Dark Occult

LOVE ME LIKE YOU FEAR ME A Dark Revenge Thriller with Magick & Power He thought he owned me. He thought I was his devoted, obedient wife. He thought I would never betray him. Marcello Jackson built an empire on control, dominance, and submission. He told the world he was a king among men. A man who could never fall. But kings are meant to be dethroned. And I was never his queen. I was his executioner. For years, I played my role. The quiet wife. The beautiful trophy. The woman who stood beside him in public while plotting his destruction in private. And when I struck? I didn’t just ruin ...

Max was looking for a little R&R after his team's last mission and was excited to get the chance to head back to Phoenix. It wasn't every day he got the chance to relax in his hometown. The only bad news was Max was on call, and couldn't let anyone know he was back home. To ease the sting Director Chen secured Max a courtside seat for the Sun's game, and Max couldn't wait to watch their first number one pick dominate the competition. Unfortunately, as it seemed with most good things in life his night was cut short when his partner called about a mission. At least this time he wouldn't have ...

Ghost underestimated me. Judas likely didn’t think of me at all. Wolf pitied me. To them, I was a peculiar jokester, a shameless flirt, and a restless musician. Brothers and lovers often trivialized the gifts of their counterparts.

In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet's word is law, Immanuelle Moore's very existence is blasphemy. Her mother's union with an outsider of a different race cast her once-proud family into disgrace, so Immanuelle does her best to worship the Father, follow Holy Protocol, and lead a life of submission, devotion, and absolute conformity, like all the other women in the settlement. But a mishap lures her into the forbidden Darkwood surrounding Bethel, where the first prophet once chased and killed four powerful witches.

A deadly virus spreads across the world, changing the way humankind behaves. Jackie Mendoza quarantines herself in her home for weeks, fearful of catching the disease. But is it the virus or something more she should fear? Bestselling author Scott W. Kimak takes you into the deepest depths of the human psyche and unlocks its inner demons in this scary page-turner.

After Cora Glass’s life was stolen by Harrow Faire, things just keep going from bad to worse. Unable to run, unable to escape, there seems to be no way to avoid what she’s become - the Contortionist. But a girl can only take so much. Haunted by an abandoned and seemingly sentient circus? Fine. The life of her best friend threatened unless she sacrificed herself? Fine. Tormented and stalked by a grinning madman who wanted to kill her, and now wants to do worse? That’s where Cora has to draw the line.

Sometimes...evil can be good. The story as revealed on a mysterious clay tablet discovered recently near the Dead Sea. The fate of the Kingdom of Babylonia hangs by a gossamer thread. The Babylonian gods are in a cataclysmic struggle with the Jewish god; King Nebuchadnezzar has become a savage beast; murderous traitors surround Queen Amytis and her children; and evil creatures prowl the streets at night. The high priestess of Marduk prays for a saviour to deliver the city from evil. Ereshkigal, the Queen of the Underworld, hears her entreaties and searches through time for a dark champion. ...

'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 10 years ago after its flagship ride burned down and killed nine innocent people. Some people say the place is haunted, but AJ knows from his time inside the squared circle that fantasy and reality are totally separate things. Or so he thought.

In the bustling city of 1920s New York, where the streets are alive with jazz and the air is thick with opportunity, Zelda thought she had found her perfect match in the charming Eli. But little did she know, their whirlwind romance would lead her down a dangerous path. As Eli's dark secrets come to light, Zelda finds herself caught in the crosshairs of his powerful boss, the infamous Snake-Eye. With her life in danger, she turns to the mysterious Alder for help. But his solution comes with a hefty price - transformation into a living doll. Trapped in a ragdoll body, Zelda's once vibrant ...

After Del Larouche defeats the Gris-gris man, she struggles to find her place in the adult world. She just wants a normal life. But her horrible "gift" means her life will never be normal. When six-year-old Clara goes missing from the St. Augustine Orphanage - the third child in two weeks - a frantic search begins and Del agrees to use her gift to help find the girl. As the dark layers of New Orleans are peeled back, a terrible truth is exposed. What she finds lurking in the shadows of the old city is unimaginable. But it’s what the lurking shadows find…that is truly deadly.

