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Halloween by Richard Curtis
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsBased on the screenplay by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. Tricked by his cunning ... Treated to his savagery ... Annie, Linda and Laurie ... fresh, pretty, ready to be taken ... stalked by a sadistic power who has returned to claim new victims, on this ... the most frightening night of the year... -
Pursuit by James Kaine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsWhen their honeymoon is terrorized by a murderous predator with a machete, will their vows until death come due too soon?Pine Barrens, New Jersey. Ava Allegretti lives every day as her last. With a heart condition making her brutally aware tomorrow isn’t guaranteed, the new bride is determined to enjoy what time she has with her beloved... -
12 Steps: A Novel of Suspense by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA rainy night. A storm incoming. A group of alcoholics trying to stay clean. But staying clean is impossible when you have blood on your hands. Justice will always catch up with you. Adam lost his entire life to alcohol, but tonight he is one year sober. While he never expects to ever again be happy, he is at least back in control of his life... -
The Cabin by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"There are stories about this place. It's said that something really bad happened here once, in the room where we're standing right now." When Anna arrives in Norway to visit a long-lost friend, she expects to spend a calm, relaxing weekend at a remote cabin. Soon, however, she learns that some of the other guests are not what they seem, and the cabin itself has a dark history... -
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Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt's a Midsommar night's Scream in this blood-soaked thriller set at a remote healing retreat from horror author Brian McAuley.Hannah has been running from her demons ever since she emerged from a harrowing wilderness trip without her fiancé. No one knows exactly what happened the day Ben died, and Hannah would like to keep it that way.. -
The Copycat Murders by William Meikle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsThe murders have the police baffled. The D.I. in charge has a suspect, but they have a cast iron alibi and couldn't be in two places at once.By the time they realize that the perp is using mirrors as gateways to his victims it's too late. The D.I is framed and set up for a murder. He has to go on the run.The only way to clear his name is to trap the killer on his own territory... -
Psycho Killers in Love by C.T. Phipps, Jeffrey Kafer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsFROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE SUPERVILLAINY SAGAWhat if all the villains of slasher movies were real? What if the movies made about them were just adaptations of real-life killers with supernatural powers? This is a fact known to William and Carrie because their father, Billy the Undying, was one of the worst slashers of all time... -
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... -
Foxfire by Rowan Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsIn a remote Finnish resort, a group of potential investors gather to enjoy the Arctic beauty and the mesmeric Northern lights. But many of the guests aren't who they appear to be, and everyone is hiding something--from the gaudy Americans to the adventurous German and Australian couple to the quiet Yakuza and his former Geisha wife... -
Splatterfest by Robbie Dorman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsThe jagged point of the star swung down, finishing its downward arc, the heavy wooden tip striking Levi right in the neck, not so much cutting but knocking his head off his shoulders with a terrible thunk, still smiling as it tumbled to the ground.His body collapsed, the star swinging. Blood poured out of his stump, gushing onto the stage and floor... -
The Final Women by Pardeep Aujla
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsThe mass murdering Phantom of Haven Cove is dead. For the one who killed him, however, life has never been the same.How do you return to normality after facing such a monster? How do you live when consumed by guilt, anger, fear, and denial? How do you connect with others when no one understands what you’ve been through?But there are others... Final girls of their own Haven Cove massacres... -
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBrimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers cringing, laughing, and guessing until the very last page.Rose DuBois is not your average final girl.Rose is in her late 70s, living out her golden years at the Autumn Springs Retirement Home... -
Camp Firwood by Boris Bacic
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf the counselors of Camp Firwood send you into the woods, you're as good as dead.When the rebellious teenager Kevin gets sent to a summer camp by his parents, he initially has no idea what's in store for him. Every two weeks, the camp organizes an event called The Trial. The campers all dread it. They don't want to spend the night in the woods with the Firwood Wraith roaming around... -
The Killing Kind by Bryan Smith
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA group of college friends are ready for a week of partying at their rented beach house. They didn't count on a pair of homicidal maniacs crashing the party... -
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The App by Stuart James
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe App...Once you're in, they'll never let you leave.Whatever happens, don't download The App.* It will come in the form of a link. Maybe in your DM's on a social media account, the junk folder of your emails or a WhatsApp message from a friend.* You'll be enticed by the chance of winning one hundred thousand pounds on offer every Friday, wired straight into the winner's bank account... -
Trapped by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome kids in the sixties used to party in the tunnels under Shadyside High, until something left a bunch of people dead. But that's just a story, right? Besides, exploring the tunnels is more fun than being stuck in Saturday detention. Too bad there's no turning back--because in the tunnels there's no one around to hear your screams... -
Spruce Road by Scott R.S. Raphael
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsThe Little Maple Cabin on Spruce Road is the perfect place for an escape from city life. Hidden away in the middle of nowhere, in a forest, along winding roads, it's beautiful, pristine, and quiet. Almost too quiet.When a group of young friends decides to get away for a birthday celebration, they expect a weekend of drinking, partying, and relaxing by the fire... -
Under the Blade by Matt Serafini
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen she returns, so does the horror… At seventeen, Melanie Holden was the sole survivor of Cyrus Hoyt’s killing spree at Camp Forest Grove. Now in her forties, she has bottomed out personally and professionally, still haunted by the undying memories of that madman... -
