Scary For Adults

Not all witches ride brooms, wear pointy hats, and have warty noses. A fortune teller predicts Augie Doyle will soon meet a green-eyed beauty with a crescent-moon tattoo. Best yet, she’s his soul mate. That would be exciting news if he didn’t already have a girlfriend. Breaking up is out of the question. She lives with him and his dad. They’re practically a family. But then the new girl arrives. Just like the psychic predicted: gorgeous, smart, confident … and somehow into Augie. It feels too good to be true. And it is. As soon as she enters his life, things start going wrong. One ...

"Nightmare Nook: A Collection of Terrifying Tales" invites readers to journey into the darkest corners of the human psyche. Within these pages lie a series of spine-tingling and pulse-pounding short stories, each designed to grip your imagination and send shivers down your spine. From ghostly apparitions that haunt decrepit mansions to otherworldly creatures lurking in the shadows, this anthology explores the depths of fear and the boundaries of the unknown. Each story offers a fresh and chilling perspective on the supernatural, the macabre, and the unsettling. Prepare to encounter ...

For the first time since moving to New Salem, Cassie Blake feels normal. She's dating her soul mate, Adam, and making new friends in town. But between the secret coven of witches she belongs to and the incredible power she holds within her, Cassie is leading a far from ordinary life. When tragedy strikes the Circle, Cassie realizes being extraordinary can be a curse. The Circle is being hunted by an unknown enemy - and anyone could be the next victim.

The All-Time Classic, Remastered by the Author for 2024! Whitechapel: The Final Cut is the ultimate edition of Bernard Schaffer's celebrated depiction of the real life events surrounding Jack the Ripper's killing spree, using the characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle. When Sherlock Holmes cannot summon the strength to take on his greatest foe, the task of hunting The Ripper falls to Dr. Watson and Irene Adler. Filled with appearances by many beloved characters and noted historical figures, Whitechapel: The Final Cut is a masterpiece of both serial killer and historical crime fiction.

Augie is dying to know Izzie Crilly’s secret, and death may be the price he pays for figuring it out. When a student is killed in a freak accident outside the comic book shop, Augie writes it off as tragedy—until he spots Izzie, Hollowbrook High’s newest outcast, watching the scene with eerie calm. The dead boy was her boyfriend. But instead of grieving, she strolls away and orders a sandwich. Strange? Definitely. But things get weirder. Izzie starts dating Mateo. Augie’s baffled. Mateo’s popular, good-looking—everything Izzie isn’t. With her bulging eyes, obsession with the ...

Briana Fox is the wildest girl in school. She and Kyle have been close for a long time...almost lovers. But Kyle is afraid that if he pushes her, he'll have his heart broken and lose his best friend. When Briana challenges him to a swim across the lake, she's injured in a horrific accident, but she discovers a mysterious substance in an underwater cave that saves her life. What seems to be a magical yet harmless "power drug" invokes superhuman abilities, and Briana soon becomes dependent on it for her very survival. When two government agents learn of the discovery, they will stop at ...

Ten stories. One thin line between what happened—and what followed you home. Near Enough to Kill Me is a chilling collection of first-person supernatural encounters that feel too real to dismiss—but just strange enough to doubt. Told with confessional honesty and raw psychological detail, each tale slips quietly from reality into something far darker. From haunted motel rooms and vanishing children to phone calls from the dead and the thing that waits beneath your bed, these “true-ish” stories draw from urban legends, addiction recovery, liminal horror, and the quiet dread of being ...

It's Halloween night. Tiffany and Brent have given their daughter the best Halloween party ever. Now it's time to settle in and hear the ghost story - a haunting that terrified Tiffany and Brent when they first got married. It's a chilling tale for the young ladies to hear as they sit by the bonfire, protected by blankets and each other, not knowing what lay just beyond the light, watching them from the darkness.

The Spook himself was once an apprentice. How did he begin his training? And what of Alice, the young witch who is Tom's closest ally? How did she overcome her dark past? What did the witch assassin Grimalkin do to become the most deadly and feared witch in the county? And, collected in a gallery of horrors, discover the rest of the county's menacing villains and relive the vicious battles waged against them. Enter a land where creatures of the dark creep out of the shadows. Do you dare?

Scare Factory is a collection of 20 stories for readers who love horror and appreciate a good scare. 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. The nightmares include: DESECRATIONS: An after-hours intruder pulverizes the heads of two corpses with a sledgehammer at a local funeral parlor. THE METEOR A meteor crashes into Newt's home carrying a tiny alien who loves to sing and dance. ...

