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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'You won't find a more
thrilling winter read this year, or a better line up of writers who
have mastered the gothic and ghostly.' SARA COLLINS, Costa
Award-winning author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Featuring new and original tales from: Bridget Collins Sunday Times
bestselling author of The Binding | Imogen Hermes Gowar Sunday
Times bestselling author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock | Kiran
Millwood Hargrave Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies |
Andrew Michael Hurley Sunday Times bestselling author of The Loney
| Jess Kidd International award-winning author of Things in Jars |
Elizabeth Macneal Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll
Factory | Natasha Pulley Sunday Times bestselling author of The
Watchmaker of Filigree Street | Laura Purcell Award-winning author
of The Silent Companions ______________ Long before Charles Dickens
and Henry James popularized the tradition, the shadowy nights of
winter have been a time for people to gather together by the
flicker of candlelight and experience the intoxicating thrill of a
ghost story. Now eight bestselling, award-winning authors - all of
them master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre - bring
the tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding new collection of
original spine-tingling tales. Taking you from the frosty Fens to
the wild Yorkshire moors, to the snow-covered grounds of a haunted
estate, to a bustling London Christmas market, these mesmerizing
stories will capture your imagination and serve as your
indispensable companion to the cold, dark nights. So curl up, light
a candle, and fall under the spell of winters past . . .
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The Summoning
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Michele Pw (Pariza Wacek)
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The second in a series of republished classic literature, The Ghost
Stories of M. R. James collects the tales that best illustrate his
quiet mastery of the ghost story form. Running through each of
these stories is a slowly escalating sense of unease and dread,
which ultimately shifts into the wildly uncanny. James' characters
exist in a world of ancient objects whose atrocious histories begin
to repeat when they are disturbed, and the blinkered repression
common to James' narratives only amplifies the shock of the
spectral appearance.
You can run from your past, but you can't hide forever... Rebecca
Bray has moved on from a childhood she desperately wants to forget.
She has everything she's ever wanted - the perfect fiance, a loving
stepdaughter, a career she's proud of, and now the house of her
dreams. But when the family move to the Cornish village where
Rebecca grew up, everything she wanted to bury from those years
starts to claw at the surface. Then, when her stepdaughter goes
missing at a New Year's Eve party, Rebecca must finally face the
ghosts of her past - or Ava might never come home safely... A
haunting, atmospheric read full of twists, turns and bumps in the
night - perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Nuala Ellwood and Sophie
Draper. 'Atmospheric, haunting and superbly plotted. I still have
goosebumps!' Carissa Ann Lynch, USA Today bestselling author of The
Secrets of Cedar Farm 'Claustrophobic, emotional, suspenseful and
packed full of twists' Sarah A. Denzil, bestselling author of
Little One 'Eerie, atmospheric and full of suspense. I couldn't put
it down' Amanda Brittany, author of The Island House READERS LOVE
RETURN TO BLACKWATER HOUSE: 'Full of suspense and twisty turns with
an unexpected ending' 'Really intriguing - I really couldn't put it
down' 'A brilliant suspense read that'll challenge perceptions' 'I
loved this gripping, atmospheric story and found it hard to put
down' 'You really need to add this one to your reading list'
New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter begins a dark,
sexy new series--Rise of the Warlords--with a fan-favorite
character from her beloved Lords of the Underworld series, Taliyah
Skyhawk. The ice maiden faces off with her greatest enemy, a
villain brutal beyond imagining. For centuries, Taliyah Skyhawk has
prepared to become Harpy General, leader of the deadliest female
army in existence. One of the requirements? Remain a virgin. But,
for a chance to save her people, she must wed the fearless leader
of the Astra Planeta, Alaroc Phaethon. The time has come for Roc to
sacrifice another virgin bride to his god. There has never been a
woman alluring enough to tempt him from his path. No warrioress
powerful enough to overcome his incredible strength. No enchantress
desirable enough to make him burn beyond reason. Until now. With
the clock ticking, war between husband and wife ignites. Except
Taliyah never expected the merciless king to challenge the future
she once envisioned. She certainly never anticipated the thrill of
their battles turning into games... The problem is, only one spouse
can survive. Love is a battlefield in Showalter's The Warlord.
