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Skin Taker by Michelle Paver
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRun wild with Wolf Brother in a Stone Age world we all want to be a part of with million-copy-selling author, Michelle Paver. Danger, magic and non stop adventure await Torak, Renn and Wolf in a devastating Dark Time that threatens everything they know. The Clans will be tested as never before, as they battle to find ways to survive and thrive in their beloved Forest...Categorized as:
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![Dolores Claiborne/Insomnia/Rose Madder by Stephen King]()
Dolores Claiborne/Insomnia/Rose Madder by Stephen King
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTitles include Dolores Claiborne, Insomnia and Rose Madder... -
![The Stolen by Dan Padavona]()
The Stolen by Dan Padavona
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe night Sutter and Monica Steen leave for dinner, they never return home.Two weeks later, the police drag their bodies out of the river, sending the town into a panic.The Black River killer is back. Nobody is safe.When another person goes missing, Jefferson Gildon, a police detective with a checkered past, leads the investigation... -
![The Puppeteer and The Poisoned Pawn by Brandi Elise Szeker]()
The Puppeteer and The Poisoned Pawn by Brandi Elise Szeker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSkylenna's world stops revolving around Dessin as she learns of a new secret he's been hiding. Plagued with betrayal, anger, and paralyzing waves of confusion, Skylenna must put her feelings aside and focus on saving DaiSzek from the Vexamen Breed. But after tragedy strikes, she embarks on a journey alone to learn the dark, epic secrets of her past. The lost memories of her childhood... -
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![Inside the Echo by Jen Blood, Elise Aresenault]()
Inside the Echo by Jen Blood, Elise Aresenault
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings10 hoursFor fans of Nevada Barr, John Connolly, and dogs of all shape and size, a K-9 series with a touch of the supernatural, spine-tingling suspense, and characters who'll stay with you long after the book is done... -
![Batten Down the Hatches by R.S. Merritt]()
Batten Down the Hatches by R.S. Merritt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe journey to build a new life in the destruction of the world continues. The orphaned trio are forced to fight for one another in a world where corpses litter the streets. A world where adrenaline amped psychotic crawlerz own the night. Hope and love for one another light the way through a dark and dreary world where everyday you survive is a good day... -
![John Saul: Three Terrifying Bestselling Novels: Suffer the Children; Punish the Sinners; Cry for the Strangers by John Saul]()
John Saul: Three Terrifying Bestselling Novels: Suffer the Children; Punish the Sinners; Cry for the Strangers by John Saul
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJohn Saul: Three Terrifying Bestselling Novels: Suffer the Children; Punish the Sinners; Cry for the... -
![A Haunting Touch by Ward Parker]()
A Haunting Touch by Ward Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNightmare on memory lane.I’m Darla. I’m a psychometrist. I can read thoughts and emotions left upon objects. Some people call my ability a “gift.” Some people are idiots.You see, my ability isn’t providing easy answers when I try to learn who killed one of my inn’s guests, a developer about to cover a scenic meadow with condos.The dead developer created another problem... -
![An Ugly Girl's Diary by T. Styles]()
An Ugly Girl's Diary by T. Styles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the opening night of his restaurant, bad boy Tye Gates finds a diary moments after being unfaithful to his fiancé'. Captivated by the words of a mysterious woman, before long, he's pulled into her drama-filled world that soon impacts his own life... -
![Bubba and the Zigzaggery Zombies by C.L. Bevill]()
Bubba and the Zigzaggery Zombies by C.L. Bevill
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s trouble as usual for Bubba. His mother, Miz Demetrice, and her good friend, Miz Adelia, are up to no good with the DEA watching them for mysterious reasons. In addition, Bubba’s also trying to get the beauteous sheriff’s deputy, Willodean, alone for some quality time, when zombies invade in a cinematic manner... -
![Mother's Day, the Krewe, and a Really Big Dog by Heather Graham]()
Mother's Day, the Krewe, and a Really Big Dog by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA short Krewe story, approximately 7,000 words, and told from a different perspective, and with a different take on the Krewe!Angela Hawkins is being stalked—right before her first Mother’s Day. But unbeknownst to the stalker, the stalker is being stalked in turn.The situation might be deadly, Jackson is worried... -
![She Shall Have Music by ReGina Welling]()
She Shall Have Music by ReGina Welling
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAura reader, Amethyst sees everyone around her through a lens of shifting colors and emotions.When the one person she never expects to see again turns up after three years, she will have to decide if their relationship deserves a second chance. Reid Grayson knows it is time to walk away from the family business. What he doesn’t know is what to do next... -
![The Feeding by Flint Maxwell]()
