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The Night Club: Part One by Jiří Kulhánek
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the dark corners of Prague, a crazed couple plots a sinister demise for a kidnapped girl. But justice is swift in the form of a shadowy group called the Night Club. The couple meets an untimely end and the little girl is saved-just one of many innocent victims rescued by the members of the Club... -
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The Night Club - Part II. by Jiří Kulhánek
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Night Club Part II, by Jiri Kulhanek, is the second part of the author’s first novel translated into English. At the story's heart is the Night Club, a secret organization operating in Prague that hunts down evildoers, who evade the police and operate above the law... -
![The Annotated H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft]()
The Annotated H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsExplore the marvelous complexity of Lovecraft's writing—including his use of literary allusions, biographical details, and obscure references in this rich, in-depth exploration of great horror fiction from the acknowledged master of the weird, including the stories "Herbert West—Reanimator", "Pickman's Model", "The Call of Cthulhu", "The Thing on the Doorstep", "The Horror at Red Hook" and more... -
![Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors by Robert E. Howard]()
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors by Robert E. Howard
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe true gods of earth existed long before our anscestors crawled mindless upon the shore: Yog-Sothoth, Shub-Niggurath, Nyarlathotep...insatiate, tenebrous monsters whose ultimate throne is chaos. Greatest of all is he called Cthulhu. Only in ancient, blasphemous manuscripts can that name be found.. -
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![Poltergeist by James Kahn]()
Poltergeist by James Kahn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom a dimension beyond the living, a terror to scare you to deathFrom the imageless eye of the TV set, from the flickering snowy light, it calls to Carol Anne, six years old and innocent.From beyond the world of the living, reaches out in unholy anger, ripping her from the arms of her family, into the thrall of the POLTERGEIST... -
![Out of Space and Time: Volume 1 by Clark Ashton Smith]()
Out of Space and Time: Volume 1 by Clark Ashton Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFantasmagical voyages into alien landscapes!Incredible worlds, impossibly beautiful cities, and still more fantastic creatures-Forays into the unnameable beyond the tomb-Macabre and ghoulish tales of weird-heroic fantasy and sheer terror-Clark Ashton SmithNone strikes the note of cosmic horror as well as Clark Ashton Smith... -
![Maggie's Grave by David Sodergren]()
Maggie's Grave by David Sodergren
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe small Scottish town of Auchenmullan is dead, and has been for years. It sits in the shadow of a mountain, forgotten and atrophying in the perpetual gloom.Forty-seven residents are all that remain.There's nothing to do there, nothing to see, except for a solitary grave near the top of the mountain. MAGGIE WALL BURIED HERE AS A WITCH reads the faded inscription... -
![The Magpie Coffin by Wile E. Young]()
The Magpie Coffin by Wile E. Young
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe year is 1875 and outlaw Salem Covington has spent the last twenty years collecting stories, possessions, and lives. Nicknamed "The Black Magpie" for his exploits during the war, Salem has carved a bloody trail across the western territories. Informed that his mentor, Comanche shaman Dead Bear, has been murdered. Salem vows vengeance on the perpetrators... -
![The Delicate Prey and Other Stories by Paul Bowles]()
The Delicate Prey and Other Stories by Paul Bowles
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPaul Bowles once said that a story should remain taut throughout, like a piece of string. That tense, stretched tone is the key to this collection of 17 eerie tales by the author best known for The Sheltering Sky. The Delicate Prey is dedicated: "For my mother, who first read me the stories of Poe... -
![At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror by H.P. Lovecraft]()
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror by H.P. Lovecraft
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNIGHTMARE STORIES FROM THE LAND OF TOTAL FEARRenowned as one of the great horror-writers of all time, H.P. Lovecraft produced works of enduring power. Now gathered together into this omnibus volume are seven classics of screaming supernatural terror and vilest horror...Front cover illustration by Tim White.Contents:- Introduction: H. P... -
![The Haunter of the Dark: The H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus, #3 by H.P. Lovecraft]()
The Haunter of the Dark: The H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus, #3 by H.P. Lovecraft
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWARNING! YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER A NEW DIMENSION OF UTMOST TERRORWhen you open this book you will lost - lost in a world of dreadful nightmare brought to screaming life by the century's greatest master of adult fantasy and horror.H.P... -
![Complete Stories of Robert Bloch: Final Reckonings (Complete Stories of Robert Bloch, Volume 1) by Robert Bloch]()
