Beneath the Surface: A Collection of Twisted Tales

Beneath every town, behind every mirror, inside every mind — something stirs. Beneath the Surface gathers six chilling tales where the familiar unravels and the line between the living and the unreal dissolves. Each story peers into a different darkness — of place, of perception, of self — revealing what happens when the truth buried beneath begins to rise. Whisper's End A mysterious town draped in fog hides secrets that only the brave dare uncover, where the walls between the living and the dead grow disturbingly thin. Hollow Bend In a quiet English village, an ancient force stirs beneath the soil, its creeping power unravelling the lives of those who dare to disturb it. The Paper Men A series of strange, haunting pages begin to rewrite lives and memories, leaving those affected with nothing but fragments of their own identities. The Reflection Room After the loss of her child, Claire seeks peace in therapy — but the mirror in her therapist's room begins to smile when she does not, reflecting a version of her that isn't quite human. The Marionette House A family's dream home learns their every movement, turning affection to control. In its rooms, the furniture listens — and the house itself begins to live through them. The Observation Tower At a lonely observatory in the Cumbrian hills, an astronomer discovers a star that should not exist. Each night it draws closer, until she realises the act of watching has become mutual. From fog-shrouded towns to sentient houses and stars that see, Beneath the Surface explores the unseen connections between place, perception, and identity. The deeper you look, the more the world looks back.