Don't miss Ruthless, the second book in New York Times bestselling
author Gena Showalter's captivating and unforgettable Immortal
Enemies series.
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Plastic
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Christopher Fowler
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With a Foreword by Joanne Harris. June Cryer is a shopaholic
suburban housewife trapped in a lousy marriage. After discovering
her husband's infidelity with the flight attendant next door, she
loses her home, her husband and her credit rating. But there's a
solution: a friend needs a caretaker for a spectacular London
high-rise apartment. It's just for the weekend, and there'll be
money to spend in a city with every temptation on offer. Seizing
the opportunity to escape, June moves in only to find that there's
no electricity and no phone. She must flat-sit until the security
system comes back on. When a terrified girl breaks into the flat
and June makes the mistake of asking the neighbours for help, she
finds herself embroiled in an escalating nightmare, trying to prove
that a murderer exists. For the next 24 hours she must survive on
the streets without friends or money and solve an impossible crime.
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The Mist
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Stephen King
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The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's terrifying novella
about a town engulfed in a dense, mysterious mist - originally
published in the acclaimed short story collection Skeleton Crew and
made into a feature film by Frank Darabont - is now available as a
stand-alone publication. A man staggered into the market . . .
'Something in the fog!' he screamed Following a freak summer storm,
David Drayton, his son Billy, and their neighbour Brent Norton join
dozens of others and head to the local grocery store to replenish
supplies. Once there, they become trapped by a strange mist that
has enveloped the town. Violent forces concealed in the mist are
starting to emerge. And there is another shocking threat from
within - one group of survivors, led by a religious zealot, is
calling for a sacrifice. Now David and his son must try to escape.
But what's outside may be even more dangerous. This exhilarating
novella explores the horror in both the enemy you know - and the
one you can only imagine.
As featured on the Radio 2 Book Club. Curl up with gothic chiller The Silent Companions this winter, and send a shiver down your spine...
Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge.
With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. For inside her new home lies a locked room, and beyond that door lies a two-hundred-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure - a Silent Companion - that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself...
From the author of The Mythology Class comes the long-anticipated
sequel! It's been two decades since the former classmates first
met, and the ensuing years have brought their share of changes.
Kubin's strength is weakening with each passing day; Lane's
telepathy is gone; Rey and Misha are nowhere to be found; and the
bonds that once held them together are slowly crumbling under their
misfortune. Thrown into the mix is Nicole and Kubin's daughter,
Marilag, who has grown distant from her. To add to the problems,
doubts about Enkanta's true purpose are mounting. Nicole, once the
heart of the group, now senses a dark spell settling over them, her
young daughter included. What the former classmates don't realize
is that a new band of visitors is about to arrive from a magical
realm. Will these visitors provide a portal to an enchanting new
world or usher in a new age of evil? And will the classmates still
be up to the challenge? Praise for THE MYTHOLOGY CLASS: "Before
Trese and other Philippine mythology--inspired graphic novels,
there's The Mythology Class(...) Having been the first to win in
the Comic Books category of the Philippine National Book Awards,
this revolutionary work is hitting the local big screen soon. And
just in case you loved it, a sequel was just released, 20 years
after the first one." --BookRiot "University students in Quezon
City receive an invitation to a mythology class, accompanied by
dreams of a "ghost lady," in this genre-defining classic of
Filipino comics from Arre (Halina Filipina), released in 1999 to
become the first graphic novel to win the Philippine National Book
Award, and now in its first U.S. edition(...)this exciting and
satisfying adventure, firmly rooted in Filipino culture, is a
must-read for its influence." --Publishers Weekly
A deliciously spooky novel packed with illustrations - Stranger
Things for younger readers! 'Wildly imaginative and totally
terrifying' JEFF KINNEY, AUTHOR OF DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 'A
haunted-house version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' BRIAN
SELZNICK, AUTHOR OF THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET 'Overgrown with
fantastic ideas' THE NEW YORK TIMES Nothing seems out of place in
the town of Cowslip Grove. But kids have been going missing -
excpet no one even realizes it, because no one remembers them. Not
