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Ghost by Kat Blackthorne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAsh Grove is a fine place to die. Blythe has accepted her fate and is tired of running. Who would miss her anyway? She attends her new and eccentric town’s month long Halloween masquerade for one last party before meeting her end. But what will she find...and what will find her? A man in a skeleton mask is watching... and he’s not the only one... -
![The Midwives by Duncan Ralston]()
The Midwives by Duncan Ralston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA killer on the loose. A writer on the run. A town plagued by an ancient evil. On tour with his latest book, true crime writer Martin Savage discovers one of his most-dangerous subjects has escaped. The so-called "Witch Hunter," a delusional murderer of women and their unborn children, holds a deadly grudge. He'll stop at nothing to get his revenge, and destroy everything Martin cares about... -
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Pop Art by Joe Hill
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . .Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isn't easy to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. . . .Francis is unhappy... -
![The Numbing by Flint Maxwell]()
The Numbing by Flint Maxwell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA Supernatural Apocalypse NovelEvil awaits.After the devastating events on Prism Lake, Grady and the other survivors head south, hoping to find safety in one of the rumored "Cities of Light."But as they embark on their journey, they quickly discover the monsters aren't the only things out in the snow they must fear.They may not even be the worst things.. -
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![Cute but Psycho by Beatrix Hollow]()
Cute but Psycho by Beatrix Hollow
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm certifiably insane. Just ask my amazing therapist. He's my soulmate and a vampiric serial killer. There's no one I'd rather stalk more.Except no more late night slinking for me. I'm in The Asylum, committed as a danger to myself and others. They tell me I'm delusional, which they aren't wrong...except about what.See, this place is made for supernaturals too dangerous to let roam free... -
![Dead Man's Song by Jonathan Maberry, To Be Announced]()
Dead Man's Song by Jonathan Maberry, To Be Announced
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the powerful imagination of a horror master comes a bone-chilling tale set in a small town where good and evil are joined in a terrifying, deadly battle. Evil endures. Once an idyllic Pennsylvania village, Pine Deep awoke one morning to find itself bathed in a massive bloodletting... -
![Into the Dark: A Dark Shifter Romance by Reece Barden]()
Into the Dark: A Dark Shifter Romance by Reece Barden
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHolly goes to Sutton, an isolated mountain town with a dark reputation, to find answers after the father she never knew goes missing. The last thing she expects while trying to piece together who this man really was is to meet a man. Or two... -
![Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti, Jeff VanderMeer]()
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti, Jeff VanderMeer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwo terrifying classics by “the best kept secret in contemporary horror fiction” (The Washington Post) Thomas Ligotti’s debut collection, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, and his second, Grimscribe, permanently inscribed a new name in the pantheon of horror fiction...Categorized as:
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![Monsters at Midnight: 29 Horror Stories by Nick Clausen]()
Monsters at Midnight: 29 Horror Stories by Nick Clausen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings29 SCARY HORROR STORIES IN ONE SUPER COLLECTION Spanning everything from vampires and werewolves to ghosts and wendigos, this collection of supernatural horror stories brings you the finest thrills and chills from the bestselling author of Dead Meat and Cadaver . Don’t miss this limited-time offer...Categorized as:
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![Necroscope: Harry And The Pirates by Brian Lumley]()
Necroscope: Harry And The Pirates by Brian Lumley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarry Keogh makes his long awaited return as the Necroscope in this collection of novellas and short stories. Set during the fan-favourite Lost Years era of Keogh's career, these tales see the necroscope do battle with horrors both real and imagined, eternal and ethereal... -
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Cabal by Clive Barker
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFor more than two decades, Clive Barker has twisted the worlds of horrific and surrealistic fiction into a terrifying, transcendent genre all his own. With skillful prose, he enthralls even as he horrifies; with uncanny insight, he disturbs as profoundly as he reveals... -
