Books like 'Witching Hour Theatre'
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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.. -
![Night Shoot by David Sodergren]()
Night Shoot by David Sodergren
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA group of desperate student film-makers break into Crawford Manor for an unauthorised night shoot. They have no choice. Their lead actress has quit. They’re out of time. They’re out of money.They’re out of luck.For Crawford Manor has a past that won’t stay dead, and the crew are about to come face-to-face with the hideous secret that stalks the halls... -
![Savages by Greg F. Gifune]()
Savages by Greg F. Gifune
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt began as a vacation to the Cook Islands. But when seven friends are lost in the South Pacific after their boat goes down in a storm, they must survive at sea for several days in a small raft. Blown miles off course from their original position, and deep into open waters, they eventually encounter a small uncharted island... -
![The Halloween Grindhouse by E. Reyes]()
The Halloween Grindhouse by E. Reyes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsFrom the author of Devil's Hill and The House on Moon Creek Avenue comes a new anthology of grindhouse horror in The Halloween Grindhouse.On Halloween night, four friends use a new app that takes users to random locations that are considered weird, creepy, and haunted. The location generated for them is an abandoned house in a sketchy neighborhood... -
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![The Scare by Robert Shaw]()
The Scare by Robert Shaw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsLibrarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ISBN 10: 0981599303Stranger Things meets A Nightmare on Elm Street in this vividly terrifying teen-horror thriller.Is a dead bully killing from beyond the grave? Ethan, Shay and their friends must solve the mystery to stay alive... -
![Horror in the Woods by Lee Mountford]()
Horror in the Woods by Lee Mountford
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinding that desecrated body was only the beginning....For Ashley and her three friends, it was supposed to be an adventure-filled weekend. A chance to get away from the hustle-and-bustle of city life and experience the peaceful tranquillity of nature.But when they ventured into those woods, their trip turned into a horror far beyond what they could have ever imagined... -
![Kill Hill Carnage by Tim Meyer]()
Kill Hill Carnage by Tim Meyer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese woods are dark and full of monsters…In 1991, hell was unleashed upon Saint Christopher’s Summer Camp for Kids. The killers left behind piles of bodies and rivers of blood. Some say a family of inbred cannibals was responsible. A masked psychopath with a butcher's knife is another popular theory. Some still believe a camp counselor lost his mind and went crazy on everyone with an axe... -
![Pedo Island Bloodbath by Duncan Ralston]()
Pedo Island Bloodbath by Duncan Ralston
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou are cordially invited to join jet-setting financier/philanthropist Emory Jackman and his very special guests at the world's most exclusive party on Little Pearl Island! Everyone who's anyone wants to be seen at one of Emory Jackman's legendary parties, from royalty to politicians, tech billionaires to Instagram models.But something sinister is happening on Little Pearl... -
![The Pope Lick Massacre by Eric Butler]()
The Pope Lick Massacre by Eric Butler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are two types of people in Jefferson County: those who know the legend of the Pope Lick Monster and those who believe it. Before the night is over, Sam will have no choice but to join the believers.Since their mother’s death, Sam’s sole focus has been taking care of her younger brother, Kenny. Now Kenny’s Scout troop is missing, having never returned from the woods around Pope Lick...Categorized as:
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![Witching Hour Theatre by Jonathan Janz]()
Witching Hour Theatre by Jonathan Janz
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn a cool October night at the Starlight Cinema, an all-night horror movie triple feature is about to begin: Witching Hour Theatre. It's the one exciting thing in Larry Wilson's life, and he loses himself in the atmosphere of the old place: the crowd, the screams, the popcorn and the blood. But when the second feature ends, only thirteen moviegoers remain... -
![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... -
![The Nightmares on Elm Street Parts 1, 2, 3: The Continuing Story by Jeffrey Cooper]()
The Nightmares on Elm Street Parts 1, 2, 3: The Continuing Story by Jeffrey Cooper
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFreddy Krueger, terrifying killer who slashed children to death with razor-sharp finger knives, was dead—burnt alive by outraged parents from Elm Street.Ten years had gone by since then, and only now were people sleeping peacefully at night.But the nightmare was just about to begin...Children are having hideous nightmares about a grossly deformed being with razor-edged fingers of death... -
![The Lodge by Chris Coppel]()
The Lodge by Chris Coppel
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsEver wondered what it would be like if hunted animals were able to fight back? The Lodge unveils the mystery of a hunting lodge in the remote hills of the Scottish Highlands during the Christmas holidays. After the report of an accidental death at the lodge, Andrew, a young constable from the nearest town, drives up through a growing blizzard... -
![The Resort by Bentley Little]()
The Resort by Bentley Little
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWelcome to The Reata, an exclusive spa isolated in the Arizona desert. Please ignore the strange employees and that unspeakable thing in the pool. And when guests start disappearing, pretend it isn't happening. Enjoy your stay, and relax. Oh...and lock yourself in after dark... -
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![Urban Gothic by Brian Keene]()
Urban Gothic by Brian Keene
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNo one gets out alive! When their car broke down in a dangerous inner-city neighborhood, Kerri and her friends thought they would find shelter inside an old, dark row home. They thought it was abandoned. They thought they would be safe there until help arrived. They were wrong... -
![It Came from the Multiplex: 80s Midnight Chillers by Joshua Viola, Mario Acevedo]()
It Came from the Multiplex: 80s Midnight Chillers by Joshua Viola, Mario Acevedo
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to tonight's feature presentation, brought to you by an unholy alliance of our spellcasters at Hex Publishers and movie-mages at the Colorado Festival of Horror. Please be advised that all emergency exits have been locked for this special nostalgia-curdled premiere of death... -
![Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones]()
Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsStephen Graham Jones returns with Night of the Mannequins, a contemporary horror story where a teen prank goes very wrong and all hell breaks loose: is there a supernatural cause, a psychopath on the loose, or... -
![Creepy Archives, Vol. 5 by Shawna Gore]()
Creepy Archives, Vol. 5 by Shawna Gore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsEnter a world of the finest in scary storytelling and dazzling artwork! Creepy Archives Volume 5 continues the critically acclaimed series that throws back the dusty curtain on a treasure trove of amazing comics art and brilliantly blood-chilling stories... -
![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: Son of Samhain by Michael Moreci, Steve Seeley]()
Hack/Slash: Son of Samhain by Michael Moreci, Steve Seeley
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsYour favorite slasher hunter is back! When a mysterious cult of monsters arises, Cassie is forced to return to the life she thought she'd left behind. Coupled with a new partner and faced with enemies unlike any she has battled before, Cassie must confront the darkness in the world — and in her own life — in new ways. The agents of evil never rest; unfortunately for them, neither does Cassie Hack... -
![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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Resistance by John Birmingham
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA dragon brings down the Vice President's plane, a monster army is camped outside Omaha, and an empath demon springs an undercover operation in New York.New Orleans was just the beginning. New and different demons are breaking through all over America, and Dave Hooper has a new enemy with more guile and guts than the celebrity superhero, still stumbling in his role as Champion...
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