Before The Waking Hour: Anthology of Short Stories

Every night, we surrender to the dark. Every night, it waits for us.Fear isn’t uniform. It adapts. It learns. It knows exactly what terrifies us most, depending on where we stand in the world.Gathered by a collector of shadows, this anthology dissects three distinct realms of absolute dread. All stories are created from the real nightmares of very real people.Experience the chilling six story progression of The Inner Circle, where personal betrayal stalks those closest to home.Shift into the nine stories of The Working Dead, where the waking exhaustion of the workforce takes a gruesome turn.Finally, descend into the eight stories of The Playground Shadows, where the pure imagination of childhood becomes a breeding ground for raw terror.These are not just stories. They are the secrets we scream into our pillows.Lock your doors.Turn off the lights.Sleep at your own risk.