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True Scary Stories: Volume One - The Shadow Man: Real Horror Mystery With A Twist
Warning! Read at your own risk! Studying shadow men can cause them to visit you! "Good and definitely worth reading again. Quick and. scary almost like recounting things that we've experienced. Those things that go bump in the night." A. Ronan "The little book scared me more than 3000 of Steven King!" Trina D. "Very Interesting and Terrifying" - Anonymous "These stories will scare you" - Anonymous About this I'll never feel completely safe being home alone after I saw a shadow man for the first time. About this This is not just a horror novel or a true life story, it's also a game. I wanted to write out my real life supernatural experiences, but I also wanted to remain anonymous, so I disguise my identity by writing two fake stories along with every real story I tell. It's your job to figure out which story is true and which ones are fake.
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Published December 11, 2017
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December 12, 2022
Interesting and Quirky Scary Stories.
There are three stories in this book, and as the author tells us in the beginning, two are fake and one is actually a true story. This definitely peaked my interest, since I thought it would be fun to sniff out the fake stories. All three stories are supernaturally creepy - I will give the author that. I was creeped out that one of these could be true. The writing however is rudimentary and very…I turned in a short story to my teacher for class….type of vibe. It was just kind of monotone reading for me.
There are three stories in this book, and as the author tells us in the beginning, two are fake and one is actually a true story. This definitely peaked my interest, since I thought it would be fun to sniff out the fake stories. All three stories are supernaturally creepy - I will give the author that. I was creeped out that one of these could be true. The writing however is rudimentary and very…I turned in a short story to my teacher for class….type of vibe. It was just kind of monotone reading for me.
January 7, 2018
Ridiculously short
Not really creepy & was very short. Glad I didn't buy it, was free. I don't even care which story was true. I blew through it in minutes. Wouldn't waste my time on it.
Not really creepy & was very short. Glad I didn't buy it, was free. I don't even care which story was true. I blew through it in minutes. Wouldn't waste my time on it.
October 20, 2018
Super short read, but it's intriguing. Perfect for a quick read before bed...(If you're up for it.)
December 3, 2018
Es minēšu, ka "īstais" stāsts ir garākais no visiem 3. Grūti noticēt, tāpēc nebija bailīgi.
September 6, 2018
True Scary Stories, Volume One by Dark Mistress Aurora is a frightening compilation of short horror stories. I gave it almost four stars.
Theme: The Shadow Man "You know how you think you see a man standing in your room because of the shadows and you get scared? Well, this wasn't like that. There was no mistaking what I was seeing. When you see a shadow man for real, it's not just a weird trick out of the corner of your eye. It's very clear and you're in shock."
She felt his presence was one of tamed maliciousness that could change easily. He looked at her like she was about to be dissected like a lab rat. She thought it might be sleep paralysis when he disappeared but knew it wasn't since she was wide awake.
I received a complimentary copy in an Amazon promotion. That did not change my opinion for this review.
Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/True-Scary-Sto...
Theme: The Shadow Man "You know how you think you see a man standing in your room because of the shadows and you get scared? Well, this wasn't like that. There was no mistaking what I was seeing. When you see a shadow man for real, it's not just a weird trick out of the corner of your eye. It's very clear and you're in shock."
She felt his presence was one of tamed maliciousness that could change easily. He looked at her like she was about to be dissected like a lab rat. She thought it might be sleep paralysis when he disappeared but knew it wasn't since she was wide awake.
I received a complimentary copy in an Amazon promotion. That did not change my opinion for this review.
Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/True-Scary-Sto...
October 24, 2024
Very short but very well-written. The premise of this series is that the author writes 3 short stories per book. 2 of the stories are fictional and one is real. I felt like the first story was the real one this time around.
September 16, 2020
It was alright! The first story with the woman who suffered from insomnia was okay, but the last two were pretty solid, definitely creepy and goosebump heavy. One thing’s for certain though, and I tell everyone the same thing whenever some creepy BS is going down, and/or there’s some red flags popping up.
1. If there IS something sketch going down, find the nearest window and jump out of it to escape. Preferably, make sure you’re at least 10 miles out before you’re truly safe. Bring an extra pair of Adidas/running shoes.
2. Keep ALL doors, windows, and other entrances of your house on lockdown. Shutters and blinds closed, lights all the way on full blast.
3. Don’t go towards the sketchy BS, just stay home, watch a movie, read a book (wink), learn to play an instrument. Something, other than going towards the scary BS.
