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This isn't Tiff Sheridan's best day. Not only is it a muggy and humid July, but her rat stole a golf cart, her least-favorite Black Robes Division agent showed up at the police station, and now she absolutely has to go to a tiny town across the Canadian border to track down a necromancer and serial killer named Boris Covington. Plus, Kepler ate poison and she can't stop botching social situations. It's par for the course, but that doesn't mean she likes it. Neither does Elton Castle, a local from Beaverdell, Canada. Reeling from a botched social endeavor of his own and-- relatedly-- pining for his American best friend, Elton is looking for a paranormal distraction from his current romantic woes, a fun way to spend his day off, and an eventual escape from his mother's house. If that involves ghosts, then so be it. He and his trusty right-hand-dog, Dingus, have definitely seen weirder things.With Elton determined to figure out who this freaky American girl Dale Cooper-ing his town really is and what she's up to and Tiff frantically trying to find Boris Covington, defend Elton, and keep her cool in the face of a returning foe, the slow burn of the murderous necromancer's sticky, papayous influence eats the wick toward the wax and begs the question: do they sell pancakes at Canadian diners? Why do you think they wouldn't? Can you survive your own death and still call yourself human? What's inside the most haunted house in Beaverdell?…

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Eve didn't mean to die. She was just trying to stay away from her brother and his girlfriend while absolutely despising herself.Then the monster tore her apart. After waking up in what looks like a DMV, Eve is given the choice of doing public service, going to Hell for a while, or killing the monster that killed her. (Guess which one she chose!) With the help of Willa (her brother's girlfriend and, incidentally, the only living person who has been able to see her so far) and Ethan (a real incel-type that Eve can't stand), Eve races against the clock to kill the monster before it kills her and everyone else in the school. In this novel inspired by works like Beetlejuice and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, an undead teen comes to terms with the world around her, the afterlife, and the reality of herself-- all while trying to stay alive. "A novel about killing the thing that killed you. What does it mean to grieve a life you never got to live? Who do we leave behind? Why is Ethan such a sleazebag?" (The Mature rating is for violence and swearing. There, most likely, won't be smut in this.)…

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It's Christmastime and Tiff is returning to the one place she doesn't want to be: Fort Reverence, Florida. Between dealing with family issues she never quite got over and reuniting with her younger sibling, Tiff and her cousin Matt spot an undead woman running through the woods and immediately get down to investigating. Destiny and shadows taunt her in the same way her own family's history does. Who killed Priscilla Cain? Or, more accurately, where did they put her head?…

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[2021 WATTYS WINNER]It's summer for Mikey Marks, and that means everything is about to change. Usually, that would mean preparing for college, going to watch movies in the park with her best-friend-slash-sibling Roux, and an endless ray of sunshine over their small Florida town. Fate has other plans for her, though. Fate and biology. When Mikey grows a pair of horns and finds out she's half-demon, she tracks down her father at a local gas station and demands answers. As it turns out, Doug the demon is totally willing to help her rectify this situation. Together, the three of them set out on a road trip to a theme park in Nevada, where Doug has a friend who can help.That's not all, though. Things won't stop going wrong-- accidental cannibalism, Roux almost drowning, facing down demons wearing Mikey's face... Mikey has a lot to figure out, and she had better do it quick.…

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It's March in Lake Wonder, and something is in the water. It's not Bill Gates or fluoride, though. It's something else. It's something more dead-- and much more deadly.Tiff is a high school senior who is dealing with everything from her Bigfoot obsession to her best friend moving to the Fae World. If there's one thing she needs, it's a distraction from her impending graduation and the opening night of a school musical she's doing light work for.Denny also needs a distraction-- mostly from an anniversary she doesn't want to think about. Working as a janitor and sometime-assistant coach, spending time with her friends, and involuntarily turning into a wolf in the woods can really only do so much to keep her mind off of it. It's good for the both of them, then (and bad for the rest of the town) when something enters the water supply and a rash of illnesses, accidents, and weird deaths takes over the town. Who is Despina Worth and what happened to her? Why is there blue ectoplasm in the sinks at the high school? Why is slightly-renowned podcaster Suzette Sweet interviewing Tiff's aunt? What's with Denny's friend Jessie's cousins? And, most importantly, will the Mop Wizard ever make an appearance before the author inevitably gives up?Something's in the water. Maybe it's someone.(Quick note from the author: There's going to be a lot of weird and potentially bad stuff in this. At the time of writing this note, there's a lot of mentions and depictions of drownings, teen deaths, vomit, abuse and neglect, gore and violent deaths, and probably a few other things that are slipping my mind. Just keep that in mind, going into this.)…

