Books like 'Spider-Man: The Graphic Novels'

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  • Penang Pixie by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant

    Penang Pixie by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *** THOUSANDS OF READERS HAVE FOUND A HOME WITH THE PARANORMAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. GET YOUR BADGE TODAY! *** When evil comes home, the only hope is the devil within The Shapers, the ancient enemy of the warlocks, have taken the fight to Mark, attempting to assassinate him and those he cares about...
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    humor  super-powered  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  dark  fiction
  • Curse of Fangs by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young

    Curse of Fangs by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A vampire's bite sucks, but it's also quite powerful... When Las Vegas Paranormal Police Chief Ian Dex is injected with a healthy dose of vampire venom, he gains access to power like he's never known. He's faster, stronger, and his ability to do magic is on the rise, too.The problem is that he's becoming too powerful...
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    humor  super-powered  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  dark  fiction
  • I'm The Bad Guy by Simon Archer

    I'm The Bad Guy by Simon Archer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Level Up. Kill Everyone Else. Take Their Stuff.All Dantem ever wanted was one teeny tiny, almost insignificant thing…Vengeance on those who wronged him.When he’s suddenly recruited by the world’s largest video game company, he will finally have a way to achieve his dream.Assuming, of course, he has no problem being the bad guy...
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    super-powered  adult  book  dark  fiction  horror
  • Not Me by Elise Gravel

    Not Me by Elise Gravel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Who made this mess?When dad asks who left socks all over the place, a brother and sister insist that it was "Not Me...
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    humor  children-books  children  fiction  horror  family  book
  • Undead Ahead by John Kloepfer, Steve Wolfhard

    Undead Ahead by John Kloepfer, Steve Wolfhard

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BRAAAAAINS!!!Zack Clarke, his best pal, Rice, and middle-school queen bee Madison Miller survived the night of the living dead—but the nightmare's not over yet!Zack's sister is a zombie and his parents might be goners. Rice has uncovered the source of the zombie outbreak, and Madison's health-drink habit may be the key to a cure...
  • Night Stalker: A Tale From The Tome of Bill by Rick Gualtieri

    Night Stalker: A Tale From The Tome of Bill by Rick Gualtieri

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Before he was trying to save the world, he just wanted to save his own ass. Bill Ryder has a problem: the vampires under his rule don't respect him. Unfortunately, in the world of the supernatural, that makes him as good as dead.In order to keep breathing, Bill must become someone else ... something else.Enter the Night Stalker, fearsome predator of the undead...
  • Grave Creatures by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young

    Grave Creatures by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How exactly do you kill someone who's already dead?Playboy Police Chief Ian Dex didn't believe in zombies...until now.An old necromancer has been summoning the dead. His goal is to overrun the world, one city at a time. Too bad he started in Vegas.With the horde of zombies heading in from the old cemeteries, Ian and his crew soon realize they can't handle this threat alone...
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    humor  super-powered  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Night of the Puppet People by R.L. Stine

    Night of the Puppet People by R.L. Stine

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Just in time for the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015!Ben and Jenny Renfro are terrified of puppets and they don't know why. It's just been a fear that the twins have shared for as long as they can remember. Yes, they are creeped out by all kinds of puppets, but especially marionettes. Something about all of those wires is extra scary...
  • The No Hellos Diet by Sam Pink

    The No Hellos Diet by Sam Pink

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "The thought of calling off work is like the thought of suicide, just nice to think about."In The No Hellos Diet, Sam Pink brings you straight into a world you've never been to before -- your own life. Find yourself working at a department store where everyone must wear red and khaki clothing. Find yourself throwing out garbage for fifty cents more than minimum wage...
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    humor  fiction  dark  horror  literary-fiction  book  adult
  • The Scariest Story You've Ever Heard by Ron Keres

    The Scariest Story You've Ever Heard by Ron Keres

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    2022 Readers' Choice Book Awards GOLD MEDAL WINNER!Step into a world of spooky delight with The Scariest Story You've Ever Heard. This award-winning and whimsical rhyming read-aloud is a must-have for fans of B.J. Novak's The Book with No Pictures and Aaron Reynolds' Creepy Crayon!…Darkness falls.Strange noises fill the air...
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    humor  children-books  children  family  horror  fiction  book
  • The Monster That Ate My Socks by A.J. Cosmo

    The Monster That Ate My Socks by A.J. Cosmo

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What happens to all those socks that go missing? Monsters eat them of...
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    humor  book  children  children-books  fiction  horror  monsters
  • The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler

    The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the zany, bestselling series that has sold more than 200,000 copes comes a hilarious new picture book. If young readers thought the Teacher and the Principal from the Black Lagoon were scary, wait until they see the gym teacher! This third book explores a youngster's fear of meeting a new teacher . .
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    humor  book  children  children-books  family  fiction  horror
  • Creature Teacher: The Final Exam by R.L. Stine

    Creature Teacher: The Final Exam by R.L. Stine

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and they're coming after you! Catch them all, undead or alive! It doesn't take long for Tommy to find out he's in big trouble. His whole family is obsessed with winning and he's being sent off to a special camp to help make him into a "winner." When Tommy gets there, he sees that something isn't right...
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    humor  book  children  children-books  fiction  horror
  • The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection by Ellen Datlow

    The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection by Ellen Datlow

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is one installment of a prestigious annual anthology of fantastic and "horror" genre writing—mostly fiction, with a smattering of poetry and an essay. The over 50 selections represent both established names in the field and relatively less known authors, and the structure of the book is typical of "year's best" collections...
  • House of Houses by Kevin L. Donihe

    House of Houses by Kevin L. Donihe

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "This is perhaps the weirdest book that anyone has ever written, or will ever write. Donihe is the best kept secret of the bizarro fiction genre." - Carlton Mellick III, author of Adolf in Wonderland There once was an odd reclusive little man who was in love with his house. He loved this house not in the way that normal people love their homes...
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    humor  super-powered  adult  book  dark  fiction  gothic  horror
  • The Telepath by Bryan Cohen, Casey Lane

    The Telepath by Bryan Cohen, Casey Lane

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can a teenage superhero stop a mind-controlling menace with a vengeance? Newly-empowered superhero Ted Finley wishes he could spend all his time fighting crime. But between recruitment offers from the federal government and the growing Go Home Alien movement, Ted’s being pulled in a million directions at once. Fortunately for him, he’s got a protector and dream girl in the form of Erica LaPlante...
  • Arcane Dropout 2 by Edmund Hughes

    Arcane Dropout 2 by Edmund Hughes

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After forming a pact with the ghost of a former student, Lee Amaranth has gained a limited amount of spellcasting ability. It’s anyone’s guess how far three spells per day will take him, however. Now that he’s serving as an apprentice to Harper, his sister’s former lover and the school’s resident ice queen, the expectations on him are higher than ever...
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    humor  super-powered  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  ghosts  harem
  • Trick or Trap by R.L. Stine

    Trick or Trap by R.L. Stine

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The infamous Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and after you. Just in time for Halloween, a super special edition!It's Halloween and that means time for trick-or-treating. And scary parties. But this year things are taking a turn for the terrifying. Scott and Amanda throw a bash at an old haunted house. There won't be any treats, only traps...
  • Shake, Rattle, & Hurl! by R.L. Stine

    Shake, Rattle, & Hurl! by R.L. Stine

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Chipmunk is so shy... He inhales when he sneezes! He even blushes when he's asleep! He plays guitar in the closet so he won't disturb anyone. Can Chipmunk conquer his stage fright and win? Or -- when Bernie pushes him onstage, will it be Shake, Rattle, and HURL? Spotlight editions are printed on high-quality paper and with reinforced library bindings specifically printed for the library market...
  • How To Be A Vigilante: A Diary by Luke Smitherd

    How To Be A Vigilante: A Diary by Luke Smitherd

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE STONE MAN, SHORTLISTED FOR AUDIBLE UK'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015In the late 1990s, a laptop was found in a service station just outside of Manchester. It contained a digital journal entitled 'TO THE FINDER: OPEN NOW TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE!' Now, for the first time, that infamous diary is being published in its entirety.It's 1998...
  • The Best of Fritz Leiber by Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson

    The Best of Fritz Leiber by Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Contents:· The Wizard of Nehwon— · Poul Anderson · in · Gonna Roll the Bones · nv Dangerous Visions, ed...
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    humor  adult  anthologies  fiction  horror  sci-fi
  • Forms of Heaven: Three Plays by Clive Barker by Clive Barker

    Forms of Heaven: Three Plays by Clive Barker by Clive Barker

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Though each of these three plays evokes a different world, they share a vision of how imagination enriches and transforms our lives. From the haunted and bitersweet humor of Crazyface to the politically charged landscapes of Paradise Street and on to me erotic fantasy of Subtle Bodies, Barker demonstrates yet again why he is among the most popular and treasured of contemporary writers...
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    humor  adult  anthologies  drama  fiction  horror  fantasy
  • Arcane Dropout by Edmund Hughes

    Arcane Dropout by Edmund Hughes

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lee Amaranth is a mystic, not a mage. In fact, he’s never cast a spell in his life. His day to day routine involves communing with unseen supernatural entities and using silver weapons to banish rampaging specters...
  • Mouth by Joshua Hull

