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  • Homecoming by Kinsley Kincaid

    Homecoming by Kinsley Kincaid

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This day was always coming.After months of being deprived of what my mind craves, I received the call to return back home.To fulfill my duty and complete my initiation.The Sinclair family is part of an infamous group embedded deep within Vail.The Exodus.And The Reckoning is upon us.No one is safe.The town hides as the streets become bare.But it doesn’t matter, because I will find you...
  • Maison De Fous by Nova Kane

    Maison De Fous by Nova Kane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sequel to A La FolieThis is a PITCH BLACK EROTIC HORROR. Please mind the trigger warnings. Are you ready for the show to begin?Cirque Du Desir : The Dark Harvest - A Night of chaos, carnage and contentment.Coming soon to a town near you...
  • Wicked Games: A Prequel Dark Horror Romance Novella by P.H. Nix, Celeste Night

    Wicked Games: A Prequel Dark Horror Romance Novella by P.H. Nix, Celeste Night

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A black envelope with silver filigree, a house long abandoned by residents, and a tragedy covered up in the bayou. What did these three things have in common?HarperWhen I received an invitation to the House of Horrors at the once beautiful Toussaint Manor, unease had filled every fiber of my being. And like the dumbass I was, I still went...
  • Psycho by Robert Bloch

    Psycho by Robert Bloch

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The 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...
  • 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...
  • Only Psychos by Daniel J. Volpe

    Only Psychos by Daniel J. Volpe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Who 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...
  • Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are by Harleigh Beck

    Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are by Harleigh Beck

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One year ago, on a rainy night, I made a horrible mistake.A mistake that would haunt my every waking moment.I accidentally killed Nate, the star quarterback.Or so I thought.Now he’s back from the dead.Nothing will quench his thirst for revenge.Not until my broken pieces lie scattered by his feet and he’s inhaled my last breath.The only way out is in a body bag...
  • The Numbing by Flint Maxwell

    The Numbing by Flint Maxwell

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A Supernatural Apocalypse NovelEvil awaits.After the devastating events on Prism Lake, Grady and the other survivors head south, hoping to find safety in one of the rumored "Cities of Light."But as they embark on their journey, they quickly discover the monsters aren't the only things out in the snow they must fear.They may not even be the worst things..
  • Halloween by Richard Curtis

    Halloween by Richard Curtis

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Based on the screenplay by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. Tricked by his cunning ... Treated to his savagery ... Annie, Linda and Laurie ... fresh, pretty, ready to be taken ... stalked by a sadistic power who has returned to claim new victims, on this ... the most frightening night of the year...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  thriller  adult  book  classics  fiction  gothic  horror
  • Those Who Came Before by J.H. Moncrieff

    Those Who Came Before by J.H. Moncrieff

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    People are dying at Strong Lake, and the worst is yet to come.An idyllic weekend camping trip is cut short when Reese Wallace's friends are brutally murdered. As the group's only survivor, Reese is the prime suspect, and his story doesn't make much sense...
  • Red Station by Kenzie Jennings

    Red Station by Kenzie Jennings

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There is a house overlooking the vast, rolling plains. A home station where a traveler will be welcomed with a piping hot meal and a downy bed.It is a refuge for the weary. A beacon for the lost.A place where blood and bones feed the land.For four stagecoach passengers......a doctor in search of a missing father and daughter......a newlywed couple on the way to their homestead.....
  • Blood Lust by Ab. Cynthe

    Blood Lust by Ab. Cynthe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The blistering sun brought waves of tourists to the peaceful town of Golden Coast, its sandy beaches beckoning with promises of a perfect summer. Beneath its idyllic allure and carefree crowds lurked two twisted killers, their murderous desires simmering just beneath the surface. While one left her signature kiss of death on her victims, the other stalked silently in the shadows by the sea...
  • Thrill of the Hunt by Dana LeeAnn

    Thrill of the Hunt by Dana LeeAnn

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Run, run, as fast as you can. I’ll hunt you down, then make you drown. Fight or flight, two animalistic instincts that kick in when you’re being chased through the woods by a masked man. Turn to face the predator, daring to take on a skilled fighter twice your size, or flee, running for your life...
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Stephen Hand

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Stephen Hand

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On August 20th 1973, police were dispatched to a remote farmhouse in Travis County, Texas. Within the confines of a cryptic residence discovered the butchered remains of 33 victims. Brandishing a chainsaw and wearing the grotesque flesh masks of his victims, the killer became forever known as 'Leatherface'...
    Categorized as:
    thriller  adult  book  cannibalism  fiction  gothic  horror  killer
  • Dead Girl Blues by David Sodergren

