Sara Clancy

A boy dreams of terrible deaths, hellish creatures terrorize mankind, and demons run wild during the witching hour. In this volume of supernatural horror stories, Scare Street brings you some of the best works published by its dynamic team of authors. Definitely aimed to scare you senseless, make sure you keep the lights on

A maze of death. A town gripped by fear. The Plague Doctors return with a new prescription for terror. After surviving a disaster at sea, Med student Annabel and her sister Jezebel were shipwrecked on a desolate island haunted by the Plague Doctors. These sinister ghosts have spread a supernatural infection through the island's inhabitants, and they intend to make the two sisters their next patients. Escaping the horrific Doctors' ghost town, the two sisters flee to a nearby village, desperate to find a hospital and medical attention. But they soon discover the entire island is under the thrall of the vicious Plague Doctors. An attack by one of creature's undead minions throws the small town into chaos. Annabel and her sister find themselves captured in a vast hedge maze growing wild on the island. Injured, terrified, and separated, the two sisters are hopelessly lost in the overgrown labyrinth. Every step they take could be their last. The maze is a trap, designed to contain the infected victims of the malevolent spirits. And the Plague Doctors are stalking them through every twist and turn, eager to treat these new patients with a terminal dose of pain and fear. Annabel and Jezebel must work together to solve the riddle of the maze, and escape the villager's trap. Or else the Plague Doctors will claim two new souls for their unholy experiments.

A mysterious island. An ancient plague. The doctors will see you now... On break from med school, Annabel and her sister Jezebel embark on a sight-seeing cruise off the coast of Italy. But their idyllic getaway comes to a terrifying halt with the sudden appearance of a violent storm. A collision with a mysterious ghost ship sends their boat to the bottom of the ocean, and strands the sisters and other survivors on a desolate island. As Annabel tends to the survivors' wounds, the storm forces them to seek shelter in the remains of an ancient medieval town. But they soon learn they are not alone. Bonfires choke the empty streets with smoke. Jezebel sees strange apparitions, visions she cannot explain. And when the abandoned town's church bells toll, the island's most terrifying secret of all is revealed... The Plague Doctors, malevolent spirits of medicine gone wrong, infest the town's unholy grounds. Their touch brings death by horrible disease. Their red-robed minions stalk the night, snatching away 'patients' for their sinister masters. As the doctors' insidious infection contaminates the survivors, paranoia takes hold. The group begins to turn on itself. Using only their wits, and Jezebel's uncanny sixth sense, Annabel and her sister manage to survive the deadly ghosts' first assault. But when the sun sets and the bonfires blaze, the Plague Doctors will return. And the two sisters are about to become their next patients...

The Furies are back. But the rules have changed... Four years have passed since Evelyn Figueroa and Aleksandr Sokolovsky were able to achieve the impossible and escape the clutches of the Furies. Physically and emotionally scarred, the duo has been able to enjoy a peaceful reprieve from the deadly monsters that tormented them. But the Furies have returned, and they've changed the rules of the game. Not only are Evelyn and Aleksandr fighting for their own lives, but even their loved ones are being hunted. Determined to secure their freedom, they come up with a dangerous plan - find whoever started the curse and end it by any means necessary. Their plight takes them from the blood-stained sands of their ghost town, into a desolate island off the coast of Australia. But no matter what they do, the Furies are close behind, toying with them, playing with their emotions, and feeding off their fear. Aleksandr and Evelyn realize that even their resolve won't be enough to fight back the monsters that will stop at nothing to kill them. Death is closing in. And no one is safe.

The dark can be a terrible, terrible place... A young man's attempts at breaking parole end in a night of horror. A child realizes that his Christmas gift might be a lot more sinister than he originally thought. An editor unveils his client's sinister plan to cleanse the world of all evil. And a woman's walk home is accompanied by a strange presence that promises a gruesome end. Scare Street's authors Ron Ripley, David Longhorn, Sara Clancy, and A. I. Nasser come together to bring you some of the most horrifying short stories in a single collection. They're here to tell tales of the terrible and the macabre in a book so unsettling it will bring chills to your very core. So head over to your favorite chair, make yourself comfortable, and dive right in. We promise that sleep will be the last thing on your mind. Just make sure you keep the lights on. The dark can be a terrible, terrible place...

