Adam Cesare

In Adam Cesare's terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress--that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don't know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It's a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now.

Clown in a Cornfield

It’s an all-new horror classic about what happens when the truth is the last thing we want to believe, from Bram Stoker Award–winner and master of thrills and chills, horror legend Adam Cesare.

After barely making it out of the Kettle Springs cornfields alive, Quinn’s first year away at college should be safe and easy. All she wants is to be normal again.

But instead, Quinn finds that her past won’t leave her alone when she becomes the focus of online conspiracy theories that claim the Kettle Springs Massacre never happened. It’s a deranged but relentless fantasy, and there’s nothing Quinn can do to get people to hear the truth—not even on her own campus or in her own dorm room.

So when a murderous clown attacks Quinn at a frat party while another goes after her father in Kettle Springs at the same time, Quinn realizes that the facts alone are never going to save her. Her only option is to go back into the cornfields, back where the nightmare began, to set the record straight the only way she knows how. Because when the truth gets lost in the lies, that’s when people start to die.

Clown in a Cornfield was 2020’s Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel. Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives is perfectly set to attract old and new fans to the series.

Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives

Horror movie starlet Clarissa Lee is beautiful, internationally known, and...completely broke. To cap off years of questionable financial and personal decisions, Clarissa accepts an invitation to participate in a "fully immersive" fan convention. She arrives at an off-season summer camp and finds what was supposed to be a quick buck has become a real-life slasher movie. Deep in the woods of Kentucky with a supporting cast of B-level celebrities, Clarissa must fight to survive the deadly game that the con's organizers have rigged against her. A demented, funny, bloody, and strangely-poignant horror novel from the acclaimed author of Tribesmen, Zero Lives Remaining, and Mercy House. "Cesare is poised to take the reins of the new generation. Looking for the new face of horror? This is it right here."-Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Dead Won't Die and Dead City "[Cesare] has implemented a style that is highly cinematic, merciless in its execution and leaves you hanging on for dear life wondering what he'll do next."- Horror Talk on Mercy House

A Novel of Survival Horror

The Con Season

An alien life form has infected Billy Rile's town, a creature that takes over and transforms its host. During one of Billy's weekly movie nights, he and his friends find that the otherworldly menace has joined the party. It will take all of their horror-movie knowledge to make it through Video Night alive!

Video Night

Discover the wild and wonderful creatures of Thra in this guide to the flora and fauna of the Dark Crystal universe featuring remarkable original illustrations. In a world where rocks talk and trees dispense wisdom from across the ages, anything is possible. The Dark Crystal Bestiary is a comprehensive volume that catalogs the many lifeforms of Thra’s unique ecosystem. Drawing from all aspects of the Dark Crystal saga’s universe, this book is visually dazzling and filled with enthralling information about all of Thra’s lifeforms, making it the definitive guide to a world of wonders. • Own the most comprehensive guide to the Dark Crystal universe: This book showcases fauna from all corners of Thra, from the vile Skeksis and their noble counterparts, the Mystics, to a whole cornucopia of amazing creatures and critters, including Landstriders, Garthim, Peeper Beetles, Fizzgigs, Pluff’m, and many more fan favorites. • Over 200 fantasy illustrations: Featuring all-new illustrations by Iris Compiet, a protégé of the original Dark Crystal concept artist, Brian Froud, this book will show you the world of Thra as you’ve never seen it before. • Learn about the world of Thra: The Dark Crystal Bestiary is packed with lore, drawing information from the original film, the hit Netflix show The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, comic books, and novels. • An epic addition to your home library: Great for fantasy lovers, The Dark Crystal Bestiary will be a perfect addition to your bookshelf or coffee table.

The Definitive Guide to the Creatures of Thra (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Dark Crystal Book, Fantasy Art Book)

The Dark Crystal Bestiary

the Church of Frendo

Clown in a Cornfield 3

Tribesmen

"THE ULTIMATE LITERARY MIDNIGHT MOVIE. A cunning, cinematic redmeat feast for weird film lovers and horror freaks." -John Skipp DON'T FUCK WITH THE NATIVES! Thirty years ago, cynical sleazeball director Tito Bronze took a tiny cast and crew to a desolate island. His goal: to exploit the local tribes, spray some guts around, cash in on the gore-spattered 80s Italian cannibal craze. But the pissed-off spirits of the island had other ideas. And before long, guts were squirting behind the scenes, as well. While the camera kept rolling... TRIBESMEN is Adam Cesare's blistering tribute to "Cannibal Holocaust" and Lucio Fulci: a no-bullshit glimpse into grindhouse filmmaking, stuffed inside a rocket of tropical non-stop mayhem.

