Books like 'The Sandman: Overture, #3'
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Mirrors of Time by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNOTE: This expanded version of Mirrors of Time includes the material previously published as the novel To Love a Witch. Time. The Fourth Realm. Is it a discovery or a trap? Seconds away from making a clean getaway to a fantasy honeymoon in Paris with Lucas, Jinx gets sucked down a time-bending portal tunnel — with Glory... -
![Circus by Cameron Jace]()
Circus by Cameron Jace
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls... There is a loose rabbit with a ticking bomb in the streets of the London. Come closer, you won'd believe your eyes... Alice & the Pillar follow a set of clues, meticulously weaved by the most mysterious Wonderland Monster of all. Here is the Maddest Show on Earth ... The Circus! Where Alice's most unexpected secret will be revealed... -
![Dead Stream Curse by J.R. Erickson, Nicole Jatho Swanson]()
Dead Stream Curse by J.R. Erickson, Nicole Jatho Swanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA secret they intended to take to the grave. But the dead will tell.. -
![Unleashed Magic: A Wizard in Bremen Part 2 by Steve Higgs]()
Unleashed Magic: A Wizard in Bremen Part 2 by Steve Higgs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one knows about them. No one is ready. The false gods are coming. In seven days, I have to surrender myself to a demon. That was what I agreed to. That was the price to rescue a teenage girl. What would you do with your last week? My plan to drink good whisky and relax got shot to hell within hours when the police, who hate me by the way, begged for my help... -
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![Rumble of the Coaster Ghost by Troy Cummings]()
Rumble of the Coaster Ghost by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStermont's latest monster is a real scream!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina... -
![Shadow Kissed by Veronica Douglas]()
Shadow Kissed by Veronica Douglas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI released the Dark Wolf God. Now he’s using me.Last week, I defeated a monster hellbent on killing us all. I thought I was stopping a prophecy, but it turns out, the dark omens were about me all along.Now I’m destined to steal the souls of the pack—my pack—and help the Dark God bring destruction down on the world... -
![Kiss Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen]()
Kiss Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I could rely on Bishop, I felt it in every fiber of my being. Only... I’d been wrong before.” Anja’s no longer the geeky newbie who couldn’t bite her way out of a paper bag. Since becoming Elder of the West, Anja stood up for what she believes in and found her place in vampire society... -
![High Moor 3: Blood Moon by Graeme Reynolds]()
High Moor 3: Blood Moon by Graeme Reynolds
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe war has begun... As the humans make their move against the werewolf threat in their midst, and civil war threatens to break the pack apart, John and Marie struggle to free the only person who can unite the werewolf factions against their common enemy: Marie’s brother, Michael. However, their efforts may be for nothing... -
![Raven by Stacey Rourke]()
Raven by Stacey Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn infamous love, destined nevermore, For death could not claim, the enchanting Lenore. Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane ventures to Manhattan in search of a way to break her soul crushing bond. Instead, she discovers the lines between fact and fiction are blurring once more. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts... -
![Maran by Åsa Larsson, Ingela Korsell]()
Maran by Åsa Larsson, Ingela Korsell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLa bruja oscura hace un oscuro pacto con una criatura que toma el control de las personas a través de los sueños. El guardián de los sueños de Estrid no puede hacer nada y Vigo y Alarik deben entrar en otra dimensión para salvarla. Iris les advierte que ingresar en este mundo es muy peligroso, si mueres allí, también lo harás en la realidad... -
![A Witch's Feast by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo]()
A Witch's Feast by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are new rules governing the country--namely, no magic. But Fiona Forzese has never been good with rules... After a ghostly army terrorized Boston, the Ranulf family say they'll help Fiona and her classmates finish up junior year. They say their old Virginia plantation is a safe haven. All Fiona and her secret coven have to to do is show up to a few math and English classes... -
![Guardian by Gillian Joy]()
Guardian by Gillian Joy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDestiny is a pitiless mistress. Hannah is the Guardian now. Her mother’s murder by an unknown vampire fuels a journey of vengeance, desire and agony. She must find the one responsible, and in the hunt, finds that death is no mate to destiny. A handsome childhood sweetheart and another, dark and dangerous, vie for her affection as she searches for her mother’s killer... -
![The Wolf Within Me by Cheree Alsop]()
The Wolf Within Me by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Life-Changing AwakeningA life-threatening accident reveals to Finn that he is a werewolf; the next morning, he receives an invitation to a secluded high school.˃˃˃ Can He Survive?Finn quickly realizes that the school is in fact an academy for monsters that is far more perilous and full of adventure than he ever expected... -
