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When the truth is buried beneath layers of power, deception, and silence, one man becomes the weapon that can tear it all down. Jack Mitchell is no spy. No soldier. Just a former plumber with six kids, a quiet life, and a past he thought he left behind. But when a cryptic message from a dead operative falls into his hands, Jack uncovers a global conspiracy built on mind control, information warfare, and engineered chaos.

Jonas Walker has spent a lifetime running—from responsibility, from regret, and from the people he once called family. Alone in a failing shack on the edge of Walnut Springs, Texas, he believes his story is already over. Until the night someone knocks on his door. A silent stranger hands Jonas a worn, red-letter Bible… and vanishes into the dark. What follows shatters everything Jonas thought he understood about life, death, and the world around him. Because something else is watching him too. Something that smiles in the shadows. Something that stands by the creek at night.

A cursed mansion puts a curious house sitter’s free will to the ultimate test. An old polaroid camera holds a monster that yearns to be released. And two brothers encounter a demonic force in the caverns just beyond town. Enter a dreamscape of supernatural terror with Scare Street’s latest collection. This diabolical volume contains 15 terrifying tales of fear and horror. And each story pulls you deeper into the realm of perpetual night.

Sixteen-year-old runaway Sam Carter has nothing left—no family, no home, no reason to keep walking. But when he stumbles upon an old brown leather Bible in a rusted-out trailer, everything changes. Drawn to a single verse marked decades earlier, Sam begins an unexpected journey across the backroads of Texas, carrying more scars than hope and a whisper in his heart that says, I am the Way. From abandoned churches to chance encounters with strangers, Sam’s road is one of hard lessons, fragile faith, and second chances.

What if the greatest threat to humanity wasn't a war, a virus, or a machine—… but a man with a time machine and the desire to kill faith itself? Robert Hildibrand is the most brilliant mind of the modern world—a quantum physicist, inventor, and the billionaire behind a device that can breach the fabric of time. Armed with Gladys, his revolutionary time-travel machine, Robert sets out to dismantle the myth of Jesus Christ by witnessing His birth… and proving it never happened.

When the lights dim and the music fades, what remains? In the heart of Austin, Texas, Pastor Levi Rhoades leads one of the city’s most vibrant churches—a modern marvel of excellence, precision, and production. Yet behind the polished sermons and glowing screens, something sacred has gone missing. One morning, an anonymous letter appears on his desk—seven verses written in the same ancient words once given to the church of Ephesus: “Nevertheless, I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” What begins as a quiet conviction ignites a city-shaking awakening.

Ray Carter was a proud Marine, a skilled tradesman, and a man of grit. But after years of war, failure, and silent suffering, he’s lost everything—his business, his family, and the faith that once held him together. Living in a run-down RV behind a supply yard in Walnut Springs, Texas, Ray is just surviving… until a child’s simple question about a dust-covered Bible changes everything.

Michael Mitchell is a broken man. A hollow trailer, a rusted pistol, and a lifetime of regret are all that remain of the life he once had. His faith is gone, his family estranged, and every breath feels like borrowed time. Just when he plans to end it all, grace knocks—quietly, in the form of a woman named Laurie.

Rachel returns to the family farmhouse to check on her aging father—once a strong, principled man now slipping into confusion and decline. But what begins as a simple visit unravels into something far darker. The family’s once-prized coin collection is mysteriously missing. Important documents have been altered. And at the center of it all stands Eli—her brother, her childhood tormentor, and the master of lies who’s been manipulating their father from the shadows.

John Walker didn’t come to the woods to be found—he came to disappear. Years of broken promises, failed marriages, and estranged children had carved a man hollowed by guilt. He was ready to end it all, believing the world, and his family, were better off without him. But just as he’s about to make a final decision, a cry in the distance freezes him in place. It’s Grace Monroe—widowed, heartbroken, and just as lost. Her own life shattered by an abusive marriage and the weight of being forgotten. Neither one knows the other is there, yet something divine orchestrates their encounter.

