Dark Thriller

Eugenie Markham is a shaman for hire, paid to bind and banish creatures from the Otherworld. But after her last battle, she's also become queen of the Thorn Land. It may sound nice, but her kingdom is in tatters, her love life is in chaos, and Eugenie is eager to avoid a prophecy about her firstborn destroying mankind. Now young girls are disappearing from the Otherworld, and no one - except Eugenie - is willing to find out why.

When Tessa hires a babysitter Annabelle to help cover her evening shifts, her seven year old son Charlie’s behaviour changes. He asks chilling questions about his father’s disappearance, details he should never know. Then come the accusations. The voice that isn’t quite his. Gone are the cute animals he used to draw. In their place: twisted faces, the hangman's noose, and doors with the same dark-haired woman standing outside. Through his sketches, Charlie opens a gateway that should be left closed. A child’s drawings become a portal for something unspeakable. As the shadows tighten...

Are you a fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz? If you're looking for something fresh and new, join the millions of readers who have already delved into the heart-pounding World's Scariest Legends. Thirty-one years after the events of The Dancing Plague, Ben, Sally, and Chunk are now adults leading separate lives. But what they experienced as twelve-year-old kids seems to be happening all over again in a remote Arizona town—and it will reunite them for a terrifying battle against the evil that has haunted them since childhood.

Fans of Blake Crouch, Tananarive Due and Paul Tremblay won't want to miss this electrifying thriller, where family, power, and the relentless pursuit of justice collide in a world turned upside down. DHS Special Agent Ruth Baker's life spirals into chaos when a subway hijacking reveals a cryptic countdown and chilling disappearances. Teaming up with Detective Rafiq Husain, who shares her unnerving experiences, they unearth a sinister conspiracy tied to a quantum virus named Vinash, engineered by Ruth's late husband, Ashwin. Summoned to the White House, Ruth uncovers the horrifying truth: ...

A quick read for those looking for dark fiction that you can devour in one sitting. These are creepy, crawly, and grotesque stories meant to make your stomach churn and your toes curl. The fierce auction of an abandoned storage unit leads to a mysterious box finding its final resting place. Assigned to a military post, a man watches security cameras capture the end of the world. An unusual illness leaks into society and leaves a man isolated and battling for his life. On a dark fall night, a happy family is tormented by an invisible beast from under the bed. A man with an overbearing mother...

A child is promised the kingdom of darkness. The promise of complete control of the underworld and all that it possesses will be his. There are rules, he is told. In order to be awarded such a gift, he must bring souls to the table, and before that happens, he must commit one of the most heinous acts imaginable to prove he is a loyal subject to the evil one. It's a battle between good and evil. There are dangers that lurk in every corner for those that try to intervene. This dark, gruesome, and supernatural tale will keep you intrigued until the very last page. On Henry’s eighteenth ...

She has ten days to live—and the dead aren’t the only ones hunting her. After a crushing defeat, martial artist Melissa Weller hits the road to escape her past, accompanied by her best friend: Magic, a talking yellow lab with secrets of his own. But when their detour lands them in the eerie town of Russelfield, Alabama, Melissa is ambushed and cursed by a vengeful spirit. With an ominous ritual looming closer, Melissa has ten days to solve a mystery—or die trying. Recruiting a reluctant local witch for help, Melissa must face sinister spirits, centuries-old Chinese folklore, and a ...

There will be no escape this Christmas... They’re out there again. My heart pounds as I look out of the kitchen window. For weeks now, they’ve been harassing us, vandalising our property and intimidating our children. It’s been relentless. The police don’t take them seriously because they’re teenagers. But they don’t know what it’s like to live like this. Those girls are running rings around us, and it’s got to the point where they're there every time we leave the house, mocking us. Following wherever we go. We’ve had as much as we can take. So in the middle of the night, ...

When a bizarre string of unusual corpses washes up on the beaches of San Diego during Halloween week, Detective Lindsey Brant requires more than her usual set of skills to solve the mystery. Joining forces with horror writer James Archer, the two will have to survive a scourge of undead, international killers, unscrupulous reporters, and rogue spies if they're to unravel the long-buried mystery of a deadly virus that could bring humanity to its knees. But their greatest threat to the case may just be surviving each other. See if the two will succeed in saving the world in this irreverent ...

Fin Fleming is an accomplished scuba diver and chief underwater photographer at a famed oceanography institute on Grand Cayman. Her best friends disappear, and it doesn’t take long for the kidnapper to contact her with demands. Since the kidnapping occurred on the water, the police have asked for her help. She’d do anything to save her friends, so she dives right in to solve the mystery. But it’s not easy. There’s a killer shark in the area and someone is stealing scuba tanks from her dive shop.

