Here in Sullen

      Teresa Vanmeter
     Here in Sullen

Will Coy Bedlam survive his stay in Sullen?Painfully he raised his head, looking out into a dreary drizzling environment, seeing his headlights purposefully reflecting off a roadside sign, with a name of a town called Sullen. Today’s population is 169.“What does that mean?” He growled, “Today’s population is 169.” Then he asked, “Where the hell is Sullen?”Will Coy Bedlam survive his stay in Sullen?Painfully he raised his head, looking out into a dreary drizzling environment, seeing his headlights purposefully reflecting off a roadside sign, with a name of a town called Sullen. Today’s population is 169.“What does that mean?” He growled, “Today’s population is 169.” Then he asked, “Where the hell is Sullen?” forcing himself to move, he dragged a map from his glove box, “I’ve never heard of it before…” And strangely it didn’t appear on the map either.

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    Evil Origins

      JD Simser
     Evil Origins

Renaud doesn’t know what brought him back from the dead. He only knows that something called him home and after fifteen years everything changes especially when you left so many loose ends behind. He doesn’t want to relive his past he only wants redemption, but redemption always has a steep price.Harrow, his twin has outrun the family curse, but now he finds himself cursed in a whole different wRenaud doesn’t know what brought him back from the dead. He only knows that something called him home and after fifteen years everything changes especially when you left so many loose ends behind. He doesn’t want to relive his past he only wants redemption, but redemption always has a steep price.Harrow, his twin has outrun the family curse, but now he finds himself cursed in a whole different way. Seeing Renaud again brings out memories and rivalries that were supposed to long dead. You can’t out run your past you can only react to it or die trying.Mike, the ever faithful friend, is thrust into this life of horrors that he once thought were just make believe, only to find out that the monsters are all too real. The life he once led as a priest is tested against his loyalty as a friend and he finds himself caught in a nightmare.In the middle of all this, is Jenny, the long lost love of Renaud, the mistress of Harrow and the object of desire for Mike. The decisions she has made and the mess she has gotten herself into is more then she anticipated would happen when she chose to marry for money rather than love.Will Renaud find the relief he seeks? Will Harrow be able to reconcile his feelings with that of his twin and will Mike be able to maintain his loyalty? This suspense filled book of organized crime in the midst of a supernatural world will invoke feelings of all that you wish could remain buried and it will leave you anticipating more.

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    Macabre Dairies

      Adriano Silva
     Macabre Dairies

A collection of stories written by characters living unknown horrors that will change them and their families forever.How can simple days in one's life can turn into a supernatural event so bizarre? How can one deal with the unknown right under their noses? How can one survive events with the interference of the darkest side of reality?When American Indians from the future of an alternate Earth move their entire island nation to our Earth, Ell Harmon makes the first alien contact. The take-charge Seattle biologist has always yearned to find intelligent aliens, and her dream comes true when she meets Prince Tro Eaglesbrood.Ell and Tro are quarantined together, while the fearful world awaits news of the aliens. She yearns to help the newcomers settle peacefully, so she and Tro broadcast a show daily, on which she interviews Tro and tries to humanize Kwadrans. Although Ell shrinks from the limelight, she forces herself, for peace’s sake…and for Tro’s. The show is wildly popular. More importantly, the romance developing on-screen reassures the world. If a smart woman like Ell can fall for a Kwadran, they must not be monsters.But Tro’s duty lies with his people, and soon that duty threatens not only the show but Ell’s heart—as well as the peace and survival of our world.

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    Panic (Wildfire Chronicles Vol. 1)

      K.R. Griffiths
     Panic (Wildfire Chronicles Vol. 1)

Michael Evans is only in rural St. Davids to maintain a low profile after his time spent as a city cop ended in disaster. The town is perfect for him: isolated. A tiny population. Virtually no crime.But when the residents begin killing each other with their teeth, Michael quickly realises that what he thought was a crime scene is something far, far worse...Michael Evans is only in rural St. Davids to maintain a low profile after his time spent as a city cop ended in disaster. The town is perfect for him: isolated. A tiny population. Virtually no crime.Until the night the strange canisters fall from the sky and the town priest starts killing people with his teeth. To Michael, the bloodbath looks like a murder case that the quiet town's two police officers can't possibly handle. But this isn't just a crime scene.And the priest is just the beginning...