Complete Stories of Robert Bloch: Final Reckonings (Complete Stories of Robert Bloch, Volume 1) by Robert Bloch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBest known as the author of "Psycho", Robert Bloch is world-renowned for his stories of horror, mystery, fantasy, and science fiction. Many of the 25 stories in this first volume of "The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch" have been unavailable for decades. The stories are in his classic style of gripping suspense, science fiction and fantasy... -
![A Nightmare on Elm Street: Suffer the Children by David Bishop]()
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Suffer the Children by David Bishop
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen six teenagers volunteer to test a new anti-insomnia drug, all they expect is cash and a good night's sleep... -
![Twisted Love by Wally Runnels]()
Twisted Love by Wally Runnels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoiling in political corruption and the raging violence of drug cartels in the California/Mexico borderlands, Twisted Love explores the redemptive power of love even amidst the most brutal and privileged echelons of contemporary society... -
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![The Shadow at the Bottom of the World by Thomas Ligotti]()
The Shadow at the Bottom of the World by Thomas Ligotti
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA longtime Lovecraft devotee, who has extended the weird tale to the next level via the likes of Borges and Burroughs, Thomas Ligotti is usually published as part of a general anthology of horror writers. But now Ligotti has pulled together a collection of his favorite fiction, both old and new, representing his best and most characteristic works... -
![The First Bird: Episode 1 by Greig Beck]()
The First Bird: Episode 1 by Greig Beck
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMatt Kearns, linguist, archaeologist and reluctant explorer from Beneath the Dark Ice and Black Mountain returns in his first full-time adventure. And this time he doesn't have Alex Hunter to save him when things get weird... -
![Ashes to Ashes: The Dragon's Flame by John Saul]()
Ashes to Ashes: The Dragon's Flame by John Saul
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen library assistant Rebecca Morrison comes across a beautifully ornate cigarette lighter in the shape of a fire breathing dragon, she gives it to her cousin, unwittingly igniting an evil that can only originate from the terrifying Blackstone Asylum. This is third installment in "The Blackstone Chronicles", Saul's serial novel about the horrors that plague a small New England town... -
![Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror by Kirby McCauley, Dennis Etchison]()
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror by Kirby McCauley, Dennis Etchison
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsContentsThe Late Shift by Dennis EtchisonThe Enemy by Isaac Bashevis SingerDark Angel by Edward BryantThe Crest of Thirty-six by Davis GrubbMark Ingestre: The Customer’s Tale by Robert AickmanWhere the Summer Ends by Karl Edward WagnerThe Bingo Master by Joyce Carol OatesChildren of the Kingdom by T. E. D. KleinThe Detective of Dreams by Gene WolfeVengeance Is... -
![Cthulhu 2000 by Jim Turner, Various]()
Cthulhu 2000 by Jim Turner, Various
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Cthulhu 2000, a host of horror and fantasy's top authors captures the spirit of supreme supernatural storyteller H. P. Lovecraft--with eighteen chilling contemporary tales that would have made the master proud.- The Barrens by F. Paul Wilson: In a tangled wilderness, unearthly lights lead the way to a world no human was meant to see.- His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood by Poppy Z... -
![Blood Crazy by Simon Clark]()
Blood Crazy by Simon Clark
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSaturday is a normal day. People go shopping. To the movies. Everything is just as it should be. But not for long. By Sunday, civilization is in ruins. Adults have become murderously insane. One by one they become infected with a crazed, uncontrollable urge to slaughter the youngeven their own children. Especially their own children... -
![Strangers by Michaelbrent Collings]()
Strangers by Michaelbrent Collings
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsYou wake up in the morning to discover that you have been sealed into your home. The doors are locked, the windows are barred. THERE'S NO WAY OUT.A madman is playing a deadly game with you and your family. A game with no rules, only consequences... -
![The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane by Laird Koenig]()
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane by Laird Koenig
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlone in the darkened house, with only fire's glow and thirteen flickering candles for illumination, silent except for the mounting chords of a Liszt concerto, Rynn was preparing a solemn celebration. Until a knock at the door shattered sanctuary.Rynn is the little girl who lives in the house at the end of the lane with her father-or so she says... -
![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... -
![The Forgotten Island by David Sodergren]()
The Forgotten Island by David Sodergren
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Ana Logan agrees to go on holiday to Thailand with her estranged sister Rachel, she hopes it will be a way for them to reconnect after years of drifting apart. But now, stranded on a seemingly deserted island paradise with no radio and no food, reconciliation becomes a desperate fight for survival.For when night falls on The Forgotten Island, the dark secrets of the jungle reveal themselves... -
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![The Best of Robert Bloch by Robert Bloch]()
