Ancient Horror

He came to bury a grandmother he barely knew. He found himself unearthing a war he never believed in. Alex Rivers, a cynical journalist whose career was built on debunking the very idea of the supernatural, arrives in the dust-choked, forgotten Texas border town of Hopewell with one goal: settle the affairs of his estranged grandmother, Ada, and get back to civilization. Ada was the family enigma, a reclusive herbalist whispered to be a "Hedge Witch," her isolated adobe house a testament to a life lived on the fringes of reality. Alex expects to find a few quirky antiques and a lot of dust....

The tragedy of December 1st is still fresh in the minds of Sam, Nathan, and Trent. As Sam adjusts to his new life of becoming a father after losing his own to Nergal, he does not know there will be no respite for him or his friends. They believe their ordeal, which started in Talihina, Oklahoma, two years earlier, was over, and they had realized their triumph over Nergal and his grip on Southeastern Oklahoma. With the deaths of the Choctaw elders, Addison, and Joshua, came a loss of wisdom and foresight into the true nature of their enemy. Nergal had established his dominion over the area ...

Fleeing the nightmares of Coldthistle House, Louisa and her friends have taken up in a posh new London residence. But religious zealots from the shepherd’s army are flocking to the city in droves, and ominous warnings are being left on Louisa’s very doorstep. With the evil influence of her father’s spirit growing stronger, Louisa knows she’ll have to pick a side in the coming war between the old gods, whether she’d like to or not.

A gothic folklore book set in Ireland, Canada, and Italy during the 19th to early 20th century. Dive deep into the eerie world of *The Irish Banshee*, a spine-chilling collection that captures the essence of ancient Irish legends and supernatural encounters. This gripping gothic folklore narrative spans from the hauntingly beautiful countryside of Ireland to the atmospheric locales of Canadian wilderness and Italian coastal regions. Transporting readers to the 19th and early 20th centuries, it brings to life the spectral harbingers that stalk these lands. Discover the Mysteries: Linked only...

When David stumbles upon a tragic young woman in a sordid Limehouse pub, he has no idea she’d recognize him as the last vampyre alive, nor that she’d be the one to pull out his story. Yet as he recalls his life from the sweltering vineyards of ancient Rome to the cold horrors of medieval Romania—as well as his tumultuous past with the mad and mysterious Lucius—he realizes she is much more than what she seems. Gothic horror and mythological fantasy blend seamlessly together in this thrilling adventure, breathing new life into vampire lore as it reveals its true origins.

The Whispering Pines – A Haunting Supernatural Thriller A small town drowning in secrets. A forest that never forgets. A cycle that demands blood. When Dana Crowell returns to Pine Hollow to care for her ailing mother, she expects to confront painful memories—but not the horrors lurking beneath them. Fourteen years ago, her best friend Morgan vanished without a trace. Now, people are disappearing again, and whispers in the trees suggest the past is far from buried. As Dana digs deeper, she uncovers a chilling legend—the Mother of Pines, an ancient force that has claimed Pine ...

Most of us know about Nimrod and the Tower of Babel as this step-great-grandson of Noah tried to build a tower to initiate and war with God. This is not about that. Instead, it is about what happened after the Tower came down, as King Nimrod would face his hardest challenge. This book is about one of the most important events of our age, as thousands began to take on reptilian features. Luckily, the change was halted and together we will discover what happened. While the event describe here are true horrors beyond belief, the most horrible thing is that the events are not explained to our ...

Step into a world where ancient Chinese spirits and ghosts reveal hidden truths about love, betrayal, and justice. In these captivating tales, the deceptive "Painted Skin Ghost" lurks behind beauty, while the fierce protector Zhong Kui defends the realms beyond life. Each story is a gateway into centuries-old beliefs and mysteries, inviting readers to explore the rich tapestry of Chinese folklore. Discover what lies beyond the veil, where supernatural encounters echo the values and fears of ancient China—offering haunting insights that still resonate today.

Still haunted by the horrors she faced on Hell Moon, Janice struggles to build a new life with her makeshift family aboard Fathomscape Space Station, raising the reptilian children they risked their lives to save. But when a moth-like alien queen foolishly unleashes age-old evils, Janice watches in horror as vicious metal beasts—the very monsters that still stalk her dreams—begin consuming their space station from the inside out. With time running out and station-dwellers turning on each other, Janice must gather her courage to battle the stuff of her worst nightmares made real. ...

Norman Mailer's dazzlingly rich, deeply evocative novel of ancient Egypt breathes life into the figures of a lost era: the eighteenth-dynasty Pharaoh Rameses and his wife, Queen Nefertiti; Menenhetet, their creature, lover, and victim; and the gods and mortals that surround them in intimate and telepathic communion. Mailer's reincarnated protagonist is carried through the exquisite gardens of the royal harem, along the majestic flow of the Nile, and into the terrifying clash of battle.

