Steve Vernon

The tiny fishing community of Deeper Harbour is in deep trouble-and so is fourteen-year-old Roland MacTavish. Roland's mom wants to move with him to Ottawa, away from his father, his weird friend Dulsie, and his even weirder grandfather, Angus. So Roland does what any sane teenager would do: he invents a sea monster. Unfortunately, the scheme quickly spins out of Roland's control, and he has to go to greater and greater lengths to keep up the illusion. And then Roland must deal with a situation far more terrifying than any sea monster.As moving as it is irresistibly funny, Steve Vernon's portrait of Roland and Deeper Harbour is perfect for anyone who's ever been stuck badly enough to do something awesomely, brilliantly, heroically stupid.

Or My Heroic Decision to Invent a Sea Monster

Sinking Deeper

Nova Scotia is rich with legends of strange happenings and scary sightings. In Haunted Harbours, Vernon combines chilling tales from the archives with word-of-mouth stories from across the province.

Ghost Stories from Old Nova Scotia

Haunted Harbours

A new collection of ghost stories from every corner of New Brunswick. Pull up a seat and listen closely-storyteller Steve Vernon has another collection of classic, bone-chilling tales to tell. Steve takes readers from one end of New Brunswick to the other, unearthing dark tales of strange happenings along the way-from the headless ghost that haunts those who pass through Johnville's covered bridge, to the spirit of a murdered man that guards long-buried treasure at Wolf Point. Drawing on both documented stories and legends passed on by word-of-mouth, Steve sets one spooky scene after another with a storyteller's attention to every creepy detail, and just a touch of wry humour. It's as though you're sitting beside him at the campfire, getting goosebumps as each story unfolds.

Ghost Stories from Old New Brunswick

Wicked Woods

Presents the spooky history behind 33 of Halifax, Nova Scotia's scariest places.

Exploring the City's Spookiest Spaces

Halifax Haunts

Grab all three volumes of the spine-chilling TATTERDEMON trilogy, now available in one single money-saving volume. In 1691 the town of Crossfall taught the witch Thessaly how to die. They beat her, they shot her, they hung her - but nothing worked. When they finally tried to bury her alive Thessaly set the field against them. The first man died as a gust of wind harrowed the meat from his bones. A root,flung like a dirty javelin, cut a second man down. Many more deaths followed. The Preacher Fell impaled the witch upon her very own broom but she dragged him down into the field to wait for three more centuries. Three hundred years later Maddy Harker will murder her bullying husband Vic. She will bury him in the field as she buried her abusive father years before that. The very same field where the revenant spirit of Thessaly Cross lies waiting. In three days Vic will rise again - a thing of dirt, bone and hatred. Men will call him the Tatterdemon. And hell - and Thessaly - will follow ************** WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT STEVE VERNON "The genre needs new blood and Steve Vernon is quite a transfusion." –Edward Lee, author of FLESH GOTHIC and CITY INFERNAL "If Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and Robert Bloch had a three-way sex romp in a hot tub, and then a team of scientists came in and filtered out the water and mixed the leftover DNA into a test tube, the resulting genetic experiment would most likely grow up into Steve Vernon." - Bookgasm "Steve Vernon is something of an anomaly in the world of horror literature. He's one of the freshest new voices in the genre although his career has spanned twenty years. Writing with a rare swagger and confidence, Steve Vernon can lead his readers through an entire gamut of emotions from outright fear and repulsion to pity and laughter." - Cemetery Dance "Armed with a bizarre sense of humor, a huge amount of originality, a flair for taking risks and a strong grasp of characterization - Steve's got the chops for sure." - Dark Discoveries "Steve Vernon was born to write. He's the real deal and we're lucky to have him." - Richard Chizmar My Mom thinks I'm pretty cool, too.

