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Savage by Shayne Silvers
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBoys want attention. Men want respect. Legends just don’t care…Nate Temple is finally taking some time off to appreciate the finer things in life…like his new Valkyrie, Kára. But their weeks of romance come to a swift end and lethal end when assassins invade the sanctity of Chateau Falco... -
![H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Collection with Accompanying Facts by H.P. Lovecraft]()
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Collection with Accompanying Facts by H.P. Lovecraft
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsH. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Collection. Classed as one of the greatest American horror fiction writers of our time, you can now have H.P Lovecraft's work all in one kindle download (with easy navigation). Over 2,000 kindle pages long! (2,195) 62 Short Stories and 5 Novellas. This collection is unabridged, and appears as he first intended it. (And how the editors at the time first published it)...Categorized as:
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![Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two by Jack Townsend]()
Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two by Jack Townsend
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNightshift clerk and high-functioning insomniac Jack is back to work, trying his best to keep out of trouble. But when his chain-smoking coworker discovers a mysterious radio signal revealing the guarded secrets of their town, Jack will learn that an annoying new dayshift manager is far from the worst of his problems... -
![Daddy Duty by Shayne Silvers]()
Daddy Duty by Shayne Silvers
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo teenaged weredragons. Two terrible dads. A nest of vampires… Nate Temple and his pal Alucard just want a little piece and quiet after the events of TINY GODS, but it just isn't in the cards for them. Tory leaves town and asks them to watch over the rebellious Reds. But they have other plans.When love is in the air, there is nothing a teenager wouldn't do...Categorized as:
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Execution by Alexander Gordon Smith
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe whole world has become a prison, and Alfred Furnace is its master. Monsters rule the streets, beasts of pure fury that leave nothing but murder and madness in their wake. Those who do not die are turned, becoming slaves to Furnace's reign of cruelty. It is a war to end all wars, one that will leave the planet in ruins. I am a monster too. I am one of Alfred Furnace's children...Categorized as:
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![Vigil's Justice by James A. Hunter]()
Vigil's Justice by James A. Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMagic weapons. Deadly monsters. Epic quests. All just another day in the life of a Vigil.Boyd Knight found his calling when he joined the Marines and qualified for the elite Force Recon. He’d found a tribe and a family, so when a hand grenade landed near his team, he jumped on it without thought or regret... -
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Gargantis by Thomas Taylor
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the second fantasy set in Eerie-on-Sea, Herbert and Violet team up to solve the mystery of the Gargantis — an ancient creature of the deep with the power to create life-threatening storms.There's a storm brewing over Eerie-on-Sea, and the fisherfolk say a monster is the cause... -
![Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting by David Reed]()
Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting by David Reed
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMy name is Bobby Singer. In twenty-four hours I’m gonna lose my memory. So here’s everything you need to know.Monsters, demons, angels, vampires, the boogeyman under your bed: I’ve seen it, I’ve hunted it, I’ve killed it. I’m not the only hunter out here, but there aren’t as many as there used to be. Not near as many as there need to be... -
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The Second Siege by Henry H. Neff
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Tapestry series continues to weave threads of fantasy, mythology, science fiction, and mystery into a wholly original adventure that appeals to fans of everything from Harry Potter to Lord of the Rings to The X-Men. Genre-blending and fully illustrated, The Tapestry novels have caught the attention of middle-grade and young adult readers alike—and the series is only getting bigger... -
![The Spook's Mistake by Joseph Delaney]()
The Spook's Mistake by Joseph Delaney
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAs danger increases in the County, Tom is sent far north by his master to be trained by Bill Arkwright, another Spook. Arkwright lives in a haunted mill on the edge of a treacherous marsh and his training methods prove to be harsh and sometimes cruel. But he has toughened up many previous apprentices and now he must do the same for Tom and prepare him for the gravest dangers of his life... -
![Hominid by R.D. Brady]()
Hominid by R.D. Brady
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHominid (noun): any of the modern or extinct bipedal primates of the family of humans or apesAccording to the experts, Homo sapiens are the only hominids in the family of humans that currently exists.One scientist has a plan to prove them wrong... -
![Crimson Deep: A Thriller by Anthony M. Strong]()
Crimson Deep: A Thriller by Anthony M. Strong
