In this collection of wickedly imaginative dark tales, you'll discover what sometimes lurks beneath the seemingly ordinary. An old man with a grudge who wants a peaceful night's sleep decides to take matters into his own hands. A mermaid is captured, imprisoned, and forced to entertain at children's parties. A porch pirate learns a terrifying lesson. A woman who suspects her husband is cheating hires a private detective, but gets way more than she bargained for. A daughter watching her father be consumed by cancer makes a daring deal with a nefarious being that comes back to haunt her.All this and much more from a collection compiled to make you uncomfortable in the comfort of wherever you'll be reading them from. All that's left to do now, dear readers, is open the book and watch nightmares come to life.