Books like 'John Carpenter's Tales For a Halloween Night: Volume 1'

Readers who enjoyed John Carpenter's Tales For a Halloween Night: Volume 1 by John Carpenter, Steven Hoveke, Steve Niles, Trent Olsen, David Schow, Duane Swierczynski & James Ninness also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

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  • The Magnus Archives: Season 1 by Jonathan Sims

    The Magnus Archives: Season 1 by Jonathan Sims

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Magnus Archives is a horror audiobook written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrates the stories in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly-appointed head archivist of the fictional Magnus Institute; an institution based in London centred on research into the paranormal...
  • Ascension Day by Vanessa Nelson

    Ascension Day by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Caught in the middle of two powerful forces, can Thea find a way to survive?The Archon has ordered a day of celebration to mark her ascension to power. While most people in the city are looking forward to a day off and an excuse to drink and eat too much, Thea and the rest of the city's Watch are on high alert...
  • Flightless Afternoon by Vanessa Nelson

    Flightless Afternoon by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With one of their own dead, the ruling elite want answers.The unthinkable has happened. One of the Ageless has been killed, their body left in a public space, displayed for all to see.The Archon is furious and threatens to burn the entire city, unless the person responsible is found and turned over to her for justice.Thea March is called on to investigate again...
  • Morning Trap by Vanessa Nelson

    Morning Trap by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Beneath the unrelenting sun of Accanter's summer, an ugly conspiracy is underway.A desperate mother asks Watch Officer Thea March for help. Her daughter has gone missing. No one else at Thea's Watch Station will help the mother.More bad news follows when a body is found. A young man who had gone missing some time before and whose death her superior officer wants to write off as natural causes...
  • Monsters Everywhere by Steve Higgs

    Monsters Everywhere by Steve Higgs

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tempest Michaels has a vampire problem.He’s an old hat at this game and dealing with cases like this are his speciality. Except this time …… the vampires are his clients.When someone starts targeting members of the local vampire Live Action Role Play club, there’s only one person they can think of to turn to – their old nemesis, Tempest Michaels...
  • Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two by Jack Townsend

    Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two by Jack Townsend

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nightshift clerk and high-functioning insomniac Jack is back to work, trying his best to keep out of trouble. But when his chain-smoking coworker discovers a mysterious radio signal revealing the guarded secrets of their town, Jack will learn that an annoying new dayshift manager is far from the worst of his problems...
  • Demon Divine by John Conroe

    Demon Divine by John Conroe

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Something unholy is hunting the streets of Burlington, Vermont, stalking the campus of the local university. Chris Gordon and his contingent of demon hunters is drawn to the northern Vermont city by a brutal murder of hellish proportions, ready to banish it from Earth...
    Categorized as:
    demons  adult  aliens  angels  audiobook  book  epic  fae
  • Assassin's Noon by Vanessa Nelson

    Assassin's Noon by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One dead man. A fortified house full of innocent people.One of the city's wealthiest and most powerful residents is found dead in his own home. Murder is suspected, but the house was supposed to be absolutely secure against any intruder. Thea is faced with a hostile group of household servants inside the house and demands for swift justice outside its walls...
  • Darkkin Queen by John Conroe

    Darkkin Queen by John Conroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Book 16 of the Demon Accords. Tatiana Demidova - natural born vampire, Coven royalty, fighter, CEO, mate of the God Hammer, Fallen Angel... mother. She wears many hats, balances diverse duties, multi-tasks like any other woman, except most of those don't face demons from Hell, monsters from Fairie, alien invaders, or pissy world leaders...
    Categorized as:
    demons  adult  aliens  angels  audiobook  book  dragons  fiction
  • Rogues by John Conroe

    Rogues by John Conroe

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Demon Accords number 10. When a hunter is brutally mauled in northern Maine, it's presumed that a black bear is the killer. But an astute local deputy suspects a more supernatural element. His call for assistance is answered by the supernatural community sending one of their very best...
  • Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Three by Jack Townsend

    Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Three by Jack Townsend

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An army of monsters walks among us, hidden in plain sight. They’re fast. They’re strong. They’re unrelenting. And they only want one thing: the sh*tty gas station at the edge of town.Coming as a surprise to absolutely no one, Jack—night-shift clerk and local crazy person—has found himself neck-deep in the middle of yet another world-ending terror. And this time around, nobody can be trusted...
  • Moonshine by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Moonshine by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Witches and werewolves and rednecks, oh my!After surviving one Hell of a journey, Quinn MacKenna - black magic arms dealer turned demigoddess - was really looking forward to spending some quality time with friends. And maybe a beer. Unfortunately time is the only thing Quinn doesn’t have, and all her friends are either missing, in hiding, or imprisoned - including her favorite bartender...
  • Brutal Asset by John Conroe

    Brutal Asset by John Conroe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Book 3 of the Demon Accords. Partnered in an uneasy alliance with federal law enforcement, Chris Gordon has been hunting down the outlaw gang, Loki's Spawn, who attacked his vampire girlfriend. But when he finds unexpected hostages who trigger his baser instincts, Chris is thrown into a search for answers to dark questions...
  • Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong

    Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Rare and never-before published short stories featuring fan favorites from the New York Times bestselling seriesIt’s been more than ten years since Kelley Armstrong began the Otherworld series and drew legions of fans to a realm roamed by witches, werewolves, necromancers, vampires, and half-demons...
  • Duel Nature by John Conroe

    Duel Nature by John Conroe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Chris and Tanya have been assigned as Coven Rovers, traveling the country and trouble shooting the supernatural community. It's a job that's part cop and part auditor, one that should be long periods of boredom mixed with small parts of action...
  • Some Kind of Monster by Albany Walker

    Some Kind of Monster by Albany Walker

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Naughty girls need love too. A beautiful monster, that’s what I am. My packaging is just a little nicer than the creatures you hear about dwelling in your closet. With three baddies for my mates, things are definitely getting interesting. I think I’ve even convinced them not to kill each other. But I have a new purpose, someone is hurting our kind...
    Categorized as:
    demons  adult  alpha-mc  angels  audiobook  book  dark  fated-mates
  • Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    As a curious six-year-old, Clayton didn’t resist the bite—he asked for it. But surviving as a lone child-werewolf was more than he could manage—until Jeremy came along and taught him how to straddle the human-werewolf worlds, gave him a home…and introduced him to the Pack...
  • Hell's Heroes by Darren Shan

    Hell's Heroes by Darren Shan

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Beranabus and Dervish are gone. Bec has formed an unholy alliance with Lord Loss. Kernel is blind, held on Earth against his will. Grubbs is mad with grief and spinning out of control. The demons are crossing. The Disciples are falling. The Shadow is waiting. Welcome to the end...
  • A Shadow of Betrayal by B.M. Clemton

    A Shadow of Betrayal by B.M. Clemton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Monsters exist. The only problem is… I'm the only one that can see them. I always thought I would outgrow it. That one day, I would magically wake up, and the nightmares that haunt my life would suddenly be gone. Unfortunately, that hasn't been my luck. Avoidance is key. Don't look at them. Pretend they aren't lurking in the shadows, and never make eye contact...
  • Dark Light by Jodi Taylor

    Dark Light by Jodi Taylor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The second novel in the new, gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author Jodi TaylorFrom the frying pan into the fire.Betrayed, terrified and alone, Elizabeth Cage has fled her home. With no plan and no friends, she arrives at the picturesque village of Greyston and finds herself involved in an ages-old ceremony that will end in death...
  • Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting by David Reed

    Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting by David Reed

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My name is Bobby Singer. In twenty-four hours I’m gonna lose my memory. So here’s everything you need to know.Monsters, demons, angels, vampires, the boogeyman under your bed: I’ve seen it, I’ve hunted it, I’ve killed it. I’m not the only hunter out here, but there aren’t as many as there used to be. Not near as many as there need to be...
    Categorized as:
    demons  action-adventure  angels  book  fiction  ghosts  horror  humor
  • The Second Siege by Henry H. Neff

    The Second Siege by Henry H. Neff

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The Tapestry series continues to weave threads of fantasy, mythology, science fiction, and mystery into a wholly original adventure that appeals to fans of everything from Harry Potter to Lord of the Rings to The X-Men. Genre-blending and fully illustrated, The Tapestry novels have caught the attention of middle-grade and young adult readers alike—and the series is only getting bigger...
  • Undeath and Taxes by Drew Hayes

    Undeath and Taxes by Drew Hayes

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The sequel to the Amazon bestseller THE UTTERLY UNINTERESTING AND UNADVENTUROUS TALES OF FRED, THE VAMPIRE ACCOUNTANT. After discovering just how filled with magic, intrigue, and adventure the parahuman world of being an Undead American can be, Fredrick Frankford Fletcher did exactly what was expected--he became a certified parahuman accountant...
  • Bangkok Warlock by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant

    Bangkok Warlock by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Why sell your soul when you can rent it? Mark Vedis is an average cop. Average for a mage in the Paranormal Police Department (PPD), anyway. After years of doing the jobs nobody else wanted, his career, and life, seemed to be on hold...
    Categorized as:
    demons  audiobook  book  comedy  crime  dark  fiction  horror
  • Radley's Home for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne

    Radley's Home for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "If you like sexy fantasy, and I do, this is one great read." -Piers Anthony, author of the Xanth series With thousands of readers worldwide, Radley's Home for Horny Monsters is the exciting debut novel of Annabelle Hawthorne. When Mike Radley inherited a mysterious old house from a long-lost relative, he wasn't sure what to expect...
  • Revenge of the Furballs by D.M. Guay

    Revenge of the Furballs by D.M. Guay

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One loser, one talking cockroach, and one karate-chopping bombshell stand between YOU and a menacing army of...fat, adorable hamsters? Wait. Back up.Lloyd Wallace has been through a lot these past few months. He's stopped the zombie apocalypse, fought off demonic possession by the deadly sin of sloth, and helped the grim reaper get his job back...
  • Tales from the Gas Station, Vol. 1 by Jack Townsend

    Tales from the Gas Station, Vol. 1 by Jack Townsend

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Working at a dead-end retail job in the middle of nowhere can be hard. The long hours. The helpless customers. The enormous eldritch horror living deep below the building… As the only full-time employee at the twenty-four hour gas station at the edge of town, Jack has pretty much seen it all...
  • Soulstice by Simon Holt

    Soulstice by Simon Holt

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Beware the darkness and the light.They will steal your soul in day or night.In summer's warmth or winter's coldYour life will end when the Vours take hold.In the fearscape no one can hear you cry,And in its depth your soul will die.Reggie Halloway thought she was finished with the Vours - the demons who had possessed her brother, Henry - forever...
  • Demon Driven by John Conroe

    Demon Driven by John Conroe

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Seven months have passed since Chris Gordon met Tanya Demidova. In that time he has adapted to the vast changes in his life. Being faster and stronger, working for a paranormal police unit and dating a vampire. But new threats appear; from the South, from the North, within the NYPD and from the U.S. government. But his greatest danger is already inside him. Book 2 of the Demon Accords...
  • The Spook's Revenge by Joseph Delaney

    The Spook's Revenge by Joseph Delaney

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    ‘He’s the seventh son of a seventh son. His name is Thomas J. Ward and he’s my gift to the County. When he’s old enough we’ll send you word. Train him well. He’ll be the best apprentice you’ve ever had and he’ll also be your last.’These were the words of Tom's Mam to the county Spook some years ago...
  • Cloaked by Vanessa Nelson