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    Stray Woods

      Shaun Tennant
     Stray Woods

While on the run from the law, Josh Farewell decides to visit a park he remembers fondly from childhood. However, things have changed over the years, dead bodies are turning up, and Stray Woods Park is now home to something sinister. Something that won't let Farewell leave alive.A "Farewell Reality" short story.A collection of seasonal stories, poems and greetings on the subject of Christmas, written by members of the Coventry Writers' Group. Writers include well known authors such as Ann Evans, Rosalie Warren, Michael Boxwell and Martin Brown, along with a number of new up-and-coming writers.Many of the stories and poems are light-hearted, others more thoughtful. All of them delight and inspire, making Christmas Tales a wonderful book to dip into and enjoy.

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    Old World (The Green and Pleasant Land, Volume 1)

      Oliver Kennedy
     Old World (The Green and Pleasant Land, Volume 1)

Great Britain, 2014. Civilisation as we know it has been torn apart by war. This once peaceful nation has been transformed into a melting pot of chaos and desolation. Death stalks the land. The towns and cities are home to the dead who have learned to walk again, driven by a single desire to consume the flesh of the living.Great Britain, 2014. Civilisation as we know it has been torn apart by war. This once peaceful nation has been transformed into a melting pot of chaos and desolation. Death stalks the land. The towns and cities are home to the dead who have learned to walk again, driven by a single desire to consume the flesh of the living. The countryside is the abode of marauders, lawless men driven by starvation, fear and evil. There is talk of worse to come, dark fiends inhabiting the irradiated lands of the south, beings who have risen up from the radioactive ashes of war. Here and there dwell pockets of innocence, good men and women whose daily mission is living to see another dawn. But the dark tide has not receded, and the dawns are certainly numbered. Welcome to the Green and Pleasant Land. The Green and Pleasant Land; Old World is a short introductory book that follows the fate of the Locklear family as they deal with the unfolding crisis. Forced to flee the cities they must traverse a nation sliding into Armageddon, along the way they are confronted by cadavers, mutants and even darker horrors that are emerging in the post apocalyptic world.

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    Into the Woods (Anomaly Hunters, Book One)

      J. S. Volpe
     Into the Woods (Anomaly Hunters, Book One)

An Anomaly Hunters book. Teenagers Calvin Beckerman and Cynthia Crow unofficially investigate Cynthia’s little sister Emily’s disappearance. They soon join forces with Robert May, an elderly anomaly investigator who is convinced the disappearance has paranormal aspects. The group's hunt for the truth uncovers a mysterious force that will change their lives--and the world--forever. 98,000 words.The Anomaly Hunters saga begins here!When high school seniors Cynthia Crow and Calvin Beckerman set out to investigate the disappearance of Cynthia’s little sister Emily, they aren’t prepared for the surprising twists and turns that await them. They soon find themselves under the tutelage of Robert May, an elderly anomaly investigator who believes that Emily’s disappearance is connected with a string of bizarre and possibly paranormal tragedies stretching back two hundred years. The group’s dogged pursuit of the truth uncovers shocking secrets and terrible crimes, and brings them face-to-face with a mysterious force that will change their lives—and the world—forever.A 98,000-word novel.

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    The Horror in the Museum

      H. P. Lovecraft
     The Horror in the Museum

“H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.” –Stephen King “Lovecraft’s fiction is one of the cornerstones of modern horror.” –Clive Barker Some tales in this collection were inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, others he revised, two he co-authored–but all bear the mark of the master of primordial terror. The Horror in the Museum–Locked up for the night, a man will discover the difference between waxen grotesqueries and the real thing.* *The Electric Executioner–Aboard a train, a traveler must match wits with a murderous madman. The Trap–This mirror wants a great deal more than your reflection. The Ghost-Eater–In an ancient woodland, the past comes to life with a bone-crunching vengeance. AND TWENTY MORE STORIES OF UNSPEAKABLE EVIL From the Trade Paperback edition.

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    Nightmare City

      Andrew Klavan
     Nightmare City

Tom Harding only wants the truth. But the truth is becoming more dangerous with every passing minute. As a reporter for his high school newspaper, Tom Harding was tracking the best story of his life—when, suddenly, his life turned very, very weird. He woke up one morning to find his house empty . . . his street empty . . . his whole town empty . . . empty except for an eerie, creeping fog—and whatever creatures were slowly moving toward him through the fog. Now Tom’s once-ordinary world has become something out of a horror movie. How did it happen? Is it real? Is he dreaming? Has there been a zombie apocalypse? Has he died and gone to hell? Tom is a good reporter—he knows how to look for answers—but no one has ever covered a story like this before. With the fog closing in and the hungry creatures of the fog surrounding him, he has only a few hours to find out how he lost the world he knew. In this bizarre universe nothing is what it seems and everything—including Tom’s life—hangs in the balance.

