Family secrets...faceless assailants...alien weapons... death by confession...deadly viruses...ghosts in the halls...and utopian societies. Seven tales of true terror that will keep you awake, the blankets pulled up to your neck, and every light on in the house. This collection was written and dedicated to the rock band Avenged Sevenfold. Every story inside is based on one of their song titles but with Shelby Patrick's twisted take on what those titles should be about.

Galen was no hero, but he prided himself on doing the right thing. When two mysterious women, dressed in men's clothes, appear with a life or death mission to save the kingdom, his first instinct is to turn them away. It's not his fight, or so he thinks, as day by day he gets drawn further into the magical battle for survival. Only one thing can get him out now -- a legendary weapon, forged from the Gods themselves. If fallen into the wrong hands, it could spell a life of torment for the people in the land, so he sharpens his blade and sets forth on a dangerous quest to find THE GOLDEN HORN.

Aubrey Jameson hated Halloween, ever since her mother had been killed on that fateful night seven years ago . It was a holiday better left alone. But now she's sixteen and the cute boy at school asked her to attend a Halloween party. How could she say no? Unfortunately, destiny is about to replay itself. Aubrey and her father get pulled into a deadly cat and mouse game with a stranger and DEAD ENDINGS are in store for all but one of the players. Happy Halloween