Tales Within the Dark - 25 tales of horror, suspense and the unexpected by J. & B. Hernandez

Tales Within the Dark- 25 tales of horror, suspense and the unexpected by J. & B. Hernandez
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Sometimes there's a particular kind of bad feeling you can't explain. It's not really fear, at least not at first. It's the moment you notice something odd and spend the next few minutes trying to convince yourself it's nothing.

Most of the time, that works and you move on, forgetting the feeling. In Tales Within the Dark, it may not be that easy.

Written by husband-and-wife authors, J. & B. Hernandez, Tales Within the Dark brings together 25 original short and creepy tales about ordinary moments taking unexpected turns. Some stories are frightening; some are bizarre, some are inspired by real events, and a few are just...wrong.

And there's a little history behind these tales, too. It all started 25 years ago, over a candlelit Halloween dinner, when J. & B. Hernandez began challenging each other to come up with strange and unusual stories. What began as a simple tradition grew into something neither of them ever imagined publishing.

In this book, you'll find a childhood fear that proves it never really went away. An act of kindness that leads to a hungry doorway. Nightmares that stick around even when the lights are on, and many more oddities. Each tale is also accompanied by its own haunting illustration.

Of course, you may finish the book, dismiss it all, and go about your day. But if even one of those stories crosses your mind the next time you get that unexplainable feeling, then Tales Within the Dark has done its job.

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