The Spider King

"Mount Para Productions Proudly Presents.."

MARIA I Maria Laney waved her hand as the cab that devoured her friends sped off with a screech. The red tail lights streaked, much thanks to the alcohol in her blood, and grew dimmer and dimmer. She had insisted...

Fevered Dreams

"An ancient mansion holds a mysterious woman, her hulking manservant, and their secret pleasures."

The silver van meandered through the sweeping bends of an oldgravel road. Shadows swept and danced through the trees’ towering trunks in the dim early morning haze. The passing headlights disturbed the undergrowth; the creatures and leaves stirring under its...

Bus Crash

"Dakota's homecoming isn't what she expected."

Dakota Hastings boarded the bus and sat near the back. She hated riding the bus, but it was the only form of long-distance transportation she could afford to get back her parents’ house. She knew she would be given the I...

Sister Moon

"Howl at the moon the whole night through, and they really don't care if I do... Sting"

He carefully masked his hunger as he studied her reflected image in the smooth pane of glass. His second sight caught the throbbing pulse at her throat and he resisted the instinctual need to bare his teeth. Every fiber of...

The Enchanted Forest

"I didn't believe in faires, but now I know the truth"

“How long have I known you, and I still don’t know how to ask you this?” Ness’ voice was agitated. Vanessa and I had been at teacher training college together in our early twenties. We were a couple of wild...