Author: Various
The Sacrament is a collection of tales that will take you to the depths of terror and despair. It delves into the unknown and the unseen, revealing a world where the higher power has gone awry, and all that’s left is horror. Each story in this anthology is crafted by a diverse group of authors, each bringing their unique voice and perspective to the theme of religious horror.
Read more “The Sacrament : A Religious Horror Anthology by Various Available March 2”Author: Erin Lee & Olivia Marie
Lifelong best friends Elaine and Katie had heard all the stories about the dilapidated shack in the woods. For years, area teens had braved spending the night in the shack’s mysterious clutch. Like clockwork, one or two of them came up missing every time. But the girls weren’t so sure they believed the rumors made up by locals to excuse disappearances. The reasons for missing teens in the area could have other plausible explanations like kids being sent to drug rehab or secret family issues. It wasn’t like Katie and Elaine weren’t familiar with how the adults in town worked. They’d been the ones to start the rumors about the shack at the edge of town.
When the girls are dared to spend the night ‘shacking up’ with their boyfriends in the legendary spot, they curiously but reluctantly agree. Soon, they learn that they should have heeded the warnings. But no one could have predicted the reality of the horrors the foursome face inside the shack. Making a pact to stay together, all they must do is make it through the night until daylight. But that won’t be easy. In fact, it might be impossible. Will the latest group of naïve teens survive the night or fall victim to the thing that haunts the shack in the woods? Or will only the luckiest make it out alive?
Read more “The Last Bet by Erin Lee & Olivia Marie Available March 2”Author: Zachary Finn
In the fall of 2015, PhD candidate Jason Green made his way to the decrepit Hotel Celeste hoping to conduct an interview of disgraced historian Richard Dawdson, an academic with once unlimited prospects who had disappeared from the tenure track with enough drama to have become an urban legend himself within the department.
The conversation that followed would not be cited in any dissertation, but here, for your consideration, is the tale Dr. Dawdson told that evening.
This is her story.
Read more “The Lady in White : A Tale Set in Rochester, New York by Zachary Finn Available March 2”Author: Various
A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by and in tribute to, Stephen King.
Stephen King is a seminal writer of horror, whose influence transcends the literary sphere, having also taken the cinematic world by storm – and ultimately delivering nightmares to generations for almost five decades.
This fourth anthology of the Women in Horror series edited by Azzurra Nox brings together a diverse group of female writers who contribute their personal twist to the works of Stephen King.
Read more “Hush, Don’t Wake the Monster : Stories Inspired by Stephen King – Women in Horror Anthology by Various Available March 2”Author: Troy Costisick
A mysterious plague has struck Vitalba village! Villagers are taking ill after a long lost huntsman returns to Celandine Valley. There seems to be no link among the victims. As Mikhelena, Nicole, and the other healers race to find a cure, Tristan is tasked with new responsibilities in the village. He is charged with maintaining the gate and stockade. However, when a magical blight rots the timbers of the stockade one winter, Tristan must venture into the forests to secure the precious resources to rebuild it. Unfortunately, Tristan and the huntsman’s lodge are betrayed by one of their own! Undoing the damage sets off a chain of events that introduces Tristan to the most bizarre and terrifying enemy he has yet encountered.
Read more “The Huntsman and the Heretic : The Hunter’s Rose Series – Book 3 by Troy Costisick Available March 2”Author: Peter Oxley
London, 1868. The streets are haunted by thieves, murderers… and demons from beyond the Aether.
Spencer and Bart are the city’s most incompetent crooks, and they are in deep trouble. Hunted by both police and their fellow criminals, they are forced to consider the unthinkable —going straight.
Forming The Great Big Demon Hunting Agency, they thought their troubles were behind them, but they soon find themselves caught up in a web far more dangerous than they could ever imagine, pitched against demons, criminals and evil magicians.
Why are there so many demons roaming the London streets, and can Spencer and Bart stop them before it’s too late?
Who are the mysterious Tappers, and what are they doing with the women they abduct from the streets?
Can Spencer and Bart change the habits of a lifetime and not only stay on the right side of the law, but also save the day?
The Great Big Demon Hunting Agency is the new novel from Peter Oxley, the author of the Infernal Aether series. If you like dark gothic adventures with a light-hearted twist, then you’ll love The Great Big Demon Hunting Agency.
A standalone novel in the Infernal Aether universe.
