All Signs Point to Hell : Vol. 3 by Kylie Rae Available February 28

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Author: Kylie Rae

Ten tales of terror to unsettle your soul: ghosts, demons, curses, and the unknown lurking just beyond your grasp.

Picture It joins a group of college friends as they move into their house for their final year. But things take a dark turn as items rearrange themselves and go missing, followed by eerie photos of them sleeping appearing on their phones. One by one, the girls disappear until there’s only one left to tell the tale.

The Price of Promises, follow the story of a young girl and her faithful teddy bear. As she grows up, she makes a promise to love him forever. But when she receives a new toy, she forgets about her beloved bear. Little does she know that he did not forget about her, and he is coming back to collect what was promised.

In The Bridge, join a man on his quest for adventure as he sets out to cross an ancient, enchanted bridge to a mysterious forest. But as he reaches the halfway point, he realizes that his journey may have been a grave mistake.

In No Good Deed, follow the story of a dedicated doctor who will stop at nothing to cure a rare blood disease that turns its sufferers into monsters. He realizes too late the terrible price he must pay for his ambition. This chilling tale is a cautionary reminder of the dangers of playing with the unknown.

A Campground Tale is a journey through a dark wood. After getting lost, a mysterious fairy child appears to guide you to safety. Although you make it out unscathed, you can’t shake the feeling that things could have gone much differently. This haunting recollection will leave you wondering about the unseen forces that roam the forests.

Tales of the Lost brings together a group of unfortunate souls in a strange bar. The enigmatic bartender listens to their tales of woe, but they realize too late this will be their last drink.

In Full Dark, uncover a sinister secret in a seemingly perfect new home. When Steven’s parents begin to behave strangely, he realizes that something is wearing their skin.

Run Rabbit Run, find yourself trapped in a never-ending hallway, fleeing from an unseen monster. The choice is yours: keep running, or face the beast head-on.

The Mirror, beware the deadly reflection in the mirror. An evil spirit lurks behind the glass, possessing and killing anything that crosses its path.

In Jenny Calling, grapple with grief when the phone rings and an unexpected voice talks with you.

And make sure you check for the monsters under your bed.

Annie Pilgrim (Night Crawlers) by Eddie Generous Available February 28

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Author: Eddie Generous

In the whole wide world, Annie Pilgrim has only her mother and all the wonders of nature; they’re all she needs. But when an accident forces her to live with a father she’s never met, her life falls victim to a tug-o-war between who she was raised to be and a girl who might just fit in with regular high school society. If that wasn’t hard enough, add in exsanguinated corpses, mysterious flying creatures, and lost time. Annie Pilgrim must decide between the way she was raised, the way the Temple family wants her to act, and the budding natural changes within her. Odd, an outcast, Annie Pilgrim is just a girl looking to find happiness in a world full of accidents, bullies, and a trail of bloodless victims that leads right up to her doorstep.

Asphyxiate by Ally Vance Available February 28

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Author: Ally Vance

I will save her…

I was always meant to walk this path, I just never expected it to be littered with so many failures. I pride myself on my ability to save the lives of others, to aid them when they hurt, to breathe life into them when they have none. Maybe I’m a psychopath, taking lives to satiate my own need to feel alive, but the rush of adrenaline when I bring someone back from the brink is unrivalled…

That was what I thought, until I met her. She’s beautiful, perfect, and everything I could ever want… the question is, will she survive everything that I am? Will she succumb to the call of death at my hands, or will she fight for every breath I am going to steal from her?

Awoken : A Fallen Light Series Book 3 by Katie Civitelli Available February 28

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Author: Katie Civitelli

Allegiances are tested when the identity of the one who controls the Darkness had been revealed and Freya, Killian and their friends must do everything in their power to thwart the threat against their loved ones, even if that means travelling to places unknown and kept secret. Though Marcas and the Pertan army have joined forces with that of Inland, led by Princess Alise, there is no telling what dangers lurk ahead. Will the band of misfits, along with their newfound alliances, be able to defeat that which holds the Darkness over the world? Or will they surrender to their fears and become consumed? Lines will be crossed, bonds will be tested in this thrilling conclusion of The Fallen Light series, which begs the question: is there anyone who is strictly good or evil?

