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The Twilight Journals by Stephenie Meyer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Twilight Journals set includes four gorgeous journals packaged in a collectible keepsake tin, inspired by Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn... -
![Bad Omens by Wendy Wang]()
Bad Omens by Wendy Wang
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe dead leave signs...if you know where to look.After recovering from a near-death experience, Charlie Payne's connection to the dead seems to dry up overnight. But that doesn't stop old ghosts from trying to commune with her. Or a clever serial killer from targeting her and the whole witch community... -
![Kaleidoscope by Dean Koontz]()
Kaleidoscope by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNameless is wrestling with more violent visions of the future when his next mission comes with the assurance, This one will be easy. It’s a promise that leaves Nameless dangerously unprepared.It seems straightforward enough: Get a foot in the door by posing as a potential investor in a lucrative underground business—then bring the place down from the inside. There’s more here than meets the eye... -
![Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell]()
Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWe're waiting for you to come and play. Dunvegan School for Girls has been closed for many years. Converted into a family home, the teachers and students are long gone. But they left something behind...Sophie arrives at the old schoolhouse to spend the summer with her cousins... -
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![Shadow Unit 9 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear]()
Shadow Unit 9 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real. The BAU sends those cases down the hall. Welcome to Shadow Unit. The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear... -
![The Vengeful Dead by Darcy Coates]()
The Vengeful Dead by Darcy Coates
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow far will she go to save the damned?Keira is caught in a deadly battle. Her ability to help ghosts move on from the mortal world has made her a threat to Artec, a powerful corporation intent on trapping the tortured dead for profit. They've been tracking her for years and now, finally, there's nowhere left for her to run.Artec fears Keira and everything she's capable of... -
![The Locker Ate Lucy by Jack Chabert]()
The Locker Ate Lucy by Jack Chabert
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSam Graves's school is ALIVE!In the second book in the Eerie Elementary series, Sam Graves's friend Lucy disappears into her locker! Sam and his friend Antonio follow a trail of clues that leads them through the locker and deep inside the school... -
![Shadow Unit 8 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear]()
Shadow Unit 8 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real. The BAU sends those cases down the hall. Welcome to Shadow Unit. The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear... -
![Shadow Unit 10 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear]()
Shadow Unit 10 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real. The BAU sends those cases down the hall. Welcome to Shadow Unit. The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear... -
![Shadow Unit 4 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear]()
Shadow Unit 4 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real. The BAU sends those cases down the hall. Welcome to Shadow Unit. The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear.This collection contains Lucky Day by Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear Sugar by Leah Bobetand more... -
![Shadow Unit 5 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear]()
Shadow Unit 5 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real. The BAU sends those cases down the hall. Welcome to Shadow Unit. The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear.Contains The Sin Eater by Emma Bull Getaway by Emma Bulland more... -
![Gustav Gloom and the Nightmare Vault by Adam-Troy Castro]()
Gustav Gloom and the Nightmare Vault by Adam-Troy Castro
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Gustav Gloom and the Nightmare Vault, Fernie and Gustav find themselves battling another shadowy foe--The Shadow Eater. He is after one thing, The Nightmare Vault, which his master, the evil Lord Obsidian, will use to unleash the most terrifying and threatening shadows into the world... -
![Shadow Unit 3 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear]()
Shadow Unit 3 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real.The BAU sends those cases down the hall.Welcome to Shadow Unit.The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear.Contains the novel, "Refining Fire" by Elizabeth Bear and Emma Bull, plus bonus material... -
![Dying is a Wild Night by Edward Fallon]()
