Monster House

Beryl and the Monsters A story of pre-lapsarian innocence and corruption ... a gripping and powerful allegory of the modern world. Voices emerge from the darkness. Albert and Beryl hear the howls of strange creatures in the forest. John tells them there are no monsters, but Beryl discovers a creature caught in the brambles. Albert doesn't like the look of it ... Readers' comments "The writing is beautiful and I found it very moving." "One of the select books out of the hundreds of thousands published in 2014 (or any year) you should read, for the wonder of it all." "Some of the most genuine...

No one in Eden remembers when Starling House was built. But everyone agrees that it's best to let the house – and its last lonely heir – go to rot. Starling House is uncanny and ugly and fully of secrets, just like its heir. Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses or brooding men, but it might be a chance to get her brother out of Eden. It feels dangerously like something she's never had: a home. But Opal isn't the only one interested in the house, or the horrors and wonders that lie beneath it. If Opal wants a home, she'll have to fight for it.

The man who invented shock rock tells the amazing and, yeah, shocking story of how he slayed his thirsty demons with a golf club. It started one day when Cooper was watching a Star Trek rerun between concerts, bored and drunk on a quart-of-whiskey-a-day habit. A friend dragged the rocker out of his room and suggested a round of golf. Cooper has been a self-confessed golf addict ever since.

A stolen soul. A doomed fated mate. Tainted blood that could save or destroy the world. Yesterday, my life was simple, if a little soulless. Now, it turns out that my brother took my soul and my magic ten years ago. I should have died with him after he was killed, but my demon hunter fated mate saved me when he gave me his powerful nephilim soul... I mean I stole it, but he's not dead, so... We're both going to die unless we can get our souls untangled and back where they belong because his soul is slowly burning me up from the inside as I struggle to control the fire and magic in my veins,...

Sixteen year old Addison Monroe and her friends think they’ve hit the jackpot when they win a contest that will allow them to go on a televised ghost investigation with the nationally renowned TV paranormal investigative team, The Ghost Dudes. With cameras rolling, the two groups arrive at the infamous Meadowlark Asylum. Suddenly shut down nearly a half century before under mysterious circumstances, it’s become shrouded in stories and legends about the darkness, nicknamed Monster of the Asylum, that allegedly stalks its abandoned hallways. It isn’t long before Addison realizes ...

From the “terrifyingly talented” (London Times) author of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG-IN THE NIGHT-TIME and THE PORPOISE, eight mesmerizingly imaginative, deeply-humane stories that use Greek myths and contemporary dystopian narratives to examine mortality, moral choices and the many variants of love.

Eighteen-year-old Myla Lewis is a girl who loves two things: kicking ass and kicking ass. She's not your everyday quasi-demon, half-demon, and half-human, girl. For the past five years, Myla has lived for the days she gets to fight in Purgatory's arena. When souls want a trial by combat for their right to enter heaven or hell, they go up against her, and she has not lost a battle yet.

Angel. Demon. Killer. He's Quinton Slide, the head of the red nephilim mafia house that left a wide trail of blood across Europe as he took vengeance on those who decimated his house and slaughtered his family, those with the same blood that runs through my veins. I need to stay invisible, but from the first moment I see him, I don't want anyone else. He's not supposed to be home from his personal war looking as dangerous and delicious as a forbidden chocolate cheesecake, but he's here, where I'm hiding in plain sight, but he sees me like no one else has ever seen me before. If he discovers...

What happens in Vegas? Apparently, fairy tales gone wild… Moving to Vegas was supposed to kickstart my singing career, not drop me into a twisted fairytale. But here I am, Elspeth “Ellie” Moon, at a Halloween party, locking lips with Prince Charming. Tall, gorgeous, and those tongue kisses? Wow. Things are going swimmingly, right up until he croaks—literally—and turns into a frog. Yeah, you heard me. A frog. Turns out, he’s cursed by his ex-girlfriend, the Wicked Witch, and every time I kiss him, poof—frog mode activated. If we ever hope to take things past first base, we’ve...

The Speckled Monster is both a hair-raising tale of courage in the face of the deadliest disease that has ever struck mankind, and a gripping account of the birth of modern immunology. Jennifer Lee Carrell's dramatic story follows two parents who, after barely surviving the agony of smallpox themselves, flouted 18th century European medical tradition by borrowing folk knowledge from African slaves and Eastern women in frantic bids to protect their children. Their heroic struggles gave rise to immunology.