Belongings and Possessions by Various Available February 28

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Author: Various

Sometimes it’s the people. Sometimes it’s the structure. Sometimes it’s the land itself. But once a deep evil settles in, it can transcend time and space. Three powerful voices in women’s horror share this tale of woe. Together, their stories weave a dark tapestry about a pervasive malevolence luring generation after generation of hapless, innocent victims into the demon’s snare

In “They Belong to Her”…

A newly renovated ballet studio at Heathermeade is beset by an ominous presence intent upon claiming a young dancer as its own. Although Anya’s family is increasingly aware of the mounting threat, the distraction of a famed ballet troupe’s arrival incites deadly jealousy from beyond the veil.

In “Longing to Belong”…

Lily is an exceptional dancer, but she feels like an outcast at dance school. Her secondhand ballet shoes draw the attention of jealous classmates who mock Lily mercilessly. When Lily hears the story of the vengeful spirit Margaret Lee, she decides to call on the ghost for help…but summoning such a spirit isn’t always wise

In “We Always Belonged Here”…

A day in the country seems harmless enough when Nana Hazel invites Essie to tag along. Only, the troubled teen didn’t think to ask enough questions about the crumbling old Mallory House. Murder, mayhem, something wickedly evil—Essie finds it all there, where the catkins grow.

Bites Eyes : 13 Macabre Morsels by Matthew R. Davis Available February 28

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Author: Matthew R. Davis

Art and ambition meet sublime moments of dread in Matthew R. Davis’ Bites Eyes, a collection of sinister and terrifying vignettes from the award-winning author and rising star of Australian horror.

Within, you’ll find ghosts celebrating heartbreaking holidays, deadly music that spells death for any who hear it, unsettling children who take extraordinary steps, lethal butchers lurking in plain sight, ancient evils, and much more.

Collected together for the first time, these thirteen macabre morsels offer a taste of the terrifying, the sinister, the dangerous, and the disturbed.

Every bite’s a pleasure, yet comes with a delectable thrill of fear.

Blood Ever After by Sean O’Connor Available February 28

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Author: Sean O’Connor

An apocalypse. A love story. A tragedy.

Tyler is in mourning. It’s been two years since the suicidal death of his brother, and still he is not over it. The panic attacks. The constant reflections about “that day”. When will he be able to move on? When he can be normal again?

A new girl arrives at school. She’s pretty. Strong. Nice. There’s a connection there. Tyler can feel it. Can she?

Meanwhile, something terrible is sweeping through Oakland. People going mad. Odd deaths. Strangers roaming at night. Soon comes the apocalypse, only a few remaining alive.

Tyler and several others are now given the impossible task of journeying across this new, forsaken land in search of hope. But the other survivors have motivations of their own; they cannot completely be trusted.

And what of the voice calling him from the shadows of this new world, the one that sounds horribly like his older brother? Has he come back from the dead? If so, what does it want with Tyler?

The Book and the Blade (Arthur Crazy 1) by A. B. Finlayson Available February 28

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Author: A. B. Finlayson

Arthur Crazy is drunk and seeing ghosts.

This is not a metaphor. The dead are walking and talking, and it doesn’t matter that Arthur doesn’t believe in them. They believe in him.

Too drunk to recall how he stumbled upon his nascent power, Arthur is burdened with newfound responsibility: he’s the only one who can hear the unfinished business of every dead guy in York, and he’s the only one who can help.

As forgotten legends and lost demons stir all over the cobbled streets and snickelways, Arthur finds himself at the centre of an unfolding mystery—a light in the desert, a fart at a funeral—and he is about to discover that an unfortunate surname isn’t the only thing that makes him stand out.