![Where the Waters Turn Black by Benedict Patrick]()
Where the Waters Turn Black by Benedict Patrick
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen gods and monsters battle, her music will not protect her…What lurks beneath the waves?The Crescent Atoll is a remote string of tropical islands, connected by long canoe journeys and a love of stories.When Kaimana, a young ocarina player, discovers the lair of a taniwha – a legendary monster – she finds herself inspired... -
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![The Sea Priestess by Dion Fortune]()
The Sea Priestess by Dion Fortune
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Sea Priestess is the highly acclaimed novel in which Dion Fortune introduces her most powerful fictional character, Vivien Le Fay Morgan a practicing initiate of the Hermetic Path... -
![City of the Snakes by D.B. Shan]()
City of the Snakes by D.B. Shan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling novelist Darren Shan presents the final book in his The City series. For ten years Capac Raimi has ruled the City. Created by the first Cardinal to continue his legacy, Capac cannot be killed. Then Capac disappears. His trusted lieutenant, Ford Tasso, suspects the mysterious villacs, ancient and powerful Incan priests... -
![Vampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace]()
Vampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOh, to be a ballerina! It's a challenge for any little girl, but even more so if you happen to be a vampire like Vampirina. First of all, you have to find a class that meets at night... -
![Not Forgotten by Nancy Holder]()
Not Forgotten by Nancy Holder
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEven if it takes an eternity, he will make amends... BURNING BODIES A crime wave has swept the Los Angeles area, which under normal circumstances would be par for the course. But nothing links these particular victims except the cause of deaththeir bodies were burned from the inside out. Obviously supernatural forces are at work... -
![MARY: Unleashed by Hillary Monahan]()
MARY: Unleashed by Hillary Monahan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMary in the mirror.Mary in the glass.Mary in the water.Mary lurks in the emptiness, in the darkness . . . in the reflection. That is, until Jess unleashes her into the world. Now Mary Worth is out and her haunting is deadlier than ever.No one is safe.Shauna, Kitty, and Jess must band together to unearth the truth about Mary's death to put her soul to rest for good... -
![Monster Needs a Costume by Paul Czajak]()
Monster Needs a Costume by Paul Czajak
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s almost Halloween, and Monster needs to decide what he’s going to be. With so many options — a fireman, a ballerina, a cowboy, a ninja—how will he ever decide? In this playful, rhyming story, Monster shows young readers that sometimes being creative and daring to try something new are the best solutions... -
![Music Box by Anya Allyn]()
Music Box by Anya Allyn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final terrifying story of The Dark Carousel series. As the day of Cassie's marriage to the centuries-old spirit, Balthazar, grows chillingly close, she finds a secret way to the high tower. The shadowy inhabitant of the tower has haunted her mind since her first day at the castle. In the tower, Cassie makes a shocking discovery, after which nothing can be the same... -
![Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories by Courtney Alameda, Chantel Acevedo]()
Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories by Courtney Alameda, Chantel Acevedo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFifteen original short stories from YA superstars, featuring Latine mythology’s most memorable monstersFrom zombies to cannibals to death incarnate, this cross-genre anthology offers something for every monster lover... -
![The Ghost of Ivy Barn by Mark Stay]()
The Ghost of Ivy Barn by Mark Stay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Witches of Woodville Part 3August, 1940In a quiet village in England, the enemy is at the gates...The Battle of Britain rages and Faye Bright encounters the ghost of a pilot who won't give up the fight. Before she can help him, Faye is whisked away to join a motley crew of witches to perform a ritual on the White Cliffs of Dover that could repel the invaders.But there's a catch... -
![Chasing Midlife Demons by Heloise Hull]()
Chasing Midlife Demons by Heloise Hull
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA NEW PWF novel from the author of Making Midlife Magic, for those who like their rosé chilled and their demons hot!The last time the police knocked on my door, I lost my husband. Now they’re back, and this time, it’s about my mother.She’s fine, for now, but she’s deteriorating fast. Her mind is failing her, and her body isn’t far behind... -
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![Even More Short & Shivery: Thirty Spine-Tingling Tales by Robert D. San Souci, Jacqueline Rogers]()
Even More Short & Shivery: Thirty Spine-Tingling Tales by Robert D. San Souci, Jacqueline Rogers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThirty spine-chilling stories from around the world provide plenty of shivers in this spooky collection. Curl up with old friends like Washington Irving's "Guests from Gibbet Island" or Charles Dickens' "Chips." Or make the aquaintance of "The Skull That Spoke" and "The Monster of Baylock"--but beware of spectral visitors like "The Blood-Drawing Ghost... -
