Twisted Horror

Zenith Maelstrom knows he’s forgetting something… But he can’t quite remember what. He wakes up to notes in his handwriting with messages like, “Prepare for battle!”–but what battle?–and his sister Apogee seems to grow angrier with him by the day. It’s not until he finds Apogee sneaking back into the horrible bag hidden away in their basement that all the dreadful details about GrahBhag resurface. The spiderlike Shlurps. The trio of foul mouths that hunger for blood. Eldritch horrors around every corner.

In this Black Mirror-style series, each Witching Hour thriller will take you on an edge-of-your-seat journey that can be finished in a single sitting. After the death of his wife, Joe Santos was ready to settle into a quiet life in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. But, when an unidentified object crashes near the local military base, he is thrown into a mystery of astronomical proportions. In this winding tale of mourning, conspiracy, and violence, There Is Something In The Sky will take you from the quiet reaches of space to the quiet spaces you can't quite reach.

When Mouse's dad asks her to clean out her dead grandmother's house, she says yes. After all, how bad could it be? Answer: pretty bad. Grandma was a hoarder, and her house is stuffed with useless rubbish. That would be horrific enough, but there's more—Mouse stumbles across her step-grandfather's journal, which at first seems to be filled with nonsensical rants…until Mouse encounters some of the terrifying things he described for herself. Alone in the woods with her dog, Mouse finds herself face to face with a series of impossible terrors.

Three people can keep a secret if two are dead. For Truddie Mae, the fallout from the Harvester includes emotional burdens. Members have come and gone, and secrets have been uncovered. Wishing to leave it all behind her, she’ll soon find it has ways of keeping up. A simple excursion leads to a discovery threatening the Keepers on every level. Forced to act as leader, she must rally remaining teammates and dig deeper into the mystery of their magical lives. New threats and unseen forces strike back, this time with more bite. Evil attacks from every direction leading to an outcome that will...

Join Marcus Caldwell as he steps into the decaying Chateau Amara Hotel, where every creak of the floorboards whispers secrets of sins long buried. As he confronts the enigmatic Midnight Masquerader, you’ll FEEL the chilling tension seep into your bones, leaving you breathless with anticipation!

Why would a mother murder her four children with a smile on her face? What sinister end awaits the regulars of the local watering hole? When Beverly Havermore rubs elbows with other members of high society, what ghosts from her past come to haunt her? Could a curse be behind the mysterious speech problems plaguing an otherwise healthy Benjamin Anatole? The answers to these alarming questions can be found in this collection of seventeen nerve-racking, and at times darkly humorous, short stories that are guaranteed to chill the bones of even the most sensible reader. From a man choosing ...

Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor has helped psychologist Alex Delaware crack tough cases in the past. And in Jonathan Kellerman's New York Times best seller Billy Straight, she took the lead in the desperate hunt for a teenage runaway stalked by a vengeful murderer. Now the complex and wryly compassionate Petra is once again at the center of the action, in a novel of cunning twists and page-turning suspense.

For the past 19 years, Rumpelstiltskin has kept his promise to Laila, the miller's daughter. Her son, Tristan, must never know the dark deal they made surrounded by straw and gold. But keeping the truth from a curious Tristan is the least of his troubles. He can't escape the chill of bodiless eyes watching him. Wanting him. Hunting him. When an oracle confirms his greatest fear, she also confirms his greatest hope. A hope and desire he believed long dead. Laila lives.

Young JR was looking forward to his long awaited Halloween date with the girl of his dreams. When he finally got up the nerve to ask Destiny out, she said yes. The thrills start early that Halloween day when JR decides to get an application for a job and a burrito at the same time. The workers at the fast food restaurant had different plans, however, and leave JR reeling and wondering what happened. As he makes his way through the day, he is met with a host of obstacles and evil beings trying to eliminate him and his family.

