Ten tales. Ten doors. One invitation into the dark. Silent Screams gathers ten chilling stories of themacabre, each one pulling you deeper into a world where fear whispers first, then closes in. Within these pages, ordinary moments twist into unsettling encounters, buried secrets begin to breathe, and nightmares refuse to fade when morning comes. Mark Welch guides readers through shadowed rooms, haunted minds, and places where the line between reality and terror grows dangerously thin. For readers who crave slow-building dread, eerie surprises, and stories that linger after the final page, this collection offers a journey into the unknown-where the darkness never stays buried, and the silence may be the most frightening sound of all. Also included is The Suffocating Manuscript, a novella that waits inside like one final locked door-ready to open when you are. The Dark Comes Back is written for fans of short-form horror who appreciate stories that can be read in one sitting but remembered long afterward. From unsettling encounters to the slow creep of buried dread, the collection offers a chilling reminder that darkness has a way of finding its way back. "Horror is most powerful when it feels close enough to touch," said Welch. "With this collection, I wanted each story to give readers a different glimpse into the things we fear, the things we hide from, and the shadows that never quite disappear."