Follow these rules, and you will live any and all paranormal encounters. But yeah, decent book!
1. If there IS something sketch going down, find the nearest window and jump out of it to escape. Preferably, make sure you’re at least 10 miles out before you’re truly safe. Bring an extra pair of Adidas/running shoes.
2. Keep ALL doors, windows, and other entrances of your house on lockdown. Shutters and blinds closed, lights all the way on full blast.
3. Don’t go towards the sketchy BS, just stay home, watch a movie, read a book (wink), learn to play an instrument. Something, other than going towards the scary BS.
Follow these rules, and you will live any and all paranormal encounters. But yeah, decent book!
April 16, 2019
The Stories are ALL Bunk
Shadow figures without discernable facial features do not have eyes in which the living can gaze. Rarely do they posture. When attacking the living their malice is palpable; animals would not approach said unclean spirits. They would cower and escape their presence at all cost. I also find it extremely difficult to believe this author has had an authentic preturnatural experience. To make a game and a living (albeit an impoverished one if these stories are an example) writing truths and failing to identify oneself clearly indicates fraudulent claims on behalf of Dark Mistress Aurora. I would wager the Dark Mistress is more than likely an overweight pot-bellied gentleman with a penchant for high - caloric ale.
You asked. I responded.
Shadow figures without discernable facial features do not have eyes in which the living can gaze. Rarely do they posture. When attacking the living their malice is palpable; animals would not approach said unclean spirits. They would cower and escape their presence at all cost. I also find it extremely difficult to believe this author has had an authentic preturnatural experience. To make a game and a living (albeit an impoverished one if these stories are an example) writing truths and failing to identify oneself clearly indicates fraudulent claims on behalf of Dark Mistress Aurora. I would wager the Dark Mistress is more than likely an overweight pot-bellied gentleman with a penchant for high - caloric ale.
You asked. I responded.
May 11, 2022
About this book: I'll never feel completely safe being home alone after I saw a shadow man for the first time.
The author wanted to write out her real-life supernatural experiences, but she also wanted to remain anonymous, so she disguised her identity by writing two fake stories along with every real story she told. It's our job to figure out which story is true and which ones are fake.
I didn't much like the book because it was 5 mins read and too short. The author tried to create a horror environment on how she felt that time when she experienced the phenomenon, but to my disappointment, I only liked the first story because that felt more real. I don't know if all 3 are fake or all 3 are true, but the first story was written well than the rest 2.
Overall it was okayish read.
The author wanted to write out her real-life supernatural experiences, but she also wanted to remain anonymous, so she disguised her identity by writing two fake stories along with every real story she told. It's our job to figure out which story is true and which ones are fake.
I didn't much like the book because it was 5 mins read and too short. The author tried to create a horror environment on how she felt that time when she experienced the phenomenon, but to my disappointment, I only liked the first story because that felt more real. I don't know if all 3 are fake or all 3 are true, but the first story was written well than the rest 2.
Overall it was okayish read.
October 27, 2019
Creepy as all hell
The stories are equally creepy & I know that if any of these happened to me I don't know what I would do. Basically, I wouldn't know whether to shit or go blind, as the saying goes. After reading this, I immediately went and bought volume 2. The fun part is that at the end of the book is a website that offers clues to help u try to figure out which story is true. The author admits that she will not divulge the true ones. This was a great scare & recommend it to people who not only like horror,but also likes trying to solve the mystery of the real story.
The stories are equally creepy & I know that if any of these happened to me I don't know what I would do. Basically, I wouldn't know whether to shit or go blind, as the saying goes. After reading this, I immediately went and bought volume 2. The fun part is that at the end of the book is a website that offers clues to help u try to figure out which story is true. The author admits that she will not divulge the true ones. This was a great scare & recommend it to people who not only like horror,but also likes trying to solve the mystery of the real story.
June 22, 2017
I liked this short book containing three sketches, but they were creepy sketches and not full-fledged short stories. The author is obviously talented in choosing words and setting up a creepy tale, but I would have liked to see more plot and resolution. All that really happens in these is the protagonist gets scared by something creepy; she never really overcomes anything or has any kind of resolution. It leaves the reader with an eerie feeling, but it's more atmospheric than actual storytelling. I would read more of this author if she wrote complete stories with plots that resolve.
