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Something from hell was about to be unleashed in a small town called Worthington that could have been avoided. It was a day like any other day, but even something that is routine can also cause grave consequences if one thing is overlooked.

The Blevins family had been searching many months for their dream home out in the country because the city life just wasn't their cup of tea. Then just as they were about to give up there was a sign next to a gravel road that said, "Sudden death in the family caused our beautiful home to be put up for sale, please don't pass up this great deal of a lifetime."

Mail Order Bride: Sarah's Damaged Cowboy, is the story of a rancher in Texas, Hawk, who decides to write away for a big city bride from New York. Instead, he gets a relationship which starts out with untruths and a strange lack of empathy, let alone love, between the couple. Added to the mix is Sarah's sister, Susan, and a young ranch hand who works for Hawk, Johnny.

There's been a plague concocted by the government to curb overpopulation that has wiped out the entire east coast. An airliner carrying one hundred or so survivors has crashed in the Mojave desert leaving two spared from the disaster. Mark and Desiree find themselves in a desperate situation. They must find their way out of the desert and head west, hopefully to find other survivors. Will they survive or become victims of this horrific event?

As the baby got older, and was sent out in the cruel world to school, and having a name as Demon, this would only backlash on his parents, and everyone that teased, and called him names. Resentment for his parents was at an all-time high that when he became a teenager all the anger and frustration that he bottled up inside was going to be unleashed at a hellish level. For the coldness that his parent’s bestowed upon him he was going to make his parents or anyone that stood in his way pay.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if the United States became a clone of China or Burma? That's what almost happened with the SOPA and PIPA bills which attempted to pass into law.

The SOPA & PIPA Conspiracy explains these horrible censorship laws, and what they would have meant, and WILL mean if they ever pass. Learn how you can prevent the destruction of the internet, and ward off any future bills which allow total Government control or censorship.

The little town of Decksburg wasn't a happening place. It was rather boring with only one gas station, one church, one bank, and a population of 100. It's no wonder a couple rowdy friends named Bubba and Hector had this brilliant idea of spicing things up in this town. These two guys had very little education, but that didn't stop these two from dreaming.

How well do we really know anyone? When John Logan's best friend, Mason Killian is critically wounded in a drive-by shooting, Logan vows to find those responsible. But Logan's investigation soon reveals that his friend has secrets...a lot of them...the kind of secrets that can destroy a friendship...and get people killed. As Logan descends deeper into the web of deceit, intrigue, and violence that is Mason Killian's life, he will discover the demons that have haunted his friend for decades, and come face-to-face with the enemy who wants Killian dead.

This is a collection of 10 short stories from 31 Horrifying Tales From The Dead, Volume 4.

Meg was happy to finally have the chance her other sisters didn't: She was going to college. Meg's sisters helped her move into her new dorm. Her sisters were introduced to her roommate, Samantha. Meg and Samantha got along really well and helped each other in their studies. Samantha needed the most help with her homework because she liked to party, while Meg always had her head in the textbooks. Midterms were just around the corner, but a big party was being held at a good friend of Samantha's house and - of course - Samantha wasn't going to miss the party over a midterm exam.

Bill and Karen Stevens were so excited to get to spend a weekend away from their children. Bill was the top salesman of his company that year and was awarded a weekend trip at any four star hotel of his choice compliments of the company he works for. Bill and Karen packed their belongings, said goodbye to their children and headed to the airport to their destination.

Jamie was thumbing through the newspaper in search of a weekend job for the summer. She was sixteen-years-old and needed the extra money to help save for textbooks when she starts college in the fall. She tossed the newspaper on the floor frustrated with no results. Then one of the newspaper pages flipped over to the last page of the classifieds and there it was in small print, "babysitter needed for the summer." She said, "How did I miss this? Maybe I passed over it because it didn't say weekends only."

We all know if you hear a knock on your door you're supposed to ask who it is or look through your peephole before you turn the doorknob to let who or whatever it is inside. Somehow the people in a little town called Spiritsville were in for an evil surprise. Tom and Cathy Matthewson never got along with anyone in the town because their beliefs were not of what the town stood for.

Summer finally arrived and Jim Edwards and his friends Dan, Bob and Steve, all decided they would take a ride cross country on a 19th century train that was refurbished to attract tourists and show what it was like to travel on a train from that era. Jim wanted to celebrate their retirement together on a piece of history that has been forgotten.

There's this old dirt road they say is the road to Hell, where many brave souls have ventured down after midnight, only to find once they've traveled to a certain point it turns into devil's fork and there's no turning back. The road I'm talking about is Long Hollow Pike Road. This road dates back to the mid-1700s, when a family that dealt in the occult conjured up something evil that didn't want to be disturbed. From that day forward Long Hollow Pike Road has been cursed.

Delbert Thompson lived all by himself on a farm deep in the country and never bothered anyone until a group of teen's car broke down about a half mile down the road from Delbert's farm. The teens were only looking to use Delbert's phone to get help, but Delbert was in no mood for company, so the teens picked the wrong door to knock on for help. Delbert was sitting in his rocking chair on his front porch whittling a piece of wood when he stopped what he was doing and noticed a group of people headed his way.

Molly's parent's had all they could take from their daughter screaming in the night and saying to them that they were coming to get her soul. When Molly's parents came to check on her every night, she became more violent and would curse and spit on them and her voice was that of a demons. Molly's father Jack decided it might be a good idea to call a priest to see if she was possessed.

The day finally arrived that Ted Jackson and his wife Betty and his two children Bobby and Susan have been waiting for years. Ted's Uncle Jack just passed away and Ted was the only living relative in the Will to receive Uncle Jack's farm. Ted and his family's new home would only unleash the portal to Hell that should have never been opened, but curious minds don't work that way, they just have to see if there is good or evil hidden inside.

Bill and Sharon Timmons were heading down the highway to what was supposed to be the greatest moment in their lives, but ran out of gas in the pouring rain just miles from their honeymoon destination. As Bill pulled his car off the side of the road, Sharon was getting nervous and antsy about what they are going to do.

In a time when a rogue virus sweeps across Sicon, Allek searches for the redemption of his father's name. The mage, Layol, seeks revenge on a disease that took his sister's life. Now, two worlds nearly obliterated by war must resolve the bitter blood between them if either civilization is to withstand extinction.