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'Horrific and hilarious ... a dystopic vision of an England that
would have given Orwell the heebie-jeebies' Independent 'A
brilliant work of satire' The Quietus A SCARFOLK SANCTIONED BOOK
AUTHORISED EDITION, AS SEEN ON THE RADIO The Scarfolk Annual is the
facsimile of a book discovered in a charity shop in the north west
of England in August 2018. The shop, and indeed town, do not wish
to be identified as they are keen to "discourage the
'occult-totalitarian tourism' that as afflicted other areas of
Britain" as people hunt for further socio-archaeological traces of
the mysterious, missing town of Scarfolk - Britain's own Brutalist
Atlantis. Apart from the archive of Scarfolk materials which was
sent anonymously to the late Dr Ben Motte and formed the basis of
the book Discovering Scarfolk, this children's annual is, to date,
the only complete artefact from Scarfolk ever to be unearthed 'in
the wild'. It's clear The Scarfolk Annual was not written to
entertain children at Christmastime; its purpose was to
indoctrinate young minds; in fact, one might go as far as to say
destroy young minds, to an end that has been lost to us.
In this spectacular father/son collaboration, Stephen King and Owen
King tell the highest of high-stakes stories: what might happen if
women disappeared from the world of men? All around the world,
something is happening to women when they fall asleep; they become
shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If awakened, if the gauze wrapping
their bodies is disturbed, the women become feral and spectacularly
violent... In the small town of Dooling, West Virginia, the virus
is spreading through a women's prison, affecting all the inmates
except one. Soon, word spreads about the mysterious Evie, who seems
able to sleep - and wake. Is she a medical anomaly or a demon to be
slain? The abandoned men, left to their increasingly primal
devices, are fighting each other, while Dooling's Sheriff, Lila
Norcross, is just fighting to stay awake. And the sleeping women
are about to open their eyes to a new world altogether...
ISSUES 101-150 Collected together for the first time. TODD
McFARLANE unleashed his signature creation, SPAWN, in 1992. In
doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in
history. Now for the first time Issues 101-150 are collected in
FULL Color. Some of these issues have neven been collected before!
Spawn: Compendium 3 presents the continued tales of Spawn, as he
discovers the true meaning of becoming a Hellspawn. He settles on a
path of bloody revenge in search of a way back to his humanity!
Collects SPAWN #101-150
This Norton Critical Edition includes: The first edition of the
novel, published in 1851 by Ticknor, Reed and Fields. Robert S.
Levine's insightful introduction, revised headnotes, expanded
explanatory footnotes and note on the text and annotations. A
generous selection of carefully chosen primary materials-three of
them new to the Second Edition-intended to provide readers with
essential backgrounds on the novel's major themes. An extensive
selection of critical responses to The House of the Seven Gables
from the time of its publication to the present day, including
eight new to the Second Edition. A chronology of Nathaniel
Hawthorne's life and work and a selected bibliography. About the
Series Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years,
Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is
right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated
text, contexts and criticism-helps students to better understand,
analyse and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range
of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in
digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources
students need.
'Wow! [This book] has it all - a terrific new character, devious
twists, plenty of action and one hell of an ending' JONATHAN
MABERRY, New York Times bestselling author of Ink and Rage Angels
walk among us, but so do other unearthly beings in this brand-new
series by the internationally bestselling author of the Anita Blake
and Merry Gentry series. Meet Detective Zaniel Havelock. A man who
can talk to angels. As an Angel Speaker, Zaniel once used his
special gift to serve both the celestial beings and his fellow
humans. But a terrible betrayal forced him to abandon that life.
Now he's a cop working in the City of Angels. But where angels walk
among us, so do demons. And there's no question that there's evil
at work when Zaniel is called to the murder scene of a college
student. But is this just evil that one human being can do to
another, or something more? When demonic possession is a
possibility, even angelic protection can only go so far. The race
is on to stop the killer before he finds his next victim. But
Zaniel is facing his own very personal demons, and the past he
never truly left behind...
