The Grotesque

If you want to read about a very haunted house and an octogenarian (or close enough) going murderously bat shit crazy.... this is it.

An old camera as part of a purification kit? (Wonder what the priestesses used before the advent of film and flashbulbs?) A group of completely unrelated people are drawn to a location by a fate they must unravel and solve the riddles of the dark power that holds them captive.

The lessons and turmoil of resurrecting that which has died. The oppression of a church which forces its beliefs on those who do not conform to its dogma as they, themselves, disregard doctrine in the name of righteousness.

Interesting. It's a take on Scotland Yard's museum (not open to the public unfortunately) and 'evidence' of folkloric characters.

Monster royals banished to the human world so the battle for succession between siblings can create a king with the help of androids, blood warriors, werewolves and vampires all while investigating and slaying (or being slayed) by the otherworld crashing into this one.

So much promise... Bibliophiles, cannibalistic demons...

An inn where the dead search for the precious items they lost. Sometimes it is as simple as a stuffed toy, but sometimes what they lost are the people they loved...

A ventriloquist who solves supernatural mysteries. Interesting concept, and there is more to the doll than meets the eye.

Interesting, and a little sad. And I'm not sure how to summarize without giving away the plot... In a tea house lives a kid who will eat your nightmares, the bloodier the better; however, while he feasts, the dreamer pays the price, for good or ill.

When the fate of the world lies in a kid who loves fish and is utterly apathetic to everything around him... Is there any hope at all?