Mirrors tell a murderous tale. An old man finds the key to immortality, as long as he pays in installments of blood. Another man wakes up to find everyone else is dead.Mushrooms are a precursor to something demonic.And there's a cooking class about cannibalism. From the author of:LunacyDemons and Other InconveniencesWhat Tangled Websand Giving Up The GhostAnother collection of Scaries from the author of Demons and Other Inconveniences!Dillard mixes black comedy with horror, disturbing imagery and characters you'll love to hate. Somewhere between a cooking class about cannibalism and demonic mushrooms, there lies a story about the power of mirrors and the world that lies on the other side of the glass...Oh, and you know that pesky "Organ Donor" check box on your driver's license? Well, there's a reason you shouldn't check that box.All this and more inside, from the author of Demons and Other Inconveniences and Giving Up the Ghost. Views: 683
Brian Lumley, author of the bestselling Necroscope and Vampire World series of novels, has for many years been a devotee' of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, by such nightmare fables as Dagon, The Call of Cthulhu The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Lovecraft’s legendary Deep Ones have taken their place in terror fiction alongside the vampire and the werewolf. Now they are given the Lumley treatment in—RETURN OF THE DEEP ONES! But the Mythos was not restricted to tales of oceanic horror; nightmares out of space and time—and inner earth—abound in Lovecraft’s fiction. Thus, with the addition of Beneath the Moors, Inception, and the novella, Lord of the Worms, Brian Lumley offers his latest homage to Lovecraft the Master. Now, from forbidden depths of dream and ocean, the RETURN OF THE DEEP ONES! In the field of no-holds-barred terror fiction, there’s Brian Lumley—and then there’s the rest … Views: 683
Tracey DiMarco is homeless. And hungry. And cold. A storm is brewing and a dangerous virus has already claimed many lives. As she stands shivering at the gas station, a goodlooking young man offers her a ride in his new car. Her lucky break? Or a fast ride to hell? Come explore your date with a madman on a haunted road during the apocalypse!Tracey DiMarco is homeless. She is hungry. And cold. She has just spent her last money on food. The weatherman on the radio at the store warned about a storm brewing. This after reports a virus has broken out and already claimed many lives. A young man offers her a ride in his new car at the gas station. Should she take the risk ... he is so goodlooking. How could he be evil? And so she gets in his car and smiles at him, never knowing what she just got herself into ...A haunted road ... as the heavens conspire, and Earth's time is running out. Views: 683
Two short stories containing magic and angels, or are they demons after all? Perhaps it is all in the mind? But writers have the power to change it all.Heavens Gate a story about a woman on a deserted road where she encounters a man who sends her to hell. Is it real or all in her mind? Is he the devil and she an angel, or are they just people?Writer's Magic is a story about two writing witches. Sisters seeking the man they want, but the men might not be who they took them for. Will they get what they are after, or will they fall prey to forces bigger than the writing magic they possess? Views: 682
Jake Stratton’s grief over the loss of his son traps a Colorado frontier town in a dusty kind of hell, until the day a long-awaited stagecoach thunders down Main Street and seals the fate of Mistwillow’s forgotten souls."My name is Cucumber Gutierrez. English is my second language, but the way I write everyone thinks that is my fourteenth."When Alberto Zapata and his baker father, Tito, are ejected from Panama over a havoc-causing cake, the whole family is thrown out with them, including Alberto’s cousin Cucumber.The family settles in Melbourne, Australia, and from humble beginnings in their new country, the Zapatas rise to unexpected prominence. A series of coincidences (or conspiracies) see Alberto raised practically overnight to become Victoria’s assistant chief commissioner of police.Zapata’s first case on the job is to solve the mystery around the disappearance of jewels belonging to the British Royal Family while on exhibition in Melbourne. Things get stranger and stranger as the case unfolds, in a madcap tale of crime, bungling, and Spanglish, reminiscent of "Get Smart" and "The Pink Panther"."Broom, Broom" is the first of the Alberto Zapata stories. Keep a lookout for new episodes "Jurassic Prick" and "China, Please Give Me More." Views: 682
13 short stories by Robert Bloch