All Three Books In The Tatterdemon Trilogy

The Tatterdemon Omnibus

The wind is howling and a full moon is in the sky-it must be time for more chilling tales from storyteller Steve Vernon. Spanning the length and width of Nova Scotia, these 25 blood-chilling yarns make perfect campfire fare. Some stories are so terrifying that they have been told far and wide, such as the Ghosts of Oak Island or the haunting of Esther Cox. Others, including the Murder Island Massacre and the Caledonia Mills Spook, might be lesser known, but are no less scary. Written in Steve Vernon's unique style, these stories of the haunted, the supernatural, and the unexplainable are part history, part folklore, and a lot of old-fashioned, frightening fun.

And Other Stories of the Supernatural

The Lunenburg Werewolf

In 1691 the town of Crossfall taught the witch Thessaly how to die. They beat her, they shot her, they hung her - but nothing worked. When they finally tried to bury her alive Thessaly set the field against them. The first man died as a gust of wind harrowed the meat from his bones. A root,flung like a dirty javelin, cut a second man down. Many more deaths followed. The Preacher Fell impaled the witch upon her very own broom but she dragged him down into the field to wait for three more centuries. Three hundred years later Maddy Harker will murder her bullying husband Vic. She will bury him in the field as she buried her abusive father years before that. The very same field where the revenant spirit of Thessaly Cross lies waiting. In three days Vic will rise again - a thing of dirt, bone and hatred. Men will call him the Tatterdemon. And hell - and Thessaly - will follow This is the first volume of a three part novel. All three parts are available on Googleplay - either separately or together in a full-sized omnibus novel.

Book One of the Tatterdemon Trilogy

Revenant

Anticipated follow-up to bestselling true-crime collection Maritime Murder, from celebrated author of Where the Ghosts Are and Halifax Haunts. The master of Maritime murder is back. More Maritime Murder presents twenty new and spine-tingling tales of cold-blooded crimes from across Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. From 1859 to 1947, these stories spring from police files and trial records, telling the true, gruesome, and long-buried tales of the Butterbox Babies, a murderer named Tom Collins, and a still-unsolved cold case from Goblin Hollow, PEI -- just to name a few. In his uniquely homespun style, veteran storyteller and historian Steve Vernon keeps readers on the edge of their seats as they follow the gory details of the crime itself, the (sometimes still-unknown) reasons behind it, and, perhaps most importantly, what happened afterwards. Fans of true crime and local history will not want to miss this follow-up to Vernon's 2010 bestseller, Maritime Murder.

Deadly Crimes of the Buried Past

More Maritime Murder

A história da vida de BOBBY KAYE começou e acabou com um e-mail e então a caca de macaco espalhou-se por todo o lado. Estamos a falar de uma praga de macacos azuis, taxistas que cantam de tulwar, uma caravana de consumo em massa desenfreado liderada por um corta-relvas e uma aranha-deus de oito patas, contadora de histórias e apaixonada pela lua à pancadaria com o génio do spam Nigeriano, de lanças em riste e sem misericórdia - o Príncipe Quero-Quero-Quero! Este é um dos romances mais loucos e estranhos que já escrevi. NÃO É recomendado a jovens leitores e àqueles que se ofendem facilmente. "Um conto de Anansi que se lê como se tivesse sido escrito por William S. Burroughs." – Hellnotes

Praga de Spam de macaco

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Nancy Holder

Lois H. Gresh

Sèphera Girón

Kelley Armstrong

Steve Rasnic Tem

Paul Kane

Ken Goldman

J. M. Frey

David McDonald

Daniel Sernine

Kathryn Ptacek

George Wilhite

Amy Grech

Richard Payne

Rebecca Bradley

Melanie Tem

Tobin Elliott

Erin Underwood

Pat Flewwelling

Gar and Judy Reeves-Stevens

Mary E. Choo

Morgan Dambergs

Ryan McFadden

Elaine Pascale

Christine Steendam

Nancy Kilpatrick has gathered together twenty-five original stories by Kelley Armstrong; Nancy Holder & Erin Underwood; Steve and Melanie Tem; Lois Gresh; Gar and Judy Reeves-Stevens; Daniel Sernine; Paul Kane; Sephera Giron; Kathryn Ptacek; Steve Vernon and others to look at the what-if’s of our expiring future.

