Mystery Stories

In the unforgiving deserts of the Wild West, legends are born from gunfire, grit, and the scars left behind. Mika Thorn—petite, charming, and sharper than the sting of desert wind—was once one of the finest headhunters alive. But after a string of brutal encounters with outlaws and a mysterious teacher who trained her through pain and humiliation, Mika’s body bears the marks of every fall, every near-death, every lesson.

When twenty-three-year-old Lars Morrison cruelly destroys his younger sister's Halloween costume, Sarah casts a transformation spell that turns him into Emmy, her little sister. Over six days, Lars's memories fade as Emmy's take hold. On the sixth day, Emmy faces an impossible choice: return to being Lars or embrace her new life forever. A story about coming of age, second chances, identity, and discovering who you truly are.

A young woman suspects a hypnotherapist of being a serial rapist, and winds up entangled in a mystery that's seemingly unsolvable.

She has been quietly watching people for ages. Listen carefully... and she may share her secrets with you.

An orphan kid - David encounters in unknown past and the family he never knew.

The school called at 4:02pm. A little girl hadn't been picked up. She was asking for me by name. I don't have a daughter. I have never had a daughter. I drove to that school to prove it. I was wrong.

On an exploratory road trip to the east coast I found the perfect home in New Hampshire. Now, if I could buy it I'd be happy...If I could find someone to sell it...If I could find out who owns it...and what about the fine red lines surrounding the house when it's foggy? Why do most of the old men look alike and why are the women young, buxom, blond and beautiful. But, most of all, what casts the shadows on the windows?

A story in the Beyond the Wall of Sleep Universe
Part of Gothic Horror Challenge
She's a killer gift.