Brianna was content. Life was good. Until she caught her husband doing the unthinkable. Now, Brianna's best friend drags her off on a vacation to get away from life and put herself back together. But their beautiful island resort holds something else in store for Brianna. Something more amazing than she ever thought possible, but even more dangerous. And when someone begins to attack women at the resort, Brianna finds herself at the top of their list. Brianna's life is in jeopardy, and she needs help. Help only the island can provide. The island has a secret.

Tourniquet Lane and its cottage enter the thoughts of cousins, Henry and Lucy. Through a series of letters, Henry gets around to asking Lucy if she could come to his estate for a visit. He's been ill of late and suggests the company might do him good. Besides, it will give them the opportunity to learn more regarding the mysterious cottage and what occurred there when they were children. A Retrospective Trip down Tourniquet Lane is an astounding supernatural story from award-winning author, Robert E. Kearns

Beware the Big Bad Wolf. He's Coming for You When You Least Expect it. When an art professor mom and her pre-teen daughter rent a quiet house on an idyllic Adirondack lake for a full semester sabbatical, they become the target of two serial killers who believe the women are the reincarnation of a mother and daughter whom they terrorized to death back in the mid-1980s. For fans of Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Joe Konrath, and more, comes a pulse-pounding thriller that combines psychological suspense with pure horror, and intense action--a thriller only New York Times and USA Today ...

SHE CAME FOR REVENGE. SHE UNCOVERS A WORLDWIDE CONSPIRACY. LAPD Detective Gabi Longoria returns home to an unspeakable crime—her husband has been brutally killed. Her captain refuses to let her join the murder investigation, so Gabi decides to do her own. Plus, she wants revenge. Convinced the reason for her husband’s death can be found at the New York health club where she met him, she goes undercover as a trainer there. As she seeks the truth, she befriends a handsome, mysterious man who claims an evil corporation killed her husband. What’s worse, he also claims they’ve developed ...

More training, more zombies, more death, and a new enemy. Join the crew of the Sassafras and hang on for the ride!

David. He's Intriguing. Intelligent. Pensive. Penetrating. Mysterious. Dangerous. And interested. But most importantly...He's not Sam.

An ancient evil stir, seeking vengeance in the wind-blown dunes of 1940 Egypt. Deep within the Valley of the Kings, an ancient tomb lies hidden, shrouded in sand and secrecy. When renowned British and German archaeologists uncover the long-lost resting place of Dina, an ancient Egyptian goddess, they unwittingly unleash a terror beyond comprehension. As Dina awakens, her malevolent spirit is reborn, fueled by an insatiable thirst for power and eternal life. The archaeological camp is swiftly slaughtered, leaving no witnesses to her resurgence. Lillian and Jack Stiller, siblings passionate ...

Do you like addictively creepy thrillers that will keep you biting your nails until you've finished the final page? The Listeners short story collection is for you! “Gripping, thought-provoking, and unbearably tense.” ~Bestselling Author Wendy Heard HOME IS NO LONGER SAFE. From the bestselling author of The Jilted comes a twisted and terrifically macabre collection of short stories guaranteed to make you cringe, laugh, cry…and start sleeping with the lights on. From an eerie voyeur, to an appliance that doesn’t behave the way it should, to a poignant and twisted expression of ...

Reginald Power is a shy and unassuming man. When at the suggestion of a friend he joins the local chess club he meets Delilah; a beautiful woman he fast becomes besotted with. Will Reggie capture this queen of hearts, or will the final move result in checkmate? Another exceptional tale of the macabre from award winning author, Robert E. Kearns. Now with a Five Star editorial review from Readers' Favorite.

In Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles, professor and author Bert Ashe delivers a witty, fascinating, and unprecedented account of Black male identity as seen through our culture's perceptions of hair. It is a deeply personal story that weaves together the cultural and political history of dreadlocks with Ashe's own midlife journey to lock his hair.

Mashed is an anthology of twisted humor, erotic horror, and culinary experimentation. Featuring demented authors from all over the world coming together to delight and terrify you. Mashed feels like Scary Movie meets 50 Shades on the Food Network! This collection of 17 sensually sinister tales that will leave you both scared and slightly turned on, while laughing out loud and contemplating whether or not you should have their next meal.