title: Friends of the Dark: 8 stories for children who sleep with the lights off
author: Matthew D. Shuck
description: Matthew D Shuck is a fiction writer from Salem Oregon. His stories run the gamut from dark horror to comedy and science fiction. His wife and children put up with the nonsense that goes with his writing as best they can but won't let him quit his day job.
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  # Sleeping With Shadows
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Rachel Hailey
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  To my husbeast who taught me to look for light in the darkness. Without you,
  I'd never have been able to write anything but horror stories.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0004.html#3Q280-18a3d9360eb547da88f92b7a493fc2df)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0005.html#4OIQ0-18a3d9360eb547da88f92b7a493fc2df)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0006.html#5N3C0-18a3d9360eb547da88f92b7a493fc2df)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0007.html#6LJU0-18a3d9360eb547da88f92b7a493fc2df)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0008.html#7K4G0-18a3d9360eb547da88f92b7a493fc2df)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0009.html#8IL20-18a3d9360eb547da88f92b7a493fc2df)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](part0010.html#9H5K0-18a3d9360eb547da88f92b7a493fc2df)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](part0011.html#AFM60-18a3d9360eb547da88f92b7a493fc2df)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 9](part0012.html#BE6O0-18a3d9360eb547da88f92b7a493fc2df)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 10](part0013.html#CCNA0-18a3d9360eb