13 Terrifying Short Stories for Halloween

<p>From shadowed lakes and forgotten ridges to swamps that breathe and mountains that remember thirteen nightmares wait in the dark.</p><p></p><p>In <em>The Cryptid Collection</em> Aria Amidei gathers modern legends and ancient horrors into a single chilling anthology that blurs the line between folklore and reality. Each tale uncovers a place the world has tried to forget - a cursed hollow a silent glacier a whispering forest a river that murmurs with the voices of the dead.</p><p></p><p>Within these pages witnesses vanish voices echo where no living thing should speak and the creatures we call myths stir once more beneath the surface.</p><p>Atmospheric cinematic and utterly haunting these stories remind us that some legends never die... they wait.</p><p></p><p>Lock the doors. Turn off the lights. And listen closely - something's moving just beyond the page.</p>