October 4, 2019
Very creepy especially the last faith-based me feel I was there with the woman and her dog as the events unfolded -the way the story was told.brilliant.
I chose to give a five star rating because it was a riveting read,and strange as I remember a similar experience like the one where a shadowy figure appeared i n my bedroom -just out of the corner of my eye,just out of direct first-hand happened only every now and then thankfully,when I was about 10,and then in my teens.then just suddenly stopped.which I was glad of.
I chose to give a five star rating because it was a riveting read,and strange as I remember a similar experience like the one where a shadowy figure appeared i n my bedroom -just out of the corner of my eye,just out of direct first-hand happened only every now and then thankfully,when I was about 10,and then in my teens.then just suddenly stopped.which I was glad of.
July 28, 2022
This is a short story novel set up as two lies and a truth, and I liked that setup and that I wasn't sure if it was a gimmick or if the author was being autobiographical.
All three stories are about a shadow man, and I liked the consistency of that, but I didn't feel as if the stories combined into a proper story. Maybe if there had been another note from the author, sort of framing the three stories included, I might have liked it more.
Quick, creepy read.
All three stories are about a shadow man, and I liked the consistency of that, but I didn't feel as if the stories combined into a proper story. Maybe if there had been another note from the author, sort of framing the three stories included, I might have liked it more.
Quick, creepy read.
January 5, 2022
Entertaining fantasy listening 🔰😡
Three cute fantasy short stories scary and full of horror by Dark Mistress Aurora. Each story is different with lots of action and misdirection leading to the conclusion. I would recommend this novel to anyone looking for a quick read. Enjoy the adventure of reading novels 🔰🏡 😠2022
Three cute fantasy short stories scary and full of horror by Dark Mistress Aurora. Each story is different with lots of action and misdirection leading to the conclusion. I would recommend this novel to anyone looking for a quick read. Enjoy the adventure of reading novels 🔰🏡 😠2022
September 17, 2022
I didn’t find it creepy. They were really short stories so it is a very quick read, I spent literally 20 minutes. I just wanted it to be more suspenseful, scary, and thrilling. It was overall just meh.
February 4, 2018
If you read enough self-published and minimally published work on Amazon, you are likely to come across virtually anything, but perhaps the strangest thing (and the most bizarre premise) I've encountered is a collection of, well, something called "True Scary Stories," by an author with the pen name of Dark Mistress Aurora. The stories themselves are fairly familiar takes on a well-known urban legend known as the Shadow Man, but, thanks to the gimmicky premise that surrounds the stories, which can best be described as "Two Lies and a Truth," Aurora has turned this short book into something P.T. Barnum would be proud of.
Actually, calling these three entries "stories" is somewhat of a stretch, since none of them are true short stories in the sense of a self-contained, dramatically complete work. Instead, they read like snippets or excerpts from a longer horror story, and, even by flash fiction standards, all three are very brief; the book, including introductory and concluding material, clocks in at under 15 pages total. All three stories describe the narrator’s encounter with a Shadow Man, a creepy, presumably supernatural creature that, although human in form, has no discernable features, but, rather, resembles a man-sized, three-dimensional shadow.
The three stories in “True Scary Stories” have no real plot; instead, they simply describe the narrator’s rather predictable reaction to the encounters. Aurora can write, and her language is rather descriptive and evocative. These stories are rather creepy, especially if read under the right (or wrong) circumstances, but, frankly, their impact is diluted somewhat by reading the three substantially similar stories one right after the other. Although I’ve read similar fragmentary horror stories, these three stories individually are better than most I’ve come across on Amazon.
What makes “True Scary Stories” stand apart from other similar tales is Aurora’s premise. The author insists that the stories are true—at least, one of them is. The author claims she really had an encounter with the Shadow Man, and, further, that she is some sort of supernatural lightning rod who seems to attract supernatural forces (she has written about these other encounters in later volumes in the series). She decided to share her encounters with the world as a cathartic experience, but, since she didn’t want to reveal too much about herself, she decided to cloak her identity, not just by using the pen name Dark Mistress Aurora but by adding two similar fictional encounters to her real life scary encounter so that no one will be able to identify her. And she has set up the book (and the other volumes of “True Scary Stories” she has written) as a game of sorts, in which readers are challenged to guess which of the three stories in the book is actually true. Aurora describes her premise at length in the book’s introduction, as well as on the book’s Amazon page and her own website as well.
