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The Shawshank Redemption: Different Seasons by Stephen King
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTim Robbins and Morgan Freeman star in The Shawshank Redemption, now a major motion picture from Columbia based on the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in Different Seasons by Stephen King. A prisoner exacts a revenge and escape so meticulous, so brilliant, that no one suspects his plan. . . -
The Works of Edgar Allen [sic] Poe: Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsP. F Collier & Son published a five volume collection of Poe's work in hardback in 1903. This is volume 1, with a frontspiece in color from a painting by Arthur E. Becher.contains:Edgar Allan Poe, An Appreciation, by W.H.R.Life of Poe, by James Russell LowellDeath of Poe, by N. P... -
Dolores Claiborne/Insomnia/Rose Madder by Stephen King
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTitles include Dolores Claiborne, Insomnia and Rose Madder... -
Of Foster Homes and Flies by Chad Lutzke, Alberto Plumed
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA neglected 12-year-old boy does nothing to report the death of his mother in order to compete in a spelling bee. A tragic coming-of-age tale of horror and drama in the setting of a hot New Orleans summer. "Original, touching coming of age." ~Jack Ketchum, author of THE GIRL NEXT DOOR "With OF FOSTER HOMES & FLIES, Lutzke is firing on all cylinders. It's a lean mean emotional machine... -
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Emma Frost: Volume 7-9 by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition˃˃˃ EASY AS ONE TWO THREE:Mads and Signe are very young when they get married. They are ready to take on the world starting with their honeymoon to Egypt. Two years later, Mads is in a coma and Signe has vanished from the face of the earth... -
One By One by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOne by one, they will get what they deserve...A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation.She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with two other couple friends. It sounded like heaven... -
Last Light by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith just a touch, Makani Hisoka-O’Brien can see the deepest secrets that others conceal—and it frightens her. There’s danger in the terrible knowledge that floods her mind and haunts her conscience.With just a touch, Rainer Sparks can learn the biggest problems that others bear—and it thrills him. There’s profit to be made making problems go away, by any means . . . including murder... -
Angelica And Francesca by Kenneth Jarrett Singleton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAngelica and Francesca are the identical twin daughters of Pellrue, Duke of Doretay. Doretay is a state within a kingdom called Vidien, which Angelica's and Francesca's great uncle, King Oscar, rules. Pellrue attempts to keep control of his wicked, evil daughters as they keep entering his city and raising havoc by torturing and murdering the common citizens within...Categorized as:
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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... -
Mary Mills Mystery Series: books 1-3 by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian note: An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. Readers love this series - More than 1000 five-star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. The first three books in the engrossing series on sale a limited time. ˃˃˃ WHAT HURTS THE MOST, BOOK 1: You will never guess the ending! Am I pretty? Imagine being asked that question standing face to face with a killer...Categorized as:
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Stand by Me by Raynold Gideon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom Different Seasons The Body, as a media tie-in for the movie starring River Phoenix, Kiefer Sutherland, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell... -
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 Ghosts of Centre St. by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEach tale of The Hauntings of Kingston is a standalone novel with new characters that takes place in the enigmatic city of Kingston, Ontario. Their blessing’s a curse… It’s a bolt out of the blue when Barry and Myra inherit a gorgeous manor home, one that they would never have been able to afford. The house is a wonderful place to start their family... -
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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Beneath These Walls by Shade Owens
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSix months ago, my husband tried to kill me.Now, my sons and I are living in an old Victorian house passed down to me by my uncle. The house may be big, but the town is small... it's safe, which is something I haven't felt in a very long time. And best of all, it's very far away from my ex.As soon as we move in, however, I discover that this house has an eerie reputation... -
Emma Frost Mystery Series: Vol 1-3 by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings3 Bone-chilling tales from a Bestselling Author. Sold more than 200.000 copies ˃˃˃ ITSY BITSY SPIDER (Emma Frost #1): Emma Frost inherits a house on Fanoe Island when her grandmother dies. She decides to move there with her family, much to her teenage daughter's regret...Categorized as:
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Eleven, Twelve ... Dig and Delve by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's the stuff of a living nightmare... Another bone-chilling Mystery from Best selling Author Willow Rose. Everybody hates Mondays. This Monday is particularly bad for the residents on Blegevej in the Northern part of Denmark. Just before eight o'clock Monday morning, the entire neighborhood sinks into the ground in a matter of seconds when a giant sinkhole opens up underneath it... -
