Prime (Yhedwan Chronicles Book 1) by D.R. West Available March 1

Author: D.R. West

Only one thing can be relied on, as Sophie Adler discovers, and that is that nothing is ever as it seems. Her carefully planned, ordered life is interrupted by unsettling events, giving her brief glimpses through the veil between human existence and a hidden reality overlaying her own. Dragged through a portal with no way back, Sophie’s spine-chilling and wonder-filled adventures begin.

Prime is a fast-paced fantasy about the clash between dimensions over Earth, one good and one evil. Or are they really? Filled with humour and adventure, nail-biting suspense and sinister twists, join Sophie as she learns to expect the unexpected….

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023: The Long Dark Trail Premieres Today on VOD

After two impoverished teenage brothers manage to escape their abusive father, they embark on a treacherous and haunted journey in the hope of finding their estranged mother who has joined a sadistic cult, deep in the woods of Northwest Pennsylvania.

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Phoenix Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido Available March 1

Author: Keith R.A. DeCandido

Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all live and do business in the thriving, overcrowded port city of Cliff’s End, to say nothing of the tourists and travelers who arrive by land and sea, passing through the metropolis on matters of business or pleasure-or on quests. The hard-working, under-appreciated officers of the Cliff’s End Castle Guard work day and night to maintain law and order as best they can.

A fire in the neighboring city-state of Barlin has resulted in hundreds of refugees pouring into Cliff’s End, forcing the creation of a new neighborhood-Albinton, which everyone calls “New Barlin”-and a new police precinct-Phoenix Precinct. Violence against the refugees is on the rise. Lieutenants Danthres Tresyllione and Torin ban Wyvald are called to the latest act of brutality, which has resulted in a vicious murder. But what appears to be a simple hate crime turns out to be far more complicated, as Danthres and Torin’s investigation leads them to corruption in the Castle Guard-and in the castle itself!

An all-new adventure of the Cliff’s End Castle Guard!

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Pale Night, Red Fields : A Spellbinders Novella by Joseph John Lee Available March 1

Author: Joseph John Lee

The threads of fate are not so easily unwoven.

There is a growing fascination among the Dusk Tribe with the land of the dead. The Tribe’s shamans work tirelessly day and night to find a path to communion with their people’s lost souls, but answers are slow to uncover.

As both the son of a shaman and the Tribe’s only Futureseer, Zarrow is ordered to view the days and weeks ahead to reveal the source of the Tribe’s successful discovery, but when he does so, he finds not celebration, but destruction. Devastation. Sacrifice. And those closest to him bloodied by it all. Zarrow must find a way to prevent his visions from coming to pass, and he must do so quickly.

For the pale night approaches, and it promises a curse that may leave the Dusk Tribe forever haunted.

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Muses That Align Us : Palisade Trilogy 2 by Amber L. Werner Available March 1

Author: Amber L. Werner

Forced from their homes, fleeing a wave of destruction, how far will they go to uncover their fates…

Reeling from shocking revelations into her past, Kayda voyages to the Southern desert city, Joria. Just when the answers she craves are within her grasp, Kayda is thrust into a new adventure in the Sul Waste, and even her dragon can’t save her from the perils that lurk there.

Despite the changes forced upon him, Conall’s still dead set on locating his sister, Lark. That quest leads him on a hunt for a mystic through the icy Northern land of Doln, where the treacherous weather is the least of his worries.

Inspired by her glimpse of Kayda while fleeing the scourge, Lark is determined to conquer her earth magic and return to fight. Her performer friends insist scouring the Raimire jungle will yield answers, but in a land teeming with dangers, that might be a hard act to pull off.

Back in Dracwood, all that remains is a city of refugees with monsters clawing at their defenses. Will they return in time, or will the land they love fall to ruin…

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Mothered by Zoje Stage Available March 1

Author: Zoje Stage

From the USA Today bestselling author of the international sensation Baby Teeth comes a claustrophobic psychological thriller about one woman’s nightmarish spiral while quarantined with her mother.

Grace isn’t exactly thrilled when her newly widowed mother, Jackie, asks to move in with her. They’ve never had a great relationship, and Grace likes her space―especially now that she’s stuck at home during a pandemic. Then again, she needs help with the mortgage after losing her job. And maybe it’ll be a chance for them to bond―or at least give each other a hand.