Experiencing the awe of the miracle that we are.

Expiration Date

Make Smart Choices with Your Social Security and Savings! Are you thinking about retiring soon, or have you recently retired? Don't Go Broke in Retirement, the latest in a series of acclaimed books by trusted retirement expert Steve Vernon, gets right to the point and shares an easy-to-follow, three-step plan that helps you answer these critical questions: Have you saved enough money to retire? When should you start your Social Security benefits? What's the best way to build lifetime income that's protected from financial crises? What living expenses should you reduce to make retirement more affordable? Based on the "Spend Safely in Retirement Strategy," the plan was developed from new research by the Stanford Center on Longevity and the Society of Actuaries. Learn why this strategy has garnered national attention and discover how the recent financial turmoil successfully stress-tested this plan, proving its effectiveness for managing retirement funds. Don't Go Broke in Retirement provides the information and tools you need to generate the most retirement income from your Social Security benefits and retirement savings, including: A simple, step-by-step checklist to help you put your plans into action Modifications to personalize the strategy for your goals and circumstances Access to bonus chapters to help you apply the strategies outlined in the book, including investing in retirement, navigating tax rules, and finding professional help with retirement funding strategies A list of helpful resources and research to learn more Don't worry about your retirement! Instead, develop solid financial strategies so you can confidently enjoy your retirement years.

A Simple Plan to Build Lifetime Retirement Income

Don't Go Broke in Retirement

If you really want to know what happened on the day Noah built that big old floating zoo you REALLY ought to talk to Uncle Bob. While you are at it get him to fill you in on all of the inside information on what REALLY went on in the Garden of Eden - because he knows that too. This is the story of the Old Testament as retold by the red flannel storyteller his-own-self - namely, Uncle Bob. "I laughed until I cried." - Veronica Dorval "One of the most refreshing interpretations of the Book of Genesis that I have read in a long while." - S.D. Hintz "Jeff Foxworthy REALLY should have written the introduction." - Christine S. Tryon True stories, truthfully told - with only a few lies sprinkled in for interest's sake. Remember - God invented giggling.

Uncle Bob's Red Flannel Bible Camp - From Eden to the Ark

Here it is. The whole entire story of the Book of Genesis as told to you by the world's oldest storyteller, Uncle Bob. (Note: if you have ALREADY read Uncle Bob's Red Flannel Bible Camp: From Eden to the Ark, you have ALREADY read part of this novel) If you think you KNOW the truth behind the Bible Stories you REALLY ought to pick up a copy of this book. If you are one of those folks who thinks that it is bad manners to giggle a little in church - well, you might want to take a good look at the sample that the Kindle folks let you peek at before you go throwing down any of your hard-earned money. This isn't exactly a solemn retelling of the Bible. In fact, I guarantee a giggle or two along the way. The fact is this is the story of the Book of Genesis as retold by a country gentleman who read the Bible a couple of times and is doing his level best to retell it in his own words. Means he takes some liberties with the Gospel. Or - in the words of Uncle Bob - this here is mostly the truth with only a few lies stirred into the broth for pepper. Don't say I did not warn you! "Armed with a bizarre sense of humor, a huge amount of originality, a flair for taking risks and a strong grasp of characterization - Steve's got the chops for sure." - Dark Discoveries

Uncle Bob's Red Flannel Bible Camp - The Book of Genesis

His name was Adam Kyler. He had eyes as black as licorice jujubes and a spit curl hooked across his forehead that reminded me of a young Superman. He was nine years old. It wasn't his fault he was standing in the alley, but I shot him just the same...DOPPLE DRIBBLE is a story of revenge from beyond the grave and I guarantee you without a shadow of a doubt that after you read this story the VERY next time that you hear the sound of some kid walking down the sidewalk under the streetlights dribbling a basketball you are going to spend the rest of the night, scared stiff and wide awake.Don't say that I did not warn you."If Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and Robert Bloch had a three-way sex romp in a hot tub, and then a team of scientists came in and filtered out the water and mixed the leftover DNA into a test tube, the resulting genetic experiment would most likely grow up into Steve Vernon." - Bookgasm