Dying is a Wild Night by Edward Fallon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHEY SEE WHAT NO ONE ELSE SEESEvery crime scene has a smell. A look. A trail of DNA.It also has a feel. An emotional residue that lingers... floating unseen, like bacteria in the air, just waiting to be absorbed. To be experienced.To be interpreted.And only the man and the boy know this... -
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![The Cross by Scott G. Mariani, Sean McCabe]()
The Cross by Scott G. Mariani, Sean McCabe
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe vampires call it the Cross of Ardaich: a relic thought to have been destroyed in the war between the Federation and the rebels. But it has been found, and its incredible powers could signal the end of civilization...A cannibalistic serial killer becomes the perfect tool for the race of the Ubervampyr. His mission: find the cross. His reward: join the ranks of the undead... -
![The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire by Derek Landy]()
The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn unmissable paraquel to the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire is at once a thrilling recap of the books so far, a reference guide to characters, and a treasure-trove of bonus content.As the Skulduggery Pleasant series nears its end (again), relive the adventure in this lavishly illustrated compendium of all things Skulduggery... -
![The Last Storm by Sam Sisavath]()
The Last Storm by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE GOOD. THE BAD. AND THE EVIL.The storm of the century. A ghost city. Law enforcement all but suspended.Hurricane Matthew is a force to be reckoned with. It has been forecasted to drown the city of Houston in an unrelenting torrent of rain. In the days before its arrival, the city was evacuated, leaving behind only a skeleton police force and civilians unable to flee its destructive path... -
![Shadow Unit 2 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear]()
Shadow Unit 2 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real.The BAU sends those cases down the hall.Welcome to Shadow Unit.The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear... -
![Grimm: The Killing Time by Tim Waggoner]()
Grimm: The Killing Time by Tim Waggoner
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPortland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as “Grimms”, charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures of the world. A brand-new original novel set in the Grimm universe... -
![The Invoker by Jon F. Merz]()
The Invoker by Jon F. Merz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMEET LAWSON.A cynical, wise-cracking vampire charged with protecting the Balance - the secret existence of a race of LIVING vampires that have evolved alongside humanity for thousands of years.A FIXER.Part-spy, and part-commando -- James Bond with fangs. Lawson mixes shrewd cunning with unmatched lethality to get his job done... -
![Spirit Breaker by William Massa]()
Spirit Breaker by William Massa
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe forces of darkness have a new enemy! One man, driven by tragedy, with one goal--to keep the world safe from black magic occult threats. Mark Talon's chilling missions will take him across the globe and pit him against apocalyptic cults, cursed relics and supernatural terrorists bent on world destruction. A psychic cult leader commands the spirits of the dead. Only one man stands in his way... -
![A Haunting in Oregon by Michael Richan]()
A Haunting in Oregon by Michael Richan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMason Manor, tucked away in the forests of Oregon – historic, beautiful, and completely haunted. The estate, built in 1850, is now a bed and breakfast run by Pete and Sarah. Once a wonderful place to stay, now it’s not so great – guests don’t survive the night, and are found the next morning in bed, in a pool of blood... -
![The Last American Vampire by Seth Grahame-Smith]()
The Last American Vampire by Seth Grahame-Smith
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Seth Grahame-Smith returns with the follow-up to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter--a sweeping, alternate history of 20th Century America as seen through the eyes of vampire Henry Sturges.THE LAST AMERICAN VAMPIREIn Reconstruction-era America, vampire Henry Sturges is searching for renewed purpose in the wake of his friend Abraham Lincoln's shocking death...Categorized as:
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![Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz]()
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 73 ratingsThe dead don't talk. I don't know why. But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Sometimes the silent souls who seek out Odd want justice. Occasionally their otherworldly tips help him prevent a crime. But this time it’s different... -
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![The Accursed Huntsman by Douglass Hoover]()
The Accursed Huntsman by Douglass Hoover