their friends. Not their teachers. Not even their families. But
Levi and Kat do remember, and only they can see why everyone is in
danger when night descends. Can they find the disappeared before
evil swallows the town whole? A spellbinding, original and lavishly
illustrated horror story for middle-grade readers Half-written,
half-graphic novel, and all spooky mystery! Two unlikely friends
face down their worst fears in order to stop their small town - and
themselves - from disappearing
"A dark, disturbing thrill ride." - Publisher's Weekly Eligos is
waiting...fulfil your destiny 1941. In the dark days of war-torn
London, Violet works in Churchill's subterranean top secret Cabinet
War Rooms, where key decisions that will dictate Britain's conduct
of the war are made. Above, the people of London go about their
daily business as best they can, unaware of the life that teems
beneath their feet. Night after night the bombs rain down, yet
Violet has far more to fear than air raids. A mysterious man, a
room only she can see, memories she can no longer trust, and a best
friend who denies their shared past... Something or someone - is
targeting her. FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing
Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length
original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction &
fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings
together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award
winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree
Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media
@FlameTreePress.
Tower of Fear is a lost horror film starring Karloff and Lugosi. A
film historian who locates a copy dies while fleeing something that
terrified him. His friend Sandy Allan vows to prove he found the
film. She learns how haunted the production was and the survivors
of it still are. It contains a secret about Redfield, a titled
family that owns a favourite British food, Staff o' Life. The
Redfield land has uncanny guardians, and one follows Sandy home. To
maintain its fertility Redfield demands a sacrifice, and a band of
new age travellers is about to set up camp there... FLAME TREE
PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree
Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror
and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery /
thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors
and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original
voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com
and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.
Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award, nine stories of cosmic horror
from the heir apparent to Lovecraft's throne. Laird Barron has
emerged as one of the strongest voices in modern horror and dark
fantasy fiction, building on the eldritch tradition pioneered by
writers such as H. P. Lovecraft, Peter Straub, and Thomas Ligotti.
His stories have garnered critical acclaim and have been reprinted
in numerous year's best anthologies and nominated for multiple
awards, including the Crawford, International Horror Guild, Shirley
Jackson, Theodore Sturgeon, and World Fantasy awards. His debut
collection, The Imago Sequence and Other Stories, was the inaugural
winner of the Shirley Jackson Award. He returns with his second
collection, Occultation. Pitting ordinary men and women against a
carnivorous, chaotic cosmos, Occultation's nine tales of terror
(two published here for the first time) were nominated for just as
many Shirley Jackson awards, winning for the novella "Mysterium
Tremendum" and the collection as a whole. Featuring an introduction
by Michael Shea, Occultation brings more of the spine-chillingly
sublime cosmic horror Laird Barron's fans have come to expect.
Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is
proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in
science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion,
near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery,
contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and
horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and
much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York
Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula
award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a
diverse group of authors.
A sensuous and strange horror novella full of creeping dread and
delicious gore, twisting mermaid myths into something sharp,
dangerous, and hungry, for fans of Christina Henry, Carmen Maria
Machado and Eric LaRocca. After the murder of her husband and the
fall of his empire, a mermaid and her plague doctor companion
escape into the wilderness. Deep in the woods, they stumble across
a village where children hunt each other for sport, sacrificing one
of their own at the behest of three surgeons they call "the
saints." These saints play god with their magic, harvesting the
best bits of the children for themselves and piecing the sacrifices
back together again. To save the children from their fates, the
plague doctor must confront their past, and the mermaid must
embrace the darkest parts of her true nature.
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