Twisted Horror

A plague of immortality. An encounter with an urban legend. A drive that never ends. In The Creeps, you'll experience these frights and more! Erik Handy, the author of The Mummy Kills The Brides and Macabre, brings you 37 stories that continue the genre-bending short fiction legacies of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King.

Twisted 50 is a deliciously dark slice of contemporary horror literature. Reading it is like attending a late night secret banquet where you know each course will serve up something unexpected, forbidden, and unforgettably chilling. Take your private seat now for 50 luscious courses of terror, from 50 of the strongest voices in modern horror.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FOUND OUT YOUR CHILD IS A PSYCHOPATH? One night when Jennifer Hanson returns home, she catches her 12-year-old son Shane stabbing their cat to death. Thankfully, he doesn't see her. Having long known Shane has a brain with psychopathic tendencies, her worst fears may be confirmed. Ever since he accidentally shot his father to death at age six, she has done everything she can to ensure Shane doesn't become a full-blown psychopath. He has behaved normally up until now. Have her efforts been in vain? She can tell he's changing, becoming increasingly dangerous, but she ...

- A fugitive finds himself in a deadly predicament- Reality show producers push the envelope to please their superiors- A group of test subjects take an unexpected journey- A rogue scientist takes genetic modification to the next level- People who eat Tide Pods turn into detergent-craving zombies- Something terrifying lurks in the Canadian wilderness- Evacuees from a doomed Earth colonize a distant planet.- A malfunctioning android threatens humanityTake a journey down the psycho path in Volume 3 of Mandy White’s Dysfunctional Fiction series.This ebook is DRM-free. Can be read on non-...

Beneath the serene facade of Twin Pines, an ancient evil waits in the shadows. For Emma Flowers, a troubled teenager grappling with her father's mysterious disappearance and her mother's overbearing nature, life has become a labyrinth of bad moods and unanswered questions. Then, after a night of bad storms, Emma finds her neighbor’s dog dead in the middle of the street. As the mystery intensifies, teenagers around town begin falling into coma-like, nightmare states. As the creature moves in on Emma, she begins to uncover the evil’s origins, discovering dark parts of her own past in the ...

The sleepy town hides a horrifying secret. Can a dog turn the rising tide of death and destruction? Sandville, England. Kito is worried. Living in the small town with his elderly owner, the happy Labrador is a very special canine. But when strange things begin to happen in town, the dog feels he is inside a dreadful nightmare, with little chance to stop the chaos. With some help from a local teacher, Kito allows himself to believe the possibility that there is a chance to stop this. Until the brave animal realizes he is up against an all-consuming evil, and learning to fully unlock his ...

One lonely night, after suffering yet another seizure from the bullet lodged in his brain, private investigator Jim Powers comes across a very unusual man— A man with a living dragon tattoo. A man who offers Jim a deal he can't refuse. What begins as another night of his own private hell, quickly turns into something very real. Jim Powers is about to discover that the world is a much darker place than even he'd thought possible. Monsters exist...and so does something else, something far worse. He's about to discover that the Devil is real, and the Prince of Lies has a deal for Jim. A hell...

A coming-of-age twisted fairy tale retelling with a lesbian enemies-to-lovers storyline. And a bisexual love triangle, too! Dorothy (of Oz) and Alice (of Wonderland) used to be in a relationship. Alice had thought their dysfunctional relationship was over, but sometimes the past has a way of coming back to haunt you. In this case, that way is a tornado Dorothy summons to snatch Alice from the Outside World and bring her back to Munchkinland. Alice has absolutely no intention of getting back together. You see, Dorothy has changed…into a pervert, a sadistic chief of the munchkin tribes, and...

In this Black Mirror style series, each Witching Hour 60-minute read takes you on an edge-of-your-seat journey that can be read in a single sitting. In Outward, we follow the life of Robby Boulder, a teenage addict who is forced to attend a new-age, walk-in-the-woods-style rehab. After the death of his father the previous year, he found himself in the throes of addiction. Then, late one evening, he woke up to a figure in his room, shaking him awake. The man dragged him into his van with three other troubled teens, promising salvation for the price of one week in the woods. But, once Robby ...

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.

You've been misled. Lewis Carroll didn't reveal the whole story... Alice never left Wonderland. She's trapped. She's angry. And she wants revenge. The truth is not what you were led to believe. It wasn't all "just a dream." It's a nightmare. A nightmare she can't escape, where formerly pleasant characters throw her unhappy unbirthday parties to torment her, while others like to make her cry so they can lick her tears. But one day after years of this unpleasantness, she loses her heart. Literally. Well, technically somebody steals it. And she has to get it back. By any means necessary. And ...

High-school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background. But ever since he got busted for spraying graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it, he stands out like you wouldn't believe. His new physique attracts the attention of queen bee Bethany Milbury, who just happens to be Tyler's secret crush. And that sets off a string of events and changes that have Tyler questioning his place in the school, in his family, and in the world.

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A chilling thriller inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious final days. When Edgar Allan Poe is found, delirious and wearing a stranger’s clothes, Dr. Joseph Snodgrass rushes to his friend’s aid. But what begins as an act of kindness plunges Snodgrass into a sinister world of demons and darkness. Poe has vanished for five days. Now hunters are gathering—violent souls who believe Poe possesses something they crave. As they converge on Baltimore and New York City, Snodgrass is swept into a perilous pursuit. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance, and only Snodgrass can uncover the...

"Creepy in the best way." - Customer ReviewGoosebumps meets Tales from the Darkside in this new horror collection from Dan DeLuise. From cursed dinner parties to stalking crows to wood-dwelling creatures, DeLuise keeps the thrills going with these ten new stories. Combining elements of folklore, 80’s horror, and campfire stories, Five-Minute Frights will make you think twice before turning off the lights.

TETHERS WILL BE SEVERED... The final part of the Tethered Twins saga. Alliances will be broken, secrets will be exposed and lives will be sacrificed. Are you ready to see the end of Emmie Keyes' story?

Take your ticket and enjoy the thrills and chills awaiting those who dare journey into this exciting collection of short fiction and novellas. Savor six twisted tales, which will both delight and surprise listeners as they travel into the dark realms of supernatural and paranormal suspense.

The first volume in the standalone trilogy has a coming-of-age enemies-to-lovers storyline between Alice and Dorothy. Also, a love triangle involving The Mad Hatter. Dorothy (of Oz) and Alice (of Wonderland) used to be in a relationship. Alice had thought their dysfunctional relationship was over, but sometimes the past has a way of coming back to haunt you. In this case, that way is a tornado Dorothy summons to snatch Alice from the Outside World and bring her back to Munchkinland. Alice has absolutely no intention of getting back together. You see, Dorothy has changed…into a pervert, a ...

The individual, collected works of Andrew Lennon to date. All included in one collection.

If you're a fan of all things spooky and unexplained, this collection is for you. These stories take the reader into a world where the dark things we dare not imagine become frighteningly real. Included are accounts of a mystical box said to house an evil spirit; a lucky find that proved to be anything but; a painting with a life of its own; ghostly entities that remain bound to the living; a teenager whose experiment with a Ouija board went horribly wrong; an unexpected communication from beyond the grave; an opportunistic demon; haunted toy stores; a very special teddy bear; encounters ...