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Ramonst by A.F. Knott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHidden in the mountains of East Tennessee, an eleven-year old goes about the business of being a boy during the summer of 1970. Within a balance of terror and innocence, he bears silent witness to ghosts of the dead and the cruelties of a teenage killer while local justice plays out in a community carved from legacies of coal mining and religion... -
![Diesel by M. Merin]()
Diesel by M. Merin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHot on the trail of a major human trafficking ring, Diesel sinks deeper and deeper into the darkness of that world the more he unearths the digital footprints of those responsible for the kidnapping and death of members of his MC Family... -
![The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison]()
The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn April of 1949, Harlan Ellison was a lonely little kid living in Painesville, Ohio. A time traveler, observing him from within an invisible bubble, would not have marked him as anything more interesting than an undersized fourteen-year-old, seemingly always in hot water. Lively blue eyes, but basically just another kid... -
![Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim, Hugh Wheeler]()
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim, Hugh Wheeler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBook by Hugh Wheeler Introduction by Christopher... -
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![Savage Claws by John P. Logsdon, Ben Zackheim]()
Savage Claws by John P. Logsdon, Ben Zackheim
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*** THOUSANDS OF READERS HAVE FOUND A HOME WITH THE PARANORMAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. GET YOUR BADGE TODAY! *** Getting claws raked across your face isn't all that fun... The New York Paranormal Police Department is still reeling from the beating they took while saving Mike, the weretiger... -
![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... -
![A Long December by Richard Chizmar]()
A Long December by Richard Chizmar
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn 1996, Richard Chizmar's debut short story collection, Midnight Promises, was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. Publishers Weekly called it "a sterling collection" while singling out "The Silence of Sorrow" as "an understated masterpiece."Two years later, Subterranean Press published a mini-collection from Chizmar entitled Monsters and Other Stories... -
![The Best of Mystery: 63 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense by Alfred Hitchcock]()
The Best of Mystery: 63 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense by Alfred Hitchcock
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese 63 spine-tingling stories originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery magazine, and in the words of the master himself, they'll "make your blood run cold." Hitchcock coolly serves up cool cops, clever gangsters, bodies stuffed in trunks, kidnappings, adulterous affairs, murder, and espionage, and the resulting thrills are positively delicious... -
![The Mother Of All Things by Gabriel Blake]()
The Mother Of All Things by Gabriel Blake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDARK BEGINNINGS, BRUTAL ENDINGSA traumatic event and the break-up of her marriage returns Elaine to her childhood home where she embarks on renovating the run-down farmhouse as she reconnects with her mother and entertains her two children over the summer holidays... -
![Jenna by Tom Stearns]()
Jenna by Tom Stearns
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo protect her sister, Jenna endures a living hell at the hands of her mother and ‘uncles’. But when the boys at her school think they treat her the same, they are dead wrong. From the author of ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time’ comes ‘Jenna’; a harrowing tale of abuse and bloody revenge. WARNING 18+ NOT FOR THE EASILY OFFENDED... -
![ART by Matt Shaw, Michael Bray]()
ART by Matt Shaw, Michael Bray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWARNING: The following book has some scenes which some readers may find distressing. This novel is intended for a mature audience only. Martin Andrews is in a rut. Tired of the daily grind of life as a police officer and with a heavily pregnant wife, he is disillusioned, desperate to give his unborn child a chance in a world in which he has lost all faith... -
![The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell by Brian Evenson]()
The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell by Brian Evenson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Here is how monstrous humans are."A sentient, murderous prosthetic leg; shadowy creatures lurking behind a shimmering wall; brutal barrow men: of all the terrors that populate The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell, perhaps the most alarming are the beings who decimated the habitable Earth: humans... -
![The Roo by Alan Baxter]()
The Roo by Alan Baxter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomething is wrong in the small outback town of Morgan Creek.A farmer goes missing after a blue in the pub. A teenage couple fail to show up for work. When Patrick and Sheila McDonough investigate, they discover the missing persons list is growing... -
