Take a journey with us into the twisted mind of horror. Find out what lurks beneath the water in ‘Pond Scum.’ Venture ‘Into The Darkness’ with a man who may or may not have killed his wife. Try to identify the ‘Red Flag’ in the heart-wrenching story about a concerned mother and her deeply-troubled son. Read these stories and many more to know what it truly means to be afraid of the dark.
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Collective Darkness: A Horror Anthology is the result of a collaborative effort to jumpstart new and upcoming independent authors.
Jen wrote the short story ‘Polter Geist’ and also engineered the audiobook for Collective Darkness. Released in September of 2020, Collective Darkness reached #1 Amazon Bestseller status within its first week of release and sold over 500 copies in its first month on the market.
Polter Geist
By Jen Ellwyn
The inhospitable antique store could be easily mistaken for an indoor cemetery. It was deprived of light and cluttered with cold objects that only served as markers in memoriam of life. Very few mourners entered the store. More often, grave robbers slipped through the barred windows, passing through the panels that were as chilled and transparent as themselves.
One such thief ventured through the glass in this manner. He crept through the narrow aisles of the store while stepping carefully around corners and angling his shoulders to minimize their width in the crowded space. Vases, mirrors, and ornaments of the expensive sort were precariously perched on equally expensive glass shelving. They were each waiting for the slightest encouragement to fall and shatter. Wild-eyed and alert, the thief searched for his target. He also searched for those that would target him.
He was not alone.
A girl named Mary stood in front of the clerk’s desk, watching the thief with a cryogenic smile.
“Have you come to try again?” she asked with a false innocence.
“You are foolishly reckless, Polter.”
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Jen is an emerging writer specializing in horror and fantasy.
Jen works as a freelance video and audio editor, film unit production manager, as well as a stage manager for theatrical productions.
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