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Here you'll find stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, strange and bizarre, crime,

conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved, and unexplained.

Coming up in this episode, it's Thriller Thursday, and this time I have two tales to tell.

We'll begin with a fictional tale of horror from G.L. Bellman called Acts of Vengeance.

And then we'll follow that up with a paranormal crime thriller from Finn McCool, entitled Confessions of a Belfast Cup.

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Now, bolt your doors, lock your windows, turn off your lights, and come with me into the bookshop.

My hopes of just browsing through the books without attracting the attention of a well-intentioned

but usually annoying clerk were immediately dashed. I hate to be bothered while perusing the

shelves, but upon closing the door and getting my first glance at the stop itself

and decided that due to the smallness of the shop and the type of books it contained,

I was more likely to have to search out the proprietor myself if need be.

The shop was hard to find, and even more. myself if need be.

The shop was hard to find and even more difficult to understand.

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