The YougoslavesA Most Unusual MurderThe Brood of BubastisGroovylandThe Chaney LegacyFloral TributeReaperThe Shrink and the MinkA Killing in the MarketThe New SeasonETFFFreak ShowHorror Scope Views: 682
TRAVELLER WEDDING is narrated by a nomadic woman called Christine who is furious at the release of a violent videogame about a traveller wedding for the Christmas market.Simon Eady and his mother have been on the run for many years. He lost his father at an early age and he has no other family or close friends. His most prized possessions are three old photographs and a series of postcards.Simon is a very talented and resourceful teenager who is continuously developing and refining his skills: learning new languages, and excelling in sports and studies. Unbeknown to Simon, his life is about to change.Within the span of a few hours, he will find himself involved in a kidnap attempt, discover that his mother is terminally ill, be targeted by the secretive British spy agency MI6, being hunted by a cold-hearted assassin, and be informed that his father is in fact alive and hiding somewhere on the opposite side of the world. Triggered by his mother’s dying wish of seeing her husband one last time, shaken by a botched kidnapping attack, Simon is suddenly confronted by the insurmountable task of finding his father. Simon will be drawn into a world where survival depends on one’s ability to master espionage, resort to deceit, commit crime, and be willing to kill without hesitation. Simon will be required to use all of his skills and knowledge to stay alive whilst frantically racing around the world looking for his father. Along his transcontinental race, Simon will become friends with an old retired Italian spymaster, who will equip him for a life in a world that few have survived. His quest will lead him to discover dangerous secrets about his family’s past whilst sinking into a world from which there is no escape. Views: 682
Now for the first time in e-book, a collection of Tanith Lee’s short stories and novella about the fantastical adventures of Cyrion, a hero larger than life.Roilant needs a hero—fast. He’s trapped, betrothed to his cousin Eliset in an agreement made to help the destitute branches of their family line. But rumor has it that Eliset is a witch, a villainess behind the deaths of many in his family, and if Roilant weds her, he’ll meet the same fate. Roilant didn’t put much stock in the rumors—until, that is, he tried to call off the betrothal. Since then, he’s been plagued by a series of nightmares demanding he return to Eliset’s side by the end of the month. If he goes to her, he’ll surely be murdered for his fortune, but if he stays, he fears his cousin will kill him and his beloved, the woman he loves. Convinced only one man alive can help him, Roilant stumbles into the Honey Garden inn looking for a... Views: 682
End a zombie and you still have the soul to deal with. Great.Sometimes dead just isn’t dead enough. Annabel Wallis has problems and they get worse with each passing day. Not only must she survive the zombie apocalypse, she must decipher cryptic messages from beyond the grave and release trapped souls before she becomes second dead.Sometimes, dead just isn’t dead enough.Seventeen-year-old Annabel and her family have survived six months of the zombie apocalypse by stealth and cunning. However, Dad has a plan. Annabel has far bigger problems than zombies.Souls deprived of the ‘good death’ seek out Annabel to help them move on. Release, they demand. They demand it of her. Annabel’s mom has a secret, and an antidote, sans one important measurement. Annabel doesn’t know it, but her nightmares hold the key to deciphering the medicine’s ‘wanting measure’. Annabel must complete the remedy if the infected are to have any chance of surviving. To do that she must stay alive. Worse still, she discovers death is not the exit it once was. Annabel must reopen the path to the afterlife before they all face the horror of becoming second dead. Views: 681
Fifteen-year-old Izzy Brannick was trained to fight monsters. For centuries, her family has hunted magical creatures. But when Izzy’s older sister vanishes without a trace while on a job, Izzy's mom decides they need to take a break. Izzy and her mom move to a new town, but they soon discover it’s not as normal as it appears. A series of hauntings has been plaguing the local high school, and Izzy is determined to prove her worth and investigate. But assuming the guise of an average teenager is easier said than done. For a tough girl who's always been on her own, it’s strange to suddenly make friends and maybe even have a crush. Can Izzy trust her new friends to help find the secret behind the hauntings before more people get hurt? Views: 681
