Anger Born (Made by Monsters Book 1) by Alexis Eve Available April 4

Author: Alexis Eve

What would the magical world be like if you alone were magicless? Helpless. With no power to resist or defend yourself against beings who wished to enslave you?

It’s absolute hell.

Yet, somehow, I survived. Dragged from the edge of death by one made of shadows and pain. He awoke something dark and twisted inside me. Something that wanted nothing more than to taste the suffering of all who’d tormented women like me.

I was born from anger. Freed by death and fated love. And I will stop at nothing to make the monsters pay.

Anger Born is the first book in a dark, gripping, urban fantasy trilogy where vampires and wolves rule, and human women are left defenseless. Unique and gritty, it isn’t for the faint of heart. This story contains graphic violence, mentions of sexual abuse, steamy consensual sexy scenes with a devoted, alpha love interest, and a litany of triggering subjects that will make you uncomfortable and make you want to scream alongside our heroine.

Don’t say you weren’t warned.

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B.P.R.D. Omnibus Volume 4 by Mike Mignola & John Arcudi Available April 4

Author: Mike Mignola & John Arcudi

The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense sends its team to permanently wipe out a subterranean colony of frog monsters.

The team tracks down Memnan Saa’s hideout, but soon find themselves in over their heads when old enemies—including the Black Flame—arrive to lay waste to the world. Mike Mignola and John Arcudi are joined by Guy Davis to close out the Plague of Frogs in this omnibus collection of the B.P.R.D. series!

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Batman : The Doom That Came to Gotham by Mike Mignola & Richard Pace Available April 4

Author: Mike Mignola & Richard Pace

A Lovecraftian tale of horror set in Gotham City co-written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola.

In this tale of horror in Gotham City co-written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, Bruce Wayne unintentionally brings a dark evil back from a rescue mission.

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Bewitching (Murray And Tidswell Paranormal Investigations Book 4) by J E Nice Available April 4

Author: J E Nice

A teenage girl tempted from this world over a carpet of bluebells… A house full of shadows and a presence waiting to be let in…

Finally, everything is going well for Erica Murray, witch and paranormal investigator. That is, until the mother of a missing teenage girl recognises Erica’s fae lover, Alfie, for what he is and begs for his help. Erica must step into Alfie’s world to find the girl, but it means discovering secrets about her lover that might tear them apart.

Meanwhile, Jess Tidswell has other things on her mind. Her parents are meeting Jess’s new dog and, more importantly, her fiancé for the first time. That’s not the worst of her problems. Her parents, keen for a new adventure, have bought a house and it comes with some unexpected residents. Shadows that move of their own accord, a curious spirit and something malevolent that lives on the periphery.

Unable to contact Erica, can Jess handle this terrifying ordeal on her own and protect her family? Deep in another world, can Erica find the missing teenager and bring her out of harm’s way?

It’s going to be a long weekend.

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The Box and Other Tales by Nathalie Bonilla Available April 4

Author: Nathalie Bonilla

Included in booktok women’s suspense lists and booktok about death and grief, The Box and Other Tales is an emotional wreckage anthology complete with short stories with cryptids, ghosts, aliens, and other sci-fi monsters of legend.

The Box and Other Tales is Nathalie Bonilla’s debut anthology collection. Each tale demands the reader to question what would they do in the scenario. How would they overcome? From an encounter with an omnipotent alien to ghosts and haunted houses, this multiple perspectives thriller is sure to keep you up at night and question the reality around you.

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Brand of Malice : The Cleric’s Curse by Travis Kowlessar Available April 4

Author: Travis Kowlessar

A thrilling fantasy adventure with a paranormal horror at its core, this debut novel puts a supernatural spin on a classic coming of age fantasy adventure that you just won’t be able to put down.

William could feel its presence in the air, filling his lungs with every breath and sending a chill running down his spine. But how was he to know what this feeling really was? He was just a stable boy, spending his days shoveling dung and chasing after his childhood sweetheart. How could he have known that the battle of the gateway was about to be dropped right on his doorstep?

As he finds himself abruptly plunged into a dark world aflame with malice, William’s fate becomes inextricably bound to that of a monster from another world. The only hope he has of finding a way out is through the knight’s college, where he just might uncover the answers he’s searching for within its forbidden library.

He’s locked in a race against time as the malevolent entity works to finish what it has started, but if the knights catch even a whiff of his dark secret then William is doomed.

If you are looking for an insidiously dark fantasy adventure full of knights and monsters, then this is the book for you. Taking place in a medieval inspired fantasy realm recovering from a catastrophic war between worlds, William and his best friend Eric are about to find out that not only is the war far from over, but sometimes it’s hard to know where your sword ends and the monster begins.