![The Great God Pan and other Weird Stories by Arthur Machen]()
The Great God Pan and other Weird Stories by Arthur Machen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis edition contains the title novella as well as 5 additional stories with an introduction and notes from the editor, S.T. Joshi.Signed by the editor... -
![Unhinged by Chani Lynn Feener]()
Unhinged by Chani Lynn Feener
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Underworld is real.Spencer Perry knew it was a long shot when she started searching for a way into the Underworld, the ancient Greeks resting place for the dead. But three months ago her boyfriend died and now she’ll do anything to get him back, even make a deal with the devil himself. Only, Hades isn’t what she expected, and neither is the proposal he offers... -
![The Ghost Road by Tony Abbott]()
The Ghost Road by Tony Abbott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCould the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? Reader reviews are in, and Tony Abbott is capturing the middle-grade fantasy audience with this new series!Derek can't claim to be a normal fourteen-year-old anymore. Not after what he discovered at the Red House. His role in the war against the dead is more pivotal --- and more terrifying --- than he could have imagined... -
![Hades and Persephone - Keeper of Sins by Alannah Carbonneau]()
Hades and Persephone - Keeper of Sins by Alannah Carbonneau
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor new adult and adult fantasy book lovers comes a new spicy gods romantasy packed with banter and chemistry featuring a reimagined tale of the ancient myth of Hades and Persephone. What if the myth of Hades and Persephone isn’t just myth? And what if there is more to the story? HadesThe story the world knows today is only a fraction of our truth. Mine and hers.I took her, yes... -
![Short & Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales by Robert D. San Souci]()
Short & Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales by Robert D. San Souci
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of Russia, Virginia, Ireland, Canada, and other areas of the world... -
![The Narrows by Ronald Malfi]()
The Narrows by Ronald Malfi
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe town of Stillwater has a very unwelcome resident. The town of Stillwater has been dying - the long and painful death of a town ravaged by floods and haunted by the ghosts of all who had lived there. Yet this most recent flood has brought something with it - a creature that nests among the good folks of Stillwater...and feeds off them... -
![Rumpelstein by Cameron Jace]()
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![The Thirteenth Skull by Rick Yancey]()
The Thirteenth Skull by Rick Yancey
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlfred Kropp lost—then found—the legendary sword Excalibur. Then he defeated King Paimon, arguably the nastiest of demons ever to roam the earth. What could possibly be in store for him now? Plenty. Not only is a dangerous new enemy tracking Alfred’s every move, even the people who have sworn to protect him no longer seem trustworthy...Categorized as:
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![Immortal Remains by Sean Cummings]()
Immortal Remains by Sean Cummings
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's not a detective and he doesn't give a crap if your spouse is cheating on you. Human and supernatural beings avoid him like the plague because if you get too close he'll gleefully tell you the time and date of your own demise and that's before he punches you in the face... -
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![Sing Sweet Nightingale by Erica Cameron]()
Sing Sweet Nightingale by Erica Cameron
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMariella Teagen hasn't spoken a word in four years.She pledged her voice to Orane, the man she loves--someone she only sees in her dreams. Each night, she escapes to Paradise, the world Orane created for her, and she sings for him. Mariella never believed she could stay in Paradise longer than a night, but two weeks before her eighteenth birthday, Orane hints that she may be able to stay forever... -
![Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina]()
Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Noemi Broussard wanted was a fresh start. With a new boyfriend who actually treats her right and a plan to move from the reservation she grew up on—just like her beloved Uncle Louie before her—things are finally looking up for her. Until the news of her boyfriend’s apparent suicide brings her world crumbling down... -
![Medusa's Destiny by Lacey Carter Andersen]()
Medusa's Destiny by Lacey Carter Andersen
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEveryone likes a hero. But a scary monster? Not so much. And that’s exactly what I am, a monster. Medusa. A woman who can turn anyone into stone with just a glance. Is it any wonder I’m such a screw up? The thing is, maybe I want more than just to be a monster. I really do. Living forever, feared and hated by everyone around you, is about as miserable as you can imagine... -
![Dark Warren: An Easter Bunny Romance by Adrian Blue]()
Dark Warren: An Easter Bunny Romance by Adrian Blue