But living with Mother isn’t for everyone. Good intentions turn bad soon after Jackie moves in. Old wounds fester; new ones open. Grace starts having nightmares about her disabled twin sister, who died when they were kids. And Jackie discovers that Grace secretly catfishes people online―a hobby Jackie thinks is unforgivable.

When Jackie makes an earth-shattering accusation against her, Grace sees it as an act of revenge, and it sends her spiraling into a sleep-deprived madness. As the walls close in, the ghosts of Grace’s past collide with a new but familiar threat: Mom.

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A Low Country (Low Country Trilogy Book 1) by Morgan Shank Available March 1

Author: Morgan Shank

Everything went to hell in the first week.

After four years on the road, Sharla was looking forward to settling down and trying her hand at a steadier occupation. When Claws raid her town and take her lover, Renn, she knows it’s time for action. She’s tired of running. Now, she’ll take a stand.

To do this, she’ll have to follow the Claws across the tablelands. This is a land of bandits, mages, and monsters. If she wants to travel this country and rescue Renn, she’ll need help. An army of Watchmen would be nice. Maybe even a drug cartel.

However, she also knows it’s best to keep things small. The more allies she has, the more she risks a future knife between the ribs.

After all, this is Low Country.

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The Knock-Knock Man by Russell Mardell Available March 1

Author: Russell Mardell

Who is The Knock-Knock Man? A ghost, a killer, or simply a creepy urban legend?

This is the question that continues to haunt disgraced police officer Ali Davenport, fifteen months after the devastating case that changed the course of her life.

Now, after the death of her former colleague, Ernie, Ali has returned home to face a past that won’t stay buried. Found in the disused office building where he worked as night security, Ernie’s death has been ruled as suicide. But not everyone is convinced. Wild stories are circulating about a supernatural presence in the building, an entity that might have attacked Ernie that fateful night.

With the sale of the building about to go through, Ali is hired by its owner to work Ernie’s remaining night shifts and debunk the potentially damaging story. An easy enough job, if you don’t believe in ghosts. But then Ali meets Will, a teenage ghost hunter who claims to have evidence on film…

Ali and Will soon fall headlong into a mystery that takes them through their town’s macabre history and into Ali’s own dark past. As the pieces of the puzzle come together, Ali is forced to face the question of The Knock-Knock Man. What she doesn’t know is The Knock-Knock Man has already been watching her for a very long time…

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John Sinclair : Demon Hunter Volume 9 by Jason Dark Available March 1

Author: Jason Dark

The stage is set, and the graves are dug — the graves of John Sinclair and his friends, that is! The Black Death has prepared his most elaborate scheme yet, paving the way to the all-deciding battle in the Graveyard at the End of the World. With the help of Suko and Will Mallmann, John must sneak into East Germany, where in a mountain of witches lies the team’s last hope: the Book of Nightmares, the key to the Black Death’s demise. If only it were so easy to take. With his friends being abducted one by one into an ancient world filled with horrors and nightmares, John had better hurry. The final battle is drawing near, and only one shall face their final slumber, but will it be John Sinclair or the Black Death?

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Jesus of Scumburg by Leo X. Robertson Available March 1

Author: Leo X. Robertson

Jesus DeJesus is the lead singer of the Nazi Sympathisers, a punk band whose music excites its audiences into a frenzy that results in the complete annihilation of whatever city the band plays in. When Jesus is reunited with his high school crush at a gig in his home city of Scumburg, his disorder-centric way of life is soon thrown into question, making him wonder if there might be a better life in store for him. Jesus DeJesus’ story is an exploration of the ever tempting urge towards total destruction.

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Illusions of Isolation by Brennan LaFaro Available March 1

Author: Brennan LaFaro

Is anyone ever really alone?

When a young man’s wife goes away for the weekend, he lies awake all night wondering what the otherworldly sound in the attic is and why only he can hear it.

After her husband’s death, a mother who interacts with her son exclusively through stationery notes grapples with the strange ways her lost love seems to be haunting them both.

And inch by inch, room by room, a young girl’s home is overtaken by a savage jungle, even while her parents are being gradually replaced by somewhat…wilder housemates.

In this debut collection Brennan LaFaro, the author of NOOSE and SLATTERY FALLS, brings you these stories of creeping dread and much, much more. Contained within are thirteen tales of horror, humor, and heart, (including nine which have never before seen the light of day) and an introduction by the legendary Jonathan Janz.

Is anyone ever really alone? Or are they merely suffering…

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Hunting Woods by Angelique Jordonna Available March 1

Author: Angelique Jordonna

There’s something in Hunting Woods …

… something hungry.