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British Paranormal Society : Time Out of Mind by Mike Mignola & Chris Roberson Available April 4

Author: Mike Mignola & Chris Roberson

British Paranormal Society members Simon Bruttenholm and Honora Grant arrive at Noxton together, but with separate goals: Honora hopes to uncover information on the town’s strange traditions, while Simon is searching for his missing assistant.

But their separate investigations lead down the same twisted path that hides a dark secret behind Noxton’s innocent façade!

Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson expand the Hellboy universe with a spooky new tale featuring art by Andrea Mutti with colors by Lee Loughridge, collected for the first time in hardcover.

Collects British Paranormal Society: Time Out of Mind #1–#5.

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The Burial of Lillian Bell by David Helms Available April 4

Author: David Helms

In David Helms’s gory gothic murder mystery, the dead won’t be denied their due when in the year 1886, young women are killed in the most heinous fashion, leaving the police and the dead seeking justice.

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The Castle of 1,000 Doors (Toroth Gol Book 1) by Kenny Gould Available April 4

Author: Kenny Gould

Looking for a place to die? Try the Castle of 1,000 Doors!

King Crow isn’t having a very good day. The Empire’s most famous athlete suddenly finds himself convicted of treason and sentenced to the Hunt, an annual event where the city’s most undesirable prisoners are sent into a dungeon filled with treasure, magic, and… bloodthirsty monsters.

Crow didn’t commit the crime, so why is he in the dungeon? Who set him up? And why—for the love of god—is his only weapon a fast-talking, sapient, electromagnetically charged potato named Spud?

Join King Crow and Spud in the first book of a new progression fantasy series as they attempt to survive the dungeon of Toroth-Gol.

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Coil Of Bone (The Aspect Wars Book 3) by Jesse Sprague Available April 4

Author: Jesse Sprague

Being the most powerful death mage in the universe is fun.

Until the magic bites back.

To Flynt, dealing death is both enjoyable and natural. She’s finally content on the Coil space station serving Queen Milisade and adventuring across the universe with her lover Lem. But then Milisade defies the consensus of all the other Coils and sends Flynt and Lem on a secret mission to revitalize a long-dead space station, an act that just might start an intergalactic war.

And following the queen’s plans means Flynt and Lem can never return home. Flynt agrees to the mission but with an ulterior motive. As long as she’s breaking Coil law on behalf of the queen, why not employ highly illegal resurrection magic to bring back her late husband? But with spies on the ship and agents of foreign Coils in pursuit, Flynt and Lem also face the added complication of slipping further into insanity each time they use their powers. Flynt struggles to complete her mission, protect the man she loves from his own deadly magic, resurrect the man who started her journey, and stop the impending destruction of the universe, all without going insane from her own death magic.

In Coil of Bone, join Flynt’s dangerous journey—with magic, love, and the fate of the universe on the line, this epic space opera will keep you turning the pages until the very end.

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A Compendium of Creeps : World Folklore, Haunted Locales, and Original Fiction by Various Available April 4

Author: Various

A Compendium of Creeps is a book for fans of folk horror and world folklore. Provine and Sullivan bring together nonfiction accounts of the creepiest locations around the world, contemporary essays on folklore, and original horror fiction inspired by urban legends and creepypasta.

Have you heard about the Man-Eating Tree of Nubia?

I’m sure you’ll want to visit the Dream Beach in Sao Paolo? Or will it be a crowded nightmare?

Is there something more sinister in the Masoala Forest of Madagascar than cute lemurs and fossas?

Even the most well-read of legend trippers will find new locales to investigate, creepy lakes of the dead, unheard of cryptids that will come as a most pleasant surprise.

And once you’ve perused our extensive list of supernatural sites, there are essays on the variety of Romanian creatures from Transylvanian writer Alex Woodroe, the true mystery of New Orleans’ own Voodoo legend Marie Laveau as told by a local expert, an exploration of Black American folklore told through the lens of the 1995 movie Tales from the Hood by horror writer R.J. Joseph.

