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Carrie / 'Salem's Lot / The Shining by Stephen King
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsStephen King is a unique and powerful writer without equal for millions of horror fans. His incredible narrative drive ensnares the reader in a web of everyday surroundings, believable situations and recognizable characters that are eventually caught up in a terrifying noose of monumental evil... -
!['Salem's Lot by Stephen King, Jerry N. Uelsmann]()
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King, Jerry N. Uelsmann
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsStephen King's second novel, the vampire bestseller 'Salem's Lot, tells the story of evil in small-town America. For the first time in a major trade edition, this terrifying novel is accompanied by previously unpublished material from King's archive, two short stories, and eerie photographs that bring King's fictional darkness and evil to vivid life... -
![Kaleidoscope by Dean Koontz]()
Kaleidoscope by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNameless is wrestling with more violent visions of the future when his next mission comes with the assurance, This one will be easy. It’s a promise that leaves Nameless dangerously unprepared.It seems straightforward enough: Get a foot in the door by posing as a potential investor in a lucrative underground business—then bring the place down from the inside. There’s more here than meets the eye... -
![Battle Lines by Will Hill]()
Battle Lines by Will Hill
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's always darkest before dawn. Secret government unit Department 19 is recovering from evil vampire Valeri Rusmanov's deadly attack on their base. The Department’s newest member, teenage operator Jamie Carpenter, is tasked with training up a new squad, as his friends and colleagues desperately search for ways to try to stop what is coming... -
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![Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike]()
Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe conclusion to the phenomenally successful Thirst series follows five-thousand-year-old vampire Alisa Perne as she battles a new race of immortals: the Telar. The Telar are a challenging threat. But Alisa is hungry for blood—and thirsty for revenge... -
![Blood Betrayal by Tessa Dawn]()
Blood Betrayal by Tessa Dawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSaxson Olaru is one of the select, the few, the elite...As a ruthless sentinel sworn to protect the ancient Vampyr king and the house of Jadon, he has “HOJ” literally inscribed on his heart: a heart that was tragically broken centuries earlier, when human hunters slayed his mother and Dark Ones murdered his father... -
![The White Night by Desmond Doane]()
The White Night by Desmond Doane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYes, you should be afraid of the dark…A mighty demon sits at the right hand of Satan, and he knows paranormal investigator Ford Atticus Ford by name. Mike Long, too, but what the vile creature covets most lies with little Chelsea Hopper.As Ford wrestles with the uncertain nature of his future, a different kind of evil storms into his world, proving that not all demons are inhuman... -
![Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen]()
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Best of Arthur Machen's short stories: The Novel of the Black Seal, The Novel of the White Powder, The Great God Pan, The White People, The Inmost Light, The Shining Pyramid, The Bowmen, The Great Return, The Happy Children, Out of the Earth, N, The Children of the Pool, The Terror... -
![The Beast Within by Jane Jensen]()
The Beast Within by Jane Jensen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust as Gabriel Knight is finally settling into his ancestral home in Germany, he is called upon in his role as schattenjagger, or "shadow hunter," to help solve the savage killing of a young girl. The authorities claim it was a wolf escaped from the zoo, but the townspeople say it is a werewolf... -
![Judgement Day by Joseph Nassise]()
Judgement Day by Joseph Nassise
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCade Williams’ worst nightmare has come true. The Necromancer’s black magick has not only released the Adversary from the infernal realms where Cade imprisoned it, but allowed the fallen angel to possess the body of Cade’s beloved wife, Gabrielle, in the process. When the Templars interrupt the ritual and kill the Necromancer, the Adversary sprouts wings and escapes into the darkness... -
![Blood Genesis by Tessa Dawn]()
Blood Genesis by Tessa Dawn
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBefore there was a modern-day town called Dark Moon Vale, there was an ancient kingdom nestled in the Transylvanian Alps. Before there was a primordial species called the Vampyr, there was a celestial race begotten of gods and men. Before light battled shadow, the sacrifice became mandatory, or the first Blood Moon adorned the celestial sky... There was the Curse.A punishment.An abomination... -
![The Thing on the Doorstep by H.P. Lovecraft]()
The Thing on the Doorstep by H.P. Lovecraft
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"The Thing on the Doorstep" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos universe of horror fiction. It was written in August 1933, and first published in the January 1937 issue of Weird Tales... -
![Ink, Blood, and Other Afflictions: Episode One by Kristen Coar]()
