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Those Who Came Before by J.H. Moncrieff
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeople are dying at Strong Lake, and the worst is yet to come.An idyllic weekend camping trip is cut short when Reese Wallace's friends are brutally murdered. As the group's only survivor, Reese is the prime suspect, and his story doesn't make much sense... -
![Benny Rose, the Cannibal King by Hailey Piper]()
Benny Rose, the Cannibal King by Hailey Piper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlackwood, Vermont has one legend to its name—Benny Rose, the Cannibal King. Every local kid knows him and tells his stories, especially on Halloween. When a new girl moves to town in the autumn of 1987, the legend inspires high school junior Desiree St. Fleur and her friends to pull a Benny Rose-themed prank. A few laughs and screams, and they’ll have a Happy Halloween... -
![Savages by Greg F. Gifune]()
Savages by Greg F. Gifune
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt began as a vacation to the Cook Islands. But when seven friends are lost in the South Pacific after their boat goes down in a storm, they must survive at sea for several days in a small raft. Blown miles off course from their original position, and deep into open waters, they eventually encounter a small uncharted island... -
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Dark Ride by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratings'Bright Lights' AJ Starr is a pro wrestler on the rise, and his life is about to change forever. Knowing this, he plans one last party with all of his best friends. The venue? Saxon Hills theme park, abandoned ten years ago after its flagship ride burned down and killed nine innocent people... -
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![Horror in the Woods by Lee Mountford]()
Horror in the Woods by Lee Mountford
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinding that desecrated body was only the beginning....For Ashley and her three friends, it was supposed to be an adventure-filled weekend. A chance to get away from the hustle-and-bustle of city life and experience the peaceful tranquillity of nature.But when they ventured into those woods, their trip turned into a horror far beyond what they could have ever imagined... -
![Rotten Tommy by David Sodergren]()
Rotten Tommy by David Sodergren
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Keep the door locked night and day…”It’s been forty years since Becky Sharp’s mother vanished without a trace. Becky has given up all hope of finding her, until she makes a strange discovery that may hold the key to solving her mother’s disappearance.Three unmarked videotapes, hidden in the wall of her childhood home... -
![You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil]()
You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Cath receives her invitation to The Event--a monetised retreat for social media influencers--she can't believe her luck. Irene Jobert is the most famous influencer in the world, and now Cath will be one of the five participants chosen to stay with Irene in a renovated Transylvanian monastery.The catch? Their every move will be live-streamed to millions of people around the world... -
![The Late Night Horror Show by Bryan Smith]()
The Late Night Horror Show by Bryan Smith
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"When the movie starts, the horror becomes real. "It was a run-down old multi-plex in a seedy part of town. But it had a special late-night festival of the cheap horror movies one group of friends loved, movies filled with zombies, vampires and backwoods maniacs... -
![The Printer From Hell by Amy Cross]()
The Printer From Hell by Amy Cross
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's just a printer.That's what Steve Holland tells himself when he brings the machine into his family's home. Even when he struggles to get the printer working, he tells his wife that there's no reason to worry. After all, a printer can't actually hurt anyone.And then the bruises start to appear on their son's arm... -
![The Nightmares on Elm Street Parts 1, 2, 3: The Continuing Story by Jeffrey Cooper]()
The Nightmares on Elm Street Parts 1, 2, 3: The Continuing Story by Jeffrey Cooper
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFreddy Krueger, terrifying killer who slashed children to death with razor-sharp finger knives, was dead—burnt alive by outraged parents from Elm Street.Ten years had gone by since then, and only now were people sleeping peacefully at night.But the nightmare was just about to begin...Children are having hideous nightmares about a grossly deformed being with razor-edged fingers of death... -
![It Came from the Multiplex: 80s Midnight Chillers by Joshua Viola, Mario Acevedo]()
It Came from the Multiplex: 80s Midnight Chillers by Joshua Viola, Mario Acevedo
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to tonight's feature presentation, brought to you by an unholy alliance of our spellcasters at Hex Publishers and movie-mages at the Colorado Festival of Horror. Please be advised that all emergency exits have been locked for this special nostalgia-curdled premiere of death... -
![How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills by Seth Grahame-Smith, Wes Craven]()
How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills by Seth Grahame-Smith, Wes Craven
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWritten by best-selling author, screenwriter, and producer Seth Grahame-Smith (The Lego Batman Movie; Stephen King’s It), with an introduction by horror icon Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), this is a hilarious must-read for any horror movie fan...and it just might save your life... -
![Hack/Slash, Volume 1: First Cut by Tim Seeley, Stefano Caselli]()
Hack/Slash, Volume 1: First Cut by Tim Seeley, Stefano Caselli
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn almost every slasher movie, there's one girl who makes it all the way to the end. She's the survivor... the last girl. Meet Cassie Hack, the lone survivor of an attack by a vicious slasher called The Lunch Lady. Now, Cassie - along with her monstrous partner, Vlad - travels the country, hunting down other slashes before they can leave a trail of blood and terror... -
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Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1 by Tim Seeley
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAt the end of every horror movie, one girl always survives...in this case, Cassie Hack not only survives, she turns the tables by hunting and destroying the horrible slashers that would do harm to the innocent Alongside the gentle giant known as Vlad, the two cut a bloody path through those who deserve to be put down.. -
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![Resistance by John Birmingham]()
Resistance by John Birmingham
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA dragon brings down the Vice President's plane, a monster army is camped outside Omaha, and an empath demon springs an undercover operation in New York.New Orleans was just the beginning. New and different demons are breaking through all over America, and Dave Hooper has a new enemy with more guile and guts than the celebrity superhero, still stumbling in his role as Champion... -
![Survivors' Club: The Complete Series by Lauren Beukes, Dale Halverson]()
Survivors' Club: The Complete Series by Lauren Beukes, Dale Halverson
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne was possessed by a poltergeist. Another was trapped in a haunted house. A third had a killer doll. Ever wonder what happened to these children of the 1980s? Find out in Survivors' Club, a new series co-written by renowned horror novelist Lauren Beukes and award-winning cover designer and illustrator Dale Halverson, with art by Ryan Kelly (Northlanders)...
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