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THE LAST THIRTEEN

Name: THE LAST THIRTEEN
Author: Samuel_L.Malinga

Samuel_L.Malinga 3 stories

This story contains themes of: depression, domestic violence, drug use overdose, eating disorders, human trafficking, racism, self-harm, stalker, suicide, violent death

Story Notes

How do you translate the eerie, distorted tension of analog horror onto the printed page?

While writing The Last Thirteen stories in this collection, I wanted to explore how desperation makes us vulnerable to things buried deep underground.

For me, this collection came from a simple, terrifying thought: what happens when desperation drives us straight into the arms of something that’s been waiting under our feet for centuries?

To bring that feeling to life on the page, I treated these stories less like traditional prose and more like physical artifacts.

They are decaying journals, transcribed testimonies, and forgotten records of people who reached their absolute breaking point in the wrong place.

Old World soil holds every sin, every curse, and every quiet scream.

It doesn’t need electronic noise to torment you—it just needs you to be desperate enough to listen.

Summary

Old World soil remembers every sin, every curse, and every quiet scream. What happens when the earth under your feet holds a grudge older than civilization itself? In The Last Thirteen, enter a harrowing descent into dark horror where ancient grounds bleed historic horrors and desperation becomes the ultimate trap. These aren't just stories of the macabre; they are relentless, atmospheric tales of ordinary people pushed to their absolute limits—only to realize that the land beneath them has been waiting for their fall all along. If you crave deeply atmospheric horror that lingers long after the final page, step onto Old World soil. Just be careful where you tread.

Genre: Horror

Author: Samuel_L.Malinga

Status: 3mo ago

Chapters: 19

Rating: n/a

Age Rating: 16+

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Welcome to my 5th book! (And trust me, there are plenty more in development).

To all my horror fans, thank you for picking this up. Inside, you’ll find 13 short horror anthologies designed to creep under your skin.

Having read countless horror novels over the years, I’ve come to realize that True Horror isn’t just gore or jump scares. True Horror is the force you can’t fight back against—something ancient, something unseen, something that pulls your soul away piece by piece. It’s that suffocating tension. That feeling that someone is standing right behind you. That dark figure lingering at the very edge of your vision.

Thank you for stepping into the dark with me for another round.

Enjoyed the ride?

Don’t forget to check out my other books: DARK, THE LAST SHIFT, and BLACK ICE!

Your Votes, Likes, and Comments mean the world to me. Every single interaction helps this book reach more horror lovers, so please leave your thoughts as you read!

Now... let’s take a walk into the dark.

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