Featured Works
Novel - 7 hour read
A supernatural fiction thriller. Wade Richards is an Illinois accountant who dreams of a more exciting and meaningful career. He and his wife, Janet, are living a modest and mostly uneventful life until they're suddenly caught in a dark web of family secrets resurfacing from beyond the grave. The horrid truths they face threaten to change their lives forever when the world they know ultimately merges with forces of the supernatural.
by Norman Thomas Hood
Novella - 3 hour read
Will Lawson is a faithful husband in an unfaithful marriage. As he struggles to keep his small family together, an unexpected new acquaintance threatens to destroy more than just his marriage.
The Courtesan
by Norman Thomas Hood
Short Story - 45 min read
Harold's stutter and gentle disposition make him an easy target for bullies. If it weren't for his friend Eddie's avid protection, he'd likely had given up on life decades ago. Eddie is always present and willing to do anything it takes to defend his elderly pal. Anything.
Harold's Defender
by Norman Thomas Hood
Novelette - 1 hour read
Nothing destroys a marriage faster than jealousy, and John would never allow a good affair to go to waste. A short day away on the water never hurt anyone, so what could go wrong on a pleasure boat named after three greek goddesses?
The Devil's Raft
by Norman Thomas Hood
Novelette - 1 hour 15 min read
Scott Pennington knows a practical man does practical things, until he's left with no choice but to contend with an unimaginable force that turns his life upside down. It's not a matter where he'll end up, but when.
And with who...
by Norman Thomas Hood
Short Story - 30 min read
The struggles between brothers and sisters can easily turn into sibling war. Christy recieves more than expected for her eighth birthday and learns that even though some stories are tall tales told to keep people safe, some can turn out to be real.
Short Story - 45 min read
The idea of living in a cabin away from the modern demons of society might sound like the right choice to some, but occasionally, nature raises an even darker hand in opposition. An unexpecting family finds out even a week's trip to the Devil's den can prove deadly.
Grizzly
by Norman Thomas Hood
Short Story - 30 min read
The bond between a boy and his dog runs deep. Sometimes even deeper than the rules of physics. Martin finds that death may not always be the end of the story.
Novelette - 1 hour 10 min read
Mikey struggles to hold on to his identity after being sold by his parents at the age of five. His new parents are not what they seem as they attempt to use him as nothing more than a source of income in their fraudulent scheme.
Hudson's Drone (2026)
Novelette - 1 hour read
Hudson Bennett has a problem. A dangerous problem. His obsession with a high school classmate takes an ominous turn, lifting an already unhealthy lust to a criminal level.
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