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Psycho by Robert Bloch
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe story was all too real-indeed this classic was inspired by the real-life story of Ed Gein, a psychotic murderer who led a dual life. Alfred Hitchcock too was captivated, and turned the book into one of the most-loved classic films of all time the year after it was released.Norman Bates loves his Mother. She has been dead for the past twenty years, or so people think... -
![Grad Night by Carver Pike]()
Grad Night by Carver Pike
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsThis is not YA horror, and these aren’t your typical teenagers. The teachers at DS High know something’s not right. It’s the reason they don’t stay late to grade papers, they leave school in packs so nobody’s alone, and they stay away from the one boy with the cult-like following. Evil walks the high school hallways and everyone knows its name: James Bender... -
![Go Down Hard by Ali Seay]()
Go Down Hard by Ali Seay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if a victimized woman decided to be a silent guardian angel for other women and turn the tables on predatory men? What if she stumbled into the hunting grounds of a cocky serial killer while looking for her own private murder den? What if a confident killer met his match in the form of a jean-clad, whiskey-swigging stranger in an hour glass-shaped package - and she made him want things -... -
![Only Psychos by Daniel J. Volpe]()
Only Psychos by Daniel J. Volpe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho will survive the storm?It was a blizzard for the ages. Two, massive snow storms strike back-to-back, causingchaos in the Hudson Valley.Anna, and her two children, are without power and the temperature is plummeting. Theirsituation seems bleak, but a break in the storm gives them a chance at salvation. Anna flees herhome, hoping to find safety in a local hotel, but what she finds is madness... -
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![Beneath The Dirt : A Psychological Erotic Horror Story by N.J. Weeks]()
Beneath The Dirt : A Psychological Erotic Horror Story by N.J. Weeks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsIt’s not the house that's haunted, it’s your heart…A woman with inner demons that rival the ones she writes about.A man whose conscience died the moment she betrayed him.Will time heal all wounds or will the score only be settled once one of them is where all problems lay to rest?Beneath the dirt... -
![Escape! by Iain Rob Wright]()
Escape! by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBrand new Horror novel from acclaimed author Iain Rob Wright. Can you figure out the secrets of "the room" and escape before it's too late?Cheryl is about to learn that the people she works with are keeping a secret. One they are willing to kill for.Cheryl is the new girl at work, which is why she feels like she doesn't have a choice when she's asked to go on a "company outing... -
![The Housemates by Iain Rob Wright]()
The Housemates by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTEN DAYS, TWELVE COMPETITORS, TWO MILLION POUNDS IN CASH.What at first appears to be a wonderful opportunity for Damien Banks turns out to be the worst nightmare he can imagine. Trapped inside a house with eleven strangers, and a booming voice known only as ‘The Landlord’ controlling his every move, Damien will be forced to compete not only for the money, but for his life... -
![The Cabin by Amy Cross]()
The Cabin by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"There are stories about this place. It's said that something really bad happened here once, in the room where we're standing right now." When Anna arrives in Norway to visit a long-lost friend, she expects to spend a calm, relaxing weekend at a remote cabin. Soon, however, she learns that some of the other guests are not what they seem, and the cabin itself has a dark history... -
![Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley]()
Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt's a Midsommar night's Scream in this blood-soaked thriller set at a remote healing retreat from horror author Brian McAuley.Hannah has been running from her demons ever since she emerged from a harrowing wilderness trip without her fiancé. No one knows exactly what happened the day Ben died, and Hannah would like to keep it that way.. -
![Relentless by Christopher Artinian]()
Relentless by Christopher Artinian
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSal had woken up with no recollection of the night before a few times but never like this … in a forest … alone … confused … scared.She scoured her surroundings, desperate for some clue as to how she’d ended up here. Fragments of conversations, snapshots of memories were all she could scramble together.But, suddenly, none of it mattered.A stranger.A warning.And the hunt is on... -
![The Good, the Bad, and the Sadistic by Jon Athan]()
The Good, the Bad, and the Sadistic by Jon Athan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClayton Carter and Chastity Harrison embark on a gruesome killing spree across Southern California, always staying one step ahead of the authorities while slaughtering their victims. Homicide Detective Harvey Skinner, frustrated by his failure to catch them, decides to use an unconventional method to punish Clayton and Chastity... -
![Nightmares by Matt Shaw]()
Nightmares by Matt Shaw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 4 ratings"Jacobs Ladder" meets "A Nightmare On Elm Street" in Matt Shaw's new Extreme Horror Jamie Harris was tired of his job. He travels around the country meeting with criminals to discuss what is on their minds and assess whether they're ready for a possible parole hearing. It was once a job with meaning; to help those whom needed it the most... -