I give Aurora credit for, in pro wrestling terms, maintaining kayfabe, or sticking with her story consistently throughout not just this brief book but the entire Dark Mistress Aurora persona that I’ve been able to find. But maintaining kayfabe doesn’t make her persona entertaining or the underlying stories any more interesting. Instead, while the two-lies-and-a-truth gimmick makes her stories stand out from a lot of others for the novelty value of the gimmick, the entire venture seems to me to be rather pointless and silly other than as a marketing tool, although some of the other reviewers and some people who have left comments on her website apparently take her premise seriously.
Judging “True Scary Stories” by the quality of its stories, I can give it a mild recommendation. Aurora is a decent writer, and the stories are a bit creepy, but the brief length and the repetitiveness militate against their effectiveness. In addition, while I can admire the “two lies” premise as a marketing tool, it detracted from the stories themselves as far as I was concerned. So, I would rate “True Scary Stories” at three stars, unless the idea of trying to figure out which of three made-up horror fragments is actually “true” appeals to you, in which case you’ll probably enjoy the book somewhat more than I did.
Actually, calling these three entries "stories" is somewhat of a stretch, since none of them are true short stories in the sense of a self-contained, dramatically complete work. Instead, they read like snippets or excerpts from a longer horror story, and, even by flash fiction standards, all three are very brief; the book, including introductory and concluding material, clocks in at under 15 pages total. All three stories describe the narrator’s encounter with a Shadow Man, a creepy, presumably supernatural creature that, although human in form, has no discernable features, but, rather, resembles a man-sized, three-dimensional shadow.
The three stories in “True Scary Stories” have no real plot; instead, they simply describe the narrator’s rather predictable reaction to the encounters. Aurora can write, and her language is rather descriptive and evocative. These stories are rather creepy, especially if read under the right (or wrong) circumstances, but, frankly, their impact is diluted somewhat by reading the three substantially similar stories one right after the other. Although I’ve read similar fragmentary horror stories, these three stories individually are better than most I’ve come across on Amazon.
What makes “True Scary Stories” stand apart from other similar tales is Aurora’s premise. The author insists that the stories are true—at least, one of them is. The author claims she really had an encounter with the Shadow Man, and, further, that she is some sort of supernatural lightning rod who seems to attract supernatural forces (she has written about these other encounters in later volumes in the series). She decided to share her encounters with the world as a cathartic experience, but, since she didn’t want to reveal too much about herself, she decided to cloak her identity, not just by using the pen name Dark Mistress Aurora but by adding two similar fictional encounters to her real life scary encounter so that no one will be able to identify her. And she has set up the book (and the other volumes of “True Scary Stories” she has written) as a game of sorts, in which readers are challenged to guess which of the three stories in the book is actually true. Aurora describes her premise at length in the book’s introduction, as well as on the book’s Amazon page and her own website as well.
I give Aurora credit for, in pro wrestling terms, maintaining kayfabe, or sticking with her story consistently throughout not just this brief book but the entire Dark Mistress Aurora persona that I’ve been able to find. But maintaining kayfabe doesn’t make her persona entertaining or the underlying stories any more interesting. Instead, while the two-lies-and-a-truth gimmick makes her stories stand out from a lot of others for the novelty value of the gimmick, the entire venture seems to me to be rather pointless and silly other than as a marketing tool, although some of the other reviewers and some people who have left comments on her website apparently take her premise seriously.
Judging “True Scary Stories” by the quality of its stories, I can give it a mild recommendation. Aurora is a decent writer, and the stories are a bit creepy, but the brief length and the repetitiveness militate against their effectiveness. In addition, while I can admire the “two lies” premise as a marketing tool, it detracted from the stories themselves as far as I was concerned. So, I would rate “True Scary Stories” at three stars, unless the idea of trying to figure out which of three made-up horror fragments is actually “true” appeals to you, in which case you’ll probably enjoy the book somewhat more than I did.
February 4, 2018
If you read enough self-published and minimally published work on Amazon, you are likely to come across virtually anything, but perhaps the strangest thing (and the most bizarre premise) I've encountered is a collection of, well, something called "True Scary Stories," by an author with the pen name of Dark Mistress Aurora. The stories themselves are fairly familiar takes on a well-known urban legend known as the Shadow Man, but, thanks to the gimmicky premise that surrounds the stories, which can best be described as "Two Lies and a Truth," Aurora has turned this short book into something P.T. Barnum would be proud of.
