Amazon to Publish Exclusive Short Stories from Joe Hill, Grady Hendrix, Stephen Graham Jones, More

Amazon Original Stories presents The Shivers, a collection of five haunting stories that reveal the otherworldly terrors all around us from acclaimed horror authors.

In Jackknife by Joe Hill, Dennis Lange is hoping for a comeback after being ruined by scandal. Selling the story of a cursed tree could make his future… if it doesn’t kill him.

“Dennis awakens something evil when he removes a decades-old jackknife from the trunk of a gnarled old sycamore. Once pinned in place—now thoughtlessly freed—the tree returns to its roots. An act of vigilante justice took place under its boughs long ago. But its taste for blood has only grown stronger…”

In The Blanks by Grady Hendrix, residents have an unspoken pact with the island’s unnatural inhabitants: ignore them, live happily. But one boy can’t look away—and pays the price.

“Jeckle Island offers Rachel’s children the chance to spend summers roaming wild and free, as long as they follow the rules. But when her son comes face to face with a terror they dare not speak of, she must prepare for their perfect world to change. Forever.”

In The Indigo Room by Stephen Graham Jones, the horrors of the modern workplace meet actual horror. Don’t lose your head over office politics…

“When the lights go out and the slideshow begins, middle manager Jennifer has a disturbing vision: a headless colleague right across the boardroom table. Is it a trick of the light, or a vision of the future? She tries to brush it off and salvage the afternoon—but when her ex unexpectedly drops off her son at the office after school, suddenly her whole world takes an alarming turn.”

In Night and Day in Misery by Catriona Ward, feverish nightmares meet the chilling light of day as a mother readies to rejoin her past in the gloom of her hotel.

“Room 17 was the last stop on her husband and son’s journey. Eight years after their deaths, Stella books the same room, hoping to commune with their memories. But as she tries to sleep, disturbing and urgent visions blur the lines between reality and the supernatural, and the other side sends a terrifying message.”

In Letter Slot by Owen King, the cost of living keeps rising—and it collects payment from the soul. A helping hand, a fateful cost.

“Sensing his mother’s failing health, a struggling teenager pours out his worries in a letter and drops it through the mail slot of an abandoned show house. He’s surprised when a response arrives, promising good fortune for the price of just one name: someone he hates. He’d give anything for his mother. But the true cost may be more than he’s willing to pay.”

All five stories will be available exclusively on Kindle for $1.99 each on April 15.

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