Welcome to Mercy House, a state-of-the-art retirement home that appears perfectly crisp, clean, and orderly . . . but nothing could be farther from the truth. In Adam Cesare’s thrilling novel, the residents will find little mercy—only a shocking eruption of unfathomable horror. Harriet Laurel notices the odor at Mercy House as soon as she sets foot inside, brought there against her will by her son, Don, and his wife, Nikki. In the early stages of dementia, Harriet has grown resentful of Nikki, blaming her daughter-in-law for failing to supply grandchildren. Yet even Harriet must admit that her mind becomes clearer as soon as she crosses the threshold. If it wasn’t for that annoying smell. Arnold Piper is an eighty-five-year-old ex-Marine, a proud man who has cared for himself his whole life. But no longer. Betrayed by his aging body, Arnold is learning that the trials he survived long ago in war-torn Korea pale beside the daily indignities of growing old. Little does he know that his greatest nightmares are still ahead of him. Sarah Campbell is an idealistic nurse whose compassion has been stretched to the breaking point at the chronically understaffed facility that is Mercy House. But now Sarah’s list of unpleasant duties is about to take a terrifying turn. For something wicked is brewing in Mercy House. Something dark and rotten . . . and deadly. Praise for Mercy House “Mercy House is the kind of novel you sprint through, eating up the pages as fast as you can turn them, and yet it lingers in the mind like a haunting memory, or the ghost of a smell. Cesare is poised to take the reins of the new generation. Looking for the new face of horror? This is it right here.”—Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of The Dead Won’t Die and Dead City “Mercy House is 100% distilled nightmare juice. Adam Cesare notches up the horror to nigh-unbearable levels. Even my skin was screaming by the end of this book.”—Nick Cutter, author of The Troop “Adam Cesare makes his presence felt with Mercy House. A no-holds-barred combo of survival horror and the occult.”—Laird Barron, author of The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All “This is extreme horror at its best, so don’t step into this book with an uneasy stomach. You must wait sixty minutes after eating before opening up Mercy House.”—LitReactor “Mercy House is the kind of no-holds-barred thrill ride that horror junkies like us love to find.”—The October Country “What would happen if you took Bubba Ho-Tep with its old folks home backdrop, then replaced the oddball comedy with the most hair-raising, blood-curdling moments of The Evil Dead? Well, you might wind up with Mercy House. . . . If visceral, unvarnished horror is your preferred reading experience, you’ve got a good one here.”—Wag the Fox “[Cesare] has implemented a style that is highly cinematic, merciless in its execution and leaves you hanging on for dear life wondering what he'll do next.”—Horror Talk “Mercy House is a title those into gory horror tales will savor from beginning to end.”—The Horror Fiction Review

Mercy House

When he's not holding down a dead-end job or lurking in his mother's basement, Tony Anastos spends his time shooting ultra-low-budget horror flicks. After meeting his sexy fame-hungry coworker Anna, he sees an opportunity to launch his career into cult stardom. But when Tony's plan to jolt their next film's Kickstarter into overdrive calls for real blood, he will sacrifice the last bit of his humanity for a shot at recognition. But it makes sense. Look at him. The stuff he makes, I mean, he's the first one you expect. "The First One You Expect is a fast, sexy, fun, dangerous read, and enough of a taste to make me hope Cesare ventures into crime fiction regularly." -Spinetingler Magazine "An engaging, contemporary thriller with a cutting-edge narrative, and characters so real they could live next door." -Rio Youers, author of Westlake Soul and Point Hollow "[A] hugely entertaining parable of the be-careful-what-you-wish-for kind." -Crime Fiction Lover

The First One You Expect

WHEN THE SPEAKER POSTS, HIS FOLLOWERS MUST LISTEN ...
NO MATTER THE CONSEQUENCES.

Aaron is new to town - he's mysterious, charismatic and wealthy. Crystal is a shy misfit with excellent attention to detail.

When Crystal clumsily exposes Aaron as the insidious social media influencer The Speaker, he embarks on a brutal campaign to erase her - permanently.

Setting out to recruit Crystal's friends as his latest followers, Aaron begins his most sick and twisted plan yet, and his thirst for violence knows no limits.

But has Aaron underestimated quiet Crystal?

And can she stop him before it's too late?

Influencer 

Welcome to Mission, Massachusetts. Praying won’t save you, but it couldn't hurt. Claire is an alternative girl looking for an alternative. Her post-college prospects have fizzled and she’s looking for a new job, a new town, a whole new life. A summer position at a remote hotel may be just what she needs. Very soon, though, she begins to suspect the hotel may have decidedly sinister motives. At the same time she falls back into her old wild ways with the young people of the town, a radical group totally at odds with the sinister leaders of a local cult. Caught between two worlds, Claire has to plot her escape while spiraling deeper into a nightmare of ritual sacrifice and killer parties.

The Summer Job

Frendo Lives

Vous aimez Scream ? Vous aimez It ? Vous êtes au bon endroit. Kettle Springs, patelin du Missouri perdu au milieu des champs de maïs, est en proie à un véritable conflit de générations. D'un côté, des adultes qui ne supportent pas de voir bafouer leur ville et ses traditions. De l'autre, des teenagers qui ne pensent qu'à dénigrer ce trou paumé. C'est alors que Frendo, un mystérieux clown, décide de se joindre à l'affrontement en séparant leurs têtes de leurs troncs. Ce qui est très mal. Mais très agréable. L'écriture ciselée d'Adam Cesare fait mouche et propulse cette histoire sur les rails d'un teen movie particulièrement jouissif. Très vite, le lecteur n'a plus qu'une envie : mettre la main dans un seau de pop corn et observer à quelle vitesse cette histoire va dégénérer.

