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  Intersections

  Six Tales of Ouija Horror

  Rob E. Boley

  Sèphera Girón

  Megan Hart

  Brad C. Hodson

  Kerry Lipp

  Chris Marrs

  Contents

  Blurb

  Introduction

  Ghosted

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Kerry Lipp

  Blood Born

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Megan Hart

  Sounds in Silence

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chris Marrs

  Gallow’s Grove

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Brad C. Hodson

  The Next Big Thing

  The Next Big Thing

  Witch Upon A Star

  Sèphera Girón

  Mr. Shady

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Chapter 29

  Chapter 30

  Rob E. Boley

  Howling Unicorn Press

  YES

  NO

  The Ouija Board has long been used as an intersection between our world and the next, a point of connection between the living and the dead. But some questions should remain unanswered, some secrets should stay hidden…and some games should never be played.

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  Sometimes the dead should be left to rest in peace.

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  What fate awaits the unwary who dare to tempt the darkness? Find out in INTERSECTIONS: Six Tales of Ouija Horror -- an eclectic collection featuring never-before published stories from some of the horror genre’s favorite and finest writers.

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  ISBN: 978-1-940078-27-4

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  Introduction

  What Happens in Vegas…

  HELLO.

  You hold in your hands—either in print or digital format—the culmination of more than a year’s worth of effort. In November 2015, the two of us were acting like fools on Facebook (like one does) and inadvertently hatched this scheme to do an anthology project based on Ouija boards. It started as a lark— a ping-pong game of comments that gradually evolved into an actual possibility.

  At the time, the inaugural StokerCon event—hosted by the Horror Writers’ Association—was coming up in Las Vegas in May 2016, and since we planned to wrangle our co-conspirators at that event, we initially thought maybe we’d ask for stories that involved both Ouija boards and Sin City.

  NO.

  That seemed too restrictive. Ultimately, we opted to keep it simple. We approached four talented horror writer friends and asked them to write a story for us that involved a Ouija board. As simple as that. We are so glad that we kept the theme as bare bones as possible, because the result is an eclectic collection of diverse stories.

  YES.

  Kerry Lipp writes a disturbing yet poignant story about Keisha, also known as Angel Ditch, whose first love Conrad communicates with her via a custom-made Ouija board. Keisha relies on Conrad to help her find someone special and to get rid of those who aren’t, but when Keisha finally falls for a perfect love, she soon learns what it feels like to get “Ghosted.”

  Megan Hart’s “Blood Born” takes you to a desolate house during a deadly snowstorm. There you’ll meet Tori, a stranded mother with a newborn infant, who is forced to seek shelter with a bizarre family. The family’s mad matriarch uses a Ouija board to communicate with her lost love and rule over her sons. Tori will soon discover that this family has a dark secret—and possibly even darker plans for her and her baby.

  In “Sounds in Silence,” Chris Marrs takes you into a world torn apart by a war between Angels and Demons. Amongst the rubble of this scorched battlefield, a mute woman named Lily finds a Ouija board that offers her protection from the dark forces swirling around her. But when heaven falls and hell rises, perhaps no one is truly safe.

  Brad C. Hodson introduces you to the town of “Gallow’s Grove,” a 1920’s-era hot spot for psychics and mediums. When Persephone Gale, who trained with Harry Houdini, arrives to debunk a young psychic on the same day that a grisly murder is discovered, the psychic uses a Ouija board to contact the victim. Persephone is determined to expose the Ouija board as a hoax, but finds herself swept into the murder investigation.

  Sèphera Girón treats you to a tale of magic and mystery. Convinced that there’s more to the occult than science and misdirection, con artist Felicity uses her charms to learn the tricks of the trade from an illusionist. But stealing a Ouija board soon teaches her that testing dark forces can lead to unexpected—and undesired—consequences, especially when you’re looking for “The Next Big Thing.”

  In “Mr. Shady” by Rob E. Boley, enter a world where the entrance to the afterlife is broken, refusing entry to the poor souls trying to pass on. When the newly deceased ghost Molly is summoned by a Ouija board, she joins forces with the ghost of the girl she killed in her own fatal car accident. These unlikely partners must race against time to escape the sinister spirit Mr. Shady, who’s determined to turn the entire ghostly pop