Kit’s sister Cassie met her end in Hunting Woods, along with several of her friends. Now, three years later, something in the woods is killing teens again—and stalking Kit. With no evidence and no leads, the nearby Carlton Heights police are baffled as to who or what is slaughtering the residents of the sleepy New England town.

Determined to avenge Cassie’s death and get to the bottom of things, Kit dives into the disturbing history of Carlton Heights and Hunting Woods, bringing her closer and closer to the killer.

No one knows what’s murdering people in the woods. No one knows what danger lurks.

No one knows how close Kit is to the truth.

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Horsemen Of The Apocalypse (The Book of Thrice Dead 3) by Joseph Sale Available March 1

Author: Joseph Sale

Four interconnected stories reveal the untold tales of the four horsemen of the apocalypse…

The Wasteland has fallen, the Prince is dead. Smiley has opened The Black Gate. The apocalypse spreads, overcoming more and more worlds.

In the Third Book of Thrice Dead four stories weave together to tell the tale of those heading towards Nekyia—The City of Lost Souls.

Story one: In ‘The Circle’, a desert of lies and illusions, a prophet, a cripple and a lycanthrope must come together to fight the Lord of Illusion, Yin. But even if they free themselves, to what other reality will they be borne?

Story two: Back on Earth in 2061, Facility 2-13 has gone into meltdown, threatening to release the hordes of mutants upon the Earth. They will wreak untold death and destruction if no one can hold them in check. The cause and the solution may ultimately lead us to only one place…

Story three: Before there was the Wasteland, people were disappearing from the streets of London. Cris’s wife is one of them. If he wants her back he must play a sick game with the Taking Man. But who this sick player of dark games is, and where Cris’s wife has been taken, are answers to questions that this world might not be able to provide…

And in story four, our universes collide in Nekyia, The City of Lost Souls, and one who was thought dead will rise.

Horsemen of the Apocalypse is the third epic instalment of The Book of Thrice Dead. A six part multiverse apocalypse, uniquely blending of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Think King’s Dark Tower meets Clive Barker’s The Great and Secret Show.

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The Horned God : Weird Tales of the Great God Pan by Michael Wheatley Available March 1

Author: Michael Wheatley

Many writers in the early twentieth century particularly were fascinated by Pan as a figure of unbridled vivacity and pagan ecstasy, but also associated the god and folk hero with a sense of danger and even horror. The pipe music shrilled suddenly around her, seeming to come from the bushes at her very feet, and at the same moment the great beast slewed round and bore directly down upon her.

In 1894, Arthur Machen’s landmark novella The Great God Pan was published, sparking a resurgence of literary fascination with the figure of the pagan goat god.

Tales from a broad spectrum of writers from E M Forster to prolific pulpsters such as Greye Le Spina took the god’s rebellious and chaotic influence as their subject, spinning beguiling tales of society turned upside down and the forces of nature compelling protagonists to ecstatic heights or bizarre dooms.

Selecting an eclectic cross-section of tales and short poems from this boom of Pan-centric literature, many first published in the influential Weird Tales magazine, this new collection examines the roots of a cultural phenomenon and showcases Pan’s potential to introduce themes of queer awakening and celebrations of the transgressive into the thrillingly weird stories in which he was invoked.

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The Halls of Death : The Elemental Bride, Season 1, Episode 1 by S.A. Monroe Available March 1

Author: S.A. Monroe

When you’ve been blessed by an Elemental God, you get picked or you die.

And there is no chance Ja’al of Enwara, the last unmarried prince, picks me, Elyn of the middle of nowhere. Not when I’ve been marked by the God of Darkness, AKA the Ruiner of Stars. AKA the Mother of Death.

Escaping is soon out of the question as the hot high priest won’t take his eyes off me. In charge of leading me and the other two Elemental brides to be presented to the prince, I have felt his gaze since the ceremony, when the Elemental God chose me. But as much interest as he is showing, he will also be the one putting the knife to my throat when the time comes.

All I have left is my wit, and my wit is not cooperating. If I don’t find a solution soon, at least two of our heads will crown the sacrificial altar before the day ends. Can I even make a man as conceited as the fifth imperial prince listen long enough to buy my way out of dying?

