Curiosity may have killed the cat, but supernatural curiosities brought it back.  A Jack-in-the-Box made from skulls.  A monster egg in the mail. A sketchbook bridging imagination with reality.  What other wondrous and terrible secrets will these survivors tell?  CRUEL WORKS OF NATURE is a collection of 11 horror novellas about strange and exciting supernatural encounters. Reality and the fantastic are blended seamlessly in these immersive tales, with plenty of mystery to lead the reader on a thrilling journey. Some stories are dark and macabre while others whimsical and lighthearted, together ensuring constant surprises and terrifying twists to keep you reading until the very last page.  Special edition with full page illustrations. Hand illustrated by the author herself, these images will bring the stories to life and give unique insights into the wild unknown.  Praise for Cruel Works of Nature: "Each of these stories is designed to both ensnare and repulse readers, and it does not disappoint! I couldn't put the book down, and let's just say there was more than one sleepless night!" ★★★★★ Review "Are you into the macabre and supernatural? If so, you're in for a thrill ride." ★★★★★ Review "This is one grisly must read horror. The author has really described some morbid stuff that made my skin crawl just reading it." ★★★★★ Review About Haunted House Publishing:  We're passionate about publishing horror stories for adults, scary books for teens, and all sorts of dark fiction. We've got new horror kindle books every month, specializing in supernatural stories, supernatural book collections, and paranormal books for adults. We've got zombie books, demonic horror, ghosts and specters, angels and demons, gothic novels, and haunted houses and ghosts novels. We promise some of the top horror books 2018.