To end the compendium we have an anthology of never before released horror stories from 14 excellent writers. Check out the table of contents below:

“Water Wench” Corey Farrenkopf

“Beware of Banana Trees” Joni Chng

“The Side Room” Sarah Budd

“Sunny Day Grocery” Sadie Hartmann

“The Knock-Knock House” Elford Alley

“The Car that Takes People to Heaven” Greg Sisco

“Once You See It” Joe Koch

“The Perfect Recipe for Homemade Bread” Kenzie Lappin

“Mirror Mirror” Mark Allan Gunnells

“Seven Minutes in Heaven” Vivian Kasley

“Lost Grad Class 2003” Laura Keating

“The Tattoo” Katie Young

“He Followed Me Home” Brennan LaFaro

“The Hags of Merricktown” Yolanda Sfetsos

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Condemned (Lord Valevsky: Last of the Line) by Vasily Mahanenko Available April 4

Author: Vasily Mahanenko

Maximilian is the last of the noble Valevsky lineage. His entire family was put to death for an alleged attempt on the powerful Duke of Odoevsky, who had his eye set on the Valevsky’s land.

The young man managed to avoid execution, but not punishment. From here on out, he’s condemned to life as a doomed soldier. The front line in the fight against the dark god Skron’s mutated creatures. “Do or die”—that’s the doomer motto that has been drilled into the last of the Valevsky’s head. The Duke took everything from him but his honor and a thirst for revenge.

He made a vow that he’d dig himself out of this hole he’s been driven into and lay claim to his birthright. But first, he needs to get through training and survive. A rookie doomer can’t afford to dream of anything else.

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The Cupid Fate (Children of Hades Book 1) by Rose Sinclair Available April 4

Author: Rose Sinclair

Not all love is meant to last, but with the Underworld on your side there’s a chance in Hell…

In Elysian, there’s always another soul needing guidance into the afterlife. Makaria knew it wouldn’t always be an easy job, but she never expected the living to start showing up, or for Cupid to have such poor aim.

Rule number one of being Cupid: fate’s arrows are only meant for humans. But when it comes to taking his shot… Cupid realizes there’s plenty of love left and aims with his own heart. Smitten over the kindness Makaria shows for the dead and dying, he does what any good man would with the influx of sudden guests: help, dote, and please.

Makaria didn’t expect love after so much death, but something about Cupid brings out a desire for her own blessed rapture. As the lines between the living and dead blur, Makaria and Cupid realize a return to normal means separating the realms. Will playing Cupid be enough, or are they fated to endure being worlds apart?

American Gods meets Dark Olympus in The Cupid Fate. Book one of the Children of Hades series features fake dating, happily ever after, and Greek myths retold for lovers of all things dark and holy. Welcome to the modern next generation of gods who are as sizzling as they are sweet.

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The Dawnbreaker’s Vault of Horrors (Book 2) by The Dawnbreaker Available April 4

Author: The Dawnbreaker

Welcome to The Dawnbreaker’s Vault of Horrors.

This book is the thrilling sequel to the first installment of the series and picks up where the previous book left off. If you’ve read the first book, you’ll already be familiar with the intense and suspenseful world that the author has created, but if you’re just joining us, buckle up and get ready for a heart-pounding adventure!

The moment you start reading, you’ll find yourself thrust into a world of darkness and uncertainty where the unknown lurks in every shadow. With each story contained in the book, you’ll embark on a distinct and unexpected plot twist filled with vivid descriptions.

Are you ready to step into the vault and face the horrors within?

Delve into the Vault of Horrors – 31 stories, 70 illustrated pages!

Each story is accompanied by a haunting illustration that perfectly complements the horrors within. Get ready to be transported into a world of darkness as you delve into the “Vault of Horrors.”

But remember, once you’ve opened the vault, there’s no turning back.

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Days of Darkness by N.M. Lambert Available April 4

Author: N.M. Lambert

Sometimes water is thicker than blood.

Andre Robinson had never received a normal childhood. Being given a male name at birth and being taken away from her father at age one, she was forced into her mother’s overprotective care where she was rarely allowed to leave the house and endured a sugar-coated homeschooling experience. For ten years, she had questions about who her father was and periodically dreamt about him living with her and her mother in a secluded cabin in the woods. Yet whenever she brought up the topic of her father for discussion, her mother would evade it and send her away.

On the night of her eleventh birthday, an unfathomable accident led to the sudden death of her mother, and she was taken away from Ivanestible and put into her father’s custody. At first, her father seemed kind and loving, but lurking within his warm-colored human aura rested a color that was dark and sinister, almost black. For two years, she struggled to decipher what the dark part of his aura meant, which led to a truth that was more horrible than she imagined.

This is the first installment of Andre’s story before she got involved with Roseway.

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Devil in Darkness (Shaded Falls Book 6) by E.J. King Available April 4

Author: E.J. King

Isabel Jones will do anything to protect the people she loves. That includes going to war against the Devil.

For decades, Shaded Falls has been affected by a curse that has turned its young adults into supernatural beings. When Isabel discovers a way to potentially reverse that curse, she learns a shocking truth about her family history that could change everything.

