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The Return (Demon Fallout) by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZombies are a nightmare of the past, the Lycan wars are over. Mike feels that he can finally settle down after 200 years of war until he hears an impossible message from beyond. Tommy, his adopted son, is in trouble and there is nothing in Heaven or Hell that will stop Mike from helping him... -
![We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Fourth Season by K.C. Wayland, Claire Dodin]()
We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Fourth Season by K.C. Wayland, Claire Dodin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLength: 13h 18minThe battle has begun. There is no more running away or trying to hide. The survivors confront their attackers head on, both human and otherwise... -
![We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Third Season by K.C. Wayland]()
We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Third Season by K.C. Wayland
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA small riot in LA has spread past its containment. Three reserve soldiers are called to their deserted duty station. Believed to be the last remaining armed servicemen in the area, Michael, Angel, and Saul witness the true cause of the riot; people are starting to change and attack each other... -
![Rise of the Werewolf by Mark Tufo]()
Rise of the Werewolf by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe world of man was brought to its knees with the zombie apocalypse. A hundred and fifty years have passed since man has clawed and climbed his way from the brink of extinction. Civilization has rebooted, man has begun to rebuild, to create communities and society.It is on this fragile new shaky ground that a threat worse than the scourge of the dead has sprung... -
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![This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong, Jason Pargin]()
This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsOriginally released as an online serial where itreceivedmore than 70,000 downloads,John Dies at the End has been described as a"Horrortacular", an epic of "spectacular" horror that combines the laugh out loud humor of the best R-rated comedy, with the darkest terror of H.P. Lovecraft. The book went on to sell an additional60,000 copies in all formats... -
![End of an Age by Mark Tufo]()
End of an Age by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Lycan King Xavier is making his final march on the embattled humans to bring on the end of one age and usher in the dawning of a new more fierce one. Where he will dominate over his subjects with an iron claw... -
![Tales from the Gas Station, Vol. 1 by Jack Townsend]()
Tales from the Gas Station, Vol. 1 by Jack Townsend
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWorking at a dead-end retail job in the middle of nowhere can be hard. The long hours. The helpless customers. The enormous eldritch horror living deep below the building… As the only full-time employee at the twenty-four hour gas station at the edge of town, Jack has pretty much seen it all... -
![Witch Wood by Melanie Karsak]()
Witch Wood by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarm none, and be ready for zombies.Amelia’s practice of Wicca marks her as a curiosity both at home and at school. Knowing how to see auras, heal, and cast spells comes naturally to her. Only Madame Knightly, the ancient matriarch and owner of Witch Wood Estate, doesn’t seem to mind... -
![Blood on the Page: The Complete Short Fiction of Brian Keene, Volume 1 by Brian Keene]()
Blood on the Page: The Complete Short Fiction of Brian Keene, Volume 1 by Brian Keene
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“This is my gift. This is my legacy. This is my curse…”BLOOD ON THE PAGE is the first book in a series collecting all of Keene’s short fiction. Included in this volume are such critically-acclaimed and fan favorite stories as “Burying Betsy”, “Dust”, “The Resurrection and The Life”, “I Am An Exit”, “Fast Zombies Suck”, “Bunnies In August”, “I Sing A New Psalm”, and many more...Categorized as:
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![The Best of Joe R. Lansdale by Joe R. Lansdale]()
The Best of Joe R. Lansdale by Joe R. Lansdale
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGodzilla’s in a twelve-step program. A soul-sucking Mummy stalks Elvis and John F. Kennedy. Joe Bob Briggs has a moral dilemma: If your girlfriend turns zombie on you, what do you do?And that’s the tame stuff.In this red-hot collection from world-champion Mojo storyteller Joe R. Lansdale, you’ll find his best, most outrageous stories... -
![Zom-B Goddess by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Goddess by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDouble-crossed again, B is confused, enraged and broken. But the battle isn’t over. The end is nigh, but there are plenty of horrors to come. And who will survive? The Zombies? The humans? Or worse…?‘Zachary…’ Dr Oystein murmurs. ‘No,’ Owl Man replies. ‘There has been enough bloodshed. I know there must be more before this is through, but let’s not kill those we can afford to spare...Categorized as:
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![What the Hell Did I Just Read by David Wong, Jason Pargin]()
What the Hell Did I Just Read by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsNYT bestselling author Wong takes readers to a whole new level with his latest dark comic sci-fi thriller, set in the world of John Dies at the End and This Book is Full of SpidersDave, John and Amy recount what seems like a fairly straightforward tale of a shape-shifting creature from another dimension that is stealing children and brainwashing their parents, but it eventually becomes clear... -
