A writer returns home after years away, only to find the loch draining in her nightmares. Each dream reveals bones at the bottom—familiar faces of people who are still alive. When one of them turns up dead in real life, she questions whether the loch is showing prophecy… or her own murderous desi...

A lake monster, a competition to solve its mystery, and two schoolmates, where not even the supernatural is always black or white.

In a quiet village, what begins as a childish quarrel over a bicycle unravels into something far darker. At the edge of a crystal-clear lake, where a legendary mermaid returns lost objects to the townsfolk, rumors spread of vanishings, pagan sects, and rituals stained with blood. When a desperate...

In a world born from divine exile, twelve celestial beings — the Zodiacs — rule over the remnants of creation. Each carries the fragment of a fallen god’s power and the curse of His silence. When the Thirteenth Star awakens — a being who remembers the world before the fall — old covenants be...

A young girl named Hao Hao ends up staying at a paranormal high school after following a spirit into the woods. The other teenagers there seem to be about as shy and loner-ish as her, but the same spirit that led her there encourages her to make friends; a task that is much easier here than in th...

"This is not a slice-of-life. It's a slice-of-death" that’s what some pulpy B-movie review might proclaim. Now, let us plunge into the tangled tapestry of Eiji’s existence, a quintessential post-pandemic soul, dissecting his despair with the precision of a jaded scholar—as one does in these bl...

Two people. One lake. Zero progress. Serha Cross, a twenty-two-year-old aspiring influencer who dreams of going viral, and Elliot Marsh, a thirty-something “scientist” who treats damp grass and bad lighting like mortal enemies. Their mission? Uncover the great mystery said to be awakening bene...

...Read to find yourself...

Yukari, a character in a story, gains self conscious. Having died as a villain with no redeeming qualities, Yukari seeks a way to take her life back into her own hands. the Final Chapter in my Novel Back and Forth, this short story is a stand alone narrative that can be read on its own.

When rumors of a brainwashed town reach detective Kaito's ears, he expects a simple case of mass hysteria. What he finds is a silent, perfect community hiding a terrible secret at its core: a pristine castle and the ancient, self-created entity sleeping within. His investigation becomes a descent...