Aaron: 2032 books

Scarecrows have a creepy mystique about them. They’re lifeless, yet resemble us. Despite their positive utility (I assume they do keep birds from eating crops though I haven’t observed a scarecrow long enough to really know firsthand), a person will usually stumble upon one that appears neglected,...

In the wrong place at the wrong time, a staid CPA learns too late not to play around with his new car starter in the parking lot of a mob owned deli.

An undercover intelligence agent survives a cult’s execution attempt, now can she chase ‘The Master’ back to his lair and end his evil plot? This is not an adaptation of but is inspired by my spec screenplay. The breaking of Jill Valira chronicles the four years an intelligence agent...

A pair of cautionary tales about not leaving food in the fridge too long, or using spices specifically marked: do not touch! These short stories are adapted from a screenplay, an example of how a screenplay can alter from original conception to finished product.

Veteran detective Lisa Stannered has a problem, her sister. Liza also has a problem, the mob. How far will one woman go to protect the life of someone who has already given hers for her? Two sisters, one a cop, one an addict. When the local crime lords need to make an example, one sister must...

A trip to the country on spring break turns into a night of horror for a cabin full of young women, when a genetically engineered creature goes rampaging through the woods. A novella

Delight in reading action and adventure short fiction from a variety of genres. In this issue of StoryHack, your'll get: The Claws of the Puma, a jungle adventure by Paul R. McNamee - In the rainforests of Brazil, poaching loggers and traditional rubber tree tappers are at war. Journalist...

In "The Chaos Conundrum," historian Aaron John Gulyas examines how the paranormal has intersected and influenced our culture in myriad ways, from the conspiracy beliefs of William Cooper and Exopolitics to the challenge that the stories of Gray Barker presented to our concept of self and time. He looks...

The debate over cyber technology has resulted in new considerations for national security operations. States find themselves in an increasingly interconnected world with a diverse threat spectrum and little understanding of how decisions are made within this amorphous domain. With The Decision...

Online cult favorite What the Duck has made the jump from computer screens to comic collection in this hilarious first installment of What the Duck comics. The strip's minimalist style and nonverbal humor set the scene for the wise-quacking duck photographer's adventures in the world of professional...

Nicholas prefers to live a quiet and personal life. In fact, he can't imagine anything else - at least he couldn't. A package arrives at his door one day and the contents change his life for the worst. Nicholas is then thrown beyond the grasps of reality to take a closer look inward and figure out what everything is all about.

John Lay is recruiting a new member for Phoenix crew. In order to educate her, he recounts the story regarding his first mission with The Bureau. It was then that he met with an exceptional group of people, and it was then that he first learned of aliens, and closed door political ties to piracy. In...

Gray motherships have penetrated Earth's atmosphere. Intel suggests the aliens are searching for NOAHH, a Non-Organic Alien Human Hybrid, yet the Gray Agenda insinuates the aliens wish to subdue Humans; why, then, are they destroying Earth and evac ships? Riley believes only the traveler can reveal...

The Lokians have been defeated. O'Hara has gone AWOL. His spec ops team has been disbanded and reassigned. The President of the North American Union is working with aliens. Gray-Human hybrids are controlling the Earth from sights unseen, but hope is not lost. After recovering on Eon, Admiral Lay warned...