Into the dark The warship was old. A giant. 7 miles long. 5 wide. The most powerful warship humanity had ever designed. Now it was abandoned. Cold. Dark. A mausoleum. Its crew preferring to die at their posts to capture by the enemy. For decades, it had been left in orbit. No one dared go near it. Stepping aboard was an act of desperation. Russou was dying. It was a harsh desert of a world. Few natural resources, the only water a tepid brine. There are fewer people every year. The scattered cities fighting back the dust that filled their streets every night. A battle they were destined to ...

The haunting atmosphere of the British Museum becomes the backdrop for a terrifying night when ancient horrors awaken. Set against a raging storm, two night security guards, Arthur and Pavel, find themselves engulfed in an unsettling presence. As they patrol the dimly lit corridors, odd occurrences and a sense of being watched grow increasingly intense, particularly around the Egyptian galleries, where the newly opened exhibit featuring the mummy of high priest Khi Man Bah resides. With tension mounting and danger lurking in the shadows, the Head of the Museum has only once place to turn to...

THE HOUSE OF CAPRICORN The Empreen - Have you ever wondered where the myths of vampires and werewolves originated? In the springtime of 2004, Jonathan Jones, an independent reporter working on assignment for the New York Times, dared to wonder. In a hidden cave, deep under the ancient Indian city of Varanasa, he discovered a secret which changed his life. It was a discovery so unbelievable and amazing; it took over the next six years of his time. Jones travelled every continent in what became a rabid quest to unravel the truth and origin of this secret.. In December 2011, he published an ...

A cursed palace. A thief who unravels its deadly illusion. A queen trapped in time. For centuries, the Palace of Valrith has hosted a never-ending masquerade, its noble guests frozen in a gilded dream where time does not touch them. No one who enters ever returns. Until now. Master thief Sylvain never believed in ghost stories. When he infiltrates the legendary palace to steal a rare Black Lotus, he expects wealth beyond measure—not an invitation to a world where reality twists, mirrors whisper secrets, and the past refuses to stay buried. At the heart of it all is Queen Lysara, who does ...

Who knows what evil hides in the dark recesses of the world? In a mystery spanning centuries, local teen boys have been disappearing. Adam Matthew was a typical teenager until one fateful night in a graveyard changed his life forever. Reeling from his father’s death and looking for acceptance, Adam accompanies his classmates to a desolate cemetery to drink beer and play Ouija. So-called friends abandon him in an ancient crypt leaving him to the whims of a mysterious stranger that guides Adam to purported safety. But life will never be the same. Saddled with a demonic, dark passenger, ...

The best-selling post-apocalyptic epic adventure the Last Survivors - the complete series of six audiobooks in one bundle.

The shadows of the past come alive. After twenty years of silence, Dina returns, driven by an insatiable hunger for power and revenge. Her eyes are fixed on the legendary scarab, the key to an ancient power that can reduce the world to ashes. Lillian and Roy Sawyer are the only ones who know Dina's true intentions. But as the swinging sixties are in full swing, Dina's next move remains a mystery. Will they uncover her plans before it's too late, or will Dina finally triumph and plunge the world into a new era of darkness?

When Elara's husband vanishes in the Panamanian jungle, she's forced to trust their enigmatic guide, Miguel, to find him. But as Miguel disappears into the wild, Elara's worry turns to terror. Desperate, she ventures into the heart of darkness alone, stumbling upon ancient ruins hiding a malevolent presence. Trapped in a nightmare, Elara must confront the unspeakable evil lurking there if she hopes to uncover the truth behind her husband's disappearance and escape alive. In this pulse-pounding thriller, one woman's search for her missing husband becomes a fight for survival against the ...

Sani Natonaba's ancestors have lived in these canyons for more than 700 years, but they aren't the only ones. When he awakens to the bleating of his family's sheep being slaughtered, he learns that something is stalking this isolated corner of the reservation, a predator unlike any he has encountered before, one that attacks with alarming stealth and ferocity. Only his grandfather knows what lurks outside in the darkness, but a stroke has left him unable to communicate, forcing Sani to embark upon a journey into the distant past to discover the horrible truth.

In the depths of space, beneath the watchful gaze of distant stars, lies a moon shrouded in mystery and desolation—Luna Secura. It is a world where the echoes of an ancient civilization linger just beneath the surface, waiting for the touch of curiosity to awaken its secrets. A diverse team of explorers, driven by ambition and the insatiable thirst for knowledge, embarks on a mission to unearth the past. Led by the brilliant Dr. Elara Castillo and accompanied by a linguist, an engineer, and a biologist, this group seems prepared for anything. Yet, as they dig deeper into the dusty ...