Halloween Horror

The campfire’s lit, the s’mores are made and it’s time for a spooky story. In the first annual "Campfire Killers" story; we’ve all heard the one about the killer who stalks the campground looking for his next victim, but this time the story is different. This time it’s real. This time the killer isn’t a masked murderer lurking in the woods. This time they’re closer than you could ever imagine. Welcome to the first "Campfire Killers" book by author T.P. Theyson; an annual Halloween series written especially for Kindle readers.

John Hawkins is counting down his last days as chief of police on the Lone Crow Reservation in the lonely, frigid woods of the Yukon. But when a faceless body with mysterious wounds washes up on the shores of the Porcupine River, he’s pulled deeper in than ever before. Hawkins and coroner Jacob Littlecorn suspect the disfigured body is that of theoretical physicist Graham Raphelson, also known as the “molecular madman of Trinity College”, who recently disappeared.

Prologue. There is plenty of light humour inside of this story to keep you entertained. Carlos gets woken by the television freezing in the same position with crows and the Devil on the screen with him freaking out, with him unable to get back to sleep going for a walk, he then notices what it looked like a witch floating in the air dressed in black. Streetlights inside of the lampposts go dark with Carlos ending up in the graveyard, Witch Sue was holding a broomstick with a cauldron announcing that she was waiting for a blue stone falling from the sky to take over the world bringing dead ...

Blythe has accepted her fate and is tired of running. Who would miss her anyway? She attends her new and eccentric town’s month long Halloween masquerade for one last party before meeting her end. But what will she find...and what will find her?

Elena Gilbert is a high school golden girl, used to getting what she wants. And who she wants. But when the boy she's set her sights on - the handsome and haunted Stefan - isn't interested, she's confused. She could never know the real reason Stefan is struggling to resist her: Stefan is a vampire, and Elena's in danger just by being around him. What's more, Stefan's dark, dangerous vampire brother Damon has just arrived in town. And wherever Damon goes, trouble always follows.

¿Te atreves a dormir después de leer estas historias? Te reto a que lo intentes. Porque se pegarán a tu mente como si fueran de chicle. Aunque no lo quieras. Estas historias se inspiran en mis propios miedos. En todos aquellos temas que me han provocado tener pesadillas y malestar por las noches (y en el día). Esas palabras que se quedan grabadas tan dentro de ti, que puedes darle vueltas por días, semanas y meses. Y seguirán provocándote sensaciones de incomodidad cuando las piensas. Te hielan la sangre o te ponen la piel de gallina. Imaginar estar en el lugar de los protagonistas ...

This collection contains Aliens vs ASS, Thicker than Blood, Action Kadabra, Jack-O-Pumpkins, G. I. R. L.: Guy in Real Life, and The Little Arsonist Girl.

Zombies, reapers, and more monsters. In a world where so many dark things go bump in the night, terror awaits around every corner as these authors take horror stories to the next level. Discover ghosts, demons, and your worst nightmares. Read at your own risk. Featuring 19 stories by the following 17 authors: Michael Raff, Antoinette McCormick, Matthew Ross, Charles Kyffhausen, Andrew McAuley, B.F. Vega, Douglas Allen Gohl, Toni Mobley, Barend Nieuwstraten III, E.B. Hunter, Constantine E. Kiousis, Alexis Cunningham, Katie Jordan, Maya Moes, Jodie Francis, Lori Gaudet, and J.E. Feldman.

Turn down the lights. Grab a flashlight, pull the blankets over your head, and prepare for a night of reading the scariest stories around. Just repeat to yourself, "It's only make believe." And, whatever you do, make sure you keep the closet door closed.

After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, 17-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boardinghouse. But soon after her arrival at Coldthistle House, Louisa begins to realize that the house's mysterious owner, Mr. Morningside, is providing much more than lodging for his guests. Far from a place of rest, the house is a place of judgment, and Mr. Morningside and his unusual staff are meant to execute their own justice on those who are past being saved.

In the haunted village of Eldergrove, the legend of Elspeth, the Pumpkin Patch Witch, still sends chills through the hearts of the villagers. Once a woman of beauty and charm, Elspeth's descent into the dark arts unleashed a storm of cruelty—especially upon her own husband. Tormented by her wicked spells, Edmund sought a desperate escape from her spells and twisted grasp, but their love story ended in betrayal, and a curse that bound her spirit to the cursed pumpkin patch. Now, as the tale comes full circle, an eerie prophecy unfolds: the witch’s reincarnation rises from the very ...

