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?

Monsters don’t always hide under the bed—sometimes they pass the potatoes. Eden’s family secret was simple: never reveal what you are, not even when they chain you in a cage and slaughter your parents for sport. Trapped in a Southern mansion ruled by a sadistic witch and her monstrous father, Eden becomes a living experiment, a vessel for bloodthirsty bugs and human cruelty. But monsters aren’t always born—they’re made, and vengeance is just another family tradition. As Eden’s body is shattered and remade, she plots the ultimate reversal: a swap that will turn predator into prey. In a world where the dead refuse to rest, and the living feed on each other’s fear, who will claim the next body—and who will burn for the sins of the past? When monsters wear human faces, can you trust your own reflection?

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.

He killed the boy’s parents and offered him a sword—expecting vengeance, not a plea for mercy. Ten years later, they’re master and apprentice: one raised on violence, the other desperate to break the cycle. When a simple meal spirals into bloodshed, Eli’s beliefs are put to the ultimate test, and Coach’s old ghosts come calling. But in a world ruled by blades and debts, can forgiveness survive—or will vengeance claim them both? When justice knocks, whose blood will answer?

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.

A mother’s grief is a hungry thing—sometimes it demands more than tears. When Eli’s brother dies, their mother turns to a black snake, convinced it can bring her golden child back. But the price is Sarah, Eli’s sister, forced to endure unspeakable horrors in the name of hope. As Sarah’s spirit lingers and a ritual spirals out of control, Eli must face the truth: in this house, love is a curse, and blood is never enough. With neighbors whispering and family secrets turning deadly, Eli’s only chance at survival may lie in a rooster’s cry and a warning from the one person left who cares. Can Eli escape the darkness before he becomes the next sacrifice—or is the family’s fate already sealed in red?