Josh Malerman

Jason Parent

Evans Light

A collection of Halloween-themed horror short stories.

Doorbells at Dusk

Fate in plain sight. Major Crimes Detective Samantha Reilly prefers to work alone—she’s seen as a maverick, and she still struggles privately with the death of her partner. The only person who ever sees her softer side is Michael Turcotte, a teenager she’s known since she rescued him eleven years ago from the aftermath of his parents’ murder-suicide. In foster care since his parents’ death, Michael is a loner who tries to fly under the bullies’ radar, but a violent assault triggers a disturbing ability to view people’s dark futures. No one believes his first vision means anything, though—not even Sam Reilly. When reality mimics his prediction, however, Sam isn’t the only one to take notice. A strange girl named Tessa Masterson asks Michael about her future, and what he sees sends him back to Sam—is Tessa victim or perpetrator? Tessa’s tangled secrets draw Michael and Sam inexorably into a deadly conflict. Sam relies on Michael, but his only advantage is the visions he never asked for. As they track a cold and calculating killer, one misstep could turn the hunters into prey.

Seeing Evil

Unbalanced

Stephanie Ellis

James Newman

Tim Curran

Tim Meyer

Chad Lutzke

Gabino Iglesias

Samantha Kolesnik

Brian Moreland

Ronald Kelly

Lee Murray

Kristopher Triana

Jennifer Soucy

Red Lagoe

Brennan LaFaro

There's life out there? and it's coming for you!It starts as a mild rattling of the windows disturbing your pleasant dreams. Then the trees outside your bedroom rustle from a mysterious celestial wind. When the neighborhood dogs erupt in a cacophony of terrified barking, you're jerked from your peaceful slumber. Through bleary eyes you look at the display on the nightstand. Midnight. A roar cracks the obsidian night sky as a ball of blinding light streaks out of the heavens, crashing with an earthshaking explosion on the other side of the hill. Racing to the open window, you smell the electric scent of charred ozone in the night air. The pulsing glow in the distance mesmerizes your senses. There's something pulling you from its rhythmic humming. Something too enticing to resist. Something's out there, and it has a story to tell. Lots of stories. You slip on your shoes and make your way for the door?

Midnight from Beyond the Stars

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Jeff Carlson

Adrian Cole

Richard Dansky

Joshua Rex

Billie Mosiman

Rose Blackthorn

Mark Carroll

Kya Aliana

Christine Morgan

Jeremy Hepler

Pete Kahle

D. Ballmer

John Bruni

The The Behrg

Adrian Chamberlin

Beau Johnson

Rob Lammle

Marc Lyth

Megan Neumann

NO VAMPIRES... NO WEREWOLVES... NO ZOMBIES... BEEN THERE. DONE THAT. You've heard their stories before and you're screaming for a different breed of horror. Those monsters have had their moments in the moonlight and now it's time for us to bury them in their graves. Let's lock them in their coffins, pierce their hearts with wooden stakes and shoot them between their rotting eyes with silver bullets from an AK-47. You wanted some new monsters. You got 'em. Say "hello" to the ones that are still hidden by the shadows. The ones that peer from behind the gravestones with multi-faceted eyes and crawl from the sewers on slime-covered tentacles. The ones that stain the pages within this tome with the blood of their victims. NOT YOUR AVERAGE MONSTER:A BESTIARY OF HORRORS 22 new monstrosities unleashed upon the world from the deviant minds of: Kya Aliana D. Morgan Ballmer Rose Blackthorn John Bruni The Behrg Jeff Carlson Mark Carroll Adrian Chamberlin Adrian Cole Richard Dansky Jeremy Hepler Beau Johnson Pete Kahle Rob Lammle Esther M. Leiper-Estabrooks Marc Lyth Christine Morgan Billie Sue Mosiman Megan Neumann Jason Parent Joshua Rex Seth Skorkowsky THIS AIN'T YOUR DADDY'S NIGHTMARE!