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomething ancient has found new prey… Us.Deep in the Florida woodlands, a pair of recreational divers are attacked and killed. Miles away, a research team captures an impossible sight on their remote-operated submersible. Meanwhile, a team of bank robbers speed toward their Florida hideout... -
![Whitechapel Rising by Anthony M. Strong]()
Whitechapel Rising by Anthony M. Strong
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn impossible killer stalks the streets of London.Jack the Ripper faded into history over a century ago, his identity lost to the ages. Until a work crew restoring a Mayfair home make a shocking find. A secret basement room walled up since Victorian times. The Whitechapel murderer's lair. And inside, a corpse that has waited in silent darkness for over a hundred years. But it won't stay that way. -
![Snap of the Super-Goop: #10 by Troy Cummings]()
Snap of the Super-Goop: #10 by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRip and Nikki think Alexander is going crazy when he keeps seeing monsters they've already defeated, but he has to convince his friends there might be a new monster if he wants to protect the town and notebook. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO... -
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![Charge of the Lightning Bugs by Troy Cummings, Niloufar Amanzadeh]()
Charge of the Lightning Bugs by Troy Cummings, Niloufar Amanzadeh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStermont's latest monster is SHOCKING!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... -
![The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey]()
The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen Dr. Warthrop goes hunting the "Holy Grail of Monstrumology" with his eager new assistant, Arkwright, he leaves Will Henry in New York. Finally, Will can enjoy something that always seemed out of reach: a normal life with a real family. But part of Will can't let go of Dr. Warthrop, and when Arkwright returns claiming that the doctor is dead, Will is devastated--and not convinced... -
![Chomp of the Meat-Eating Vegetables by Troy Cummings]()
Chomp of the Meat-Eating Vegetables by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlexander is still on the look-out for monsters. Now he thinks they're at school.... The lunch menu is NOT normal -- instead of good-for-you meals, there's ice cream and pie every day. His whole class is crying. And his friend Rip goes missing... -
![Attack of the Fiend by Joseph Delaney]()
Attack of the Fiend by Joseph Delaney
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 40 ratings"I see your future clearly. Your master will be dead, and you will be alone. It would be better if you had never been born."Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who banishes boggarts and drives away ghosts. But now a new danger is threatening Tom's world. The witches are rising and the three most powerful clans are uniting in order to conjure an unimaginable evil... -
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The Dark by Jeremy Robinson
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the twisted imagination of New York Times and #1 Audible bestselling author, Jeremy Robinson, comes a horrifying revelation about the centuries old Three Days of Darkness prophecy, during which the legions of Hell will be unleashed on the Earth. The Dark is a mind-bending and character driven sci-fi-infused horror novel like no other... -
![The October Country by Ray Bradbury]()
The October Country by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsRay Bradbury's second short story collection is back in print, its chilling encounters with funhouse mirrors, parasitic accident-watchers, and strange poker chips intact. Both sides of Bradbury's vaunted childhood nostalgia are also on display, in the celebratory "Uncle Einar," and haunting "The Lake," the latter a fine elegy to childhood loss...Categorized as:
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![Demon Thief by Darren Shan]()
Demon Thief by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe second novel in this bonechilling series by Darren Shan, author of the New York Times bestselling Cirque Du Freak series is sure to give you goosebumps. Kernel Fleck has always known he's weird. He sees lights. Strange, multi-colored patches of light, swirling through the air. But it's not until a window opens into a demon world, with horrific consequences, that Kernel discovers his powers... -
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Fear by Ronald Kelly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was a legend in Fear County... a hideous, flesh-eating creature - part snake, part earthbound demon - that feasted on the blood of innocent children in the cold black heart of the Tennessee backwoods. But ten-year-old Jeb Sweeny knows the horrible stories are true. His best friend Mandy just up and disappeared... -
![Dark Calling by Darren Shan]()
Dark Calling by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe Disciples are being manipulated by beings older than time. Only Kernel Fleck knows that something is wrong. But he is in the grip of a creature who cares nothing for the fate of humanity. Voices are calling to him from the darkness and he's powerless to resist. Kernel has already been to hell and back, now he's about to go further... -
![Moonstruck by Graeme Reynolds]()
Moonstruck by Graeme Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe people of High Moor are united in horror at the latest tragedy to befall their small town. As dawn breaks, the town is left to count the cost and mourn its dead, while breathing a collective sigh of relief. John Simpson, the apparent perpetrator of the horrific murders, is in police custody. The nightmare is over... -
