12 From Midnight is the debut collection of psychologically complex tales from award-winning author JC Sheldon (Wilderness of Souls, Ooskera and the Five Ring-Stones of a Far Away Kingdom). Encompassing genres from horror to fantasy to supernatural suspense, with tense procedural storytelling and profound moral questioning... Two teenagers love spending time alone in the cemetery, until they notice something isn't right… One scream echoes down a quiet street leading to a gruesome discovery, and a twisted investigation... An emailed news tip forces a journalist to confront more than he expects... Two sisters play an innocent game, ushering in unspeakable torment because they wanted one more night with their mother... A man makes a stop on his way to work, thrusting him into a fight to save the life of a child... Children see things that aren't there, until they're standing at the back door asking to be let in.... A new doctor moved into the neighborhood, and he won't stop calling until he speaks with her... These are some of the stories in this spellbinding collection of tales from the darkest corners of your imagination. Within 12 From Midnight, the silence is deafening. A human wrote every story in this collection for humans to enjoy.