In this playground, only the fortunate are granted a quick death... Two years have passed since Aleksandr Sokolovsky's narrow escape from the horrors of his former home. Hiding in Las Vegas with his two younger siblings, he's been able to avoid the monsters hunting them and live a resemblance of an ordinary life. But it doesn't take long for Aleksandr's dark past to catch up to him, and he quickly learns that wrath is never truly satisfied. The Furies have tracked them down, and they're hungrier than ever before. As if that weren't enough, he also has to outrun his psychopathic siblings who blame him for their parents' deaths. Desperate for help, Aleksandr contacts the one person he knows who can help, Evelyn Figueroa. Attempting to live her life while being harassed by reporters and the FBI, Evelyn is ready for a fight. The two must work together to overcome the evil determined to end the Sokolovsky bloodline forever. But Evelyn could never have anticipated the terror of the Furies, or the viciousness of Aleksandr's murderous siblings. With every repressed fear brought up to the surface, she soon realizes that even she can't escape the insatiable wrath of these monsters. Death lurks around every corner, and Aleksandr and Evelyn must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice to survive, before it's too late...

Terror feeds them. Rage drives them. Only fury lasts forever... A ghost town, isolated from civilization by miles of scorching desert, has become a killing ground. Blood taints the sand and the stench of rot hovers on the humid air. It's a small patch of hell that Aleksandr Sokolovsky was born into. The son of the world's most prolific serial killers, he yearns for a freedom he'll never have. He comforts himself with the knowledge that death eventually comes for everyone. But he had never considered the Furies. Summoned by years of pain and rage, the three demonic sisters have descended upon the ghost town. The creatures of Greek legend are real. Consumed by their desire for blood and vengeance, they rain down a reckoning. They delight in ripping their victims' minds and bodies to shreds before offering a merciful death. For most of his life, Aleksandr has been ready to die. But he'll fight to his last breath to spare his younger brother and sister the same fate. Unable to battle the hellish creatures alone, Aleksandr is forced into an uneasy truce with Evelyn Figueroa, the woman his parents chose to be his first female victim. Together they face an ancient rage that can't be reasoned with or destroyed. Burning with an inferno of hatred, the Furies won't stop until they've collected their debt in full. A pound of flesh for every sin.

When demons rise, the captives of Castle Vaduva will fall amongst the rubble... For months, Mihail Vaduva has been battling the ghosts of his ancestral home to uncover the truth behind his family history. Every answer he's encountered has left him reeling with deep wounds on his soul. But that pain has propelled him forward and he's determined to know the truth, even if it destroys him. With the help of Abe, Mihail peels back the layers of mystery and madness surrounding these sinister secrets. Each discovery makes him question his identity, his family, and everything he's ever known. When he uncovers the final piece of the puzzle, Mihail's life will never be the same. As the war between his grandmother and the demonic forces rages on, Mihail finds himself trapped on the battlefield as his life rips apart at the seams. He's about to discover that there are things worse than death. As darkness closes in, he must make one last desperate attempt for freedom, or remain a captive of Castle Vaduva...forever.

For generations, the truth has been left to fester while evil flourished within Castle Vaduva's blood-stained stones. But nothing stays hidden forever... Mihail Vaduva didn't know that returning to his ancestral home would throw him into a battleground between the living and the dead. His only defense against the madness was his friend and medium, Abe Claymont. Together they bought themselves a few months of peace. And yet, the combined rage of hundreds of lost souls cannot be contained for long. Racing against an unknown clock, Abe and Mihail search for a way to appease the spirits. But salvation won't come easy. Lost souls invade Mihail's dreams, stalk him from the walls, and lure him into dungeons. Every attempt Mihail makes to protect himself dredges up past demons. Drawn deeper into the twisted web of revenge and murder, Mihail is confronted with unstoppable evils. Demonic forces are staking their claim. Murderous secrets are clawing their way out of graves. Vengeful spirits are following him beyond the castle walls. It's only a matter of time before decades of horror are unleashed onto the unprepared world. There's only one way to stop the looming apocalypse. A tribute of blood and sanity. But the price may be too high for Mihail to bear...

An unspeakable horror nesting within castle walls... After years of being away, Mihail Vaduva has long forgotten about his grandmother and his ancestral home. That is, until he comes across an exciting opportunity to reconnect with his family's history. Enticed by his newfound escape from boarding school, Mihail decides to spend his last year of high school in Castle Vaduva. But he never could have expected the horror hidden within the ancient walls. When Mihail roams the maze-like hallways, he quickly realizes that the castle is not the peaceful respite he thought it was. Instead, he finds himself herded by unseen forces and pushed into hidden rooms, full of long forgotten secrets. But secrets aren't the only inhabitants in the archaic structure ... there are ghosts. Ones that don't rest and certainly don't forgive. Dragged deeper into the twisted madness of Castle Vaduva, Mihail desperately races to find a way to appease the dead. His search leads him to Abe Claymont, a powerful medium who Mihail hopes can bring peace to the restless spirits. But the evil that lives in the castle yearns for neither peace nor forgiveness. It hungers to add new souls to its collection of the damned. With its sights set on Mihail and Abe, together they discover an evil that's darker than anything they've ever imagined...

