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The Unwanted Guest by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFeaturing Ianthe Tridentarius and Palamedes Sextus, this story was originally published in the trade paperback edition of Nona the Ninth... -
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Family Photo Album by Lionsgate
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTake a look inside The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 with Bella’s exclusive family photo album featuring photos and keepsakes of her loved ones and extended friends and family. Experiment with photo filters, listen to music, and view photos of your favorite characters from the film... -
![As Yet Unsent by Tamsyn Muir]()
As Yet Unsent by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCulled from Judith Deuteros’ secret report on Blood of Eden activities, this story was originally published in the trade paperback edition of Harrow the Ninth... -
![Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir]()
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsHer city is under siege.The zombies are coming back.And all Nona wants is a birthday party.In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back... -
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![Summoner 4 by Eric Vall]()
Summoner 4 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn an academy that trains people to deal with monsters and mayhem, there's one challenge even Gryff may not be ready to face: Final Exams. On the plus side, he'll capture a giant armored monster and get to ride around on its shoulder while the beast smites things with its sword... -
![Orphan Black: The Next Chapter by Malka Ann Older, Madeline Ashby]()
Orphan Black: The Next Chapter by Malka Ann Older, Madeline Ashby
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe official continuation of Orphan Black, narrated by Emmy Award winner Tatiana Maslany. The story we never wanted to end continues... -
![Redefined by Jamie Magee]()
Redefined by Jamie Magee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a desperate search for silence in the closing chapters of Synergy Charlie battled her ultimate fear and left the only sanctuary she has ever known. She has paid a devastating price for that fateful move. She lost her foundation... -
![For Honor and Glory by Heather Graham]()
For Honor and Glory by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMemorial Day approaches and an old friend of Adam's dies visiting an historic graveyard. Heart attack? Or somethingelse, since General Whitaker had texted Adam Harrison about strange events happening there?Jackson and Angela investigate to discover the truth, learning more about war and peace and the human condition along the way.(Short story, approx...Categorized as:
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![Christmas, the Krewe, and Kenneth by Heather Graham]()
Christmas, the Krewe, and Kenneth by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Short Story" Approximately 6000 wordsNo way out of it—Christmas 2020 was going to be different.But Jackson Crow and Angela Hawkins are “home for Christmas.” Other agents are covering the office and they’ve just bought a home with a yard for their baby daughter and adopted son.But their neighbor, newly widowed, hears strange noises in the yard, a rustling... -
![Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer]()
Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty... -
![Death's Abyss by S.D. Simper]()
Death's Abyss by S.D. Simper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll are equal in death. Tallora’s world ends in a single, bloodstained night, and all the world will fall in line unless the gods interfere. But divine aid comes at a price no mortal can pay, except in death . . . and perhaps Death herself has a few tricks of her own. From the author of FALLEN GODS comes a tale of redemption and sacrifice—and the true power of forgiveness... -
![Storm by Skye Knizley]()
Storm by Skye Knizley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a rainy night in 1971 the cruise ship Crescent Star vanished in the North Atlantic without a trace. No crew, no lifeboats and no wreckage was ever found, in spite of a three-week search. Two days ago, she crashed through and sank a pleasure yacht off the coast of New York, leaving five people dead. The ship has answered no hails and no one appears to be aboard... -
![The Empath by Jody Klaire]()
The Empath by Jody Klaire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAeron Lorelei is a young woman with a troubled past and a troubling gift. Blessed and cursed with the ability to sense the feelings, past, and future of those around her, Aeron lived as a misfit child. When she was sixteen, she took the blame for the death of her best friend’s little brother... -
![Raven by Skye Knizley]()
Raven by Skye Knizley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Hallows Eve approaches and for once Raven Storm has plans to spend the holiday enjoying a party at Isle of Night with family and friends, something she hasn't done since high school.But someone has other plans and Raven is called to investigate the grisly murder of Monsignor Quinn, a priest left to drown in his own blood... -
