Joshua Scribner


Biography

Joshua Scribner is the author of eight published novels and over 100 short stories. He currently lives in Michigan with his wife and two daughters. Up to date information on his work can be found at joshuascribner.com.

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Books

One of Nine    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 3220 words. Published on May 5, 2013. Fiction.

Dead people keep coming to Mike Staber’s dreams. He can’t quite understand what their trying to tell him, but there’s a sense that he better hurry. He might be in grave danger.
The Last Gift: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 3270 words. Published on April 23, 2013. Fiction.

Henry Mason has received many gifts from his parents. They’ve all been very good. But the last one he receives will truly blow his mind.
Never Fear Again    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $5.99 USD. 67740 words. Published on April 18, 2013. Fiction.

Mark Lions, age 14, lives his life with crippling anxiety, until one day his family moves to a country home and that anxiety lifts like a bad dream upon waking up. Something in their new home has caused this, and it’s not alone. The Lions have been drawn into something they cannot resist and a battle they might not survive.
Mantis Hidden: Book 3 of the Mantis Series    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $5.99 USD. 77580 words. Published on April 16, 2013. Fiction.

Mantis Shed finds himself trapped in various dream worlds again. But this time, he’s taking a friend with him. They’re chasing what appears to be a cowgirl with lightning fast hands. He’s not sure what they’ll do when they catch her, or if they survive long enough to do that in these strange places designed to trap and kill.
Nescata: A Novel    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $5.99 USD. 60620 words. Published on October 1, 2012. Fiction.

Jacob Sims visits his hometown, Nescata, Oklahoma. Recently, Nescata has suffered several peculiar deaths. Jacob's return brings personal changes. His lifelong funk fades, but vivid hallucinations come in its place. He's haunted by a mysterious man in white, and his near-comatose grandmother is trying to tell him something. He must learn the connection between the deaths. Lives depend on him.
The Coma Lights: A Novel    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $3.99 USD. 40920 words. Published on August 2, 2012. Fiction.

An Oklahoma tornado drops from the sky to sweep up Sully Jacobson and his car. Weeks later, he awakes from a coma with a crippling fear of driving. Horrid visions resist Sully's attempts at facing his fear, and glowing people haunt his dreams. Meanwhile, loved ones are keeping secrets from him, and people are dying. Can Sully find a vital connection in all of this, or will the deaths continue?
The Worst Sin: A Novelette    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 9760 words. Published on April 15, 2012. Fiction.

Mitchell has lost his job. He’s going to jail, and his daughter’s dying. But magic is coming. Maybe things will get better. Maybe things aren’t totally as they seem.
A New Legend: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 6670 words. Published on February 1, 2012. Fiction.

Andre Savor has it made. The bar his dad left him provides not only good income, but a never ending stream of beautiful women to take home. But there’s a payment for all this that Dad didn’t tell him about. Unfortunately another supernatural being is on its way to fill him in.
Fear's Child: A Novel    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $3.99 USD. 46490 words. Published on January 24, 2012. Fiction.

(4.00 from 2 reviews)
After teenager Maddy Crandale assaults the captain of the cheerleaders, her parents move her to the country, where there’s no trouble for Maddy to find. But trouble finds Maddy. Animals stalk her. She dreams that she’s someone else. Odd fears arise. With both parents caught up in their own weirdness, can this problem child defeat a strange menace alone, or will it take what it came for?
Cursed Highway: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 5000 words. Published on January 15, 2012. Fiction.

A short story about nighttime ghosts on a lonely Oklahoma highway.
Perfect Circumstances and Why Wine?    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 5080 words. Published on January 5, 2012. Fiction.

Two modern horror stories, frightening and dark, with a common theme.
Methods of the Darkened Soul: 5 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 6370 words. Published on January 4, 2012. Fiction.

Five brief and twisting stories about wicked little tricks.
Unself Reflection: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 3120 words. Published on October 31, 2011. Fiction.

(4.00 from 3 reviews)
Karen’s therapist doesn’t want her to fear the voices in her head. But does the voice in her head really care what her shrink thinks? Is it really only in her head?
Grandma's Echo: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 3310 words. Published on October 30, 2011. Fiction.

(4.00 from 1 review)
Some say there are no accidents. Lucus will witness three on the way to the gym. But are they accidents at all?
Loud Enough to Wake the Dead: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 4070 words. Published on October 27, 2011. Fiction.

