Lately, her focus has been on jumpstarting her true crime podcast...which brings her to her latest obsession. Led by brothers Declan and Luca De Rossi, Gods of Tomorrow is an emerging rock band known for haunting lyrics, an extreme, overzealous fanbase, and their literal appetite for blood. Chaos and violence follow the band wherever they go-whether it's from their fanbase or people in their own circle. But no matter how many girls go missing or die under mysterious circumstances, everyone looks the other way. When Teagan gets a backstage pass to their show, she's determined to find out what's going on and expose them. Except...the closer she gets, the harder it is to see them for what they really are. Dangerous. Manipulative. Killers. Seduced by the rock and roll underworld-by sex, drugs, and violence, by living free of consequences-will Teagan escape the spell she's under before it ruins her? Or will they wake something inside of her that she can't put back to sleep? Please check trigger warnings before reading.

"But in the pit of my stomach, at the core of my being, I'm still holding onto ghosts. And I fear they'll haunt me until the end of my days." What if one day, you woke up and realized you got everything you ever wanted...but the way you got it wasn't something you'd wish on anyone, and none of those things were what you actually needed? I thought my small town was a cage from which I'd give anything to break free. But I didn't realize what I was asking for. And I didn't know that once I left, I'd never be able to go back. Is there a word that means the opposite of the stars aligning? Would it still be called fate? One person, one split-second decision, one miscalculation can alter the entire trajectory of space and time for the rest of one's existence. Even if that person isn't you, and those decisions aren't your own. And I would know. That's what happened to me. **This prequel to The Pieces We Leave Behind is Amelia's story. I recommend reading TPWLB prior to this one, but if you want to read them in chronological order, no one can stop you. However, it is not meant to be read as a standalone. Please check trigger warnings before reading.**