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Terror in the Shadows: Volume 1

Penned By Emma Salam
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Terror in the Shadows: Volume 1

Penned By Emma Salam
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The dark can be a terrible, terrible place…A young man’s attempts at breaking parole end in a night of horror. A child realizes that his Christmas gift might be a lot more sinister than he originally thought. An editor unveils his client’s sinister plan to cleanse the world of all evil. And a woman’s walk home is accompanied by a strange presence that promises a gruesome end. Scare Street’s authors Ron Ripley, David Longhorn, Sara Clancy, and A. I. Nasser come together to bring you some of the most horrifying short stories in a single collection. They’re here to tell tales of the terrible and the macabre in a book so unsettling it will bring chills to your very core. So head over to your favorite chair, make yourself comfortable, and dive right in. We promise that sleep will be the last thing on your mind. Just make sure you keep the lights on. The dark can be a terrible, terrible place...

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Length 161 Pages
Imprint Scare Street
Released July 28, 2018
Identifier (ISBN) 50974143
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Emma Salam is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Emma Salam can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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