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Packing Serious Magical Mojo by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsParanormal Women's FictionWhat happens when six middle-aged sisters with a party planning business buy a cursed plantation? Add one ghoul, the Queen of Voodoo, and a dash of unlocked dormant magic and find out!When Dani convinces her five sisters to sink everything they have into purchasing a dilapidated old plantation, it seems like a great idea at the time... -
![The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers]()
The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn this new Zamonian adventure, Optimus Yarnspinner, a young writer, inherits from his beloved godfather an unpublished short story by an unknown author. His search for the author’s identity takes him to Bookholm the so-called City of Dreaming Books. On entering its streets, our hero feels as if he has opened the door of a gigantic second-hand bookshop...Categorized as:
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![Serious Moonlight by Dave Turner]()
Serious Moonlight by Dave Turner
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s the weekend! After stopping the destruction of London, Dave and Melanie have earned a romantic getaway in the country. Even though they’ve left the stresses of the city behind, they’re soon up to their necks with paranormal researchers, witches and the ghosts of star-crossed lovers. Not to mention the lack of broadband and the unspeakable horror lurking in the woods... -
![Collected Stories by Roald Dahl]()
Collected Stories by Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe only hardcover edition of Roald Dahl’s stories for adults, the Collected Stories amply showcases his singular gifts as a fabulist and a born storyteller.Later known for his immortal children’s books, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and The BFG, Dahl also had a genius for adult short fiction, which he wrote throughout his life...Categorized as:
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![The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Journal by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer]()
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Journal by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt long last, a journal inspired by Heather Brewer's New York Times bestselling series The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. This iconic journal features quotes from all five books in the series as well as exclusive new secrets in Elysian Code for readers to decipher with an enclosed key. Perfect for veteran minions and new fans alike... -
![Lovecraft Unbound by Ellen Datlow, Dale Bailey]()
Lovecraft Unbound by Ellen Datlow, Dale Bailey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe stories are legendary, the characters unforgettable, the world horrible and disturbing... -
![Holymoly by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Holymoly by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStephen and his friends spent their teenage years immersed in the fantasy gaming worlds of wizards and warriors, undertaking quests to fight evil occultists, vanquish terrible monsters and rescue damsels in distress. Now, twenty-something years later, there is a real-life quest. Life as a monk has hardly prepared Brother Stephen for the mission ahead... -
![Stacking Doll by Carlton Mellick III, Hugo Camacho]()
Stacking Doll by Carlton Mellick III, Hugo Camacho
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor almost 20 years, Carlton Mellick III has been writing some of the strangest and most compelling novels the bizarro fiction genre has to offer. Described as one of the top 40 science-fiction writers under the age of 40 by The Guardian and “one of the most original novelists working today” by extreme horror legend Edward Lee... -
![Dim Glows The Horizon by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
Dim Glows The Horizon by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's all about a good time. Katie has the ability and desire to see Brock again, and show him and his guys a good time. Will that include any special time for the two of them? (Pandora hopes so). That stranger left a message about a sword and Armor... But is Pandora willing to help or does she even know what he was talking about?Someone is stalking Calvin's girlfriend... -
![The Overcoat and Other Short Stories by Nikolai Gogol]()
The Overcoat and Other Short Stories by Nikolai Gogol
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFour works by great 19th-century Russian author - "The Nose," a savage satire of Russia's incompetent bureaucrats; "Old-Fashioned Farmers," a pleasant depiction of an elderly couple living in rustic seclusion; "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich," one of Gogol's most famous comic stories; and "The Overcoat," widely considered a masterpiece of form... -
![Who's a Good Boy? by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor]()
Who's a Good Boy? by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the authors of the New York Times bestselling novels It Devours! and Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a collection of episodes from Season Four of their hit podcast, featuring an introduction by the authors, a foreword by Jonny Sun, behind-the-scenes commentary, and original illustrations... -
![Hooflandia by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Hooflandia by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Jeremy Clovenhoof decides to set himself up as President for Life of his own breakaway country, he knows he'll need money, lots and lots of money. That might be a bit difficult, particularly since the Inland Revenue have just presented him with an enormous tax bill and Heaven and Hell have sent Joan of Arc and Rutspud of the Sixth Circle to bring him under control... -