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Cackle
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Rachel Harrison
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Winner of the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award for Best Novel, this
is a deliciously dark feminist tale of witches, bad ex-boyfriends,
good coffee and friendly spiders. All her life, Annie has played it
nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her long-time
boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching job
that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. Her new
home is picturesque and perfect. The people are all friendly and
warm. Her new apartment is lovely too, minus the oddly persistent
spider infestation. Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming,
magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants
to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop
apologizing and start living for herself. That's how Sophie lives.
Annie can't help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie,
wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that
the rest of the town seems... a little afraid of her. And, okay.
Sophie's appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the
middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to
wield a certain power... but she couldn't be... could she?
Six women - mothers, daughters, sisters - gone missing. Inspired by
the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this is the story of
two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims. Arcade and
Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With their fiery
red hair and thirst for an escape, they form an unbreakable bond
nurtured by their grandmother's stories. Together they disappear
into their imagination and forge a world where a patch of grass
reveals an archaeologist's dig, the smoke emerging from the local
paper mill becomes the dust rising from wild horses galloping deep
beneath the earth, and an abandoned 1950s convertible transforms
into a time machine that can take them anywhere. But no matter how
hard they try, Arc and Daffy can't escape the generational ghosts
that haunt their family. And so, left to fend for themselves in the
shadow of their rural Ohio town, the two sisters cling tight to one
another. Years later, as the sisters wrestle with the memories of
their early life, a local woman is discovered dead in the river.
Soon, more bodies are left floating in the water, and as the killer
circles ever closer, Arc's promise to keep herself and her sister
safe becomes increasingly desperate - and the powerful riptide of
the savage side more difficult to survive. Drawing from the true
story of women killed in Chillicothe, Ohio, acclaimed novelist and
poet Tiffany McDaniel has written a moving literary testament and
fearless elegy for missing women everywhere. PRAISE FOR TIFFANY
McDANIEL'S BETTY 'A coming-of-age story filled with magic in
language and plot' Observer 'Breahtaking' Vogue 'I felt consumed by
this book. I loved it, you will love it' Daisy Johnson 'A
page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age story told in undulating
prose that settles right into you' Naoise Dolan 'Vivid and lucid,
Betty has stayed with me' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
There was a new shop in town. Run by a stranger. Needful Things,
the sign said. The oddest name. A name that caused some gossip and
speculation among the good folks of Castle Rock, Maine, while they
waited for opening day. Eleven-year-old Brian Rusk was the first
customer and he got just what he wanted, a very rare 1956 Sandy
Koufax baseball card. Signed. Cyndi Rose Martin was next. A Lalique
vase. A perfect match for her living room decor. Something for
everyone. Something you really had to have. And always at a price
you could just about afford. The cash price that is. Because there
was another price. There always is when your heart's most secret,
true desire is for sale . . .
Step into a nightmare world of hellish horror! Crawling, clawing,
sliming horror, seeping from the night-tipped pen of that Grand
Master of heart-stopping supernatural terror - H.P. Lovecraft.
Sample a dark universe peopled with gods best forgotten and strange
races best left undiscovered. Shudder in the dank breath of an
ages-old evil blowing icily from the dusk-shrouded eons of time
before history. Savour, in this classic collection of masterpieces
of the weird and eerie, the grave-fresh tang of total fear. Here is
horror to set your skin crawling from your spine's based to your
scalp - and back again. "A real collector's piece for connoisseurs
of the unusual! Lovers of the macabre, the sinister and the
uncanny, take note" - "The Guardian".
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The Deep
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Alma Katsu
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A brooding marquess And a mysterious widow On the outside Henry
Spencer, Marquess of Clairborne, has it all: title, fortune and
dashing good looks, but inside he's haunted by nightmares. Seeking
sanctuary at his Scottish estate, his peace is disturbed by a new
tenant, widow Genevieve de L'Omont. Her beauty and spirit lead to a
growing desire that distracts him from his troubles, but as he
unravels a mystery from his past, he discovers Genevieve has
secrets of her own...
