The Witching Hour: 12 Chilling Tales of Horror

Madmen… Cryptids… Zombies… Monsters… Devils… Witches… Visions… Ghosts…From writer D.W. Nathan comes a disturbing and terrifying collection of short horror tales to keep you up at night.In “Mother Moth,” a mysterious woman is brought in for questioning by three suspicious military personnel.An ex-con looking to turn his life around gets more than he bargained for after answering an ad for nighttime cleaning at a local playground in “Park Closes at Dark.”In “Forget Something?”, a celebrated author on a solo road trip can’t help but shake the feeling that a towering murderer is stalking her.An out-of-work and out-of-luck zombie struggles to make a living in “Scare Crew.”“Good Night’s Rest” explores the fine line that can come undone when nightmares leak into reality.A budding horror writer’s life comes crashing down while hunting for inspiration in the novella, “Children of the Northern God.”In “Lucky Bird,” a hiker has a strange and mysterious encounter with an enormous bird that leaves him with more questions than answers.“Muse,” asks how far would you go, what you’d be willing to sell, to make your dreams come true. In “The Infinite Moment,” a man and his son stumble into a horrific reality that has yet to materialize.The death of an office supervisor leads to bizarre and grotesque manifestations in “A Brief Vision of Hell.”In “Infested,” a disturbed man decides to vent his anger on the less fortunate roaming the city streets.A softball interview meant to promote a book turns into a tense interrogation in “Tonight’s Guest.”Turn down the lamps and light the candles as you explore the darkest parts of the night. The time when creatures come alive and ghosts roam free… the witching hour.©2025 D.W. Nathan (P)2025 Autumn Harvest Publishing