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A collection of short stories, flash fiction, and journal entries set in the Lake Wonder universe.…

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Vic thinks she has it all figured out. She's on track to graduate in a week and she is determined to have a great time with her friends (and some girl from her calculus class) until graduation day, when they'll all grow up a little bit and move on from the trap that is Cape Hux. And then Scotty gets abducted by aliens. After searching the stars and the internet for months, Vic thinks she has a clue about how to get him back. The issue is, more and more people are going missing around Cape Hux, including her friend Connor-- and only she knows the truth of how to stop it. With the help of the Girl from Seat 2B (who she still does not know the name of) and Leo (a pompous jackass of a young man), Vic sets out on a bit of a romp through the surrounding area, looking for clues, aliens, and, as luck would have it, a name for what's going on between herself and the Girl from Seat 2B.…

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Jackie didn't want to be the Hare. It's not like she has much of a choice, though. She was chosen, and being chosen means something when the person doing the choosing was clearly inspired by God. At least Maryanne, Jackie's best friend, is partial to her role as the Spring Maiden in the upcoming festivities. That is, until Maryanne goes missing.In the wake of Maryanne's disappearance, the budding advent of Jackie's own faithlessness and internal turmoil, and the constant pursuit of a mysterious Rabbit Man who has been watching Jackie from the edge of the woods, things have gotten weird. The question is, can Jackie find Maryanne and bring Spring back to the world? Or will the end not be as sweet? Is that how Spring even works? What does it mean to be faithless among the faithful, or to buck against control when you are told to be obedient? Is there escape from the cult you grew up in, or will you perish on the side of the mountain?…

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[ONC 2022 LONGLIST]Space werewolves, slime cats, and cyborgs, oh my! Chuck is a human-lycanthrope living in the coldness of a hypercapitalist, cross-universe society. After their sister, Fionne, engaged in some thievery, Chuck was pretty much forced to take up the occupation of bounty hunting to protect her. It helps that it pays well-- and so do people who want desperately not to be found.…

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Ruth Wynn is a normal, albeit lonely, young woman living in Florida. When roadkill starts speaking to her and she sees a vision of a gray god that tells her she's its prophet, she is thrust into a world of weird religion, decay, and unmitigated, uninterrupted gray tones.(Massive TWs for suicide, murder, gore, and a whole litany of things I'm probably missing.)…

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When Lizzie Vasquez is transported into the story of Frankenstein, she gets the chance to save Elizabeth Lavenza and change the course of the story.…

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Kurtis was expecting this road trip to go a little differently... Kurtis Hill and three of his friends (Lynette Mack, Lewis Holloway, and Peter Cunningham) are on their way to visit a Renaissance Faire across the country to watch Peter's girlfriend participate in a jousting competition. With no reception and no way to get news, the four of them make their way to a small desert town where they are promptly attacked by the zombified townsfolk. Now the four of them are fighting for their lives and, more importantly, to make it to the Ren Faire in time.…

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Teddy expected this kidnapping to go off without a hitch. When he and his partner, Ralph, kidnapped a billionaire's daughter at the beach and took her to an editing room in the local Sunless Cinema Production Studios, the two of them unknowingly unleashed something incomprehensible, lethal, and hungry. (The Mature rating is for violence. There is a lot of gruesome and intentionally upsetting imagery. Please be warned going into this.)(JustWriteIt's September 2020 Winner)…