HOLLYWOOD. COLOSSAL. COMPELLING. CORRUPT. Where the only sin is “not making it” . . . where beautiful people do very ugly things to get to the top . . . where desperate men and women plummet overnight from the peak of power to the lethal valley of the dolls: DAWN—The superstarlet with a child’s face and a woman’s passions—ready for fame, ripe for corruption. HARKER—The great director, internationally praised, universally feared. A genius on the set—a monster in the bedroom. TOMMY—He stands apart from their deadly games—until he suddenly wakes to find himself trapped in the 24-hour nightmare called Hollywood. THE STAR STALKER is a searing, no-holds-barred novel that tells it the way it really is.

Edge begins with a massive and catastrophic shifting of the San Andreas fault. The fears of California someday tumbling into the sea--that have become the stuff of parody--become real. But even the terror resulting from this catastrophe pales in comparison to the understanding behind its happening, a cataclysm extending beyond mankind's understanding of horror as it had previously been known. The world is falling apart because things are out of joint at the quantum level, about which of course there's never been any guarantee that everything has to remain stable. Koji Suzuki returns to the genre he's most famous for after many years of "not wanting to write any more horror." As expected from Suzuki, the chills are of a more cerebral, psychological sort, arguably more unsettling and scary than the slice-and-dice gore fests that horror has become known in the U.S. Never content to simply do "Suzuki"--as it were--but rather push the envelope on what horror is in general and for which readers have come to know him, Edge City borders on being cutting-edge science fiction. The author himself terms this novel, which he has worked on for some years, a work of "quantum horror."

October 3. It's opening night at Skull City, a haunted attraction just outside Pittsburgh. The pay isn't much, but it promises to be easy, seasonal work. Wear a costume, scare some kids.But a different breed of fear lurks within the walls of this spook house. It's a fear you know well. The haunted owner, his troubled past. Inside, you will learn, Skull City is an anamatronic roadmap of insanity."Whatever happens, it won't be the end..."Re-released with a whole new edit in 2017, now is a fantastic time to take the journey with the first in the Of Preludes & Epitaphs series..."Full to the brim with magic and wonder…”"This book is quite extraordinary, it is a breath of fresh air..."“This story is pure magic, and I’m very pleased to learn there’s more still to come…”“No book has engrossed me so much since Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’.The usurper king of Matara razes a nation in search of its missing queen. The city witch fights for her life against the necromancer holding her prisoner. And in the faraway village of Rayan its people refuse to barricade their home, over-confident of their own safety.When tragedy strikes the survivors find themselves stranded and struggling to find help, blossoming love is torn apart and long-held secrets tarnish a courageous journey through their dangerous landscape and magical realms.Can they maintain solidarity and search for a saviour in the presence of the unbelievable? Will any of them truly be able to pull Prenitia from this darkest of times?When Telena delved into the dusty books she could never have guessed her own dark journey with these mythical names had but begun.Take up your sword for the brand new epic fantasy series, and prepare for The Fate of Vultures - the battles of magic have just begun...

The Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, with an insatiable taste for human flesh, smells the blood still flowing within the pump of the circulatory systems of the throngs gathered so closely in antebellum Boston, reeking so of blood that the perfume ignites her killing frenzy. Are the Ushers powerful enough to stop her murderous rage and send her back to the deep pockets of eternity whence she came?This is a continuation of The Tell-Tale House of Usher and The Tale of Hatotep. Hatotep, a few thousand years old but none the worse for wear and tear, continues to reside at the Usher town house on Franklin Square in Boston. He's gone from frightful novelty to a houseguest who is beginning to wear out his welcome. Not that he isn't charming and good company but his continual shedding of his earthly remains keeps the fastidious Madeline in an exhausting state of alert.While enjoying a cup of tea, Madeline and Edmund notice drops of blood condensing from the air of the parlor. When Hatotep is told of this phenomenon, he becomes despondent at the news, knowing that this is a first sign that the Lady of Slaughter herself has entered this world and that now his friends are in danger of their lives. In this first chapter, Madeline is made to see the only course open to her if she is to defeat the goddess Sehkmet and send her away. She vanishes without trace or explanation leaving the others to face a terrifying confrontation with the Mistress of Dread. Can Madeline return in time with the knowledge she has sought to save them?

The journey of unimaginable terror continues in volume two. One person is set to find out what terror truly is. (highly recommend to read volume one first for free).The fast-paced journey continues to haunt everyday people who come face to face with kind eyes and the blade. Will someone find out who Mr. Beautiful is and why he is determined to cause the most inflicted pain anyone can imagine? (highly recommend reading Volume One first for free).

Old Blood is not a stand-alone novella and it is recommended you read books #1-5 in the Experiment in Terror Series before embarking on this tale. From her harrowing introduction in Darkhouse, the spectre known as “Creepy Clown Lady” has been a constant fixture in Perry Palomino’s life. But beyond the horrid makeup and piercing stare lies Pippa, a woman just like everyone else. Well not quite.

A powerful story of stark horror, and the dreadful thing that happened in a lone house in the Maine woods.Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to [email protected] This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via [email protected]

Short Story - An intrepid Times Picayune reporter finds himself going toe to toe with a demonic gangster who is surprisingly light on his feet despite what is actually on his feet. The man has a master, and it's not anyone you would ever want to meet.Short Story - An intrepid Times Picayune reporter finds himself going toe to toe with a demonic gangster who is surprisingly light on his feet despite what is actually on his feet. The man has a master, and it's not anyone you would ever want to meet.For the record - this story appears in Fossils in the Asphalt V2.

