Mystery Horror Suspense

Ten tales of terror in the horror genre with surprise endings to scare you! If you are fans of Twilight Zone, Tales From the Crypt, Night Gallery, Outer Limits, One Step Beyond, and horror stories with a plot and a twist ending, look no further. Billy Wells Horror is your ticket to a journey into the macabre if you dare. Hark! Don’t read this book If you don't like to be scared. Heads roll literally in these stories, so why torture yourself? Otherwise, enjoy the horror! The average Amazon review rating on all Billy Wells Horror books 4.3. TABLE OF CONTENTS: NEVERMORE: A billionaire builds...

Unlock the Secrets of Fear. Master the Mechanics of Dread. Whether you’re crafting a pulse-pounding thriller or slow-burning supernatural horror, Writing Suspense and Horror is your complete guide to gripping your reader—and never letting go. This comprehensive handbook takes you deep into the psychology of fear and the structure of tension. Learn how to create unforgettable characters, build dread scene by scene, and design plots that twist, tighten, and terrify. From atmospheric worldbuilding to heart-stopping finales, this book covers everything from genre history to hands-on craft. ...

At the novel's center: the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, hero, leader, inspirer, irresistible force, irrepressible spirit, battling (and ultimately reconciling with) a strange otherworldly form that has somehow taken possession of Lestat's undead body and soul. This ancient and mysterious power and unearthly spirit of vampire lore has all the force, history, and insidious reach of the unknowable universe.

Tourists visit to see the legendary falls along with the blazing colors of the Appalachian forests in autumn. The rustic, antiquated Highwater Inn welcomes them, but specters from the past haunt the halls and terrify the guests and staff. Paranormal investigator Ellie Jordan arrives to help the owners, who are desperate to clear away the evil influences before they're forced to close down and abandon the struggling hotel.

Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out. At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six awful days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged.

Occult investigator Quincey Morris and his "consultant", white witch Libby Chastain, are hired to free a family from a deadly curse that appears to date back to the Salem witch trials. Fraught with danger, the trail finds them stalking the mysterious occult underworlds of Boston, San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York, searching out the root of the curse. After surviving a series of terrifying attempts on their lives, the two find themselves drawn inexorably towards Salem itself - and the very heart of darkness.

Buckle up! The ride's about to get bumpy. When a claw rips through Grogan 'Chief' La Tortue's teepee at midnight, he quickly learns it isn't an ordinary beast but a rougarou, a Cajun werewolf stalking Oyster Island, the ancestral home of the Atakapa Indians. Along with the ghosts in the nearby lighthouse, the island is about to become even more haunted. Buckle up! The ride's about to get bumpy. Here's what some Amazon reviewers are saying: "Can't wait for the next book." "As always, I enjoyed my foray into Eric Wilder's Louisiana world. Some genuine spooky moments and the usual ridiculously...

If you're a fan of Stephen King's spine-chilling tales, get ready for an exhilarating journey into the supernatural with Raymond M Hall's gripping novel, "The Haunting." World-class pianist Sebastian Carmichael is on the brink of collapse from the pressures of his demanding touring career. Desperate for respite, he retreats to the tranquil English countryside, hoping to find solace in the quietude. Little does he know that his decision to purchase a crumbling seventeenth-century building for renovation will thrust him into a perilous quest for answers. As Sebastian delves into the ...

When Dean receives a distraught phone call from his ex-girlfriend. He rushes to her home to find a horrific and dreadful scene... A ransacked house and her bloodied body lying on the floor. As the police and her husband arrive at the scene, Dean learns that his ex's son is also missing. While Dean searches for answers behind her death, a bombing kills a friend from his days in the military. At the memorial service, Dean has to confront people he hasn't seen in years while facing memories of a tragic event that left them all scarred. The situation takes a darker turn as mysterious classified...