![Critters from the Poo Lagoon : A 24/7 Demon Mart Creature Feature (24/7 Demon Mart Stories Book 2) by D.M. Guay]()
Critters from the Poo Lagoon : A 24/7 Demon Mart Creature Feature (24/7 Demon Mart Stories Book 2) by D.M. Guay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne loser, one talking cockroach, and one karate-chopping bombshell stand between YOU and the creatures who just crawled out of the toilet at Jennifer Wallace's charity luau. Wait, what? Back up.It's Friday night, and the Wallace family is hosting a charity pool party at Caroline Ford Vanderbilt's super snooty Country Club... -
![Old Haunts by Dave Turner]()
Old Haunts by Dave Turner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath's not taking the news he received at the end of Paper Cuts very well. Dave is still getting used to the undead trying kill him at regular intervals while he and Anne attempt to solve the mystery of the strange forces that continue to engulf London. And Melanie's still putting up with more than any person should in a relationship... -
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![Polar Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan]()
Polar Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese polar bear shifters aren’t clowning around… When curvy Lauren goes to the Bear Buns night club with her friends, the last thing she expects to find is true love, but she knows the minute she sees Blaze and Hale’s chests that she’s their fated mate. The only problem? Blaze has been burned before, and there’s a evil killer clown stalking Lauren. Hot as Hale.. -
![The Unhappy Medium 2: Tom Fool: A Supernatural Comedy by T.J. Brown]()
The Unhappy Medium 2: Tom Fool: A Supernatural Comedy by T.J. Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDr Newton Barlow and the Purgatorians are back. Now that the fight between good and evil has become routine, one-time sceptical physicist and unhappy medium, Dr Newton Barlow, is badly in need of a challenge. It arrives in the shape of a crime so cunning in its planning, so dastardly in its execution, that even the hyper-logical Dr Barlow will struggle to prevent it... -
![Into the Forest by Mark Z. Danielewski]()
Into the Forest by Mark Z. Danielewski
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Familiar, Volume 1 Wherein the cat is found . . .The Familiar, Volume 2 Wherein the cat is hungry . . . From the universally acclaimed, genre-busting author of House of Leaves comes the second volume of The Familiar, a "novel [which] goes beyond the experimental into the visionary, creating a language and style that expands the horizon of meaning . . -
![The Buying of Lot 37 by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor]()
The Buying of Lot 37 by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the authors of the New York Times bestselling novels It Devours! and Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a collection of episodes from Season Three of their hit podcast, featuring an introduction by the authors, a foreword by Dessa, behind-the-scenes commentary, and original illustrations... -
![Beelzebub: A Memoir by Mark Cain]()
Beelzebub: A Memoir by Mark Cain
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Do you know me? I am Beelzebub, Lord of the Flies, Prince of Hell, second only to Satan himself in the infernal hierarchy. The Devil, you say? Yes, I’m one of those as well.”Here in one laugh-out-loud volume is the life of Beezy, Satan’s BFF, and one of the most popular characters in the CIRCLES IN HELL universe... -
![A Heart in the Right Place by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
A Heart in the Right Place by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Nick wants to do is take his dying father for a perfect father-son weekend in the Scottish Highlands. It’s not much to ask, is it? A log cabin, a roaring fire, a bottle of fine whisky and two days to paper over the cracks in their relationship. However, Nick didn’t plan on making the trip with a dead neighbour in the back of his car. Or the neighbour’s dog... -
![Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 11 by Ao Jyumonji]()
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 11 by Ao Jyumonji
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I'll do what I have to. I'll do it. Now." Gritting his teeth, and bracing his legs, Haruhiro faces the guorella onslaught once more. He rouses himself with a sense of purpose, and tries to avert his eyes from the reality of her death. Then, when he finds himself facing a regret and despair greater than he can handle, that mysterious man, Jessie, whispers to him, "There is a way. Just one... -
![John and Dave and the Temple of X'al'naa'thuthuthu by David Wong, Jason Pargin]()
John and Dave and the Temple of X'al'naa'thuthuthu by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe below tale of wonder and horror was written a couple of years ago as a "sequel" to my horror novel John Dies at the End. This unfinished adventure is not included in the print edition of JDatE that is coming out this fall, and right now is an online exclusive.This was part of an early draft of David Wong's totally rad novel This Book Is Full Of Spiders... -
![My Ghost Roommate - Who Helps Me Get The Guy by Daryl Banner]()
My Ghost Roommate - Who Helps Me Get The Guy by Daryl Banner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Halloween, things are about to get super freaky between me and my hunky obsession.I'm completely infatuated with Byron, the gorgeous, tight-shirted barista at the coffee shop on the corner.But he doesn't even know my name. That's probably because I can't seem to form a sentence in front of him without stammering like a total loser.I obviously need help... -
![Fatpocalypse by Johnny B. Truant]()
Fatpocalypse by Johnny B. Truant
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMISSED BOOKS 1-4?The "Fat Vampire Value Meal" contains books 1-4 in the Fat Vampire series at a 33% discount. Get it here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/.. -