"They're cute. They're sweet. They're out for blood. You'll never look at your cookie jar the same way again. The GingerDead Men – Paranormal Cozy Mystery to take a bite out of you!" In the quaint town of Sweetville, local baker Martha Sugarspoon discovers an antique oven at an estate sale. Thrilled with her find, she brings it to her bakery, unaware of its sinister history. As Christmas approaches, Martha bakes a batch of gingerbread cookies in the cursed oven, inadvertently awakening an ancient evil. The cookies come to life, their innocent smiles hiding razor-sharp teeth and an ...

Halloween Party '21 is the latest horror collection from Gravelight Press. It features 21 scary, original works sure to delight and terrify. From the disturbing undercurrents of "Insecticide" to the psychologically charged drama "Unwell" to the speculative thriller "Before She’s Gone Forever," there's an entire trick-or-treat bag of goodies awaiting you between the pages of this unique anthology. Introduction by Dianne Pearce East 55th Street Affair by James Goodridge Aristotle’s Lantern by R. David Fulcher Insecticide by Nancy North Walker Hopscotch by Bernie Brown The Halloween Hound ...

Penny knows she must forget about her ex, Nash. Ever since his father was revealed as the brutal serial killer who traumatized their small town last Halloween, Penny’s parents have forbidden her to have anything to do with Nash or his family. It’s hard not to think of him—but she’s trying.

Ah, there you are! Come on in; the party’s just getting started. What are you drinking? Burgundy? Perhaps a Bordeaux? Maybe some hemoglobin? What’s that? Are the vampires, witches and werewolves within these pages real? Well, it could just be a costume party. Then again, maybe the true masks we wear are the faces we show to the rest of the world when it’s NOT Halloween! A vineyard that produces a very special wine on only one particular day of the year, a pirate who visits hell to strike a deal with the devil, and a woman who loves to hunt werewolves! These are just a few of the ...

Sophia's earliest memory is of drowning. She remembers the darkness of the water and the briny taste as it filled her throat, the sensation of going under. She remembers hands pulling her back to safety. But she doesn't remember who saved her that day. The day her mother died - or so she has always believed. A mysterious call suggesting that her mother might still be alive has lured Sophia to the island of Bitter Rock, hunting for answers as elusive as her own past. But the more Sophia uncovers, the clearer it is that her mother's disappearance is just one of many.

1989, Lamesa, Texas. A small west Texas town driven by oil and cotton—and a place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. So it goes for Tolly Driver, a good kid with more potential than application, seventeen, and about to be cursed to kill for revenge. Here Stephen Graham Jones explores the Texas he grew up in, and shared sense of unfairness of being on the outside through the slasher horror Jones loves, but from the perspective of the killer, Tolly, writing his own autobiography. Find yourself rooting for a killer in this summer teen movie of a novel gone full blood-curdling tragic.

Ever since an accident turned her into a knockout vamp, Elvi Black's been catching her z's in a coffin, staying out of the sun, and giving up garlic. She knows there's more to being undead than what she saw in Dracula, but she can't very well ask her mortal friends about proper biting etiquette. But when her neighbors placed a personal ad for her in the local paper, she never imagined she'd meet Victor Argeneau, a vampire who could have his pick of any woman - dead or alive.

At the Tan Yards, Victor Prizeman bends everyone to his will. Then he surprises them by saying his forefathers worked there as tanners. Next the narrator tells a tale about the Prizeman clan, and how their patriarch met his end. And back in the present, history appears to be repeating itself when Victor demands that he light the annual Halloween bonfire. The Tan Yards is a story that will delight fans of horror, as well as those with a special place in their hearts for Halloween. Now with a Five Star editorial review from Readers' Favorite

Garth Marenghi - Frighternerman, Darkscribe, Doomsage - is back with volume two of his TerrorTome . . . Horror novelist Nick Steen is abducted and imprisoned at Nulltec, a shadowy technological research facility with excellent conference parking, concealed deep on the Stalkford Downs. There he is observed, tested and 'interfered with' (physically) by a team of scientific experts led by Dr Barbara Nullman, determined to probe and 'nullify' his escaping imagination . . .