Terrifying Horror

"When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche From Ethan Hayes, the bestselling author of WHAT LURKS BEYOND and ENCOUNTERS IN THE WOODS comes a new series which focuses on the darkest and most gruesome stories he has collected. These stories detail strange and mysterious accounts from the people who encountered them and survived to tell their tale. From violent encounters with Bigfoot and Sasquatch to demons and spirits who haunt and torture their victims. The stories in the pages ahead will most certainly strike fear and leave you keeping the light ...

The crew of starship Antori have been hired to transport a shipping container to a nearby star system, and it's their biggest payday yet. But when one of the crew accidentally opens the container, they find themselves up against a terrifying extraterrestrial. Now, the crew must fight to stay alive as the deadly creature begins its hunt. The Cargo is a 55,000 word, science fiction horror in the vein of Aliens and Mimic. Tonally, the story is dark, with an ever-looming sense of impending horror just beyond the next hatchway. It’s tense, foreboding and teetering at the edge of hopelessness, ...

#1 Amazon Bestseller in Horror Suspense What if your dream home hid a nightmare beneath the floorboards? In this relentless, edge-of-your-seat supernatural thriller, a single mother must face an ancient evil to save her daughter—and possibly all of humanity. When Leah Jones moves into a secluded home in the North Georgia mountains, she believes she’s found peace. But the discovery of a tunnel beneath her basement—and the shrine-like cave it leads to—shatters that illusion. Something nameless and ancient is stalking the mountain. And it’s hungry. After a local teenager is found ...

When Private First Class Jason Fascio escaped the terrifying horrors on Mars, the last thing he could have anticipated was finding himself awakened from cryo nearly eight years later. Now, aboard the Janus Space Station, just six days after being brought aboard, he realizes that the horrors have once again, just begun. Further the Void is the terrifying sequel to fan favorite, ENTITY, and follows the sole survivor of the Attis Mining Colony after a previously unknown organism was unearthed, only to slaughter its way through its hundred and fifty colonists.

The official history is a lie. In 1804, the Corps of Discovery embarks on its legendary journey, with Captain Meriwether Lewis seeking to cast "the light of reason into the dark places of the world". But the vast, unmapped territory they enter is not empty. It’s unnervingly silent. The game has vanished, and the only signs of life are macabre warnings: a salmon bitten cleanly in half, impossible marks carved fifteen feet up a tree, and the snapped neck of a cougar left as a statement. While Lewis’s pride blinds him to the truth, Captain Clark feels a malevolent presence watching from ...

They are the most fearless animals on earth. Now they are bigger, faster, and hunting in a pack. Welcome to Everglow Palms, a retirement community where the days are slow and the nights are quiet. For ex-combat medic Lexie, it’s a peaceful new life as a camp counselor—a way to forget the past. But the tranquility is shattered when a research experiment goes horribly wrong. A swarm of genetically engineered honey badgers, bred for size and extreme aggression, has been unleashed. They are intelligent, relentless, and see humans as a threat to be eliminated. When they descend on the ...

If you hear the whistle… it’s already too late. Park ranger Caleb Mercer has spent a decade watching over Bitterroot Ridge — a remote national park known more for its silence than danger. But now, hikers are vanishing without a trace, and only Caleb hears the strange high-pitched whistle that seems to follow him deeper into the trees. When wildlife biologist Dr. Naomi Voss joins him to investigate, the pattern becomes disturbingly clear: the whistle isn’t random. It’s a call — and it’s been echoing through these woods for decades. As the disappearances mount and the whistle ...

Welcome to Briarcliff House—a haunted hotel nestled deep in the woods outside Salem, Massachusetts, where time folds, mirrors whisper, and every room holds a secret. In this chilling collection of 20 short stories, guests encounter ghostly apparitions, cursed objects, and supernatural forces that feed on memory, identity, and fear itself. From possessed rooms and vanishing children to looping timelines and evil reflections, Haunted Hotel is a gripping horror anthology that will drag you screaming down haunted hallways you’ll never forget. Perfect for fans of The Sleep Experiment, The ...

Every local legend has a sliver of truth. But some truths are hungry. Layla, a driven podcaster searching for America’s forgotten stories, convinces her friends to join her on a camping trip to a remote creek in the Appalachian wilderness—a place the locals call "Crybaby Creek." She hopes to capture the eerie audio phenomena that gave the place its name and turn it into the breakout episode for her show. Armed with her high-end audio recorder, Layla is prepared for anything. Except for the sound no one can ignore: the faint, desperate cry of a baby in the pitch-black woods. The group ...