You Will Never Look at a Basketball the Same Way Again

Dopple Dribble

Meet Sprague Deacon - one of the toughest old-time hockey players who ever skated upon a rink of hand-poured ice. Sprague was born and raised and he expects to die here on the Northern Labrador coast. What he did not expect was a tour bus full of vampires - none of whom glitter in the least bit - to pull into his town and begin lowering the population level - one corpse at a time. Sprague and his three best friends - an over-the-hill never-say quit bush league hockey team from Northern Labrador go toe-to-tooth with a tour bus full of vampires in an immortal-stakes showdown of street hockey? For the answer - throw Paul Newman's Slapshot into a blender with Steven Niles 30 Days of Night and hit frappe! Steve Vernon is the author of a dozen e-books of outrageously mind-blowing horror and dark fantasy including his horror/historical full length novel DEVIL TREE, the take-no-prisoners testosterone-fest superhero extravaganza NOTHING TO LOSE and the cult hit novella LONG HORN, BIG SHAGGY - A TALE OF WILD WEST TERROR AND REANIMATED BUFFALO. Also including the bonus time travelling hockey tale, "Time Out" as well as a bonus hockey-oriented ghost story, "Smoke Signals". "With SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME, Vernon perfectly captures the dark heart of a Canadian Winter and the lifetime passion surrounding the game of hockey. He takes a group of old friends who never backed down from a fight on the ice when they were younger and still refuse to do so even when they're old enough to know better. Toss on the rink some memorable characters, truly great dialogue, a bus load of nasty vampires, and a shocking surprise ending that you won't see coming and you've got yourself a story that's sure to be a winner." - Gord Rollo - author of VALLEY OF THE SCARECROW "If Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and Robert Bloch had a three-way sex romp in a hot tub, and then a team of scientists came in and filtered out the water and mixed the leftover DNA into a test tube, the resulting genetic experiment would most likely grow up into Steve Vernon." - Bookgasm "Steve Vernon is something of an anomaly in the world of horror literature. He's one of the freshest new voices in the genre although his career has spanned twenty years. Writing with a rare swagger and confidence, Steve Vernon can lead his readers through an entire gamut of emotions from outright fear and repulsion to pity and laughter." - Cemetery Dance "Armed with a bizarre sense of humor, a huge amount of originality, a flair for taking risks and a strong grasp of characterization - Steve's got the chops for sure." - Dark Discoveries "Steve Vernon was born to write. He's the real deal and we're lucky to have him." - Richard Chizmar Best of all - you don't even need to be much of a hockey fan to enjoy this yarn. Pick this one up. You won't regret it.

A Tale of Hockey and Vampires

Sudden Death Overtime

Cela s'est passé au début de septembre, la période de l'année où la ville fait tout son possible pour se souvenir de ce qu'était la chaleur, juste une fois de plus avant que l'hiver ne commence. Un groupe de pêcheurs sans abri attrape quelque chose qui POURRAIT être en fait une sirène. " comme si John Steinbeck s'était saoulé avec Manly Wade Wellman et que les deux avaient collaboré pour un pari idiot.

