Reader's Beware! Vacation time is upon us, but not everything will go as planned. We obsess over hotel reviews and cross paths with unsavory characters and this tome is no exception! From the mild to the gory, prepare for unexpected twist and turns on these vacations. Some are from hell, and we mean the characters, the events, and the places these stories will take you! Laugh, cringe, and shudder as you experience a trip like no other...

Read with your eyes and listen with your mind to the Whispers from the Past. This collection of short stories includes beasts, possessions and spirits who play for keeps. These tales will certainly influence your fear and make you question what you believe. Don't be upset if you're left wondering who you are dealing with in reality and looking over your shoulder twice. Whispers from the Past: Fright & Fear is the first collection of fear revealing and fright inducing tales compiled by North 2 South Press. This collection is intended for the adult reader. It includes more than 20 short stories and ends with a few creepy poetic forms. Table of Contents: "Black Door" by Gwendolyn Kiste ..Page 1 "Whispers" by Jason Downes ..Page 29 "The Shadow" by J.L. Herrera..Page 51 "The Watcher" by Shelly Weston..Page 71 "Echoes of a Hero" by M. Earl Smith..Page 82 "Mamaw's Beast" by David F. Gray...Page 100 "Child Protection" by Evan Purcell..Page 118 "He Who Has Seen Cathacara" by James C. Simpson..Page 136 "Metamorphosis" by Justine Johnston Hemmestad..Page 158 "Room 1826" by Derek Muk..Page 173 "JPI" by Trevor McNeil..Page 191 "More Sad School" by John McCormack..Page 207 "The Well" by Ana Prundaru..Page 226 "Castle North" by Robin Wyatt Dunn..Page 231 "The Welcoming" by John Mc Caffrey..Page 251 "Inside Me" by Mauricio Castillo..Page 262 "The Whorehouse Ghost" by James Park..Page 272 "The Ghost at Four Bells" by Dave Fragments..Page 300 "The Intruder: A True Encounter" by W.T. Paterson ..Page 323 "Finkel's Theory of Ghosts" by Guy Burtenshaw..Page 339 "Keepsies" by Kelda Crich..Page 363 "The Attic" by Nathan Hystad..Page 380 "The Bree" by DJ Tyrer..Page 397 "The House On The Moor" by DJ Tyrer..Page 402 "Privation" by Vince Darcangelo..Page 410 "House of Ned" by S.R. Generette..Page 433 "Thy Mind- Portrait of a Nightmare" by Tyra Robinson..Page 446 "Eyes to Remember...A voice That Calls" by Frank J Hopkins..Page 447 "Dance of Darkness" by Renee Rain ..Page 464 About the Contributors'..Page 465

After a mass extinction event, Rosalyn - a 17 year old survivor - struggles to maintain a relationship with a father who hides her very existence, while also trying to come to terms with her own conflicting emotions about entering a bleak adulthood. Desperate to not repeat the mistakes of the past, she battles to find understanding in a world that still suffers from the cataclysmic event. In doing so, Rosalyn encounters a rogue band of friends who lean on a violent tradition of the past to inspire hope.

Autumn is a beautiful and magical time, and yet many times it is the most neglected. You hear of the wonder of winter, the beauty of spring, and the joy of summer, well, now we wish to explore the mystery of autumn. It is a time of death and rebirth. As the trees lose their leaves in one last explosion of color before the stark paleness of winter, waiting to return again like a phoenix, what becomes of the world around them, both seen and unseen? What lurks beneath the harvest moon? What only comes out when the world is fading and the Earth itself holds its breath, waiting for the first snow to fall? Fairies? Monsters? Witches? What adventures wait in this magical in-between? Featuring 26 stories. Authors include: Amber M. Simpson, KT Wagner, Gustavo Bondoni, Teresa Lopez, Sarah Gribble, Ada Hardy, W. T. Paterson, Rachel Villalobos, A.P. Sessler, James Potter, Kevin Hopson, DJ Tyrer, Dorothy A. Winsor, Jennifer McCollom, M. Lopes da Silva, Melissa R. Mendelson, Paul Stansbury, Rainie Zenith, Lorah Jaiyn, Diane Arrelle, Eddie D. Moore, R.F. Keele, Kristyl Gravina, J.W. Grace, Clara M. O'Leary, and Frank S. Montellano.