![White trash : Broken pieces of June 2 by Stuart Bray]()
White trash : Broken pieces of June 2 by Stuart Bray
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWaking up with a massive hole in her gut June must find the men responsible for the atrocities she faced and take herself from star to director. Lines will be crossed, blood will be spilled, the camera will roll... -
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![Sew Sorry by Aron Beauregard, Daniel J. Volpe]()
Sew Sorry by Aron Beauregard, Daniel J. Volpe
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYOU GET WHAT YOU EARNHenry’s mother has enough money to live more than comfortably. But the only comfort she can concentrate on is her bizarre obsession. She can’t help but constantly seek out the donation bins on the darker side of the city. The only problem is, she isn’t putting clothing into them, she’s taking it out... -
![The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories by Eric LaRocca]()
The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories by Eric LaRocca
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA beautifully crafted, devastating short fiction collection from the Bram-Stoker finalist and author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes.Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose... -
![Playground by Aron Beauregard]()
Playground by Aron Beauregard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsONCE IN A LIFETIMEThree low-income families have been given a handsome retainer to join Geraldine Borden for a day at her cliffside estate. All the parents must do to collect the rest of their money is allow their children to test out the revolutionary playground equipment Geraldine has been working on for decades... -
![Dead Girl Blues by David Sodergren]()
Dead Girl Blues by David Sodergren
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen 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... -
![My Pretties by Jeff Strand]()
My Pretties by Jeff Strand
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA novel of terror from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of PRESSURE. A serial kidnapper is preying upon women. He abducts them, then locks them in one of the cages dangling from the ceiling in a soundproofed basement. There, he sits quietly and just watches them, returning night after night, hoping he'll be in the room at the moment his beautiful captives finally starve to death... -
![Monster by Cynthia Havendean]()
Monster by Cynthia Havendean
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAVERTISSEMENTPour un public averti 18 ans et +Les pages abondent en violence gratuite, de meurtres, de manipulation et de scènes porn gore. Avant de t’immerger dans les abysses du mal, sache que : nécrophilie, gang bang, viol, torture, inceste, trafic humain et d’autres abominations se trouvent à travers ces pages... -
![The No Hellos Diet by Sam Pink]()
The No Hellos Diet by Sam Pink
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"The thought of calling off work is like the thought of suicide, just nice to think about."In The No Hellos Diet, Sam Pink brings you straight into a world you've never been to before -- your own life. Find yourself working at a department store where everyone must wear red and khaki clothing. Find yourself throwing out garbage for fifty cents more than minimum wage... -
![The Best of Fredric Brown by Fredric Brown]()
The Best of Fredric Brown by Fredric Brown
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Wit and Whimsy of Fredric BrownTwenty-nine of the best-loved stories by the man some critics call the O. Henry of science fiction… stories that range from the wryly humorous to the deadly serious, but are always unforgettable... -
![Wildlife by Jeff Menapace]()
Wildlife by Jeff Menapace
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the Everglades, there are sights that should never be seen… Deep in the Florida Everglades, a tragic accident has ignited a deadly feud between two families. Meanwhile, a young writer, his girlfriend and her family take a boat ride into the isolated wilds of the Everglades for research on a new book, only to become unwitting witnesses to a brutal crime... -
![A Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth Brown]()
A Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth Brown
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChildren will delight in following the black cat's progress through the dark wood, into the dark house, and eventually to the surprise discovery at the back of the toy cupboard, in this mysterious, beautifully illustrated picture book... -
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![Yellow by Aron Beauregard]()
Yellow by Aron Beauregard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THEY TOOK EVERYTHING?Oliver Fitch has a troubling issue; he lives in a state of constant terror. After purchasing a convenience store in a once civil society, the streets around him have rapidly devolved into utter lawlessness. They're now festering with sinister gutter scum that only live to harass and intimidate him... -
![The Cotton Candy Massacre by Christopher Robertson]()
The Cotton Candy Massacre by Christopher Robertson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 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... -
![Through the Eyes of Desperation: The Red Version by Aron Beauregard]()
