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  • The Stolen by Dan Padavona

    The Stolen by Dan Padavona

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The 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...
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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  crime  horror  pulp  serial-killers
  • Batten Down the Hatches by R.S. Merritt

    Batten Down the Hatches by R.S. Merritt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The 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 ratings
    John Saul: Three Terrifying Bestselling Novels: Suffer the Children; Punish the Sinners; Cry for the...
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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  horror  mystery  supernatural
  • The Feeding by Flint Maxwell

    The Feeding by Flint Maxwell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New 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...
  • Reckoning by Jeff Menapace

    Reckoning by Jeff Menapace

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life in the swamp just got wilder… “The Swamp Massacre.” That’s what the media dubbed it. A family on a boat tour through the Florida Everglades. Abducted by the infamous Roy family. Forced to endure hell. Five years later, an aspiring filmmaker and her friends are keen on making a documentary about the incident...
  • 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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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  crime  female-mc  horror  mystery
  • Covenant by Brandon Massey

    Covenant by Brandon Massey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From 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...
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    book  fiction  suspense  action-adventure  adult  crime  horror  murder
  • Secret of the Labyrinth by Brian Harmon

    Secret of the Labyrinth by Brian Harmon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What 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...
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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  horror  paranormal  supernatural
  • The Temple of the Blind by Brian Harmon

    The Temple of the Blind by Brian Harmon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Having 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...
  • Katarina by Sue Fineman

    Katarina by Sue Fineman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three 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 ratings
    Summerleigh'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...
  • Ex-Boogeyman by Kristopher Triana

    Ex-Boogeyman by Kristopher Triana

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HE’S NOT FREDDY, HE’S NOT JASON…HE’S ALL WASHED UP.As Nicky Hector—the unstoppable slasher from the Lunatic horror movie franchise—Jonathan Zain reached levels fame once unimaginable to a young actor. On top of headlining fifteen films, he appeared on MTV, had his own 976 number, and became one of the most recognizable faces of the 1980s.But that was thirty years ago...
  • The Antagonist by Jonas Saul

    The Antagonist by Jonas Saul

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vivian 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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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  horror  mystery  supernatural
  • Faces of Beth by Carver Pike

    Faces of Beth by Carver Pike

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Andrew meets Beth at the Myles-Bend State Mental Hospital, he knows she has issues. She checked herself into the place because of her problems, but he can’t help falling in love with her anyway. He’s willing to put up with her constant mood swings and all the baggage she brings into the relationship...
  • Where the Dead Go to Die by Aaron Dries, Mark Allan Gunnells

    Where the Dead Go to Die by Aaron Dries, Mark Allan Gunnells

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are monsters in this world. And they used to be us. Now it's time to euthanize to survive in a hospice where Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible. Euthanize to survive Post-infection Chicago. Christmas. Inside The Hospice, Emily and her fellow nurses do their rounds...
  • The Hawk is Dying by Harry Crews

    The Hawk is Dying by Harry Crews

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everybody 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...
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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  gothic  horror  rural  southern-gothic
  • Carrie / The Tommyknockers by Stephen King

    Carrie / The Tommyknockers by Stephen King

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two 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...
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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  audiobook  ghosts  horror  supernatural
  • The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani

    The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Winner 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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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  dark  horror  psychological
  • The Disappearance of Lonnie James by Amy Cross

    The Disappearance of Lonnie James by Amy Cross

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eleven-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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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  horror  paranormal  supernatural
  • Jenna by Tom Stearns

    Jenna by Tom Stearns

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To protect her sister, Jenna endures a living hell at the hands of her mother and ‘uncles’. But when the boys at her school think they treat her the same, they are dead wrong. From the author of ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time’ comes ‘Jenna’; a harrowing tale of abuse and bloody revenge. WARNING 18+ NOT FOR THE EASILY OFFENDED...
  • 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...
  • The Lady Screams by Amy Cross

    The Lady Screams by Amy Cross

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The 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...
  • ART by Matt Shaw, Michael Bray

    ART by Matt Shaw, Michael Bray

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WARNING: The following book has some scenes which some readers may find distressing. This novel is intended for a mature audience only. Martin Andrews is in a rut. Tired of the daily grind of life as a police officer and with a heavily pregnant wife, he is disillusioned, desperate to give his unborn child a chance in a world in which he has lost all faith...
  • Pigs: An Extreme Horror Novella by Wade H. Garrett