![Thirty Scary Tales by Rayne Hall]()
Thirty Scary Tales by Rayne Hall
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThirty creepy, atmospheric horror stories by Rayne Hall.These stories are 'quiet' horror, not overly violent and gory, although there are some graphic moments. Please note: these stories have been previously published in magazines, e-zines and anthologies as well as in the Six Scary Tales collections.British English... -
![Night Clan by Steve Peek]()
Night Clan by Steve Peek
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheir world is crowded with active volcanoes, sulfur and acid rains, permanent thick clouds turn day into deep twilight. It is a violent place: moment-to-moment survival is victory, every creature is constantly predator and prey, sleep is certain death.This is home to the longclaws, beings of super-human speed, strength and senses... -
![Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula: The Adventure of the Sanguinary Count by Loren D. Estleman]()
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula: The Adventure of the Sanguinary Count by Loren D. Estleman
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter a mysterious schooner runs aground in an English harbor with no human passengers--only the dead captain, drained of blood--a series of bizarre nocturnal crimes takes place in London. It can only be the work of Count Dracula, and only one man can save the city: the great Sherlock Holmes...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Honeysuckles by January Rayne]()
Honeysuckles by January Rayne
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m a monster DNA experiment and she’s everything my beasts want. I escape the hell that tortured me for months. I’m turned into something so dangerous and brutal; I don’t recognize myself. And when I feel a pull in my chest, I follow it not understanding why. I see her and possession takes over. Her beauty is addiction. And her smell? God…her scent….mmm… It drives me insane... -
![The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten by Harrison Geillor]()
The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten by Harrison Geillor
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe town of Lake Woebegotten, Minnesota, is a small town, filled with ordinary (yet above average) people, leading ordinary lives.Ordinary, that is, until the dead start coming back to life, with the intent to feast upon the living. Now this small town of above average citizens must overcome their petty rivalries and hidden secrets, in order to survive an onslaught of the dead... -
![Chopping Spree by Angela Sylvaine]()
Chopping Spree by Angela Sylvaine
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlease note this edition is out of print. A new, expanded edition is available from this author.Eden Hills, Minnesota is famous for one thing—its '80s inspired Fashion Mall. When high school junior, Penny, lands a job at one of its trendy stores, she notices her teen coworkers all wear a strange symbol they won’t explain... -
![Styx by Bavo Dhooge]()
Styx by Bavo Dhooge
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the #1, award-winning Flemish crime writer, an atmospheric, genre-busting crime novel about a cop who comes back from the dead to track down the same serial killer who shot him.A serial killer is on the loose in Ostend, Belgium. Nicknamed The Stuffer, the mysterious killer fills his victims full of sand and poses them as public art installations—and the once idyllic beach town is in a panic... -
![Renfield: Slave of Dracula by Barbara Hambly]()
Renfield: Slave of Dracula by Barbara Hambly
Rated: 3.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn imaginative novel that puts a fresh and frightening new spin on Bram Stoker's Dracula.The servant Renfield was the most enigmatic character to stalk in the shadows of Dracula. Now he takes center stage in an ingenious re-imagining of Bram Stoker's classic novel that explores the chilling circumstances of his insane devotion to the Vampire Prince... -
![Wraith by Joe Hill]()
Wraith by Joe Hill
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJoe Hill's New York Times Bestselling novel, NOS4A2, introduced readers to the terrifying funhouse world of Christmasland, and the mad man who rules there: Charlie Talent Manx III. Now, in an original new comic miniseries, Hill throws wide the candy cane gates to tell a standalone story that is at once both accessible to new readers, and sure to delight fans of the book... -
![Hack/Slash Omnibus Vol. 2 by Tim Seeley]()
Hack/Slash Omnibus Vol. 2 by Tim Seeley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe HACK/SLASH collection readers have been waiting for, this second Omnibus collects the first 14 issues of the original ongoing series, and features classic slasher villains like Acid Washed and Father Wrath, as well as Cassie's first encounter with Georgia... -
![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 Omnibus Volume 1 by Tim Seeley]()
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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