Through the Eyes of Desperation: The Red Version by Aron Beauregard
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsALL BETS ARE OFFRed has tried to keep his nose clean but the sins of his past still haunt him. They’ve forced him back into the darkness—toward a life he’d hoped to leave behind. Now he has just four days to make things right.The scam seemed safe enough at first, but now Red is six figures in debt, and there's more than just money at stake... -
![Black Friday by James Kaine]()
Black Friday by James Kaine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHOP TILL YOU DROP...DEAD!Marine veteran Logan Talbot would do anything to save his dying best friend, even accepting a stranger’s invitation to a competition with a prize that seems too good to be true. A Black Friday contest with the potential to win millions.But when Logan arrives at a shuttered shopping mall, he discovers the horrifying truth... -
![Don't Scream! by R.L. Stine]()
Don't Scream! by R.L. Stine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Hall of Horrors, HorrorLand's Hall of Fame for the truly terrifying.Jack Harmon can't think of anything worse than getting picked on by the bullies at school, until he discovers an even bigger threat. After finding a cell phone, Jack begins to hear a strange voice on the other end. Jack keeps trying to make his new "friend" happy. Now everyone thinks Jack has lost his mind... -
![Dead Clown Barbecue by Jeff Strand]()
Dead Clown Barbecue by Jeff Strand
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian's Note: Paperback Edition, Same isbn numbers as Hardcover.isbn: 1937128458 isbn 13: 9781937128456Dark Regions Press is excited to be launching a new collection from author Jeff Strand, read more about the book here: http://www.darkregions... -
![#thighgap by Chandler Morrison]()
#thighgap by Chandler Morrison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon’t read with the lights on…this is My Dark Library.A collection of novellas curated by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann to represent her favorite themes, tropes, and subgenres in horror fiction today.BOOK TWO: #thighgap by Chandler Morrison –Los Angeles fashion model Helen Troy wasn’t always skinny. Drastic weight loss has given her everything–money, confidence, attention, respect... -
![Through the Ravenous Night We Ride by Calvin Demmer]()
Through the Ravenous Night We Ride by Calvin Demmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecret societies, serial killers, malevolent criminals, and other evils stalk these pages.A short story collection... -
![Furnace by Livia Llewellyn]()
Furnace by Livia Llewellyn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHorror fiction has long celebrated and explored the twin engines driving human existence. Call them what you like: Sex and Death, Love and Destruction, Temptation and Terror. While many may strive to reach the extremes, few authors manage to find the beauty that rests in the liminal space between these polar forces, the shuddering ecstasy encased within the shock... -
![House of Houses by Kevin L. Donihe]()
House of Houses by Kevin L. Donihe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"This is perhaps the weirdest book that anyone has ever written, or will ever write. Donihe is the best kept secret of the bizarro fiction genre." - Carlton Mellick III, author of Adolf in Wonderland There once was an odd reclusive little man who was in love with his house. He loved this house not in the way that normal people love their homes... -
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![Tamer Animals by Justin M. Woodward]()
Tamer Animals by Justin M. Woodward
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIT WAS JUST A CAMPING TRIP Down by the old Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge, four high school friends only wanted to kick back, smoke some weed and forget about their problems for a day or two. Sure, there were stories that the area was haunted, but there was no way they were true... -
![Midnight Rain by James Newman]()
Midnight Rain by James Newman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1977... In a small town called Midnight, North Carolina, twelve-year-old Kyle Mackey ventures toward a strange new world called manhood... Kyle's older brother Dan is going away to college. The night before Dan's flight leaves for Florida, Kyle visits what he calls his "Secret Place" -- an old shack in the woods bordering Midnight... -
![Sparks: An Inferno Prequel by Yolanda Olson]()
Sparks: An Inferno Prequel by Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy son is a good man. I know what you think about him, because I know what he's done, but you have to understand that it's not his fault. He was something of a misanthrope in his youth and that can be attributed to his father. Please understand that I will take the blame for my part in wrecking his soul, but it's so hard to resist a boy so sweet... -
![Tortured by Matt Shaw]()
Tortured by Matt Shaw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWARNING: This is an extreme horror novel. Some scenes may offend or cause upset. With that in mind, please be aware this story is intended for a mature audience only. When financial problems hit Ryan he is forced to move his family to a smaller, more cost-effective, home on the outskirts of the city... -
![The Nothing That Is by Kyle Winkler]()