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![Secret of the Labyrinth by Brian Harmon]()
Secret of the Labyrinth by Brian Harmon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat secrets lie hidden beyond the City of the Blind? Far beneath the streets of Briar Hills lies an enormous temple of stone. Ancient secrets are buried within its walls…along with countless and unspeakable horrors. Now the time has come for the temple to finally fulfill its awesome purpose... -
![Seek & Find by Beatrix Hollow]()
Seek & Find by Beatrix Hollow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMonsters--humans with weapons and lies. They tricked me, they've captured me, and they hurt my men. Ben was after me from the start, this entire trip was a farce. He’d been hiding, wanting, and waiting for the day he could use me for his twisted rituals, making monsters of men.Traveling the country camping was supposed to be an escape from the strange and unusual that clings to my family... -
![Rio Grande Night: The 11th Jack Nightingale Supernatural Thriller by Stephen Leather]()
Rio Grande Night: The 11th Jack Nightingale Supernatural Thriller by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings... -
![The Dread Prince by Lauren Cate Leake]()
The Dread Prince by Lauren Cate Leake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic is different in the Dread Lands. Magic is deceptive in the Dread Lands.At last, The Dread Prince takes the throne and begins to develop his own army while battling the darkness that still lurks in the ancient and deadly Dread Lands. Maeve is grieving a great loss as Mal slips into darker and darker Magic, driving a wedge between them... -
![EXOSKELETON II: Tympanum by Shane Stadler]()
EXOSKELETON II: Tympanum by Shane Stadler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thrilling sequel to 2012's Techno-Horror/Sci-Fi masterpiece, EXOSKELETON. "Stadler - an experimental physicist by trade - effectively uses his background working in government and defense labs in painting vivid, appropriately clinical looks at the very base concept of torture... -
![Misfit Witchcraft by Niall Teasdale]()
Misfit Witchcraft by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s a new student at the Celestina School of Magic; a girl with a secret only. And it seems like only the misfits are willing to help her resolve it... -
![Key to Midnight / Shattered / House of Thunder by Dean Koontz, Leigh Nichols]()
Key to Midnight / Shattered / House of Thunder by Dean Koontz, Leigh Nichols
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![The Disappearance of Lonnie James by Amy Cross]()
The Disappearance of Lonnie James by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEleven-year-old Lonnie James has gone missing. Only one man remembers that he ever existed in the first place.After launching a huge manhunt to find the missing boy, Sheriff Tom Curtis is shocked when everyone quickly forgets who they're looking for. Even Lonnie's parents suddenly have no idea that had a son... -
![Awake in the Night by Shauna Mc Eleney]()
Awake in the Night by Shauna Mc Eleney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJessica and Nicole think they’ve finally found their dream house by the sea in the West of Ireland. 17 Montpellier Street has history, character… and so many rooms you could easily lose your way, if you don’t tread carefully.It has memories, too - so many memories. The new owners haven’t learned them yet... -
![What Beats Within the Tunnels by Ashley O'Donovan]()
What Beats Within the Tunnels by Ashley O'Donovan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan the man who shattered her heart also be the key to saving her soul?Lyra has endured far more than any woman her age should. She has a heart full of scars and a mind teeming with questions that can only be answered in Zomea, the alleged realm of the dead. To get there, she must complete the last ceremony to open a bridge... -
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![The Jaguar Hunter by Lucius Shepard]()
The Jaguar Hunter by Lucius Shepard
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContents:The Jaguar Hunter (1985)The Night of White Bhairab (1984)Salvador (1984)How the Wind Spoke at Madaket (1985)Black Coral (1984)The End of Life as We Know It (1985)A Traveler's Tale (1984)Mengele (1985)The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule (1984)A Spanish Lesson... -
![Over My Dead Husband's Body by Etta Faire]()
Over My Dead Husband's Body by Etta Faire
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe wanted a free house. She got a dead roommate. The first in the paranormal series The Ghosts of Landover Mysteries. Carly Taylor thought her luck was finally changing. Being broke, divorced, and living in her mother’s basement wasn’t where she thought she’d be at thirty-one. So when her ex suddenly dies and leaves her his family’s Victorian, she can’t sign the paperwork fast enough... -
![Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror & Delight by Ryan Douglass, Kalynn Bayron]()
Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror & Delight by Ryan Douglass, Kalynn Bayron
