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Michael was the youngest in his family - just eight years old - and loved to watch his favorite TV show called Dark Shadows. Michael's older brother David and his sister Susan would constantly sneak up while Michael was watching Dark Shadows in the dark and scare him. Even though his brother and sister did a good job scaring him, what really scared Michael the most was the vampire Barnabas Collins.

Dan and Brenda Stevens finally planned a night out without the kids, and were able to find a babysitter at the last minute. Brenda's friend Karen's daughter Susan happened to be free for the evening because her boyfriend was sick, so instead of being stuck home all night with nothing to do her mother suggested she babysit her friend Brenda's kids, and make a little extra money. Susan was happy to earn some easy money for a couple hours.

Jamie was thumbing through the newspaper in search of a weekend job for the summer. She was 16 years old and needed the extra money to help save for textbooks when she started college in the fall. She tossed the newspaper on the floor, frustrated and with no results. Then one of the newspaper pages flipped over to the last page of the classifieds and there it was in small print, "Babysitter needed for the summer." She said, "How did I miss this? Maybe, I passed over it because it didn't say weekends only." Jamie's first babysitting job would turn out to be her worst nightmare - with fatal results.

We all know if you hear a knock on your door you're supposed to ask who it is or look through your peephole before you turn the doorknob to let who or whatever it is inside. Somehow the people in a little town called Spiritsville were in for an evil surprise. Tom and Cathy Matthewson never got along with anyone in the town because their beliefs were not of what the town stood for.

Just off in the distance stood a little town called Killington - a town so small that was hard to locate on a map. In fact, this town only had a population of about 50 people, which could explain why nobody knew about it. That was all about to change with the arrival of Jason. Jason would end up turning the town upside down, making Killington a famous tourist attraction for all the wrong reasons.

Just beyond the hills of Eastondale stood an old dilapidated mansion that was built in the 1860's. Legend has it that a railroad ran near the old mansion and there was a gang of outlaws that had held up the train and stolen $250,000 worth of gold and hid it in the mansion. But before any of the outlaws had a chance to tell where the gold was hidden they were ambushed inside the mansion by U.S. Marshals and only two of the brothers of one of the gangs survived. They would not tell where they hid the gold so both brothers were hanged and to this day no one knows where the gold was hidden.

I knew this day would come but I didn't think it would be so soon. I peered through the curtains of my bedroom window listening to the howling wind and watched as the lightning lit up the sky. My heart was beating like a bass drum. Something about this night was like no other night I have ever experienced that overwhelmed me with great fear of the unknown. Then I noticed in the distance a carriage barreling down the castle road at such a great speed. The closer the carriage got to the castle the more my fear grew.

Sam and Brenda were returning home from vacation on a beautiful nightly lit sky with a full moon shining down on the road. As Brenda was gazing at the moon and stars a beam of light shown down on the Matthews car, blinding them both which caused their vehicle to drive off the road. Then, all of a sudden the Matthews vanished from their vehicle.

Darren and his family just got back from their vacation when Darren received a phone call from his aunt. Darren's uncle Henry was found dead in the wine cellar. Darren's aunt pleaded with him to take over the estate because her health and age could not handle the stress of taking care of such an enormous task. As soon as Darren arrived at the mansion and Darren opened the door to the red room their lives would never be the same.

Being curious like little boys are, Jimmy had a hard time sleeping at night because of what lies beyond his backyard in the woods. Jimmy would be even more scared at night when it was storming outside. He would get out of bed, and go over to the window, and be able to get a glimpse of the cemetery because of the lightning. He could see the old wooden fence that was barely standing, that surrounded the crypt, and a few broken tombstones....

Drac Von Stoller presents a collection of horrifying tales from the dead with short stories that deal with witches, a virus, an ax, urban legends, pirates, cursed mirrors, and a few more exciting tales to hear about.

>Deep in the country stood a beautiful mansion said to be the most haunted place you'd ever step foot in. But does this place really exist or is it just a legend? Here is where the story begins. It all happened one stormy night on October 31, 1929....

What's supposed to be an upcoming authors dream would turn into a night of hell and become a curse to any one that happened to glance upon the last writings of author Richard Valance from the unfinished horror novel titled A Blast from Hell. Richard's publisher said in angry voice, if you don't finish that book tonight you're a dead man, and just to make sure, I'm coming over until you finish the last pen stroke. I've got too much money invested for this novel to die from someone that made a promise to me and not deliver.

Bill and Sharon Timmons were heading down the highway to what was supposed to be the greatest moment in their lives, but ran out of gas in the pouring rain just miles from their honeymoon destination. As Bill pulled his car off the side of the road, Sharon was getting nervous and antsy about what they are going to do.

It was 1863 in a town called Cactus Jack and Dr. Henry Corbin who was the town's doctor had grown tired of practicing medicine and was really interested in opening his own wax museum. When Henry brought mannequins to his wax museum and had his grand opening it turned out to be a disaster and Henry was out for revenge. That's when the horror begun for the townspeople.

Hell Hill Island was founded in 1863 by Marshall Sam Tucker who didn't believe in a fair trial because of his short fuse. If you back talked the Marshall, he would shoot you in both legs, then drag your wounded body with a rope he held as he rode his horse up to the Gallows to be hung high and when the Marshall was through watching the dead body swing back and forth on the Gallows, he would set their body on fire and light his cigar from the flames off their body.

Sarah Beth always dreamed of having a doll of her own. She thought it was a dream that would never come true. “I've been living in this orphanage since I was a baby and no one has ever given me a doll. No one has hugged me to let me know I was loved. If only I had a doll of my own, I would love her and give her all the hugs and kisses I never got. I guess I'll just curl up in bed with my blanket and cry my eyes out like I always have for the past ten years. Maybe someday some nice person will bring a doll to the orphanage. That will be the greatest day of my life," said Sarah Beth to herself.

Every Halloween the town of Deadsville holds their annual "Circus of Horrors" that brings in tourists from all over the world. This was the only real money maker for the town of Deadsville. Deadsville had one post office, one church, one store, etc., so there wasn't very much excitement in this little town. Though the town of Deadsville wasn't totally dead, hence the name. Just like everything this world has to offer in everyday life. Things can get rather boring unless you can think up new ideas that will stand out.

In the beginning the Devil created Hell on Earth. The skies were red as fire and the oceans and seas ran deep with blood. The Devil liked what he created, so he created a demon called Beelzebub, meaning "Prince of Demons" in his likeness and set him out into the world to enjoy the Hell that was created. The Devil explained to Beelzebub, "Whatever you do don't eat the fruit from the Garden of Hell." Beelzebub replied, "Why master, it looks tasty." The Devil answered, "If you do, you won't see the wonderful Hell that I have created for you. Just to make sure you don't eat of the tree."

Sarah used to take a short cut home after school through a railroad tunnel. Unfortunately, on October 31, 1902, Sarah never made it home. Her mangled body was discovered on the railroad tracks the next morning in the tunnel where she walked home from school every day.