Forget happily ever after. The most delicious fairy tales end in darkness and despair.

Welcome to a mystical age of cruelty, hexes, and treachery, where malicious magic rules, and you are but a single necromancer’s spell away from eternal terror. From malevolent medieval magicians to the Wild West witches, this spellbinding volume by a master of the macabre is packed with frightening fables guaranteed to send a supernatural chill down your spine.

Among the haunting historical horror stories, you’ll encounter:

• A half-crazed girl locked up in a high security mental hospital by those accusing her of causing a devastating earthquake.
• An impoverished French noblewoman who’ll stop at nothing to marry off her daughter to a wealthy prince - even if it means relying on a dangerous love potion.
• The hated public executioner Pandora whose fabled box has already killed 55 men - without leaving a trace of violence on their bodies.
• Wily witch Merta who has to use all her wits and trickery to turn the tables on the corrupt mayor who wants to burn her alive at the stake.
• A faery mage without conscience or pity with the perfect plan to make mankind turn on itself - and all it takes is one innocent baby.
• A drought-stricken frontier town that seeks magical help from the local Indian tribe to make it rain, but learns it comes at a terrible cost.
• The doubt-ridden king, plagued by nightmares of his death, who consults an enchantress to learn the most important of hidden of secrets: just when the Grim Reaper will claim him.
• A Midwestern widow who is convinced her homesteading husband is still alive, held hostage by a sorceress.

If you’re thrilled by exciting dark fantasy tales with cunning twists, edge-of-the seat tension, and unexpected shivers, you’ll love Game of Crones. Buy it today. If you dare.