![Young Slasher by S. Elliot Brandis]()
Young Slasher by S. Elliot Brandis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsHave you ever wanted to kill somebody? Sorry, that’s a blunt question. It might make you uncomfortable. If it does—if your stomach knots or your skin prickles—then your answer is yes. You probably don’t want to admit it. I get that. But it doesn’t change the fact that deep down you’re a killer. Like me. My name is Mia Sanguine. I’m a 17-year- old girl, living in Australia... -
![Killing Sam Knight by John Cassian]()
Killing Sam Knight by John Cassian
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsWhat happens when a serial killer falls in love...and finds a partner in crime? So caught up in his lovedrunk daze, killer Samuel H. Knight winds up in the crosshairs of another terrifying murderer -- one seeking revenge, closure, and love... -
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![The Witness: Slasher Horror by Zach Bohannon]()
The Witness: Slasher Horror by Zach Bohannon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsPURE AMERICAN SLASHER HORROR "Page-turning, gut-wrenching and blood-soaked. Bohannon really knows his stuff, delivering high-intensity horror with a sly punch that you won't see coming." - K.R. Griffiths, Amazon Top 5 Best-Selling Horror Author of 'Adrift' & 'The Wildfire Chronicles' Overview: Rebecca Long is a college student at Tulane University... -
![Slice by Angie Caedis]()
Slice by Angie Caedis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsIt was supposed to be a vacation. Now, she'll be lucky to make it through the weekend. Bec is about to celebrate her birthday—the big ole' dirty thirty. And while she'd have been fine spending it with her best friend and a bottle of tequila, her boyfriend had other plans. Nicaragua. A private island. Six of their closest friends... -
![Five Deaths for Seven Songbirds by John Everson]()
Five Deaths for Seven Songbirds by John Everson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsSomebody is murdering the Songbirds…A modern Giallo, Everson's homage to the stylish Italian mystery thrillers. Somebody is murdering the Songbirds. When Eve Springer arrives in Belgium to study with the world famous Prof. Ernest Von Klein at The Eyrie, an exclusive music conservatory, it’s the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. But that dream is soon to become a nightmare... -
![A Matrix of Angels by Christopher Conlon]()
A Matrix of Angels by Christopher Conlon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsFrances Pastan is a mess. Though a celebrated author of children’s books, she's arrived at middle age depressed and alcoholic, alienated from her daughter and lost in regret for events of long ago... -
![Daddy's Home by Paul Dale Anderson]()
Daddy's Home by Paul Dale Anderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsTerror gripped the streets of Willow Woods as the grisly deaths increased. The killer struck in isolated areas, slashing young women into bloody ribbons of flesh with the precision of a surgeon. The experts knew he used a razor-sharp butcher’s knife, but only the dead knew his face…. The bad dreams started when Danny’s real dad disappeared... -
![Camp Firwood by Boris Bacic]()
Camp Firwood by Boris Bacic
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf the counselors of Camp Firwood send you into the woods, you're as good as dead.When the rebellious teenager Kevin gets sent to a summer camp by his parents, he initially has no idea what's in store for him. Every two weeks, the camp organizes an event called The Trial. The campers all dread it. They don't want to spend the night in the woods with the Firwood Wraith roaming around... -
![Headhunter Reimagined (Special X) by Michael Slade]()
Headhunter Reimagined (Special X) by Michael Slade
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIT BEGAN WITH HORROR. THEN IT GOT WORSE.There were still traces of extraordinary beauty in the woman's brutally violated body--but there was no way of knowing how beautiful she had been.Her head was missing.She was the first--but there were more to come.Many more.A killer was loose and no woman was safe.. -
![The Killing Kind by Bryan Smith]()
The Killing Kind by Bryan Smith
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA group of college friends are ready for a week of partying at their rented beach house. They didn't count on a pair of homicidal maniacs crashing the party... -
![The App by Stuart James]()
The App by Stuart James
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe App...Once you're in, they'll never let you leave.Whatever happens, don't download The App.* It will come in the form of a link. Maybe in your DM's on a social media account, the junk folder of your emails or a WhatsApp message from a friend.* You'll be enticed by the chance of winning one hundred thousand pounds on offer every Friday, wired straight into the winner's bank account... -
![Blake Pierce: Suspense Bundle by Blake Pierce]()
Blake Pierce: Suspense Bundle by Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsA two-book mystery bundle by #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, author of ONCE GONE, a #1 bestseller on Amazon with over 350 five star reviews!Here is a bundle of the first books in two Blake Pierce series—the Ava Gold Mystery series and Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller series—all here in one convenient place... -
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![Fuck Them Kids: A Collection of Horror Stories by Timothy King]()
