dark - Stories

When a cinema company piles extra work onto their long-suffering projectionists, is it any wonder some of them go totally crazy?

He was the price his mother paid to protect her family from evil. At the age of seven she brought him to the temple to become a priest.

Hunters don't live long in a world full of myths and monsters. But Gideon, rookie vampire Hunter and hopeless good boy, really did expect to live a few years--and survive a few missions--before he meets his end. At least he expects to die when he accidentally lets loose a feral vampire in the city of Babylon, but somehow, that doesn't happen.

When his mentor, Aschure, starts to act weird, though, Gideon realizes that whatever is going on is not yet over. And that life as a Hunter can take a real turn for the worse.

Alex Mandeville is on his final refusal when he is billeted with an oldie, Theodore Swire. Alex is full of resentment. Will the old man change that?

I took a story I entered in an Anthology and rewrote it and added to it to make it into a Halloween story. I hope you enjoy reading about Mason and Clark's relationship, even though it didn't work out. Mason erroneously believed it was over, but Clark had other plans. Will this situation ever resolve itself, or should Mason get as far away from Clark as possible?

The thing about monsters, is that not all of them appear as monsters. Some come in the form of Prince Charming.

Luke is on the run. In his past there is a man…a man willing to do anything and everything to find him and control his life once again. And as the Deputy Director of Interpol, he has all the resources to make it happen. Luke has succeeded in escaping him for a few years, but his luck runs out when he settles in Spain for too long, after falling in love with a handsome local. When his cover is blown, Luke wants to disappear once again, but he knows he can’t run forever.

Love isn't always simple.

A prince travels fierce territory to win support for his claim to the throne. But with his heart caught between two men, can he retain his focus?

Hieronymus Bartholomeus Craven is certifiably insane. Luigi Provenzano isn't.
Crave's wild stories call to him, though; what if the 'Dark Ones', those creatures he claims to see and kill, are real?

Sudal is the only verl in his clan. He has the honor of fulfilling a sacred duty for his people. No one cares if he wants actually wants that honor. Sudal will do his duty, but on the eve of adulthood he takes one stolen flight soaring alone through the freedom of the sky. One moment for himself can't hurt before he faces the scrutiny of the clan as they witness his success or failure... but do the gods feel the same way?