The Best of Robert Bloch by Robert Bloch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContents:xi · Robert Bloch: The Man Who Wrote Psycho · Lester del Rey · in 1 · Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper · ss Weird Tales Jul ’43 21 · Enoch · ss Weird Tales Sep ’46 39 · Catnip · ss Weird Tales Mar ’48 55 · The Hungry House · ss Imagination Apr ’51 79 · The Man Who Collected Poe · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries Oct ’51 97 · Mr... -
![Penny Dreadfuls: Sensational Tales of Terror (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz]()
Penny Dreadfuls: Sensational Tales of Terror (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPenny Dreadfuls: Sensational Tales of Terror is an anthology of twenty tales of horror and the supernatural published in the nineteenth century. In addition to works by Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, Wilkie Collins!, and other well-known writers, it features several sensationalized retellings of famous folk legends and accounts of notorious highwaymen... -
![Under Rotting Sky by Matthew V. Brockmeyer]()
Under Rotting Sky by Matthew V. Brockmeyer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty unforgettable tales of transgression and horror from Matthew V. Brockmeyer, the award-winning author of KIND NEPENTHE. In "Mine" a child hangs precariously between the isthmus of innocence and evil, shedding his humanity for the altar of a wolf pup.A horrifying and ancient legend reveals itself with a shocking new twist in "A Dirty Winter Moon... -
![Famous Tales of Mystery and Horror by Edgar Allan Poe]()
Famous Tales of Mystery and Horror by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian note: There is an earlier printing with a different cover using the same ISBN available on Goodreads here... -
![The Destructor by Jon F. Merz]()
The Destructor by Jon F. Merz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMEET LAWSON.A cynical, wise-cracking vampire charged with protecting the Balance - the secret existence of a race of LIVING vampires that have evolved alongside humanity for thousands of years.A FIXER.Part-spy, and part-commando -- James Bond with fangs. Lawson mixes shrewd cunning with unmatched lethality to get his job done... -
![Dread in the Beast by Charlee Jacob]()
Dread in the Beast by Charlee Jacob
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDREAD IN THE BEAST used to be a novella about the goddess of waste and the king of wasters. Now it is a novel, stuffed full of the gruesome and horrible. Taken from the mythologies and histories of humankind, it follows the trail of the Mother Spririt of the worst that the world is capable of producing... -
![The Syndicate by Jon F. Merz]()
The Syndicate by Jon F. Merz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOW with the "Seal of EBook Excellence!" - Proofed, Properly Formatted, and a Great Price: Just $3.99!A missing family member sends Lawson on a trip to New York City only to run smack into vampire organized crime. Now they've got Lawson right where they want him - and they want him to switch sides and betray the Balance... -
![The Ghost at His Back (Rankin Flats Supernatural Thrillers #1) by Cameron Lowe]()
The Ghost at His Back (Rankin Flats Supernatural Thrillers #1) by Cameron Lowe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhosts are assholes, and no one knows that better than Garrett, long-suffering seer of the departed. Accompanied by his spectral friend Murphy, he has made a comfortable lifestyle for himself by taking down his city's worst elements, but life is about to take some very strange turns for the beleaguered vigilante... -
![A Coven of Vampires by Brian Lumley]()
A Coven of Vampires by Brian Lumley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSubterranean Press is proud to announce this brand-new edition of Brian Lumley's most sought after book, A Coven of Vampires, featuring a collection of 13 classic vampire tales: What Dark God?, Back Row, The Strange Years, The Kiss of the Lamia, Recognition, The Thief Immortal, Necros, The Thing From the Blasted Heath, Uzzi, Haggopian, The Picknickers, Zack Phalanx is Vlad the Impaler, and The... -
![The Hunger: And Other Stories by Charles Beaumont]()
The Hunger: And Other Stories by Charles Beaumont
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen "The Hunger and Other Stories" (1957) appeared, it heralded the arrival of Charles Beaumont (1929-1967) as an important and highly original new voice in American fiction... -
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![This Darkness Light by Michaelbrent Collings]()
This Darkness Light by Michaelbrent Collings
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA man with no past, but who holds the future of the world in his hands. A woman who has sworn to protect him, for reasons she does not understand. A killer who must destroy them, or lose all he holds dear. They are running—from each other, from the plague that is killing all around them, from the dark forces beyond their understanding. Running from shadow to shadow. From dark to dark... -
![Eternity by Tamara Thorne]()
Eternity by Tamara Thorne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you always wanted to see Dexter visit Eureka or Haven, the small town of Eternity is the place for you to be.WELCOME TO ETERNITYA LITTLE BIT OF HELL ON EARTHWhen Zach Tully leaves Los Angeles to take over as sheriff of Eternity, a tiny mountain town in northern California, he's expecting to find peace and quiet in his own private Mayberry. But he's in for a surprise... -
![Rising Fears by Michaelbrent Collings]()
Rising Fears by Michaelbrent Collings
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the town of Rising. A place where everyone knows everyone else. A place where no one locks their doors. A place where everyone's worst fears...are about to come true... -