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNight of the Living Queers is a YA horror anthology that explores a night when anything is possible, exclusively featuring queer authors of color putting fresh spins on classic horror tropes and tales.No matter its name or occasion, Halloween is more than a Hallmark holiday, it’s a symbol of transformation... -
![The Awakening Evil by R.L. Stine]()
The Awakening Evil by R.L. Stine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow the terror begins…Everyone knows the story of the Evil. The Evil that terrorized Corky Corcoran and the cheerleaders of Shadyside High. The evil that destroyed Sarah Fear one hundred years ago.Everyone thinks they know the story.But the true story has remained hidden. Only Sarah Fear knows where the Evil began. What it wants. And why it kills.Read Sarah’s story…and discover the truth at last...Categorized as:
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![They Stay by Claire Fraise]()
They Stay by Claire Fraise
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNothing is as important to sixteen-year-old Shiloh Oleson as her little brother Max. So when the six-year-old goes missing without a trace, a heartbroken Shiloh refuses to believe nothing can be done and sets out to find him.When one of Shiloh’s classmates says she knows where Max is, Shiloh hesitates to believe her. Francesca is creepy... -
![The Empire of Ice Cream by Jeffrey Ford]()
The Empire of Ice Cream by Jeffrey Ford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMixing the mundane with the metaphysical, the pairings of the everyday and the extraordinary in this collection of short fiction yield supernatural results—a young musician perceives another world while drinking coffee, a fairy chronicles his busy life in a sandcastle during the changing tide, a demonic 16th-century chess set shows up in a New Jersey bar, and Charon, the boatman of hell, takes a... -
![Darkest Dawn by R.L. Stine]()
Darkest Dawn by R.L. Stine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen you can't sleep, there's always NIGHTS.The Night People are safe at last. After all the ugly pranks and vicious murders, things have finally returned to normal. The friends who are left are trying to forget and move on, taking comfort by meeting up late-night at their old hang out, Nights.It was the ancient spirit of Angelica Fear that caused all the trouble... -
![Nightmare Magazine 37: October 2015. Queers Destroy Horror! Special Issue by Wendy N. Wagner, Chuck Palahniuk]()
Nightmare Magazine 37: October 2015. Queers Destroy Horror! Special Issue by Wendy N. Wagner, Chuck Palahniuk
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNIGHTMARE is an online horror and dark fantasy magazine. In NIGHTMARE's pages, you will find all kinds of horror fiction, from zombie stories and haunted house tales, to visceral psychological horror... -
![Sodom Road Exit by Amber Dawn, Deborah Burgess]()
Sodom Road Exit by Amber Dawn, Deborah Burgess
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's the summer of 1990, and Crystal Beach has lost its beloved, long-running amusement park, leaving the lakeside village a virtual ghost town. It is back to this fallen community Starla Mia Martin must return to live with her overbearing mother after dropping out of university and racking up significant debt... -
![In the House of the Vodouisant by David McMullen-Sullivan]()
In the House of the Vodouisant by David McMullen-Sullivan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree years have past since the horrors of Moorehead Manor almost took the lives of Emily, Adam and Jimmy. Now the legacy of Moorehead is pulling our heroes back into an even deadlier encounter of black magic and betrayal that they may not be able to survive... -
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![Baby Teeth by Meg Grehan]()
Baby Teeth by Meg Grehan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA unique verse novel of queer love, lust, and vampires. From the award-winning author of The Deepest Breath and The Space Between.The bloodFeeds the hungerThat threatens everythingIt starts when Claudia offers her a yellow rose.Immy has been in love before – many times, across many lifetimes. But never as deeply, as intensely as this.Claudia has never been in love this before either... -
![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... -
![Dead Girl's Ashes by Annathesa Nikola Darksbane, Shei Darksbane]()
Dead Girl's Ashes by Annathesa Nikola Darksbane, Shei Darksbane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAshley Currigan is dead...and it’s the best thing that ever happened to her. Ashley just went from the day to day drudgery of a job she hates to powerful vampire in a single instant of suffering. But now, even more powerful monsters want her dead for good. Her girlfriend is missing. Strange human hunters hound her every step... -
![The Grass Monkey and Other Dark Tales by Scott Langrel]()
The Grass Monkey and Other Dark Tales by Scott Langrel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Shallow Springs, Virginia. It's not a nice place to visit, and an even worse place to live. Evil dwells in the mountains and lakes surrounding the town. Creatures more ancient than the Appalachian Mountains themselves lurk in the shadows and prey on the unsuspecting... -
![Mother of Chaos (Princess Dracula) by John Patrick Kennedy, Carlos Quevedo]()