Ink, Blood, and Other Afflictions: Episode One by Kristen Coar
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDo not read this book. Seriously. It’s completely unhinged....Still here? Well, crap. Fine. Just remember. I warned you.Vera would have been a typical librarian—except for that one time she opened the wrong book and got possessed by a dark goddess. Now, every time she ends a life, she experiences the kind of mind-blowing orgasm that could crack the foundations of her apartment... -
![Hannahwhere by John M. McIlveen]()
Hannahwhere by John M. McIlveen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWinner of the 2015 Drunken Druid Award (Ireland) for high literary merit.Nominee for the 2015 Bram Stoker Award (HWA) in the First Novel category.In a suburb on Boston’s North Shore, a catatonic little girl is found behind a dumpster. She is a mystery... -
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![Prowlers by Christopher Golden]()
Prowlers by Christopher Golden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLONG HAVE THE PACKS LACKED A GREAT LEADER. SCATTERED FAR AND WIDE, THEY HAVE HUNTED AS BEST THEY COULD IN THE HARD LANDS, IN PLACES WHERE THEIR PREDATIONS COULD BE PASSED OFF AS THE WORK OF TRUE WOLVES. INSTEAD OF PROWLERS When nineteen-year-old Jack Dwyer's best friend Artie is murdered, he is devastated... -
![Welcome to the Show by Doug Murano, John Skipp]()
Welcome to the Show by Doug Murano, John Skipp
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings17 horror Stories. One legendary music venue. We all know the old cliché: Sex, drugs and rock and roll. Now, add demons, other dimensions, monsters, revenge, human sacrifice, and a dash of the truly inexplicable. This is the story of the (fictional) San Francisco music venue, The Shantyman... -
![Hallowed Eve by Suza Kates]()
Hallowed Eve by Suza Kates
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething terrible happened in Pine Creek.Eve Taylor must return home for her grandmother’s funeral but has every intention of making it a short visit. Too many memories live in the small town where she grew up, memories of a Halloween best forgotten. Trey Rainwater has been waiting for Eve. He knows she’ll be staying for longer than she’d planned and has every intention of making sure she does... -
![Three Heart Echo by Keary Taylor, T.L. Keary]()
Three Heart Echo by Keary Taylor, T.L. Keary
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Roselock, where the ground bleeds, and the night screams.After the senseless murder of her fiancé, Iona Faye can’t move on. There was no happily ever after, and no goodbye. Desperate for closure, she goes to see Roselock’s one and only reclusive inhabitant... -
![The Collection by Bentley Little]()
The Collection by Bentley Little
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHow far would you go with a hitchhiker who'd left behind an unimaginable trail of horror and destruction? How would you feel if your father's new bride was something dredged up from the bowels of hell? What would you do if you discovered an old letter suggesting one of America's Founding Fathers had been a serial killer? How long would you last in a mysterious border town that promised to let... -
![Everything's Eventual by Stephen King]()
Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsThe first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago, Everything's Eventual includes one O. Henry Prize winner, two other award winners, four stories published by The New Yorker, and "Riding the Bullet," King's original e-book, which attracted over half a million online readers and became the most famous short story of the decade... -
![Night Chill by Jeff Gunhus]()
Night Chill by Jeff Gunhus
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the author of Jack Templar Monster Hunter comes a supernatural thriller for adult audiences. Jack Tremont moves his family to the quiet mountains of Western Maryland hoping to leave behind a troubled past and restart his life... -
![The Cost of Betrayal by David Dalglish]()
The Cost of Betrayal by David Dalglish
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTheir prophet dead and their home lost, the half-bloods Harruq and Qurrah Tun form a strained alliance with a band of mercenaries outside the city of Veldaren.As the brothers and their allies wage a private war against powerful thief guilds, divine forces threaten to tear them apart and ruin any hope for a better life... -
![Death's Servant by C.J. Ellisson]()
Death's Servant by C.J. Ellisson
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJonathan Winchester has clashed with his alpha one too many times. After another argument he leaves the Manitoba pack, his only home since the werewolf attack that changed his life. He returns to his home state of Virginia to start a new life free of pack politics. Jon finds work and meets a young waitress, Raine, who appears to be a lone werewolf, too... -
![The Gathering Dark by Christopher Golden]()
The Gathering Dark by Christopher Golden
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Gospel of Shadows has been destroyed, leaving the barriers between the human world and paranormal realms wide open. Only Peter Octavian, a powerful mage-and former vampire-can save mankind... -
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![Bound by Alan Baxter]()
Bound by Alan Baxter
