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This twisty psychological horror novel serves as a haunting exploration of grief and the supernatural.In the reflection of Caelum Lake, the past isn't just a memory—it's a gateway.When novelist Dean Lachman loses his wife, Haley, his world collapses. Fulfilling her final wish, he returns to...

For twenty-three years, Yusuf Hasan drove strangers through the city and listened as they revealed the truths they could not tell anyone else. Then the cab was gone, the journeys stopped, and Yusuf discovered that listening had been the easy part. In The Fare, Yusuf presented his final day behind the wheel as a graceful decision to leave at the right time. But there was something he did not tell his listeners. He had been diagnosed with an irregular heart rhythm.

Vanessa Tanner is torn between two brothers—Ronnie, her husband, who’s fought to stay sober and rebuild their life, and Harry, the charming outsider who sees her in ways Ronnie no longer does. One kiss, one secret, and one choice could destroy everything. Young mechanic Jamie Ingram is falling in love—for the first time—with another boy. But in a family ruled by old values and harsh judgment, love comes at a cost. Rejected by his father, Jamie finds strength in the quiet, unwavering love of his mother, who refuses to let prejudice define her son’s future.

What do people say when they think no one is listening? Yusuf Hasan has been driving the streets of London for twenty-three years. Eight hundred thousand miles. Thousands of fares. And in all that time, he has discovered one thing that never changes: people forget the rearview mirror. They turn to the window. Their faces go unguarded. And they say the true thing they cannot say anywhere else.

A dark psychological story exploring control, power, and the quiet dynamics between people. Set across Europe, the story follows a series of encounters where nothing is ever fully said, yet everything is understood. Through subtle tension and realism, the narrative reveals how situations unfold not through force, but through silence, pressure, and perception. This is not a dramatic retelling, but a controlled and immersive-experience where tone, pacing, and atmosphere carry as much weight as the words themselves.

Some couples dream of a future together. Others build a nightmare. The Devil’s Couple explores ten chilling real cases where love, obsession, fantasy, manipulation, and murder collided. These were not ordinary relationships gone wrong. They were partnerships where affection became control, desire became violence, and two people stepped into darkness together.

Charlie never meant to travel back in time–but now he's trapped in wartime Devon. Living with a strict farming family, waking before dawn, and trying not to get pecked by broody hens is only the beginning. As air raids, rationing and hard farm work become part of everyday life, Charlie must rely on new friendships and a mysterious family diary to uncover the truth about his great-grandad's past–and find a way home. Charlie, the Evacuee is a heartwarming timeslip adventure that brings the Second World War vividly to life through the eyes of an eleven-year-old boy.

Malcolm Turner has suffered from what he thought was tinnitus all his life. Of late, the episodes make him feel like his brain is bleeding, depriving him of sleep and working away at his already faltering marriage and stale career. Little hope remains. Desperation leads him to a chatroom and a group of similar folks who call themselves 'The Undertones.'

A kingdom on the brink…A legend waiting to be reborn…And a choice that could change everything…Dwobble has spent years keeping his head down, working the docks of a quiet coastal town and ignoring the wild tales his grandfather once told. But when his injured father returns with grim news and an impossible request, he is pulled back into a world he thought he had left behind. What begins as a reluctant journey to care for his aging grandfather quickly becomes something far greater as a vanished king throws Danamor into turmoil and whispers of rebellion ripple through the Mountain Realm.

Peggy Lighterman vows she will never be like her father. His was a life blighted by alcohol addiction and an untimely demise. Hers is one of placid fulfillment in the urban sprawl of Bermondsey. But Peggy’s life is turned upside down by a series of tragic events. A drink to fill the empty void soon escalates into a downward spiral until she meets Dr. Theo Hither, a psychiatrist who has witnessed first-hand the trauma of mental illness in his brother and is fiercely protective of those marginalized by society.

