New Horror

Men in black calling at your door on the stroke of midnight . . . Three pieces of human flesh with the power to kill . . . A devoted wife who just won't die . . . A bag of bones that should never EVER be touched . . . These are just some of the tales in this gripping collection, taking the reader from supernatural suburban terror to the far future where the fate of mankind rests in the hands of an innocent. CONTENTS The Midnight Men Juju Killing Gloria The Devil's Bones Inheritance The Glamour Nan Death's Head The Witch is Dead Deus Ex Machina

WELCOME TO SCALASAY For mystery writer Sam Thorne, moving to the island was supposed to be a fresh start—an idyllic refuge for his young family, and an escape from his past indiscretions. Things he wanted dead and buried. But on Scalasay, the past has a way of catching up with you . . . The horror which tore the island apart ten years earlier is returning. Ben Garrett, the convicted rapist and murderer, is coming back to the island to visit his dying mother. But no one could have foreseen the shocking turn of events which are about to unfold. A storm is coming . . . And on this terrifying...

Two wives share a house divided. A writer creates a sexy new partner. A backseat driver's trapped. A devilish elevator runs out of floors. And clothes control the man. Short, sharp jabs into your mind. Philosophical sci-fi quick reads.

Can a mortal escape a prenatal curse? A psychic vampire blunders into the wrong territory. Now she must elude enemies she never imagined! And that curse: Does the Devil really own her soul?

Remy is a fast-talking genius who solves mysteries with the help of the Trapped Dead and his owl, Hinto. He makes a great living at doing so ... until one of his investigations gets too close to the wrong people. Sarae is still reeling from the loss of her family. But an owl teaches her how to free the dead, and she finds solace in her work. She's sure she's the only one with this give, until she meets Remy, who's on the run. Their meeting unlocks a new mystery involving some missing girls, and they're forced to work together -- and the sparks fly. But time is running out for the girls. ...

Remy and I are owl-bearers. With the help of our owls, we're able to sing down the dead. I'd always thought I was the only one, until Remy came to town on the run. As soon as we met, the sparks flew. But then Remy was captured. And his magic has been poisoned by a ghost that he ...Jesus, I don't want to talk about it. I hate his guts even though I still want him, body and soul. I'm trying to rescue him, with the help of my owl, Zoe, and our friend Marcus, our logistics man. But the people who captured Remy ... they killed his family in a house fire. Burned his loved ones to death. How do ...

Book number five of the Games Series. The survivor of the pain maze is doing everything in his power to become Donny's best friend. Also, a special appearance from Rick (Gambler's Appetite of Remorse).

Nineteen terrifying stories of Valentine's Day, dangers in the woods, snake ladies, evil clowns, and summer camp killers all await you in this fourth bone-chilling installment of bite sized terror....

Maura Quarrels doesn't realize she's dead until her first college roommate (deceased) shows up and invites her to join the Dead Mothers' Club. Maura is excited - what better way to maintain control over her teenagers and husband! Unfortunately, it's not that simple. The DMC has strict rules and they don't suit Maura. Will she obey or risk banishment to hell? And where is her own mother, who died when Maura was young? Doesn't she care enough to be here to see her only daughter?

The local vampires are very upset with Aro for falling for Zafina, a human, who knows of their existence and their identity, so they decide to take her and Aro out before he can turn her. Find out what happens when the other vampires turn on Aro and Zafina. Will they kill her or will Aro make her his forever?

Kennedy and Burger are rivals seeking fame, the one young and rich, the other old and crafty. They will head out, Burger in the lead, to enter and explore one of history's legends: The catacombs of old Rome in all its violent glory, where lie the decaying remains of Christians hunted down, tried and murdered. But there is more to this trip than we realize at its beginning.

The ghost of Ambrose Bierce, American writer and civil war Union soldier, has been displaced from the home he had been haunting. Enlisting the aid of a "haunting agent," he finds a new residence that has the requisite dark history and terrible secret that makes it appropriate for haunting. Here, he meets new spirits who reside in this version of the afterlife, a middle place between life and the ultimate destination. Against his intentions, Bierce becomes caught up in the unsolved mystery of his new haunt, and in the matters of still-living people.

Inferno: Jerusalem is in turmoil as the recently killed Witnesses rise from the dead, ascending into the sky on a pillar of cloud, while a massive earthquake kills thousands. Oliver Theed works feverishly to hold his followers together while unleashing his demon-controlled army of two hundred million clones an unsuspecting world. Meanwhile, Jason Night, Chloe and Solomon Gauge are trying to survive increased persecution as Wraith bears down upon them hoping to kill his old nemesis and everyone he cares about.

A Scottish clergyman and his faithful border collie visit 221B and tell a tale of a ghostly Banshee on the Isle of Skye. After the specter appeared, two people died. Holmes sends Watson on ahead to investigate and report. More terrifying horrors occur and Sherlock Holmes must come and solve the awful mystery before more people are murdered. A tribute to the original story in the Canon, Arthur Conan Doyle's masterpiece, The Hound of the Baskervilles.

A sentient cloud whose arrogance leads to its own demise. A rich uncle who discovers a possible solution to climate change, but is not who he appears to be. A phantom killer who uses other people (and their cars) to commit murder. Balloons that predict the future. Paranormal investigators at the beach. Wolfmen who hunt bears for sport. A Cinderella story at a retirement home. Celebrities forced to make movies for eternity in a simulated world. A girlfriend who believes we reside in the mind of God.

Destroying every vampire on earth can get messy.... Cadence Findley and the LIGHTS team are on a mission to annihilate every vampire in existence, especially Holland, the vampire queen, who has sworn vengeance for the attack in Melbourne. But something's not right in Kansas City, and not everyone is on board with the plan, which makes taking Holland down even more difficult. Is Holland infiltrating the ranks, and if so, can Cadence stop it in time to wipe out the queen's growing vampire army once and for all? The Clandestine Saga follows the story of Cadence Findley, Vampire Hunter ...

"Приемная дочь богатой аристократки - красавица, которую ждет выгодное замужество. Что скрывает ее прошлое? Она жила в приюте, влачила жалкое существование и в минуту отчаяния присвоила себе чужие документы, чужую историю жизни. Но призрак прошлого врывается в настоящую жизнь - обманутая несчастная требует ответа. Хватит ли мужества у Принцессы превратиться в Золушку, пожертвовать любовью и богатством.

In 1988, Ernest Hillerman worked a few nights playing the monster in The Brown Depths, a horror film that has now gained quite a cult following. So when he is invited to appear at a convention and meet fans he didn't know he had, he is intrigued. What he finds out, however, is that the film he appeared in is apparently cursed...and everyone else associated with it has died under mysterious circumstances.

This all-new anthology picks up where my previous offering: "True Stories of the Paranormal: The Complete Collection" left off. Included are true accounts of haunted dwellings, terrifying visitations from beyond, a poltergeist infestation, encounters with restless spirits, a cursed toy chest, entities thought to roam the Earth in search of souls to spirit away to the afterlife, a funeral train doomed to repeat history for eternity, ghostly hitchhikers and much, much more. If it's a journey into the unknown you seek, wait no further, your ride has arrived.

A brother and sister creep out of the darkness with bags full of deadly tricks in Gregor Xane's "The Riggle Twins", a short story selection from Bad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween Horror.