![Zom-B Family by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Family by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter being betrayed and captured by the most heinous survivors of the human race, B Smith lands back in the clutches of a fiend B had hoped to never see again, someone who is intent on making B suffer in the most tortuous ways. Discovering the fate of loved ones from B's past adds to the agony and calls into question just how much B is willing to sacrifice in the name of justice... -
![Night Terror by John Passarella]()
Night Terror by John Passarella
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlerted to strange happenings in Clayton Falls, Colorado, Bobby sends the boys to check it out. A speeding car with no driver, a homeless man pursued by a massive Gila monster, a little boy chased by uprooted trees — it all sounds like the stuff of nightmares... -
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![World War Z: The Lost Files: A Companion to the Abridged Edition by Max Brooks]()
World War Z: The Lost Files: A Companion to the Abridged Edition by Max Brooks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFans of Max Brooks’ original abridged recording of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War will be thrilled to add this companion piece to their audio library. Offering listeners five hours of previously unrecorded content, World War Z: The Lost Files features 21 Hollywood A-list actors and sci-fi fan favorites performing stories not included in the original abridged edition... -
![Night's Black Agents by Fritz Leiber]()
Night's Black Agents by Fritz Leiber
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContents: Horror Stories:Adept's gambit Man who never grew young Smoke ghost Automatic pistol Inheritance Hill and the hole Dreams of Albert Moreland Hound Diary in the snowGirl with the hungry eyesBit of the dark worldFantasy:The Sunken land (Fafhrd & Gray... -
![The Raven by Jonathan Janz]()
The Raven by Jonathan Janz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFearing that mankind is heading toward nuclear extinction, a group of geneticists unleash a plot to save the world. They've discovered that mythological creatures such as werewolves, vampires, witches, and satyrs were once real, and that these monstrous genetic strands are still present in human DNA... -
![The Beautiful Dead by Daryl Banner]()
The Beautiful Dead by Daryl Banner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s dead. In fact, the whole world’s dead. Every single person, apparently. Unburied and reimagined into a beautiful living-dead woman called Winter, she is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in a quaint, peaceful city with no hunger, no sickness and no bills to pay. Her Second Life is perfect in every way possible... -
![A Very Good Neighbor by P.S. Power]()
A Very Good Neighbor by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy these books, because no time spent reading is ever wasted... -
![A Very Good Man by Brian Kennedy, P.S. Power]()
A Very Good Man by Brian Kennedy, P.S. Power
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSix months ago the world fell apart when men, women, and children suddenly started turning into Zombies. The struggle to survive has been fierce and at times nearly hopeless. But a few have managed to set up a place of refuge and safety. The House. Jake isn't well loved. Or respected. But he keeps the peace and holds things together by force of will and threat of death... -
![Collapse by Mark Lukens]()
Collapse by Mark Lukens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt started with rumors of a plague that turned people into flesh-eating predators. The governments of the world and the media tried to suppress it, but little by little the truth got out. The economy had been in a free-fall, banks closed, protests turned into riots, people began hoarding and panicking. And then on a Friday morning, the collapse came... -
![Stage 3 - A Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Thriller by Ken Stark]()
Stage 3 - A Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Thriller by Ken Stark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlindness is just the beginning.Once the virus strips away everything remotely human, all that's left is a mindless, savage predator...Categorized as:
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![Midway by Melanie Karsak]()
Midway by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStep right up, ladies and gentlemen, for the beginning of the end. Carnie. Ride jockey. Roustabout. White trash. Tilt girl. Gypsy. Cricket has been called a lot of things, but she never thought survivor of the zombie apocalypse would be one of them. One day she’s barking on the midway, and the next day, the world is eating itself alive... -
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Zom-B Fugitive by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter learning the dark secrets hidden in Mr. Dowling’s twisted mind, B is on the run. She escapes the clown’s clutches and weaves her way through London’s abandoned Underground, only to find that Mr. Dowling has laid siege to the Angels’ base in County Hall. And when B learns of the history between Mr...Categorized as:
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![Zom-B Bride by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Bride by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsB Smith has been rescued from the den of torture she’d been trapped in—but her savior is none other than the murderous maniac clown Mr. Dowling. He’s desperate to woo B and have her become his bride. He disgusts her, but B knows an opportunity when she sees one...Categorized as:
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![Zom-B Mission by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Mission by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsB Smith and the other Angels are relieved to finally receive their first mission - to safely escort a group of human survivors from the zombie-infested streets of London to New Kirkham, a barricaded safe haven in the country. But after battling through crowds of undead monsters, B discovers that the survivors of the town don't necessarily represent the best of humanity... -