As Isabel struggles to understand her role in forever changing the Shaded Falls supernatural world, the Devil is determined to shut the gate to the Otherworld behind him. He will kill anyone who gets in his way and Isabel is willing to die to stop him.

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The Door in the Mountain by Chris Cornetto Available April 4

Author: Chris Cornetto

Some things lost should not be found, no matter what the wind tells you.

Down on his luck and out of food, Rorik is resigned to sell his only heirloom—a family ring with a mysterious symbol. When a stranger invites him to seek a dead man’s fortune, he sees his chance at last. But as his fellow treasure hunters start turning up dead, Rorik finds himself with more to fear than cliffs and ice. There’s no turning back. Not when the wind whispers of destiny.

The Door in the Mountain is a dark, character-driven fantasy adventure in the vein of Abercrombie, with a dash of Lovecraft for spice. Step off the edge of the map into the wraith-haunted frontier, where madness and death await the unwary. Come seek the Door, but think twice before looking within.

You can find several additional stories by Chris Cornetto set in the same fantasy world as The Door in the Mountain, some of which have appeared in magazines such as Metaphorosis, Wyldblood, and DreamForge. His story “Shadow and Full Dark” was a finalist for the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award.

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Double Fantasy (Judd Stone Series Book 4) by Martin Tracey Available April 4

Author: Martin Tracey

When an old friend calls out the blue, Private Investigator Judd Stone finds himself presented with an offer he finds hard to resist: a boozy weekend in Liverpool in exchange for ‘playing’ guitar at an 80s tribute festival!

Yet, things take a wrong turn when tragedy leads to a clash with gangsters and fleeing the city with an unlikely bunch of allies suddenly becomes the only option.

But when an unexpected window to the occult opens, what evil still lies ahead?

Surrounded by a ferocious storm and the haunting legends of the Northern English countryside, ex-football hooligan Judd finds himself in a deadly game of two halves that will leave him wishing he’d stuck to his day job.

Double Fantasy is the fourth action-packed offering in the popular Judd Stone series. If you like fast-paced thrillers with a compelling anti-hero at its core, ruthless characters and a backdrop of great music bursting through its pages then this book is for you.

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The Elect Stories, #8 : Belief and Understanding, or, The Swordbearer’s Quandry by John Crye Available April 4

Author: John Crye

After the brutal murder of their young page, Father Saren instructed the swordsmen called Palm and Timriel to put aside their lust for vengeance, to wait and watch for signs.

But Palm was already certain. He had marked the only important sign already, and that was the death of a child. Enlisting the aid of the city’s Thief-taker General, Palm tracked the boy’s murderer from a blood-drenched boarding house, to the sewers beneath Bridgetown, to a small apartment in the city, where the Rider called Gelgarth Arbekka had cornered his own long-sought prey.

Closing in on the Devil but separated from Father Saren and the Order of Elsebrin, Palm must choose his own fate.

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Elite Of Destiny : Book 3 by Dante Vereen Available April 4

Author: Dante Vereen

A lot of changes have taken place since Alex, Quinn, Daniel, Shane, Zach, and Leo stepped through the portal leading to paradise. Five years have passed and unprecedented anomalies have appeared in the sky with an abundance of mana This phenomenon, for a lot of people, is a huge blessing especially when an announcement has been released; The gateway to paradise will be opened in the next 3 months.

On the run, Alex, Quinn, Daniel, Shane, Zach, and Leo have no choice but to leave one of their own behind as they seek to find out the truth. It turns out there is more to what they were told. With no time to waste, they have to figure out a way to escape from Paradise as they struggle on who to believe.

Successfully returning to Quinn’s world, Aiden has to navigate his newfound abilities while accidentally making new allies on his journey to find Alex. But the journey is not as easy as he thought it would be when they are being hunted down by a group of men dressed in black for unknown reasons.

With allies becoming enemies and enemies becoming foes, they will have to navigate through lies, betrayals and distorted facts as they grapple to discover the real truth. Will they manage to escape? Will they manage to defeat their new foe? And what is up with Paradise being ready to open its gateway soon as it shouldn’t be opened for many years to come? Could there be a nefarious plot brewing in the background to the unawareness of the people?

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Fangsters by Jo-Ann Carson Available April 4

Author: Jo-Ann Carson

Gangsters with bite.

I should have known better than to sign a deal with a blood-sucking blackmailer. But what choice did I have? He knows my deepest, darkest secret. Our unholy covenant, written in blood, states I must establish an academy for delinquent vampires within thirty days, or he’ll expose me.

