These thirteen offbeat tales encompass an array of genres from Horror and Fantasy to Science Fiction, Historic, and Mythic under one roof. Their common theme, out-of-mind experiences, covers the macabre as easily as it applies to the spiritual or the mentally unbalanced, anger or madness. However, there is nothing common about these tales.1. UNLEASHED: TAIL ONEThere's a saying: Be careful what you say and do, because little eyes are watching you! Would the tormented pet of a psycho, after witnessing countless abominations, begin to exhibit disturbing behavior? Find out in this comical crime spree.2. BEYOND THE STUMPThe dark harrowing tale of a young woman who must assume her mother's role of Gatekeeper.3. BEDEVILEDA trail of madness featuring a parasitic ear sprite that causes folks to go berserk and the likable loons who try to halt his wacky head trip.4. HAUNTED BY HITLERThis fable solves some historic question marks by depicting a fanciful meeting between an infamous ghost and Rudolph Hess at Spandau Prison.5. THE MYTH OF THE MAYANThis whimsical fantasy posits a cultural exchange between a traveling Mayan merchant and a member of The Kumeyaay Tribe in California, leading to the spread of knowledge. Take a journey through time when fact and folklore merge to rewrite history.6. PLAYING THE GAMEA school soccer match becomes a life-or-death struggle.7. TERRORA man suspected of terrorist activities learns the meaning of fear when targeted by a serial killer.8. NUANCEA humorously poignant Cinderfella tale about a spooky carnival and a misfit who discovers the truth behind his sorry circumstances.9. THE END CHROMOSOMEThought-provoking science fiction about a potential genetic timebomb which could threaten the human race.10. PENNEDA much-rejected unknown author goes off the deep end when she's sucked inside her computer by the terror within.11. CAUSE AND EFFECTThe result of a Rube-Goldbergian nonstop chain of events.12. BAD MOODA quirky blend of humor, horror, and sci-fi myth-adventure when a mysterious mental illness affects dairy cows in a small Wisconsin town.13. THE THIRTEENTH TALEHave you ever read a story you couldn't put down? This is one those tales .

Out-Of-Mind Experiences:  Thirteen Tales

But in the real world, Society has advanced to being governed by cold hard Extremes. Aggressive weaponized Drones patrol sectors of a restrictive realm where lives are easily taken, and books must secretly be guarded by a Resistance devoted to protecting original works from editorial or physical harm. A Dystopian Thriller, and part of Lori's Ghost Collection SPOOKTACULAR TALES, this Novelette provides a stark warning about turning our lives over to the Machines. As a spirit, Arnold Stamp drifted along revisiting his former haunts and gazing wistfully at the window of the apartment he once called home, occupied now by a lonely depressed woman he would like to know. If only he were still alive!The specter learns an awful truth about his death from Renata Stowe. Likewise, she wistfully dreamed of meeting him, the final victim in a string of forgotten killings. Yet this is no idle fascination. The pair quickly realize there is more than attraction between them. A deeper connection has occurred, or perhaps was meant to be. In spite of different spans upon the Earth, it might be no coincidence their paths should eventually meet. Can these unfortunate souls, who seem destined for each other, transcend the distance between their Lifetimes and the barriers between their Dimensions? Will a troubled young woman make the right choice, or is it already too late?A touching, bleak, thought-provoking vision of a Society out of control from the author of THE ROOM AT THE END OF THE HALL.

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