Magic Horror

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 ...

Anthropologist Calliope Santiago awakens to find herself in a strange and sinister wasteland, a shadow of the New Mexico she knew. Empty vehicles litter the road. Everyone has disappeared - or almost everyone. Calliope, heavy-bellied with the twins she carries inside her, must make her way across this dangerous landscape with a group of fellow survivors in search of answers. Long-dead volcanoes erupt, the ground rattles and splits, and monsters come to ominous life. Calliope will be forced to reconcile the geological record with the heritage she once denied.

It's a period of turmoil in Britain, with the country's politicians electing to remove the UK from the European Union, despite ever-increasing evidence that the public no longer supports it. And the small town of Lychford is suffering. But what can three rural witches do to guard against the unknown? And why are unwary hikers being led over the magical borders by their smartphones' mapping software? And is the immigration question really important enough to kill for?

Two of the darkest villains ever written by this author plague Holmes challenge Holmes in ways that would destroy the sanity of any ordinary man. THE BLEAK TREE AND THE HOLLOW HAND Mark Twain loses his best friend and desperate to find him, seeks the helpof Sherlock Holmes. IN TIMES OF DARKNESS Harry Houdini, the world's greatest wizard, is preparing his most dangerous act Unknown to Harry, an old enemy is also preparing to sabotage the act and murder Harry during what should be Harry's greatest act ever! Get this exciting new book now for hours of reading pleasure.

KCT LITERARY AWARD - 2019 Blue Prize Top Finalist Razzle dazzle -- cool jazz and hot kisses... The Goddess Epona is breathless over a lover's tryst with Eshigel, the dark Guardian of the Between. Before she can meet him, she must hear the pleas of her Dark of the Moon supplicants. Strange requests originate from a captive little girl and a succubus seeking revenge. Then Epona is attacked and abducted. Epona awakens stranded in the human realm of the Roaring Twenties. With her powers nullified, she assumes the guise of a flapper in a speakeasy. Knowing the little girl is nearby, Epona seeks ...

A boy with a dream. A demon with no name. A childhood in suburbia like a lucid dream. It all comes together, in no way predictable. But, in every way true. The truth has emerged about life, and its parallel worlds. Many will never get it. Some, unfortunately, will forever fear it...

Vexa Tzarnavaras, funeral home assistant and amateur necromancer, is trapped within her own mind, isolated from everyone who cares about her, unable to help as Aethon, her 600-year-old power crazed ancestor, goes on a destructive rampage. Her lovers Ethan, the cursed werewolf, and Gwydion the exiled Unseelie Fae, worry for her; but only Cole, the once rival necromancer turned ally and lover, can reach her. But the intimacy of sharing minds, and the secrets he hides, makes him reluctant to give Vexa the support she needs.

In the shadow of a blood moon, a remote mansion beckons with secrets as dark as its twisted corridors. Jade and her friends are lured into a nightmare where fear itself is the ultimate predator. As reality unravels, the boundaries between life and death blur, and a centuries-old ritual demands blood. Will she survive the terror, or become its next victim?

Bristol, 1896. Used to scraping a living as the young assistant to an ageing con artist, Cecily Marsden's life is turned upside down when her master suddenly dies. Believing herself to blame, could young Cec somehow have powers she little understands? Meanwhile Eadie Carleton, a pioneering early film-maker, struggles for her talent to be taken seriously in a male-dominated world, and a brilliant young magician, George Perris, begins to see the potential in moving pictures.

Wild rabies runs rampant through the woods. The foxes are gaining ground, boldly making their way into the village. In Dichtersruhe, an insular yet charming haven stifled by the Swiss mountains, these omens go unnoticed by all but the new parish priest. The residents have other things on their mind: literature. Everyone’s a writer - the nights are alive with reworked manuscripts. So when the devil turns up in a black car claiming to be a hot-shot publisher, unsatisfied authorial desires are unleashed and the village’s former harmony is shattered.

