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  • 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...
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    paranormal  suspense  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...
  • Kill River 2 by Cameron Roubique

    Kill River 2 by Cameron Roubique

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s been a year since Cyndi went into the empty water park with her friends and almost got killed by a masked maniac. One full year since she learned how to be strong, how to be a survivor. Now it’s 1984, and summertime has come around again. Cyndi has a boyfriend, a new group of friends, and a part-time summer job. She has every reason to be happy and forget about the past.But she can’t forget...
  • 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...
  • 12 Steps: A Novel of Suspense by Iain Rob Wright

    12 Steps: A Novel of Suspense by Iain Rob Wright

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A rainy night. A storm incoming. A group of alcoholics trying to stay clean. But staying clean is impossible when you have blood on your hands. Justice will always catch up with you. Adam lost his entire life to alcohol, but tonight he is one year sober. While he never expects to ever again be happy, he is at least back in control of his 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'...
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    suspense  adult  book  cannibalism  fiction  gothic  horror  killer
  • 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...
  • One Killer Night by Trilina Pucci

    One Killer Night by Trilina Pucci

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Trilina Pucci cranks up the heat in this sexy slasher filled with dark family secrets, classic horror tropes, and banter as sharp as a deranged killer’s knife.Love is patient.Love is kind.Love will stab you from behind.It’s Halloween night, and out-of-work writer Goldie Monroe’s trip to the drugstore scares up more than the fake blood she’s looking for...
  • 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...
  • 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..
  • 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...
  • Relentless by Christopher Artinian

    Relentless by Christopher Artinian

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sal 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 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...
  • Mind of a Killer by Dan Padavona

    Mind of a Killer by Dan Padavona

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dare to enter a killer’s mind. A teenage girl is brutally murdered in an idyllic lake community. In over his head, the local sheriff calls upon the Behavior Analysis Unit’s best profiler, Scarlett Bell, to find the murderer. Is a serial killer stalking Coral Lake? Now Scarlett faces a killer unlike any she’s encountered. Bloodthirsty. Cunning. Insane...
  • Awakened in Blood by Daniel J. Volpe

    Awakened in Blood by Daniel J. Volpe

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a drunken and adulterous night, Shane and Veronica’s marriage is on the rocks. In an attempt to save their relationship, Veronica books a couple’s retreat at an old lodge outside Ashmore, New York. Violent dreams, uncontrollable sexual desires and primal instincts haunt the guests at the old lodge...
  • 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..
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    suspense  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...
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    paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  cannibalism  dark  death  fiction
  • 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...
  • 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...
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    paranormal  suspense  book  fiction  ghosts  horror  lgbtq  poc-author
  • 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...
  • 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...
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    suspense  adult  book  crime  fiction  horror  mystery  serial-killers
  • Halloween Kills: The Official Movie Novelization by Tim Waggoner

    Halloween Kills: The Official Movie Novelization by Tim Waggoner

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The official novelization of the highly anticipated sequel to 2018’s Halloween, starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Minutes after Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen, and granddaughter Allyson left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor...
  • Halloween II by Jack Martin

    Halloween II by Jack Martin

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It is Halloween night in Haddonfield, Illinois. Six gunshots pierce the silence of this normally quiet town. Neighborhood kids trick-or-treating on the street stare as a man plunges off a balcony. A doctor form the county mental hospital rushes from the house...
  • 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...
  • Neighbors by Jeremy Bates

    Neighbors by Jeremy Bates

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT KIND OF PSYCHO MAY BE LIVING NEXT DOORNew York is a city of eight million strangers. For twenty-five-year old Buddy Smith, who values his privacy, it’s the only place he would call home. Yet his simple life is flipped upside down when a new neighbor moves in next door. She’s young, beautiful, a bit nosy...and might just be a cold-blooded killer...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Halloween IV by Nicholas Grabowsky

    Halloween IV by Nicholas Grabowsky

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It's the return of Michael Myers in the definitive Halloween novelization! By special arrangement with Trancas International Films, fantasy/horror author Nicholas Grabowsky presents a special, limited edition of his novel, the way it was meant to be...
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    suspense  adult  book  classics  dark  fiction  horror  literary
  • 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...
  • The Venue by T.J. Payne

    The Venue by T.J. Payne

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "Rollicking dark, twisted fun!" Welcome to THE VENUEWhere the super rich can get away from it all. ...and get away with anything they want.You're invited to Caleb Hunt's wedding! Sure, you haven't spoken since you two had a falling out in high school, but Caleb has gotten over that. He's a forgiving person. It was all a misunderstanding. He credits you with turning him into the man he is today...
  • Last Breath by Michael Prescott

    Last Breath by Michael Prescott

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sixteen 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...
  • Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson

    Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Menu meets Ready of Not in this dark tale of opulent luxury and shocking violence from the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom.Thrift fashionista Dez Lane doesn't want to date Patrick Ruskin; she just wants to meet his mother, the editor-in-chief of Nouveau magazine...
  • Halloween: The Official Movie Novelization by John Passarella

    Halloween: The Official Movie Novelization by John Passarella

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In 1978, Laurie Strode survived an encounter with Michael Myers, a masked figure who killed her friends and terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween night. Myers was later gunned down, apprehended and committed to Smith's Grove State Hospital...
  • Rotten Tommy by David Sodergren

    Rotten Tommy by David Sodergren

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    “Keep the door locked night and day…”It’s been forty years since Becky Sharp’s mother vanished without a trace. Becky has given up all hope of finding her, until she makes a strange discovery that may hold the key to solving her mother’s disappearance.Three unmarked videotapes, hidden in the wall of her childhood home...
  • You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil

    You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When 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...
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