{"product_id":"kept-nicholas-higgerson-9798264330520","title":"Kept: Quiet Hours After Eight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKept: Quiet Hours After Eight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Collection of One-Page Horror Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if your own house started whispering instructions?\u003cbr\u003eWhat if the apps on your phone scheduled you for something you never agreed to?\u003cbr\u003eWhat if the knock on your door came at exactly the time you'd been warned to never open it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eKept: Quiet Hours After Eight\u003c\/b\u003e, everyday spaces and objects-vending machines, calendars, door chains, crosswalk signals, even your fridge-slip into the uncanny. Each of these \u003cb\u003e201 one-page horror stories\u003c\/b\u003e is a tightly wound glimpse into a world where the rules are familiar until they aren't, where the technology that promises convenience instead demands compliance, and where the most terrifying thing isn't what's outside the door... it's the house that wants to keep you inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of flash fiction, creeping dread, and late-night reading sessions, this collection invites you to consume its stories in quick bites-or devour them all in a single, sleepless sitting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver two hundred original one-page horror stories, each self-contained yet threaded with subtle echoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA recurring mythology of \"quiet hours,\" \"contactless pickup,\" and doors that should never be opened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chorus of voices-sometimes yours-that break the fourth wall to remind you the story is watching back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a longtime horror devotee or simply someone who likes a shiver down the spine before bed, \u003ci\u003eKept\u003c\/i\u003e will hold you close, whisper softly, and thank you for staying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust remember the rule: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuiet hours begin after eight.\u003cbr\u003eLate check-outs are not available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Higgerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798264330520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Nicholas Higgerson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170250268927,"sku":"9798264330520","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kept-nicholas-higgerson-9798264330520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}