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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Horror & ghost stories
For fans of Mexican Gothic, a harrowing, sultry horror novel about
the forgotten women in Dracula and Jane Eyre as they combat the
toxic men intent on destroying their lives. Los Angeles, 1967. Lucy
Westenra and Bertha Mason - the forgotten women in Dracula and Jane
Eyre - have been existing as undead immortals for centuries, unable
to die and still tormented by the monsters that made them. Lucy has
long fought against Dracula's intoxicating thrall, refusing his
charismatic darkness and her ensuing appetite for blood. Bertha
Mason, the madwoman in the attic, is still pursued from afar by Mr
Rochester, who wants to add her to his collection of devoted female
followers. Then Dracula and Rochester make a shocking return in San
Francisco. To finally write their own story, Lucy and Bertha must
boldly reclaim their stories from the men who tried to erase them
in this harrowing gothic tale of love, betrayal and coercion.
Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories!
Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of
ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who
inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. 33 color
woodblock prints and over 55 b&w illustrations of these
creatures, who have inhabited the Japanese imagination for
centuries, bring the stories to life. The captivating tales in this
volume include: The Vengeance of Oiwa--The terrifying spirit of a
woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond the
grave The Curse of Okiku--A servant girl is murdered by her master
and curses his family, with gruesome results The Snow Woman--A man
is saved by a mysterious woman who swears him to secrecy Tales of
the Kappa--Strange human-like sprites with green, scaly skin who
live in water and are known to pull children and animals to their
deaths And many, many more! In his introduction, renowned
translator William Scott Wilson explains the role these stories
play in local Japanese culture and folklore, and their importance
to understanding the Japanese psyche. Readers will learn which
particular region, city, mountain or temple the stories originate
from--in case you're brave enough to visit these haunts yourself!
A perfect atmospheric thriller for this Halloween . . . A house
stands alone in the woods. Deep in the forests of Norway, Lexi
finds a fresh start with Tom and his two young daughters, working
as their new nanny. The darkness creeps closer. But Lexi is telling
lies, and she's not the only one. This family has a history - and
this place has a past. Something was destroyed to build this house,
and in the dark, dark woods, a menacing presence lurks. Lexi must
protect the children in her care - but protect them from what?
Atmospheric, gothic, spine-chilling, the new thriller from C.J
Cooke will haunt you long after you turn the last page . . .
'Vvivid and compelling' Rosamund Lupton 'A gorgeous, atmospheric
book that chilled me to the bone' Samantha Downing ''A dark but
gripping read' Bella 'So eerie I wanted to sleep with the light on'
Prima 'Atmospheric' New York Post, Best Books to Read Reader
reviews for The Nesting 'Worth far more than five stars' 'Very
atmospheric and eerie' 'A real treat' 'Very atmospheric and a
fantastic read' 'A brilliant combination of a gothic style mystery
and a cast of troubled characters, all with secrets to hide' 'A
great tale for a winter read' 'This is perfect for lovers of
gothic, dark, ghost stories' 'Haunting and wonderful'
Nominated for the 2020 Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by
Africans "Will have you ripping through the pages. Part thriller,
part horror, part speculative fiction: This gripping read goes to
the heart of ethical quandaries, forcing the reader to ask: "What
if it were me?" Sunday Times (SA) "Sharp and compact but
devastatingly poetic. This book packs real power into every page."
Charlie Human "Farren has created an extraordinary narrator in
Malachi...[An] intense and memorable [read]." SFX Nominated for the
2020 Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans . Malachi, a
mute thirty-year-old man, has just received an extraordinary job
offer. In exchange for six months as a warden on a top-secret
organ-farming project, Raizier Pharmaceuticals will graft Malachi a
new tongue. So Malachi finds himself on an oilrig among warlords
and mass murderers. But are the prisoner-donors as evil as Raizier
says? Do they deserve their fate? As doubt starts to grow, the
stories of the desperate will not be silenced - not even his own.
Covertly Malachi comes to know them, even the ones he fears, and he
must make a choice - if he wants to save one, he must save them
all. And risk everything, including himself.
Monsters are fake news, right? That's what many of the readers of
the tabloid rag the Yellow Stringer think, but the truth is more
frightening than anyone could possibly know. With front page
stories like the demon baby born in an Iowa hospital or the ghost
that mysteriously haunts cheerleaders from a small West Virginia
town, most people assume that the articles in this national
newspaper are sensationalist entertainment for bored shoppers
waiting at checkout. However, these stories are real, and the
journalists who report on them get the scoop despite the danger
they find themselves in. Promising Columbia Journalism School
graduate Naomi and her partner, ex-cop Tony, two journalists who
have suffered traumatic events at the hands of monsters, now
dedicate their lives to reporting true monster crime. While they
come from two different backgrounds with very different methods to
investigate the truth, they are committed to unearthing the world
of the supernatural. Even if no one in the world ever believes
them, this dynamic team will stop at nothing to reveal the truth!