The Nothing That Is by Kyle Winkler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Infused with cosmic, culinary dread and seasoned with dark humor, The Nothing That Is reads like Anthony Bourdain riffing on Lovecraft. Winkler’s engaging style and hypnotic prose will consume you whole, and if that doesn’t whet your appetite, there’s an exploding graveyard... -
![The Perfect Victim by David Sodergren]()
The Perfect Victim by David Sodergren
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one expects to be kidnapped. No one expects to have to fight for their life. But for Katy Ketcher, that nightmare is about to become reality. She’s sixteen years old, and the daughter of a wealthy Hollywood producer. She’s the perfect victim. Now, Katy and her best friend Jill must use their wits and cunning in a desperate battle for survival against four dangerous criminals... -
![Wedding Day Massacre by Aron Beauregard]()
Wedding Day Massacre by Aron Beauregard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI NOW PRONOUNCE YOUR END OF LIFE...It’s that special day. The day when everything’s supposed to be perfect. The day when everyone is supposed to drink too much and party like it’s nineteen-ninety-nine... -
![Made A Monster: A Splatterpunk Novel by Rob Nelson]()
Made A Monster: A Splatterpunk Novel by Rob Nelson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAdrian and Kendra are a match made in Hell.Adrian's dark past left him with a twisted imagination that takes him deep into the forest where he does unspeakable things.Kendra is new to town. She has a dark secret of her own and an unhealthy obsession with a boy she hasn't even met yet.Until Adrian met Kendra, he had his deviant urges under control... -
![June: Broken pieces of June 3 by Stuart Bray]()
June: Broken pieces of June 3 by Stuart Bray
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this continuation of White Broken pieces of June 2 the twisted, and depraved "doctors" and "nurses" at the black hill's asylum, are about to meet their new patient. June is back, and she's bringing some old friends along for the ride... -
![Hick Lawyer by Corey Burns]()
Hick Lawyer by Corey Burns
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDexter Smith has muddled his way through life, and law school. And he has found a small Nebraska town to hide out in and do as little as possible, handling simple court appointed cases while life passes him by. Now, Donald Birch has been charged with three counts of first degree murder... -
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![Bring Her Back by Jeff Strand]()
Bring Her Back by Jeff Strand
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrank knows that he's creepy. There's nothing he can do about it. His creepiness--along with the fact that his father once killed eleven people in an office shooting—has kept him from ever having a girlfriend. When he finally works up the nerve to ask Abigail out on a date, after buying flowers from her every day for the past three months, he's sure she'll say no... -
![ILUSANITI by Adib Zaini]()
ILUSANITI by Adib Zaini
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsILUSANITIIni kisah sekumpulan kawan.Lama sudah kenal secara online.Untuk kali pertama mereka bertemu.Seorang mati bunuh diri selepas itu.Ataupun ada konspirasi yang mereka tidak tahu.Nisan siapa bakal diukir lagi?Ingatan semakin hilang setiap hari.Tidur dipenuhi dengan mimpi ngeri... -
![Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror by Jeff Gelb, Michael Garrett]()
Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror by Jeff Gelb, Michael Garrett
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHOW MUCH TERROR CAN YOU TAKE?Richard Laymon... Lisa W. Cantrell... Stephen Gresham... Ray Garton... Gary Brandner... Graham Masterton... Chet Williamson... Karl Edward Wagner... Rex Miller... Nancy A. Collins and a cast of masters of the ghastly arts are here to entice you into the nether realms of horror. Here, for your pleasure, are grisly whimsy, the lubricious and the grotesque... -
![Sredni Vashtar by Saki]()
Sredni Vashtar by Saki
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Sredni Vashtar" is a short story written by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) between 1900 and 1911 and initially published in his book The Chronicles of Clovis. It has been adapted for opera, film, radio and television.The story concerns an unhealthy ten-year-old boy named Conradin, who lives with his strict cousin and guardian, Mrs. De Ropp... -
![Talia by Daniel Volpe]()
Talia by Daniel Volpe
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the early 1990s the rising popularity of the video cassette gave birth to a seedy, underground world of illicit pornography.Talia, a Midwest dreamer, leaves home in search of fame under the blinding Broadway lights. But nothing could have prepared her for what she finds instead. Savage violence, bottomless depravity, and no way out... -
![Brain Cheese Buffet by Edward Lee]()
Brain Cheese Buffet by Edward Lee
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou've seen Cannibal Holocaust. You've seen Salo. You've seen Nekromantik. You ain't seen shit! Zombie prostitutes, religious rapists, horny werewolves, death by vomit, and sexual fetishes scraped off the sidewalk. From sex prisons to mafia torture chambers, hold on tight because you're about to enter the perverted and twisted mind of Edward Lee...
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