    Pigs: An Extreme Horror Novella by Wade H. Garrett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jake lost his wife and unborn daughter on a West Texas highway when three police officers abused their authority. The pigs thought they had got off scot-free until Jake took justice into his own hands. This is an extremely sadistic story that should only be read by the seasoned extreme-horror reader.WARNING: This book is extreme and contains filthy, grotesque and brutal torture scenes...
  • The Judgment of the Sentinels by Brian Harmon

    The Judgment of the Sentinels by Brian Harmon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Albert 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...
  • Dr. Sadist by Jon Athan

    Dr. Sadist by Jon Athan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bradley Anderson, known as Dr. Sadist, is a master of torture and a veteran director of snuff films at Deep Red Pictures—a studio owned by a sadistic entrepreneur, Mr. Snuff. He is paid handsomely for his work, he owns an expensive, secluded home, and he lives with a loving family. The problem? He loves his family and he can’t stop his once-buried conscience from reawakening...
  • Modern Hysteria by Aron Beauregard

    Modern Hysteria by Aron Beauregard

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    EVERY PARENT’S WORST NIGHTMAREA mysterious internet figure, known only as Mr. Boy, is preying on depressed teenagers and brainwashing them into horrific acts of self-harm and suicide. The macabre message behind ‘The Dropout Challenge’ is simple: Dropout of sight. Dropout of school. Dropout of society. Dropout of life altogether...
  • The Haunting of Hardstone Jail by Amy Cross

    The Haunting of Hardstone Jail by Amy Cross

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the notorious Hardstone Jail is reopened after many years of neglect, nobody cares about the ghost stories. They just want somewhere to put more prisoners.But a ghost has been waiting patiently at Hardstone. The ghost of a little girl walks the corridors, seeking revenge for something that happened a century ago. And anyone who looks into her eyes will be dead within days...
  • Retown by Boris Bacic

    Retown by Boris Bacic

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every 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...
  • White trash : Broken pieces of June 2 by Stuart Bray

    White trash : Broken pieces of June 2 by Stuart Bray

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Waking up with a massive hole in her gut June must find the men responsible for the atrocities she faced and take herself from star to director. Lines will be crossed, blood will be spilled, the camera will roll...
  • In the Shadow of Evil: The Handkerchief by John Saul

    In the Shadow of Evil: The Handkerchief by John Saul

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    While researching an historical piece on the Asylum for the town’s newspaper, editor Oliver Metcalf digs through the attic that once belonged to his father, the last superintendent of the facility. There, among the dusty medical records, Oliver discovers a beautifully embroidered linen handkerchief with an ornate “R” in one corner...
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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  horror  mystery  pulp  thriller
  • The Book of Counted Sorrows by Dean Koontz

    The Book of Counted Sorrows by Dean Koontz

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In 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...
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    fiction  suspense  book  horror  mystery  fantasy  adult
  • The Rude Awakening of Theodor Moody by Per Jacobsen

    The Rude Awakening of Theodor Moody by Per Jacobsen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What 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...
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    fiction  suspense  book  horror  thriller  adult
  • La belle et la bête by Simon Rousseau

    La belle et la bête by Simon Rousseau

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Les contes de notre enfance revisités... pour nourrir tous nos cauchemars !Une jeune infirmière traumatisée, obligée de raconter sa terrible histoire aux autorités. Une résidence luxueuse dissimulée au coeur de la forêt boréale et regorgeant d'horreurs innommables... Un prisonnier sauvagement mutilé, incapable de venir en aide à une famille au funeste destin...
  • Born or Bred: Pigs and Monsters by J. Boote

    Born or Bred: Pigs and Monsters by J. Boote

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Claire Peterson was born into a toxic, abusive family. Unwanted and unloved by practically everyone, taunted and bullied by kids at school. Then she suffers a head injury after falling down the stairs and something in her changes. But for the better or worse?Depends who you ask. Because from now on, things are going to change. And no one is going to bully her anymore.This is Claire's story...
  • The Night Girl: The Complete Series by Amy Cross

    The Night Girl: The Complete Series by Amy Cross

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When she starts a new job at Crestview retirement home, Juliet discovers that something unusual is waiting for her in an abandoned part of the building. At first, she think the mysterious Jennifer Mathis is some kind of ghost. Later, however, Juliet learns that Jennifer has certain powers that could be extremely useful...
  • Desecrating Solomon by Lucian Bane

    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...
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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  dark  horror
  • The Prettiest Girl in the Grave by Kristopher Triana