Bred to Kill by Franck Thilliez
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe shocking sequel to the runaway international bestseller Syndrome ESyndrome E’s Lucie Henebelle and Inspector Sharko have reunited to take on the case of the brutal murder of Eva Louts, a promising graduate student who was killed while working at a primate research center outside of Paris. But what first appears to be a vicious animal attack soon proves to be something more sinister... -
Final Hour by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Following Last Light comes Final Hour, the second of two standalone eBook original novellas leading in to Ashley Bell, the highly anticipated new novel of suspense from Dean Koontz! Just by touching others, Makani Hisoka-O’Brien can see the darkest secrets they keep. The troubling talent has made the Southern California surfer wary of casual contact... -
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
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... -
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... -
Key to Midnight / Shattered / House of Thunder by Dean Koontz, Leigh Nichols
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings... -
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... -
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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
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... -
Cult of Loretta by Kevin Maloney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Kevin Maloney alchemizes the allure of dicey friendships, hallucinatory sex and a drug so terrifying I’m heartbroken I’ll never get to try it. Cult of Loretta captures the manic fury of Richard Brautigan writing a sequel to The Outsiders during a ketamine binge... -
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn a lonely cottage overlooking the windswept Maine coast, Wilder Harlow begins the last book he will ever write. It is the story of a sun-drenched vacation of his youth, of the terrible tragedy that forever bonded him with his friends Nat and Harper in unknowable ways, and of the killer that stalked the small New England town where they spent their summers... -
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFounded by the mysterious genius known as the Designer, the archipelago of Prospera lies hidden from the horrors of a deteriorating outside world. In this island paradise, Prospera's lucky citizens enjoy long, fulfilling lives until the monitors embedded in their forearms, meant to measure their physical health and psychological well-being, fall below 10 percent... -
We Live Inside You by Jeremy Robert Johnson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe are within you, and we are growing. Watching. Waiting for your empires to fall. It won't be long now. We are the fear of death that drives you and the terrible hunger that reshapes you in its name. We are the vengeance born from senseless slaughter and the pulsing reptile desire that negates your consciousness... -
Ten Great Mysteries by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Pit and the Pendulum...The Purloined Letter...The Tell-Tale Heart...A Descent into Maelstrom...and six other choice chillers by the acknowledged master of mystery, fantasy, and horror. These ten absorbing stories, selected by a famed anthologist of science-fiction and the supernatural, prove that even after a century Poe's imagination still works it macabre magic... -
Hacker by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"My name is Nyah and I'm a hacker. I know things most people would never believe. Things that shouldn't exist, but do." Seventeen-year-old Nyah Parks is a genius hacker who makes a living by cracking the firewalls of the world's largest corporations...Categorized as:
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It Began With a Lie by Michele Pariza Wacek
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWINNER OF A 2018 PRG REVIEWERS' CHOICE AWARDA fresh start. That was what Becca hoped the move from New York to Redemption, Wisconsin would be for her troubled family. A way to get her crumbling marriage back on track, and to bond with her difficult 16-year-old stepdaughter... -
Seven, Eight... Gonna Stay Up Late by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe thought she could keep it a secret. Just fourteen years old, Amalie thought she could take off and go to the festival with her best friend without anyone knowing it - without her parents finding out. She thought she was safe when she met a man offering her drugs. She thought she was safe when she went alone to her tent to take the pills... -
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Dear Vicky by Octavia Grant
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDelusional /dəˈlo͞oZH(ə)nəl/ (adjective) - characterized by or holding false beliefs or judgments about external reality that are held despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, typically as a symptom of a mental conditionGrocery store bag boy, Andrew, hates his job. No career growth, rude customers, and the forced customer appreciation greeting have taken a toll on his mental stability... -
The Only Child by Miranda Rijks
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne little boy. One little lie. Where will it end?Chantal and Stuart are a golden couple. She’s a high-flying divorce lawyer dealing with the biggest case of her career, and he’s the darling of daytime television, on the cusp of A list celebrity. Their seventeen-year old son Alex is a passionate environmentalist, the apple of his mother’s eye.And it’s all built on a lie.A lie told by Chantal...Categorized as:
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Long Gone by Paul Pilkington