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn ancient wooden barrier buried deep in the granite cliffs of Nova Scotia’s rural coastline.A long abandoned Victorian mansion sighing in the salty ocean breeze.A patchwork team of nobodies ready to breathe new life into humanity’s most ancient mystery... -
![Rovers by Richard Lange]()
Rovers by Richard Lange
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo immortal brothers crisscross the American Southwest to elude a murderous biker gang and protect a young woman in this “utter triumph and delight” from award-winning author Richard Lange (Jonathan Ames, author of A Man Named Doll ). Summer, 1976. Jesse and his brother, Edgar, are on the road in search of victims... -
![A Night of Blacker Darkness: Being the Memoir of Frederick Whithers As Edited by Cecil G. Bagsworth III by Dan Wells]()
A Night of Blacker Darkness: Being the Memoir of Frederick Whithers As Edited by Cecil G. Bagsworth III by Dan Wells
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWrongly imprisoned, Frederick Whithers is desperate to commit the crime he's already being punished for: defrauding the bank out of a vast inheritance. He fakes his death to escape, but when he's seen climbing out of a coffin everyone assumes he's a vampire; when he shows none of the traditional vampire weaknesses, they decide he must be the most powerful vampire in the history of the world... -
![The Unleashed by Danielle Vega]()
The Unleashed by Danielle Vega
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the terrifying sequel to The Haunted , Hendricks discovers that even though Steele House is gone, the hauntings in Drearfield are far from over -- and it's up to her to stop them. After everything that went down at Steele House, Hendricks just wants her life to return to normal. Prom is coming up and the school is in full preparation mode... -
![The Man from the Diogenes Club by Kim Newman]()
The Man from the Diogenes Club by Kim Newman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe debonair psychic investigator Richard Jeperson is the Most Valued Member of the Diogenes Club, the least-known and most essential branch of British Intelligence...Categorized as:
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![In the Still of the Night: The Supernaturals II by David L. Golemon]()
In the Still of the Night: The Supernaturals II by David L. Golemon
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in the world of The Supernaturals, one of Riffle’s Ten Best Haunted House Books of All Time, In the Still of the Night, a supernatural thriller from New York Times bestselling author of The Event Group series David L. Golemon, will make your Halloween extra spooky this year... -
![The Rain-Soaked Bride by Guy Adams]()
The Rain-Soaked Bride by Guy Adams
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA number of influential South Korean nationals are committing suicide on UK soil. In all cases they seem to simply drop whatever they're doing and swiftly -- almost vacantly -- end their own lives... -
![The Bone Snatcher by Charlotte Salter]()
The Bone Snatcher by Charlotte Salter
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSophie Seacove is a storyteller. She tells stories of what the world would be like if madness hadn’t taken over. If her parents hadn’t sold her off as a servant to pay for their stupid vacation. If she wasn’t now trapped in a decaying mansion filled with creepy people and surrounded by ravenous sea monsters... -
![The Devil's Graveyard by Anonymous]()
The Devil's Graveyard by Anonymous
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the third installment in Anonymous's popular series which began with The Book with No Name and continued with The Eye of the Moon, the Bourbon Kid returns for more vengeance, this time on the contestants of a television talent contest The Devil’s Graveyard is an area of desert... -
![Ghost Detective by Scott William Carter]()
Ghost Detective by Scott William Carter
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEverybody dies. Nobody leaves ... Award-winning author Scott William Carter returns with his tenth novel, a spellbinding tale of a man who bridges both sides of the great divide... -
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![The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle by T.L. Huchu]()
The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle by T.L. Huchu
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEveryone’s favorite fifteen-year-old ghostalker, Ropa, arrives at the worldwide Society of Skeptical Enquirers’ biennial conference just in time to be tied into a mystery—a locked room mystery, if an entire creepy haunted castle on lockdown counts. One of the magical attendees has stolen a valuable magical scroll... -
![Black Rock Prison, vol. 1 by Fernando Trujillo Sanz, César García Muñoz]()
Black Rock Prison, vol. 1 by Fernando Trujillo Sanz, César García Muñoz