![The Cabin II: Asylum by Matt Shaw]()
The Cabin II: Asylum by Matt Shaw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe hugely anticipated follow-up to Matt Shaw's best-selling horror story 'The Cabin'."I sat up and rested my back against the soft padded wall. I wonder whether the padding on the wall is to stop me from hurting myself, as they had explained when I first got here, or to drown the sounds of my banging and screaming as I beg for them to let me out; not that they ever will... -
![The Ghost Illusion by Kat Martin]()
The Ghost Illusion by Kat Martin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a twisty page-turner for fans of Lisa Jewell and Melinda Leigh, New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin melds psychological thriller and ghost story as one woman’s daring search for the truth tests the dividing line between life and death.If you need help, we are here for you.Eve St... -
![Everything Is Temporary by Jon Cohn]()
Everything Is Temporary by Jon Cohn
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow well do we really know the people sleeping next to us in bed at night?After a tragedy strikes the Barnes family, Sarah's husband Tom begins acting strangely. It starts with wild mood-shifts and accusations at their thirteen-year old daughter, but quickly escalates to the attempted murder of an off-season mall Santa...Categorized as:
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![The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension by Earl Mac Rauch]()
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension by Earl Mac Rauch
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I speak Spanish to God, French to women, English to men, and Japanese to my horse." -- Buckaroo Banzai Buckaroo Banzai. A strange, elusive figure, his name whispered in barrooms and boardrooms, his advice sought by pashas and presidents, his exploits recounted in movies, novels, and comic books that seem somehow more real than life itself. Buckaroo Banzai... -
![Amityville Horror II by John G. Jones]()
Amityville Horror II by John G. Jones
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratings112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, New York. An inconspicuous hose in a sleepy Long Island suburb that gave rise to a monstrous evil, a terrible phenomenon that stunned the country. It was to be the dream home of the Lutz family, but it turned out to be a hell house. After just 28 days, the Lutzes fled in terror, convinced the house was possessed by evil spirits... -
![Bruce Coville's Book of Nightmares: Tales to Make You Scream by Bruce Coville]()
Bruce Coville's Book of Nightmares: Tales to Make You Scream by Bruce Coville
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHave you ever had a terrifying dream? Woken up in a cold sweat wondering if that horrible thing really happened? Well, get ready to sweat some more--this book will take you through 13 spine-chilling and unexplainable adventures that can only be called.. -
![Mysteries of the Worm by Robert Bloch]()
Mysteries of the Worm by Robert Bloch
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRobert Bloch has become one with his fictional counterpart Ludvig Prinn: future generations of readers will know him as an eldritch name hovering over a body of nightmare texts. To know them will be to know him. And thus we have decided to release a new and expanded third edition of Robert Bloch’s Mysteries of the Worm... -
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![Trapped by R.L. Stine]()
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... -
![The Taint and Other Novellas by Brian Lumley]()
The Taint and Other Novellas by Brian Lumley
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA collection of thrilling tales from H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos by one of horror's biggest legends. This volume contains the very best of Brian Lumley's Mythos novellas... -
![Tales for the Midnight Hour by Judith Bauer Stamper]()
Tales for the Midnight Hour by Judith Bauer Stamper
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTerrifying TalesThese seventeen stories are guaranteed to keep you awake and shivering with fear. We dare you to read them alone, late at night. The moon is full. The clock strikes twelve. Don't be afraid. But what's that sound? Footsteps in the hall? It's just the dog. That creaking door? Merely the wind blowing... -
![The Curse of the Creeping Coffin by R.L. Stine]()
The Curse of the Creeping Coffin by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGoosebumps fans will return to this adventure time and again to choose among the 20 spooky outcomes... -
![Tar by Iain Rob Wright, Kevin J. Kennedy]()
Tar by Iain Rob Wright, Kevin J. Kennedy
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow do you go on living when tomorrow isn't coming? The world has ended, yet few places still cling to life, dragging out their final moments until the last dwindling seconds. The United Kingdom is one such place, but it is only a matter of time before it too is wiped from the face of the earth. The Tar is coming... That means the clock is ticking for ex Irish Separatist Finley... -
![Haggopian and Other Stories (Best Mythos Tales Book 2) by Brian Lumley]()
Haggopian and Other Stories (Best Mythos Tales Book 2) by Brian Lumley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrior to the best-selling Necroscope series, Brian Lumley built her reputation by writing stories set against H.P. Lovecraft's cosmic Cthulhu Mythos backdrop. These dark and frightening tales appeared worldwide in some of the most prestigious magazines. This volume contains some of the best of Lumley's works...
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