    The Prettiest Girl in the Grave by Kristopher Triana

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the author of international horror sensation Gone to See the River Man comes a new tale of terror that will drag you to the darkest corners of the soul.Some girls are fearful, others are brave. One girl’s a princess, the next one, a slave. But all girls are equal, when they’re down in this cave, until just one is left standing—The Prettiest Girl in the Grave.It’s only supposed to be a game...
  • Robin des bois by Simon Rousseau

    Robin des bois by Simon Rousseau

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Les 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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    suspense  fiction  book  horror  retellings  adult
  • Animosity by James Newman

    Animosity by James Newman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Andrew Holland is a bestselling horror writer. While none of Andy's neighbors has any interest in reading his macabre books, they're pleased to have a celebrity author living among them. Then, one morning, Andy finds the body of a child several hundred feet from his front door. A little girl who has been raped and murdered. And everything changes on Poinsettia Lane. Andy's neighbors turn on him...
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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  dark  horror  mystery
  • Do Not Disturb by Jon Athan

    Do Not Disturb by Jon Athan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On their way to Las Vegas for a pair of bachelor’s and bachelorette's parties, Colton and Lacey run into some car trouble. They find shelter at Motel Ace, located in Middle-of-Nowhere, Nevada. They’re welcomed by a quiet clerk and they meet a cast of interesting travelers. They expect a quiet, romantic night at a dingy motel as they wait for the mechanic...
  • The Angel of Vengeance - The Most Gruesome Series on the Market   (A Glimpse into Hell, #1) by Wade H. Garrett

    The Angel of Vengeance - The Most Gruesome Series on the Market (A Glimpse into Hell, #1) by Wade H. Garrett

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Summary:In a dim lighted cell, a man has awakened to find himself surrounded by the most unimaginable and barbaric things that not even his worst nightmare could conjure up. His captor, Seth Coker, takes the man on a journey into his twisted world of vengeance. A world that runs parallel with the horrors that could only be found in the deepest and darkest parts of hell...
  • Cinere by Yolanda Olson

    Cinere by Yolanda Olson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cinere is not a standalone. It's advised to read Inferno before reading this novella. I've always thought of myself as a damn good father. The first three shouldn't define what you think about me. It's not my fault that they were fuck ups; I did my best with what I was given and I almost got it right. I think I've learned enough from those mistakes to know that I'll do better this time...
  • Embers by Yolanda Olson

    Embers by Yolanda Olson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Embers is not a standalone. This is the conclusion to the Inferno series. It is highly advised to read Inferno, Cinere, and Sparks first. I swore to myself that I would never love you. I promised my children that they wouldn’t suffer for my sins. But it’s so hard, Daddy. It’s hard to not love the man that gave me life...
  • Last Wrong Turn by Amy Cross

    Last Wrong Turn by Amy Cross

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If you're out late at night and you see her face, it's already too late. Lost on a rural English road, Penny and her husband are involved in a sudden, violent car crash. Waking up tied to a metal table in a remote farmhouse, Penny quickly discovers that she's the latest victim of a strange, deadly family...
  • Private Demons by Robert Masello

    Private Demons by Robert Masello

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucien Calais sold his soul to escape the killing fields of Cambodia. Now he owns a vast, highly successful, international conglomerate in America. But his success has come at a very high price. For Lucien has a private demon worse than anyone's--with a hunger all too real, all too hungry for human souls. A cut above the pack.--Rave Reviews...
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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  horror  paranormal  supernatural
  • The Law of Retaliation by Jon Athan

    The Law of Retaliation by Jon Athan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ryan Martin decides to take his wife, Alexa, and his five-year-old daughter, Lucia, to a lake house in Pennsylvania for a vacation. Before they can reach their destination, the family is stopped by a group of teenage troublemakers led by the fearsome Caden Clark. The confrontation ends in tragedy. Two years later, Ryan and Alexa visit Caden and his family in hopes of exacting their revenge...
  • Scattershot by Jon Athan

    Scattershot by Jon Athan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The streets of Redwood, California are being stalked by a brutal serial killer known as The Scattershot Slayer—a tall, lanky man who kidnaps and tortures his victims before creating grotesque pieces of public art with their mutilated bodies. Viola Santoro, a freelance journalist, is tracking Scattershot for her independent investigation in hopes of writing an exposé...
  • Bad News by Amy Cross

    Bad News by Amy Cross

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A missing girl. A man with a past. And a reporter who'll do anything to uncover the truth. When she's fired from her job at a TV station, Maggie Carter sets out to prove that she's got what it takes...
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    book  fiction  suspense  adult  horror  mystery  thriller
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