The Feeding by Flint Maxwell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew friends. New Foes.Behind the walls of the City, Grady and the other survivors must now adjust to a whole new way of life. But outside of those same walls, malicious forces conspire against them. And safety is never guaranteed... -
![SORRY CAN'T SAVE YOU: A Mystery Novel by Willow Rose]()
SORRY CAN'T SAVE YOU: A Mystery Novel by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ... one of the best books I've read this year!What if you thought your husband was a murderer? The man you loved, the man who gave you two beautiful children and a perfect life. What if no one believed you? Laurie Davis is the mother of two children, struggling to keep her family together since her husband, Ryan, went to war and came back changed. His PTSD is evident... -
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![Bones by Andrew Cull]()
Bones by Andrew Cull
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'Bones' brings together four chilling ghost stories by award winning writer-director Andrew Cull. Four monsters collected in paperback for the first time. 'Did You Forget About Me?'"He had written to me a month or so before he died. I'd ignored the letter the same way I'd ignored all the others... -
![Covenant by Brandon Massey]()
Covenant by Brandon Massey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of Dark Corner and The Other Brother comes an unforgettable thriller of family secrets, toxic faith, and high-tech suspense. On a golden summer morning, fifteen-year-old Anthony Thorne is on a fishing boat with his father, rods cast into the lake, when the crack of a rifle shatters the silence. His father slumps forward, blood leaking from his chest... -
![Secret of the Labyrinth by Brian Harmon]()
Secret of the Labyrinth by Brian Harmon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat secrets lie hidden beyond the City of the Blind? Far beneath the streets of Briar Hills lies an enormous temple of stone. Ancient secrets are buried within its walls…along with countless and unspeakable horrors. Now the time has come for the temple to finally fulfill its awesome purpose... -
![The Temple of the Blind by Brian Harmon]()
The Temple of the Blind by Brian Harmon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving survived the nightmare that he and his friends found hidden within the crumbling ruins of Gilbert House, Albert Cross is newly determined to seek out the answers he has long been denied. He suspects that at least some of those answers may await him in the mysterious underground labyrinth he and Brandy discovered the previous year, the place he calls The Temple of the Blind... -
![Dinosaur Lake III:Infestation by Kathryn Meyer Griffith]()
Dinosaur Lake III:Infestation by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChief Park Ranger Henry Shore has dealt with and fought real live dinosaurs at his beloved Crater Lake National Park for over six years. With the help of his rangers, a few brave FBI friends and army soldiers he’d been victorious over a prehistoric lake creature and years later some particularly fiendish, and clever, specimens of the flying variety... -
![Ultimate Attack by Michael P. Spradlin]()
Ultimate Attack by Michael P. Spradlin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe action-packed series by Michael P. Spradlin returns. Each book covers a genetically engineered superpredator wreacking havoc on the environment. It's all come to this. Dr. Catalyst has had enough of Emmet Doyle's meddling... -
![Katarina by Sue Fineman]()
Katarina by Sue Fineman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree psychic sisters taken from their abusive mother as children reunite at their grandmother’s funeral. They inherit the family fortune, including the old mansion on the river in Florida. The estate called River Oaks is haunted by the ghosts of ancestors and family slaves. Katarina, a teacher, lived on a ranch in Arizona... -
![The Lady in White by M.L. Bullock]()
The Lady in White by M.L. Bullock
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSummerleigh's Renovations Aren't Making Every One Happy Will the ghost of Mariane McIntyre scare everyone away? A flurry of appearances by the long-dead Lady In White prompts Jerica and Jesse to get to the bottom of her murder... -
![Ghosts Beneath Us by Kathryn Meyer Griffith]()
Ghosts Beneath Us by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone is terrorizing the elderly in a certain neighborhood in Spookie and vandalizing their homes. As usual, Abigail Sutton, a freelance artist, and her boyfriend Frank Lester, a retired homicide detective, are called in to help find out who’s doing these awful acts. The two seem to have an uncanny knack for unraveling mysteries and getting to the bottom of such strange happenings... -
![The Antagonist by Jonas Saul]()
The Antagonist by Jonas Saul
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVivian has sent Sarah to Kelowna, British Columbia, to antagonize a member of The Royal Canadian Mounted Police. When she arrives, Barry Ashford, the RCMP officer Sarah is supposed to irritate, has just saved a woman from a suicide attempt. To the media and the public, Barry Ashford is a hero... -
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![Black Wind by F. Paul Wilson]()