A beautifully crafted, devastating short fiction collection from
the Bram-Stoker finalist and author of Things Have Gotten Worse
Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes. Includes an introduction
from acclaimed bestselling author Chuck Wendig. Eight stories of
dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side
of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate
examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. A woman
imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring for her infant niece;
on-line posts chronicle a cancer diagnosis; a couple in the park
with their small child encounter a stranger with horrific
consequences; a toxic relationship reaches a terrifying
resolution... A beautifully crafted, devastating short fiction
collection from the Bram Stoker Awards (R) finalist and author of
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes.
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Storm Echo
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Nalini Singh
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The latest bestseller from the ultimate craftsman of the dark
fantastic, Ramsey Campbell. Joe Hunter has begun to adjust to the
loss of his wife when he hears her calling from beyond, “Where am
I?” His urge to help leads him into her afterlife, which is made
up of their memories. Even the best of those is no refuge from the
restless dead, and Joe can only lure them away from her. Soon they
begin to invade his everyday life, and every journey he makes to
find her leaves him less able to return. When her refuges turn
nightmarish he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice to keep her
safe… 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.
The lives of the Barretts, a suburban New England family, are torn
apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of
acute schizophrenia. To her parents' despair, the doctors are
unable to halt Marjorie's descent into madness. As their stable
home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a
local Catholic priest for help, and soon find themselves the
unwitting stars of The Possession, a hit reality television
show.Fifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews
Marjorie's younger sister, Merry. As she recalls the terrifying
events that took place when she was just eight years old,
long-buried secrets and painful memories begin to surface-and a
mind-bending tale of psychological horror is unleashed.
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Munro
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Kresley Cole
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"A wild trip that keeps you wondering what the hell is going on,
it's an amazing experience. It is highly entertaining read." -
Sci-Fi & Scary Jayce's twenty-year-old daughter Emory is
missing, lost in a dark, dangerous realm called Shadow that exists
alongside our own reality. An enigmatic woman named Nicola guides
Jayce through this bizarre world, and together they search for
Emory, facing deadly dog-eaters, crazed killers, homicidal sex
toys, and - worst of all - a monstrous being known as the Harvest
Man. But no matter what Shadow throws at him, Jayce won't stop.
He'll do whatever it takes to find his daughter, even if it means
becoming a worse monster than the things that are trying to stop
him. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree
Publishing. Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant
new authors and the more established; the award winners, and
exciting, original voices.
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Hell, Nebraska
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Shaun Manning; Illustrated by Anna Wieszczyk
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Sometimes it's terrifying, loving someone this much... For Fen
Munro and her fiance James, it is a dream come true: an escape from
London to a beautiful house in the stunning Perthshire countryside.
Barr Dubh house is modern, a building with no past at all. But
someone walks the grounds, always dressed in lavender. Under a
lichenous stone in an abandoned graveyard, a hideous secret lies
buried. And at night, Fen is tormented by horrifying dreams.
Someone wants Fen's happiness, and nothing is going to stop them -
not even death...
Welcome to Desperation. Once a thriving copper mining town in the
middle of the Nevada desert, Desperation is now eerily abandoned.
It's the last place that travellers like the Carver family, bound
for vacation, and writer Johnny Marinville, astride his Harley,
would expect to be stopped and charged. But Desperation still has a
local cop - a unique regulator who patrols the wilderness highway.
The secrets buried in Desperation are as terrifying as the forces
summoned to encounter them. A terrifying transformation is taking
place and the travellers will soon discover the true meaning of
desperation . . .
"With tinges of Rosemary's Baby as well as a touches here and there
of the Robin Hardy-directed film, The Wicker Man, this is a tense
as well as intense tale of ancient religious fervor directed
against someone accidentally coming between a cult and its end
purpose." - New York Journal of Books When family man Joe Crawford
confronts a young mother abusing her toddler, he has no idea of the
chain reaction he's setting in motion. How could he suspect the
young mother is part of an ancient fire cult, a sinister group of
killers that will destroy anyone who threatens one of its members?
When the little boy is placed in a foster home, the fanatics begin
their mission of terror. Soon the cult leaders will summon their
deadliest hunters-and a ferocious supernatural evil-to make Joe pay
for what he's done. They want Joe's blood and the blood of his
family. And they want their child back. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new
fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list
brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the
award winners, and exciting, original voices.
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