A Bestiary of Horrors

Not Your Average Monster

The night uncovers all we wish not to see. A troubled man enters a dusky park before sunset. A young woman follows, hidden in shadow. Both have returned to the park to take back something the past has stolen from them, to make right six long years of suffering, and to find justice or perhaps redemption-or maybe they'll settle for some old-fashioned revenge. But something evil is alive and awake in those woods, creatures that care nothing for human motivations. They're driven by their own insatiable need: a ravenous, bottomless hunger. The campgrounds are full tonight, and the creatures are starving. Before the night is over, they will feed. An unrelenting tale of terror from Jason Parent, acclaimed author of People of the Sun and What Hides Within.

They Feed

All life comes from the sun. Sometimes, death comes with it. Filled with hope and compelled by fear, four would-be heroes are driven from their home planet in a desperate bid to save their civilization from extinction. But survival takes on a whole new meaning when a malfunction sends their ship plummeting toward Earth. Surviving the crash is only the first obstacle on their path to salvation. The marooned aliens soon discover that Earth's beautiful exterior masks an ugly foundation, a place inhabited by a warrior race that's on a path toward self-destruction. Brimming with action and intrigue, People of the Sun is sure to entice fans of dark fantasy and sci-fi thrillers such as Watchmen and I Am Number Four. "Jason Parent has penned a thought-provoking, gripping scifi thriller. This isn't your grandma's alien invasion. My own world stopped the moment I stepped into People of the Sun. Lovers of science fiction, horror and even super heroes will revel in this rollercoaster of a tale. A true must-read " Hunter Shea, author of We Are Always Watching and The Jersey Devil "With his own indelible blend of tension and dark humor, Jason Parent's latest page-turner reminds me of what you'd get if you crossed Isaac Asimov with Kurt Vonnegut. In addition to being fast-paced and wildly entertaining, Parent's novel also offers the occasional flash of insight into the human (and not-so-human) condition, and displays Parent's talent for turning a given genre on its head." -Michael Meyerhofer, author of The Dragonkin Trilogy

People of the Sun

Curtis M. Lawson

Down in the Deep Dark Places

Detectives Bruce Marklin and Jocelyn Beaudette have put plenty of criminals behind bars. But a new terror is stalking their city. The killer's violent crimes are ritualistic but seemingly indiscriminate. As the death toll rises, the detectives must track a murderer without motive. The next kill could be anyone... maybe even one of their own.Officer Aaron Pimental sees no hope for himself or humanity. His girlfriend is pulling away, and his best friend has found religion. When Aaron is thrust into the heart of the investigation, he must choose who he will become, the hero or the villain. If Aaron doesn't decide soon, the choice will be made for him.

A Life Removed

Clive Menard is just an ordinary guy living an ordinary life. But when a talking spider crawls inside his head, things get a lot less ordinary...and people start dying. Could an itsy-bitsy arachnid be behind the killing spree terrorizing Clive's community? To evade a sharp detective and find a murderer among friends, Clive must shake the cobwebs loose and piece together the puzzle of his life, all without falling prey to a dark force beyond his comprehension. A genre-twisting dark comedy, What Hides Within is an EPIC Finalist and Independent eBook Award Runner-Up for Best Horror. "I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes horror. It will make you cringe. It will make you shudder. It will make you want to take a shower. But you won't be able to put it down." - Thomas W. Everson, author of The Rain Experience Trilogy

What Hides Within

When evil whispers. Michael Turcotte wants nothing to do with his so-called gift—the ability to see other people’s fates simply by touching them. Michael decides to spend his summer searching for answers about his past. He can’t rest without the sounds of forgotten tragedy echoing through his dreams, but reconstructing his memories will come with a whole new set of problems even he can’t foresee. Detective Samantha Reilly has always looked out for Michael, but now that she’s taken him into her home, she fears her maternal instincts are lacking. When a brutal gang sets off a chain reaction of crimes, Sam struggles to choose between the two most important things in her life: her job and her new foster son. Fate intervenes when Michael is kidnapped, forcing her two roles to collide. As Michael’s past meets Sam’s present, their bond will be tested while a city crumbles around them. They’ll need all their skills and a lot of luck in order to survive.

