Books

I love stories about small towns and the mysteries contained within. Growing up in a small town, I was inundated with ghosts, monsters, and what could be creeping around every corner. Those stories stuck with me. Now, I want to share stories that capture the wonder, fear, and mystery of small town horrors and the people who face them.

 

SERIES

Faith & Deed (Horror-Fantasy Series)

Ascension (Faith & Deed Book 1)

The Order (Faith & Deed Book 2)

  • Hook: Wendy, after surviving the trials of Ascension, recovers in the Sylvan Order—and discovers the Order’s secrets are almost as dark as her own.

  • Primary genre tags: horror-fantasy, dark fantasy, occult horror

  • Series order: Faith & Deed #2 (Coming Soon)

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/the-order-faith-and-deed-2

Den of Lies (Faith & Deed Book 3)

Lazarus Spiral (Haunted Objects / Haunted Toys Series)

Life Changing Yard Sale (Lazarus Spiral Book I)

Passages (Lazarus Spiral Book II)

  • Hook: The Toy Master is dead. Long live the Toy Master!

  • Primary genre tags: haunted objects, supernatural horror, reality-bending horror

  • Series order: Lazarus Spiral #2

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/passages

Origins (Lazarus Spiral Book III)

  • Hook: One toy started the nightmare. Only one toy can end it.

  • Primary genre tags: haunted objects, supernatural horror, interconnected horror

  • Series order: Lazarus Spiral #3

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/origins

16 (A Lazarus Spiral Story)

  • Hook: Mid-life crisis leads to lies, monsters, and murder.

  • Primary genre tags: haunted objects, supernatural horror, nightmare creature

  • Series order: Lazarus Spiral (Story)

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/16

Excess Baggage (A Lazarus Spiral Story)

Early Birds Pay Double (A Lazarus Spiral Story)

  • Hook: Annabelle Morton didn’t scream when she snapped—she just lit a cigarette and started stabbing.

  • Primary genre tags: suburban horror, black comedy, creeping dread

  • Series order: Lazarus Spiral (Story)

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/early-birds-pay-double

Under the Eyes of the Observer (A Lazarus Spiral Story)

  • Hook: No one wants to be invisible, but do they really want to be seen?

  • Primary genre tags: cosmic horror, supernatural mystery, missing-persons horror

  • Series order: Lazarus Spiral (Story)

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/eyes-of-the-observer

The Lessman Files (A Lazarus Spiral Tale)

  • Hook: The case is closed. The evidence is not.

  • Primary genre tags: supernatural mystery, haunted objects, dread-driven horror

  • Series order: Lazarus Spiral (Tale)

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/lessman-files

Pandora Project (YA Tech Horror / Sci-Fi Horror)

[dis]connection (Pandora Project Book I)

  • Hook: New Girl, AI Monsters, Family Secrets; Erin's not your average computer genius.

  • Primary genre tags: YA sci-fi horror, techno horror, cyberbullying horror

  • Series order: Pandora Project #1

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/disconnection

Bibliophiles (Dark Fantasy)

Library of Lessons & Lies (Bibliophiles Book I)

  • Hook: Tonight, Beatrix will conquer her demons or destroy the universe. Who she trusts will determine the fate of all.

  • Primary genre tags: dark fantasy, magical books, extra-dimensional horror

  • Series order: Bibliophiles #1

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/library-lessons-lies

Keymasters (Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure) (Cy Borgmyn)

Trial of Mirror Mountain (Keymasters Book I)

  • Hook: Eric's ruining his life. At least, that's what his evil twin wants everyone to think.

  • Primary genre tags: middle grade fantasy, dark twist, adventure

  • Series order: Keymasters #1

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/trial-of-mirror-mountain

Treasure of the Crumbling Cavern (Keymasters Book II)

STANDALONES

The Hunger

  • Hook: It began with soup. It ends with extinction.

  • Primary genre tags: cosmic horror, Lovecraftian horror, existential horror

  • Series order: Standalone

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/the-hunger

Good Teens Die Bad

The Light of Enki (Middle Grade Adventure)

Monsters Dance to Twilight (Cy Borgmyn)

  • Hook: We are living in a horror story and it is getting worse.

  • Primary genre tags: climate horror, dark nonfiction, social commentary

  • Series order: Standalone

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/monsters-dance-to-twilight

SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS

BLOTS: 9 Tales of Monsters, Ghosts, & Bad Decisions

  • Hook: BLOTS brings you stories spanning the horror spectrum— from cosmic horror to fairy tale folk horror and gothic ghost stories.

  • Primary genre tags: short story collection, cosmic horror, folk horror, gothic horror

  • Series order: Collection

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/blots

Shadows, Stains, & Secrets

  • Hook: A collection where cosmic dread intertwines with gothic horror—eight stories that pull back the veil of reality.

  • Primary genre tags: short story collection, cosmic horror, gothic horror

  • Series order: Collection

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/shadows-stains-secrets

FREE READER MAGNET

Early Birds Pay Double (Free Novella with Newsletter Signup)

  • Hook: A suburban descent into madness soaked in black comedy and creeping dread.

  • Primary genre tags: suburban horror, black comedy, creeping dread

  • Series order: Lazarus Spiral (Story)

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/early-birds-pay-double

16 + Early Birds Pay Double (Bonus Novellas via Newsletter)

  • Hook: Claim your free horror novellas when you join the newsletter (available via the Passages/Origins bonus pages).

  • Primary genre tags: bonus fiction, exclusive novellas

  • Series order: Lazarus Spiral (Bonus)

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/bonus/passages

The Art of Light (Free e-book with Newsletter Signup)

  • Hook: A behind-the-scenes look at the AI tools & process used to create The Light of Enki.

  • Primary genre tags: creative process, AI, behind-the-scenes

  • Series order: Bonus / Companion

  • Link: https://timkulp.com/stories/art-of-light

OTHER COLLECTIONS

Trickle-Down Trauma as Tim Kulp appearing in A Chronicle of Horrors edited by A.C. Hessenauer.

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