Actually, calling these three entries "stories" is somewhat of a stretch, since none of them are true short stories in the sense of a self-contained, dramatically complete work. Instead, they read like snippets or excerpts from a longer horror story, and, even by flash fiction standards, all three are very brief; the book, including introductory and concluding material, clocks in at under 15 pages total. All three stories describe the narrator’s encounter with a Shadow Man, a creepy, presumably supernatural creature that, although human in form, has no discernable features, but, rather, resembles a man-sized, three-dimensional shadow.
The three stories in “True Scary Stories” have no real plot; instead, they simply describe the narrator’s rather predictable reaction to the encounters. Aurora can write, and her language is rather descriptive and evocative. These stories are rather creepy, especially if read under the right (or wrong) circumstances, but, frankly, their impact is diluted somewhat by reading the three substantially similar stories one right after the other. Although I’ve read similar fragmentary horror stories, these three stories individually are better than most I’ve come across on Amazon.
What makes “True Scary Stories” stand apart from other similar tales is Aurora’s premise. The author insists that the stories are true—at least, one of them is. The author claims she really had an encounter with the Shadow Man, and, further, that she is some sort of supernatural lightning rod who seems to attract supernatural forces (she has written about these other encounters in later volumes in the series). She decided to share her encounters with the world as a cathartic experience, but, since she didn’t want to reveal too much about herself, she decided to cloak her identity, not just by using the pen name Dark Mistress Aurora but by adding two similar fictional encounters to her real life scary encounter so that no one will be able to identify her. And she has set up the book (and the other volumes of “True Scary Stories” she has written) as a game of sorts, in which readers are challenged to guess which of the three stories in the book is actually true. Aurora describes her premise at length in the book’s introduction, as well as on the book’s Amazon page and her own website as well.
I give Aurora credit for, in pro wrestling terms, maintaining kayfabe, or sticking with her story consistently throughout not just this brief book but the entire Dark Mistress Aurora persona that I’ve been able to find. But maintaining kayfabe doesn’t make her persona entertaining or the underlying stories any more interesting. Instead, while the two-lies-and-a-truth gimmick makes her stories stand out from a lot of others for the novelty value of the gimmick, the entire venture seems to me to be rather pointless and silly other than as a marketing tool, although some of the other reviewers and some people who have left comments on her website apparently take her premise seriously.
Judging “True Scary Stories” by the quality of its stories, I can give it a mild recommendation. Aurora is a decent writer, and the stories are a bit creepy, but the brief length and the repetitiveness militate against their effectiveness. In addition, while I can admire the “two lies” premise as a marketing tool, it detracted from the stories themselves as far as I was concerned. So, I would rate “True Scary Stories” at three stars, unless the idea of trying to figure out which of three made-up horror fragments is actually “true” appeals to you, in which case you’ll probably enjoy the book somewhat more than I did.
Actually, calling these three entries "stories" is somewhat of a stretch, since none of them are true short stories in the sense of a self-contained, dramatically complete work. Instead, they read like snippets or excerpts from a longer horror story, and, even by flash fiction standards, all three are very brief; the book, including introductory and concluding material, clocks in at under 15 pages total. All three stories describe the narrator’s encounter with a Shadow Man, a creepy, presumably supernatural creature that, although human in form, has no discernable features, but, rather, resembles a man-sized, three-dimensional shadow.
The three stories in “True Scary Stories” have no real plot; instead, they simply describe the narrator’s rather predictable reaction to the encounters. Aurora can write, and her language is rather descriptive and evocative. These stories are rather creepy, especially if read under the right (or wrong) circumstances, but, frankly, their impact is diluted somewhat by reading the three substantially similar stories one right after the other. Although I’ve read similar fragmentary horror stories, these three stories individually are better than most I’ve come across on Amazon.
What makes “True Scary Stories” stand apart from other similar tales is Aurora’s premise. The author insists that the stories are true—at least, one of them is. The author claims she really had an encounter with the Shadow Man, and, further, that she is some sort of supernatural lightning rod who seems to attract supernatural forces (she has written about these other encounters in later volumes in the series). She decided to share her encounters with the world as a cathartic experience, but, since she didn’t want to reveal too much about herself, she decided to cloak her identity, not just by using the pen name Dark Mistress Aurora but by adding two similar fictional encounters to her real life scary encounter so that no one will be able to identify her. And she has set up the book (and the other volumes of “True Scary Stories” she has written) as a game of sorts, in which readers are challenged to guess which of the three stories in the book is actually true. Aurora describes her premise at length in the book’s introduction, as well as on the book’s Amazon page and her own website as well.