Mother of Chaos (Princess Dracula) by John Patrick Kennedy, Carlos Quevedo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo summon an Angel of Hell…Ruxandra Dracula, a 250-year-old vampire, wants nothing to do with the fallen angel that created her. But when fellow vampire Kade tells her a group of magicians in Moscow is going to summon that angel, Ruxandra knows she must try to stop them.In Moscow, Ruxandra finds herself caught in a web of political and supernatural intrigue... -
![Strange Little Horrors and Other Stories by Amy Cross]()
Strange Little Horrors and Other Stories by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA little girl plays a prank on her sister, only to have the tables turned once she's alone.A ghost finds herself haunted by the living in a seaside cottage.A widow tries to keep up with her online reviews, even as her daughter begins to exhibit worrying behavior.Running from a deadly pandemic, a woman heads to a remote farmhouse and encounters an infuriating ghost... -
![Private Demons by Robert Masello]()
Private Demons by Robert Masello
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucien Calais sold his soul to escape the killing fields of Cambodia. Now he owns a vast, highly successful, international conglomerate in America. But his success has come at a very high price. For Lucien has a private demon worse than anyone's--with a hunger all too real, all too hungry for human souls. A cut above the pack.--Rave Reviews... -
![I Just Want You To Be Happy by Amy Cross]()
I Just Want You To Be Happy by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA ghost story about love, loss and a dying woman's last words to the husband she must leave behind. Desperate to find a room she can rent, Hazel answers an advert placed by reclusive widower Michael Emery. When she visits Michael's home, Hazel is given a shocking offer: she can live there rent-free, with no bills to pay, provided she agrees to spend one night with him in his bed each week... -
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![HOLLOW by Celina Myers]()
HOLLOW by Celina Myers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMia feels stuck. The only talents she has ever had - the ability to see ghosts - dried up when she was a child. She knows there must be something more for her out there, but what? Then one day a tragic series of events kills her and she soon discovers she has been turned into a vampire. She must choose between two vampire families - and two unexpected loves... -
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![A Taste of Magic by McKenzie Hunter]()
A Taste of Magic by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a fleeting moment, I had magic. Powerful magic. But the Dark Prince’s enemy stole it from me, making them the most powerful being in the world. Their primary goal is to destroy everything close to the Dark Prince, and that includes me... -
![Lockjaw by Matteo L. Cerilli]()
Lockjaw by Matteo L. Cerilli
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Cerilli delivers a stunning debut in this gripping paranormal horror novel about queer teens growing up in a community that doesn’t accept them and the insidious danger of apathy... -
![Undercover by Tamsyn Muir]()
Undercover by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen a stranger comes to town, secrets are sure to come out. New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir spins a twisty—and twisted—short story of revenge and survival.A fresh-faced newcomer arrives in an isolated, gang-run town and soon finds herself taking a job nobody else wants: bodyguard to a ghoul. Not just your average mindless, half-rotted shuffler, though... -
![Unspeakable: A Queer Gothic Anthology by Celine Frohn]()
Unspeakable: A Queer Gothic Anthology by Celine Frohn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsUnspeakable contains eighteen Gothic tales with uncanny twists and characters that creep under your skin. Its stories feature sapphic ghosts, terrifying creatures of the sea, and haunted houses concealing their own secrets. Whether you're looking for your non-binary knight in shining armour or a poly family to murder with, Unspeakable showcases the best contemporary Gothic queer short fiction... -
![Sweet Azalea: A Short and Spicy Monster Romance by Adrian Blue]()
Sweet Azalea: A Short and Spicy Monster Romance by Adrian Blue
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWorking the graveyard shift at a roadside diner, Willa Grace has grown numb to her dead-end life. But everything changes the night she discovers something monstrous has been watching her every move. The creature that emerges from the Appalachian darkness is massive, predatory, and utterly inhuman, yet his touch ignites a hunger she never knew existed... -
![Daughters of Silence by R.L. Stine]()
Daughters of Silence by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Fear family curse spares no one.When Angelica and Simon Fear lost their two daughters, it nearly destroyed them. Now the Fears have only one mission—to summon every ounce of dark power within them, and bring their daughters back from the dead.It is to be their ultimate act of dark magic. And when it calls for the murder of two innocent girls, Simon and Angelica don’t hesitate...
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