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Call of Cthulhu: Horror Roleplaying by Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsCALL OF CTHULHU is Chaosium's classic roleplaying game of Lovecraftian horror in which ordinary people are confronted by the terrifying and alien forces of the Cthulhu Mythos. CALL OF CTHULHU uses Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying System, easy to learn and quick to play. This bestseller has won dozens of game-industry awards and is a member of the Academy of Adventure Game Design Hall of Fame... -
![The Night Club: Part One by Jiří Kulhánek]()
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... -
![The Night Club - Part II. by Jiří Kulhánek]()
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... -
![Warbound by Larry Correia]()
Warbound by Larry Correia
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNew York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author's gritty urban fantasy set in an alternate noir 1930s. A tough P.I. battles an interdimensional monster that wants to suck magic power out of the world. Sequel to Hard Magic and Spellbound. Book Three in the Grimnoir Chronicles...Categorized as:
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![The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer]()
The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDaniel Faust has clawed his way from the gutter to a penthouse suite, carving a bloody swath across the Las Vegas underworld. He's buried his enemies and more than a few friends along the way. If there's one thing a modern-day sorcerer knows for certain, though, it's that the past never stays buried forever... -
![Demon Hunter: Birthright: An Urban Fantasy Harem Adventure by Michael Dalton]()
Demon Hunter: Birthright: An Urban Fantasy Harem Adventure by Michael Dalton
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJimmy Kaplan has a hard enough time staying on top of his graduate studies in Chemical Engineering and dealing with the death of his quirky, cantankerous grandmother, who raised him from childhood... -
![Brimstone by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child]()
Brimstone by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsArt critic Jeremy Grove is found dead, his face frozen in a mask of terror. His body temperature is grotesquely high; he is discovered in a room barricaded from the inside; the smell of brimstone is everywhere... and the unmistakable imprint of a claw is burned into the wall... -
![A Vintage From Atlantis by Clark Ashton Smith]()
A Vintage From Atlantis by Clark Ashton Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPublished in chronological order, with extensive story and bibliographic notes, this series not only provides access to stories that have been out of print for years, but gives them a historical and social context. Series editors Scott Conners and Ronald S... -
![The Maze of the Enchanter by Clark Ashton Smith]()
The Maze of the Enchanter by Clark Ashton Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis series presents Clark Ashton Smith's fiction chronologically, based on composition rather than publication. Editors Scott Connors and Ron Hilger have compared original manuscripts, various typescripts, published editions, and Smith's notes and letters, in order to prepare a definitive set of texts... -
![The Change by T.W. Piperbrook]()
The Change by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSurvival is just the beginning...Having escaped the hospital, Tom must face a new enemy: himself. New questions arise as he travels through the white wasteland... -
![The Wind Began to Howl by Laird Barron]()
The Wind Began to Howl by Laird Barron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLaird Barron's acclaimed crime saga makes a triumphant return in The Wind Began to Howl, an all-new story set after the events of Worse Angels. A seemingly benign case gradually pulls mob enforcer-turned-P.I. Isaiah Coleridge into a chilling mix of music, movie magic, mayhem, and madness... -
![One Man: A City of Fallen Gods Novel by Harry Connolly]()
One Man: A City of Fallen Gods Novel by Harry Connolly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne Cursed City. Two Dead Gods. Ten Thousand Murderers and Thieves. One Orphaned Girl.As a child, Kyrioc was groomed to be the head of one of the most powerful noble families in Koh-Salash, a city built inside the skeletons of two murdered gods. Kyrioc himself dreamed of becoming head of the High Watch, the highest political position in the land.Those dreams have turned to dust... -
![Thor by Wayne Smith]()
Thor by Wayne Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThor is a German shepherd belonging to a typical suburban family, wise, trustworthy, and tirelessly devoted to his human "pack." Then Uncle Ted comes to live with Thor's owners. And the terror begins. For Ted is no longer fully human, and only Thor can detect the Bad Thing lurking within Uncle Ted. Only Thor can sense the horror he is helpless to communicate. And only Thor can defeat that horror... -
![A Drink Before We Die by Daniel Polansky]()
A Drink Before We Die by Daniel Polansky
