Dark Ebb: Grim Tales

Winner of the 2020 CIPA EVVY Bronze Award for Horror! With original artwork by Laurel McHargue . . .

A mysterious gift, tap shoes in a halfway house, alien orbs . . . and what's in the basement? Laurel McHargue's stories range from somber to surreal with splashes of dark humor as she explores life's many dangers and the twisted, transformative power of love.

"Dark Ebb: Grim Tales" features fictional short stories with macabre situations, dark humor, bizarre and surreal occurrences, horror, Greek gods, ghosts, and other supernatural elements, as well as romance gone awry and poignant stories with intricate family dynamics. Subscribe to Laurel's podcast "Alligator Preserves" to listen to narrated episodes of these stories and musings on life, real and imagined.