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Welcome back! The creatures that lurk in the wilderness have missed you.
Enter the forest once again, flashlight trembling as you search for the unnatural sounds you heard just outside the perceived protection of the light from the campfire. Don’t worry, I’m sure it was nothing. It definitely wasn’t a bloodthirsty creature watching you from the shadows, waiting for you to let your guard down so it can creep up and grab you unawares. I’m sure it just wants to have you for dinner. Umm… I meant to have you over for dinner. Yeah, that’s what I meant to say.
These eight stories will transport you back to the forest, where nothing is certain except danger, and staying alert means staying alive… hopefully.
Remember the rookie park ranger who had to endure some strange rules in a fire tower? Well, he’s back. This time he’s guarding a warehouse. Because nothing could ever go wrong inside a mysterious warehouse on the border of a forest, right? His story continues in, ‘I used to work in a fire tower with some strange rules. I’ll never make that mistake again.’
Don’t worry though, we have plenty of park rangers being pursued by various creatures such as Dogman, Skinwalker, even Bigfoot. One of our rangers wanders into an abandoned mining town out west and finds more than he ever wanted. And of course, our returning ranger from the fire tower has not one but two stories telling his continued terrifying tales.
So sit back, relax (if you can) and enjoy these tales of terror. Just remember, everything is true, even if it’s not.
Don’t read them alone in the dark.
Enter the forest once again, flashlight trembling as you search for the unnatural sounds you heard just outside the perceived protection of the light from the campfire. Don’t worry, I’m sure it was nothing. It definitely wasn’t a bloodthirsty creature watching you from the shadows, waiting for you to let your guard down so it can creep up and grab you unawares. I’m sure it just wants to have you for dinner. Umm… I meant to have you over for dinner. Yeah, that’s what I meant to say.
These eight stories will transport you back to the forest, where nothing is certain except danger, and staying alert means staying alive… hopefully.
Remember the rookie park ranger who had to endure some strange rules in a fire tower? Well, he’s back. This time he’s guarding a warehouse. Because nothing could ever go wrong inside a mysterious warehouse on the border of a forest, right? His story continues in, ‘I used to work in a fire tower with some strange rules. I’ll never make that mistake again.’
Don’t worry though, we have plenty of park rangers being pursued by various creatures such as Dogman, Skinwalker, even Bigfoot. One of our rangers wanders into an abandoned mining town out west and finds more than he ever wanted. And of course, our returning ranger from the fire tower has not one but two stories telling his continued terrifying tales.
So sit back, relax (if you can) and enjoy these tales of terror. Just remember, everything is true, even if it’s not.
Don’t read them alone in the dark.
- GenresHorror
268 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 29, 2023
185 people are currently reading
37 people want to read
About the author
Michael Kelso
38 books56 followersAuthor of books and Creepypastas. Former corrections Officer. My newest book, (Dark Tales of the Strange and Bizarre) is my latest short horror story book. I’ve also published 2 crime/mystery novels based in a prison, a YA novel, a children’s horror book ALA Goosebumps, 2 domestic thrillers, along with several short horror story collections. My most popular books are ‘Misadventures of a Cryptid Hunter’ (which won the 2024 Hollywood Book Festival in the Wild Card category) and my 'Dark Tales of Cryptids' series. Currently working on my upcoming series of zombie novels. Some of my stories have been narrated by YouTubers, garnering over 6 million views.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
January 11, 2024
A collection of horror tales that aren't really scary.
August 29, 2023
Monsters
A Ranger who used to man a fire tower with weird rules has a new job. The rules here are even weirder. What happens if he breaks one? A park ranger finds out the rumors about the abandoned mining town are nothing compared to the truth. Guarding wind mills seems like an easy job, but it is harder than you think. What was that thing? These and other tales will have you on the edge of your seat. Creepy read full of monsters. Going in the woods is not safe.
A Ranger who used to man a fire tower with weird rules has a new job. The rules here are even weirder. What happens if he breaks one? A park ranger finds out the rumors about the abandoned mining town are nothing compared to the truth. Guarding wind mills seems like an easy job, but it is harder than you think. What was that thing? These and other tales will have you on the edge of your seat. Creepy read full of monsters. Going in the woods is not safe.
April 9, 2024
fun short stories
I typically don’t read short stories but with common MC these hung together pretty well. I like the situations the MC fins himself in and how he reacts.
I will be getting the other books.
I typically don’t read short stories but with common MC these hung together pretty well. I like the situations the MC fins himself in and how he reacts.
I will be getting the other books.
April 25, 2024
Not like the first book. This is an anthology of tales. Several of the tales have the 'I started a new job and they had these strange rules...' I liked the first books witty repartee, there's none of that in this book. These are well crafted stories, but I was missing the humor.This book can be read without reading the first book
August 28, 2024
Sorry, not for me.
This gets two stars, because one story is really good. It is told from the cryptid's point of view.
There are eight stories.
Five (5) are, in my opinion, just written down computer games. One has a possible cryptid. The others are just scary stories. Well, not really scary.
Maybe I am just too old. 67.
I did like "Misadventures of a Cryptid Hunting Park Ranger".
This gets two stars, because one story is really good. It is told from the cryptid's point of view.
There are eight stories.
Five (5) are, in my opinion, just written down computer games. One has a possible cryptid. The others are just scary stories. Well, not really scary.
Maybe I am just too old. 67.
I did like "Misadventures of a Cryptid Hunting Park Ranger".
February 26, 2024
More Great Stories!
These tales of creepy critters simply kick butt. You start to think," But I read these before". No, you havent. If your a fan of " Creepypastas", these stories are definitely must reads.
These tales of creepy critters simply kick butt. You start to think," But I read these before". No, you havent. If your a fan of " Creepypastas", these stories are definitely must reads.
September 25, 2023
Mike Kelso-Creepy Creptid Stories
These books are too weird and creepy for me. These stories are way too "freaky and far fetched" for old folk like me!
These books are too weird and creepy for me. These stories are way too "freaky and far fetched" for old folk like me!
May 30, 2024
Interesting stories but the AI reading it made everything run together so it was a little odd. I think if I was reading it I would have liked it more than the Audiobook.
August 17, 2024
This second installment is a worthy sequel. My favorite was the second to last story. Definitely worth listening to if you like cryptid stories. 👍
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