Will Rajnish, a 5-year-old dreamy-eyed kid, survive a multi-pronged attack by a fearsome hyena, a lurking ghost, a beautiful witch, and an unlawful theft? Will these kids become famous? Will they sanely handle ghosts and demons? Will Rajnish be a demon slayer? Does he play with a ghost rider toy and does he read goosebumps books at such a tender age? Are children in the family safe from demons, ghosts, and other elements, like cobra, thieves, et al? Kids from 3 to 12 years in the family have a habit of keeping vampire diaries and ghost puranas. Can Rajnish deal with the story of his father ...

3 VERY SPECIAL SHERLOCK HOLMES URBAN FANTASY MYSTERIES PERFECT FOR A HALLOWEEN READ. KODAMA HOLMES CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A JAPANESE PRINCESS'S DESIRE, AND A MYSTERIOUS KILLER. CASE OF THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY GHOST CAN EVEN THE GREAT DETECTIVE, SHERLOCK HOLMES, STOP THE RAMPAGE OF TWO GHOSTS? CASE OF THE TORMENTED LIP A DRUID SORCEROR MUST BE STOPPED BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! THREE TALES TO COOL YOUR BLOOD ON A COLD HALLOWEEN NIGHT.

When Timo's older sister forces him to swap bodies with her, will he recover his body when his mother thinks the swap is a good idea ... and wants to swap bodies with him?

Kane is a burned out soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress. He comes from a dysfunctional family. His parents are divorced, his sister is missing under mysterious circumstances, and his mirror twin half-brothers are displaying disturbing behaviors. It's whilst drowning his sorrows that he meets a strange girl who asks him for help. Under her influence, they embark on a transformative journey together. Soon everything about Kane's life is different. Kane knows he will have to kill their adversaries before they are all murdered.

Gangs. Gladiators. Dark magic. 122 AD. A rebellious teen makes his mark in the streets of Roman Londinium. Icarus, the son of a Roman merchant, has risen to co-leader of The Clubs, an underground street gang. Vigilantes or vandals? Are they fighting the oppression of the Roman aristocracy, or are they just street hoods? The prefect and governor of Londinium want their heads on spits! Icarus and his four gang toughies suffer from rivalries that propel the youngblood into the sinister clutch of dark magic. The malice of a ruthless moneylender brings the full force of Roman justice upon his ...

Two stories that follow the adventures of two of Sherlock Holmes's best friends. 1. Pumpkin Nightmare Harry Houdini is forced to tangle with pirates who use supernatural powers and a giant monster man named Pumpkin. 2. Ghost of a Chance Professor Challenger and a young Queen Mary of Scots go on an adventure that turns into a nightmare, when they decide to prank a Baker.

Finding out I'm descended from royalty should have been like winning the lottery. Except I got all of the renown and none of the spoils. That's what it means to be related to the dark prince. Still reeling, I throw myself into uncovering more about my dark heritage. Meanwhile, Cal and Adrian try to solve a mystery of their own. Shifters from other packs are going missing...and all the evidence points to witches.

“Ciao,” the woman said, gliding into view. She stood with marvelous posture, wearing a long, skin-tight black dress and a hat that was tall and pointed with a wide brim. Arnold shook like he was riding a boxcar. Her lips bunched in a half-restrained smile. “My goodness,” she said. “You have fear?” Arnold closed his watery eyes tightly and nodded.

Sometimes, to stop unspeakable evil one must battle themselves… The silence is troubling. Danger lurks behind every tree, every whisper. The veil is eroding while teammates remain lost. For Truddie Mae, abandoning safety for answers will soon find her plunging deeper into the magical darkness. As panic and desperation collide, will her magic find a way? While Gordy joins those of a darker nature overseas to rescue one of their own, the Keepers will learn how deep evil goes when it comes to familiar grounds. Uncovering more than they bargained for, the truth will be given light as the dead...

When Lumen Fowler looks back on her childhood, she wouldn't have guessed she would become a kind suburban wife, a devoted mother. In fact she never thought she would escape her small and peculiar hometown. When We Were Animals is Lumen's confessional: As a well-behaved and overachieving teenager, she fell beneath the sway of her community's darkest, strangest secret. For one year, beginning at puberty, every resident "breaches" during the full moon.