A small, digital sprite appears to a middle-school dum-dumb and warns him of the sinful dangers that can result from posting AI-generated content! AI content is trolling content! The internet is no place for lies! By Mark Steven Nordlund boohousebooks.com

Earl believes that his overspending and plant-crazed wife, Maggie will one day land him in an institution. When Maggie drains their life's savings on a new gardening supplement, odd and horrific events begin taking place. Events only Earl seems to notice. Has Maggie's collection of potted plants become the garden from hell — or has Earl come completely uprooted? By Mark Steven Nordlund boohousebooks.com

A narcissistic, logic-obsessed high-schooler is placed in a class where physics and reason is left at the door. Unexpectedly, he learns his greatest lesson in life during just one day in Ethereal Education, surrounded by hate-fueled witches and a demonically-provocative schoolteacher. By Mark Steven Nordlund boohousebooks.com

Two, lost hikers stumble upon an abandoned ranger station. Upon searching for any means of assistance or rescue, they begin to suspect that their arrival at the station may have been planned and calculated. Not by them, but by an ancient and frightening presence that has stayed hidden from the eyes of mankind for centuries. By Hunter C. Koch boohousebooks.com

Psychotic 8-bit stories read by corrupted AI. Perfect Patty attends her first Ren Fest with the intention of reaching 100 million followers on her social media. On a dare, she tries a new and intimidating hot sauce that when ingested, threatens to cause her catastrophic embarrassment, wipe out half of the faire and destroy her online influence. By Mark Steven Nordlund boohousebooks.com

Ormy lives a life of isolation and insomnia. One day as he walks the beach with his metal detector, he finds a miniature mermiad caught in cruelly discarded trash. He brings the treasure home, nurses her back to health and gives her a home in a fishbowl beside his bed. That night, he finds that the tiny siren's musical lulls finally get him to sleep after years of restlessness. Days later, an aquatic monstrosity rises from the ocean and slowly makes its way to Ormy's New York, apartment building. Watching the events unfold from his luxury loft, Ormy wonders if the creature is after his new companion. By Mark Steven Nordlund boohousebooks.com

A smalltown coroner receives a new cadaver. Upon beginning the autopsy, all seems customary until an unfamiliar object is found within the body. With only his tape recorder to report to as the procedure continues, events begin to take an otherworldly and terrifying course. By Hunter C. Koch boohousebooks.com

Psychotic 8-bit stories read by corrupted AI. Jessie is a hardened lifeguard on patrol at Happytown Beach. An enemy of oversized proportions has surfaced and she may be the only one with the power and the backstory to save the participants of this year's spring break from ...Stiffy Crab. By Mark Steven Nordlund boohousebooks.com