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![Baby of the Family by Tina McElroy Ansa]()
Baby of the Family by Tina McElroy Ansa
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn evocative, delicately comic story of a girl’s coming of age. From the moment of her birth in a rural black hospital in Georgia, Lena McPherson is recognized as a special child, with the power to see ghosts and predict the future. Named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times... -
![The Empty Ones by Robert Brockway]()
The Empty Ones by Robert Brockway
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing on the heels of Robert Brockway's comedic horror novel The Unnoticeables, The Empty Ones reveals the next chapter in the lives of a few misfits attempting to fight back against the mysterious Unnoticeables. The Empty Ones follows Carey and Randall to London where they go to rescue Gus and fight more of these mysterious angel-like creatures, and stumble on a powerful and unexpected ally... -
![The Little Vampire in the Vale of Doom by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg]()
The Little Vampire in the Vale of Doom by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAbenteuerurlaub mit Zelt und Schlafsack? Eine Superidee, meint Anton, wenn er den Ferienort selber aussuchen darf! Ganz klar, dass er sich für das Jammertal entscheidet, wo die Vampire nach einem nicht ganz freiwilligen Auszug aus der Gruft Schlotterstein ein Unterkommen gefunden haben. Schließlich hat Anton seine eigene Vorstellung vom Abenteuerurlaub . . -
![Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton]()
Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMOST ANTICIPATED by Bustle • "Sci-Fi Thriller" recommendation from Buzzfeed • An Indie Next PickIn this stunning follow-up to Hollow Kingdom and Seattle Times/Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association bestseller, the animal kingdom's "favorite apocalyptic hero"is back with a renewed sense of hope for humanity, ready to take on a world ravaged by a viral pandemic (Helen Macdonald)...Categorized as:
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![The Umbrella Man and Other Stories by Roald Dahl]()
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIs it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about the landlady’s house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? These compelling tales are a perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius...Categorized as:
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![East of Ealing by Robert Rankin]()
East of Ealing by Robert Rankin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Ahead, where once had been only bombsite land, the Lateinos & Romiith building rose above Brentford. Within its cruel and jagged shadow, magnolias wilted in their window boxes and synthetic Gold Top became doorstep cheese...' Something sinister is happening east of Ealing. The prophecies of The Book of Revelation are being fulfilled... -
![Oddjobs by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Oddjobs by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s the end of the world as we know it, but someone still needs to do the paperwork. Incomprehensible horrors from beyond are going to devour our world but that’s no excuse to get all emotional about it. Morag Murray works for the secret government organisation responsible for making sure the apocalypse goes as smoothly and as quietly as possible... -
![Paint it Black by John G. Hartness]()
Paint it Black by John G. Hartness
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGoblins and Witches and Trolls . . . oh crap!In the fourth installment of The Black Knight Chronicles, Jimmy Black is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day and a darned fine pity party, serving the finest alcohol, when a call from his not-quite-girlfriend-cop forces him to sober up and stare at jawbones... -
![Dead Clown Barbecue by Jeff Strand]()
Dead Clown Barbecue by Jeff Strand
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian's Note: Paperback Edition, Same isbn numbers as Hardcover.isbn: 1937128458 isbn 13: 9781937128456Dark Regions Press is excited to be launching a new collection from author Jeff Strand, read more about the book here: http://www.darkregions... -
![The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories by Oscar Wilde]()
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories by Oscar Wilde
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 23 ratings"The Picture of Dorian Gray, " Wilde's only full-length novel, is the enduringly eerie fable of a portrait that ages and decays as its model remains ever young and beautiful. Dorian Gray, a naive and irresistible young man, is lured by decadent Lord Henry Wotton into a life of depravity... -
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![The Complete Tales of Washington Irving by Washington Irving]()
The Complete Tales of Washington Irving by Washington Irving
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWashington Irving (1783–1859) was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and the first to enjoy international acclaim. In addition to his long public service as a diplomat, Irving was amazingly prolific: His collected works fill forty volumes that encompass essays, history, travel writings, and multi-volume biographies of Columbus and Washington... -
![Little Vampire Gets a Surprise by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg]()
Little Vampire Gets a Surprise by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe seventh title in THE LITTLE VAMPIRE series in which Tony and his vampire friends uncover more of the sinister truth about the mysterious Igno von Rant. Also available in paperback priced at 3.50, ISBN 0 7500 1406 7... -
![Rose's Run by Dawn Dumont, Daniel Grenier]()
Rose's Run by Dawn Dumont, Daniel Grenier
