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"A MUST READ FOR FANS OF MYSTERIES AND FOLK HORROR." - NP CUNNIFFE, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF "THE WEEJEE MAN". "...IT'S A WELL WRITTEN HORROR STORY WITH FANTASTIC CHARACTERS, BLOODY KILLS, AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT" - HORROR READS, 5 STAR AMAZON/GOODREADS REVIEW. "IT'S LIKE STEPHEN KING'S VERSION OF GREMLINS." - THE DANSE MACABRE Entering the nightmarish crime scene at the druid henge in the wood outside of Enniskregg township, Detectives Siobhan Ryan and Seamus O'Connell are taken step by step through the blood soaked evidence connected to the murders of the archaeological research team by ...

During spring break, archaeology students Adam Andrews and Eva Lunes fly to the Yucatan to research Mayan pyramids, ruins, and myths. When their island guide, Enrique, offers to give them a private tour of Kukulkan’s Island, also called Snake Island, they seize the opportunity, as it has some of the most fantastic, least-seen ruins of all Mayan culture. When Eva and Adam arrive at Snake Island, they tour Kukulkan’s Pyramid and learn of the legend of the Forbidden Tree and its cursed fruit. Unfortunately, Adam and Eva also encounter a mysterious man who warns them to leave the island. ...

THE CICADAS ROAR For all of the years of his young life, Jackson had been told never to go near the river. It was just a fact of life. If he called out to his mother saying he was going out into the yard to play, she would always call out behind him, ‘Don’t you go near that river.’ He would feel dejected and upset. He always hoped that one day she would forget to tell him. Then that day came. OTHER TALES OF TERROR AND TORMENT Hide under the covers and keep the light on as you go on a journey into the darkness and evil of the human mind.

"Hudgins is a Horror-Meister to reckon with!" VICTOR MILLER - Writer of Friday the 13th You wake up in the middle of nowhere. You have no memory. You don't know why you are overwhelmed with a ravenous craving...to kill. If you like quick reads, this is the author for you! Steve Hudgins uses a screenplay/novel hybrid writing style that keeps the descriptive portions of the story brief, allowing the narrative to push forward at a rapid pace. THE CRAVING Becky is about to be raped and likely murdered, but is rescued by a towering man dressed in black. Unbeknownst to her, the man had been ...

As a small child, one horrific night changed the course of Ruth's life. Murderous werewolf-like beasts attacked her family, leaving her parents dead and her sister missing. (Read about it in the prequel novelette, Little Hell on the Prairie) It's now 1882, and after a decade of hiding away in an abandoned town, with her Reverend caregiver, barely surviving the harsh Minnesota winters, Ruth is ready to move on and start a new life for herself. Maybe she can even find her sister. But it's an unlikely hope as Ruth isn't sure if she is even still alive, let alone, a human anymore. The open ...

Something old lives beneath the mountain. And it remembers everyone who enters. When down-on-his-luck land surveyor Will Farris takes a solo job in a remote Appalachian valley, he thinks it’ll be a quick payday—just map out an abandoned mining claim and be done. But the locals won’t go near the place. They mutter about Hollow Number 6. About claw marks in stone. About voices that call to you in the voice of someone you lost. Will ignores the warnings. Until the mine starts groaning. Until he finds bones in the dark. Until he sees something massive watching from deep in the shaft—...

An unconventional love story with blood, brains, and a whole lot of bite!!! In a not too distant future, humans find sanctuary in small communities like Refuge. But not everything is as it seems. Rumors of Zombie Shepherds hint at a questionable fate for the living, and the zombie masters rule from their glass tower. Before the apocalypse, Jude was a rising indie singer and songwriter taking the world by storm. Now he’s just trying to survive in a world where other humans are sometimes more dangerous than the monsters. Jude has lived in anonymity for five years until his biggest fan ...

Gavin Cain, an SFPD homicide inspector, is in the middle of an exhumation when his phone rings. San Francisco's mayor is being blackmailed and has ordered Cain back to the city; a helicopter is on its way. The casket, and Cain's cold-case investigation, must wait. At City Hall, the mayor shows Cain four photographs he's received: the first, an unforgettable blonde; the second, pills and handcuffs on a nightstand; the third, the woman drinking from a flask; and last, the woman naked, unconscious, and shackled to a bed.

Two terrifying novellas from one of the most chilling and original new voices in horror today! In Drive, a routine trip in a self-driving robotaxi becomes a nightmare when the car imprisons its passenger and embarks on a savage rampage through the streets of Boston. The Last Swim follows the final hours of a broken man who's decided to swim away from his life and seek his end in the dark and lonely depths of the Pacific Ocean. Evil Chose You hits you like a homicidal robot car and drags you into the deepest, darkest depths of human despair. An absolute must-read!