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    Necroscope

      Brian Lumley
     Necroscope

Twenty years ago, the horror world was forever altered by the publication of Necroscope. An instant classic, Brian Lumley's astonishing feat of imagination spawned a universe which Lumley has explored and expanded through more that a baker's dozen of novels and novellas. Millions of copies of Necroscope and its successors are in print in a dozen languages throughout the world. Nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Necroscope has inspired everything from comic books and graphic novels to sculptures and soundtracks. This new edition of Necroscope uses the author's preferred text and includes a special introduction by Brian Lumley, telling how the Necroscope saga came to be. It also includes chapter ornaments by Hugo-Award-Winning artist Bob Eggleton, long identified with Lumley's blood-sucking monsters.As a classic, Necroscope rightfully claims a place in the Orb trade paperback list, for scholars of the field and the dedicated Lumley collector. And also for all the people who have read more than one mass market copy of the book to tatters.Harry Keogh is the man who can talk to the dead, the man for whom every grave willingly gives up its secrets, the one man who knows how to travel effortlessly through time and space to destroy the vampires that threaten all humanity.In Necroscope, Harry is startled to discover that he is not the only person with unusual mental powers--Britain and the Soviet Union both maintain super-secret, psychically-powered espionage organizations. But Harry is the only person who knows about Thibor Ferenczy, a vampire long buried in the mountains of Romania--still horribly alive, in undeath--and Thibor's insane "offspring," Boris Dragosani, who rips information from the souls of the dead in a terrible, ever-lasting form of torture. Somehow, Harry must convince Britain's E-Branch that only by working together can they locate and destroy Dragosani and his army of demonic warriors--before the half-vampire succeeds in taking over the world!Necroscope SeriesNecroscopeNecroscope II: Vamphyri!Necroscope III: The SourceNecroscope IV: DeadspeakNecroscope V: Deadspawn

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    The Chamber

      Brett Talley
     The Chamber

Six strangers awaken in an empty room with metal walls, no door, and what appears to be a two way mirror. Then one by one, they start to die. From Brett J. Talley, author of the Bram Stoker Award nominee, That Which Should Not Be."Claire's life revolves around Starbucks, stilettos and her career as an Advertising Account Director for AJC. That is until her boss Carl decides to send her on a mission to visit every one of the 200 YHA hostel in England and Wales as part of a marketing campaign. More used to five-star spa resorts than 'flea-infested hostels' Claire only takes the assignment to save face. It becomes clear to her the 'mission' is a ruse to make her resign.Together with her hated 1980s Skoda Estelle - another part of the assignment - Claire sets off for Berwick-Upon-Tweed and a new way of life. Will Claire get used to sharing a room, going without skinny lattes and travelling in an Eastern European rust bucket. More importantly, will travelling the length and breadth of her home country enable Claire to forget her lost love Michael?"Volume 1 of 'Two-Hundred Steps Home' contains the first 31 instalments of Amanda Martin's daily challenge on her WriterMummy blog. February's instalments will be published as Volume 2 in March 2013.

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    Up There

      K. Massari
     Up There

Tyler lives with his dad in an old house. They are not alone. A female presence manifests itself ... bleeding, screaming.Tyler lives with his dad in an old house. They are not alone. A female presence manifests itself ... waiting in the shadows, behind doors, under the roof ... Is she a stranger, hiding in a crawlspace, or in the attic?

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    The Dead Rising: The Beginning

      Albert Yates
     The Dead Rising: The Beginning

The world has become a different place since Henry woke up this morning and decided to go for a run on his treadmill. His neighbour seems to be acting strange, no one is working at the radio station, and the 911 operator rushed him off the phone when he called. What happened to his town while he was sleeping and will Henry be able to survive the dangers that lie outside of his house?A Short Story-Bill Tompkins is a retired high school science teacher turned novelist and indie author. Frustrated at the lack of sales for his AWESOME book, he turns to extreme measures.Nar Schmidt is Bill's 15 year-old neighbor, former student and computer prodigy whose favorite pastime is roaming around in the elaborate computer systems of large corporations.Bill enlists the teenager in a wild scheme to exact revenge on unfaithful readers- forcing them to buy his book at the point of a gun.

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    Two Tales of Terror

      Kelly Hashway
     Two Tales of Terror

Not every story has a happy ending. Two Tales of Terror includes "The Monster of All Monsters" and "#Zombies", two short stories for horror loves ages twelve and up. From the monster in the closet to the monster under the bed to zombies...terror waits around every corner.Not every story has a happy ending.Two Tales of Terror includes "The Monster of All Monsters" and "#Zombies", two short stories for horror loves ages twelve and up.

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