Alex’s original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he’ll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He’s loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don’t have a happily ever after. Now that Alex is trapped in a true terrifying tale, he’s desperate for a different ending - and a way out of this twisted place. This modern spin on the Scheherazade story is perfect for fans of Coraline and A Tale Dark and Grimm.

For Cassie and her Circle of witches, it's hard to imagine life in New Salem getting any worse. A band of powerful witch hunters is targeting the group, determined to destroy them one by one. And Cassie's half-sister, Scarlett, won't rest until she has a spot in the Circle - even if she has to kill Cassie to get it. The Circle's only hope against their enemies is Cassie's father's Book of Shadows - an ancient guide to the world of dark magic. But Cassie soon discovers that opening the book has grave consequences.

There will be blood...at least a half-pint or so. Do Ma, Pa, and the girls stand a chance against the monstrous creatures of the night in this horrific twist of the classic wholesome American story? Maybe... if they can stick to Pa's plan. Maybe not. NEW from Grace Mirchandani, award-winning author of the Mitzi Clark YA supernatural book series, comes this horrifically captivating and fast-paced novelette, Little Hell on the Prairie. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Over sixty dark tales of harrowing suspense pave this spiral downward into anguish, including the award winning "Under the East River." Each story darker than the one before, you'll soon find yourself in over your head. A grieving mother involved in a horrific traffic accident must suddenly face the prospect of dying alone in "On Hampshire Grade." Trapped on the 19th floor of a collapsing building after a powerful earthquake, a young woman struggles to survive in "The Old Grey Goose." A lonely man discovers an interstellar portal and longs to step through in "Suicide at Hawthorn Tower." In ...

Ancient dead gods are about to awaken. And one boy holds the secret to their resurrection. Fifteen-year-old Allan Green has stumbled into the realm of Andakar. To find his way home, he must travel across half a continent, aided by fantastical creatures, crazed wizards, and a few more less than savory accomplices. But there are others wanting to cut his journey short. Murderous cutthroats, savage forest creatures, and a cabal of vampires, just to name a few. Will Allan succeed? Will his greatest enemy hold the key to his very survival? Get your copy of Andakar today and find out!

This is a WW2 story of great courage and survival against almost impossible odds. During the year of 1942, Yvette Jackson, a young fun loving and very beautiful twenty year old girl was enjoying her second year as a medical student training to be a doctor. However, her world turned upside down when requested to attend the office of her professor, who informed her that she had an unknown visitor waiting for her. She’d received a visit from the mysterious caller, who simply called himself, Mr. Black. She discovered this man worked at the offices of “The Department of Fish & Fisheries” ...

Like all 17-year-olds, Molly Porter had never heard of the Filicide Program. She learned its name the day her parents tried to murder her. On that day, every parent in her secluded, North Carolina beach town conspired to kill their own children, and many of Molly’s friends did not survive the night. But what is the Filicide Program? How could an entire community of loving mothers and fathers turn on their own in a day? And why? These questions will haunt Molly as she scrambles to keep her two younger brothers—and herself—safe from the two people she thought would always be on her side...

The Gravediggers made short work of the goblins, but something else is coming up from below to give them hell. Hell’s bells indeed! It’s getting awfully hot in New Orleans, and not only from the weather. Those infernal forces of evil just won’t let up, and it’s really burning through the gang’s patience. When an ancient Middle Eastern demon shows up ready for trouble, the band of misfits must find salvation, and fast. A weird cult preacher arrives on the scene, and the Gravediggers end up in India. Paul’s whisky is not the only fiery thing in his life, and when the human ...

A trip to the Yukon Territory in northern Canada turns into a nightmare for three childhood friends. Shortly after being dropped off on a frozen, isolated lake they make a bone chilling discovery. When the initial shock eventually wears off, they realize that the ones responsible are hiding in the woods and keeping a close eye on them. That’s when the terror starts in earnest. The plane that brought them to this vast, isolated wilderness is not scheduled to return for another week, and they have no means of communicating with the outside world. There’s only one option available to the ...

It's on the prowl... When an inquisitive paperboy notices something strange along his route, he immediately investigates. But what begins as an innocent inquiry will soon become something hauntingly sinister. And as the truth is unleashed, the neighborhood discovers... THE ATTACK IS JUST BEGINNING Now, hampered by a record storm and left to fend for themselves, three high schoolers must do the impossible. Their neighborhood is under attack--the infection spreading. And with a deadly creature and its undead minions on the loose, what these teenagers think they know, could never be more wrong...