Read more “The Great Big Demon Hunting Agency by Peter Oxley Available March 2”Author: Sharon Michaels
Are generations of Snee-Kinsman women actually cursed, or is it just bad luck?
A paranormal family saga beginning in 1860 following one family’s journey of tragedy, resiliency and triumph. Their stories are told in three short read books.
Book 3 – Cracking the Curse – 1992 – to the present – picks up where Book 2 left off
* Two spiteful and competitive witches place a curse on each other’s female children.
* To punish his wayward daughter, an angry father casts the family curse in stone – an emerald stone.
* The ring with the emerald stone is to be worn by the women of the Snee-Kinsman family and passed down from generation to generation.
* Sadly, each woman who wears the ring, succumbs to the power of the curse.
Will the curse ever be broken, or will each generation of Snee-Kinsman women pay the price of a fiery feud between two furious witches?
Mix together a paranormal mystery, an animal spirit guide, a shapeshifting nanny, and several foolish young women and you have the makings of one family’s struggle to battle a vengeful curse created over a boiling caldron.
Read more “Cracking the Curse : A Paranormal Family Saga Short Read Book 3 by Sharon Michaels Available March 2”Author: Molly Garcia
8 Tales of Comeuppance.
Enter a dark world, where those who most deserve it, get their comeuppance.
Watcher
Who is the watcher?
His creatures are hungry and they need to feed on those who deserve it.
Greed Box
If you were offered a wish would you use it for yourself or someone else?
Would you be willing to pay the price, no matter how high?
SuperShine
Is the new cleaning product too good to be true, and what lives in tunnel 28?
NIMBY
Shirley hates everyone and everything, but this time she’s gone too far.
Someone wants her soul for his collection.
Entwined
Melvin is disappointed in his life, it’s dull and too ordinary.
It’s certainly not how he’d planned it to turn out, but he soon wishes he could go back to boring when his vivid dreams of murder start to come true.
A Handy Shortcut
Steve likes to drive too fast. He’s impulsive and thoughtless.
Then he spots a handy shortcut home, but it doesn’t lead to any place he wants to go.
Poison Pie
Dave found murder easier than he’d thought.
The problem was, the dead wouldn’t stay dead.
Host
Gina likes to host parties, but when she hosts something else, it’s anything but fun.
Read more “Comeuppance : Dark & Twisted Tales by Molly Garcia Available March 2”Author: Chris Ward
THE FIFTH VOLUME IN CHRIS WARD’S EPIC YOUNG ADULT FANTASY SAGA
At the end of everything, there is a new beginning …
With most of the teachers having fled, Endfindinium High School is under the control of evil Godfrey Pendleton and his sinister substitute teachers. Not contend just to rule, however, Godfrey, influenced by the Dark Man’s great shadow, will only be satisfied when the school is reduced to a pile of rubble and bricks.
Hiding out in the dark, empty tunnels of Underfloor, Miranda Butterworth aims to foil Godfrey’s plans by unravelling the secrets of the school’s ancient heart chamber. With Godfrey’s cohorts on her tail, however time is running out.
Having returned to Endinfinium, Benjamin Forrest and Wilhelm Jacobs take refuge at the Bay of Paper Dragons Guesthouse. With massive, deadly ghouls wandering the countryside, though, soon Benjamin must do what he fears the most: return to the school and face Godfrey’s growing power.
With the battle for Endinfinium High School and the entire world reaching a critical point, for Benjamin, Wilhelm and Miranda, the stakes have never been higher. And in order to preserve what they hold most dear, a great sacrifice must be made…
Benjamin Forest and the Rise of the Pure Blood is the fifth volume in the epic Endinfinium Saga. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter, it blends magic with alternative worlds and realities, when literally anything has the ability to come to life.
Read more “Benjamin Forrest and the Rise of the Pure Blood (Endinfinium Book 5) by Chris Ward Available March 2”Author: Eli Freysson
The Cult of the Watcher is readying its masterstroke, and all of mankind will pay the price. The winter solstice draws nigh, and on that hour Wilford Winfield will tear down the veil between dimensions, letting in horrors mankind has no name for.
Once again, only the Ravens stand in the way. As Chad Sutton desperately searches for the mystical knowledge needed to even understand this battle, Angela Thorn pits her dark power against the cult. Both struggle to hold onto their sanity, and both wonder if they’ll even succeed.
Time is running out, for the Ravens, for mankind, for the world itself, and it will all be decided through sorcery, blood, and bullets.