Thump, thump, thump goes the bass that wakes you up at night. It takes over your brain, makes it impossible for you to think. But now the skinny punks who pump it have woken up one of the deepest sleepers of all. And she’s not happy.
The Creek and the Rattlesnake: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 4720 words. Published on October 26, 2011. Fiction.

A story about a lonely little boy with a dangerous imagination.
Ghost Eyes: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 6540 words. Published on October 26, 2011. Fiction.

Kristy Morrow is fat, ugly and lacks confidence. But she's fine with all that. So why has she been chosen to fill the position of the most important worker at her job? Why did he hand pick her as his replacement before he left? Maybe the disembodied voices will help her figure it all out. Or maybe she's just crazy.
A Haunting Beauty: A Novel    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $5.99 USD. 59210 words. Published on October 25, 2011. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Strange things are happening in the Becker's new home. Noises come from the attic. Stevie Becker speaks of infidelity, but only in her sleep. Roony Becker finds himself both tempted and injured by sexual indiscretions. It seems something has come for them, something both wicked and beautiful, something far beyond normal reality. Can they resist its temptations? Will they survive its attacks?
Mantric Syllable: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 3680 words. Published on October 25, 2011. Fiction.

As a therapist, Mark Zellar's ability to stamp out negative emotions borders upon magical. But what can he do when the negative all stems from one person, and that person does not wish to change? What's worse, that person is his new boss. Mark's friend, Jay, has a wicked suggestion.
Misdirected: A Novelette    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 12760 words. Published on October 24, 2011. Fiction.

Who's at the door? Someone keeps knocking at night, bringing Barret Spikes from sleep. He'd see who it is, but he suffers from sleep paralysis, and his mind wakes long before his body. Will Barret be able to move on time to see who it is and protect himself if necessary? Or will the nightly visitor get the door open first? What exactly does the visitor want?
Compelled: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 4540 words. Published on October 23, 2011. Fiction.

Cory, a young writer, just wants to walk up to the gas station to grab a pack of smokes. Little does he know that he's recently made a bad decision about his life and he's about to pay the price.
Restless and Place Memory: 2 Short Stories    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 4600 words. Published on October 20, 2011. Fiction.

A couple of stories about things that want to get inside your skull.
Haunting Memories: Four Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 7250 words. Published on October 20, 2011. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Four short stories where the haunting past comes back full force.
Somewhere in the Distance: 10 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 10680 words. Published on September 16, 2011. Fiction.

Complex and subtle? Possibly. Or maybe vague. It's up to you, and you'll be right, of course. To be reread several times to find what you missed last time? Or not even to be finished? Your call. 10 short works that feature darkness and do not emphasize clarity.
Strange Magic: 12 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 11700 words. Published on September 15, 2011. Fiction.

(4.00 from 1 review)
12 brief stories about the use and misuse of magical powers.
Horror and Other Emotions: 9 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 10690 words. Published on September 15, 2011. Fiction.

9 short works that focus on fear and other emotional reactions.
SSS: 11 Flash Pieces    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 8580 words. Published on September 14, 2011. Fiction.

Sometimes dark. Sometimes complex. 11 short works with a little social commentary between the lines.
Rerouted: 9 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 8060 words. Published on September 13, 2011. Fiction.

A collection of nine brief speculative stories about altered pathways.
Dark Pathways: 6 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 10370 words. Published on September 12, 2011. Fiction.

Sometimes deep, sometimes just plain weird, these 6 stories gather around the theme of strange things that affect the courses of people's lives.
Inside the Animal: 7 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 7510 words. Published on September 12, 2011. Fiction.

Seven brief speculative stories about strange animal behavior.
Cryptic Zoology: 6 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 6530 words. Published on September 11, 2011. Fiction.

Six brief creature-feature stories with a little science fiction and a lot of horror.
Wishing Well: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 3010 words. Published on September 11, 2011. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
It sounds like easy money. But Joe will have to follow the shady Clark into the dark woods to get it. Once there, Joe will find something more horrific than even his worst fears.
7 Ways to Steal a Person: 7 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 8550 words. Published on September 10, 2011. Fiction.

Seven unique and brief stories about different kinds of abduction.
What's in Your Head: 8 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 8800 words. Published on September 9, 2011. Fiction.