I give Aurora credit for, in pro wrestling terms, maintaining kayfabe, or sticking with her story consistently throughout not just this brief book but the entire Dark Mistress Aurora persona that I’ve been able to find. But maintaining kayfabe doesn’t make her persona entertaining or the underlying stories any more interesting. Instead, while the two-lies-and-a-truth gimmick makes her stories stand out from a lot of others for the novelty value of the gimmick, the entire venture seems to me to be rather pointless and silly other than as a marketing tool, although some of the other reviewers and some people who have left comments on her website apparently take her premise seriously.
Judging “True Scary Stories” by the quality of its stories, I can give it a mild recommendation. Aurora is a decent writer, and the stories are a bit creepy, but the brief length and the repetitiveness militate against their effectiveness. In addition, while I can admire the “two lies” premise as a marketing tool, it detracted from the stories themselves as far as I was concerned. So, I would rate “True Scary Stories” at three stars, unless the idea of trying to figure out which of three made-up horror fragments is actually “true” appeals to you, in which case you’ll probably enjoy the book somewhat more than I did.
June 28, 2017
I was already reading Of Metal and Wishes but for some reason I was just not in the mood to continue. I wanted to read a horror story. Luckily I had a few short stories saved on my Kindle so I started reading the first one I came across that was short enough to finsh in one night: this one. At only 15 pages it was not even a challenge to finish it well before bed time.
Still, this book has three stories in it. Apparently 2 are fake and 1 is the real one. I don't really get this. Maybe you have to be part of the entire experience by reading her other stories as well, but I definitely was not into it. Furthermore, the stories were so short you really didn't get any feel at all. Reading this 3 times didn't really make it any better. I don't get why the author published it in this form. I feel like she could have expanded on one of the stories (or even interweaved them all 3 in 1 story) than it would have been a much better read that would easily have been longer and more fleshed out than it was now. Now it just looked like an idea that just popped up and was immediately written down without it having been thouhgt about.
Then again, maybe the whole one is real two are fake search does make it better for some who like this kind of guessing/searching game. As for me, I'm just glad it was a free download. Not worth the mony for me even if it had been just €1.
Still, this book has three stories in it. Apparently 2 are fake and 1 is the real one. I don't really get this. Maybe you have to be part of the entire experience by reading her other stories as well, but I definitely was not into it. Furthermore, the stories were so short you really didn't get any feel at all. Reading this 3 times didn't really make it any better. I don't get why the author published it in this form. I feel like she could have expanded on one of the stories (or even interweaved them all 3 in 1 story) than it would have been a much better read that would easily have been longer and more fleshed out than it was now. Now it just looked like an idea that just popped up and was immediately written down without it having been thouhgt about.
Then again, maybe the whole one is real two are fake search does make it better for some who like this kind of guessing/searching game. As for me, I'm just glad it was a free download. Not worth the mony for me even if it had been just €1.
April 3, 2023
A collection of short stories. Two are fake, and one is allegedly real. She leaves it to the reader to decide which is which.
DMA says she attracts darkness—through no fault of her own. Possibly her neglectful upbringing? She’s not sure. But she sees shadows where there shouldn’t be any—and people in the darkness.
Story 1
DMA has insomnia. In one of her bouts of sleeplessness, she sees a Shadow Man. He’s watching her in contained malevolence. And he’s obsessed with her.
Story 2
DMA is home alone and cooking dinner. She spies a dark mass out of her peripheral vision; it crawls into the guest room. Then it chases her.
Story 3
Home alone again, but DMA does have her dog with her. The unlucky canine is going through some stomach problems, and needs frequent relief breaks. DMA is scared to walk her at night, so she takes her out back instead. And there’s a Shadow Man in the yard.
Pretty thin “stories.”
DMA says she attracts darkness—through no fault of her own. Possibly her neglectful upbringing? She’s not sure. But she sees shadows where there shouldn’t be any—and people in the darkness.
Story 1
DMA has insomnia. In one of her bouts of sleeplessness, she sees a Shadow Man. He’s watching her in contained malevolence. And he’s obsessed with her.