Fuck Them Kids: A Collection of Horror Stories by Timothy King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsWhat is more terrifying than a creepy kid?They appear innocent and loving, but it’s all a facade. The kids in this collection are pure evil. “Fuck Them Kids” takes you on a journey through ten terrifying stories. As you delve into the sick and twisted mind of Timothy King, you’ll encounter possessed teens, ghosts, murderers, and chilling tales of a world full of monstrous little bastards...Categorized as:
horror suspense slasher serial-killers contemporary psychological creepy-children anthologies -
![Monster by Matt Shaw, Michael Bray]()
Monster by Matt Shaw, Michael Bray
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWARNING: THIS IS AN EXTREME HORROR NOVEL. There is gore. There is bad language. There are scenes of a sexual nature. There are scenes of domestic abuse. But hidden underneath it all is also a chilling story. Please do not purchase this book if you are easily shocked, disgusted or offended. This book is not for you... -
![The Final Chapter: A Fight Like Final Girls Short Story by T M Lunn]()
The Final Chapter: A Fight Like Final Girls Short Story by T M Lunn
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsWelcome to Fight Like Final Girls, a multi-author collection of standalone Thriller and Horror short stories and novellas. In this series, you'll find badass characters fighting until they're the last one standing, doing anything necessary, in order to live until tomorrow. Could you do what they had to? Read and find out!Liv’s day is like any other for a successful thriller writer... -
![Offline by Kealan Patrick Burke]()
Offline by Kealan Patrick Burke
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"What follows is the transcript from a series of screenshots emailed to the Columbus City Police on June 7th, 2011, and subsequently distributed to the media."Everyone has a page...In the last few years, social networking has exploded as one of the best and easiest means of keeping in touch with people... -
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Clown by Matt Shaw
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new psychological horror from Matt Shaw - author of Porn, Sick Bastards, Rotting Dead F*cks and The Happy Ever After series - Clown tells the tale of a mild-mannered fifty year old entertainer.By day he likes nothing more than to hear the screams of children enjoying his gags and tricks at their parties but - when he gets home - his mask slips and the real monster is revealed... -
![Brother by Ania Ahlborn]()
Brother by Ania Ahlborn
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBrotherfollows a teenager determined to break from his family’s unconventional—and deeply disturbing—traditions.Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and it’s served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops don’t knock on their door... -
![Pedo Island Bloodbath by Duncan Ralston]()
Pedo Island Bloodbath by Duncan Ralston
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou are cordially invited to join jet-setting financier/philanthropist Emory Jackman and his very special guests at the world's most exclusive party on Little Pearl Island! Everyone who's anyone wants to be seen at one of Emory Jackman's legendary parties, from royalty to politicians, tech billionaires to Instagram models.But something sinister is happening on Little Pearl... -
![Some Kind of Cu*t by Matt Shaw]()
Some Kind of Cu*t by Matt Shaw
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsWARNING: THIS IS AN EXTREME HORROR. There is gore. There is bad language. There are scenes of a sexual nature. But hidden underneath it all is also a chilling story. Please do not purchase this book if you are easily shocked, disgusted or offended. This book is not for you... -
![Jigglyspot and the Zero Intellect by P.D. Alleva]()
Jigglyspot and the Zero Intellect by P.D. Alleva
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarnivals, Cannibals, and Clowns. Oh My!Wanna go for a ride?Meet Jigglyspot, a five-foot tall half human half warlock carnival clown who spends his free time moonlighting as a drug dealing pimp and lackey for demonic entities who prey on the weak and vulnerable, casting their dark shadow across humanity through manipulation, and fear... -
![Origin by Greg McLean, Aaron Sterns]()
Origin by Greg McLean, Aaron Sterns
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsNature vs nurture turns out to be a bloodbathThe wide open outback offers plenty of space for someone to hide. Or to hide a body.When wiry youngster Mick Taylor starts as a jackaroo at a remote Western Australian sheep station, he tries to keep his head down among the rough company of the farmhands. But he can't keep the devils inside him hidden for long... -
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![Friends List by Rob Watson]()
Friends List by Rob Watson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsMy friends are being slaughtered one by one. Decapitated. Burned alive. Chopped to pieces.The hooded killer has vowed to keep murdering people I care about until they’re all dead, their profile pics on social media replaced with photos of their mutilated bodies. The police can’t catch him. They have no leads... -
![Last Breath by Michael Prescott]()
Last Breath by Michael Prescott
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSixteen years after her first encounter with a horrifying killer as a young child, LAPD officer Caitlin Osborn comes face to face with her old nemesis who reawakens her childhood nightmares as she investigates a series of bizarre killings linked to her own dark past... -
![Teddy Bears Picnic: An Extreme Horror Novella by Harrison Phillips]()
Teddy Bears Picnic: An Extreme Horror Novella by Harrison Phillips
