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Morsel by Audrey Rush
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy violent desires are harmless. My fantasy tends to scare most women away, but my daydreams never hurt anyone. When I find Mona, a mysterious artist with similar sensual needs, we indulge in roleplaying.It seems like I found my dream girl. But while we grow closer, Mona’s desires become more extreme, and my primal cravings become harder to control... -
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Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA bleak glimpse of a world of savage tyrants, from award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky in a beautiful signed, limited-edition hardcover.Ogres are bigger than you.Ogres are stronger than you.Ogres rule the world.It’s always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call.Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites... -
![Play With Me: A Splatterpunk Dark Romance by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen]()
Play With Me: A Splatterpunk Dark Romance by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlenty of people make jokes about what they would do if a serial killer made them their target, but how many of them would beg for their lives if faced with the inevitability of death? How many would be triggered into a trauma response out of basic instinct? None of them understand true pain until all their tears have dried up and the numbness takes over...Categorized as:
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![Reckoning by Jeff Menapace]()
Reckoning by Jeff Menapace
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife in the swamp just got wilder… “The Swamp Massacre.” That’s what the media dubbed it. A family on a boat tour through the Florida Everglades. Abducted by the infamous Roy family. Forced to endure hell. Five years later, an aspiring filmmaker and her friends are keen on making a documentary about the incident... -
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![Bones by Andrew Cull]()
Bones by Andrew Cull
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'Bones' brings together four chilling ghost stories by award winning writer-director Andrew Cull. Four monsters collected in paperback for the first time. 'Did You Forget About Me?'"He had written to me a month or so before he died. I'd ignored the letter the same way I'd ignored all the others... -
![By the Light of His Lantern: A Novel by Abe Moss]()
By the Light of His Lantern: A Novel by Abe Moss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA nightmarish tale of revenge, anguish, and human connection, BY THE LIGHT OF HIS LANTERN is thrilling, chilling, and heartfelt in equal measure... Naked in the sand, Lewis coughs seawater from his lungs. Disoriented, he blinks his eyes, rubs them for good measure, but the result is the same. The sky is as black as the beach below it. In this place, the sun and moon and stars are long dead... -
![Amid the Sinking Dark by Abe Moss]()
Amid the Sinking Dark by Abe Moss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"You can't save everyone. Not even close..."Robbed of her only chance at a normal life, Nell Parrish now finds herself in a strange new home where darkness and mysteries abound. Plagued with dreams of the night which brought her here, she's desperate for any distraction, anything to forget those unimaginable horrors...... even if it means braving another altogether... -
![J.A. Konrath Horror Trilogy - Three Thriller Novels by Jack Kilborn, J.A. Konrath]()
J.A. Konrath Horror Trilogy - Three Thriller Novels by Jack Kilborn, J.A. Konrath
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree complete horror novels by the master of chills, J.A. Konrath. A F R A I D WELCOME TO SAFE HAVEN, POPULATION 907...Nestled in the woods of Wisconsin, Safe Haven is miles from everything. With one road in and out, this is a town so peaceful it has never needed a full-time police force. Until now...A helicopter has crashed on the outskirts of town and something terrible has been unleashed... -
![A Bouquet of Viscera by Bridgett Nelson, Ronald Kelly]()
A Bouquet of Viscera by Bridgett Nelson, Ronald Kelly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn overzealous vigilante, who sees her victims' auras, finds herself in a very uncomfortable situation. A young woman, injected with a microchip in a futuristic America, develops unusual and grisly cravings. Four high school graduates end up on the menu of a giant, mutant sea creature. Diary entries share shocking and disturbing confessions.. -
![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... -
![Faces of Beth by Carver Pike]()
Faces of Beth by Carver Pike
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Andrew meets Beth at the Myles-Bend State Mental Hospital, he knows she has issues. She checked herself into the place because of her problems, but he can’t help falling in love with her anyway. He’s willing to put up with her constant mood swings and all the baggage she brings into the relationship...Categorized as:
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![Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen]()
