Ancient Horror

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Stella, an archaeologist specializing in Anasazi culture, and David, a mysterious Navajo boy, are on the run from something terrifying. As they flee up into the snowy mountains of Colorado, they are carjacked by criminals. Caught in a blizzard, they must take refuge in what they believe is an abandoned cabin. It's at this cabin that they will face horrors beyond their imagination.

A meeting in a cemetery somewhere in Las Vegas between a pale-faced witch and a servant to the albino demon named Synner. She gives him an ancient sword that holds the powers that will kill Cadence Mage. A year before, there was a battle at The Saint Joan of Arc Church, an event Cadence wanted to forget. The battle left him holding his dead love, Meadow, in his arms. Unaware his mother placed Meadow’s soul inside the three-headed dagger and in time, with Tidus Brack’s help, they enter the dream world to bring her back from the dead, but bringing her back will come with a price. The pale...

“The genre I didn’t know I needed until I did.” – Jason L., Amazon reader Horrific murders are devastating those who reside at a strange monastery in the jungle. And only dark magic could explain the events. No one has seen a thing. Nor can they find the cause. Some have died right in front of witnesses. There is no murderer. No blade. No poison. The Horseman has summoned his darkest and most secretive magic into Calec’s world. Victims are first cut in warning, but there is nothing they can do to prevent their impending deaths. They cannot run. They cannot fight what is not there....

Dylan Graves, host of the popular podcast Graves Encounters, is a professional skeptic who debunks ghost stories for a living. His latest target: St. Augustine, America’s Oldest City, a town selling its history by the slice in haunted tours. But when a routine investigation at the city’s lighthouse captures a monstrous growl of impossible size, and mysterious claw marks appear on his second-story window, Dylan realizes he's not hunting a ghost. He’s being hunted. Teaming up with a terrified historian, Dylan uncovers a 300-year-old conspiracy: a cursed Spanish soldier, betrayed and ...

Archeologist Michael Rempart finds himself pitted against ancient demons and modern conspirators when a dying priest gives him a powerful artifact - a pearl said to have granted Genghis Khan the power, eight centuries ago, to lead his Mongol warriors across the steppes to the gates of Vienna. The artifact has set off centuries of war and destruction as it conjures demons to play upon men’s strongest ambitions and cruelest desires. Michael realizes the so-called pearl is a philosopher's stone, the prime agent of alchemy.

The origins of the outbreak were never in dispute, although at first almost no one believed the dead were actually rising. When the island nation of Haiti was struck by wave after wave of violent earthquakes killing thousands, the Z-virus lurched spectacularly to life. Early reports of cannibalism from inside the country were disregarded until shocking live video splashed across the world's television and computer screens. Suddenly everyone was a believer.

In the wake of a massacre, Ella, Bray, and William flee into the wild, hoping to escape the brutal vengeance of an unforgiving leader. In Brighton, political and economic tensions boil. Famine is approaching. The monsters are amassing. And a costly decision must be made, one that will threaten the lives of humanity's last survivors...

The Strange Visitation at Wolffe Hall: The year is 1841 and Grayson Sherbrooke, a popular author of gothic paranormal mysteries, lives on the coast of Northern England with his 4-year-old-son, Pip. The Resident Evil at Blackthorn Manor: In Grayson Sherbrooke’s second Otherworldly Adventure, he goes to Scotland to Vere Castle, the home of his aunt and uncle. The Ancient Spirits of Sedgwick House: When Grayson Sherbrooke takes his son Pip to the home of Lord Lyle for a month of fun and relaxation, little does he know what awaits him.

“This fantasy horror series swept me away from the beginning.” – Scott B., Amazon reviewer A secretive voyage hauling ancient treasure. Pirates. Drowned Ones. Dark magic. The Neseree houses a crew of questionable characters with dark pasts. But their ship has the best track record for smuggling goods while avoiding pirates who plague the waters as well as the legendary Drowned Ones—sailors who have died at sea and returned from the dead. Then the passengers and crew of the Neseree begin to die. One by one. They appear to drown without ever leaving the confines of the ship. Calec and...

The monsters of ancient mythology, folklore, and more contemporary urban legend have long captured the popular imagination. While most people in America today relegate monsters to just that - our imaginations - we continue to be fascinated by the unknown. Linda Godfrey is one of the country's leading authorities on modern-day monsters and has interviewed countless eyewitnesses to strange phenomena.