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsThis book contains scenes of explict violence and gore.If you go down to the woods today, you better not go alone,It's lovely down in the woods today, but safer to stay at home...Everybody knows the story of Teddy - the ten-year-old boy who killed all those bullies down in the woods, then chopped them up into tiny pieces and fed them to his teddy bears...Categorized as:
splatterpunk graphic-violence horror slasher serial-killers psychological fiction book -
![You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil]()
You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Cath receives her invitation to The Event--a monetised retreat for social media influencers--she can't believe her luck. Irene Jobert is the most famous influencer in the world, and now Cath will be one of the five participants chosen to stay with Irene in a renovated Transylvanian monastery.The catch? Their every move will be live-streamed to millions of people around the world... -
![The Summer I Died: The Roger Huntington Saga, Book 1: Volume 1 by Ryan C. Thomas]()
The Summer I Died: The Roger Huntington Saga, Book 1: Volume 1 by Ryan C. Thomas
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSo much screaming. When Roger Huntington comes home from college for the summer and is met by his best friend, Tooth, he knows they're going to have a good time. A summer full of beer, comic books, movies, laughs, and maybe even girls. So much pain. The sun is high and the sky is clear as Roger and Tooth set out to shoot beer cans at Bobcat Mountain... -
![The Printer From Hell by Amy Cross]()
The Printer From Hell by Amy Cross
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's just a printer.That's what Steve Holland tells himself when he brings the machine into his family's home. Even when he struggles to get the printer working, he tells his wife that there's no reason to worry. After all, a printer can't actually hurt anyone.And then the bruises start to appear on their son's arm... -
![Don't Read by Matt Shaw]()
Don't Read by Matt Shaw
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWARNING: THIS IS AN EXTREME HORROR NOVEL. There is gore. There is bad language. There are scenes of a sexual nature. But hidden underneath it all is also a chilling story. Please do not purchase this book if you are easily shocked, disgusted or offended. This book is not for you... -
![Dismember by Daniel Pyle]()
Dismember by Daniel Pyle
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe summer he turned seven, Dave Abbott survived a gruesome mountainside car accident that left the rest of his family mangled and dead.Now, after living twenty-three years with the twisted backwoodsman who pulled him from the wreckage, Dave is carrying out a plan to replace each of his lost loved ones with members of nearby, unsuspecting families... -
![The Island by Matt Shaw]()
The Island by Matt Shaw
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen contestants were sent to a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean, where they'd be left to fend for themselves for a number of weeks, as part of a new reality television show. After a quick weekend learning basic survival skills, these people were dumped on the island's shoreline with basic rations, basic tools and equipment they could use to document their journey... -
![DON'T LIE by Sarah Jules]()
DON'T LIE by Sarah Jules
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was a prank.Nobody was supposed to die.Five university housemates go on a final blow out to The Cabin before they all go their separate ways. The trip is a cover for a vindictive prank. When the prank goes wrong and one of the housemates dies, the final four find themselves trapped in the middle of nowhere, tormented by an 80s-style horror villain, complete with machete and mask... -
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![Slaughter Lake by David Viergutz, Jay Bower]()
Slaughter Lake by David Viergutz, Jay Bower
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsFor a group of friends, Slaughter Lake is about to earn its name…It’s been years since Rebecca and her closest college friends vacationed at Slaughter Lake. What once was an annual trip became a distant memory filled with campfires and the peaceful serene landscape of their exclusive vacation spot... -
![The Lodge by Chris Coppel]()
The Lodge by Chris Coppel
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsEver wondered what it would be like if hunted animals were able to fight back? The Lodge unveils the mystery of a hunting lodge in the remote hills of the Scottish Highlands during the Christmas holidays. After the report of an accidental death at the lodge, Andrew, a young constable from the nearest town, drives up through a growing blizzard... -
![Island by Richard Laymon, Dean Koontz]()
Island by Richard Laymon, Dean Koontz
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen Rupert Conway set out on a cruise with seven other people, he planned to swim a little, get some sun and relax. He certainly didn't plan to get shipwrecked. But after the yacht blew up, that's what happened - he and his shipmates were stranded on a deserted island. Luckily for them, the island has plenty of fresh water and enough food to last until they get rescued... -
![Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke]()
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsOn a scorching hot summer day in Elkwood, Alabama, Claire Lambert staggers naked, wounded, and half-blind away from the scene of an atrocity. She is the sole survivor of a nightmare that claimed her friends, and even as she prays for rescue, the killers — a family of cannibalistic lunatics — are closing in...
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