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA thrilling introduction to the world of the widely acclaimed Low Town trilogy.Rigus is the greatest city in the Thirteen Lands, a glittering metropolis of towering citadels and sumptuous manors, where bored nobles settle affairs of honor with cold steel, and sorcerers craft enchantments of wonder and majesty... -
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![The Perdition Score by Richard Kadrey]()
The Perdition Score by Richard Kadrey
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe request from Thomas Abbot, the Augur of the Sub Rosa council, couldn’t come at a better time for James Stark, aka Sandman Slim. For a man who’s most recently met Death — and death’s killer — a few months of normal life is more than he can handle... -
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Necromancer. The Complete Series Box Set. by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvailable for the first time from Amazon bestselling science-fiction and fantasy author M.R. Forbes. Over 1300 pages of mystery, magic, mayhem, action, horror and humor in this gritty urban fantasy adventure. Everybody hates necromancers. Death magic? It’s disgusting. And dangerous. For Conor, it’s also the skill that pays the bills... -
![Vampire Lord: Conquering a Bloodthirsty Earth by Logan Jacobs]()
Vampire Lord: Conquering a Bloodthirsty Earth by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsConquering a Bloodthirsty EarthThey said AIDS had gone airborne.They said we needed a vaccine.They said there were no side effects.They were wrong.Now 9 of every 10 humans have changed, and they need the blood of the unchanged to live. Their thirst is unquenchable, and they can’t be stopped from destroying our world.And I’m one of them... -
![Legacies by F. Paul Wilson]()
Legacies by F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDesperate to rid herself of a house she recently inherited, Alicia Clayton attempts to destroy it, but all the people she employs are suddenly found murdered, when Repairman Jack enters the scene and the mystery of the house begins to unfold... -
![Hard Magic by Larry Correia]()
Hard Magic by Larry Correia
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsJake Sullivan is a licensed Private Eye—with a seriously hardboiled attitude. He also possesses raw magical talent and the ability to make objects in his vicinity light as a feather or as heavy as depleted uranium, all with a magical thought. It's no wonder the G-men turn to Jake when they need someone to go after a suspected killer who's been knocking off banks in a magic-enhanced crime spree...Categorized as:
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![Ballistic Kiss: A Sandman Slim Novel by Richard Kadrey]()
Ballistic Kiss: A Sandman Slim Novel by Richard Kadrey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"I loved where Kadrey started with this series, but I love where he's going even more."-- NYT Bestselling author Cory DoctorowSandman Slim is back in Los Angeles and kicking more supernatural ass in this inventive, high-octane page-turner—the next to last volume in the popular and acclaimed fantasy adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey... -
![Killing Pretty by Richard Kadrey]()
Killing Pretty by Richard Kadrey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSomeone has tried to kill Death—ripping the heart right out of him—or rather the body he's inhabiting. Death needs Sandman Slim's help. He believes anyone who can beat Lucifer and the old gods at their own game is the only one who can solve his murder.Stark follows a sordid trail deep into LA's subterranean world, from vampire-infested nightclubs to Weimar Republic mystical societies... -
![The Big Reap by Chris F. Holm, Chris Holm]()
The Big Reap by Chris F. Holm, Chris Holm
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Collector Book Three Who Collects the Collectors? Sam Thornton has had many run-ins with his celestial masters, but he’s always been sure of his own actions... -
![Tell Me When I'm Dead by Steven Ramirez]()
Tell Me When I'm Dead by Steven Ramirez
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDave, a recovering alcoholic, wakes up to find his town overrun by zombies. Dave Pulaski wasted his youth getting drunk. When he met Holly, a beautiful, strong-willed woman, he decided to get his life together.Now a plague is decimating the town of Tres Marias. And it turns the victims into shrieking flesh-eaters who hunt... -
![ClownFellas: Tales of the Bozo Family by Carlton Mellick, III]()
ClownFellas: Tales of the Bozo Family by Carlton Mellick, III
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Carlton Mellick III goes past silly, through weird, detours around dumb, blasts through bizarre, and gets to a place where the normal physics of narrative no longer apply. You will never be the same... -
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![The Tools of the Ghost by Hemant Nayak]()
The Tools of the Ghost by Hemant Nayak
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo track down a demon, FBI agent Kiran Patel must summon history’s most terrible monster to be her new partner AND make sure he doesn't kill her before they succeed. She's going to need all his muscle and all her brains to take on the demons, the cultists, and the dragon in their way... -