His to Slash by Mae Celeste
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I moved to Red Hallow, I was looking for a fresh start, not a nightmare. But this town has a secret—a legend that stalks its streets in the dark, hunting in silence. His name is Grayson Hale, and he was supposed to be my end.I saw the blood on his hands, the bodies he left behind. When he pinned me to the ground, I thought I’d be next... -
Dark Web by Kelvin Teo
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsFans of NoSleep and Creepypasta will love this spine-tingling short tale... A student accidentally stumbles upon a weird news site on the dark web and discovers that it is far more insidious than it seems.. -
Blood in the Water by Matthew R. Corr
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found hereAfter a deadly summer, Ander accepts an invite to The Oasis, the world’s first underwater research lab turned luxury vacation spot—in hopes to revive his VIBE content and spend time with his crush. But when a vengeful spirit is unleashed, the guests are hunted by a terrifying force lurking in the water... -
You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Cath receives her invitation to The Event--a monetised retreat for social media influencers--she can't believe her luck. Irene Jobert is the most famous influencer in the world, and now Cath will be one of the five participants chosen to stay with Irene in a renovated Transylvanian monastery.The catch? Their every move will be live-streamed to millions of people around the world... -
The Purification Ceremony by Mark T. Sullivan
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn LA Times Best Book of the Year The product of a long line of hunters, shamans, and healers, Diana Jackman grew up surrounded by wilderness. A natural-born tracker, she and seven other hunters have gathered in the remote and treacherous snow-covered tundra of northern British Columbia in pursuit of white-tail deer. And while the group may be isolated, they are not alone... -
Jinxed by Thommy Hutson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHigh School Can Be a Real KillerBreak a mirrorWalk under a ladderStep on a crackInnocent childhood superstitions …But someone at the secluded Trask Academy of Performing Arts is taking things one deadly step further when the campus is rocked with the deaths of some of its star students... -
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Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA shocking, spine-chilling YA horror slasher about a girl searching for her dead mother’s body at the summer camp that was once her serial killer father’s home—perfect for fans of Friday the 13th and White SmokeTemple Baker knows that evil runs in her blood. Her father is the North Point Killer, an infamous serial killer known for how he marked each of his victims with a brand... -
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... -
Camp 1985 by Matthew R. Corr
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN B0D5NC47PK can be found hereEnter the nostalgia-laced world of CAMP 1985, A bogus new summer program where parents send their social-media-addicted teens to unplug and make face-to-face connections without the help of a screen. Ander expects a fun weekend getaway with other influencers but instead finds himself trapped in a radical landscape without wifi... -
My Bloody Valentine by Jo Gibson
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsThe exciting Valentine's Day dance plans at Hamilton High turn nightmarish when an obsessed killer begins stalking the six girls who are competing for the title of Queen of Hearts. Reissue... -
Helltown by Jeremy Bates
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNO ONE LEAVES ALIVESince the 1980s there have been numerous reports of occult activity and other possibly supernatural phenomenon within certain villages and townships of Summit County, Ohio - an area collectively known as Helltown... -
Darkness, Tell Us by Richard Laymon
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt started as a game. Six college kids at a party. Then someone suggested they try the Ouija board. The board that Corie had hidden in the back of her closet and sworn never to touch again. Not after what happened last time. Not after Jake's death...They were only playing around, but the Ouija board worked all right. Maybe too well... -
You're Dead to Me by Amy Christine Parker
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGossip Girl meets Happy Death Day in this YA horror novel following high school outcast and anonymous social media gossip Ruby, who comes face-to-face with her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress. With less than a week until the dance, Ruby must unmask her killer—or die trying... -
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... -
The Graveyard Shift by Maria Lewis
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a horror-loving radio show becomes the stage of a gruesome murder, its host Tinsel Monroe is put next on the killer's list…A fast paced, thrilling murder mystery novel, paying homage to slasher films of the 90’s, The Graveyard Shift is the perfect Halloween read for fans of Riley Sager and Grady Hendrix.Tinsel Munroe has busted her guts to get where she is... -
How to Survive a Horror Movie by Scarlett Dunmore
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHorror movie enthusiast Charley is determined to keep a low profile when she's enrolled to a girls' boarding school on a remote island. That is, until someone starts killing off her senior class! From elaborate scare tactics to severed heads in fridges, Charley has found herself at the centre of a teen horror movie... -
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The Camp by Nancy Bush
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect for readers of Riley Sager and Grady Hendrix, a chilling new read from the New York Times bestselling author where a diabolical modern twist on Friday the 13th meets Yellowjackets at a summer sleepaway camp isolated in the woods of Oregon... -
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... -
The Count Of Eleven by Ramsey Campbell
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJack Orchard seems a normal family man - apart, perhaps from his excessive interest in numerology. When he gets into deep trouble, both he and his wife seem close to cracking. Then, by chance, he receives a chain letter promising good fortune, but things get even worse... -
Wickedpedia (Point Horror) by Chris Van Etten
Rated: 3.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's the return of Point Horror for the Internet generation! Don't open the door. Don't answer your phone. And whatever you do, DON'T turn on your computer. . . .Cole and Gavin love playing practical jokes through Wikipedia. They edit key articles and watch their classmates crash and burn giving oral reports on historical figures like Genghis Khan, the first female astronaut on Jupiter... -
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her forJade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that wants nothing to do with her... -
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...
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