Coming Up Short 2

A young boy has friends over to spend the night, but he is warned that he cannot allow the tragedies of the past to repeat themselves. A man struggling with sin returns to his cabin in the woods to face his demons and is instead confronted by his dead wife. The Antique Emporium is a store that appears out of nowhere to offer the finest of yesterday’s household goods. It is run by a man as intent on selling his wares as he is devoted to filling the personal needs of his customers. But every antiquity comes with a warning. ometimes the troubles we send away, stay away, and sometimes they return worse than they ever were. Coming Up Short 2 is a collection of 8 tales of the macabre by the author of the award winning Within the Fog series. Warning: These stories will keep you awake, nervously chewing at your fingernails, cringing at every little creak of your home. Our reality is not what we have been led to believe. There are things out there, in the shadows watching, waiting for us to com