Contes de mer de Steve Vernon # 2

La sirène de Harry

Inleiding Ik ben eerst en vooral een verhalenverteller. Mijn natuurlijke omgeving is in de buurt van het kampvuur en ik adem woorden zoals sommige mannen roken. Ik woon al bijna veertig jaar nabij de oceaan. Ik heb geluisterd hoe de golven tegen de kustlijn spreken. Ik heb de oude spookverhalen die rond duizenden kampvuren werden verteld gehoord. Ik heb geluisterd naar het geklaag van de zeemeeuwen over de visvangst. Dit is de eerste van een reeks verhalen over en rond de zee. Je moet ze niet allemaal lezen, evenmin als je elke golf moet tellen die aan komt rollen om zichzelf op het strand te werpen. Dus kom dichterbij en luister even. Ik heb een verhaal te vertellen. Met verhalende groeten, Steve Vernon

In het Donkere, in het Diepe

“Odio los gatos más que cualquier otra persona sobre la faz de la tierra,” siempre nos decía el abuelo. “A un perro lo puedes llevar a cazar, a un alce le puedes disparar, pero un gato solo se mete en tu camino, vomita sobre la alfombra en la mitad de la noche, usualmente en el mismo lugar donde pones tus pies descalzos a primera hora en la mañana y luego quedas caminando con tus pies oliendo a vómito de gato.” Por supuesto, siempre dudé de si la historia era diferente... Una corta historia emotiva, cómica y casi real de Steve Vernon - El hombre que te trajo Cuentos de Gatos - Edición #1

Una dulce historia de fantasmas

El Abuelo Odiaba Los Gatos

Las raíces de la maldad corren más profundo de lo que nunca habían imaginado. Lucas Sawyer y su esposa Tamsen se encuentran aislados en el corazón de un salvaje bosque a mediados del siglo diecinueve. Los rescatará Jonah Duvall, un misterioso leñador que habita en ese extraño valle con su esposa Jezebel y su hijo Cord. Por encima de todo se encuentra el Árbol del demonio, un enorme y malvado pino de banks que los ha convocado a ese valle para alimentarse de sus emociones colectivas y sus descendientes antinaturales. Parte del espíritu de la tierra, parte del demonio anciano: el árbol los está cultivando. Los personajes están unidos en un apretado lazo de destino innegable. Cuando llega el invierno, deben enfrentar la furia impía del árbol en un final absolutamente horrible. El Árbol del demonio es una historia que los llevará a lo más profundo del corazón de un horror inimaginable. Lo que algunas personas dicen sobre Steve Vernon y El árbol del demonio "Un viaje fascinante hacia una oscuridad inimaginable, El árbol del demonio presenta a Steve Vernon en el apogeo de su poder, resultando en una novela provocadora y profundamente inquietante que nunca olvidarás". - Greg F. Gifune, autor de THE BLEEDING SEASON "El árbol del demonio es una historia aterradora del hombre frente a la naturaleza en todos los sentidos. Vernon ha escrito una historia de asesinato, infidelidad, muerte y depravación. Llena de horror y oscuridad, una historia sobrenatural como ninguna otra". - DARK RIVER PRESS "Si buscas una historia que te asuste, El árbol del demonio es una gran lectura". - SIZZLING HOT BOOK REVIEWS "Una historia bien escrita que atraerá a los fanáticos del realismo grotesco y mágico. Debes tener un estómago duro para poder manejar esta historia: OPINIONS OF A WOLF "Con un terror corporal al estilo de Cronenberg, una trama secundaria tipo Wendigo y un árbol del demonio que daría a la vegetación en la orig

El Árbol del demonio

So what is it about? This is the story of the end of the world - as told by a teenager. "So as near as I could tell the end of the world began roughly about the time that Billy Carver’s butt rang - about halfway through the War of 1812." Sixteen year old Briar Gamble is having a bad day. It started with the cell phones singing for Santa Claus. Then came the tanks and the storm troopers. The Black Masks, in their black fish bowl sunglasses. And then along came Captain Albino. That's how it all started back in October 2012 when I released the FIRST episode of FLASH VIRUS. What you are looking at now is the first FIVE episodes of FLASH VIRUS - and the first full length novel in the series. SO - in all honesty – if you have already read those first five episodes of FLASH VIRUS you can probably get away with not purchasing this volume. But, if you haven’t read those first five episodes – then what are you waiting for? Santa Claus?

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