Hearing Evil

Victoria Menard has had a hard life. She's an orphan and a thief¿ and perhaps even a murderer. Worst of all, her only friend is a talking spider named Chester that lives in her headFor the last eight years, Victoria and Chester have traveled the world, seeing the sights, learning half a dozen languages, and terrorizing communities indiscriminately. Now sixteen, Victoria wants her independence. But the parasite inside her won't let her go.Chester has big plans, but Victoria's brain may no longer be big enough for the both of them. How can a girl rid herself of an unwanted guest when that guest refuses to leave?Victoria is a stand-alone novel set in the same universe as the novel, What Hides Within.

Victoria

Kealan Burke

Adam Light

The minds behind the bestselling BAD APPLES: FIVE SLICES OF HALLOWEEN HORROR return this October with another batch of frightful fare. This time, they brought along a friend - Bram Stoker Award-winning author Kealan Patrick Burke! Dive into the season with these six Halloween treats: * Two boys enter a Halloween attraction that holds a devilish secret - but one of the boys has a surprise of his own in Edward Lorn's HALLOWEEKEND. * Halloween was his birthday, and all poor Bob Talley wanted was for his family to be together again. This year, his wish might come true amid whispers of CANDIE APPLE, from Evans Light. * A deserter seeks to escape the horrors of war and pave a new existence in a foreign land in Jason Parent's DIA DE LOS MUERTOS. * Does something putrid truly reside in a small town's pumpkin patch, or is it only a local legend? Find out in Adam Light's TOMMY ROTTEN. * An old man and his dog await Halloween visitors with candy and a shotgun in Kealan Patrick Burke's THE ONE NIGHT OF THE YEAR. * Jimmy Stones and his Uncle Shel uncover the dark secrets of Medium, Ohio's annual Halloween puppet show in Gregor Xane's DOCTOR PROCLIVITY & PROFESSOR PROPENSITY. Buy the paperback and get special 99¢ matchbook pricing on the eBook from Amazon. (This book contains adult content and is suitable for mature readers only.)

Six Slices of Halloween Horror

Bad Apples 2

Wrathbone and Other Stories

A multi-national research team, led by a medical genomics expert suffering from MS, study an ancient pandoravirus at a remote Siberian research facility. Called "Molli" by the research team, it is a force too dangerous to escape their compound. But the virus has a mind of its own, and it wants out.

