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"He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows when you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake..." Everyone has heard the classic Christmas song written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie in 1934. It clearly states Santa knows everything. So if we've been good we have nothing to worry about, right? Right. But what if we haven't? What if we - even in the slightest way - did something to upset Santa? Have you ever thought about that? I have. In fact, I have a story to tell you from many years ago, a time when I should have been good....

The stories included in this collection are: "Cracked", "I Exist", "The Author", "Mother", "Sasquatch", "The Doctor", "Bugs", "The Cemetery", "The Final Gem", "Amnesia", "Bobby", "Santa Clause", "Bloodthirsty", and "Autonomous".

In this story you will meet Bobby. Bobby is a born and raised psychopath. He is the son of the Psychopath in Free Nightmares book two. Now that he is all grown up, Bobby wants to have his own series. Bobby and I have made a deal. I will give him his own series, but he has to get his start in the Free Nightmares series. While Bobby's father is off killing other people, Bobby will take his first victim. That victim is you...

The eighth horror story in the free nightmares series. Find yourself lost in an unfamiliar cemetery, a haunted cemetery that leaves you desperate to find a way out....

The sixth book in the Free Nightmares series. Find yourself the victim of an evil medical scientist. A scientist with otherworldly intentions.

The 11th short horror story in the Free Nightmares series. Wake up in the hospital after a six week coma, then learn how drastically things you believe to be real can suddenly change for the worse...

The ninth short horror story in the Free Nightmares series. The old man with the gems is wiser than you believe...

Everyone has heard of stories about the mysterious creatures called Sasquatch (a.k.a. Bigfoot) being seen during camping trips and other outdoor activities. Some believe they are docile and human-like, just living in the forest, minding their own business, intending harm to no one. Others believe they are hateful, aggressive, territorial beasts that want to kill and maybe even eat us.

The seventh short story of the Free Nightmares series. Find yourself the victim of a hybrid bug unknown to science. Have you ever wondered what the characteristics of a hybrid could lead to? Sometimes it leads to a species that should not exist...

Plagued by a recurring nightmare, you decide to get away for a few days and book a room at a reasonably priced motel. Upon arrival, the motel appears very old but well-kept. Although you are still haunted by the same recurring dream, the motel seems nice enough. The staff at the motel seems strange but nonetheless pleasant, the bed is comfortable, and you have a large screen television with almost anything you can think to watch. However, it isn't long before you learn that this motel has a secret - a secret that leaves you in a situation of life or death.

The 18th short horror story in the Free Nightmares series. Experience the life of a blood-drinking creature from the creature's point of view, only to discover the truth about this creature and how you could be its next victim....

The fifteenth short horror story in the Free Nightmares series. This story turns a new leaf for the Free Nightmares series. Written in the third person perspective with alternating characters. Watch as the devastating effects of a nasty review unleashes an authors ability for supernatural revenge...

This is the first of a series of short horror stories. Be the victim of a paralyzing sting followed by pending danger. Find out what it's like to be helpless in the wilderness, unable to defend yourself from the nightmare you are doomed to live.

We all knew as children that monsters lived in the closet and under the bed. When the room was dark and we were alone, the monsters would make themselves known. Our parents would tell us and, sometimes, even show us that there was nothing there. What if the monsters really were there? What if mankind had made a deal long ago, ensuring our safety, but forgot about that deal over time?

The 16th short horror story in the Free Nightmares series. Learn of one of my own experiences. A midnight horror that leads to a ghostly interaction. Or is it the other way around? Ultimately one of those things that cannot be explained; one of those things that leaves you wondering if there is more to the story, that only the ghosts of the dead could tell us....

The second short horror story in the Free Nightmares series. Be the victim of demented killer.

From the author of the Free Nightmares series, the first audiobook of the non-fiction series A Glimpse Inside My Mind. Within the sections of this audiobook, you will learn what I believe constitutes a psychopath as well as the polar opposite. You will also find an explanation of what I believe makes my fiction effective, a brief description of what I think about the events taking place in 2020, and a note to my listeners.

A message is sent from the future - a warning of current events caused by a future blunder. There isn't much time. The message is clear: The warning must be heeded before there is no end to the virus. Can you stop it before it finds you?

A train engineer has been avoiding the stretch of track that leads to the tunnel that took his friend many years ago, a tunnel known as the devil's gate. Now he is faced with a situation that requires him to travel not just to, but through the gate. The tunnel is known for freak accidents and disappearances. Those who make it through are never the same. This engineer is doing something different than has been done with the devil's gate. He's taking a passenger. There's going to be a decision to make. Will you make it through?

Be the victim of an Ouija board. Most authors would write such a book in a traditional way: A person becomes possessed; an exorcism is performed; the demon is banished; and all is well - a happy ending for everyone. This is not one of those books. I am not one of those authors.