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Girl of Light by Elana Gomel Available March 1

Author: Elana Gomel

A voice through Svetlana’s mirror guides her beloved MotherLand from behind its’ electric tower. The war with Wulfstan is not going as well as Sveta and her parents hope, but Sveta trusts the Voice. When her best friend Tattie goes missing, and Sveta saves Andrei, a soldier in summer uniform in the dead of winter, it takes Sveta through a crucible of Light, doubt, and back to the altar of true belief. Girl of Light unravels Sveta’s beloved MotherLand in a war-torn adventure through monsters, missing eyes and broken mirrors.

Girl of Light is a dark fantasy with a Slavic punch based on an even darker history.

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ghost otley suffolk by miles ellis Available March 1

Author: miles ellis

I’m gonna tell ya about my experience when Miles and I went to the village hall in Otley.

So at the time, we were going to the youth club held at the village hall, Everyone was outside and Miles and I went inside to get a drink. We stopped in the hallway because we saw that the storage room door was wide open and it was pitch black inside. This surprised us because it was the storage room no one uses anymore. Miles went over and closed it. Now I’ll tell ya a bit about Miles, he is a sensitive, person that is more Based on a true story.

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Furry Skins by L Pine Available March 1

Author: L Pine

If a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.

Frank Shaw learns this the hard way when he’s offered 10,000 dollars to hunt a strange creature making itself at home on his wealthy client’s property.

The job is easy.

Too easy.

Turns out there’s more than one beast out there, and she’s far more vicious than her mate. This hunt will require all of Shaw’s skills as a hunter, and he might need a more…unscrupulous choice of bait.

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Dusk (The Shade Trilogy Book 3) by Luke Romyn Available March 1

Author: Luke Romyn

Nothing will prepare you for the gripping finale of Luke Romyn’s epic SHADE TRILOGY.

“With this author, you never get vanilla. A blind protagonist in an action thriller? You’d think it couldn’t be done, but he pulls it off as he takes us through the multiverse to battle monsters, human and otherwise.” Amazon Review for ASH.

With the great enemy unveiled, Ash and Cass must find a way to save the multiverse.

The dreaded Skullcrafters hide in a nightmarish world called Dusk. They invade minds and control thoughts, tapping into your fears to turn them against you. These creatures have destroyed countless worlds and fed on their defeated enemies. How can Ash prevail against such evil?

To find answers, he and Cassidy travel deep into the multiverse. Powerful allies emerge, but their aid may not be enough. Madness awaits those who oppose the Skullcrafters, yet Ash must succeed.

If he doesn’t, all life in the cosmos will end at the hands of a mad god.

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Dream Time by Derek Blan Available March 1

Author: Derek Blan

If a dream team, a group of dream surgeons could send you readily into a lucid dream, would you go? That question is fluently imbedded in the ears of a few volunteers who in this fast acting thriller, ‘Dream Time’ that a group of doctors put together a serum. A dream team injection exactly for that reason, to send the receiver instantly into a lucid dream.

Dr. Hutail, his student Dr. Pepridge, and their partner Dr. Travianti put their intelligence and master mind together, to construct the Dream Time Serum, in hopes to send a person aware and ambitiously into their own dreams. But unfortunately dreams can become a nightmare.

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The Doctor Will See You Now by Tom Carter Available March 1

Author: Tom Carter

A-TISHOO, A-TISHOO…YOU’LL ALL FALL DOWN.

Katie Cooper has lived in the sleepy seaside town of Crescent Hill her whole life, but for the past 12 years she has lived under a shroud of guilt and regret. You see, back at school Katie and her friends played a prank on classmate Scott Martin…a prank that went horribly wrong.

Now, over a decade later Scott has returned to Crescent Hill and Katie sees this as a chance to put things right. To apologise. But when bodies start turning up, victims of a serial killer with a flair for the theatrical and dubbed by the media as ‘The Doctor’, her friends start to point the finger at Scott.

Detective Paula Gibbs is assigned the case and is on the hunt to catch the killer and she knows she must act quickly to stop Katie, or anyone else, being next on The Doctor’s appointment list.

Whilst set in modern times, The Doctor Will See You Now is a throwback to 90’s horror. It is Scream meets I Know What You Did Last Summer – an old school slasher story based on revenge.

So, If you’re a fan of horror…book your Doctor’s appointment now.

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The Diary of Melvin Sanborn by Lewis Leslie Available March 1

Author: Lewis Leslie

“As he struggles to adapt to a new family, young Melvin is tormented by the monster that murdered his parents. He must find a way to defeat the beast and convince his foster parents that he hasn’t completely lost his grip on reality.”