    Mouth by Joshua Hull

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Screenwriter Joshua Hull (Glorious) makes his longform prose debut!After a stranger leaves him a secluded property, drifter Rusty finds himself the caretaker of a massive, tooth-filled mouth in the ground…and it’s hungry. His situation is complicated by Abigail, a wannabe filmmaker who stumbles on the secret...
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    humor  horror  fiction  monsters  dark-humor  book  adult
  • Rite of Passage by John Passarella

    Rite of Passage by John Passarella

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Thirty years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a demonic supernatural force. Following the tragedy, their father taught the boys everything about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners of America... and how to kill it.Laurel Hill, New Jersey is beginning to look like one of the unluckiest places on Earth when a series of mishaps hit the town...
  • Dr. Maniac Will See You Now by R.L. Stine

    Dr. Maniac Will See You Now by R.L. Stine

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and they're coming after you! Catch them all, undead or alive!The Most Wanted list continues with Dr. Maniac, the strangest doctor of them all. When a group of comic book characters appear in the real world, twelve-year-old Richard Dreezer, must track down Dr. Maniac to save the day...
  • The Razorblades in my Head by Donnie Goodman

    The Razorblades in my Head by Donnie Goodman

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Scars are not a sign of where we have healed, they are a reminder of what we have buried beneath the skin: A talking toaster. A crabbing voyage that descends into chaos. Malevolent snowmen. The debut of a mysterious indie wrestler. A sacrifice in need of an hourglass. A paranormal cremator in search of a friend...and other choice cuts from the mind of Donnie Goodman. The razorblades have emerged...
  • The Haunted Earth by Dean Koontz

    The Haunted Earth by Dean Koontz

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Maseni were humanoid, but no creature with bulbous forehead, slit mouth and tentacles where fingers should be would ever be mistaken for a man. The Maseni had been on Earth for ten years - years in which the human race reeled under the shock not only of meeting an alien intelligence, but of knowing for the first time that Earth did not belong to men alone...
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    humor  adult  book  fiction  horror  pulp  sci-fi
  • Come to Dust by Bracken MacLeod

    Come to Dust by Bracken MacLeod

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ever since her mother abandoned her, five-year-old Sophie has had to depend on her uncle Mitch for everything. Though their life is difficult, he works hard to keep their family together, despite the obstacles in their way. But just when everything seems to be looking up for them, it all comes crashing down when Sophie dies tragically...
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    humor  adult  book  fiction  grief  horror
  • Specimen 313 by Jeff Strand

    Specimen 313 by Jeff Strand

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A free short story taken straight from the pages of THE MONSTER’S CORNER, an all original anthology from some of today’s hottest supernatural writers, featuring stories from the monster’s point of view.SPECIMEN 313 is the story of a meat-eating plant named Max, surviving in the greenhouse with his mad doctor keeper when he gets a new female neighbor...
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    humor  adult  book  comedy  fiction  horror  sci-fi
  • High School Bites: The Lucy Chronicles by Liza Conrad

    High School Bites: The Lucy Chronicles by Liza Conrad

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lucy Hellenberg is not your typical Pacific Cedar High student. Because in between hanging out with her friends, hating her hair and her math teacher, and trying to decide whether she should dump her on-again off-again boyfriend, she has to deal with a father who refuses to go outside and a house that bears way too much resemblance to the set of The Munsters. And that's not all...
  • Ye Gods! by Tom Holt

    Ye Gods! by Tom Holt

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Being a hero bothers Jason. It's easy to get maladjusted when your mum's a suburban housewife and your dad's the Supreme Being. It can be a drag slaying fabulous monsters and retrieving golden fleeces from dragons, and then having to tidy your room before your mum'll let you watch "Star Trek"...
  • Hungry for What by María Bastarós

    Hungry for What by María Bastarós

    Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Violence and desire shatter the smooth surface of the everyday in this exceptional collection of blackly comic short stories.A game between a woman’s father and husband simmers and boils into scalding danger; a daughter creates an elaborate feast for her grieving mother; a solar eclipse burns emotions and lies out into the open; a girl flees across a desert in the pitch-black night...
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    humor  horror  fiction  terror  book  adult
  • Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy by Bradley Sands

    Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy by Bradley Sands

    Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bizarro humorist Bradley Sands returns with one of the strangest, most hilarious collections of the year.In Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy, the pope gets sued, a headless man falls in love with a bowl of rice, and architects dismantle the earth. A war breaks out over greeting cards. A suicidal amputee tries to kill himself. William S...
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    humor  adult  anthologies  fiction  horror  satire
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