title: Thirteen Terrifying Tales to Tell Around the Campfire: It's Under the Bed and other Scary Stories for Kids
author: Jeff Vidmar
description: Jeff Vidmar loves telling scary stories to his son, especially around the campfire, but is usually the one who ends up awake late into the night, flinching with every cracked branch and hooting owl.
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  # Blood Claws
  
  
  ### A Bethany Black Supernatural Thriller Book 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## John P. Logsdon
  
  
  ## Ben Zackheim
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # Chapter 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _I wanted to feel their blood on my claws._
  
  
  _The orcs were guarding their hostage, a thirteen year old boy. The poor kid
  was strapped to a log beside the blazing fire._
  
  
  _I watched them for a few minutes from my perch on a cliff. They always had a
  pattern to their movement. If I could recognize it, the kid was as good as
  saved._
  
  
  _It wasn’t easy._
  
  
  _The clearing below me was packed with the ugly buttheads. They took turns
  sniffing at the boy and wandering into the forest. None of them showed any
  sign of sleeping or eating._
  
  
  _The orcs were on patrol._
  
  
  _I’d have to take them all out if I was going to finish the mission._
  
  
  _Once I had a plan, I always took a