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat is the worst sentence that can befall a convict in Illinois? Not life in prison, not lethal injection. The worst punishment is to be sent to Black Rock Prison, a black-walled fortress whose exact location no one knows. The new warden of this unusual prison controls every dimension of each and every one of the convicts unfortunate enough to be sent there... -
![In Golden Blood by Stephen Woodworth]()
In Golden Blood by Stephen Woodworth
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNatalie Lindstrom has a gift: the power to speak to the dead, to solve crimes by interviewing murder victims. But now Natalie wants to escape. Escape from the voices that fill her head. Escape from the organization that has used her as a crime-solving tool; and now wants to recruit her daughter... -
![Vanilla by Mona Kabbani]()
Vanilla by Mona Kabbani
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho knew innocence could cause so much death? The cure for the sick is in the Devil’s blood. He invests this magic in the children. One child’s life saved in exchange for a sacrifice. And parents are eager to sacrifice. But what happens when the Devil comes across a child he cannot find the will to return? A child he wishes to keep... -
![A House Divided by Deborah Leblanc]()
A House Divided by Deborah Leblanc
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEqual parts Edgar Allan Poe, Anne Rice, and Stephen King -- with a generous helping of jambalaya and crawfish pie -- Louisiana-born-and-bred horror maven Deborah LeBlanc's A House Divided is a supernatural thriller about a greedy building contractor who, after dividing and moving an old house, stirs up spirits better left undisturbed... -
![Dark Echo by F.G. Cottam]()
Dark Echo by F.G. Cottam
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark Echo is an unlucky boat. Despite this knowledge, Martin Stannard falls under her spell and prepares to sail her across the Atlantic with his wealthy father. But his lover Suzanne begins exploring the yacht's past. What she finds is terrifying.Because this boat isn't just unlucky, it's evil... -
![The Forgotten Eden by Aiden James]()
The Forgotten Eden by Aiden James
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHidden within the deep woods of rural Alabama, along the forgotten southern course of the Black Warrior River, lies an unseen world feared for centuries by the residents of the tiny town of Carlsdale. Only one person has ever survived a visit to this place long enough to tell about it. His name is Jack Kenney... -
![Fear Street The Beginning: The New Girl; The Surprise Party; The Overnight; Missing by R.L. Stine]()
Fear Street The Beginning: The New Girl; The Surprise Party; The Overnight; Missing by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe classic and heart-pounding Fear Street Series from beloved author R.L. Stine is back with the first four books now in one thrilling package!Welcome to Fear Street… Where strange things happen, people go missing, and nightmares come true. This is where it all began. When Fear Street became legend, forever linked with danger, and curses, and things that go bump in the night...Categorized as:
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![The Watchers by Neil Spring]()
The Watchers by Neil Spring
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1977The Havens, WalesMy Name is Robert Wilding.Since childhood I have been running from my parents' deaths. From my grandfather Randall Llewellyn Pritchard - his fanatical omens about fires in the sky. From what happened at Broad Haven.But now my memories have returned to haunt me... -
![Beware of the Purple Peanut Butter by R.L. Stine]()
Beware of the Purple Peanut Butter by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTalk about Snack Attack!Your aunt and uncle told you to stay out of their basement. So, of course, you check it out. That's where you find the dusty old refrigerator.In the fridge there are two containers. One is filled with purple goop. It smells just like a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich. The other holds a piece of chocolate cake. Your stomach is growling... -
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![The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, Lola Rogers]()
The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, Lola Rogers
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOnly nine people have ever been chosen by renowned children's author Laura White to join the Rabbit Back Literature Society, an elite group of writers in the small town of Rabbit Back. Now a tenth member has been selected: a young literature teacher named Ella.Soon Ella discovers that the Society is not what it seems... -
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Snowblind by Christopher Golden
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSNOWBLIND is a thrilling contemporary ghost story with both horror and heart. The small New England town of Coventry is haunted by its memories of a deadly winter... in which loved ones were lost, families torn apart, and a town buried in a terrible blizzard...
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