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I know your secret." Alex Caine is a martial artist fighting in illegal cage matches. His powerful secret weapon is an unnatural vision that allows him to see his opponents' moves before they know their intentions themselves. When enigmatic Englishman, Patrick Welby, shows Alex how to unleash a breathtaking realm of magic and power, Alex is drawn into a mind-bending adventure beyond his control... -
![The Wide Game by Michael West]()
The Wide Game by Michael West
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the advice of his wife, Paul Rice is making plans to attend his 10th year High School reunion. Returning to his boyhood home of Harmony, Indiana, he finds that he is still haunted by memories of that time-memories of Deidra, his first love, and memories of the Wide Game... -
![Sorcerer by James Byron Huggins]()
Sorcerer by James Byron Huggins
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEx-detective Michael Thorn has retired from the police force, and is eager to lead a normal life for once. His days of fighting to protect the innocent are over. But his “retirement” isn't going to be the long-deserved rest he expected. His new home in rural New England has many strange stories surrounding it... -
![A Prescription for Delirium by Noree Cosper]()
A Prescription for Delirium by Noree Cosper
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMadness is spreading like a virus.Ninety years ago, Gabriella di Luca failed to protect the family of her dead lover. Now the devil that murdered the eldest Van Helsing son has resurfaced, and she’s determined to stop him before he can lay a bloody hand on the remaining three brothers... -
![Psycho Save Us by Chad Huskins]()
Psycho Save Us by Chad Huskins
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo young girls with a gift for telepathy are abducted off the streets of Atlanta by a ruthless ring of human traffickers and child pornographers, and their only hope is Spencer Pelletier, a career criminal recently escaped from Leavenworth Penitentiary... -
![Vigilante of Shadows by Miranda Stork]()
Vigilante of Shadows by Miranda Stork
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAodhan clutched uselessly at his head, groaning. He knew it was useless, because the voice was not inside his head. It followed him, skimming across buildings and land... -
![Dark Side of Sunset Pointe by Michael Allan Scott]()
Dark Side of Sunset Pointe by Michael Allan Scott
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN10: 193870195X / ISBN13: 9781938701955.“An intriguing hook and a sympathetic protagonist in a world that, while seemingly depraved and dark, is clearly recognizable and believable. A well-built mystery…” Kirkus Reviews"You see the crime through the eyes of the victims . . -
![The Night Wire by H.F. Arnold, Eric Luke]()
The Night Wire by H.F. Arnold, Eric Luke
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“There is something ungodly about these night wire jobs. You sit up here on the top floor of a skyscraper and listen in to the whispers of a civilization. New York, London, Calcutta, Bombay, Singapore — they’re your next-door neighbors after the streetlights go dim and the world has gone to sleep... -
![Blue World by Robert McCammon]()
Blue World by Robert McCammon
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran's memory to an old-time movie hero's search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town--where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood--to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories... -
![The Rutting Season by Brian Keene]()
The Rutting Season by Brian Keene
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSomething very strange is happening in LeHorn's Hollow... Eerie, piping music is heard late at night, and mysterious fires have been spotted deep in the woods. Women are vanishing without a trace overnight, leaving behind husbands and families. When up-and-coming novelist Adam Senft stumbles upon an unearthly scene, it plunges him and the entire town into an ancient nightmare... -
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![Wild Things by Christopher Golden]()
Wild Things by Christopher Golden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLong have the packs lacked a great leader. Scattered far and wide, they have hunted as best they could in the hard lands, in places where their predations could be passed off as the work of true wolves. instead of ProwlersA series of mysterious deaths leads Jack Dwyer and Molly Hatcher to the fastlanes, rest stops, and all-night diners of a highway in upstate New York... -
![In Silent Graves by Gary A. Braunbeck]()
In Silent Graves by Gary A. Braunbeck
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRobert Londrigan seems to have it all. He is a newscaster with a rising career. He has a beautiful wife, Denise, and a new baby on the way. But in just a few short hours Robert's world is turned upside down. And the torment only gets worse when his daughter's body is stolen from the morgue by a strange, disfigured man... -
![The Physics Of The Dead by Luke Smitherd]()
The Physics Of The Dead by Luke Smitherd
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat do the dead do when they can't leave...and don't know why?The afterlife doesn't come with a manual. In fact, Hart and Bowler (two ordinary, but dead men) have had to work out the rules of their new existence for themselves... -
![A Darker Shade of Sorcery by William Collins]()
A Darker Shade of Sorcery by William Collins
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B01A3L1PS6.The lonely and grieving Evan Umbra is the newest Venator to enter Veneseron, the school for demon hunters. A Venator is a wizard, a spy and a demon hunter rolled into one. They’re taught how to wield their sorcery and enchanted weaponry by orcs, elfpires and aliens alike... -