In this volume, our bickering yet terrific duo have to deal with a
unique version of the headless horseman, the undead, cursed
artifacts, and more! Naomi and Tony may have seen it all, but when
cases start to link up to trauma that only they have experienced,
they're going to stop at nothing to expose the truth. Yellow
Stringer is rated OT for Older Teen, recommended for ages 16 and
up. Saturday AM, the world's most diverse manga-inspired comics,
are now presented in a new format! Introducing Saturday AM TANKS,
the new graphic novel format similar to Japanese Tankobons where we
collect the global heroes and artists of Saturday AM. These
handsome volumes have select color pages, revised artwork, and
innovative post-credit scenes that help bring new life to our
popular BIPOC, LGBTQ, and/or culturally diverse characters. Join in
even more adventures with the other action-packed Saturday AM TANKS
series:Apple Black, Clock Striker, Gunhild, Hammer, Henshin!, The
Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts, Oblivion Rouge, Saigami,
Soul Beat, Titan King, and Underground.
Attack the Block! Max the maniacal computer is back in Maxwell
Tower, dishing out his twisted form of retribution on anyone who
dares to cross his beloved residents! From a conniving milkman to
thuggish street urchins, anyone who enters Max's territory looking
for trouble is going for a one-way trip to the thirteenth floor!
However, Max's past exploits have not gone unnoticed. The K.G.B.
have sent their own super-powered computer called Boris to make Max
an offer - help them conquer the world or face obliteration! This
book includes the thrilling conclusion to the classic 80s run of
the strip all beautifully rendered by Jose Ortiz (Creepy) in his
atmospheric black and white art.
Fall into a web of terror! The Jaume Rumeu Collection is packed
with four terrifying tales from the pages of Misty, which showcase
the stunning art of Jaume Rumeu Perera, also known as Homero! Black
widows, femme fatales, mad scientists and giant spiders abound in
this nightmarish volume of classic Misty tales. This collection
celebrates one of the most iconic villains in British girls'
comics: the lethal Mrs. Webb, a raging femme fatale with killer
style and a bone to pick with the British Establishment. Determined
to take over the country with her army of giant arachnids, only two
schoolgirls stand between her and global domination! Full of
stunning artwork, terrifying twists, beautiful - but deadly -
women, and, of course - giant spiders, this is an essential comic
for any horror connoisseur.
Selected and Introduced by M.J. Elliott. That is not dead that can
eternal lie And with strange aeons even death may die Millenia ago,
the Old Ones ruled our planet. Since that time, they have but
slumbered. But when a massive sea tremor brings the ancient stone
city of R'lyeh to the surface once more, the Old Ones awaken at
last. The Whisperer in Darkness brings together the original
Cthulhu Mythos stories of the legendary horror writer H.P.
Lovecraft. Included in this volume are several early tales, along
with the classics 'The Call of Cthulhu', 'The Dunwich Horror' and
'At the Mountains of Madness'. Arm yourself with a copy of Abdul
Alhazred's fabled Necronomican and prepare to face terrors beyond
the wildest imaginings of all, save H.P. Lovecraft.
Another year, another death, another disappearance.... Will this
year be the same? Newcomer Keiichi Maebara has long grown
accustomed to the rhythm of his simple life in Hinamizawa. But when
Keiichi stumbles upon a few old newspapers at a dump site, he
quickly realizes the peaceful village and his beloved friends are
hiding a deadly secret...Is the tragedy of the summer of 1983
doomed to repeat forevermore...?! New fragments and new mysteries
await-from the creators of Higurashi and Tomato Akase, the
brand-new sequel series to Higurashi When They Cry!!
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Ninth House
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Pirates & Ghosts Short Stories
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A powerful new addition to the bestselling Gothic Fantasy series of
new writing and classic stories. Buried treasure, greed and envy
are powerful forces in the minds of many, but at sea the
consequences can be terrifying and deadly. With tales of pirates,
deathly fogs and ferocious rocks, these dark tales of the haunted
mind, trapped like ghosts at sea, are sure to entertain and
enthrall. These new authors appear alongside the following classic
and essential writers: Joseph Conrad, James Fenimore Cooper,
Stephen Crane, F. Marion Crawford, Arthur Conan Doyle, William Hope
Hodgson, Homer, W.W. Jacobs, Rudyard Kipling, Vernon Lee, H.P.
Lovecraft, Richard Middleton, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis
Stevenson, H.G. Wells.
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.
2000 AD's debonair vampire exorcist, Devlin Waugh, is back - and
he's more outrageous and dangerous than ever! From writer Ales Kot
(Zero, Secret Avengers) and artists Patrick Goddard (Savage) and
Mike Dowling (Unfollow) comes an exciting, shocking, and darkly
hilarious new collection of Devlin's latest adventures. The
freelance paranormal trouble-shooter and exorcist for the Vatican
confronts sinister dark forces and plays the Match of Hades, before
defending his demonic dildonic partner, Titivillus, in the court of
Hell itself!