Ollie Turner vows to ensnare the entire population of the small town of Beckmire into his servant ranks. He will lure them beneath his sway through the boxes of chocolate cakes and the pizza slices sold from his general store's register. Those remaining to claim Beckmire home are listless, lazy and dim, and so they present little challenge to a boneshaker working to multiply his zombies.Rose Pilger wakes every morning before the crack of dawn to peek between her window’s curtains upon the zombies who shuffle down the road running passed her home. She hates the zombies, for their limping souls represent the ruin that has befallen her town of Beckmire. If Rose had her way, she would forever hide in her home’s shadows, where she could gather amid all the treasure and trash her life has accumulated upon her floor, where she could whisper to her husband’s ghost. Only Rose runs dangerously low on food, and she is forced to make her own journey along that road that runs passed her home to reach ugly Ollie Turner’s general store. There, hunger forces Rose into a transaction that will reserve her own spot in that parade that each morning shambles by her home.

When a mortally-ill traveller arrives in Venice, he finds that a string of inexplicable deaths and disappearances have caused a wave of panic in the city. These events pale into insignificance, though, when he encounters a mysterious woman - Pietra - one night. He soon becomes aware, however, that a malign being has singled him out for attention - and that Pietra might not be all that she seems."I was living in a world of monsters, and the darkness brought death on its wings."When a mortally-ill traveller arrives in Venice, he finds the city in the grip of terror. A string of inexplicable deaths and disappearances have caused a wave of panic, and the authorities have no idea who – or what – is responsible. These events pale into insignificance, though, when he encounters a mysterious woman one night. Pietra is beautiful, intriguing and secretive, and he longs to know more about her.He soon becomes aware, however, that a malign being has singled him out for attention – and that Pietra might not be all that she seems.PIETRA is a vampire novelette of approximately 9,500 words.

Nasir and Maarika are of one people but two worlds. Growing up on opposite sides of the Roman Empire's Arabian border in the 7th Century their lives are brought together when an unspeakable evil emerges from the depths of the Arabian Desert.Set in the Byzantium Infected Universe which begins with the short story Jibreel's Curse and continues in the full length novel Scourge of Byzantium.Nasir and Maarika are of one people but two worlds.Nasir grew up inside Byzantium's Arabia Province where his family prospered. Head filled with the stories of military glories, he decided to turn his back on the family business. Now in command of a remote outpost on the border of the Arabian Desert, his life will forever change when an unspeakable evil emerges from the desert.Maarika grew up in the open deserts of Arabia. Her family struggled to survive as they moved from place to place to find the sustenance needed to keep their small herd of goats alive. Her life was destroyed when they came, their appetites insatiable. Forced to flee she hopes to find safety within the borders of the Roman Empire.Nasir and Maarika will be brought together by tragedy that will forever change both of their lives.This is their story.The Nasir and Maarika Chronicles are set in the Byzantium Infected Universe which begins with the shorty story Jibreel's Curse and continues in the full length novel Scourge of Byzantium.

Heaster Wharton is dead, and his passing might mean an end to hostilities between the Manders and the Coys. If the the elderly patriarch showed the kindness and foresight to split his land cleanly between his feuding descendants, then a truce could be arranged. But his final request is a strange one, delivered across the country to the straggling remnants of his tribe. Representatives from both families must visit a cave at the edge of his property in the hills of Kentucky. There, he promised, they would find his last will and testament. But there's more than paperwork waiting underground, as vindictive old Heaster was well aware. In 1775, Daniel Boone and a band of axe-wielding frontiersmen struggled to clear a path through the Cumberland Gap into the heart of Bluegrass country, and they did not work unopposed. Hounded and harried by an astonishing monster, the axe-men overcame the beast by sheer numbers and steel. They threw its body into a nearby cave. It was not dead. And now, it is not alone. Crippled and outraged, for 100 years something terrible has huddled underground, dreaming of meat and revenge. But its newest callers are heavily armed, skeptical of their instructions, and predisposed to violence. With their guns and their savage instincts, Heaster's grandchildren will not make for easy pickings.

GOOD FRIDAY, 1612. Pendle Hill, Lancashire. A mysterious gathering of thirteen people is interrupted by local magistrate, Roger Nowell. Is this a witches' Sabbat? Two notorious Lancashire witches are already in Lancaster Castle waiting trial. Why is the beautiful and wealthy Alice Nutter defending them? And why is she among the group of thirteen on Pendle Hill? Elsewhere, a starved, abused child lurks. And a Jesuit priest and former Gunpowder plotter, recently returned from France, is widely rumoured to be heading for Lancashire. But who will offer him sanctuary? And how quickly can he be caught? This is the reign of James I, a Protestant King with an obsession: to rid his realm of twin evils, witchcraft and Catholicism, at any price... http://www.hammerfilms.com/production...

From best-selling author Lisa Hinsley comes this peculiar collection of short stories with dark themes.Mary Rice Somerville wrote this book for her six sons, to capture some of the memories of their old home place in Boone County West Virginia. Its plot is set in the future, which of course we do not really know, and is written from the viewpoint of son Jim who is an Eagle Scout, with badges in the trunk, each one bearing the motto: BE PREPARED!