Read more “The Veil Parted : A Dark Gaslamp Fantasy (Days of the Watcher Book 3) by Eli Freysson Available March 1”Author: Gary Wrenn
Texans believe there exists an otherworldly “saying” that can be used for revenge following moments of inconceivable injustice. When heinous crimes lead to heartbreak and death. Some deaths uncalled for, some more violent than others, and some too soon in the lives of those involved. More complex than words can describe, this “saying” is a supernatural entity, a form of communication somewhere between a poem, a chant, a ritual, and a summoning. It is neither good nor bad, a product not of heaven or hell, capable of working no matter one’s religious creed, social standing, or ethnicity. Once spoken, it can give the dead a small window of opportunity to return to the land of the living to set the wrongs right. If granted powers from the “saying,” the Returned has only the limit of their imagination in correcting the wrongdoing, any power they wish, in any form, is at their disposal. But make no mistake, the wrongdoers will receive fair treatment in the eyes of the Returned. The last known sighting of one of these manifestations of the Returned occurred during Spring Break in South Padre Island, Texas on March 17 and 18, 2014.
Read more “Thongs and Bongs in Satan’s Shadow (Dark and Deep in the Heart) by Gary Wrenn Available March 1”Author: Morgan Delaney
Cinema has only just reached picturesque Hawkinge-By-Hythe, but the mayhem already has people reeling! When the town’s first picture palace shows a horror film, it unleashes a terrifying werewolf. The worst kind, too. Not content with scaring people, and pinching their chickens, it keeps rearranging all the town’s statues.
That’s the only explanation for people bumping into them in unexpected places. It’s not like statues can get up and walk…
When they’re not fighting with each other, identical triplets Colette, Gertrude and Victoria Alumière are the town’s best line of defence against the occult.
They refuse to believe in werewolves or moving statues. But armed with science, pork pie hats—and heavy boots, in case things get physical—they’re ready for anything.
With vigilantes roaming the streets, and a werewolf sick of chicken for dinner, things threaten to turn deadly.
Luckily, the hairier things get, the better the Alumières like it.
But have they just bitten off more than they can chew?
Read more “The Squared Circle by Morgan Delaney Available March 1”Author: Christopher Sweet
Shy and awkward, Calvin Nickelsimmer has always been the black sheep in the family. All of that changes when Calvin discovers his new passion; creating decadent, almost intoxicating desserts. Nickelsimmer Sweets is born, with an enviable storefront on the trendiest street in Jubilee City.
Calvin’s health inspector cousin-in-law Arthur is determined to learn the secret behind Calvin’s success. He gets his opportunity to peek behind the scenes when he is assigned to perform the initial inspection of the Nickelsimmer Sweets shop. Putting his career and relationships on the line, Arthur does whatever it takes to discover Calvin’s secret. But will he like what he learns?
Read more “Something Sweet by Christopher Sweet Available March 1”Author: Charlotte Souter
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Read more “Simplicity : Spirits of the Eclipse Book 2 by Charlotte Souter Available March 1”Author: Abby Russel
A Story About Never Truly Being Alone Lou Brightly has always seen ghosts. In fact, they seem to be her only company besides her spiritual mother and a chocolate lab called Sunny. But when Lou meets two clean-cut teenage boys in a sparkling convertible, she finds herself falling into a summer of adventures and friendship that she never could have imagined. However, one of the boys is the son of the mysterious multi-millionaire Miles Dayholt— a con man who often finds himself in a scrap with other people. Worlds collide when an evil apparition who died at the hands of Dayholt begins to make appearances at Lou’ s expense. In order to overcome the sinister spirit, Lou must understand her ability and herself before anyone gets hurt. Everything is at stake in this story of love, self-acceptance, and togetherness.
Read more “She Walks with Shadows by Abby Russel Available March 1”Author: Kate Seger
The night the old empress passed into the void, two daughters were born in the Shadow Court – one a ruler, the other a traitor. Bookish and ill-suited for the vicious world of the shadow fae, Lorna escapes her sister’s wicked designs by fleeing to the Court of Sky. But once there, she finds herself in an unfamiliar world, surrounded by enemies. As she struggles to make peace with her betrayal, she must decide – who can you trust when you’re fighting for the wrong side?
Read more “The Shadow’s Sister (Tales of the Fae Book 1) by Kate Seger Available March 1”Author: Morgan Quaid
Forced to flee to the First Hunger and escape the wrath of the Crown and their new, deranged leader, Drake and his companions soon find themselves caught up in a civil war which threatens to tear the cosmos apart. A new enemy, one of the elder gods, has risen from obscurity, aligning herself with Chaos itself in a bid to topple the existing hierarchy and reshape the multiverse to her own designs.