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Ivy Chen inherits her estranged grandmother's isolated cottage, she expects to sell it quickly and return to her city life. Instead, she discovers her family's centuries-old pact with the local fertility deity and an ancient covenant that must be kept... -
![Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri]()
Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn ordinary bubble may seem pretty harmless to you. To the monsters of La La Land, however, a fragile, shimmering bubble is an object of terror, and when the frightening habits of bubbles are detailed by a fear-mongering monster, Yerbert, Froofle, and Wumpus run away and cry. But with encouragement from the narrator and from readers--"Go on, Wumpus, you can do it. (Tell Wumpus he can do it... -
![Red Rider's Hood by Neal Shusterman]()
Red Rider's Hood by Neal Shusterman
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this second entry in Neal Shusterman's Dark Fusion series, he twists the familiar fairy tale "Red Riding Hood" into a brooding story about a city plagued by gangs. Red, a boy famous for cruising around in a bloodcolored Mustang, takes on the Wolves after they rob his grandmother. He decides to beat them by joining them, to learn their weaknesses...Categorized as:
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![Ravenous by Ray Garton]()
Ravenous by Ray Garton
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA corpse gets up and walks out of the hospital morgue. Minutes later, a policeman is killed outside the same hospital - and partially eaten. Something deadly has come to the coastal California town of Big Rock - something that's leaving mangled and devoured bodies in its wake... -
![The Tent by Kealan Patrick Burke]()
The Tent by Kealan Patrick Burke
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe perfect getaway...The perfect place to hide...Hocking Hills, Ohio is an oasis for campers, hikers, nature enthusiasts, and for those who just want to get away and lose themselves in the wild.And as long as you follow your guide's advice and stay within the permitted areas, you can expect to survive the night... -
![Witches by Erica Jong]()
Witches by Erica Jong
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis witch's brew of a book is back in all its tantalizing glory to enchant a new generation of readers. Best-selling author Erica Jong here turns her attention to the fantastical and factual world of witchcraft... -
![The Sorrows by Jonathan Janz]()
The Sorrows by Jonathan Janz
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBen Shadeland and Eddie Blaze are the hottest young music composers in Hollywood. Fresh off an Oscar nomination, they've just been chosen to score a big-budget horror movie by Lee Stanley, the most demanding director in film. But Ben, the creative half of the duo, hasn't written a note since his wife divorced him and got custody of their three-year-old son... -
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![Ask the Bones: Scary Stories from Around the World by Arielle North Olson, Howard Schwartz]()
Ask the Bones: Scary Stories from Around the World by Arielle North Olson, Howard Schwartz
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat is real and what is imaginary? Do evil creatures lurk in the shadows? Do demons attack the helpless? Are there such things as invisible men? For generations, storytellers have given substance to our worst fears. In Ask the Bones, master storytellers Arielle North Olson and Howard Schwartz retell a varied selection of the world's most frightening folktales... -
![Irish Wonders by D.R. McAnally, H.R. Heaton]()
Irish Wonders by D.R. McAnally, H.R. Heaton
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCeltic lore holds a wealth of colorful characters beyond the famed leprechaun. And this gathering of late 19th century traditional folk tales brings together the best of the Emerald Isle's fabled denizens... -
![The Gate by Jason Brant]()
The Gate by Jason Brant
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBryan Armstrong and Kyle Detwiler, two college students on the cusp of graduation, are the lucky winners of a contest to become interns on the paranormal television show The Specter Slayers.Their excitement turns to jubilation when they discover that they'll be aiding in the investigation of The Danver Church, one of the most haunted places in America... -
![Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate by Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones]()
Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate by Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City...Categorized as:
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![The Ruin of Eros by Maya Gryffin]()
The Ruin of Eros by Maya Gryffin
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Beauty and the Beast vibes but set in this epic, mythological world that’s just so cool. If you’re into fantasy romance, this one’s a must-read. Already itching for a sequel!" -Amazon review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The world of the gods is merciless… and so is the world of men. We grew up with stories of the gods. We know how cruel they can be... -
![What Would Satan Do? by Anthony Miller]()
What Would Satan Do? by Anthony Miller
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDisgusted with God’s plan for Judgment Day, Satan has quit his job and abandoned Hell in favor of a quiet retirement in Washington, D.C. But life on Earth is tricky for an ex-angel with a short fuse and no impulse control...
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