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Best of Arthur Machen's short stories: The Novel of the Black Seal, The Novel of the White Powder, The Great God Pan, The White People, The Inmost Light, The Shining Pyramid, The Bowmen, The Great Return, The Happy Children, Out of the Earth, N, The Children of the Pool, The Terror... -
![Where the Dead Go to Die by Aaron Dries, Mark Allan Gunnells]()
Where the Dead Go to Die by Aaron Dries, Mark Allan Gunnells
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are monsters in this world. And they used to be us. Now it's time to euthanize to survive in a hospice where Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible. Euthanize to survive Post-infection Chicago. Christmas. Inside The Hospice, Emily and her fellow nurses do their rounds... -
![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... -
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![The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani]()
The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinner of the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award for Best Novella of 2020"Can you hear the bell chime?"A girl suffering from paralyzing night terrors finds a missing poster hanging from the door of her apartment building. On that poster is a photograph of a frighteningly familiar face.It’s her.Only, she’s never seen this photo before and something about its grin scares her... -
![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... -
![Warped: A Menapace Collection of Short Horror, Thriller, and Suspense Fiction by Jeff Menapace]()
Warped: A Menapace Collection of Short Horror, Thriller, and Suspense Fiction by Jeff Menapace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom award-winning tales of horror, to heart-stopping stories of crime and suspense, WARPED is the short story lover's dream companion. Acclaimed stories like: "The Straw Man and a Murder" - Hiding from his abusive father, a young boy finds solace in the arms of a scarecrow. "Sugar Daddy" - A wealthy slice of suburbia holds a deadly supernatural secret... -
![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... -
![Pigs: An Extreme Horror Novella by Wade H. Garrett]()
Pigs: An Extreme Horror Novella by Wade H. Garrett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJake lost his wife and unborn daughter on a West Texas highway when three police officers abused their authority. The pigs thought they had got off scot-free until Jake took justice into his own hands. This is an extremely sadistic story that should only be read by the seasoned extreme-horror reader.WARNING: This book is extreme and contains filthy, grotesque and brutal torture scenes... -
![Stuck On You by Jasper Bark]()
Stuck On You by Jasper Bark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCheating husband Ricardo could never keep it in his pants, and now it’s stuck in the worst possible place.His Mexican road trip becomes a nightmare straight out of urban legend when he agrees to take the wrong woman back over the border. A bolt of lightning sees him fused to his fellow cheater on a detour into the backwoods... -
![Dr. Sadist by Jon Athan]()
Dr. Sadist by Jon Athan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBradley Anderson, known as Dr. Sadist, is a master of torture and a veteran director of snuff films at Deep Red Pictures—a studio owned by a sadistic entrepreneur, Mr. Snuff. He is paid handsomely for his work, he owns an expensive, secluded home, and he lives with a loving family. The problem? He loves his family and he can’t stop his once-buried conscience from reawakening... -
![Her Gingerbread Dragon by Elianne Adams]()
Her Gingerbread Dragon by Elianne Adams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeaving the city behind, Maddison Campbell tries to build a life for herself in the sleepy village of Glen Farley. Little did she know, when a man followed her into the bakery and saved her from a less than honest sales person, that the man would be a dragon shifter. As soon as Luke Spence caught Maddison’s scent, he knew he had to have her—he would have her... -
![The Hand that Fractures by K.M. Mixon]()
The Hand that Fractures by K.M. Mixon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone’s killing in Crows Hollow again. And it’s not Neo Wade nor his deranged, stupid girl, Lyla Morris.Both have been called back, lured by the scent of blood to the town where it all began for them nearly two years prior. And while they don’t know who is killing blonde women fresh from prison sentences, they’re determined to find out... -
![Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward]()
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn a lonely cottage overlooking the windswept Maine coast, Wilder Harlow begins the last book he will ever write. It is the story of a sun-drenched vacation of his youth, of the terrible tragedy that forever bonded him with his friends Nat and Harper in unknowable ways, and of the killer that stalked the small New England town where they spent their summers... -
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![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... -
![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... -
![Grandfather's House by Jon Athan]()
Grandfather's House by Jon Athan
