The Book Of Tales: Monsters Amongst Us

Two novellas and seven short stories make up The Book Of Tales: Monsters Amongst Us. The House in Witcher Wood – Novella. Sherriff Dans has a problem. The beast of Witcher Wood has returned. As the only person to have witnessed the beast in his youth, and the only survivor of its frenzied attack, he alone knows the evil threat that lurks outside the town in Witcher Wood. Vengeance – Novella. A public falling out leads to a celebrity couple going to war. Seeking retribution rather than justice the dark arts are engaged and ancient demons set loose. Vengeance comes at a high price though, and as the hunter becomes the hunted, a desperate race for survival ensues. Short Stories: The Winged Man A history that should never be related, a fear that will never be forgotten. The Winged Man is waiting. The Oaks of Netley Can an ancient curse be attributed to people vanishing amongst the trees, and the grisly discovery of the “Wood Girl” of Hound Sawmills. The Red Waters of Curbridge 1759, Curbridge. With the river turning blood red and the town being cut off by a fog bank, the inhabitants of Curbridge have to discover why these events have occurred. For as night falls the fog rolls in, bringing with it monstrous fiends with an unearthly appetite. When I broke My bones – Nanny Bigteeth Young Edward seems to be a perfectly normal child, but why is raw meat going missing from the refrigerator, and why is Edward’s imaginary friend “Nanny Bigteeth” playing an ever larger part in Edward’s conversation? Old Tusker On the Hereford and Worcester border a giant boar used to roam, maddened by an ingrown tusk, once cared for and then shunned by humans, it was a fearsome and aggressive beast. Does its spirit now wander the area seeking retribution? Little Pup and the Wise Old Gull A lonely pup seeks a new family. The Calling at Mawan Smith A dark nights walk with a mysterious companion but what is he, can he really foresee the future and what is “the calling” at Mawan Smith?

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