A novice sorcerer sets out on a quest to recover an ancient artifact that has the power to save his kingdom from the ravages of an ecological disaster. Unbeknownst to him, its secrets are protected by a fierce tribe of reptilian warriors who view guarding it as their sacred duty and who will kill to protect its sanctity.

A hapless freighter pilot crashes on a hostile planet and must travel across an inhospitable desert with the help of a mysterious alien.

When a mysterious biker shows up at Matt's diner, they quickly hit it off, but his new friend is hiding a dark secret.

Satou is arranged to be married to the daughter of a neighboring landowner, but when he stumbles across a mysterious woman in the forest, he must find a way to balance the expectations of his family with his burgeoning desires.

Seliphi coiled her long body, crouching low to the ground, the golden scales of her tail catching the light of the sun in the arena like a layer of shining coins. She paused for a moment, a bead of sweat trickling down her cheek as she calculated the height of the jump. She bounded upwards, launching herself into the air like a giant spring. She soared, clearing the bar at the apex of her jump, arcing her sinewy figure to avoid touching it as she began to descend. She hung in the air for a moment, graceful, before gravity reclaimed its hold on her, and she fell heavily to the cushioned landing...

The aged door of the mansion creaked on its rusty hinges as Vera pushed it open, thunder cracking and lighting up the clouded sky as rain poured overhead. It spattered audibly on the cracked flagstones that made up the pathway leading to the entrance of the long abandoned building, through disheveled plants and out of control weeds that choked the once elegant grounds. This structure had been vacant for decades, the proud and elaborate stonework falling into disrepair as the elements and the creeping vines clawed at it. Loose shutters on the upper floors blew backwards and forwards in the gale,...

The hunter pushed through the undergrowth, his rifle raised as his keen eyes scanned the treeline, alert for any movement or tracks that might betray the beast he was trailing. He steadied his wide brimmed hat, decorated with the claimed fangs and claws of previous kills. Those hunts had been challenging, but this creature was different. He had to be meticulous, it had already killed the private security personnel who had been hired to protect the compound. At their wits end, the company had contacted him, based on his track record of big game hunts. Big game this was... Nobody had ever gotten...

A Guardian and his companion brave the vaults of the Dreaming City in search of a terrifying creature, but soon discover that they are expected. (Destiny fanfiction).

In a fantastical reimagining of the new world, a cartographer sets out on a mission of discovery, mapping a strange continent full of exotic beasts and mysterious natives at the behest of his trading company. The further he travels Westward, the more bizarre his journey gets, the very land itself somehow becoming twisted and blighted. Facing horrors that defy the laws of nature, he is compelled to press on by a plea for help from a stranger who believes that he may be her people's only hope of salvation.

With a wrecked car and no cellphone reception, Freddy seeks help in the only place that he can, a run-down mansion that looks long abandoned. To his surprise, he finds a strange woman living there alone, but there's an ulterior motive to her gracious hospitality.

A man records his increasingly disturbing experiences with sleep paralysis in a journal, culminating in strange encounters with an unknown entity that seems to want something from him.

King Minos tasks the hero Leandros with slaying a terrible beast that lurks in the depths of an inescapable labyrinth beneath the island of Crete, but all is not as it seems, and the King is hiding a dark secret that could cost him the throne.