Deceptive Cadence

By Anna Ryan

These are stories that will scare you even in the broadest of daylight. They will tap in to what you really, truly fear.

Deceptive Cadence features the chilling stories:

The Room at the End of the Hall, Maniac, The Box, and The Dark Window.

Plus three new, never before published short stories: Don't Forget to Scream, The Mask of a Thousand Faces, and Anonymous.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Anna Ryan
• Release date: Jun 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463739501

Anna Ryan

My name is Anna Ryan; I'm 25 years old and live in Wanganui, New Zealand.My love of writing started when I was at primary school when we were allowed to write stories. I can remember that I was really proud of one that I had written because I wrote: “and then a sudden gust of wind picked up its speed!” At the time I thought it was the best line I had ever written.It wasn't until my late teens, after I read ‘Change of Heat’ by Jodi Picoult (that book changed my life), that I started taking writing seriously. Since 2017, I have found my comfort zone writing in the horror, mystery and crime genres.To date I have written three novels: The Lady in the Coat, Amelia (The Sly and Hokey Detective Series #1), Shadow Watcher (The Sly and Hokey Detective Series #2).Recently I published my first short story collection, Deceptive Cadence.Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, Shirley Jackson, George R.R. Martin, Sophie Kinsella, J.K Rowling, Suzanne Collins and Agatha Christie are some of my favourite authors.

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The Room at the End of the Hall

When you’re a child you believe that there are monsters hiding under your bed or inside your closet, and you force your parents to do the nightly ritual of ensuring that the coast is clear; that the monsters won’t scare you as you fall asleep.

I can almost bet that it has never crossed your mind that the monsters, if they are not hiding under your bed or inside your closet, that they must be hiding elsewhere. Let me assure you that they will be hiding in the place you would least expect.

Is there a door inside your house that is always kept closed? Or perhaps a room your parents forbid you from entering?

If your answer is a no, then you may be one of the lucky ones.

If your answer is a yes, then you may have just enough time to check. But don’t open the door, whatever you do; simply place your ear close to the door and listen. Can you hear the monsters banging