Hunting Horror

In the North Pacific Ocean there is an island that has been forgotten by mankind. Living there are men who have committed all manner of moral crimes. Deceived by an elaborate ruse, they wake deep within fortress walls where they are tortured, brainwashed, and then trained to physical perfection. When they are finally released to the island's hills and abandoned streets, they are told one simple rule: Survive long enough and you will be sent home. The island's only other inhabitants are women.

"Xan said I should go to the doctor so they could cut off my hand. I ignored him and placed the hit of acid on my tongue. I looked at my black and withered left hand as he warmed the heroin." Earth, Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory: There is only one way to move from any of these worlds to the next...

Since she was 12 years old, Kacela Deluca has suffered debilitating migraines. On the eve of her 16th birthday, she learns her headaches are the result of untapped psychic abilities. She's given a choice: continue to suffer or leave behind everything she knows and join the Hunters’ Academy. The only catch? If she doesn’t pass the entrance exam, she’ll die.

Samantha is doing whatever she can to forget her terrible childhood in a coven destroyed by its members’ greed and lust for power. Now she’s a San Francisco detective struggling to fight her own desire to turn to magic. But as she discovers, escaping who you are isn’t easy. Her latest case seems straightforward enough - the murder of a local historian named Winona Lightfoot. But strange clues take Samantha to the Santa Cruz Mountains, a place teeming with witches and black magic. As she works to uncover the connection between Winona and this coven, an earthquake rocks the Bay Area. That’s when Samantha has a premonition: Something is coming. Something evil.

The eagerly awaited first book in Philippa Gregory’s sweeping new series begins with the story of Alinor, a young midwife who finds herself tempted by a forbidden love affair. But in a society that has already set a path for her, she is all too aware of the dangers that await a woman who dares step out of place....

This thirty-first issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of five sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - each from a different featured master of speculative fiction. Tales from the Canyons of the Damned: No. 31 features "Fortune Cookies" by Hunter C. Eden; "That Time of Year" by D.K. Cassidy, "The Pairing Witch" by David Alan Jones, "Similar" by Holly Heisey, and "#Eddie_and_June" by Daniel Arthur Smith.

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.

After a plague of vampires was unleashed in the world, Katie was kicked out of the safe haven of her Amish community for her refusal to adhere to the new rules of survival. She enters an outside world of unspeakable violence with only her two friends and a horse by her side. And yet through this darkness come the shining ones: luminescent men and women with the power to deflect vampires and survive the night.

A family hunting trip. An unseen evil. A weekend gone horribly wrong. A father plans a hunting trip for his son, Benjamin, on his birthday. Along for the ride are his dad's two best friends and regular hunting mates. With Benjamin excited to take his first hunting trip, he jumps in with the three men he has looked up to in his young life. They hit the road to hunt elk in a remote location deep in the wintery Arizona forest. After they arrive, they settle in and set their plans for the hunt. Soon after, one of them discovers an old abandoned shack deep in the woods…one with a hellish evil ...

Turn down the lights. Let a candle flicker in the dark. Curl up for some spooky tales about ghosts and things unseen. This creepy collection of stories includes classic and modern spins on stories of the dead. There are tales of haunted houses, and haunted individuals. Of places that are beyond the realm of the ordinary. And, of course, the things that go bump in the night. Written by 11 talented writers and performed by engaging narrators.

Hunter finds himself pacified in the quaint and cozy village of San Ragita, living with Avril, the love of his life, and her charming daughter Jenny. But all too soon it becomes apparent that San Ragita has another purpose that is anything but cozy or quaint. His quest to discover the truth pushes him deeply into a shadow reality where occult phenomena and everyday occurrences are indistinguishable; what the ancient’s called Chapel Perilous. Here, Hunter finds that his own existence is tied intimately with those who are made Incorruptible.

I am Thomas Hunter, a paranormal investigator and part-time ghost charmer. I walk a thin line where the shadows of perception reshape the definition of reality. I used to be a cop. I used to have a wife. Then I died. When I woke up, I had three entities in my head, a bad case of amnesia, and an insider's view of the occult.

Dive into the heart of darkness with Beneath–where the sun-soaked facade of a seaside town masks a sinister underbelly of drugs and decay. But amidst the stench of depravity, a gripping tale of survival and terror unfolds. Rick reunites with his girlfriend Candy for a seemingly innocent weekend getaway. Little did he know, their rendezvous would spiral into a pulse-pounding race for survival. With Ally and Bonnie by their side, they find themselves entangled in a deadly game with ruthless dealers, pushing them to the edge of their wits and into the depths of the unknown.

One hot August morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden picked up an axe and murdered her father and stepmother. Newspapers claim she did it for the oldest of reasons: family conflicts, jealousy, and greed. But what if her parents were already dead? What if Lizzie slaughtered them because they’d become...zombies? Thrust into a horrific world where the walking dead are part of a shocking conspiracy to infect not only Fall River, Massachusetts, but also the world beyond, Lizzie battles to protect her sister, Emma, and her hometown from nightmarish ghouls and the evil forces controlling them.

'Highly recommended.' 'There is a lot of bloodshed and death.' 'The best part is Dracula is not romanized here, he is pure and simply a monster.' 'It almost has me believing in Dracula.' Embark on a non-stop adventure with Jane Austen, a young woman determined to make her mark as a writer. Set in 1795, Jane wants nothing to do with heart-stopping encounters with the undead, but fate has other plans. When her beloved sister Cassandra is kidnapped by none other than Dracula himself, Jane must face her fears and go on a wild adventure through Georgian England. With the help of the incorrigible...

British Doctor Raj Patel puts his own life on the line to treat the injured in war-torn Syria. His medical skills help casualties survive against all the odds. But Raj needs to rely on a completely different set of skills when he is taken hostage in a treacherous case of mistaken identity. Billionaire big-game hunter Jon van der Sandt is driven by revenge - his family have been killed by jihadist terrorists, and he wants his vengeance up close and personal.

Luke Trevors, a PI with the ability to see the dead, walks between the worlds of the living and the dead alone. Shunned by both, Luke must dig deep for the resolve to finish a case that ended in bloodshed the year prior. But until Luke learns to control his demons, he’s unsure if this time around will be any different.

CAPTURE A GHOST? Science has accomplished the impossible: the capture and containment of a ghost. Unfortunately, the ghost is Rose Miller, the I-4 Ghost. KILL A GHOST? When the project goes wrong, no one is safe from Rose's murderous wrath. The only way to survive is to permanently stop Rose. NO CHANCE! Enter the Full Dark team! Hayes, Jones, and Drake dive into the fray with their wits, cutting-edge technology, and a fistful of bullets. Can they finally end Rose's reign of horror?

Jess Ballantine is the most kick-ass agent of A.S.S.E.T. – Advanced Special Strategies and Emergency Techniques. She knows how to handle herself in a fight and deal with the most extreme situations. But Jess’s training never covered trying to survive lustful zombies! She and her best friend Casey have to fight their way through the undead. Only problem – something is making them horny as hell. It’s a little hard to fight zombies when all Jess and Casey can think about is having sex with everything in sight.

Nicole Harper, a hospice nurse with a floundering marriage, is assigned a new patient in the remote Northwestern wilderness. But when Nic meets her new patient, she discovers the old woman’s family history is as troubling as her medical condition.