Never take a boy's toys away. If you do, you never know what may be in store...

Tales the Crows Taught Me Seventeen Supernatural Tales to Make Your Skin Crawl Fans of Ray Bradbury and the Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock, and Lord of the Flies have reason to rejoice! Here are 17 tales with a twist—many of them award-winning: a traveling sideshow, a shadowy something waiting in a deep Oregon forest, an ancient fishing village where there's a price to pay for magic, a strange parcel dragged for miles over ice and snow, a Florida boarding house full of residents who would VERY much like to meet you... The Uncanny waits to make your acquaintance. Included: Protection: ...

Who will pay the price for waking sleeping giants? When Gabe’s cousin, John, is kidnapped by Russians, he and his friends jump into action. Volkov is back and behind the kidnapping. He has his men looking into a massive burial mound on John’s property and is willing to do anything to learn about it—including torturing John to near death. In over their heads, Gabe and April go to their friend Heather, head of security of Parcelsus, for help. It seems Volkov has his eyes on the prize and won’t stop until he claims it. Soon, the trio finds themselves traversing the world while John ...

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: WHITE RABBIT: No one believed a rabbit had disabled George's Lincoln Town car and blocked two lanes of traffic. THE SECOND VIRGIN BIRTH: At midnight on Christmas Eve, a nun rescues a baby left on the chapel steps in the freezing cold. ...

Secrets, lies, and misunderstandings - after 65 million years, has it all come down to this? Gerry is determined to cross the treacherous waters of Lake Origin and continue his hunt for the remaining Mosasaurs, a group of aquatic dinosaurs that have captured his scientific heart. His reputation, his credibility, and his future career rest on the outcome of this venture, and he is committed to the idea that this is a chance to not only rescue his dreams but also prove to himself that for once he can finish what he has started. However, he should have known by now that smooth sailing doesn't ...

Second chances are great until a killer comes between them. Homicide detective, Derek Benally, thought his day couldn't get any worse after he spent all night processing a murder, but he couldn’t have been more wrong. The phone call from his nephew telling him Derek's sister was dead unravels him. Dr. Kelly Rutland is on the verge of a cancer breakthrough when she receives the horrifying news that her sister was in a fatal car accident. The cops ruled it accidental, but Kelly refuses to believe it was anything other than murder. She's determined to do whatever it takes to find the killer....

Former teachers Richard and Judy Dockrey Young bring their frightening performances alive on tape with 14 ghost stories from the American Southeast.

The gripping retelling contained in this book circulated the dark web for years but has been a tightly held secret... until now. Kyle had a rough childhood being raised a psychopathic survivalist by his father until the age of thirteen. After losing everyone in his family, Kyle starts fresh by moving to the big city where he is led into a life of crime. After spending two years in prison he makes new connections and returns to the streets that sent him there. Having been brought up evil, will Kyle find his good side?

"A MUST READ FOR FANS OF MYSTERIES AND FOLK HORROR." - NP CUNNIFFE, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF "THE WEEJEE MAN". "...IT'S A WELL WRITTEN HORROR STORY WITH FANTASTIC CHARACTERS, BLOODY KILLS, AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT" - HORROR READS, 5 STAR AMAZON/GOODREADS REVIEW. "IT'S LIKE STEPHEN KING'S VERSION OF GREMLINS." - THE DANSE MACABRE In the glow of silvered moonlight, an ancient evil unbound by the magical shackles that once imprisoned it lays siege to the small town of Enniskregg. As the darkness and the even darker little things within it, dark little things the like of the shadows of small ...

Get three PI Assistant Extraordinaire Mysteries in a bundle. More than 100,000 words, humorous mystery books. FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Ghostly Murder A murder in a locked room…The faceless ghost… Throw in a cross-dressing detective plus his assistant extraordinaire in this new mystery series! A high profile murder calls for a high profile detective. When the famous Sushi Czar is found dead in a room that’s locked from the inside, the evidence just doesn’t add up. Of course a killer ghost (supernatural killer) is no match for the deductive skills of Michael Archangel. The fabulous...

In the quaint town of Wisterious Bay, Alice, a spunky witch, just wants to spend her time quietly practicing her spells, and running her crystal and magic candle shop. But her peaceful existence is thrown into jeopardy when right before the Halloween celebrations are about to begin, she finds a body in her shop. Join Alicia, Felix her "humorous" talking skeleton, Augustus, the banished reaper, and Zoraida the newest familiar as they try to figure out who the killer is before Alicia ends up in jail for a crime she didn't commit. If you enjoy quirky characters, comedic cozy mysteries, and a ...