Dark Horror Tales

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PLOT SUMMARY: After his father's death, Aaron finds an urn that grants him wishes. But the wishes come at a blood price and he must be careful not to make the seventh and final wish or else his soul will belong to a jinn.  The first thing that comes to your mind as you watch this movie is: "Hey, didn't I see this movie before? The story seems familiar. Two years ago, wasn't there a movie with a similar theme... About a high school girl who comes across a mysterious item that grants her all her wishes?" You will be right. The Final Wish is just like Wish Upon , only less entertaining and more ridiculous.

PLOT SUMMARY: When Josephina chances upon artwork created by her dead neighbour, she goes to any length to distort facts about their origin. But the artist delivers punishment from beyond the grave, to anyone who profits from his work.  Presented with an opportunity to advance in your career, would you be willing to compromise on morality or will you stick with your conscience? It is a perplexing dilemma. Getting promoted not only means more money but respect and making a name for yourself too. What do you hope to achieve from sticking to ethics? It means you'll get to survive, especially according to the movie VELVET BUZZSAW. The movie is ambitious, shows ambitious people, and then very terrifyingly tells you the price of deception.

PLOT SUMMARY: In order to cheer up her suicidal friend, Samantha takes Neesa to an abandoned factory with three of their friends to play a dangerous game of Knucklebones.  KNUCKLEBONES Movie Plot Years ago, when the whole world was at war, one army came up with a unique way to destroy their enemies– summon an unstoppable demon. Of course the experiment goes horribly wrong and the demon attacks its summoners. A few years later, we see a boy playing in the basement of a hospital just as a doctor suddenly falls and pleads for help upstairs. We hear her bones crack. In the next scene, the boy comes out of his hiding place and is shocked to see so many bodies lying about. Again, a few years go by and we are brought to the present. A young woman is happily bragging to anyone who cares to hear her at the fair that she is engaged. Her happiness is shortlived when her fiance tells her the very next minute that he "wants to talk". Unable to take this terrible turn of events, she tries

WOLFSTRAP by Maryann Paige  Zack McCormick has a lot to be thankful for.  He has a great career and people who love him.   He believes he's finally moved past the childhood trauma of finding his mother's mutilated body.  He is wrong.  A numbing storm has gripped Greenwood Lake, New York and no one is safe.  He knows they're here to feed.  Bloody bodies litter the streets.  Screams are lost inside the wind.  He thinks this evil has been here before.  He hopes he's wrong.  Zack plans an escape with a handful of survivors, but he knows what comes out of the storm will change him forever.  He wants to run with the others, but something pulls him back.  Can he escape those that wear the Wolfstrap? Get the book on Amazon Club lighthouse Publishing My take: Seems like a chilling tale based on the synopsis. The first chapter sets the scene well and the horror scene is frightening. Definitely a book to check out.