Arthur just wants to sober up, have a kebab, and go home, but his conscience is knocking loud and clear, demanding he open the damn door. He may not be the hero the dead need, but he’s the one they’re stuck with. Besides, one of those ghosts seems kind of cute.

Brotherhood of the Snake by Philip Gardiner Available February 28

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Author: Philip Gardiner

Based on years of research into the real and ancient serpent cult that once dominated the globe, this exciting adventure is a journey into sacred mysteries and secret organisations discovered by Gardiner in real life.

Dan Brown may have used other people’s factual work to create the Da Vinci Code, but here Gardiner uses his own real-life experiences and knowledge to forge a unique and engrossing work of fiction.

This book reveals the real arcane secrets about mankind in an enjoyable and action-packed adventure. Uniting fact and fiction, Gardiner takes us through the world of the adept and mystic into the real world.

Hundreds of years ago any author revealing these truths would have been burned at the stake – can you decide what is fact and what is fiction?

Children of Lovecraft by Various Available February 28

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Author: Various

Fourteen original stories inspired by the influential horror writer, including tales by Laird Barron, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Gemma Files, and Brian Evenson.

Compiled by Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor Ellen Datlow, these original stories of the supernatural employ H. P. Lovecraft’s trademark terror of the cosmic unknown. A fresh generation of writers have been set free to play in his playground, exploring new themes and new horrors.

In “Oblivion Mode” by Laird Barron, a revenge-fueled woman and her ragtag band confront a vampiric baron. Rumored to have belonged to a Donner Party survivor, a jade figurine winds its way through many different hands and centuries, spreading evil along the way in Caitlín R. Kiernan’s “Excerpts for An Eschatology Quadrille.” In Gemma Files’s “Little Ease,” a pest exterminator meets a woman researching Enochian—the language of angels—and makes a horrific discovery in the walls of a building. A woman’s new pair of bifocals comes with a warning she should take seriously in “Glasses” by Brian Evenson. Also included are tales by Siobhan Carroll, Orrin Grey, Richard Kadrey, A. C. Wise, Brian Hodge, Stephen Graham Jones, John Langan, Maria Dahvana Headley, David Nickle, and Livia Llewellyn.

The Colors Of My Soul : The Becoming by V. A. Davis Available February 28

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Author: V. A. Davis

This is the story of my becoming. My name is Rednaxela Sivvad but most everybody calls me Sivvad. When the doctor said, “We lost him,” tragedy overshadowed the delivery room. Unfortunately for me, I’m the ‘him’; my story begins when I was born dead in a small clinic. I had risen out of my body and was hovering over the delivery room when I noticed a small, white light that began pulling me toward it. Meanwhile, my mom, devastated, laid my cold, tiny body on the bed and began to pray in an ancient language. She could; her aura is dark purple, which means the power of the ancient ones. Suddenly, I was immersed in darkness, getting nearer to the white light, when I was surrounded by colorful orbs. One of them, a multi-colored orb, spoke to me and told me that my mother’s prayers had summoned him from the spirit world. He told me that his name is Bay, he is my 13th-generation grandfather, and that he was there to help me; he would act as my soul, completing the trinity that is a person. In an instant, I was back in my body, taking my first, precious breath.

When I was a child, I thought seeing the pretty colors around other people was normal. As I got older, however, I realized that it is not and that I have been given a gift. Now, I walk this earth being able to see auras and souls. With Bay’s guidance, I have been learning about my ability and developing the skills I need, trying to help anyone I can along the way. But, I found out that Bay has an agenda, one that could put my physical and spiritual well-being at risk. To complicate matters, Bay has to stay with me or I will die. Again.

The journey so far has been fun, exciting, frightening, depressing, rewarding—as many emotions as there are colors of auras. I hope that my sharing some of my experiences will encourage you to become more aware of the spiritual dimension and how emotional souls affect our actions and lives. If nothing else, I hope they will entertain. ‘Til next episode!