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![Day of the Night Crawlers by Troy Cummings]()
Day of the Night Crawlers by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThis 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... -
![Shadowghast by Thomas Taylor, Tom Booth]()
Shadowghast by Thomas Taylor, Tom Booth
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the third mysterious tale of Eerie-on-Sea, it’s almost Ghastly Night, and the Shadowghast—an ancient spirit in a lantern—lurks in wait for the power to enslave the town... -
![Callsign: Queen by Jeremy Robinson, David Wood]()
Callsign: Queen by Jeremy Robinson, David Wood
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt the beginning of her search for Rook, a missing Chess Team member, Zelda Baker, Callsign: Queen, is redirected to Pripyat, Ukraine, a ghost town on the radioactive outskirts of Chernobyl. Intel indicates that splinter cell of Manifold Genetics—a ruthless corporation dismantled by Chess Team—may be operating in the area... -
![Callsign: King II - Underworld by Jeremy Robinson, Sean Ellis]()
Callsign: King II - Underworld by Jeremy Robinson, Sean Ellis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStrange things have always happened in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona… Bizarre lights, reports of cave entrances that appear and then vanish, hundreds of mysterious disappearances…and rumors of monstrous creatures that inhabit a labyrinthine underworld... -
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Project 731 by Jeremy Robinson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWASHINGTON D.C. HAS BEEN DESTROYED In the wake of a Kaiju assault that left the nation’s capital in ruins, Jon Hudson, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Fusion Center – Paranormal, is preparing his team for an uncertain future... -
![Project Maigo by Jeremy Robinson, Jeffrey Kafer]()
Project Maigo by Jeremy Robinson, Jeffrey Kafer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBOSTON IS IN RUINSJon Hudson, head of the Department of Homeland Security’s Fusion Center – Paranormal division, is haunted by Boston’s destruction at the hands of Nemesis, a three-hundred-foot tall monster with the heart of a murdered little girl, Maigo. In the time since Boston fell and Nemesis retreated to the ocean’s depths, Hudson has helped prepare the United States against future attacks... -
![Attack of the Shadow Smashers by Troy Cummings]()
Attack of the Shadow Smashers by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMonsters, monsters, everywhere!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches. Aimed at 5- to 7-year-olds, this line of books is for children who are just starting to read independently. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina... -
![Deeplight by Frances Hardinge]()
Deeplight by Frances Hardinge
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea meets Frankenstein in this inventive YA fantasy from award-winning author Frances Hardinge The gods are dead. Fifty years ago, they turned on one another and tore each other apart. Nobody knows why. Now, even coin-sized scraps of dead god are worth a fortune because of the strange powers they're said to possess... -
![The Forsaken by Erica Stevens]()
The Forsaken by Erica Stevens
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratings***Note*** This book is the third compilation of a serial story and therefore does not have a conclusion. This is not a survivalist story.New friendships will be forged, answers will be found, and lives will be lost as the survivors journey deeper into unfamiliar and treacherous areas... -
![The Dark Side by Greig Beck]()
The Dark Side by Greig Beck
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHundreds of thousands of miles away on the dark side of the moon, the Russian lunar base has self-destructed - all personnel are dead, except one. Olga Sobakin, the lone survivor, seeks refuge at the rival American base...Categorized as:
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![Unchained by Shayne Silvers]()
Unchained by Shayne Silvers
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMeet Callie Penrose. Is she Heaven’s Devil, or Hell’s Angel? Callie is a middle-class, Midwest American girl. And a wizard in training. She works for Roland, a member of the Vatican Shepherds – an elite group of twelve warrior priests who travel the world smiting whatever offends them or their Good Lord.One problem. Callie isn’t a huge fan of churches… Not even a minor fan, really... -
![Ancient Enemy by Michael McBride]()
Ancient Enemy by Michael McBride
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSani Natonaba's ancestors have lived in these canyons for more than seven hundred years, but they aren't the only ones. When he awakens to the bleating of his family's sheep being slaughtered, he learns that something is stalking this isolated corner of the reservation, a predator unlike any he has encountered before, one that attacks with alarming stealth and ferocity... -
![Brute-Cake: A Branches Book by Troy Cummings]()
Brute-Cake: A Branches Book by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brand-new, monster-filled, action-packed, early chapter book series from the bestselling author-illustrator of The Notebook of Doom!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers... -
![A Dark Roux by Blaine Daigle]()