I’ve never taught vampires, or delinquents, or teenagers for that matter, but I will risk everything I have, and do anything I can to set up this dream-team school for the undead. On the plus side, I have a PhD in Education and am a talented witch capable of all sorts of sorcery. Getting my brooms in a row, I’ve already started writing lessons on the seven undeadly sins. What could go wrong?

Onyx, a drop-dead-gorgeous night stalker with an extensive knowledge of blood sorcery, has offered his assistance, but you know what they say about deals that appear too good to be true. Should I accept a sidekick with fangs or go it alone?

Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in the small Pacific Northwest town of Mystic Keep where I live. Someone is killing witches. While I expect many bumps in the night await me, I swear no bloody mess will deter me from my goal—to get the academy for naughty vampires functioning on time. Will I succeed, or will I be exposed? Or worse, will I be murdered?

My name is Rebel Black, and this is my story.

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Forbidden Magic : The Cellar Door Issue #2 by Various Available April 4

Author: Various

Forbidden Magic is the second issue of The Cellar Door anthology series from Dark Peninsula Press. Featuring ten stories of dark fiction exploring themes of black magic, voodoo, and witchcraft.

With stories by: Patrick Barb, Michael Harris Cohen, Serena Jayne, Ryan Marie Ketterer, Gwendolyn Kiste, Lynne M. MacLean, Ville Meriläinen, Scotty Milder, Jaye Nasir, and Michelle Tang. Compiled and edited by Aric Sundquist. Cover artwork by Mikio Murakami.

Embrace the dark, and join the coven…

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Full Moon Rising by NJ Gallegos Available April 4

Author: NJ Gallegos

The walls are slick with blood and gore in this harrowing emergency room tale, when an otherwise cold, quiet night for a bored on-duty doctor turns into a nightmare come true. An irate patient believed to be on drugs is not quite himself tonight.

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I’ll Tell You My Secrets (Camila’s Memoir Book 3) by A. Lopez Jr. Available April 4

Author: A. Lopez Jr.

In 2019, Camila reached out to horror author A. Lopez Jr. to tell her family’s story. After nearly two years of recordings, her words were transcribed by the author and presented here in her chilling autobiography.

An unwanted gift. A home filled with sinister secrets. And a mother who knows the dark truth about her family.

Ten-year-old Camila is an ordinary girl growing up with her tight-knit Mexican-American family in Arizona… but she’s unknowingly burdened with a powerful gift – one that might haunt her for the rest of her life. Dark shadows lurk in the halls of her family home. An evil presence stalks her devout Catholic mother, who seems to transform into a different person come nightfall. As Camila struggles to come to terms with her horrifying visions, she’s quickly thrust into a terrifying search to reveal the truth about her gift – and the evil entity haunting her family.

Now, Camila retraces her story, taking you down a sinister path of twists and turns as she fights for a way to rid herself of her debilitating curse… along with her gnawing fear that she’ll pass it on to her young daughter.

Steeped in deeply rooted Mexican-American culture and beliefs, this menacing tale shines a light on the shadows that lurk on the edge of reality, leaving you with a frightening glimpse into the dark forces that are hungering for your soul…

As an authentic story based on true events, I’ll Tell You My Secrets is a gripping autobiography that transports you into a world where demons are real and one girl’s soul hangs in the balance. As a must-read for anyone who believes in the paranormal, this book will challenge everything you thought you knew about religion and science. Scroll up and grab your copy today…

Some things can’t be changed. Some things don’t want to be changed.

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The Insatiable Volt Sisters by Rachel Eve Moulton Available April 4

Author: Rachel Eve Moulton

It’s the summer of 1989 and Beatrice and Henrietta Volt are coming of age on remote Fowler Island, their ancestral home and wild playground. Thicker than thieves, the sisters plot their futures, having no idea that their parents are separating. Or that the plan is to separate them.

Ten years pass before Henrie gets a desperate call from her sister―their father has died suddenly and B.B. needs her to come back to the island for the funeral. But Henrie doesn’t want to go back. She’s barely put the island and all those rumors about missing women behind her. And isn’t it odd that she remembers nothing at all about the night she left? And why is she suddenly filled with fear about the quarry pond behind the house?

Told from the perspectives of four flawed, fascinating women, The Insatiable Volt Sisters is a lush, enthralling fable about monsters real and imagined. From the unbounded imagination of Rachel Eve Moulton, the critically acclaimed author of Tinfoil Butterfly, comes another eerie, terrifying exploration of family and legacy: Will the Volt sisters inherit the horrors of their past or surpass them?

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