Short Story - 10,000 words While the Great Depression rages across America, a storm ravages the gulf coast. The village of Yellville, perched on the edge of the Black Bayou, watched the flood waters rise, effectively isolating the residents from the rest of the world. The floodwaters brought a plague of swamp fever. The town's only doctor was the first to die. When young Virgil’s twin brother falls sick with the fever, he knows of only one person who can save him. Stories of a mysterious Swamp Witch had been told for a generation, portraying her miraculous, sometimes terrifying, magical ...

"Four smoking-hot park rangers, one curvy dog walker, and a forest full of secrets... What could possibly go wrong? Saige's dog-walking business was supposed to be simple, but stumbling upon a millionaire's illegal dumping scheme was definitely not in the job description. Now she's caught the eye of not one, but four rugged park rangers who are determined to keep her safe—and maybe steal her heart in the process. But these aren't just any rangers. They're bear shifters, and they've decided Saige is their mate. As if navigating a budding polyamorous relationship wasn't complicated enough, ...

Two families have come to the California mountains expecting a fun weekend camping trip. What they will find instead is terror in the form of a violent psychopath and his mother, a powerful witch.

Fear, the darkest of evils, and love, the strongest of emotions, have come together to whip up a horrific potion of love & fear. This compilation of stories is not about sweet dreams vs nightmares. Horrifying though they might be, it is about the paranormal, which is experienced by some as a reality; the sort of world where a logical explanation doesn’t exist; there is no reprieve from the tempest of the worst of your imaginations. Fear is the oldest of most primate emotions, which plays upon the person more from within the mind than by external forces. The worst of fears is the fear of ...

When the dead come calling, there’s no ignoring the message. A gut-wrenching ghost horror short story with a twisted ending that sticks with you. The young and determined David Grimsley is an oddball in his primary school class. He has fallen head over heels for the lovely, breathtaking Madeline, and would give the world to have her look his way. And when he discovers that a mobile phone is his only key to the iron wrought gates of her heart, he leaps at it with full determination. Only he cannot afford it. Instead, young David is forced to source the phone from the most vile of places he...

For longtime Stephen King fans, the highlight of this volume will be The Little Sisters of Eluria, which is something of a prequel to the Dark Tower series. For "Constant Readers" and neophytes alike, all of the dark tales herein are intense, eerie, and instantly compelling. King "develops characters and atmosphere more fully in the span of 50 pages than many authors can in a full novel," says Amazon.com.

In France, the brilliant young battle-mage Napoleon Bonaparte has summoned a kraken from the depths, and under his command, the Army of the Dead have all but conquered Europe. Britain fights back, protected by the gulf of the channel and powerful fire-magic, but Wilberforce's own battle to bring about free magic and abolition has met a dead end in the face of an increasingly fearful and repressive government. In Saint Domingue, Fina watches as Toussaint Louverture navigates these opposing forces to liberate the country.

DOUBLE THE MYSTERY DOUBLE THE VAMPIRES DOUBLE THE HORROR! August Dark and his father dare to explore A forbidden section of the Himalayas. Their hunt for adventure and knowledge Unleashes a night of horror they will never Forget! When they return to America to continue their Detective work, they discover they are both Physically changing. Will their changes bury them in Unending darkness or will they Find the will to overcome The new forces they have become And help the world against injustice? Two exciting Dark Detective Urban Fantasy Mysteries in one book!

Dustin Graves has three days to live. The darkling mage has found himself in the company of scoundrels. Maybe that’s what Dustin deserves: a werewolf, a vampire, and a talking sword for teammates, and a rogue sorcerer as his mentor and master. But a doomsday cult has surfaced. Twelve mutilated bodies are found drowned in blood and in wine. The massacre stinks of both the divine and the supernatural. Worst of all, an ancient god sends Dust on a lethal mission, one he must complete in three days. The reward? He gets to live. Well...maybe.

Gemma Turner once dreamed of stardom. Now the actress is on the cusp of obscurity. When she’s offered the lead in a radical new horror film, Gemma believes her luck has changed—but her dream is about to turn into a nightmare. One night, between the shadows of an alleyway, Gemma disappears on set and is never seen again. Yet, Gemma is alive. She’s been pulled into the film. And the script—and the monsters within it—are coming to life. Gemma must play her role perfectly if she hopes to survive.