The Apocalypse Strain

Apocalypse Strain

Kevin J. Kennedy

Andrew Lennon

J. C. Michael

Lee Mountford

Eric J. Guignard

John Boden

THIS BOOK DOES NOT INCLUDE A FREE SET OF STICKERS 100 Word Horrors: Book 4 brings you over one hundred new drabbles from a wealth of horror authors. Some new, some old, but all great. Each and every one of us hope you have a blast with the final instalment in the series. Included between the pages:Adam Light - No Time Like the PresentAlanna Robertson-Webb - U R NextAmber M. Simpson - The Old ManAndrew Lennon - CinemaAndrew Lennon - MotivationAndrew Lennon - The WaveAnn Christine Tabaka - Water WorldAnn-Christine Tabaka - The Children of EarthBilly San Juan - My Sincerest Apologies to any Innocent VictimsCallum Pearce - CatsCecelia Hopkins-Drewer - Haunted HouseChad Lutzke - Shingles on a Graham-Cracker RoofChloe Lennon - Hunger PainsC.M. Saunders - Louie's RoomConstanze Scheib - SanatoriumDarren Tarditi - The HunterDavid Owain Hughes - Books-A-MillionDavid Owain Hughes - The Golden StickerDawn DeBraal - CannibalDawn DeBraal - RevivedDawn DeBraal - Road KillEddie D. Moore - Hide and SeekEllen A. Easton - Every Fifty Years the Roots Need BloodEric J. Guignard - Misadventures of an Aggrieved RecluseEvans Light - Getting Carried AwayEvans Light - Swing LowEvans Light - This Little PiggyGary McDonough - CuriosityGreg Bennett - Tiny TerrorsHarris Coverley - CoinsHoward Carlyle - The Theatre of ScreamsJ. C. Michael - Domestic BlissJ. C. Michael - SpectrumJacek Wilkos - LairJack Lothian - Diamond Lake KillerJack Lothian - The Guest RoomJackk N. Killington - ZombieJason Parent - Shape in the DarkJoe X Young - Believe in MeJoe X Young - Panto SeasonJoel R Hunt - Mister MushroomJoel R Hunt - The Transylvania BoxJohn Boden - MealJosh A. Murphy - SlitheringJulian J. Guignard - Molly's WeddingKevin Cathy - InescapableKevin Cathy - The CoffinKevin J. Kennedy - Missing HalloweenKevin J. Kennedy - Wrath of the Old OnesKevin Wetmore - Chiaroscuro MorningKevin Wetmore - Take the Long Way HomeLee Franklin - Feed the BeastLee Franklin - You Look Prettier When You SmileLee Mountford - ChokeLee Mountford - PredatorMark Cassell - New HomeMark Steensland - StopMatthew A Clarke - Worth ItMicah Castle - Inescapable EndN.M. Brown - Extra-Curricular CloneNerisha Kemraj - AsylumNerisha Kemraj - MineP.J. Blakey-Novis - A Friend for EllieP.J. Blakey-Novis - CaptivePaul D. Brazill - SwamplandsRegina Kenney - FantasyRJ Meldrum - LivestockRJ Meldrum - PhantomRJ Meldrum - Summer SnowRobin Braid - Blood in the MoonlightRobin Braid - Undead ChampionRon Davis - The Job InterviewRoss Baxter - Eternal LifeRoss Jeffery - Poached EggRussell Smeaton - Bus HomeRyan Colley - CattleRyan Colley - Memory StickRyan Colley - Ride-HailingSheldon Woodbury - A Prison Inside UsSheldon Woodbury - The Museum of HorrorsSimon Cluett - LanternsStacey Jaine McIntosh - Blood and BoneSteve Stred - Open CallSteve Stred - TerraTerry Miller - To Feed a MonsterTheresa Jacobs - ArmageddonTimothy Friesenhahn - HairTimothy Friesenhahn - ITina Piney - Awaken to DeathToneye Eyenot - Compelled to RiseToneye Eyenot - Dark LegionToneye Eyenot - FiddlestyxToneye Eyenot - Slaughter by the Full of the MoonTristan Drue Rogers - Long Limbs at the E.R.Tristan Drue Rogers - My Brother Gets Released todayValerie Lioudis - AdviceVeronica Smith - All AloneVeronica Smith - Too Little, Too LateVeronica Smith - VultureZoey Xolton - Better Off DeadZoey Xolton - Grave Concerns