    Cloaked by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The world itself in peril. Arrow’s sleep is being disturbed by nightmares that she cannot remember when awake. Her days are spent trying to build her new, simple, life in the human world and helping the shape-changers track down the last conspirators that tried to destroy the Erith. But the Erith want her help one last time...
  • Wolf Island by Darren Shan

    Wolf Island by Darren Shan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Free Delivery if order value from the seller is greater than 399. Used Book in good condition. No missing/ torn pages. No stains. Note: The above used product classification has been solely undertaken by the seller. Amazon shall neither be liable nor responsible for any used product classification undertaken by the seller. A-to-Z Guarantee not applicable on used products...
  • Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Four by Jack Townsend

    Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Four by Jack Townsend

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As the new owner of the worst business in history, Jack has a lot on his plate. His self-appointed “biggest fan” wants to finally meet, and won’t take no for an answer. The annoying cultists are back and cultier than ever. Plus, there’s a creature living under the building's crawlspace that must be fed regularly (or else)...
  • The Nightmare by Regine Abel

    The Nightmare by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was his obsession.For years, Zain has stalked Naima until she slipped through his fingers. He longs for the delectable taste of her terror and the divine sound of her screams. She occupies his every thought, and he aches for her. Eager to reclaim the only female that can ever complete him, Zain carefully plans his passage into the Mortal Plane...
  • Ghostly Touches by Salem Cross

    Ghostly Touches by Salem Cross

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They came to me in the dead of night.I should be used to ghosts, I’m a necromancer after all. But the three men who show up at my house aren’t the spiritual beings I’m used to. These Ghosts are part of a brotherhood so secret that they were thought to be a myth.When they ask for my help, I leap at the opportunity to aid these warriors.But none of us expected my help to come with a price tag...
  • The Curse of Monsters by Mia Hartson

    The Curse of Monsters by Mia Hartson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An unbreakable bond. An ancient curse. A monster to ruin kingdoms.We survived the outliers, but now Kade, Asher, Darian, Locke, and I are in the fae kingdom with a tortured prince in our grasp. The fae hold the secrets to breaking the curse over Katakin, and I intend to find out what they are...
  • Dark Calling by Darren Shan

    Dark Calling by Darren Shan

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The Disciples are being manipulated by beings older than time. Only Kernel Fleck knows that something is wrong. But he is in the grip of a creature who cares nothing for the fate of humanity. Voices are calling to him from the darkness and he's powerless to resist. Kernel has already been to hell and back, now he's about to go further...
  • Aberrant Monsters by Debbie Cassidy

    Aberrant Monsters by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evicting a monster is no easy feat. Especially when the monster lives inside you.I’m a rift walker, one of a handful of humans able to step into a world of monsters and arcane magic. We follow three simple rules:*Never step into the eldritch realm after sundown.*Never stay for more than an hour*Never, ever bring anything backI broke all three rules...
    Categorized as:
    demons  adult  alpha-mc  book  dark  female-mc  fiction  friendship
  • Exeunt Demon King by Jonathan L. Howard

    Exeunt Demon King by Jonathan L. Howard

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, has faced many horrors during his career, but in this tale he tells of an early encounter with something that horrified even him.Pantomime.A provincial theatre has seen a series of strange deaths. The young Cabal investigates, even though this requires him to don red tights, a curling moustache, and become... the Demon King...
  • Guns and Graveyards by Katie May

    Guns and Graveyards by Katie May

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I have blood on my hands. Blood that isn't mine. I had thought I had escaped my past. I had thought I had finally freed myself. But can you really escape your monsters? With a gang war looming on the horizon, bodies piling up, and a strange new student claiming ties to the Shadow Man, I find myself looking into my past...
  • Night of the Soul Stealer by Joseph Delaney

    Night of the Soul Stealer by Joseph Delaney

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    It's going to be a long, hard, cruel winter. And there couldn't be a worse place to spend it than up on Anglezarke.Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who captures witches and drives away ghosts. As the weather gets colder and the nights draw in, the Spook receives an unexpected visitor...
  • A New Darkness by Joseph Delaney

