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  Arbogast, Crystal
Hobnail
Scary bedtime story about a mother and daughter's night-time journey home.
- Date Added: March 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  J
  Johnson, Denny
The One That Got Away
A journalist tracks down the man who escaped being the twelfth victim of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Contains adult material.
- Date Added: January 2001
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: 18
- Rating:5 stars
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  M
  Macy, Tim
The Brass Teapot
When Alice and John buy an antique teapot they get more than they bargained for.
- Date Added: October 2006
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:5 stars
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  P
  Phillips, Ian
Hangover
Piecing together events after a touch of amnesia concerning the previous night, the clues begin to take a sinister turn. Contains descriptions of violence.
- Date Added: June 2000
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:2 stars
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Rachel's House
A disturbing vision of the afterlife as a killer is executed by lethal injection.
- Date Added: September 2000
- Length: 14 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:4 stars
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Thug
A man decides to take action against football hooligans. Contains descriptions of violence.
- Date Added: June 2000
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: 18
- Rating:2 stars
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  S
  Sexton, Kay
Starving Makes It Fat
Size isn’t everything, but it can mean life or death when Matthew and Liz come to town.
- Date Added: December 2007
- Length: 12 pages
- Age Rating: 18
- Rating:4 stars
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  Sorrentino, Fernando
Habits of the Artichoke
A tutor is given an artichoke plant and soon learns that taking care of it is not going to be easy.
- Date Added: October 2009
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:3 stars
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The Return
A man is the only witness to an accidental killing and the bizarre series of events that follow.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  W
  Wood, James
The Lover
A resting model finds her privacy invaded by a young man and a very particular piece of poetry.
- Date Added: May 2000
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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