Foolish Wager and Other Stories

Name: Foolish Wager and Other Stories
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ISBN: 9798218691769

✍️ Anne Harlan

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🏛 Oak Branch Publishing 📅 2025 📖 137 pages 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9798218691769

📝 Description: Foolish Wager and Other Stories

This fourth book by Kentucky author A. K. Harlan includes dozens of new stories of the macabre.

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In Foolish Wager and Other Stories, Kentucky writer A.K. Harlan turns her keen eye toward the unsettling and the macabre, delivering a diverse collection of eerie short fiction. The volume builds an atmospheric sense of dread rooted in rural isolation, slow-burn psychological tension, and the quiet haunting of everyday lives. Rather than relying on cheap shocks, Harlan evokes a lingering unease through shadowy encounters and strange bargains that test the limits of human nature. It is an ideal pick for fans of traditional regional horror and atmospheric ghost stories who appreciate craftsmanship and character-driven frights over frenetic gore. This thoughtful addition to Harlan's growing body of work will satisfy readers looking for a quiet, chilling companion on a dark evening.

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Horror Reads editorial team

In Foolish Wager and Other Stories, Kentucky writer A.K. Harlan turns her keen eye toward the unsettling and the macabre, delivering a diverse collection of eerie short fiction. The volume builds an atmospheric sense of dread rooted in rural isolation, slow-burn psychological tension, and the quiet haunting of everyday lives. Rather than relying on cheap shocks, Harlan evokes a lingering unease through shadowy encounters and strange bargains that test the limits of human nature. It is an ideal pick for fans of traditional regional horror and atmospheric ghost stories who appreciate craftsmanship and character-driven frights over frenetic gore. This thoughtful addition to Harlan's growing body of work will satisfy readers looking for a quiet, chilling companion on a dark evening.