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRose Okanese, a single mother with two kids, has been pushed into a corner by Rez citizens to claim some self-respect, and decides that the fastest way to do that is to run the reserve’s annual marathon. Though Rose hasn’t run in twenty years, smokes, and initially has little motivation, she announces her intention to run the race... -
![A Halloween Public Service Announcement from Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia]()
A Halloween Public Service Announcement from Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFree MHI short story.Several years ago a film crew from the television news program PrimeLine was given unprecedented access to the staff of Monster Hunter International, a secretive company headquartered in Cazador, Alabama. Chief PrimeLine reporter, Leslie Bing, after learning of the existence of monsters was committed to educating the public about their dangers. Mr... -
![Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki]()
Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShort excerpt: I wish you would turn me into a wolf Mr. Bilsiter said his hostess at luncheon the day after his arrival... -
![Someone Like You by Roald Dahl]()
Someone Like You by Roald Dahl
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Someone Like You are fifteen classic tales told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Dahl...Categorized as:
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![Anima Rising by Christopher Moore]()
Anima Rising by Christopher Moore
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore comes a hilariously deranged tale of a mad scientist, a famous painter, and an undead woman’s electrifying journey of self-discovery.Vienna, 1911. Gustav Klimt, the most famous painter in the Austrian Empire, the darling of Viennese society, spots a woman’s nude body in the Danube canal...Categorized as:
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![Clovenhoof by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Clovenhoof by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCharged with gross incompetence, Satan is fired from his job as Prince of Hell and exiled to that most terrible of places: English suburbia... -
![Gremlins by George Gipe, Gordon Gipe]()
Gremlins by George Gipe, Gordon Gipe
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere were three warnings. 1: Do not expose them to light. 2: Do not get them wet. 3: Above all, no matter how they cry, no matter how much they beg, never, never feed them after midnight.He ignored the warnings.. -
![Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (Light Novel) Vol. 12 by Ao Jyumonji]()
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (Light Novel) Vol. 12 by Ao Jyumonji
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHERE THERE BE DRAGONS—LITERALLY!Still trying to find a way to return to Alterna, Haruhiro and his party fetch up on the shores of the sea. Falling in with a mysterious pirate girl named Momohina, the group ventures forth to the Emerald Archipelago, rumored abode of dragons from ages past... -
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![Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby, Julia Whelan]()
Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby, Julia Whelan
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMargaret Atwood meets Buffy in these funny, warm, and furious stories of women at their breaking points, from Hellenic times to today.Cassandra may have seen the future, but it doesn't mean she's resigned to telling the Trojans everything she knows... -
![Invasion of the Road Weenies: and Other Warped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar]()
Invasion of the Road Weenies: and Other Warped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor use in schools and libraries only. A collection of 35 stories featuring such horrors as a monstrous Halloween costume, a midnight visit to a graveyard, and a hearing-impaired genie... -
![The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies by David Lubar]()
The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies by David Lubar
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA girl doesn’t have a date for the school dance—until her dad makes one for her in his lab. “Lily—meet Stitchy.” A family enjoys a nice Thanksgiving dinner—until they are interrupted by a torrent of turkeys out for revenge. A princess meets a pea-brained suitor. And the battle of two red hot pepper weenies ends in flames... -
![গয়নার বাক্স by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay]()
গয়নার বাক্স by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsশীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়ের এই দুর্দান্ত উপন্যাস কোনওক্রমেই ভুতুড়ে কাহিনী নয়। প্ৰায় রূপকের ব্যঞ্জনা নিয়েই যে এসেছে এই গয়নার বাক্সের ঘটনাটা, তা ধরা পড়ে দারুণ কৌতুহলকর ও গভীর তাৎপর্যময় এই উপন্যাসের একেবারে শেষ পঙক্তিতে পৌছে গিয়ে।পড়তি বনেদি পরিবারে বিয়ে হয়েছিল সোমলতার। খোলাটাই আছে, সার নেই। একটু বড়-বড় কথা বলা এবং সুযোগ পেলেই দেশের বাড়ির জমিদারির গল্প বলা এদের একটা প্রিয় অভ্যেস। যাকে... -
![Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl]()
Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIn Switch Bitch four tales of seduction and suspense are told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Dahl.Topping and tailing this collection are The Visitor and Bitch, stories featuring Dahl's notorious hedonist Oswald Hendryks Cornelius (or plain old Uncle Oswald) whose exploits are frequently as extraordinary as they are scandalous...Categorized as:
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![The Nose by Catherine Cowan, Nikolai Gogol]()
The Nose by Catherine Cowan, Nikolai Gogol
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter disappearing from the Deputy Inspector's face, his nose shows up around town before returning to its proper place...
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