    Dead Girl Blues by David Sodergren

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When a young woman dies in Willow Zulawski’s arms, it sets in motion a chain of events that will push her to the brink of madness.A mysterious video is the only clue, but as Willow digs deeper into the murky world of snuff movies, those closest to her start turning up dead. Someone out there will stop at nothing to silence her...
  • Escape! by Iain Rob Wright

    Escape! by Iain Rob Wright

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Brand 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 ratings
    TEN 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...
  • Island of the Dolls by Jeremy Bates

    Island of the Dolls by Jeremy Bates

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    THE CREEPIEST ISLAND ON EARTHDeep within an ancient Aztec canal system on the outskirts of Mexico City lies Isla de las Munecas...a reportedly haunted island infested with thousands of decrepit dolls.While there to film a television documentary, several friends discover a brutal murder...
  • Night Shoot by David Sodergren

    Night Shoot by David Sodergren

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A group of desperate student film-makers break into Crawford Manor for an unauthorised night shoot. They have no choice. Their lead actress has quit. They’re out of time. They’re out of money.They’re out of luck.For Crawford Manor has a past that won’t stay dead, and the crew are about to come face-to-face with the hideous secret that stalks the halls...
  • The Cotton Candy Massacre by Christopher Robertson

    The Cotton Candy Massacre by Christopher Robertson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The book you are about to read is an account of the tragedy that occurred at the reopening of Bonkin's Bonanza one day in the summer of 1989.Some came looking for fun, like Candy Barton and her best friend, Leigh. Others, like Rocky Rhodes and Sully Sullivan, came looking for a second chance. Instead, they would find a twisted, funfetti nightmare...
  • They Are All Monsters by J. Boote

    They Are All Monsters by J. Boote

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Monster series. Based on the most disturbing true cases!A killer stalks the streets of Belton. Targeting young kids, their bodies found mutilated, the actions of a savage. The task force hunting him have no clues, no witnesses, nothing. Yet impossibly, kids are still allowed to roam the streets alone at night making it easier for the killer...
  • 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 ratings
    It'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..
  • Savages by Greg F. Gifune

    Savages by Greg F. Gifune

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It began as a vacation to the Cook Islands. But when seven friends are lost in the South Pacific after their boat goes down in a storm, they must survive at sea for several days in a small raft. Blown miles off course from their original position, and deep into open waters, they eventually encounter a small uncharted island...
  • 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 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 ratings
    Clayton 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...
  • Reception by Kenzie Jennings

    Reception by Kenzie Jennings

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    While her rehab counselor’s advice replays in her mind, Ansley Boone takes on the role of dutiful bridesmaid in her little sister’s wedding at an isolated resort in the middle of hill country, a place where cell reception is virtually nonexistent and everyone else there seems a stranger primed to spring...
  • The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

    The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers cringing, laughing, and guessing until the very last page.Rose DuBois is not your average final girl.Rose is in her late 70s, living out her golden years at the Autumn Springs Retirement Home...
    Categorized as:
    thriller  horror  mystery  fiction  audiobook  suspense  crime  slasher
  • Camp Firwood by Boris Bacic

    Camp Firwood by Boris Bacic

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If 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 ratings
    IT 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..
    Categorized as:
    thriller  adult  book  classics  crime  dark  fiction  graphic-violence
  • Disco Deathtrap by Cameron Roubique

    Disco Deathtrap by Cameron Roubique

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's New Year's Eve 1980, and the students of DeAngelo High School are lacing up their skates for the All-Night New Year's Lock-In at the Rollerville Roller Disco. Some of them just want to skate and dance the night away to the pounding disco music. Some want to pull a few pranks and have a few laughs...
  • Dark Ride by Iain Rob Wright

    Dark Ride by Iain Rob Wright

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    'Bright Lights' AJ Starr is a pro wrestler on the rise, and his life is about to change forever. Knowing this, he plans one last party with all of his best friends. The venue? Saxon Hills theme park, abandoned ten years ago after its flagship ride burned down and killed nine innocent people...
  • The Killing Kind by Bryan Smith

    The Killing Kind by Bryan Smith

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A 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 ratings
    The 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...
  • Horror in the Woods by Lee Mountford

    Horror in the Woods by Lee Mountford

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Finding that desecrated body was only the beginning....For Ashley and her three friends, it was supposed to be an adventure-filled weekend. A chance to get away from the hustle-and-bustle of city life and experience the peaceful tranquillity of nature.But when they ventured into those woods, their trip turned into a horror far beyond what they could have ever imagined...
  • Trapped by R.L. Stine