Un clown dans un champ de maïs

Po smrti matky se Quinn se svým otcem přestěhuje do malého městečka na americkém Středozápadě. Klidný život je ale to poslední, co je zde čeká. Po nedávné rodinné tragédii ve Filadelfii potřebují Quinn Maybrooková a její otec Glenn začít nový život. Glenn přijímá nabídku dělat městského lékaře, a tak se stěhují do ospalého a nudného městečka na Středozápadě. Quinn nastupuje na střední školu a seznamuje se s novým prostředím. Městečko ale není tak nudné, jak vypadá. Na jedné straně jsou dospělí, kteří se zoufale snaží udržet v Kettle Springs staré pořádky, na druhé straně je mládež, která se chce bavit, natáčet vtipná videa a co nejrychleji z Kettle Springs vypadnout. Po jedné roztržce začne městečko terorizovat muž v masce klauna a nezastaví se před ničím.

Klaun v kukuřičném poli

Kyle Higgins

Sina Grace

Collecting short stories celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the franchise and tying into the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Shattered Grid event. Celebrating 25 years of Power Rangers, renowned comic book creators from around the world pay homage to the franchise near and dear to their hearts with stories from across the morphin grid, including fan-favorite teams like Ninja Steel, RPM, SPD, In Space, and more! With stories from comic book all-stars Kyle Higgins (Nightwing), Joe Quinones (Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man), Sina Grace (Iceman), Marcus To (Weapon H), and many more, this morphinominal collection is a must-have for every Power Rangers fan.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Lost Chronicles |

Robby Asaro is dead. And alive. He's a ghost in the machine, keeping a watchful eye on the arcade where he lost his life two decades before. And the afterlife is good. The best thing ever to have happened to him. But when the conscious electric current formerly known as Robby Asaro makes a decision to protect one of his favorite patrons, Tiffany Park, from a bully, he sets loose a series of violent supernatural events that can't be stopped. Trapped inside the arcade as the kill count rises, Tiffany and a group of gamers must band together to escape from what used to be their favorite place on Earth...and the ghost of Robby Asaro. From the author of "Tribesmen," "Video Night," and "The Summer Job," "Zero Lives Remaining" is a masterful mix of horror and suspense, dread and wonder, a timeless ghost story that solidifies Adam Cesare's reputation as one of the best up-and-coming storytellers around. This is Adam Cesare firing on all cylinders--and he's just getting started.

Zero Lives Remaining

Jeff Strand

Nathan Robinson

Robert Essig

Shane McKenzie

Paul Shrimpton

Brendan Vidito

Saul Bailey

From the creator of Splatterpunk Zine comes Splatterpunk's Not Dead, an anthology consisting of 8 horror stories, ranging from new upcoming writers to genre favourites, featuring new fiction by Jeff Strand, Adam Cesare, Shane McKenzie, Nathan Robinson, Robert Essig, Brendan Vidito, Saul Bailey and Paul Shrimpton. Edited by Jack Bantry and including an introduction by Jeff Burk, head editor at Deadite Press. Praise for Splatterpunk Zine: "Splatterpunk is 100% the real deal, and if seedy-but-brilliantly-written hardcore horror is your pleasure, guilty or otherwise, I'd say this zine is essential reading." - Kit Power, Ginger Nuts of Horror "These are great days for horror fiction and Splatterpunk is a great return to bloody roots." - John Boden, Shock Totem "It's a zine in the 80s sense of the word... It makes me nostalgic" - Wrath James White "This is an old school handmade hardcore horror fiction zine... I liked it a lot." - Mark Sieber, Horror Drive-In "Bantry is providing a great time for fans of horror fiction. If you haven't jumped on this viscera-covered bandwagon, what are you waiting for?" - Sean Leonard, HorrorNews.net "Splatterpunk Zine has thrown down the gauntlet to any and all challengers, and assumed its place at the head of the pack. This is exactly how underground horror fiction should be, unfettered, uncompromising and deliciously nasty. Horror has a new voice." - Mass Movement "Sometimes you stumble across something and you want to tell the world about it. It happens I've found something I'd like to share, something joyous, yet unsettling, amateur, yet smart. I'm talking about Splatterpunk Zine." - Snakebite Horror

Splatterpunk's Not Dead!

The Penn Mills Galleria is about to be demolished. Five teens sneak into the mall to take a last look around before it’s gone. However, while Penn Mills has been closed for years, the mall is far from abandoned. A night of exploration becomes a shopping spree from hell. The teens must contend with the sprawling, transformative cosmic horror of Penn Mills or be trapped forever within the Dead Mall. A coming-of-age horror story that both engages and criticizes nostalgia culture while showing deep empathy for the fears and vulnerabilities of Gen-Z teenagers. A young adult graphic novel by Adam Cesare, author of Clown in a Cornfield, winner of the 2020 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel.

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