Lazarus Spiral
A collection of Haunted Toy Stories connected in a larger narrative of obsession, sacrifice, and loss
WELCOME TO THE LAZARUS SPIRAL
Haunted toys. Open doors. No clean way out.
Toy collector Neil Lessman is dead… but his collection isn’t.
Somewhere out there, an inventory of cursed playthings is changing hands—passed across yard-sale tables, slipped into pockets, tucked into closets, gifted with a smile, sold with a shrug.
Each object is a trap disguised as a treasure.
Each “find” is a door.
And every door opens into the same place: the Lazarus Spiral—a hidden web of hauntings where regret becomes leverage, obsession becomes gravity, and the most dangerous monsters aren’t always the ones with claws.
The Lazarus Spiral is a connected horror series of bingeable novellas—standalone stories that pull tighter and darker the deeper you go. You can start anywhere… but once you notice the pattern, you’ll want to follow it all the way down.
Expect:
Haunted-object horror (dollhouses, storybooks, action figures, and worse)
Interconnected tales with recurring characters, notes, and escalating mythology
Character-driven dread—where fear hits because it’s personal
Twists, consequences, and the occasional dark laugh
Regret… and for the lucky, redemption
READING ORDER (Recommended)
Life Changing Yard Sale (Book I) – Four tales of haunted toys…and the sale that sets the Spiral in motion.
Passages (Book II) – The doors are opening. Familiar faces return. The Spiral deepens.
Origins (Book III) – One toy started the nightmare. Here’s where the Spiral begins… and where it learns your name.
MORE LAZARUS SPIRAL STORIES
16 – A liar’s secret night becomes a hunted night when a children’s book turns into a living nightmare.
Early Birds Pay Double – A stressed housewife. A dead neighbor’s secrets. And a darkness that’s done waiting.
Excess Baggage – One ring. One late-night stop. One date from hell (and the kind of love that bites back).
Open the first door.
Start with Life Changing Yard Sale and descend deeper into the Lazarus Spiral today.