When the first season of Stranger Things debuted on Netflix in the summer of 2016, the show struck a nerve with millions of viewers worldwide and received broad critical acclaim. The series has gone on to win six Emmy Awards, but its success was driven more than anything by word of mouth, resonating across generations. Viewers feel personal connections to the characters. Now fans can immerse themselves in the world - or worlds - of Hawkins, Indiana, like never before.

Lily and her brother Rory have just moved into a new house after their family spent months renovating it. The formerly rundown, creepy old house is now totally transformed into a tech lover's dream. Rory has installed a smart device called Mastermind that can turn on lights, lock doors, and even open the windows, among other things. He and Lily love showing off what the Mastermind can do. But someone doesn't love the changes—the ghost of the girl who died in the house. She's angry—and ready for revenge.

In the 12 unforgettable tales of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, the strange is made familiar and the familiar strange, such that a girl growing wings on her legs feels like an ordinary rite of passage, while a bug-infested house becomes an impossible Kafkaesque nightmare. Each story builds a new world all its own: A group of children steal a haunted doll; a runaway bride encounters a sea monster; a vendor sells toy boxes that seemingly control the passage of time; an insomniac is seduced by the Sandman.

The monsters of this world maybe closer than you think. Behind closed doors, many of us indulge in horror films and violent graphic novels, but unknown sadism and dangers are closer than we think. And if you truly dig deep, you just might find puzzles that will unlock secrets within your own family tree. In, Monsters and Mysteries Around the Corner, follow author and researcher, Connor Flynn as he takes you on a journey across the country in pursuit of the monsters and mysteries that lurk in the shadows, hide just around the corner, and live in the dark recesses of our own minds. So, buckle...

When one man's scheme to create the Greatest Freak Show on Earth leads to an insane obsession that can only end in devastating tragedy. The ghoulish proprietor of a Victorian arcade specifically designed to showcase the myriad of freaks, outcasts, and oddities that abound in old London town is a man driven by his own dark desires. Rodney Thompson is an emotionless, sadistic person who craves glory above all else - at least until the beautiful Violet wafts into his world. From the very day when Violet first takes a dainty step inside the arcade, Rodney is determined to make her his own. A ...

Karou y Akiva ya saben que están vivos... pero Karou aún no está preparada para perdonar. Y ahora, mediante un terrible engaño, Karou ha tomado el control sobre la rebelión quimérica y el futuro de su raza depende de ella, si es que aún queda futuro para las quimeras en Eretz, una tierra devastada por la guerra. Cuando el brutal ejército de serafines de Jael penetra en el mundo humano, lo impensable se convierte en esencial: Karou y Akiva tendrán que unir sus ejércitos para luchar contra un enemigo común.

Bubba is hired by the Department of Homeland Security to guard some relics in Charlotte, but there's more going on than there seems. Doesn't DHS have Quincy Harker, a mostly capable wizard type, right there in Charlotte? And Isn't Bubba blacklisted from working for the government after DEMON decided they wanted to kill him? And didn't he smear vampire guts all over College Street that last time he was in Charlotte?

In tears as he sat on the witness stand at 16 testifying against his father, one of his many abusers that stole his childhood, Walt McKinley found the strength to fight for himself for the first time. In that life-changing moment, he made a promise to himself he would do whatever it took to take his power back, become a warrior of his abuse, and break the generational cycle. Monsters in My House is a true story of extremely shocking abuse and a child’s fight to stay alive. Walt’s grit and compassion shine through as he shows us the unbreakable nature of the human spirit.

One bite of temptation, and now I'm navigating a world of candy, curses, and second chances... Slipping after getting out of the bathtub and hitting my head on the toilet seat wasn’t exactly the way I’d imagined ascending to the pearly gates, but nevertheless, there I was, Bethany Snow, knocking on heaven's door. Looking back, I should have suspected something when I spied the freshly baked devil’s food cake next to the manna on the buffet. I would have blamed my choice to go for the devil's chocolate on PMS if I’d still been alive; however, after one bite of sweet temptation, I was...

New from Solaris Dreamscapes Publishing House, Juniper Penbrook invites readers ages 8-12 on an extraordinary adventure in her magical new Middle-Grade Novel, Selene and the Wild Song™! Our heroine, Selene Geller, is a vibrant eleven-year-old whose creativity knows no bounds until an evil spirit comes to claim it. Tempted by an enchanting song heard on an autumn breeze, Selene unwittingly unleashes an unseen menace whose ambition is to snatch away the vivid imaginations of unsuspecting children. The malevolent Man with Three Masks has captured her creativity and entwined it within the ...