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Scritch Scratch: The Legend of Teketeke

Everything is Connected

Subway trains, JR trains, express trains; they flow through Saitama like veins; the life-blood of any major city. When a little boy in Urawa Ward goes missing, it is up to rookie officer Sasaki to find him before he becomes one of many 'evaporated people.'

But he gets so much more than he bargained for. 

Entangled in a web of deceit far greater than he and his mentor, Sergeant Oda, could have imagined, their lives are derailed by one sure fact: The culprit will not stop unless they make him.

Without any witnesses, without any leads, without evidence of foul play, and without a hope in hell, can Sasaki find the missing boy before more lives are lost to the darkness?

Read the first 5 chapters

Free Short Stories

Wolves in Sheeps Clothing

Inspired by the urban legend of the Black-Eyed Children

When Christopher is called to investigate the murder - or rather, obliteration - of a local family, he finds that all the houses on their street were visited by two strange children. 

But children couldn't possibly have caused the carnage at the Watkinson's house... could they?

Space Invaders 

Inspired by true accounts

Aimee works the night shift while her partner, Steve, works the day shift. But when Aimee begins to hear strange clicking noises from their garden, she finds that something is not right...

Prefer Audiobooks?

Check out these doll videos or audiobook only videos for free readings of the above short stories and previews. 

Mini Teketeke Doll

This doll was inspired by Teketeke; the creature from the Japanese urban legend that forms the basis of the origin story Scritch Scratch: The Legend of Teketeke (now available for preorder!)

This doll was up for grabs, along with a bunch of other goodies for anyone who preorders in either eBook or paperback!

The repaint video also features an audiobook reading of Chapter 1. 

Eustice - The Black-Eyed Boy

These dolls were inspired by the piece Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, which was featured in the Cryptids and Conspiracies’ anthology by Crow’s Feet Journal.
The video shows how the boy doll is made whilst reading the story as an audiobook (click image to the left to watch).

But I have also included the audiobook reading only on my author YouTube channel, E. L. Julian - Horror Writing Introvert for free, for those of you not into craft videos. 

Eunice - The Black-Eyed Girl

The video shows how the girl doll is made whilst reading Space Invaders, which was also featured in the Cryptids and Conspiracies’ anthology by Crow’s Feet Journal. as an audiobook (click image to the left to watch).

But I have also included the audiobook reading only on my author YouTube channel, E. L. Julian - Horror Writing Introvert for free, for those of you not into craft videos.

Blood Nun Doll

This doll was inspired by a short story I wrote called The Calling. The submission called for a 1,000 word ghost story, and this is what I came up with. 
It turned out to be an emotional piece to write, and as I have researched more on the underlying topic I am inspired to develop it into a novel or novella. 

Until then, I hope you enjoy the doll repaint, if you're into that sort of thing; if you're not, I have also included the audiobook reading only on my author YouTube channel, E. L. Julian - Horror Writing Introvert for free, for those of you not into craft videos. 

Mystery Mummy

Come and listen to a sneak peek from Chapter 1 of Till Death Us Depart (Book 1 in The Eternal Plague Trilogy) as we make a doll version of the 'Mystery Mummy' featured in the book (currently in development.)

Complete with custom sarcophagus, gilded with silver leaf; and glow-in-the-dark eyes!