    A New Darkness by Joseph Delaney

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A chilling new trilogy from the author of the internationally bestselling The Last Apprentice series! Tom Ward is an apprentice no longer—now he is a fully fledged spook battling boggarts, witches, and other creatures of the dark. This three-book arc will introduce brand-new readers to Joseph Delaney’s haunting world, and delight longtime fans...
  • Curse of the Bane by Joseph Delaney

    Curse of the Bane by Joseph Delaney

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Now it's the dark's turn to be afraid The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark. Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts, and boggarts. But now there's some unfinished business to attend to in Priestown...
  • Two Necromancers, an Army of Golems, and a Demon Lord by L.G. Estrella

    Two Necromancers, an Army of Golems, and a Demon Lord by L.G. Estrella

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Two necromancers, an army of golems, and a demon lord – it sounds like a recipe for trouble, and for Timmy, it definitely is. To earn his pardon and avoid horrible torture and/or gruesome execution, Timmy has to complete every mission the Council throws his way, most of which seem to involve extremely scary things trying to kill him. At least he’s got help – sort of...
    Categorized as:
    demons  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  dragons  fae
  • Rival Magic by Ella Summers

    Rival Magic by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    This is an alternate cover edition of ASINB01I28SX46.From San Francisco to Munich to Las Vegas and beyond, mercenary mage Sera Dering faces her biggest challenge yet in this final installment of the bestselling Dragon Born Serafina series.After twenty-four years of pretending to be human, Sera is adjusting to her new life with magic and a deepening relationship with dragon shifter Kai...
    Categorized as:
    demons  abuse  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book  dark  dragons
  • Raven Revivals by Amy Cross

    Raven Revivals by Amy Cross

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Deep beneath the village of Rippon, the Devil's body still rests in its tomb. But powerful forces are determined to break in and steal the body, and only one thing stands between those forces and total world domination.Her name is Sam and she's a gardener.One year after Grave Girl, Sam is still working at the cemetery in Rippon...
    Categorized as:
    demons  adult  book  comedy  fiction  ghosts  horror  humor
  • The Source of Magic by Marisa Mills, Drake Mason

    The Source of Magic by Marisa Mills, Drake Mason

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I can speak to demons. The punishment is death. The mission: put on a dress, pretend to be a lady, and infiltrate the academy of mages to steal a journal from the forbidden archives. The problem: I’m no mage and I’ve never worn a dress in my life. But it’s not like I have a choice...
  • The Witch Cave by Sara Clancy

    The Witch Cave by Sara Clancy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Their worst nightmares lurk in the darkness…The offspring of four cursed families risked everything to defeat the nightmare that haunts their bloodlines. But when an eerie melody chimes through the trees, they know the Bell Witch has returned. Her harvest of souls has begun, and they are running out of time...
  • Shadow's Edge by Lizzy Prince

    Shadow's Edge by Lizzy Prince

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You never know what’s hiding in the shadows. HazelI’ve always seen ghosts, but since moving to Shadow Falls I haven’t seen a single spirit. Everyone says weird stuff happens here, it’s just a way of life. Ghosts don’t scare me but what’s happening in Shadow Falls is terrifying. Shadows that cling to people like parasites and a man who wants to devour me. AlarikSomething is wrong in Shadow Falls...
  • The Teras Trials by Lucien Burr

    The Teras Trials by Lucien Burr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Teras ravage England. Only London is safe. In an England where monsters have spilled into the world out of myth, only London is magically protected from the monstrous threat. The University runs the city, allowing family of graduate Hunters, Healers, Scholars, and Artificers to live behind the wards. Cassius Jones is nineteen and ready for the University...
    Categorized as:
    demons  romance  fantasy  horror  lgbtq  gothic  mlm  dark
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