With an Introduction by John S. Whitley, University of Sussex. This
collection of Poe's best stories contains all the terrifying and
bewildering tales that characterise his work. As well as the Gothic
horror of such famous stories as 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The
Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Premature Burial' and 'The
Tell-Tale Heart', all of Poe's Auguste Dupin stories are included.
These are the first modern detective stories and include 'The
Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Mystery of Marie Roget' and 'The
Purloined Letter'.
She's out there. Waiting for you. A haunting read about witchcraft
and superstition from Lisa Hall... 'Creepy, atmospheric, unnerving
and brilliant' Will Dean 'A proper nailbiter' Mel McGrath 'Spooky'
Louise Beech 'I couldn't read it fast enough' Helen Phifer 'A
chilling triumph' Fiona Cummins Is her family in danger? When Allie
moves to a quaint old cottage with her husband, it's their dream
home. Nestled in the village of Pluckley, it seems a perfect haven
in which to raise their two children. But Pluckley has a
reputation. It's known as England's most haunted village. And not
long after the birth of their new son, Allie begins to notice
strange things... What's the flash of white she sees moving quickly
through the woods to the back of their house? And what's the
strange scratching noise coming from the chimney? As Allie
discovers more about the history of their new home, she uncovers a
story of witchcraft and superstition, which casts a long shadow
into the present day. And not everything is as it seems. Her family
might well be in danger, but it's a danger none of them could have
foreseen... Bestseller Lisa Hall's The Woman in the Woods is full
of creeping unease and nerve-wracking tension, and will have
readers on the edge of their seats... Praise for The Woman in the
Woods: 'Creepy, atmospheric, unnerving and brilliant. Shirley
Jackson and Ira Levin vibes. If you're looking for a Halloween read
(legends, antiquities, and a sense of dread), this is it' Will Dean
'The Woman in the Woods pulses with a sinister energy that keeps
you reading on. A proper nailbiter' Mel McGrath 'Such a different
one from Lisa Hall and I loved it! Spooky and hook-y ... Highly
recommend. You're all in for a treat this autumn' Louise Beech
'Creepy and tense' Bella 'I couldn't put it down and I couldn't
read it fast enough' Helen Phifer 'Creepy, dark and all the chills!
This book will make you question everything and everyone. Hall
really knows how to drag the reader into the darkness. Fantastic!'
Lauren North 'Atmospheric, creepy and oh-so-compulsive, The Woman
in the Woods is a chilling triumph' Fiona Cummins
Fun, funny, hot, and heartfelt...The apocalyptic beach read that
everyone needs. - Alix E. Harrow, Hugo Award-winning author A
paranormal romantic comedy at the (possible) end of the world. From
New York Times bestselling author Gwenda Bond, Not Your Average Hot
Guy is a hilarious romantic comedy about two people falling in
love, while the fate of the world rests on their shoulders. All
Callie wanted was a quiet weekend with her best friend. She
promised she could handle running her family's escape room business
while her mom is out of town. Instead a Satanic cult shows up,
claiming that the prop spell book in one of the rooms is the real
deal, and they need it to summon the right hand of the devil.
Naturally they take Callie and her friend, Mag, along with them.
But when the summoning reveals a handsome demon in a leather jacket
named Luke who offers to help Callie stop the cult from destroying
the world, her night goes from weird to completely strange. As the
group tries to stay one step ahead of the cult, Callie finds
herself drawn to the annoying (and annoyingly handsome) Luke. But
what Callie doesn't know is that Luke is none other than Luke
Morningstar, Prince of Hell and son of the Devil himself. Callie
never had time for love, and with the apocalypse coming closer, is
there room for romance when all hell's about to break loose?
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Last Days
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Evenson is a major figure among writers who straddle the line
between genre forms and literary concerns, and he was recently the
subject of a 5 x 5 interview (five interviewers, and spread over
five full-length conversations) with The Believer bringing his work
to an even wider audience Evenson's straight genre work is
published by Tor, and there's a large cross-over audience primed to
enjoy his more literary work. Evenson's work has been compared to
that of J. G. Ballard, Jorge Luis Borges, Paul Bowles, Franz Kafka,
Cormac McCarthy, Robert Coover, Edgar Allan Poe. Evenson has also
won the ALA RUSA Award for Best Horror Novel and was a finalist for
the Edgar Award. Last Days will be published alongside two other
re-releases (The Open Curtain and Father of Lies) as well as a new
collection, A Collapse of Horses all with a unified design and new
introductions This is Evenson's foray into hard-boiled detective
fiction, but it still circles around his concerns with the abuse of
power and the danger of organized religion
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