New Tales of the Strange: Forbidden Stories for the Dead of Night
When the day's clamor dies away, have you ever heard scratching inside the walls? Have you ever wondered if your reflection in the mirror has a life of its own? This collection, New Tales of the Strange, is the key prepared to lead you into that world.
We don't deal in terrifying tales made up from nothing. We collect only "true" accounts that hover on the edge of reality:
• Perhaps it's the last subway you take after working overtime. Why is there a blurry red figure in that otherwise empty car?
• Perhaps it's the old country house you inherited. On a rainy night, clear footsteps came from the attic door the will strictly forbade you to open.
• Or perhaps it's the online group chat you happened to join. The anonymous user who describes your every move in detail has been offline for three years...
Here you'll find the karmic retribution of Chinese folk customs and rural ghost stories, as well as modern hauntings in city apartments and new terrors born of the internet age. Each story reveals what lies behind a door that should never have been opened.
But we seek more than a momentary scream. True chills come when, after closing the book, you begin to doubt the familiar world around you. Was that shifting shadow really just the wind?
Warning: This book is best read alone in the dead of night. But please make sure the space behind you is safe.
Now, take a deep breath and turn to the first page. See you in our stories.