![The Mummy Returns by Max Allan Collins, Stephen Sommers]()
The Mummy Returns by Max Allan Collins, Stephen Sommers
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE EVIL RETURNSHidden deep in the Egyptian desert, the mummified remains of Imhotep—accursed High Priest of Osiris—are uncovered once more by his loyal followers. Brought back to life, Imhotep sets out to find the legendary resting place of the very first pharaoh—the Scorpion King—and unleash an unstoppable army of evil upon the earth . . -
![Zero Saints by Gabino Iglesias]()
Zero Saints by Gabino Iglesias
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnforcer and drug dealer Fernando has seen better days. On his way home from work, some heavily-tattooed gangsters throw him in the back of a car and take him to an abandoned house, where they saw off his friend's head and feed the kid's fingers to...something. Their message is clear: this is their territory, now.But Fernando isn't put down that easily... -
![Skullcrack City by Jeremy Robert Johnson]()
Skullcrack City by Jeremy Robert Johnson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife as a corporate drone was killing S.P. Doyle, so he decided to bring down the whole corrupt system from the inside. But after discovering something monstrous in the bank's files, he was framed for murder and trapped inside a conspiracy beyond reason... -
![My Dead Body by Charlie Huston, Scott Brick]()
My Dead Body by Charlie Huston, Scott Brick
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPrivate eye Joe Pitt has been in hiding since exposing the secret source of blood for half of Manhattans Vampyres. But now a Vampyre civil war threatens to drag the Clans into the sunlight once and for all. Then Joe is hired to find a missing girl who is carrying a baby that just might be the destiny of Vampyre-kind... -
![A Dangerous Man by Charlie Huston]()
A Dangerous Man by Charlie Huston
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“Among the new voices in twenty-first-century crime fiction, Charlie Huston . . . is where it’s at.”–The Washington Post“Huston writes dialogue so combustible it could fuel a bus and characters crazy enough to take it on the road.”–The New York Times Book ReviewReluctant hitman Henry Thompson has fallen on hard times... -
![The Unnatural Inquirer by Simon R. Green]()
The Unnatural Inquirer by Simon R. Green
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsJohn Taylor's the name. I'm a PI, working that small slice of mystical real estate in the hidden centre of London that's called the Nightside. It's a place where the sun refuses to rise, where monsters and men walk side by side, and where you can fulfill your every dark and depraved desire... -
![The Dark Sleep by P.N. Elrod]()
The Dark Sleep by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeath hasn't ended Jack Fleming's problems. His girlfriend Bobbi has caught the attention of a famous radio star, who promises to open doors for the lovely singer -- including the one to his bedroom. His current case -- retrieving incriminating letters from the ex-lover of a rich, foolish young socialite, looks simple until bullets start flying. Now Jack's mortal partner is in the hospital... -
![32 Fangs by David Wellington]()
32 Fangs by David Wellington
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Final ReckoningLaura Caxton's battles against the ancient vampire Justinia Malvern have cost her nearly everything—her badge, her freedom, her friends and family . . . maybe even her humanity.And as she hides out in the deepest backwoods of Pennsylvania, pursued by the cops who were once her colleagues, Laura certainly looks beaten... -
![Rise of the Lycans by Greg Cox]()
Rise of the Lycans by Greg Cox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe official movie novelization of the latest film in the blockbuster action/horror movie series, Underworld—coming to theaters in January 2009 from Sony Pictures! Centuries ago.. -
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![God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlepig by Tad Williams]()
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlepig by Tad Williams
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Oh, ho, ho!" the demon Chickenleg said, sounding like your drunk uncle trying to get you to laugh at a dirty joke. "Oh, ho! You'll love this one, Dollar!" Bobby Dollar, Advocate Angel and perpetual thorn in the side of Heaven, is about to save the holidays for a very special someone. Or somewolf... -
![The Last Hot Time by John M. Ford]()
The Last Hot Time by John M. Ford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Danny Holman leaves the cornfields of Iowa for the bright lights of Chicago, he expects his life to change. He just can't guess how much and how fast. A violent incident on the road brings Danny the favor of a man known only as Mr. Patrise, who gives Danny a job, a home, and a new identity.The City is a different world from the one Danny — now called Doc — knew, and literally so... -
![Titanshade by Dan Stout]()
Titanshade by Dan Stout
