Suspense #19

George’s lifelong shame over his beak-like nose drives him to undergo plastic surgery before his 25th birthday—despite his father’s warning to wait. But on the day he turns 25, his body begins to transform in ways he never imagined, turning him into something far from human.

In the grim confines of a construction site, Gat Ryan’s brutal rule pushes his crew to the breaking point—until one man’s death becomes the spark that unites them. As fear and fury simmer beneath the surface, the workers must decide how far they’ll go to end his reign of terror.

In "The Day That Never Ends," Stephen Dunn is haunted by the ghost of Paul Martel, whose final curse binds him to relive his execution again and again. As guilt consumes him, Stephen finds himself trapped in an endless loop of death, with Angela Morgan watching as his torment unfolds.

Andrew Crowley makes a desperate deal with Satan, begging to relive 1951 to save his friend Sam from suicide and win Karen’s heart—but when the year unfolds again, the outcomes are twisted, and the choices he thought would fix everything only lead to deeper darkness. As the new year ends, Satan offers Andrew a chance to try once more, this time with a version of 1951 even more unforgiving.

Ben Healy is drawn to Alice Osborne, but his obsession takes a dark turn when he plots to eliminate Margaret Healy and Harry Osborne. Unbeknownst to him, Alice has her own deadly designs—and now Ben has become her next target.

Thaddeus Vine’s obsession with plant growth spirals into a nightmare when his formula accelerates life to an uncontrollable degree, forcing the last survivors to flee to the Arctic. But even there, his legacy takes root—when he is killed, the earth itself begins to reclaim what was lost.