Ghost Logic showcases Sara Clancy's distinctive poetry. These are poems that reflect an unerring vision in an unmistakable voice. As in Prayer Wheel "an estuary where logic meets optimism" ... "in sheer, cussed determination." or in At Home with the Dead "...our old debate that yesterday is not gone and matters." Clancy's language is both complex and accessible: a feast for mind and ear. - Joan Colby, The Seven Heavenly Virtues... this chapbook allows entry into a way of seeing and experiencing the world we are a part of in a way that few of us ever have a chance at, but once we have been touched by the mind that wrote these poems we will never be able to see the world the same way again. - Jared Smith, from the Introduction

Death is coming... Benton has always dreamed through the eyes of killers. But recently, his dreams have changed into an unreadable pattern of shapes and screams. Death is coming, he can feel it in his bones, but he can't tell who's next in line. In a desperate attempt to organize his thoughts, Benton travels to a sleep center in a neighboring town. It's a short distance, only a few hours along a deserted highway, but there's nothing easy about the journey. The lonesome road is plagued with mystery and murder. Lost souls linger along the highway...furious, violent, and relentless souls. They're constantly searching for others to join them in death. Benton can see them. They can definitely see him. Getting to the center is torturous but what he finds is worse than anything he could have ever imagined. A violent storm is brewing. Demonic forces ride the raging winds and become a swarm that seeks to destroy all life it encounters. Their eyes are set on Fort Wayward and if Benton can't warn the unsuspecting town, the demons will claim every last soul. The storm is coming. The spirits are rising. And death lingers on the highway of the lost...

A deadly whisper . . . Reeling from the terrors at Fort Wayward, all Benton wants to do is enjoy some peace with his new companion, Nicole. But everything changes in one horrific night with a single, unworldly whisper. A malicious force now prowls the town unlike anything Benton has ever encountered. It remains hidden in broad daylight. It moves without making a sound. It kills by simply whispering its victim's name. Benton's world unravels once again. He discovers that not only can this monster hunt Benton in reality, but also in his dreams. Severed from his ability to see through the eyes of a killer, Benton is unable to discover who's next to die. But there's no doubt that the hunt is on. The duo is determined to save the residents of Fort Wayward. But they struggle to find a way to stop the demon. Time is running out. It won't be long before the demon discovers Benton's name. And whispers him straight to his grave.

When Benton dreams, people die... Every time Benton sleeps, he becomes a trapped passenger within a murderer's skin; able to hear, see, and feel every part of their kill. When he wakes up, he knows it's only a matter of time before his dreams become reality. No matter how hard he tries to stop the murders, it always ends the same way - with death. After ten years of constantly relocating, his parents have decided to settle in Fort Wayward. A quiet Albertan town where Benton could focus on graduating high school and living an idyllic teenage life. That is, until he finds a dead body in his backyard. Benton's hopes for normalcy come crashing down as something new begins stalking his dreams. Something that's not human. And, for the first time, he's not the only one watching. As his dreams and reality collide, Benton finds himself facing a monster beyond his understanding. In his fight for survival, Benton soon discovers why death follows him, why monsters draw close, and why he always wakes up screaming.

The La Roux ancestral home may be gone, but the horror it once sheltered is still alive. Marigold is hunted, tormented by a demon that hungers for her to kill. She doesn't know how much longer she can resist. In a desperate attempt to keep her sanity, Marigold flees to the rusted remains of a paddle steamer, deep in the heart of the Louisiana bayous. Here, the only people she encounters are long since dead. The ghosts that haunt the boat are possessive and territorial. They keep the demon from entering. But there are many lost souls that roam the backwaters. They are drawn to the boat, to the life on board. Marigold's hiding place may soon become her grave. Isolated and trapped, Marigold and Louis fight to resist the sinister forces mounting around them. But when night falls and the fog rolls in, the ghosts become hungry and restless. A sacrifice must be made. Her sanity or her life; they won't allow her to keep both.