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter a prank lands him in serious trouble, Malcolm Hernandez, a sixteen-year-old boy, is shipped off to live with his grandparents while his mother attempts to save him from expulsion and criminal charges. Malcolm believes the stay will be easy—a vacation with milk and cookies and tales from the past... -
![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... -
![Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison]()
Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Seattle Times said of Angry Candy: "Ellison's stories rattle the bars of complacency that people put around their souls . . . Razor sharp . . . piercingly profound." Once again, Ellison's writing defies all labels. These seventeen stories by a modern master are an "assembled artifact" of anger and faith - as bittersweet as a"jalapeno-laced cinnamon bear... -
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Thirteen by Shani Struthers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlthough Thirteen feeds into the bestselling Psychic Surveys series, it can also be read as a STANDALONEDon’t leave me alone in the dark…In 1977, Minch Point Lighthouse on Skye’s most westerly tip was suddenly abandoned by the keeper and his family – no reason ever found. In the decade that followed, it became a haunt for teenagers on the hunt for thrills... -
![Beautiful Little Freaks: A Gatsby Retelling by Tylor Paige]()
Beautiful Little Freaks: A Gatsby Retelling by Tylor Paige
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom top three amazon bestselling author Tylor Paige, comes a new horror romance about two star-crossed lovers whose love for a tale told 100 years ago convinces them to rewrite the ending, no matter the cost.Gatsby-The world has found me guilty of heinous crimes that aren't mine. I've been called the beautiful monster. A man with a craving for flesh, but darling, it's not your liver I want... -
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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... -
![Petrified Women by Jeremy Ray]()
Petrified Women by Jeremy Ray
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome pranks go too far. This one could be deadly.Harley has the perfect boyfriend. Why can’t her best friend see that? He’s nothing like the others, especially the one who still haunts her memories. She’s finally picked a “keeper” with Aiden.Sure, he’s a bit eccentric. His wood carving hobby is a little odd. His need for isolation while he carves his life-size female figurines is strange... -
![La belle et la bête by Simon Rousseau]()
La belle et la bête by Simon Rousseau
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLes contes de notre enfance revisités... pour nourrir tous nos cauchemars !Une jeune infirmière traumatisée, obligée de raconter sa terrible histoire aux autorités. Une résidence luxueuse dissimulée au coeur de la forêt boréale et regorgeant d'horreurs innommables... Un prisonnier sauvagement mutilé, incapable de venir en aide à une famille au funeste destin... -
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![The Boy in the Barn by Ciana Stone]()
The Boy in the Barn by Ciana Stone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Addictive" - Candid Book Reviews Fear. That's the first word that came to mind when she thought of her childhood. She ran away from home to escape an abusive father, and to protect her unborn child, leaving everything behind except for memories of the boy in the barn and childhood dreams that could never come true. Twenty years passed and she is now a woman... -
![Desecrating Solomon by Lucian Bane]()
Desecrating Solomon by Lucian Bane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***WARNING*** This is a dark, gothic, slightly erotic romantic thriller that contains elements that may be disturbing and offensive. Please read with caution if you are triggered by events depicting violence and various forms of abuse. On the seventh day of the seventh year... she desecrates. Evil keeps a formidable schedule in Weston, West Virginia... -
![27001 by A.A. Dark, Alaska Angelini]()
27001 by A.A. Dark, Alaska Angelini
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGenre: Pitch Black Welcome (interjection) : 1. A word of greeting, as to ones’ arrival at a destination. Whitlock ((noun) : 1. A subterranean fortress within the base of a mountain, housing slaves for the cruel use of Masters who have purchased them through an auction. For reference, see to the 24690 series as you will get to experience the world first-hand... -
![Down in the Hollow by Timothy Hobbs]()
Down in the Hollow by Timothy Hobbs
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt all begins with a decapitated head found at the bottom of a dark well. Bertram Stone is a former Texas Ranger running from the changes of an ever-evolving world. Horses were being replaced by cars. Laws were changing how Bertram could deal justice. Wanting to live out his golden years in peace, Stone flees to the quiet town of Hamilton, Texas where he becomes the local sheriff... -
![The Prettiest Girl in the Grave by Kristopher Triana]()
The Prettiest Girl in the Grave by Kristopher Triana
