Welcome to the Twisted World of the Supernatural: Curated by Douye Soroh.

  A dramatic and cinematic book cover titled "THE ABYSS CONTRACT" by author Douye Soroh . The Deal In The Void What would you do if you had the choice to pick who should remain in the world and who shouldn’t? What would you do if the world was in the palm of your hand and you had the authority to erase an entire continent from the map? Would you be selfish? Would you be a tyrant, or would you be fair, guided by justice and equity? Those were the questions asked to Ethan as he floated in the abyss. He had no idea if it was truly an abyss; all he could say was that the place was without form and void. All he could do was listen to the voice of the one who had taken him there. The voice said, "Your mind is a powerful tool that you can shape to your will. All you have to do is reach out." And he had done just that. He had shaped the abyss into a comfortable place within his mind. He had been floating there, drinking in the rich quietness and the bliss of peace, power, a...

  A professional book cover titled "The Hunger of Karma" by Douye Soroh. The image features a glowing God of Karma with long golden hair and ten gold rings standing in a dark warehouse. Below him, two desperate men surrender a bag of food as zombies lurk in the background shadows. "In this dark comedy short story, Harry discovers that surviving a zombie apocalypse is nothing compared to dealing with his cursed best friend. The Karma of the Warehouse It had been a frustrating year for Harry. He was broke and wondering how he’d survive the holidays. He spent his days scouring the internet for the cheapest ways to get by until he stumbled upon a book titled How To Live For A Month On $2. He sat upright with a grin. "This is it! Exactly what I’ve been looking for. Two bucks for a whole month!" His smile quickly faded. "Wait, that’s a problem," he muttered. "I can’t even afford the two bucks, and the book itself costs $10!" He growled in frustrat...

  A crack and broken heart "I'd give you the world if it was in my power," Damon told Elena. "I'd bend it to my will and shape it just for you. I'd make sure the whole world was at your feet and you stood above it all." Those were the words Damon said to Elena. He'd been in love with her from the very first day he saw her. He couldn't stop wondering what it would feel like to have her love him back — to hold her in his arms, to kiss those full lips. He'd dreamed about her countless times. And when he watched the way her hips swayed as she walked, he had to press a hand to his groin and mutter under his breath, "Calm down. It'll be yours one day. Just endure the torture, and one day you'll be rewarded." "What about the people in the world?" she asked. "They can be your toys, your playthings," he growled. "I don't know," she said, looking at him. "I've never seen you as anything more ...

  Love, blood, pain Author's Note : This story was inspired by my failed relationship. The letter to Aisha is the original letter I sent to her, which I used in this story unedited. You could hear Celine Dion's voice once floated through the airwaves, carrying a message that seemed so simple at the time: "The greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." It is a sentiment that resonates in the quietest corners of the human heart. Truly, we have all sought that connection, and many of us have been lucky enough to find it. As we grow up, some of us experience a love so profound, so all-consuming, that the very idea of it ending feels like a physical impossibility. We build our lives around it, anchoring our souls to another person, convinced that the storm clouds of reality could never dampen such a bright flame. They say love is everlasting; they say it is a universal language that transcends borders and cultures. They say love is an imper...

  "In the Oval Office, Macron stands calmly with a glowing hand as two tall, ethereal aliens with large black eyes begin to dissolve into golden mist behind him. To the sides, the President, Rachel, and Brent watch in a mix of awe and sorrow." They Are Among Us   The world looked normal, and no one would believe that the Earth had been invaded by aliens. They had hidden themselves well in high positions and low-life levels just to study humans and know how to deal with them. They were doctors, teachers, plumbers, legislators, and even held high positions in the White House. They believed the Earth was the place for them to thrive, as their home planet was rife with war, famine, and disease. So they sent a few of themselves secretly to Earth, hoping to find ways to eliminate the humans and take over the planet. There would be no enslavement—just extinction. Rachel had always been that careful girl who loved to mind her own business. She had this weird feeling, but she couldn...

  A woman walking on an empty street at night. "Why are you sad?" That was the question Fiona asked David as she saw him sitting there, staring fixedly at one spot on the cracked pavement. His thoughts were far from reality, drifting through a fog of memories that refused to clear. To anyone passing by, he looked like a man deep in thought; to Fiona, who had known him for years, he looked like a man who was slowly being erased from the inside out. She could tell he was deeply hurt, the kind of pain that settles into the marrow of the bones. "It's nothing," he said, his voice a hollow rasp. He refused to look at her, afraid that meeting her eyes would shatter the fragile mask he was wearing. He shuddered involuntarily when he thought of Chelly. She had been his everything—the anchor that kept him grounded and the one who had finally made him take life seriously. Her leaving him was more than just a breakup; it was a devastating demolition of his world. Seeing her...

  The beast of the Land Of The New Moon surrounded by fog The Hundred Years Curse There was this land that had been living under a curse for a hundred years now. In this land, people had to be indoors before the clock hit 6 p.m. Anyone who was out by that time would be killed by the fog . The land was perpetually surrounded by fog, and as soon as the clock hit 6 p.m., the fog slowly started entering the town. No one from the outside world had seen this town or its location, and no one from the town had seen the outside world. The people lived a simple life by farming, hunting, and making use of the large deposits of iron in the mountains surrounding the town for tools. Many people had given up hope of seeing the outside world; many of them just took the day as it came and stuck to the rules of getting indoors before 6 p.m. Selena Grinch   Selena Grinch had never been satisfied with the situation in the town. She had dreams of the outside world, and she wanted to explore. She ...