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A collection of six chilling stories including a terrifying seance where the dead won't leave, a podcaster gets a sinister phone call on urban legend night and a couple's drive home becomes a living nightmare when they encounter hitchhikers...

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Genius. The most chilling stories you will ever read.

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Outstanding. Stuart James has created six of the most terrifying stories that will chill you to the bone. Make sure to keep the lights on for this rollercoaster collection of sinister tales.

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Chilling, breathtaking and utterly terrifying. The best collection of scary stories you’ll ever read. Prepare to be frightened out of your wits.

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Seance.

Chelsy, Daisy and Annette are home from Uni and decide to visit a medium, followed by drinks in London. It's going to be the perfect evening, dabbling with the paranormal, trying to reach out to lost loved ones. The ideal birthday present for Annette.

But while at the seance, sat around the table with their eyes closed and holding hands, something goes wrong. Family secrets are revealed, and they learn unimaginable horror from their past.

And then, something comes through—something from their worst nightmare.

Now, the dead won't leave.

Seance is one of the terrifying stories from horror collection, The Macabre, by bestselling author, Stuart James.

From International Award-Winning Author Stuart James, Six Chilling Short Stories.

The Intruder.
When Marcia Graham is attacked in her home and loses her memory, her only solace is a man she can't remember, claiming to be her husband. As she experiences flashbacks, Marcia is certain she has a daughter. But why is Daniel dismissing her questions, why are her phone contacts deleted and what are the muffled cries echoing through the house?

The Caller.
Cleo James runs a successful podcast from a room in a creepy parking lot, and tonight, she discusses urban legends. A caller rings into the show, wanting to invent his own story with her in the starring role.

Room 9.
Frank and Carrie run The Oak Hotel in St Ives and love to see their establishment thrive. Only Frank likes to see a lot more. While spying on the guests in room 9, he sees something which chills him to the bone.

Seance.
Chelsy and her friends visit a medium and try to contact the dead.
Only after the seance, the dead won't leave.

The Hitchhikers.
Nate and Becca are lost on a deserted road late at night. When they pick up a couple of hitchhikers, their drive home becomes a living nightmare.

Anything.
Vinnie Cartwright wants nothing more than to lose weight, so when he hears about the shop where you can get anything, he searches for it. Only the mysterious shopkeeper wants something in return.

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10 Jun. 2022
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B19WQC2F
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 15,940 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 12 in Horror Short Stories (Kindle Store)
- 32 in British Horror Fiction
- 60 in Horror Suspense

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Available now - The Macabre, Brand new collection of six short stories - No1 Best Seller in Amazon Horror Short Stories!

Author of world wide number 1 best selling thriller, Turn The Other Way, and International Book Award Winner for The House On Rectory Lane.

ABOUT MY BOOKS

What authors have said about my thrillers.

Caroline Mitchell, NY Times bestselling author of The Perfect Mother, The Secret Child and Truth And Lies: A great read packed with twists and turns.

John Marrs, author of The Good Samaritan and The Wronged Son: Fans of Mark Edwards will very much enjoy.

Definitely a writer to look out for.

Lisa Hall, author of The Party and Between You And Me: Tense and thrilling, with an ending you won’t see coming.

Jennifer Jaynes, USA Today bestselling author of Disturbed and Malice. Great job. Well crafted, deliciously twisty and kept me glued to the pages.

L A Detwiler, USA Today bestselling author of The Widow Next Door: The author is gritty, raw and dark in his writing. He is also extremely talented. I would highly recommend this read if you love a dark thriller in the same vein as Stephen King. My book of the month.

Natasha Harding from The Sun newspaper wrote about my thriller: A spooky read that will grab your attention from the very first page.

Reviewers on Amazon and Goodreads have said Stuart James has written some of the scariest thrillers they’ve read in years.

My thriller, Turn The Other Way, went world wide number 1 on 5 platforms and was chosen by Barnes And Noble as one of their top Halloween reads.

The House On Rectory Lane, won The International Book Award in horror fiction in 2020.

Apartment Six was released 29th January 2020.

Stranded released October 19th, 2020 on Amazon.

Selfie released on 12th August 2021.

Creeper released on 27th December 2021.

The Macabre released on 10 June 2022.

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I'm currently working on Creeper 2, which continues the dark adventures of Billy and Declan.

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Mr. Steve Lowe

Another great book from Stuart James

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2022

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I always think there are 2 types of novels... those you read and put down to go back to and those you can't put down...
This is one of those "you can't put down books"... The book was released last Friday and by Tuesday evening, I had read the book twice. Stuart James writes books with amazing twists and turns that you never see coming even when you read it and think you know where the book is going, it never ends where you think it should. These are great stories where he has crafted in some amazing endings which are unexpected....
From a quite family to a closed shop, these stories are exciting and scary... you feel for the characters and empathise with their plight...
A joy to read and I am looking forward to his next novel...

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garydow

Chilling and creepy!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2022

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I rarely read short stories but I've read of couple of full length books by Stuart James and enjoyed them so I gave The Macabre a go!
There are six short stories, around 40-50 pages each and all with horror or horrific overtones and they are great with neat twists that I tried (and failed) to guess. The Intruder, Room 9 and Seance were my favourites but the other trio weren't far behind and there's not a poor story among them.
Definitely recommended if you're into short, quick reads and if you're not, these may change your mind!

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Mrs S Price

Fantastic short stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 June 2022

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I don't know how Stuart does it but the story lines are always brilliant. I love this book of short stories, they gave me the heeby jeebies.

I love the abrupt end to the first chapter, you have an idea of what happened but can only use your imagination to know for sure.

I think Seance and Hitchikers were my favourites, although they were all great books. I really like short stories because it's easy to read a full story and finish it in one sitting.

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Delightfully creepy!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 July 2022

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A really enjoyable collection of short stories, all dark psychological thrillers. Only two of the stories had a supernatural theme, " The Seance" in particular was an outstanding read. Just be very careful before you choose a special gift or enter into an open ended contract. Weigh up the costs and, if in doubt, just make sure you follow the vendor's rules to the letter. This selection of stories started out strongly and just got better and better as I made my way through the book. Dark psychological thrillers just asking to be read before you go to sleep. Pleasant dreams!

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Sarah Whyte

He just never fails

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 August 2022

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Yet another fantastic book from Mr James. I don't usually opt for short stories but when Stuart James releases a book, you buy the book. He absolutely nailed it as usual and even managed to squeeze in those great twists. Personal favourite is the Urban Legends story, brilliant writing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2022

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Absolutely fantastic book. 6 short stories, everyone of them brilliant. You must read this book!

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K. Shankster

Absolutely brilliant!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 June 2022

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Stuart James has done it again! Wow! What a great collection of 6 short stories. Complete page turners with the twists and turns to keep you engrossed in the stories. Amazing! Highly recommend this brilliant author!

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E.L Smith

Brilliantly Creepy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2022

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As always Stuart has outdone himself. These are brilliant short stories, making them perfect to read with a cuppa. My favourite were The Seance and The Hitchhiker.

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