![The Nightlife: Las Vegas by Travis Luedke]()
The Nightlife: Las Vegas by Travis Luedke
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Fear and Loathing partied all night with The Hangover and ended in a threesome with True Blood.”The Nightlife Series is violent, sexy, and occasionally violently sexy.Vampires, Aaron Pilan and his master Michelle, live by one rule – no bloodslaves. EVER. Aaron breaks that rule when he meets Anastasia... -
![A is for Antichrist by Iain Rob Wright]()
A is for Antichrist by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***A short story of 22 pages*** HAPPY BIRTHDAY… A boy’s sixteenth birthday is a special occasion. It’s a time where he becomes a man. It’s a time that brings many changes. But Isaac’s sixteenth birthday brings him more changes than most. He is not quite himself and suddenly his friends don’t seem so much like friends anymore... -
![Covenant with the Vampire by Jeanne Kalogridis]()
Covenant with the Vampire by Jeanne Kalogridis
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA sensual, terrifying, incredibly accomplished first novel, this fascinating prequel to the classic and most popular horror novel of all time, Dracula, focuses on Dracula's great-nephew, who inherits the job of managing his great-uncle's estate...and his appetite... -
![999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense by Al Sarrantonio, Stephen King]()
999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense by Al Sarrantonio, Stephen King
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAward-winning writer and editor Al Sarrantonio gathers together twenty-nine original stories from masters of the macabre. From dark fantasy and pure suspense to classic horror tales of vampires and zombies, 999 showcases the extraordinary scope of fantastical fright fiction... -
![Hauntings by Ellen Datlow, Pat Cadigan]()
Hauntings by Ellen Datlow, Pat Cadigan
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe spookiest of specters inhabit this spine-tingling anthology—compiled by an acclaimed editor of the horror genre—that collects the most chilling ghost stories from the past 25 years. The human obsession with the mysteries of the afterlife is explored in these supernatural tales of haunted houses, lost souls, unexplained phenomena, and “good” neighbors... -
![Fosgate's Game by David C. Cassidy]()
Fosgate's Game by David C. Cassidy
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKINGS OF INDUSTRY. PAWNS OF FATE. LET THE GAME BEGIN.For Chadwick Harlow, a peaceful, easy-going Englishman, after-dinner drinks with his business partner—a ruthless, hard-edged hunter—is a weekly affair. But when casual conversation takes a mysterious and menacing turn into the supernatural, his wits are put to the test in a deadly challenge... -
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![Chained by Rebecca York]()
Chained by Rebecca York
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen death is stalking, only a phantom can save her--and love her. Fleeing to her father’s abandoned Arizona ranch to hide from political assassins, Isabella Flores is attacked by a ghost haunting the property. He’s Decorah Security agent Matthew Houseman, killed in the line of duty... -
![Alone by S.M. Perlow]()
Alone by S.M. Perlow
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty-two-year-old Erin Rose wakes up one morning with no memory of her past. She’s in a strange apartment with only one clue: a vampire bite scar on her neck.Determined to unravel the mystery of her true identity, she contacts the Spectavi vampires, who drink synthetic blood. When they can’t help her, she turns to the Sanguans, who feed on humans... -
![Nolander by Becca Mills]()
Nolander by Becca Mills
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNice girls don't believe in monsters. They're wrong. Amateur photographer Beth Ryder is in trouble. She's taking pictures of things she can't see, things that aren't human. Beth has her own dreams, but people like her don't get to go free. She's seized by a dangerous organization dedicated to keeping Earth's shadow world -- and its frightening inhabitants -- a secret... -
![The Best Horror of the Year Volume 11 by Ellen Datlow]()
The Best Horror of the Year Volume 11 by Ellen Datlow
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFor more than three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror readers crave. Now, with the tenth volume of the series, Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night... -
![Windwalker by Natasha Mostert]()
Windwalker by Natasha Mostert
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJustine is a photographer with a tragic past. When she takes a job as thecaretaker for an old Palladian mansion, she finds herself becoming obsessed with the last family to own the house -- particularly the oldest son... -
![Wolverton Station by Joe Hill]()
Wolverton Station by Joe Hill
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSaunders made his fortune as a hatchet man for hire and has come to England to do what he does best: chop down the little guys to clear the way for a global firm. But his train north just made an unexpected stop to let on some passengers straight out of the worst kind of fairy tale. Now he's up to his ankles in blood and finding out just what it really means to live in a dog-eat-dog world..
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