Finders Screamers by Doug Down

Sixteen Chilling tales of Paranormal Horror... And Metal Detecting

Endless treasures wherever you look. Medieval art that doesn't let go. A book of golden secrets in the wrong hands. The best detector, but it comes with a price. Veteran diggers realise they're the ones being discovered Bronze figures that guiltily bleed. And many more tales of frightening finds!

Cautionary tales come down the centuries from every culture. Be careful, they say, of the guardians that hide in the shadows, for all that glitters is not gold. Some of that lustre comes from their watching eyes. And shining teeth.

But in these modern times, things have changed. There's no more searching ruins by flickering candlelight. Why glean through dusty volumes for clues when you have the internet? And storms are always less scary when the weather report warns you to take an umbrella. Gateways to other realms remain firmly shut, thanks to electric lights, mobile phones and the laptop.

Until someone comes along with a metal detector...

Stories

Knowing

Luck hits some people like a bolt from the blue, but is it always a good thing?

The Lovers

Keep your detecting partner close... and your rivals closer.

Knight Shift

We always want to locate the missing piece of a broken artefact. Trouble comes from the fragment wanting us to find more.

Slide Stepped

Be careful with your wish to see what went on in the now empty fields.

Eagle Eyed

Dreamy directions from across an ocean, but what if the guide is yourself?

A Torquing Point

The last person you want to kept in the dark after a hoard is the farmer. Or the actual finder!

All The Comforts of Home

Ruined cottages are prime places to search, though it might be easy to be dragged away from this one.

Helping Hand

Whoever said the greatest finds we make are not in gold, but in lifelong friendships?

Out There

New field could bring up recoveries that seem out of this world. In this case literally.

Soul Source of Income

A machine that always recovered something good? What would you be willing to pay for it?

Axed

Legendary losses are almost impossible to locate. For a good reason.

Right Under Your Nose

Gold can be hidden in plain sight. Along with some other things that you never want to witness.

Stationed

Tracking down the family of a medal winner is so very rewarding, unless something else in needed from the finder.

Mother's Ruin

Curiosity could kill more than a cat in this field full of echoes.

Tresspast

A place where it all began can also sometimes be exactly where it all ends too.

Hold The Line

A team search with the worthiest of causes results in a terrifying consequence.