A string of arson cases brings Emily to the historic city of Charleston right as she’s in the middle of trying to find the woman who killed her husband. Her personal investigation will have to wait, however, because the local community is on edge, having already lost two firefighters in these tragedies. But before she can get very far, more blazes erupt throughout the city, causing a panic within the ranks.

The Hangman's Blind spins the tale of a Southern family mired in secrets, deception and succession. When Archie McClure bought Belle Oak, nobody wanted it. Now, everyone wants it. He turned Belle Oak into five thousand acres of the finest rice ground in Arkansas and the best duck woods in the country. But Belle Oak is in trouble. Archie's grandsons, Little George, J.D., and Trip own McClure Tug and Tow, a once thriving, now failing, barge company on the Mississippi. Trip’s brothers want to sell Belle Oak to save the barge company, but he won't hear of it. All he cares about is hunting in ...

Imogen Duffy is an up-and-coming Irish jump jockey making her mark in steeplechase racing. But not all is well in Imogen's life. Jealous of her success, Imogen’s controlling boyfriend Liam is stalking her and when she tries to break it off with him, he turns violent. Fleeing to England, Imogen hopes to leave Liam behind. But Liam vehemently refuses to let her go–until he’s found dead, stabbed with a knife bearing Imogen’s fingerprints.

Fin's reality is crumbling. Her husband has abandoned her, she's now a single mom to a nine-year-old daughter, her Los Angeles home is sweltering, and she's being haunted by disturbing hallucinations that make life a waking nightmare. Are the visions a product of stress, trauma, psychosis, or something else? The answers to those questions become more clear when Fin starts digging up dark secrets connected to her mother's cold-case disappearance, a once-rising actress who mysteriously vanished in 1979.

There’s a bad new cat in sleepy little Molena Point: a renegade tom with a penchant for robbery, a scorn for his fellow felines, and a disdain for human laws. And he’s masterminding a crime spree that’s quickly escalating toward murder most foul. Dulcie and Joe Grey both know the score - they’ve seen Azrael in action. But how can they expose the criminal without letting ordinary, untrustworthy humans in on the secret that certain select cats can think - and talk? Cats like them…

Zaara thought she had the perfect marriage—until she discovered her husband’s darkest secrets. What began as a series of late nights and unanswered calls spirals into a web of deception and betrayal when Zaara receives a set of chilling photos: her husband, Nathan, entwined with a striking young woman in a quiet hotel lobby. Her mind races, but nothing prepares her for what lies ahead. Determined to uncover the truth, Zaara steps into a world of manipulation, lies, and shadows that she never knew existed. But when she meets Alivia, the so-called “other woman,” everything changes. ...

Across the country, a genetically engineered fungus has escaped its laboratory confines and now grows at an unstoppable, impossible pace, consuming everything in its path and releasing spores so deadly that even a single breath can kill. In the rugged Colorado Rockies, three generations — grandfather Charlie, father Steven and grandson Jack — are on their yearly camping trip when they receive a mysterious text message from home warning of the catastrophe.

I've made a terrible mistake. I should have run away with my fated mate when I had the chance, but fear kept me trapped in my father's cruel clan. Now, years later, Ben King is back, and this time he's not interested in me, only revenge. He believes I know what happened to John, the man who raised him and disappeared months ago. What Ben doesn't understand is that I want to help, even if it means betraying my family. When Ben's plan goes sideways and he questions whether he should have trusted me again, we're forced to face our complicated past.

Edited and re-released! A suspicious fire… An orphaned child wanders into the woods… Police, fire and the locals search for little Ivy! Where can she be? The forest is large. And it is dangerous! Bodies of water and animals are just the tip of the iceberg! The forest is haunted. And the locals never enter! But the town holds out hope. They search the forest anyway. But Ivy isn’t found. And she is not seen again until ten years later! When Ivy emerges, she emerges naked, trembling and afraid. She walks into a diner and into the lives of a childless couple who take her in and start ...

A stunning woman. A secret cabal of torture. Can she survive long enough to escape? Avril Gillios keeps herself in top physical condition. Her marathon running and healthy lifestyle unexpectedly connected her to an ancient sex trafficking ring. Little does she know she's about to be purchased... As the head of the powerful Consortium, Sir exudes power, confidence, and male charm. When he purchases Avril for his own secret pleasures, he shivers at the thought of orchestrating her delicious screams. Handcuffed to Sir's dark desires, Avril's only chance for survival depends on thoroughly ...