First published 2014
The collection opens with Norse explorers who discover something terrible in the fog beyond known seas. These lost Vikings face creatures that should not exist, while their longship drifts further from home. In another era, warriors made of darkness itself stalk through medieval villages, leaving no trace except missing people and cold hearths. A family moves into a house where previous occupants never truly left, and the walls remember every scream. Each story unfolds in a different time and place, yet all share the same truth: horror lives just beneath what we think we know. Baird moves between centuries and continents, showing how fear takes different shapes but never really changes. The shadow warriors hunt with ancient purpose. The haunted houses trap new victims in old patterns. The Vikings learn that some discoveries cost more than death. These tales reveal how darkness adapts to every age, finding fresh ways to terrify each generation.
Genres: horror, supernatural, dark-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: ancient-evil, found-family
Setting: Norse, Medieval Villages
Period: Different Eras
176 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: violence