![Book of the Dead by John Skipp, Edward Bryant]()
Book of the Dead by John Skipp, Edward Bryant
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYou hold in your hands what is perhaps the most explicit and overt anthology of original horror fiction ever assembled.Each of the stories in this anthology is set in a world where the dead have risen to eat the living, and each author has his own intimate vision of what those days will be like: in the brilliant and caustic "On the Far Side of the Cadillac Dessert with Dead Folks," Joe R... -
![The Dark Winter by Flint Maxwell]()
The Dark Winter by Flint Maxwell
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan you survive the cold?After the initial series of summer blizzards, the snowfall has decreased, but the temperatures continue to drop, the icy wind still blows, and with each passing day, the darkness lasts longer and longer.It is in the darkness the monsters thrive... -
![The Devil by Name by Keith Rosson]()
The Devil by Name by Keith Rosson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNo one expected the apocalypse would be broadcast via phone call... -
![Apocalypse Z: Book 1 by Baileigh Higgins]()
Apocalypse Z: Book 1 by Baileigh Higgins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSurvival is just the beginning... Dylan, hotheaded and fiery, finds herself on the wrong side of the clock when she's infected with the Vita virus. Doomed to turn into a flesh-eating zombie, she only has 72 hours to find a cure. The countdown has begun. In a race against time, she sets off on a desperate journey through the zombie-infested country... -
![Timothy by Mark Tufo]()
Timothy by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTimothy was not a good man in life and being undead did little to improve his disposition. Find out what a man trapped in his own mind will do to survive when he wakes up to find himself a zombie controlled by a self-aware virus... -
![Zom-B Clans by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Clans by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsB's first mission with the Angels --sentient, do-gooder zombies-- went horribly wrong when vicious members of the Ku Klux Klan attacked New Kirkham, a stronghold of precious human survivors. B is not about to let the racist thugs persecute innocent people, but while saving the town, one of B's oldest friends is kidnapped by the Klan...Categorized as:
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![Zom-B Circus by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Circus by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis horrifying exclusive eNovella is a thrilling companion to bestselling author Darren Shan's Zom-B series!Cat Ward believes that the world punishes the weak. As a high school teacher, she has witnessed the way people exploit every vulnerability, which is why she steels herself against her class of indifferent, disruptive students-none more despicable than B Smith... -
![The Ways by Glynn James]()
The Ways by Glynn James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 3 of the Diary of the Displaced series.Alone again.Sitting on the ledge in the darkness of The Corridor.A sword thrust through his chest.His faithful companion, DogThing - thrown to the horde of Zombies below.The scaffold bridge that was his only escape - destroyed.Rudy, Adler, Reg and Marie - all separated by the closed portal.The portal key - stolen.His weapons - thrown into the darkness... -
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![Dead South by Zach Bohannon]()
Dead South by Zach Bohannon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dead can't bury the truth...Three years after an incurable virus spread and turned a majority of the population into mindless and cannibalistic creatures, the world is a barren place. Society is broken, and most who remain have banded together in small camps and communities.Jon South is not like most other survivors... -
![The War On Horror: Tales From A Post-Zombie Society by Nathan Allen]()
The War On Horror: Tales From A Post-Zombie Society by Nathan Allen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree years have passed since the rising of the undead, and life has more or less returned to normal.Zombie encounters are now few and far between. The undead are more of a nuisance than a menace; they are less likely to sink their teeth into unsuspecting civilians than they are to be attacked by vigilantes and rabid lynch mobs... -
![The Awakening by T.W. Piperbrook]()
The Awakening by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**Special $.99 cent launch price for one week only!** Missed Outage 1? Get it here at: amazon.com/dp/B00L2KZH3W Tom Sotheby has escaped the forest, but he is far from safe. His wife has been butchered. The town he once knew is a barren white wasteland. And the beasts won't rest until he's dead. His only hope is to get to town, to safety he isn't sure exists.. -
![Chasing Spirits - The Memoirs of Reginald Weldon by Glynn James]()
Chasing Spirits - The Memoirs of Reginald Weldon by Glynn James
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat Readers are saying about CHASING SPIRITS: "Spooky, captivating mystery." ... "A glimpse of a strange world behind this one." ... "Great story telling!" ... "If you are a fan of this genre give this book a try you will not regret it." ... "I was sorry when it ended." ... "an epic journey through a mans life" ... "This was a wonderful story... -
![Ride for Tomorrow by Alex Westmore]()
