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Cure for Breathing
Dead Husband Club
Family Secret
Fatal Remorse
Freeing Nicole
Secret Keeper
Blackshore
Don't Knock
Don't Watch Alone
Inheritance
Kill the Messenger
My Wife
No More Dates
Pawn
Silent Vows
So Shall You Reap
Stay Silent
Stranger
The Gala
Cure for Breathing
Dead Husband Club
Family Secret
Fatal Remorse
Freeing Nicole
Secret Keeper
Blackshore
Don't Knock
Don't Watch Alone
Inheritance
Kill the Messenger
My Wife
No More Dates
Pawn
Silent Vows
So Shall You Reap
Stay Silent
Stranger
The Gala
Cure for Breathing
Dead Husband Club
Family Secret
Fatal Remorse
Freeing Nicole
Secret Keeper
Blackshore
Don't Knock
Don't Watch Alone
Inheritance
Kill the Messenger
My Wife
No More Dates
Pawn
Silent Vows
So Shall You Reap
Stay Silent
Stranger
The Gala
Cure for Breathing
Dead Husband Club
Family Secret
Fatal Remorse
Freeing Nicole
Secret Keeper
Blackshore
Don't Knock
Don't Watch Alone
Inheritance
Kill the Messenger
My Wife
No More Dates
Pawn
Silent Vows
So Shall You Reap
Stay Silent
Stranger
The Gala
You Shouldn't Have Answered: Some Numbers Should Never Be Dialed...

You Shouldn't Have Answered: Some Numbers Should Never Be Dialed...

When brothers Jace and Theo throw an unplanned Halloween party while their parents are away, the worst they expect is a trashed house or a noise complaint.

They’re wrong.

It starts as a joke.

A stupid game.
Random phone calls. Say something creepy. Hang up. Laugh.

Harmless…

Until one number answers.

The voice on the other end doesn’t yell.
Doesn’t hang up.

He whispers:

“I’ve been waiting.”

What begins as a prank spirals into something far more dangerous. Every call pulls them deeper into a nightmare they can’t escape.

One by one, people start disappearing.
A friend. A girlfriend.
Bodies left behind like messages.

Now the house isn’t a party.

It’s a trap.

And the caller isn’t playing games.

He’s hunting.

No one leaves.
Not until he gets what he wants.

And all he wants… is an apology.

They shouldn’t have called.
They shouldn’t have answered.

Now—they’ll pay for both.

Because on Halloween… some calls don’t need an invitation.

And you shouldn’t have answered.

Published: April 29, 2026

Pages: 223

ISBN: 978-1-998714-24-7

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About the Author

C.K. Smith
C.K. Smith is a Canadian award-winning author known for her gripping psychological thrillers and chilling horror stories. She has written five suspense-driven novels, with her most successful works including the The Haunting of Aberdeen Manor series and The Podcast Killer. Her stories explore fear, obsession, and the dark spaces people try to keep hidden.