An Anthology of Horror Drabbles

100 Word Horrors: Book 4

Jeff Strand

Adam Cesare

Jack Bantry

Robert Essig

David James Keaton

Adam Howe

Charles Austin Muir

Scott Emerson

Tony Knighton

The Behrg

George Cotronis

MP Johnson

Lilith Morgan 

Jorge Palacios

Monica J. O'Rourke 

Clare de Lune 

"Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach, the 19 stories in this new best-of annual anthology feature episodes of graphic gore and violence—including torture, dismemberment, self-mutilation, and home abortion—that are designed to push buttons as well as boundaries...strictly for hardcore horror fans."—Publishers Weekly Excerpt from the Introduction: Editors Randy Chandler and Cheryl Mullenax put the call out to horror writers and editors of extreme stories, the hardcore stuff that breaks boundaries and trashes taboos, the transgressive tales you can't "unread" (as Chuck Palahniuk says). We staked out our territory and nailed this to the wall to guide us: YEAR'S BEST HARDEST HORROR Not your mama's best-of horror annual. This stuff comes from the edge of the abyss, stories you read at your own risk because you feel the abyss looking right back into you through the tainted lens of each twisted tale. Some of the stories you'll find here are loaded with very graphic descriptions of violence, sex and depravities, while others may contain only one shocking moment of brutality. In others, the hardcore aspect may be less graphic and subtler than you might expect. Some of these quieter tales offer the reader some time to recover from the more disturbing ones preceding. Most of the stories collected here are from small and specialty press anthologies, with a few from periodicals, like the prestigious Splatterpunk Zine in the UK and Thuglit here in the US. Bizarro is also represented with a couple of tales from the unlikely anthology Blood For You: A Literary Tribute To GG Allin from Weirdpunk Books. (If you're not familiar with the late GG Allin, you can find snippets from some of his outrageous and obscene punk shows online, which will increase your appreciation of those two tales.) So for now, forget about that neighbor you suspect is a serial killer, don't worry about the drunk driver that could take you out on your next trip to the store, push those troubling news stories to the back of your mind and immerse yourself in the imaginary horrors at hand. But don't be surprised if you sense something dark staring back at you from between the lines. That is to be expected when you enter these forbidding realms. With any luck, you may find something useful to help you survive the approaching Apocalypse. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: The Year That Was "Worth the Having" by Michael Paul Gonzalez "Awakening" by Jeff Strand "Readings Off The Charts" by Adam Cesare "Reborn" by The Behrg "What's Worst" by David James Keaton "Dead End" by Kristopher Triana "What You Wish For" by Lilith Morgan "King Shits" by Charles Austin Muir "Cleanup On Aisle 3" by Adam Howe "Bath Salt Fetus" by Jorge Palacios "Bored With Brutality" by MP Johnson "Exposed" by Monica J. O'Rourke "Eleanor" by Jason Parent "The Scavengers" by Tony Knighton "The Most Important Miracle" by Scott Emerson "Hungry For Control" by Clare de Lune "Clarissa" by Robert Essig & Jack Bantry "Where The Sun Don't Shine" by Pete Kahle "Blackbird Lullaby" by George Cotronis

Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 1

Gregor Xane

Edward Lorn

The creators of the bestselling BAD APPLES: FIVE SLICES OF HALLOWEEN HORROR team up once more to bring you five dark tales of twisted love. ELEANOR, by Jason Parent When Father Stuart McKenzie finds a disfigured girl abandoned on the steps of his church, he decides the child is a blessing from God and raises her as his own. But the special needs of Eleanor demand more from Stuart than a father can give. LOVE LIES IN EYES, by Evans Light When Nathan falls for a beautiful girl from across a crowded room, she disappears before he can muster his courage. Obsessed with getting a second chance, he's about to learn that true love isn't only hard to find...it can be hard to lose. PANACEA, by Adam Light Decades of marriage haven't tarnished Rob's affection towards his dear wife Molly one bit, and he's not about to let cancer snatch her away, no matter the cost. But every medication has its side effects, some more than others. CINDER BLOCK, by Edward Lorn Toby's dad may have hit the road long ago, but his mother still loves him - along with every other man in town, that is. But after the beautiful Lauren shines a light into his dreary world, he realizes just how crazy love can get. LOVING THE GOAT, by Gregor Xane Embattled comic book artist and notorious animal lover Bill Capra is willing to do anything (literally) to get his dirty paws on the fabled object of his desire, even if it means his own destruction. (This book contains adult content and is suitable for mature readers only.)

Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love

Dead Roses

Jason Parent

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