A dozen authors from around the world bring you their take on the Steampunk and Gaslamp Fantasy genres. Science fiction and the supernatural collide to create fantastical creatures, exciting adventures, and unusual technologies. Whether you are brand new to these genres or a long-time fan, everyone will find something to love.

In a not-too-distant future, the world is overcome by war. Man-made Satellites, built for protection, orbit the Earth, using artificial intelligence to seek out signals of fear and mutate animals and humans into monsters twisted by paranoia, madness, and violence. Poe is a seasoned and dedicated soldier who has spent years fighting the war. He finds solace in battle, but he has seen too many of the horrors the Satellites have created, both in the field and in his own family. Yet the Satellites can find no fear to use against him, which makes him the last best hope for the human race's salvation. So why have his most recent orders taken him away from the fight? Released from active duty, Poe returns to his parents' home in the City in the Sea, an artificial island built beyond the reach of the Satellites and the war. The residents of the city are safe from the terrors of the outside world, so why does it feel more dangerous than any battlefield Poe has ever encountered?

A dozen authors from around the world bring you their take on the Steampunk and Gaslamp Fantasy genres. Science fiction and the supernatural collide to create fantastical creatures, exciting adventures, and unusual technologies. Whether you are brand new to these genres or a long-time fan, everyone will find something to love. Featuring: The Mechanist's Daughter - When a little girl and her malfunctioning automaton show up on her doorstep, an inventor must solve the mystery of its origin. By Tracie McBride The Lady Defiance - A harpy is taken captive and finds unexpected allies among the crew of airship pirates who liberate her. By Mandy Burkhead An Evening on Harbor Ridge - Three soldiers must navigate a no man's land of steam-powered weapons and vampiric aristocrats to return home. By Mark Rivett In the Cavern of the Sleepers - Asif's search for a cure for his narcolepsy leads him to a temple hidden in the Assam jungle where gods are stirring. By Ali Abbas Fractured Moonlight - A pilot confronts his deceased father's best friend in his pursuit of understanding the events of the past. By W. T. Paterson Basic Black - With a dreaded illness hanging over their heads, an engineer must decide what she is willing to sacrifice to protect her family. By K.A. Fox The Grand Assault - A boy must step in to an unusual fencing match when the original challenger becomes embroiled in a conspiracy. By J. Woolston Carr The Steam Horses of Stem Park - In a faraway future, sentient animals find inspiration in the Steampunk tales of the past. By Robert B. Read Jr. Jewels from the Deep, a Sussex Steampunk Tale - A top London criminal visits the coast to assess local smugglers but more than potential profits are waiting for him beneath the waves. By Nils Nisse Visser The Bronze Bomber - In the world of an alternative American Civil War, new inventions have shifted the tide and a Union agent seeks revenge. By Briant Laslo La Muerda - A space western where a hard-bitten woman tries to learn the fate of her best friend on a planet known for debauchery and crime. By Mercury Divine - A woman must ally herself with her murderous husband and a bigoted airship captain if she has any hope of discovering her true inheritance. By E. A. Catania

On a visit to one of the parks in the north of the country, my father and I lined up to ride a roller coaster that had been themed around a 90's action film. It was the ride of the moment, one of those ones where you sat hanging on the outside rather than sitting inside an enclosed car, and it seemed like every man and his dog had lined up with us."You two can't get on," said one of the ride workers. "Too tall. Your feet will scrape along the concrete, or it'll take your leg right off."This comment stuck with me over the years, and at times I would wonder just what would have happened if we had managed to sneak onto the ride. Nothing good I imagine.Thuggish Itch's Theme Park is a collection of sixteen short stories that delve into the weird, wonderful and sometimes dark world of carnivals, fun fairs and theme parks. Lower your lap bar, strap yourself in, and prepare for the ride...

If a man is honest about being a liar, can he ever be trusted? Written as a tell-all to his unborn child, brilliant con man Mickey O'Shea leaves behind a heart stopping confession about his deadly involvement with the Finlay twins. Fearing his life will come to an abrupt end, this story delves deep into the violent and controversial world of con-men and how he lived within this underworld. Now with his life in danger, a child on the way, and the woman he loves forced into hiding, Mickey looks to set fire to the world by fighting for the very thing he spent years trying to destroy.