WHO ARE WE IF NOT FOR THE MONSTERS THAT WE KEEP?…
They Hide: Short Stories to Tell in the Dark collects thirteen chilling tales that weave through the shadows, exploring the nature of fear, powerlessness, and control.
– A series of murders in a New England colony
– An untamed beast in pre-revolutionary France
– A mysterious stranger who invades 18th-century Ireland
– A traveling circus that takes more than the price of admission
– A gathering of the Dark, telling tales on the longest night of the year, and more.
Come play with vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, ghouls and the devil himself. Make sure you check under the bed and don’t turn out the lights.
“The tales in Francesca Maria’s They Hide are brief but intense, revealing the monsters hidden at the corners of everyday life. The author’s lifelong love of horror shines through here. Make sure to check the warnings and read in the daylight lest you become too unnerved.” –Christi Nogle, Bram Stoker Award®-nominee and author of Beulah
“… a solid collection, with stories ranging the full spectrum of horror, from grim and grisly, to suspenseful, to dark humor, and one true heartbreaker. All your classic monster tropes are represented here, and all done really well. …Whatever your taste in horror, I’m sure you’ll find something in They Hide that you’ll enjoy.” –Ben Monroe, Author of The Seething
“…a humanistic approach to the horror that makes it somehow all the more terrifying…That may be the key to her storytelling. The people and things that populate these tales are relatable, whether they be monsters or human or somewhere in between…If you like short stories that bring new perspectives to things you thought you already knew, you’ll want to check this collection out.” –Jay Bechtol, Author of The Great American Coward
“Francesca compiled a fantastic collection full of stories that cover so many different eras and things that go bump in the night, and it kept me on my toes from start to finish.” –Sinister Scoop
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About Author Francesca Maria
Francesca Maria has been penning horror stories since she was able to pick up a pen and write at the age of six. This fascination with horror was spurred by her insatiable quest to uncover what was haunting her house as a child. Now in her late forties, Francesca is still haunted by her childhood home which continues to invade her dreams.
Francesca has spent 19 years as the co-owner of Black Cat Comics in Northern California and has been reading comics for over two decades. She is an avid fan of Neil Gaiman, Tom King, Stephen King, Tom Taylor, Geoff Johns and Jeph Loeb. When she’s not reading and writing horror, Francesca visits haunted places and records their histories.
Francesca is a former journalist, a published author and a graduate from University of California at Berkeley.
Francesca is also a psychic medium and detective and uses her knowledge of the other world to aid in her storytelling. She has a black belt in Taekwondo, drives a ’53 Chevy truck and drums until her hands bleed.
You can find her work in Crystal Lake’s Flash Fiction monthly contests, the upcoming Death’s Garden Revisited anthology, Black Cat Chronicles and her upcoming debut release of her short story collection: THEY HIDE: SHORT STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK, coming April 7th, 2023.
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