The most frightening ghost stories are not fiction; they are the true experiences some families must endure. Continuing her quest, one paranormal investigator lives her life hunting down ghosts, spirits, and demons while helping many families on the way find solutions and peace to their haunting. Tormented Souls contains true cases of paranormal activity; it also educates on how and why some of these ghostly phenomena occur. It takes a look at different paranormal theories, entities, and how to protect yourself from unwanted, invisible, and sometimes, evil intruders. It also covers some basic information on how to properly ghost hunt. If you've ever questioned the belief in the paranormal and the afterlife, this book takes you on a frightening journey you may never forget.
Missie Huber's older brother overdosed on methadone when she was nineteen. In the years following his death, her father succumbed to alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver and her younger brother, Mark, struggled with heroin addiction. Missie swore she would do everything in her power to ensure that her children did not follow in their footsteps, then watched in despair as her son John began abusing alcohol, marijuana, ecstasy, and cocaine. In Tormented Souls, Missie's recollections of these painful events are interwoven with Mark and John's accounts of their trials and eventual recoveries. Their testimonies show us how it is possible for addicts to get clean even after years of using, and how they and their loved ones can finally heal.
3 complete short ghost & horror stories about tormented souls unable to rest after death TORMENTED is a series of eerie ghost & horror stories for people who love the more traditional approach to the genre, where an ominous atmosphere, supernatural fantasy elements, and intriguing (back)story play a big part in creating the nightmarish effect of the stories In each story, one or more haunted souls, living or dead, find themselves in a tormenting and twisted situation from which they cannot easily escape... if at all. Sometimes, their dark tales have a (relatively) happy end where peace or at least acceptance is found. At other times, a more macabre end foretells more suffering to come. Each chilling story is complete, standalone, and sure to leave you with an eerie feeling. This bundle contains the FIRST THREE stories in the series for you to try. #1 | The Forgotten Girl Chihiro returns to the castle that was once her home. High on the walls, the Daimo's men stand guard, but they mustn't see her! Entering the castle through a secret passageway the young woman follows a path of tears and blood while she looks for redemption. #2 | The Third Hour Ann prepares to hunt for a beast and cut out its heart, which she needs to keep herself and her family safe. She has only her pistol, knife, and sharp wits to keep her alive—and she'll need 'em all! But the bloodthirsty beasts that roam the street aren't the only threat out there. She has to watch the hour and make haste, or else... #3| The Waiting When Mira wakes up, she finds herself in a strange and terrifying place. Is this a dream? A voice coming from the shadows tells her it's not. Mira has no idea how to get back home. All she can do for now is try and stay ahead of the nightmarish people who live in the house—and all desperately want her name. --- Half-hour Ghost & Horror stories are the perfect format for a quick break at work, a boring wait at the dentist’s office, your commute, or just whenever you want to forget your worries and enjoy a creepy story. --- BJORN J. P. PEETERS is the author of several Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, & Horror series, with some of the biggest being: 'The Fraternity & Sorority Wars', 'Man's Funny Book', 'Keep Your Millions, Daddy!', 'Ictiluni', and 'Infinitus Memorias'. On his website, he lets readers look behind the scenes to find out how he creates his stories & characters, as well as sharing his other creative projects and artwork.
He thought the nightmare was over. But it’s only just begun… Dan Tate has come a long way since the spirits of Coffin Cemetery first called out to him. He’s made new friends, and found a sense of purpose repairing the local schoolhouse. His therapy has finally quelled his PTSD and nightmares. He’s even developed romantic feelings for a special friend. But Dan soon finds his peace and tranquility shattered. The real enemy has revealed themself, unleashing a power far more destructive than any Dan has faced. The target of their wrath is the town of Anger, and Dan Tate is in their way. But when they make the fight personal and attack Dan’s family, something inside the tortured man snaps. Driven by anger and rage, Dan embarks on a crusade to protect his family. And he will do whatever it takes to end the threat to his loved ones. Even if it means sacrificing his own life to save theirs…
The dead speak and one man hears their harrowing cries... Dan Tate survived a heart-breaking tragedy and is plagued by nightmares of his terrifying ordeal. Withdrawing into an emotionless shell, he has driven away everyone who cared about him. Dan is lost, and utterly alone. Until he hears the voices… In Coffin Cemetery, the anguished spirits cry out, seeking a way to move on. But Dan isn’t the only one who speaks with the dead. Janet Ladd, a greedy and corrupt medium, also hears their call. She intends to use these tormented souls to fulfill her own petty desires. As the body count increases, panic and chaos ensue, and the police find themselves at a loss to explain the mangled corpses on the streets. Dan and his ghostly allies are the only thing standing between Janet and the innocent citizens of Anger. He’s just one man… scared, broken, and traumatized by pain most can only imagine. But he’ll put his life on the line to defend his loved ones. Even if it costs him his mortal soul…
This is the true story of a Christian Survivor of childhood abuse and trauma who suffered with severe physical pains throughout her body and emotional stress, mental anguish and memory loss her entire life due to the stress, depression, PTSD, anxiety and panic disorders as she suffered with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Confusion consumed her every waking moment while she constantly prayed for death on a daily basis and got her courage and strength through God's good grace and Christians all around her. God did answer her prayers when he gave her the energy to run and and he was right there with her as she struggled through the turmoil and fear but he had a plan for her and blessed her with the sanity that he had buried deep inside for her to recover in a later time in her life.
"The findings, in essence, reveal a person of dual identity, with unconscious forces playing a prominent role and holding the key to Voltaire's paradoxical character. His conscious, rational, and cognitively astute self - the standard-bearer of the philosophes in their epochal struggle for freedom - was also responsible for sealing off the subconscious portion of the self associated with traumatic experiences. The elaborate characterological structure erected to ward off consciously unacceptable impulses and, simultaneously, to obtain satisfaction of frustrated needs, is the subject of this study. The price he had to pay for the drastic disconnect between the two selves was formidable. In this volume, much attention is devoted to the unconventional ways and phantasmal stratagems adopted for dealing with the internal pressure of repressed impulses and a perpetual quest for affectional support. Some of these maneuvers show tenuous contact with social reality, as do his bizarre psychosomatic symptoms and bold rationalizations in the Memoirs." "Fortunately for the Western world, Voltaire's prodigious mind was put to use in rattling the cage of the intolerant and rigidly backward theocratic/political system. Due to his immense popularity as a playwright, and his agile participation in current events through a flood of pamphlets, leaflets, and occasional pieces, together with the gigantic volume and engaging style of his correspondence, the name Voltaire became synonymous with the Age of Enlightenment. The dual identity did not interfere with his effectiveness as a humanist. In fact, there is reason to believe that the energy invested in fighting l'infame, the oppressive authority of Church and State, was augmented by a dynamic driving force of the hidden self: the never verbalized and consciously never processed bitter resentment of paternal coercion. Principles and methods of depth psychology, as applied in the study, are elucidated and illustrated."--Jacket.
“The best book I’ve read in years.” —Christine Feehan The incomparable C.L. Wilson brings her phenomenal Tairen Soul novels to Avon Books! Lord of the Fading Lands is the first book in the epic romantic adventure that combines sweeping fantasy with breathtaking paranormal romance. USA Today and New York Times bestseller C. L. Wilson dazzles with a magnificent, heart-soaring tale of passion and great destiny—of the tormented Fey King Rain, the woodcutter’s daughter Ellysetta, who would be queen, and their eternal quest for true love in the mystical Fading Lands.
