HORROR
The Trickster’s Face
When an artifact mask is unearthed at a remote dig site, Ingrid discovers it does not spread by touch. It spreads by being seen, until the face it steals no longer needs the artifact.
Identity Horror
Philip Stengel · Author
Dark fiction. Strange worlds. Stories that stay.
Horror, thrillers, speculative fiction, and unexpected stories for readers who like atmosphere, pressure, and sharp turns.
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HORROR
The Unquiet
A Salem psychiatrist survives a violent crash and returns to her mother's old house with something watching from the shadows, only to learn the haunting does not want the house. It wants her bloodline.
Gothic Supernatural Horror
HORROR
The Veil of Santa Muerte
In Tepito, a desperate bargain with Santa Muerte brings money, protection, and miracles, but every answer is recorded in a ledger that demands the one currency people fear most.
Folkloric Urban Horror
THRILLER
The Unseen Predator
A Portland detective hunts a predator who breaks confident men with precision, leaving initials, hidden notes, and evidence that points toward something colder than one attacker.
Psychological Crime Thriller
SCIENCE FICTION
The Vanishing Hour
A watch repairman who can shape one stolen hour each night must stop Chronos City from unraveling when a returned enemy begins feeding on time itself.
Urban Speculative Thriller
ROMANCE
Tides of the Heart
A struggling coastal artist and the developer sent to reshape her town are forced to work together to save a lighthouse, rebuild public trust, and decide which future is worth defending.
Contemporary Romance
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Philip Stengel
Stories built around pressure, consequence, and a strong central premise, from an author who works across the dark end of the shelf.
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