    Trapped by R.L. Stine

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some kids in the sixties used to party in the tunnels under Shadyside High, until something left a bunch of people dead. But that's just a story, right? Besides, exploring the tunnels is more fun than being stuck in Saturday detention. Too bad there's no turning back--because in the tunnels there's no one around to hear your screams...
  • Monster by Matt Shaw, Michael Bray

    Monster by Matt Shaw, Michael Bray

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    WARNING: 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...
  • Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess

    Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The summer of 1989 brought terror to the town of Shadows Creek, Florida in the form of a massacre at the local carnival, Cirque Berserk. One fateful night, a group of teens killed a dozen people then disappeared into thin air. No one knows why they did it, where they went, or even how many of them there were, but legend has it they still roam the abandoned carnival, looking for blood to spill...
  • Night of the Prowler by Jon Athan

    Night of the Prowler by Jon Athan

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Assist the customers. Stock the shelves. Sweep the floors. Take out the trash. Survive the night.Zoe Doyle, an eighteen-year-old girl saving up for college and her first car, is working the night shift by herself at a secluded gas station for the first time. Her hopes for a normal night quickly diminish as she meets the local creeps, but she perseveres...
  • Kill Hill Carnage by Tim Meyer

    Kill Hill Carnage by Tim Meyer

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    These woods are dark and full of monsters…In 1991, hell was unleashed upon Saint Christopher’s Summer Camp for Kids. The killers left behind piles of bodies and rivers of blood. Some say a family of inbred cannibals was responsible. A masked psychopath with a butcher's knife is another popular theory. Some still believe a camp counselor lost his mind and went crazy on everyone with an axe...
  • Under the Blade by Matt Serafini

    Under the Blade by Matt Serafini

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When she returns, so does the horror… At seventeen, Melanie Holden was the sole survivor of Cyrus Hoyt’s killing spree at Camp Forest Grove. Now in her forties, she has bottomed out personally and professionally, still haunted by the undying memories of that madman...
    Categorized as:
    thriller  adult  book  crime  fiction  horror  mystery  serial-killers
  • Tastes Like Candy: A Slasher Novel by Ivy Tholen

    Tastes Like Candy: A Slasher Novel by Ivy Tholen

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everyone at Pritchett High wants an invitation to the Senior Scavenge. In 2020, Violet Warren and her friends are the lucky ones. Eight girls will break into the Poison Apple Carnival after hours for a scavenger hunt, then at sunrise they’ll gather for a celebration in honor of their upcoming senior year.But someone else has another game planned...
  • Clown by Matt Shaw

    Clown by Matt Shaw

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A 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...
  • In the Hands of the Heathens by Aron Beauregard

    In the Hands of the Heathens by Aron Beauregard

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    STUPID SUPERSTITION?When a group of college students set out to a remote jungle in Madagascar to study a nocturnal endangered species for their thesis, things don’t quite go as planned. After being saturated with supernatural folklore, an unexpected act of violence forces them to abandon their study immediately...
  • Brother by Ania Ahlborn

    Brother by Ania Ahlborn

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Brotherfollows 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...
  • Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare

    Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Set a year after the first book, it looks at how the surviving characters are dealing with fame and infamy when a new threat, wearing an old clown mask, reaches out to upend their lives."And if you had any favorite characters in Clown in a Cornfield, I'm preemptively sorry...
  • Pedo Island Bloodbath by Duncan Ralston

    Pedo Island Bloodbath by Duncan Ralston

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You 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...
  • His to Slash by Mae Celeste

    His to Slash by Mae Celeste

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When I moved to Red Hallow, I was looking for a fresh start, not a nightmare. But this town has a secret—a legend that stalks its streets in the dark, hunting in silence. His name is Grayson Hale, and he was supposed to be my end.I saw the blood on his hands, the bodies he left behind. When he pinned me to the ground, I thought I’d be next...
  • 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 ratings
    Carnivals, 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...
  • The Pope Lick Massacre by Eric Butler

    The Pope Lick Massacre by Eric Butler

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are two types of people in Jefferson County: those who know the legend of the Pope Lick Monster and those who believe it. Before the night is over, Sam will have no choice but to join the believers.Since their mother’s death, Sam’s sole focus has been taking care of her younger brother, Kenny. Now Kenny’s Scout troop is missing, having never returned from the woods around Pope Lick...
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