At exactly 9:17 a.m., children across the world stop what they’re doing. They don’t panic. They don’t cry out. They listen. From hospital rooms and classrooms to refugee camps and living rooms, children—too young to be coached, too innocent to conspire—begin responding to a voice no adult can hear. They speak truths they were never taught. They reveal secrets no one shared. And they warn of something coming that the world is not ready to face.

Some trains were never meant to stop. Some passengers were never meant to leave. In the chilling sequel to The Source, the mystery surrounding Project EX-19 deepens as a derailed military train in the Texas desert awakens a long-buried secret. Survivors of the crash whispered of something that stepped out of the containment pod—something that didn’t cast a shadow… and wasn’t human. Now, decades later, Billy Jackson and his friends uncover the ruins of that lost train—and the dark force it carried.

Out of the Mouths of Children is a powerful supernatural Christian novel that unfolds where heaven and earth quietly collide. Hannah and Blaze Mercer are not ordinary children. From the moment they are born, unseen forces gather around them—angels appointed, darkness watching, destiny already in motion. Though small and seemingly fragile, the siblings carry a rare spiritual authority, one rooted not in strength or knowledge, but in purity, obedience, and faith untouched by the world.

For 21 years, Elias Merrick was a ghost. The night he vanished, he made a vow to God while staring down the barrel of a gun—a vow sealed by a miracle no one could explain. When Elias disappears without a trace, the world assumes he is dead. But Elias does not age. And Elias is not finished. Two decades later, a barefoot man with glowing eyes appears on a street corner in downtown Austin. He speaks truths no stranger should know. He names hidden grief, secret guilt, and prayers whispered only in the dark. Crowds gather. Lives unravel. Hope awakens. They begin calling him the Corner Prophet.

Cade Brannon was a man coming undone—a husband with a shattered marriage, a son drowning in regret, and a soul convinced he was beyond saving. One lonely night, with a pistol in his hand and his heart collapsing under the weight of failure, Cade prepares to end everything. But in a moment that can only be described as divine intervention, his television flickers on, and a preacher declares a message that stops Cade cold: “There is power in the words of Christ.

Sometimes the best education doesn’t come from school—it comes from scraped knees, busted fences, and a healthy dose of small-town mischief. In Whatevs: From Foolishness to Fondness, Michael J. Melton looks back on his wild Texas upbringing with a blend of humor, heart, and hard-earned wisdom. From stealing watermelons and surviving electric fences to sibling wars involving Duran Duran, Deep Heat, and questionable brownies, every story is a snapshot of a life lived full-speed and with a grin.

Nine-year-old Eli Walker should have been an ordinary boy…until the night an ancient voice awakened inside him. When two bullies attack him behind an abandoned store, time freezes—and a fallen guardian named Hazariel rises within Eli’s mind. From that moment on, Eli sees the world differently. Shadows move. Thoughts whisper. Danger trembles before it reaches him.

Colton Ray Denison grew up surrounded by silence, shame, and half-truths in a broken Texas home—raised on bitterness and built on lies. For years, he believed the story his mother told: that his father, a Vietnam veteran, had abandoned the family in disgrace. But everything changes the summer Colton finds a box of hidden letters—vile confessions written by his mother to the father she betrayed. As truth cracks open his world, Colton begins a quiet, emotional journey to reclaim his identity, protect his younger sister, and choose a better path than the one laid before him.

When the last Ukrainian flag falls and the world celebrates peace, journalist Rhonda Jensen uncovers the truth: the peace is staged. In secret chambers beneath Jerusalem, a coalition of Western power brokers has authorized Operation Iron Crucible—a false-flag strike meant to frame Russia, fracture Europe, and resurrect NATO’s dying control. After recording the meeting by chance, Rhonda becomes the most wanted woman alive. Fleeing across continents, she finds refuge inside Voron Base, where Russian operatives confirm her evidence and broadcast it to the world.

In Whatevs: A Texan’s Guide to Doing Dumb Stuff with Confidence, Michael J. Melton turns a lifetime of misadventures into a laugh-out-loud confession of faith, family, and foolishness. From melting toy cars in a space heater to accidentally starting a small-town legend, Michael has tripped, stumbled, and face-planted through life with more enthusiasm than coordination—and lived to tell the tale.