After being gifted a diary for his birthday where his dad inscribed “I hope this helps in some way to make you a better man,” nine-year-old Melvin is awoken in the night by the sound of his parents’ screams. A terrifying creature emerges from their cabin bedroom. Local officers arrive on the scene and escort Melvin back to the station. During questioning, he tells them that a monster killed his parents, but they don’t believe him. No one does.

Melvin’s placed in a foster home where he experiences recurring visions of the creature coming for him and the ones he loves. In college, after the beast chases off his one true love, he comes to terms with the inevitability that he must face the monster head on. Melvin returns to the cabin, diary in hand, with his new mantra: “If you don’t face your fears, they will haunt you forever.”

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Devices of Man (Forgotten Gods) by S.M Fox Available March 1

Author: S.M Fox

In a nameless village, Kate and her fathers build toys for distant kings. They have no need for rulers and their wars, nor religion to dictate their lives. This is all thanks to The Ghost King. Some say he is the scourge of Dominion and does the evil god’s bidding. Others revere him for protecting their home. Kate thinks The Ghost King is not a creation of a god, but a man. She hopes her theory will shake the very foundation of their continent.

When mercenaries try and fail to kill The Ghost King, the village learns that one of them was a prince. They fear war is imminent. To protect her people and prove her theory, Kate devises a way to get close to The Ghost King, but what she learns challenges everything.

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The Damned Dance at Night by Martin John Available March 1

Author: Martin John

Vampires!! Eldritch horror! And a little bit of kissing.

Three teenagers are embroiled in a war between an IMMORTAL BEING, a local pack of VAMPIRES, and a supernatural CULT.

Demons and cultists follow, wanting the blood of the Immortal to help them further their nefarious intentions.

Who will make it out alive?

It is 1997. Port Mobud is a rainy West Coast city where the rain washes the blood of innocents away. Joseph is a two-spirit teenager learning the ways of the Big City. In a chance encounter, he meets Sam, a moody punk, and Kim, an outgoing raver. After cutting their first day of senior year, they become embroiled in a conflict between a vampire wandering their school’s halls and an Immortal bent on revenge. Port Mobud’s secrets start revealing themselves to them, one at a time.

Punk, R&B, and Electronic beats fuel this coming-of-age story set in the era of Compact Discs, game arcades and Walkmen. With the help of the mysterious AO, Joseph and his friends must face their greatest fears within the city limits of Port Mobud. WHO WILL SURVIVE?

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A Crack in the World by James Mordechai Available March 1

Author: James Mordechai

England, 1994. Villages in Sussex are vanishing into thin air at an alarming rate. Gino Marcotti – the Gran Maestro Occultist, son of the official occultist of the Fascist Italian Regime – is tasked to investigate by the Royal Paranormal Institute in Greenwich. His investigation takes an unexpected turn when he realises that the Black Metal scene, with its recent homicides and arson attacks on Norwegian churches, is connected to these disappearances. But he soon discovers that there are bigger and more malevolent forces at play – and the only way to defeat them is to connect with his dead father.

A Crack in the World is a fast-paced Occult Detective novel that plays with paranormal, cosmic horror and dark academia themes. A thrilling race across multidimensional portals for the fans of The X-Files, Twin Peaks and H. P. Lovecraft.

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Classic Ghost Stories : Spooky Tales from Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, M.R. James and many more by Various Available March 1

Author: Various

As the winter nights draw in and you settle in front of a cozy fire, it’s the perfect time for a dash of fear…spine-chillers from Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, Edith Wharton and many more.

Do you believe in ghosts? Not monsters, not floating objects or unexplained coincidences, but an actual presence – a flicker in the corner of the eye, a shadow in a darkened hallway, a hand pressed against the window, or a figure at the end of the bed. Sometimes they are a malevolent warning, or they come seeking revenge, or as a horrible reminder of past misdeeds. But ghosts can visit on the brightest summer’s day, or on a lonely stretch of beach, making themselves felt just when you least expect it.

The great writers of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, from Elizabeth Gaskell to Rudyard Kipling, also produced some of the most influential ghost stories ever written, shaping the conventions of the genre for generations of writers to follow. Collected here are some of the most iconic of these Victorian ghost stories, from Charles Dickens’s The Signalman to M.R. James’s A Warning to the Curious, alongside more unexpected contributions from masters of the form such as J.S. Le Fanu and H.G. Wells. You may think you don’t believe in ghosts, but these stories will haunt you nonetheless.

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