THE INCUBUS 2: 20 Dark Tales of Demonic Desire, THE Nightmares and Supernatural Horror

Book Description

Twenty doors. Twenty invitations. One patient hunger waiting behind every one. He never breaks in; he is always invited — by a grieving widower who cannot let go, a desperate gambler chasing one more hand, a nurse who cannot bear to lose another patient, a bride who has already said yes before she understood the question. He wears whatever face will open the door: a doctor's calm, a captain's steady hand, a dead wife's unmistakable voice, a coin that always finds its way back to your pocket. THE INCUBUS 2 collects twenty completely standalone tales of demonic seduction, nightmare, and supernatural horror. Each one is built around an ordinary person facing an extraordinary hunger. A lighthouse keeper discovers the light isn't for ships. A cemetery caretaker hears the dead warning him about something that walks between the graves. A journalist stumbles upon a village where no one has dreamed in decades — for a reason. An archaeologist unearths an underground city that was built for one purpose: to keep something asleep. Every story stands entirely on its own — new characters, new settings, new rules, new endings — but all twenty ask the same quiet, terrible question: when something ancient offers to carry your grief for you, how much of yourself are you willing to hand over to set it down? Atmospheric, character-driven, and unflinching, this anthology is perfect for readers of dark supernatural horror who want dread that lingers rather than jump scares that fade. Read them in any order. Close the book, and see if you can leave the door shut behind you.