8 short works that consider things that can get in your head.
Strange Connections: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 3700 words. Published on September 4, 2011. Fiction.

(4.00 from 1 review)
Pickles, wine and tornados. What's the common thread? It's just one of the puzzles three college friends will have to solve. And they're doing it late at night, on a farm out in the middle of nowhere, because these puzzles keep popping into their minds. Is something trying to send them a message? Does it need help? Are its intentions good?
Arrow: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 5990 words. Published on September 3, 2011. Fiction.

His brothers-in-arms all dead, Arrow continues to fight. But the battlefield has changed drastically, and his new enemies are like nothing from the known world. Something is testing him. Will his training and instincts keep him alive in this strange place, or will he be one of the many casualties in the new world's games of death?
The Hitch: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 4570 words. Published on September 3, 2011. Fiction.

Kite's father told him he should stick with his friend Dozer to achieve greatness. That's why Kite follows Dozer into a building with flickering lights and up floors that seem increase with madness the higher they go. Will Kite's confident friend keep him safe, or is Dozer leading him to certain disaster?
Favored Son: A Short Novelette    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 8100 words. Published on August 23, 2011. Fiction.

A town's four most popular high-school boys have died in a car accident. A surprise visitor comes to the funeral. He then visits Andrea, the leader of the dead boy's mother. As the rest of Andrea's family falls to ruin, she takes solace in her new friend and tries to figure out what this creature wants. Can anything be done to salvage what remains, or did her family die with the favored son?
Unimagined: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 7160 words. Published on August 3, 2011. Fiction.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Tamara keeps her daughter, Roni, on a tight leash. Roni's imaginary friend, Curtis, is her only friend. A strange man appears to be stalking them. He walks by their house every night, staring at the windows with a grin on his face. Little Roni says the man wants to take her away. For Tamara, that's unimaginable.
Lucidity: Book 3 of the Beyond Reception Series    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $5.99 USD. 93160 words. Published on June 22, 2011. Fiction.

In this third installment of the Beyond Reception Series, Alice Shoemaker travels to Oklahoma. She meets interesting characters along the way, including Andy, whose crippling disability is also a tool for incredible foresight. Meanwhile, Jade Parker, whose mere presence brings death to those close to him, waits for her to arrive and help him battle the biggest demon ever to visit this realm.
Horror and Crap: 11 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $1.99 USD. 8010 words. Published on May 22, 2011. Fiction.

Stories that emphasize brevity, horror, and sometimes crap.
20 Days in the Darkness: 20 Flash Fiction Stories    by Joshua Scribner
Price: Free! 11980 words. Published on May 20, 2011. Fiction.

(3.00 from 1 review)
20 flash fiction stories intended to scare and disturb. Approach with caution.
3 Mindful Experiments: 3 Short Stories    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 4900 words. Published on May 19, 2011. Fiction.

Stories about parapsychological experiments dreamed up in the author's mind.
Familiar Faces: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 2230 words. Published on May 18, 2011. Fiction.

(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Eric Kurdo is seeing people who can't really be there. Is there something they want to show him?
Wicked Science: 5 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 6250 words. Published on May 17, 2011. Fiction.

Five brief stories mixing horror and science fiction, with the usual weird Scribner twists.
Fantos: A Short Story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 7640 words. Published on May 10, 2011. Fiction.

Saul is bouncer that fears no man, except one, but that man might just be magic.
3 Powers: 3 Short Works    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 2930 words. Published on May 6, 2011. Fiction.

(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Three speculative short stories about people with strange abilities.
Broken Rule: A short story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 2920 words. Published on May 5, 2011. Fiction.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
The sign says evil cannot enter this place. But evil will still try.
Tortured Spirit: A short story    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 6160 words. Published on May 3, 2011. Fiction.

(4.00 from 1 review)
Kellan is used to waking up in strange places. But this place, a cafeteria filled with crazy women and doors that only Kellan can open, might be the strangest of all.
Psyche Horror: Five Short Works by Joshua Scribner    by Joshua Scribner
Price: $0.99 USD. 5990 words. Published on April 27, 2011. Fiction.

These stories blend psychological suspense with horror in a style reminiscent of Joshua Scribner's Novels FEAR AND REPULSION and SEED.
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