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe brand new mystery series from the author of the bestselling Emma Holden Trilogy and Kindle Number One Someone to Save You...A missing girl... Natalie Long is missing. About to board a high speed train from London’s Paddington station, she has vanished without a trace.Just two days earlier, things were so different... -
The Book of Counted Sorrows by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the author's The Book of Counted Sorrows, being the mind-bending, heart-stopping, bowel-freezing, spleen-tickling history of the most dangerous book of poetry ever written, including the text of the cursed book itself, with the prayer that God will protect you from a spontaneous head explosion (and even worse potential fates) if you dare read it... -
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... -
The Rude Awakening of Theodor Moody by Per Jacobsen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you do to protect the people who have given your life purpose again?After suffering a stroke, petty racist, semi-demented, and grumpy pensioner, Theodor Moody, wakes up with telekinetic abilities. During Theodor’s hospital stay, an unlikely friendship develops between him and the cleaning lady, Yuki, as he uses his newfound abilities to save her son from some school bullies... -
A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA stuffed bear's heart beats with the rhythm of a dead baby; Reno keeps receding to the east no matter how far you drive; and in a mine on another planet, the dust won't stop seeping in. In these stories, Brian Evenson unsettles us with the everyday and the extraordinary—the terror of living with the knowledge of all we cannot know...Categorized as:
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Tweedledum and Tweedledee by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionIn the middle of the night, Alberto Alonzo sneaks out to play at the casino with his mother's credit card in his hand. The next morning he is gone, and no one knows where he is, and, for his family, a real-life nightmare unfolds.Emma Frost is with her family on a cruise in the Mediterranean Sea when the boy goes missing from the ship... -
Taken For Dead by Graham Masterton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKatie Maguire hunts down a serial killer in county Cork, in her fourth terrifying crime thriller It is a sunny Saturday in county Cork, and an Irish wedding is in full swing. Drunk uncles are toasting the bride. The Ceilidh band have played for hours. But the cutting of the cake will bring the wedding to a horrifying end... -
আমিই মিসির আলি by Humayun Ahmed
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsমিসির আলি খুব সাধারণ একজন মানুষ। সাধারণ এবং বিশেষত্বহীন। থাকেন একা। নিজে রেঁধে খান। রোজই এক তরকারি। চাল-ডাল এবং সবজির খিচুড়ি । রান্না তেমন ভালো হয় না, তারপরেও খুব তৃপ্তি করে খান। তাঁর গান শোনার খুব শখ ছিল। একবার কিছু টাকা পেয়ে বেশ দামি ক্যাসেট প্লেয়ার কিনেছিলেন। যেদিন কিনলেন তা পরদিনই ক্যাসেট প্লেয়ারটা চুরি হয়ে গেল। চোর কী মনে করে যেমন ক্যাসেটগুলি নেয় নি। এখন মাঝে মাঝেই তাঁকে দেখা যায়-... -
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D.O.G.S by M.A. Bennett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter the dramatic events of the last few weeks, Greer Macdonald is trying to concentrate on her A levels. Stuck for a play to direct for her drama exam, she gets help from an unexpected quarter . . .A priceless lost play, buried by time, is pushed under her door. It is Ben Jonson's The Isle of Dogs, a play considered so dangerous in Elizabethan times that every copy was burned . . . except one...Categorized as:
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Outbreak by Robert Tine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBased on the film of the same name starring Dustin Hoffman, this is the story of a doctor fighting a virus created by the British secret service in Africa. He begins to notice that people in the US are dying of a similar mysterious illness. As he begins to investigate he uncovers foul play... -
In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe and Essays by Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, Tess Gerritsen, Sue Grafton, Stephen King, Laura Lippman, Lisa Scottoline, and Thirteen Others by Michael Connelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“A wonderful treat for the Poe connoisseur, or a perfect introduction to his works.”—Charlotte Observer In the Shadow of the Master is an exceptional collection of classic stories from the lord of literary darkness himself—the inimitable Edgar Allan Poe—accompanied by enthralling essays from twenty of his bestselling acolytes and admirers... -
The Laughterhouse by Paul Cleave
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the internationally bestselling author of Blood Men and Collecting Cooper comes an unforgettable new thriller featuring private detective Theodore Tate.Theodore Tate never forgot his first crime scene - ten year-old Jessica Cole found dead in 'the Laughterhouse,' an old abandoned slaughterhouse with the 'S' painted over. The killer was found and arrested. Justice was served... -
Desecrating Solomon by Lucian Bane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***WARNING*** This is a dark, gothic, slightly erotic romantic thriller that contains elements that may be disturbing and offensive. Please read with caution if you are triggered by events depicting violence and various forms of abuse. On the seventh day of the seventh year... she desecrates. Evil keeps a formidable schedule in Weston, West Virginia... -
Robin des bois by Simon Rousseau
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLes contes de notre enfance revisités... pour nourrir tous nos cauchemars !Dans ce nouveau Conte interdit redécouvrez dans une version sombre la légende anglaise de Robin des bois, datant du 13e siècle et popularisée par le dessin animé Disney. Les gentils et les voleurs s'entremêlent dans une danse endiablante..
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