In a world where writing disappears when the author dies, 22-year-old Cael Oberlan watches the last gasping breaths of his best friend. He pulls a scrap of paper out of his pocket as his friend’s signature fades. Cael only wants vengeance for his friend and to create a reality where he no longer has to bow before any man. However, the nagging suspicion that his father, who started this war, hasn't given him the whole story about his role in this conflict threatens to unravel everything he ever thought he knew about himself and the people he is fighting to free.

From the author of the gripping Now What? series comes a chilling collection of fifteen stories that explore the darkest corners of the human mind and beyond. That’s Bloody Disgusting is D.E. Jones’s first short story anthology, combining psychological tension, supernatural dread, and flashes of unsettling science fiction. Most of the stories are set in the UK, moving through different time periods and places, from quiet suburbs to shadowed city streets. Each one examines obsession, loss, and the fragile line between imagination and reality.

Bruce Campbell is a heart surgeon. His only son, Tim, was born with a degenerative heart condition. They knew that one day he would need a new heart, what they didn’t know, was when. Bruce’s world is about to come crashing down on him; despite being one of the leading cardiologists in the country, will Bruce be able to save his son? And to what lengths will he go to do it? Whilst Bruce is battling to save his son, a psychopathic killer is on the loose, hell-bent on gaining revenge on those that hurt and tortured him as a child, casting him into a life of darkness.

In the cold depths of the North Atlantic, a Royal Navy research team led by Commander Dr Sarah Chen uncovers a baffling electromagnetic pulse, repeating every seventy-three seconds, and witnesses the rise of geometric, non-human structures from the seafloor. Their discovery is quickly suppressed by military authorities, but the mysterious pulse continues, undeterred.

The Observing Universe is not a book of answers. It is a book of questions — approached with attention, silence, and wonder. Drawing from cosmology, science, philosophy, and human experience, this contemplative essay invites the listener to reflect on the movement of the universe, the nature of life, consciousness, and the place of the human being within the whole. Throughout this book, the universe is not presented as a distant object to be explained, but as a living process in which we participate.

What does it mean to build a life — when life first breaks you? A Man Under Construction is a powerful literary memoir about survival, responsibility, migration, leadership and inner growth. Born from a near-fatal accident in infancy, Fernando J. M. Lopes grows up between fragility and resilience, navigating childhood instability, early fatherhood, turbulent relationships, and the demanding reality of rebuilding himself in London’s construction industry. Through honest reflection and poetic clarity, this book traces the evolution of a man who refuses to remain defined by circumstance.

The human brain is remarkably pliable, capable of reshaping itself while still producing firm, enduring thoughts. Across the stages of life, our neuroplasticity gradually declines, yet the mind continues to adapt, compensate, and evolve. Technology, however, does not age as we do. It accelerates relentlessly—its pace now far exceeding the slow cadence of human biological evolution, which has largely plateaued some 100,000 years ago. This widening gap raises an essential question: what happens when our tools evolve faster than the minds that wield them?

Gareth Bull has a problem. His brain, despite its good intentions, refuses to cooperate with the simplest goals: get up early, eat less junk, avoid pointless arguments, stop obsessively checking emails at midnight. Trapped in a tug-of-war between prehistoric instincts and modern expectations, Gareth finds himself endlessly sabotaged by the same irrational thoughts, awkward impulses and late-night snack decisions. As he lurches through a world of social dread, petty competitiveness and grand plans destined to fail, he begins to wonder if his mind is working against him entirely.

The Psychology of Construction explores the human reality behind building sites — the minds, emotions, motivations and invisible wounds of those who build. Through real stories, philosophical reflection and practical insight, Fernando Jorge Marques Lopes reveals how dignity, trust, language, scarcity, leadership and purpose shape not only projects, but lives. Drawing from decades of experience on construction sites and informed by psychology, sociology and philosophy, this book shows that productivity and humanity are not opposites — they are deeply connected.

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival anthology, a captivating collection that emerges from the shadows of our most primal fears. Within these pages, you will find an array of four chilling short stories crafted by talented writers whose works were selected from the festival’s 2024 submissions. As you delve into this collection, you’ll encounter tales that evoke the eerie strangeness of reality, the supernatural, and the psychological tension inherent in our existence.