Book 4 of The Seven Hungers series places Drake in a new kind of peril, forcing him to battle not only his own inner demons, but the malevolent force of Chaos itself. The fulfilment of prophecy hangs in the balance as does the fate of humankind and every citizen of the Hungers.
Read more “The Seven Hungers : Dark Whispers by Morgan Quaid Available March 1”Author: Matt Flanagan
Don’t answer the phone…
Don’t open the door…
Don’t leave the house…
But most of all…don’t
SCREAM!
As Cindy struggles to deal with the long-term effects of her mother’s death ten years ago, she begins to fear that her killer may be back for more.
Read more “Scream! (The Asylum) by Matt Flanagan Available March 1”Author: Nicola Sarandria
A flash fiction story (a short story that is typically under 1,500~ words, possessing a unique literary quality in its ability to hint at or imply a larger story). The demons of an unattainable love obsession. I wish to thank Prof George Guthridge (Literature Professor, Stoker Award winner and fiction writer, including the short-story “Warship” with George RR Martin) for his invaluable feedback on this story.
Read more “Rusalka by Nicola Sarandria Available March 1”Author: R. H. Gründ
Inspired by contemporary “creepypastas,” ROOM OF CLOTH is a horror novel for the Information Age that will appeal to fans of literary horror and psychological suspense. Discretion advised: this novel contains scenes of graphic violence and allusions to physical/emotional abuse and sexual trauma.
” . . . AND IN ITS PLACE WAS A ROOM OF RED AND BLACK, THE WALLS WHEEZING OUT HOT, BLOOD-DRENCHED BREATH, UNDULATING AS THOUGH ALIVE, ENVELOPING HIM IN HEAT. A ROOM OF FLESH AND BONE. A ROOM OF CLOTH.”
When Sebastian Creed returns home after a yearlong disappearance, his sister Sarah hopes she can finally get him off the drugs and make up for the many years she left him to suffer at the hands of their late, alcoholic father.
Only Sarah has no idea that Sebastian has brought back with him something far worse than any drug. In the depths of the web, he found “Room of Cloth,” an unfinished manuscript linked to disappearances and suicides, rumored to drive its readers insane.
For Sebastian, completing the story means escaping from a ruined life to a place free of pain and suffering. The manuscript tells him as much, first on the page and then in his dreams. We’re waiting for you, the voices whisper. All are welcome within the room of cloth. All are saved.
When Sarah also falls under the manuscript’s influence, she begins a desperate bid to save herself and the family she once abandoned, unaware that Sebastian may have already opened the door to a fate neither can escape—even in death.
Read more “Room of Cloth by R. H. Gründ Available March 1”Author: Mason Daniels
Those who cease to be a witness shall cease to be of the faithful. But who will remain faithful & who will pay the price?
The last ever city is a solitary beacon in a nightmare world, kept safe by the Gods who slumber beneath its streets. But now an ancient threat is rising from within, how long can the last city stand against the darkness?
Inquisitor Kellen, hunts the enemies of the church with venom, rooting out those born with magic and arresting them according to the laws set down by the Gods themselves.
But the murder of his estranged brother sends Kellen spiralling down into the city’s dark underbelly. As he chases the killer through the divinely lit streets, he unearths a conspiracy no one will escape.
Where else is there to run when the world outside is a horror-filled wasteland?
Read more “Remnant by Mason Daniels 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….
Read more “Prime (Yhedwan Chronicles Book 1) by D.R. West 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!
Read more “Phoenix Precinct by Keith R.A. DeCandido 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.
Read more “Pale Night, Red Fields : A Spellbinders Novella by Joseph John Lee Available March 1”Author: M. Allen Pooler
What happens when a lonely truck driver picks up a hitchhiker on a lonely road? Read to find out!
Read more “On This Lonely Road by M. Allen Pooler 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…
Read more “Muses That Align Us : Palisade Trilogy 2 by Amber L. Werner 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.
Read more “Mothered by Zoje Stage 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.
Read more “A Low Country (Low Country Trilogy Book 1) by Morgan Shank 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…
Read more “The Knock-Knock Man by Russell Mardell 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?
Read more “John Sinclair : Demon Hunter Volume 9 by Jason Dark Available March 1”