A Dark Roux by Blaine Daigle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeneath the black waters of the Louisiana bayou hides a world of dark mysticism. A world steeped in superstition and the decay of family legacies. A world Rhiannon LeBeau thought she’d left behind fifteen years ago after a summer of tragedy and horror... -
![Megalodon: Bloodbath by Michael R. Cole]()
Megalodon: Bloodbath by Michael R. Cole
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA series of bizarre occurrences suddenly plague the island of Cielo Nublado. A dead whale washes ashore riddled with enormous bite marks. A fishing charter is reported missing, jet skiers vanish, and a yacht is found mysteriously ravaged after some kind of enormous impact.Chief of Police Nico Medrano tries to investigate the matter... -
![The First Bird: Omnibus Edition by Greig Beck]()
The First Bird: Omnibus Edition by Greig Beck
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMatt Kearns, linguist, archaeologist and reluctant explorer from Beneath the Dark Ice and Black Mountain faces a terrifying new challenge as a prehistoric contagion threatens the survival of the entire world. And this time he doesn't have Alex Hunter to save him when the stuff hits the fan... -
![Fathomless by Greig Beck]()
Fathomless by Greig Beck
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCARCHARODON MEGALODONThe largest and most fearsome predator to have ever existed on our planet. Rumors of its existence in our modern oceans have persisted for centuries. Now, in a new adventure, the rumors explode into brutal and terrifying reality. BARANOF ISLAND, GULF OF ALASKA, 1952 Jim Granger is searching for a place of legend... -
![El Cuaderno de La Perdicion by Troy Cummings]()
El Cuaderno de La Perdicion by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. Alejandro finds an old notebook with the word "DOOM" inscribed on the front cover. The Notebook of Doom, which Alejandro now holds, contains top secret information about monsters! This book is full of humor, engaging black-and-white illustrations, and of course . . -
![The Tomb (Adversary Cycle, #2) by F. Paul Wilson]()
The Tomb (Adversary Cycle, #2) by F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMuch to the chagrin of his girlfriend, Gia, Repairman Jack doesn't deal with electronic appliances--he fixes situations for people, situations that usually involve putting himself in deadly danger. His latest project is recovering a stolen necklace, which carries with it an ancient curse that may unleash a horde of Bengali demons... -
![Deathwish by Rob Thurman]()
Deathwish by Rob Thurman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn a nightmarish new york city, life is there for the taking...Half-human Cal Leandros and his brother, Niko, are barely getting by with their preternatural detective agency when the vampire Seamus hires them. He's being followed, and he wants to know by whom. But the Leandros brothers have to do more than they had planned when Seamus turns up dead (or un-undead)... -
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Roadkill by Rob Thurman
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNew from the national bestselling author of Deathwish It's time to lock, load, and hit the road... Once, while half-human Cal Leandros and his brother Niko were working on a case, an ancient gypsy queen gave them a good old-fashioned backstabbing. Now, just as their P.I. business hits a slow patch, the old crone shows up with a job... -
![The Terror by Dan Simmons]()
The Terror by Dan Simmons
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsThe men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of triumph. As part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage, they are as scientifically supported an enterprise as has ever set forth... -
![Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire]()
Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsEndangered, adjective: Threatened with extinction or immediate harm.Australia, noun: A good place to become endangered.Alexander Price has survived gorgons, basilisks, and his own family—no small feat, considering that his family includes two telepaths, a reanimated corpse, and a colony of talking, pantheistic mice... -
![October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween by Richard Chizmar, Robert Morrish]()
October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween by Richard Chizmar, Robert Morrish
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClassic novellas, never-before-published stories, essays on the history, literature, and films of Halloween, and real-life memories of October 31st-from today's best practitioners of fear:Dean Koontz * Peter Straub * Poppy Z. Brite * Rick Hautala * Steve Rasnic Tem * Elizabeth Engstrom * Thomas Ligotti * Gary A. Braunbeck * Jack Ketchum * Thomas F. Monteleone * Hugh B... -
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Ragnarok by Jeremy Robinson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt starts with a thunderous crack and a flash of light. Screams come next. Then the hunters. With a staccato flicker, the light disappears and everything within a hundred yard radius goes with it. A massive crater is all that remains where a chunk of the world has gone missing... -
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Arena 13 by Joseph Delaney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first book in the exhilarating new fantasy sequence from Joseph Delaney, the multi-million-selling author of The Spook's Apprentice.Welcome to Arena 13. Here warriors fight. Death is never far away . . .Leif has one ambition: to become the best fighter in the notorious Arena 13. Here, punters place wagers on which fighter will draw first blood...
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