“Don't say I didn't warn you - you won't want to stop reading until the story is over! The best of the series!” – Amazon reader A timeless fjord. A legendary dragon. An ancient cult known as the Smoke Breathers. At the edge of the world, people in the town of Lake Home are being burned alive. A nearby village and hamlet have also been put to the torch with all their occupants trapped inside. Calec and Serileen hunt the merchant who fled, and they are pulled into the dark events centered around the lake and its lost creature. They uncover conflicting beliefs about the people living in ...

Beneath the waves, darkness stirs… Most know stories of Atlantis; the downfall of a superior civilization that sank into the ocean. Join these characters on the adventures of a lifetime as they navigate the dangerous depths. From exploring sunken cities where hungry monsters lurk to sanguine sirens that leave bloody trails in their wakes. From selkies stumbling across love to the discovery of elusive creatures like Nessie. Featuring stories from Jo Niederhoff, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Ella Rose, Charles Kyffhausen, M.R. Parsons, and J.E. Feldman.

Echoes of the Hollow: Tales from the Forgotten Forest In a realm where the boundary between the living and the supernatural is fragile, the forest holds the deepest secrets of forgotten power, untold curses, and restless spirits. Echoes of the Hollow weaves together a chilling anthology of dark tales, where ancient magic stirs in the shadows of twisted trees and the lost whispers of the past beckon the unwary. From haunted villagers who uncover long-buried truths to those who seek to unlock the forest’s mysterious secrets at great personal cost, these stories explore the perilous ...

During spring break, archaeology students Adam Andrews and Eva Lunes fly to the Yucatan to research Mayan pyramids, ruins, and myths. When their island guide, Enrique, offers to give them a private tour of Kukulkan’s Island, also called Snake Island, they seize the opportunity, as it has some of the most fantastic, least-seen ruins of all Mayan culture. When Eva and Adam arrive at Snake Island, they tour Kukulkan’s Pyramid and learn of the legend of the Forbidden Tree and its cursed fruit. Unfortunately, Adam and Eva also encounter a mysterious man who warns them to leave the island. ...

With death running through the forest on demon's feet and humanity bleeding dry in the hearts of men, does the deadliest evil already live within Brighton's walls?

A long-lost diary, a rare book of ghost stories, and unrelenting nightmares combine to send archeologist Michael Rempart on a forbidden journey into the occult and his own past. When Michael returns to his family home after more than a decade-long absence, he is rocked by the emotion and intensity of the memories it awakens. His father is reclusive, secretive, and obsessed with alchemy and its secrets - secrets that Michael possesses. He believes the way to end this sudden onslaught of nightmares is to confront his disturbing past.

"This clever depiction of hell explores the lies that people tell, both to others and to themselves... Zeltserman has developed a rich world with a complex protagonist, and the stated stagnation of hellish eternity doesn’t stop his story from moving briskly along." Publishers Weekly Hell can be a tricky place with all of its rules. Mike Stone, hell’s lone practicing private eye, thinks he has it figured out, and more often than not, solves the cases that come his way. It’s not easy, though. Not with the fact that everyone in hell lies. And not with having to worry about a barbaric ...

Your darkest fears in one of the darkest places on earth. Deep in the ice of the Antarctic lies a secret. A sinister and evil secret. ANGELS is a story that takes Dylan Carver, a young and driven archaeologist, to the bottom of the world to work on possibly one of the oldest artifacts ever found. Between discovering his ex-girlfriend on the base and a died-in-the-wool Marine sergeant, Dylan is thrust into an adventure that he can barely deal with. He faces horrific, flying beasts referred to as 'angels' that could threaten the very existence of mankind. Before long, he joins a diverse and ...

Come take a dive. From sirens, mermaids, selkies, and more, these tales of the deep will tug at your heartstrings. Love can warm the iciest waters, but revenge is best served cold. Watery graves await for those who push boundaries or stray too far. Features stories by J.M. Rhineheart, Emma K. Leadley, K. Parr, Andria Kennedy, Fred Phillips, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Claire Davon, Nicholas Nethery, A.D. Watts, Toni Mobley, D.L. Lewellyn, Rienne French, Seth Taylor, Derek Kho, Anwen Redlake, and D.R. Birdsall.