MEMORIES BECOME THE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON WHEN YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR OWN. Willow Harper has been charged with the brutal murder of her friends. But confined to Bordeaux Behavioral Hospital with no recollection of that tragic night, she is left questioning her own innocence. Public defender Donovan Thomas takes on her case, determined to get to the truth. But Willow's convenient amnesia raises more questions than answers. Why can't she recall any details? And why does it seem like she's hiding something? But to comprehend Willow's unstable grip on reality means confronting the cracks in his ...

Mary is a quiet middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invisible. Unknown even to herself. But lately, things have been changing inside Mary. Along with the hot flashes and body aches, she can’t look in a mirror without passing out, and the voices in her head have been urging her to do unspeakable things. Fired from her job in New York, she moves back to her hometown hoping to reconnect with her past and inner self. What she finds instead are visions of terrifying mutilated specters that come with increasing regularity.

It's the ultimate haunted house challenge. A crumbling stone mansion nestled in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, it may be the best-kept secret in Europe—a little-known attraction featuring nine escape rooms to explore, nine puzzles to solve, and a large cash prize for anyone who makes it to the end. There's just one catch: no one makes it to the end of The No-End House . . . When Joe Hadfield hears about the house from a pair of backpackers, he's intrigued but not interested. He's trying to escape a nightmare of his own.

The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine—as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.

Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada, has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. And it is a place where several travelers are abducted by Collie Entragian, the maniacal police officer of Desperation. Entragian uses various ploys for the abductions, from an arrest for drug possession to "rescuing" a family from a nonexistent gunman.

When Joseph Palmer, one of the richest men in the world, was found murdered. Dead by midnight, during one of the year's most extravagant parties at his palatial mansion. Dean was hired to investigate the case. Although the case is now closed, Dean can’t help but feel that there’s more to his story. As he revisits the clues and digs deeper into Joseph’s past, he unearths a dark network. One that could threaten his life and the life of those he loves most. How did Joseph make his fortune? What happened to his wife and child? As the list of questions grows and the fabric of the case ...

Long lost to the public in out-of-print pulp magazines, dusty Victorian anthologies, and the pages of now defunct newspapers, these vintage vampire stories have truly proved immortal. Resurrected now for the year 2011, this is a stunning collection of nineteenth-century vampire stories by heavyweights such as Sabine Baring-Gould and Bram Stoker. These rare stories are arranged in chronological order from 1846 to 1913 and are compiled by two of the world's leading vampire anthologists and experts.

When ghost advocate Alicia Hawkins is hired to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a couple at the infamous Redcliff House, she never expects the horrors that await. As she digs deeper into the dark history of the seemingly haunted mansion, a malevolent entity makes its presence known. To survive the nightmare and free the trapped souls, Alicia must join forces with her friends to uncover Redcliff's sinister secrets. Armed with holy water, ancient artifacts, and advanced weaponry, they prepare for battle against a ruthless evil determined to keep its grip on the lost souls.

The best-selling post-apocalyptic suspense series Outage - the complete series of five books plus bonus epilogue Outage: Control, available for the first time! Something is coming for them. When an early snow ravages the small town of Plainfield, the residents are stripped of heat, power, and mobility. They'll soon wish they had protection. Somewhere outside, something else is lurking. Waiting for the chance to strike.... The complete post-apocalyptic horror suspense series Outage, in one complete collection.

No one knows exactly when it began or where it originated. A terrifying new plague is spreading like wildfire across the country, striking cities one by one: Boston, Detroit, Seattle. The doctors call it Draco Incendia Trychophyton. To everyone else it's Dragonscale, a highly contagious, deadly spore that marks its hosts with beautiful black and gold marks across their bodies - before causing them to burst into flames. Millions are infected; blazes erupt everywhere. There is no antidote. No one is safe.

When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the hauntings. Every September, the walls drip blood. The ghosts of former inhabitants appear, and all of them are terrified of something that lurks in the basement. Most people would flee. Margaret is not most people. Margaret is staying.