Peculiar Tales of Mystery and Suspense for Readers.

Seven strange and supernatural short stories and novellas from the storyteller who gave voice to The Midnight Society of Are You Afraid of the Dark? and authored the #1 NYT bestselling Pendragon - Journal of an Adventure Through Time and Space book series have been collected. These yarns, intended for more mature readers, invite you into the lives of several individuals who find themselves trapped in unusual dilemmas that range from eerie to impossible, from frightening to deadly.

Join author D.J. MacHale on a twisted journey that will take you to the limits of sanity and challenge you to find a way back. In "Influence Island," a desperate author goes to extreme lengths to break through writer's block. "The Blood Code" follows a doctor's search for immortality, which pushes him to deadly extremes. "Freshly Squeezed" takes you on a middle-aged man's strange odyssey through a haunted town.

"Time Trials, Unlimited" gives a young man a second chance at life, and death. In "The Scout (Redux)," a boy lost in the desert is pursued by a relentless killer. "The Weeper" reveals a chilling legend that may prove to be all too real. Finally, "The Paper Trail (Vera)" follows the arrival of a stranger in a small town, which triggers a series of terrifying events.

These stories, crafted by the master storyteller, transport readers into the lives of characters facing extraordinary circumstances. From the eerie to the impossible, the frightening to the deadly, each tale challenges the limits of sanity and pushes the reader to find their way back. Immerse yourself in this collection of supernatural and suspenseful narratives that will leave you captivated until the very end.

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