Their perfect honeymoon was supposed to be a new beginning. Not their end. Lena and Jake found the perfect escape: a remote, snow-covered cabin promising a week of blissful solitude. But the idyllic quiet of the deep woods soon gives way to a chilling unease. A strange scratching at the door. Unsettling notes in an old guestbook. And a pair of luminous eyes watching from the darkened tree line. Trapped by a raging blizzard and with the power failing, their romantic sanctuary becomes a claustrophobic prison. When a desperate search for answers uncovers a horrifying secret hidden within the ...

The most terrifying sound on the Appalachian Trail isn't a predator's howl. It's the sound of your own footsteps being mimicked behind you. From the misty peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains to the remote forests of Maine, a primal intelligence is stirring. This is not the clumsy, shy creature of folklore. This is something that hunts, something that thinks, and something that hates. In this collection of fifteen standalone tales of survival horror, you will follow seasoned hikers, determined scientists, and arrogant thrill-seekers as they are stalked by the true terror of the woods. They ...

Turn the Page… If You Dare. From ghostly hauntings to demonic bargains, from cursed relics to dystopian nightmares, Terrifying Tales delivers a genre-spanning collection of horror that will leave you breathless, paranoid, and sleeping with the lights on. Inside these pages, you’ll find: • A Haunting in Baltimore – A chilling introduction to the H. H. Horowitz Paranormal Investigator Series, where a routine ghost hunt turns into something far more sinister. • Mephistopheles – A devilish flash fiction tale of temptation and terror, previously published in Zero Flash. • Lot 113: ...

For more than three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror readers crave. Now, with the tenth volume of the series, Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night. Included in the pages of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers as Neil Gaiman, Kim Stanley Robinson, Stephen King, Linda Nagata, Laird Barron, and many others.

"When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche From Ethan Hayes, the bestselling author of WHAT LURKS BEYOND and ENCOUNTERS IN THE WOODS comes a new series which focuses on the darkest and most gruesome stories he has collected. These stories detail strange and mysterious accounts from the people who encountered them and survived to tell their tale. From violent encounters with Bigfoot and Sasquatch to demons and spirits who haunt and torture their victims. The stories in the pages ahead will most certainly strike fear and leave you keeping the light ...

This collection of over 50 stories from NoSleep master Michael Squid delivers fresh terrors from the darkest dimensions. Blending horror and science fiction, these unique and startling tales will seep into your subconscious and fuel your nightmares with disturbing new imagery.

"When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche From Ethan Hayes, the bestselling author of WHAT LURKS BEYOND and ENCOUNTERS IN THE WOODS comes a new series which focuses on the darkest and most gruesome stories he has collected. These stories detail strange and mysterious accounts from the people who encountered them and survived to tell their tale. From violent encounters with Bigfoot and Sasquatch to demons and spirits who haunt and torture their victims. The stories in the pages ahead will most certainly strike fear and leave you keeping the light ...

A Lost Colony's Terrifying Secret. A shipload of English souls arrives on a wild, untouched shore, dreaming of building a New Eden. Led by Governor John White, they are determined to carve a civilization from the immense, silent wilderness. But the continent was never theirs to claim. The first warning is a single, impossible footprint in the sand—a mark left by a creature of immense size and power. Soon, the colonists’ confident pride curdles into a thick gruel of anxiety as the woods begin to watch them with a deep and abiding patience. When the sun sets, the true owners of this land ...

They said it was a bear. They said it was the wind. But from the Pacific Northwest to the swamps of the South, hundreds have whispered another name… Bigfoot. Bigfoot Unleashed dives into America’s most chilling and violent sightings, compiling real encounters, shocking local legends, and brutal face-to-face experiences from deep in the woods. Some survived. Others… disappeared without a trace. Are they hoaxes? Hallucinations? Or something ancient that never left? Read the evidence. Hear the screams. Decide for yourself.

Five friends on one last adventure. A waterfall hidden so deep in the wilderness it has no name. A bond of friendship forged over four years of university. It was supposed to be the perfect final trip. But some places are meant to be forgotten. When a cryptic old man at a remote gas station warns them away from their destination, they laugh it off as a sales tactic. Their confidence is their first mistake. As they venture deeper into the oppressive silence of the British Columbia backcountry, they find signs that they are not alone. Strange claw marks too high for any bear , a deer carcass ...

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 ...