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis noir fantasy thriller from a debut author introduces the gritty town of Titanshade, where danger lurks around every corner. "Take a little Mickey Spillane, some Dashiell Hammet, a bit of Raymond Chandler, and mix it with Phillip K. Dick's Blade Runner; add a taste of CJ Box, and Craig Johnson, and you've got a masterpiece of a first novel." --W... -
![Blood Codex by David Wood, Alan Baxter]()
Blood Codex by David Wood, Alan Baxter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn ancient order. A deadly conspiracy. A race against time. When Jake Crowley rescues Rose Black from assailants on the streets of London, the two find themselves embroiled in a mystery that could cost them their lives. People are dying, and all the victims have one thing in common with Rose: a birthmark in the shape of an eagle... -
![The Saint-Germain Chronicles by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
The Saint-Germain Chronicles by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStories and novellas that range widely in time and place, from 18th century England to 20th century America. Sixth book published in this series. Story list: Art Songs; Cabin 33; My Favorite Enigma (essay); Renewal; Seat Partner; Spider Glass... -
![Fever House by Keith Rosson]()
Fever House by Keith Rosson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA small-time criminal. A has-been rock star. A shadowy government agency. And a severed hand whose dark powers threaten to destroy them all.When leg-breaker Hutch Holtz rolls up to a rundown apartment complex in Portland, Oregon, to collect overdue drug money, a severed hand is the last thing he expects to find stashed in the client’s refrigerator... -
![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... -
![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 Invoker by Jon F. Merz]()
The Invoker 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... -
![Ice Shadows by William Massa]()
Ice Shadows by William Massa
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsApocalyptic cults. Cursed relics. Paranormal terrorists. Only one man stands against the forces of darkness. After his fiancée is slain by a murderous cult, a professional soldier dedicates himself to a new mission–hunting down twisted occultists around the globe. "The Punisher meets John Constantine in this exciting, hard-hitting Supernatural Action Thriller series. "--Amazon Reviewer... -
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![Lost Highways: Dark Fictions From the Road by D. Alexander Ward, Rio Youers]()
Lost Highways: Dark Fictions From the Road by D. Alexander Ward, Rio Youers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s dangerous out there…on the road.The highways, byways and backroads of America are teeming day and night with regular folks. Moms and dads making long commutes. Teenagers headed to the beach. Bands on their way to the next gig. Truckers pulling long hauls. Families driving cross country to visit their kin.But there are others, too. The desperate and the lost. The cruel and the criminal... -
![Rulers Of Darkness by Steven G. Spruill]()
Rulers Of Darkness by Steven G. Spruill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is midnight at the historic Washington Cathedral when police discover the murdered woman--her throat shredded by human teeth. When other such murders follow, Dr. Katherine O'Keefe and her ex-lover, Detective Merrick Chapman are assigned to track down the "vampire" killer. They discover a bizarre abnormality in the killer's blood... -
![The Shub-Niggurath Cycle: Tales of the Black Goat with a Thousand Young by Robert M. Price]()
The Shub-Niggurath Cycle: Tales of the Black Goat with a Thousand Young by Robert M. Price
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCall of the Cthulhu... -
![Shadow of a Broken Man by George C. Chesbro]()
Shadow of a Broken Man by George C. Chesbro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet Dr. Robert Frederickson, or "Mongo" to his friends. He's a former circus tumbler, black belt in karate, doctor of Criminology, and professor at a New York City university. And he's quite an unusual fellow as well, not only because he's a private investigator but also because he's a dwarf.. -
![Teeth of Beasts by Marcus Pelegrimas]()
Teeth of Beasts by Marcus Pelegrimas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHorrible things move through the shadows of our world--bloodsuckers, Full Bloods and mongrel beasts, shapeshifters and minor freaks. For centuries creature hunters known as Skinners have protected humankind. But who protects the Skinners . . . from madness?Unbeknownst to the human population, a pestilence is raging through an unseen community of low-level monstrosities... -
![Half the Blood of Brooklyn by Charlie Huston]()
Half the Blood of Brooklyn by Charlie Huston
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“One of the most remarkable prose stylists to emerge from the noir tradition in this century.”–Stephen King“Hard-boiled horror, pulp noir vampires, decaying urban souls– you’re gonna need a shower after this one. . . . [Huston] kicks down the door of horror...
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