Black Wind by F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsComment from F.P. Wilson from his website:A strikingly beautiful edition of my "lost" novel, long out of print. After finishing THE TOUCH in 1985, the next story in line returned to WW2, but this time to the Pacific Theater... -
![Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising by Kathryn Meyer Griffith]()
Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrehistoric creatures have again invaded Crater Lake National Park …and this time there’s more than one. DINOSAUR LAKE II: Dinosaurs Arising by Kathryn Meyer Griffith Henry Shore has been Chief Park Ranger at Crater Lake National Park for thirteen years now and thought the days when he’d had to fight a rogue dinosaur that lived in the caves below the lake were long over... -
![More Stories From the Twilight Zone by Rod Serling]()
More Stories From the Twilight Zone by Rod Serling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Twilight Zone means many things to the hugely imaginative and talented Rod Serling. It can mean a time-space "warp," a state of mind, a day somebody wishes never, never happened. But whatever twist Mr. Serling's fancy takes, his story is colored with a weird, dreamy quality that will change your pulse beat - and perhaps your feeling about life... -
![Borderlands 2 by Thomas F. Monteleone]()
Borderlands 2 by Thomas F. Monteleone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies... -
![The Hawk is Dying by Harry Crews]()
The Hawk is Dying by Harry Crews
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverybody wanted something from George Gattling. They wanted sex and new seat covers, money and confessions, a little bit of love and a lot of answers. That's why George liked his hawk. All it asked of him was an opportunity to kill... -
![The Best of Mystery: 63 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense by Alfred Hitchcock]()
The Best of Mystery: 63 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense by Alfred Hitchcock
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese 63 spine-tingling stories originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery magazine, and in the words of the master himself, they'll "make your blood run cold." Hitchcock coolly serves up cool cops, clever gangsters, bodies stuffed in trunks, kidnappings, adulterous affairs, murder, and espionage, and the resulting thrills are positively delicious... -
![Hide by Patti Larsen]()
Hide by Patti Larsen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReid isn’t sure if he’s grateful to be alive. He’s managed to save a small group of kids from the hunters, but only by trapping them all underground without food or water or a way out. If starvation doesn’t kill them, thirst will. Still, they are out of the hunter’s reach and that’s something. Reid refuses to stop trying, even when the kids find out they aren’t alone in the mine after all... -
![Silver Scream by David J. Schow]()
Silver Scream by David J. Schow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the broken down picture palaces to glorious neon drive-ins, from the has-been stars of yesterday to the ambitious, rapacious would-be stars of tomorrow, Silver Scream presents the best that terror has to offer. Includes works from Clive Barker, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, and more. Original... -
![Killer Species #3: Out for Blood by Michael P. Spradlin]()
Killer Species #3: Out for Blood by Michael P. Spradlin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe action-packed series by Michael P. Spradlin returns. Each book covers a genetically engineered superpredator wreacking havoc on the environment.Dr. Catalyst has finally come unhinged. Twice the crazed scientist has released his super predators into the wild to combat invasive species, and twice Emmet Doyle and his best friend Calvin Geaux have exploded his efforts... -
![Key to Midnight / Shattered / House of Thunder by Dean Koontz, Leigh Nichols]()
Key to Midnight / Shattered / House of Thunder by Dean Koontz, Leigh Nichols
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![Carrie / The Tommyknockers by Stephen King]()
Carrie / The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo classic novels of diverse terror that could only come from the master of modern horror and suspense. CarrieTo be invited to the Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie White - the first step towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues... -
![The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani]()
The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinner of the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award for Best Novella of 2020"Can you hear the bell chime?"A girl suffering from paralyzing night terrors finds a missing poster hanging from the door of her apartment building. On that poster is a photograph of a frighteningly familiar face.It’s her.Only, she’s never seen this photo before and something about its grin scares her... -
![The Midnight Book Club Super Box Set by Jeremy Bates]()
The Midnight Book Club Super Box Set by Jeremy Bates
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA TODAY and #1 AMAZON bestselling author Jeremy Bates brings you the complete collection of the award-winning Midnight Book Club short novels, which have been praised for their fast-paced plots and brilliant twists. As a bonus, you also get a digital copy of the runaway bestseller The Taste of Fear, which has garnered more than 500 five-star reviews... -
![The Disappearance of Lonnie James by Amy Cross]()
