Here are the featured Horror Stories for December 2007. A short teaser follows the heading. Click on the title to read the whole story.

The Devil's Secret by Norman A. Rubin

The old house, sealed and empty, stands abandoned to the living world; a place of sounds once heard that is now quiet. It was the scene of a deceitful debauchery on one fateful night, which the curse of the act debased the owner. But the enactment of retribution through the devious ways of demons and spirits found its revenge. The call of murder was screamed from its inner walls at the final and lasting end; murder mixed with the devil's curse that damned the house to emptiness.

The Hunt by Vrishchikan Raj

“The stone is worth more than you can imagine, young sir, for its charm gives you immense wealth and prosperity,” the villager reassured Yogi.

“And you are all too ready to sell it for only a two hundred rupees?” Now the villager's face changed and he nodded helplessly.

Two hundred was so meager that the deal seemed utterly suspicious.