The Message Hidden in Blood and Bulbs

I woke up in the body of a war prisoner, hunted by my own allies and haunted by a professor’s cryptic last words. As the dead rise and the living turn monstrous, every toll of the bell brings a new nightmare—and I hold the key to stopping a purgatory that swallows the world. But with my wife at my side and betrayal around every corner, who can I trust when even my own face is a lie?

Death isn’t the end in Maple Heights—it’s only the beginning of vengeance. When Lily’s cursed aunt dies wearing red and the family chickens start dropping dead, everyone suspects a haunting, but the truth is darker: Aunt Mary Jean returns as a bloodthirsty fiend, and the family’s secrets unravel in blood and betrayal. As men fall and monsters rise, Lily—scorned, plain, and underestimated—must survive her brutal father, a town full of liars, and a supernatural showdown where everyone has something to hide. But nothing is what it seems, and the real puppetmaster is closer than she thinks. Can Lily break the curse, or will she become the next victim of a legacy soaked in revenge? When the dead come for the living, who will survive the night?

Waking up in a blood-soaked church basement, I’m forced to play priest to three monstrous strangers—each hiding a deadly hunger and a secret agenda. The rules of survival are twisted: obey the wrong command and you’re meat, but refuse and you break the code, risking a fate worse than death. Now, trapped inside a cursed golden bowl, I must outwit the cannibals and the false Redeemer, all while hiding the truth—I’m not the real Father, and one wrong move will expose me to slaughter.

As accusations and secrets unravel, the protagonist is swept into a deadly standoff between shifting alliances and hidden agendas. The emotional stakes soar as trust is shattered, true identities are revealed, and the battle for survival becomes a test of loyalty and wit. With betrayal lurking at every turn, the characters are forced to question who to believe—and how far they’ll go to protect their own.

Death was only the beginning for Silver Hollow’s wildest souls. When Big Mike dies with a drumstick in his mouth, it sets off a chain of betrayals, heartbreak, and supernatural reckonings no one saw coming. Nate—once the town’s troublemaker, now a preacher—wrestles with his own salvation as old friends turn into enemies and secrets bubble up from the grave. A stolen treasure, a cursed envelope, and a relentless manhunt force the narrator to choose between loyalty and survival. But when a portal to hell opens, the true cost of brotherhood—and the real identity of the preacher—will be revealed. In a world where redemption has a price, will any soul make it out whole? Or will Silver Hollow’s ghosts claim them all?

Eight-year-old Tommy’s family receives a mysterious gift of rice during a deadly drought, only to discover it may be part of a sinister bargain. As family secrets surface and a supernatural threat closes in, hope gives way to terror. With the monster demanding a bloody repayment, Tommy and his loved ones are forced to confront the true cost of survival in Maple Heights.

Detective Daniel McAllister races against time as a cryptic message links a children’s song to a global plot threatening humanity’s survival. Caught between duty and doubt, Daniel must unravel the truth behind the mysterious Tristar organization—before the world is plunged into irreversible darkness. Every clue could save or doom them all.

Trapped in her apartment by a chilling group-buy message threatening her life, a young woman must unravel the deadly secrets of her building before her neighbors claim her as their next victim. Every message could be a warning—or a trap—and trusting the wrong person means certain death. Will she outsmart the killer, or become the next gruesome delivery?

General Marcus is ordered to defend Red Bluff, but his men are dying in unnatural, bloodless ways—and his trusted Chief’s cryptic orders could lead them all to slaughter. As rumors of a hidden conspiracy and hollow-bodied corpses spread, Marcus uncovers a chilling truth buried in the nation’s past: the real enemy may not be human. With the fate of the land at stake, he must risk everything to reveal what’s locked inside Sparrow Tower—before the darkness claims them all.

Morgan, a monster forged from pain, risks centuries and her very heart to resurrect Derek, the infamous dark lord of the supernatural underworld. But when Derek’s obsession with his phoenix lover Lila eclipses Morgan’s sacrifice, Morgan must decide if love is worth more than her own soul. In a world of betrayal, longing, and impossible choices, only one heart will survive the darkness.

Caleb enters a deadly game where kindness is a weapon and betrayal lurks behind every promise. With his girlfriend’s life hanging in the balance, every choice could be his last—unless he can outwit the rules, outlast the competition, and trust the untrustable. The prize is $100 million, but the real cost may be his soul.

With just two hours left before his execution, Brian Ellis offers his counselor a chilling bargain: listen to the story that made him a monster. As secrets unravel—of a mother's desperate love, abuse that festered in silence, and a murder planned for years—Dr. Carter must decide if justice is ever as simple as it seems. But Brian’s final confession hides a twist that could haunt them both forever.