Ride for Tomorrow by Alex Westmore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMan made the virus that wiped out more than 90% of the population. Now it's up to a tough-as-nails woman and her teenage sidekick named Einstein to save what remains.First there was the outbreak...As the virus sweeps across the United States claiming more and more victims, butch firefighter Dallas was sure death was coming for her, too. Only it never did... -
![Rise of the Undead by Shane Carrow]()
Rise of the Undead by Shane Carrow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew Year's Day: midsummer in Australia. In Perth, twin brothers Aaron and Matt have graduated high school and are enjoying their last few months of summer holidays before adulthood - while on the other side of the country, something has fallen from the sky, heralding the dawn of a new age... -
![The Ghost of Longthorn Manor and Other Stories by Amy Cross]()
The Ghost of Longthorn Manor and Other Stories by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman watches from a high window as her brother approaches the house... A little girl realizes that her family's new home is trying to warn her about something... A teenager with a debilitating mental health problem starts hearing a scratching sound, coming from the attic... The Ghost of Longthorn Manor and Other Stories is a collection of short horror stories by Amy Cross... -
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61 A.D. by David McAfee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBritannia, 61 A.D. For ten years, Taras has lived in the young city of Londinium, feeding off the city’s underbelly. But now Theron, his old enemy, has come looking for revenge, and Taras’ nights of living in relative peace are about to end.Yet not even Theron can slip into town unnoticed, and the Council of Thirteen sends Ramah to deal with the two renegades once and for all... -
![Blind Rage by Nick Clausen]()
Blind Rage by Nick Clausen
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA mysterious crack in the sky. People turning into savage killers. A world disrupted by death and destruction.A select few find themselves immune to this deadly phenomenon. Now they must fight to survive in a collapsing society.Tommy, a maladjusted teenager still reeling from the loss of his father. With no support from his basket case mother, Tommy is facing the situation on his own... -
![The Broken Lands by Glynn James]()
The Broken Lands by Glynn James
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 2 of the Diary of the Displaced SeriesThe Journal of James Halldon continues...After escaping from The Corridor with DogThing, Rudy and Adler, James discovers that the world awaiting him outside is just as harsh as the one he had left behind.The horrors that he had escaped from, that lurked in the darkness, would continue to haunt him in the bright sunlight of The Broken Lands... -
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![Zom-B Angels by Darren Shan, Kajwan Abehesht]()
Zom-B Angels by Darren Shan, Kajwan Abehesht
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter spending the last few months wandering around London--a city filled with the dead--B Smith has given up hope for any sign of normal human existence. But then B finds strange signs all over the city--a "Z" plus red arrows. Following them, B finds The Angels-- a group gathered in the hopes of combating the evil dead and the forces that introduced them... -
![Zom-B Gladiator by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Gladiator by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBeyond a shadow of a doubt, B Smith has decided to live-- and to fight for good as long as possible. However, London is overridden with brain-eating undead and swarming with human mercenaries whose sense of right and wrong dissolved when society did. When they lay a trap, B is captured. And it'll take dozens of battles--and the fight of a lifetime-- to escape... -
![Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead by John Skipp, Stephen King]()
Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead by John Skipp, Stephen King
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom a master of zombie fiction and a founding father of "splatterpunk" comes a mind-bending anthology of 32 new and classic stories from both renowned writers and rising starsIn the tradition of Black Dog & Leventhal's bestsellingVampires and Ghosts, this anthology of 32 stories is set in a world where the dead have risen from the grave to consume the living... -
![Monster Squad 1: Return Of The Phoenix by Heath Stallcup]()
Monster Squad 1: Return Of The Phoenix by Heath Stallcup
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHumanity has spent its time enjoying a peace that can only be had through blissful ignorance. For centuries, stories of monsters have been handed down through the generations. When creatures of the night proved to be real, the best of America’s military came together to form an elite band of rapid response teams... -
![I Saw Zombies Eating Santa Claus: A Breathers Christmas Carol by S.G. Browne]()
I Saw Zombies Eating Santa Claus: A Breathers Christmas Carol by S.G. Browne
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“One of America’s best satiric novelists” (Kirkus Reviews), S. G. Browne seamlessly gift wraps this horrific and hilarious sequel to his “extremely strong” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) zombie novel Breathers.He sees you when you’re sleeping...he knows when you’re undead... -
![Sausagey Santa by Carlton Mellick III]()
Sausagey Santa by Carlton Mellick III
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Matthew Fry, inventor of the 'Sly Guy' haircut, life at the North Pole just isn't what he expected. The elves are way too obsessed with playing Dungeons and Dragons, Frosty has a Hitler mustache made of coal, the reindeer have a tendency of exploding for no apparent reason, and Santa is a piratey mutant with a body made of sausages...
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