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of international horror sensation Gone to See the River Man comes a new tale of terror that will drag you to the darkest corners of the soul.Some girls are fearful, others are brave. One girl’s a princess, the next one, a slave. But all girls are equal, when they’re down in this cave, until just one is left standing—The Prettiest Girl in the Grave.It’s only supposed to be a game... -
![Sinful Shadows by Jade Wilkes]()
Sinful Shadows by Jade Wilkes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s who I’m supposed to be, and there’s who I am….Everything changed at the Halloween party sponsored by the millionaire my mother is seeing.I was not supposed to be attracted to his unhinged son, Damon Northwood.I was not supposed to react the way I did when he taunted and teased me.Maybe his dark past can match the wretchedness of my own... -
![The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve by Ellen Datlow, Paul Tremblay]()
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve by Ellen Datlow, Paul Tremblay
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Ellen Datlow (“the venerable queen of horror anthologies” (New York Times) comes a new entry in the series that has brought you stories from Stephen King and Neil Gaiman comes thrilling stories, the best horror stories available. For more than three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror... -
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Animosity by James Newman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAndrew Holland is a bestselling horror writer. While none of Andy's neighbors has any interest in reading his macabre books, they're pleased to have a celebrity author living among them. Then, one morning, Andy finds the body of a child several hundred feet from his front door. A little girl who has been raped and murdered. And everything changes on Poinsettia Lane. Andy's neighbors turn on him... -
![Scary Stories by Barry Moser, Dean Koontz]()
Scary Stories by Barry Moser, Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGoose bumps along your arms, the hairs rising on the back of your neck, these are the sure signs you're immersed in a great scary story. Featuring classic stories by such timeless authors as Edgar Allan Poe, O. Henry, Bram Stoker, Washington Irving, H.P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, and H.G... -
![Do Not Disturb by Jon Athan]()
Do Not Disturb by Jon Athan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn 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... -
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![Borderlands 3 by Thomas F. Monteleone, Elizabeth Massie]()
Borderlands 3 by Thomas F. Monteleone, Elizabeth Massie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies... -
![They Feed by Jason Parent]()
They Feed by Jason Parent
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe night uncovers all we wish not to see. A troubled man enters a dusky park before sunset. A young woman follows, hidden in shadow. Both have returned to the park to take back something the past has stolen from them, to make right six long years of suffering, and to find justice or perhaps redemption - or maybe they'll settle for some old-fashioned revenge... -
![The Final Reconciliation by Todd Keisling]()
The Final Reconciliation by Todd Keisling
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTAKE OFF YOUR MASK.Thirty years ago, a progressive rock band called The Yellow Kings began recording what would become their first and final album. Titled “The Final Reconciliation,” the album was expected to usher in a new renaissance of heavy metal, but it was shelved following a tragic concert that left all but one dead... -
![The Angel of Vengeance - The Most Gruesome Series on the Market (A Glimpse into Hell, #1) by Wade H. Garrett]()
The Angel of Vengeance - The Most Gruesome Series on the Market (A Glimpse into Hell, #1) by Wade H. Garrett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSummary:In a dim lighted cell, a man has awakened to find himself surrounded by the most unimaginable and barbaric things that not even his worst nightmare could conjure up. His captor, Seth Coker, takes the man on a journey into his twisted world of vengeance. A world that runs parallel with the horrors that could only be found in the deepest and darkest parts of hell... -
![Cinere by Yolanda Olson]()
Cinere by Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCinere is not a standalone. It's advised to read Inferno before reading this novella. I've always thought of myself as a damn good father. The first three shouldn't define what you think about me. It's not my fault that they were fuck ups; I did my best with what I was given and I almost got it right. I think I've learned enough from those mistakes to know that I'll do better this time... -
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Embers by Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmbers is not a standalone. This is the conclusion to the Inferno series. It is highly advised to read Inferno, Cinere, and Sparks first. I swore to myself that I would never love you. I promised my children that they wouldn’t suffer for my sins. But it’s so hard, Daddy. It’s hard to not love the man that gave me life...
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