The Disappearance of Lonnie James by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEleven-year-old Lonnie James has gone missing. Only one man remembers that he ever existed in the first place.After launching a huge manhunt to find the missing boy, Sheriff Tom Curtis is shocked when everyone quickly forgets who they're looking for. Even Lonnie's parents suddenly have no idea that had a son... -
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Kill River 2 by Cameron Roubique
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been a year since Cyndi went into the empty water park with her friends and almost got killed by a masked maniac. One full year since she learned how to be strong, how to be a survivor. Now it’s 1984, and summertime has come around again. Cyndi has a boyfriend, a new group of friends, and a part-time summer job. She has every reason to be happy and forget about the past.But she can’t forget... -
![In Darkness Dwell by Amy Cross]()
In Darkness Dwell by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“It's all anybody can talk about. He's out there somewhere in the night, stalking the streets as he searches for his next victim.” A killer is loose in London, copying the murders of Jack the Ripper. Alone on the streets, Maddie tries to find a place to hide, but she soon starts to see a silhouetted figure following her through the night... -
![Warped: A Menapace Collection of Short Horror, Thriller, and Suspense Fiction by Jeff Menapace]()
Warped: A Menapace Collection of Short Horror, Thriller, and Suspense Fiction by Jeff Menapace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom award-winning tales of horror, to heart-stopping stories of crime and suspense, WARPED is the short story lover's dream companion. Acclaimed stories like: "The Straw Man and a Murder" - Hiding from his abusive father, a young boy finds solace in the arms of a scarecrow. "Sugar Daddy" - A wealthy slice of suburbia holds a deadly supernatural secret... -
![The Lady Screams by Amy Cross]()
The Lady Screams by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe year is 1888, and Doctor Charles Grazier has succeeded in reanimating the body of his dead wife. Even though she lacks a heart, Catherine Grazier is sitting up on the slab in the basement, but there's one problem. She won't stop screaming. As Grazier works desperately to fix the problem, he tells himself that eventually he will be able to get his wife back... -
![The Judgment of the Sentinels by Brian Harmon]()
The Judgment of the Sentinels by Brian Harmon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlbert Cross emerges from the terrifying labyrinths of the Temple of the Blind with a broken arm and a burdened heart, only to discover that he and his friends must now climb to the summit of a mountain engulfed in fire... -
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Kutter by Jeff Strand
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCharlie Stanlon is a serial killer. A ghastly, vicious sociopath who chains women to a table in his basement and tortures them to death. He has no friends. He has no family. He despises his co-workers. His only pleasure in life is to cause pain and terror......until the day he finds an adorable Boston Terrier and takes it home... -
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![Trapped in the Shadows by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters]()
Trapped in the Shadows by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the nightmarish confines of the Puppet Master's Playhouse, a place of unrelenting horror, I am a prisoner, haunted by unspeakable childhood torments. This house, under the control of the Puppet Master, a sadistic architect of suffering, subjects me to a relentless barrage of psychological and physical trials, echoing the darkness of my past... -
![Bay's End by Edward Lorn]()
Bay's End by Edward Lorn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRed Adept Select"Monsters are real. Ghosts are real, too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win."~Stephen KingOfficer Mack Larson is not everything he appears...When twelve-year-old Trey and his best friend Eddy play a prank on Officer Mack, the resulting chain of events rocks the small town of Bay's End.Today, Trey Franklin is a man haunted by his past... -
![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... -
![Retown by Boris Bacic]()
Retown by Boris Bacic
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery time you die, you wake up back in the town.It was supposed to be a simple business trip. Three days tops. But when Jason is unable to leave Riverton, he learns that there's a good reason why the remote town is so well hidden.Desperate to return home to his wife and daughter, Jason suffers death after death only to wake up back in Riverton... -
![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... -
![Twist of Fate: The Locket by John Saul]()
Twist of Fate: The Locket by John Saul
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJules Hartwick should be on top of the world. He has a distinguished career as president of the First National Bank of Blackstone, and his lovely daughter will soon be married. But his contentment is shattered: he's under investigation by the Federal Reserve--and that frightening audit threatens the financing of the Blackstone Center, which is slated to rise on the site of the old Asylum...
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