Story 2
DMA is home alone and cooking dinner. She spies a dark mass out of her peripheral vision; it crawls into the guest room. Then it chases her.
Story 3
Home alone again, but DMA does have her dog with her. The unlucky canine is going through some stomach problems, and needs frequent relief breaks. DMA is scared to walk her at night, so she takes her out back instead. And there’s a Shadow Man in the yard.
Pretty thin “stories.”
September 12, 2017
My Review for True Scary Stories volume one by Dark mistress aurora
wow these stories were amazing I think the 3rd one is real because people see dead people years after they die my mom is 100% sure she saw my grandpa in shoprite even though he died in the 90's I love a good scary story I would recommend this story to my friends and family LAURA8759 .
wow these stories were amazing I think the 3rd one is real because people see dead people years after they die my mom is 100% sure she saw my grandpa in shoprite even though he died in the 90's I love a good scary story I would recommend this story to my friends and family LAURA8759 .
September 25, 2017
These stories are VERY short and not very "scary". I like the dark settings and the atmosphere is definitely unsettling but I wouldn't say I found them to be very frightening. I did like the aspect of there being one true and two fictional stories and the reader is supposed to guess which one is real. However I found myself wanting SOOO much more from this.
September 5, 2021
Want to play a game?
There are 3 stories in this collection, two are real and one is fake. You must decide for yourself which ones are real. Personally I believe that the second one is fake but that is just my opinion. This is an extremely short but freaky read. Choose which stories are real if you dare.
There are 3 stories in this collection, two are real and one is fake. You must decide for yourself which ones are real. Personally I believe that the second one is fake but that is just my opinion. This is an extremely short but freaky read. Choose which stories are real if you dare.
October 31, 2024
Quick Read
Two fake, one real! Was originally going to rate 1-2 stars until I looked into their website and read the clues, kinda invested now. I’m torn between story 1 or 2 being real. I’m sure once I’m finished the series it may help in deciding which I may pick… I’m a sucker for any interactive novels.
Two fake, one real! Was originally going to rate 1-2 stars until I looked into their website and read the clues, kinda invested now. I’m torn between story 1 or 2 being real. I’m sure once I’m finished the series it may help in deciding which I may pick… I’m a sucker for any interactive novels.
September 14, 2025
3.5. Super short but enjoyable. The author says in the introduction that one is true and the other two are made up, but I feel like they’re all probably experiences the author has had. None of them have that fiction feel to them, like details of surroundings, but more a retelling of what they went through themselves.
January 20, 2018
A quick read but held my attention. I actually enjoyed her tales and will check for more from this author
Good 👍 and definitely worth reading again. Quick and. scary almost like recounting things that we've experienced. Those things that go bump in the night.
Good 👍 and definitely worth reading again. Quick and. scary almost like recounting things that we've experienced. Those things that go bump in the night.
September 19, 2019
I enjoyed this as a short story. This is something I would read around a campfire with a flashlight under my face to scare my friends. It didn't scare me like I was hoping for but it was interesting. I wasn't even sure which story was real. I'll be reading Vol. 2 very soon.
November 6, 2019
Whose afraid of the dark?
These stories are really scary, they certainly get your heart beating fast. I'm not sure which is the real one, but I would plump for story three since it really creeped me out.
If you like scary stories, true or not, you will love this book
These stories are really scary, they certainly get your heart beating fast. I'm not sure which is the real one, but I would plump for story three since it really creeped me out.
If you like scary stories, true or not, you will love this book
November 13, 2019
Honestly
In my point of view I gotta say story one was the real one
To me it sounded more like a real life experience the other two sounded more like a story out of creative imagination. I like short stories though nice work Dark mistress!
In my point of view I gotta say story one was the real one
To me it sounded more like a real life experience the other two sounded more like a story out of creative imagination. I like short stories though nice work Dark mistress!
March 7, 2020
I just didn't find it very scary. Kinda felt like a waste of time but to each their own.
Wouldn't recommend just wasn't very long and there were no clues. Just wasn't interesting. But respect for writing it sorry I personally didn't enjoy it
Wouldn't recommend just wasn't very long and there were no clues. Just wasn't interesting. But respect for writing it sorry I personally didn't enjoy it
April 22, 2020
It was an easy 15 min read but didn't find it very scary or intriguing. There are ways how to make real mystery stories more interesting but these ones were lacking certain things. The introduction was more interesting, because of the language, e.g., certain people who attract darkness.
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