Offspring

      Jack Ketchum
     Offspring

The local sheriff of Dead River, Maine, thought he had killed them off ten years ago—a primitive, cave-dwelling tribe of cannibalistic savages. But somehow the clan survived. To breed. To hunt. To kill and eat. And now the peaceful residents of this isolated town are fighting for their lives.

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    The Door of Flesh

      Luke M. Charles
     The Door of Flesh

Trapped in his apartment, invisible flames burn at his flesh and a curse, put upon him by a witch, festers and grows larger on his cheek. Raging around him in a violent storm of hatred and cruelty are the forces of an ancient darkness wanting to be reborn. He must make one final fight for his humanity or be forever consumed by evil.Sipe’s job: drive the crime throne heir from California back home to Seattle. The double cross: Sipe’s unaware Connie is willing to sacrifice anyone to get out of the family business for good. Sipe’s reality: betrayed, wounded, looking down the barrel of a little blackmail courtesy of the teenager that just discovered him unconscious in the tiniest of tiny Oregon towns. Tiffany’s deal: Sipe helps her locate a missing friend or the faked boob-grab pics make the rounds. The local less than honorable law enforcement...her slightly crazy uncle...Little Creek’s the kind of place the wrong kind of stranger can disappear – forever.The Lipless Gods. A noir-tinged portrait of broken families, teen prostitution, green energy, and of course, anger management challenged Olympic athletes and the mobsters who love them.

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    Runaways

      V. C. Andrews
     Runaways

The spellbinding Orphans series concludes in this thrilling new novel from V.C. Andrews(R)... "All for one and one for all" was the girls' motto. In the grim foster home for orphans run by Louise and Gordon Tooey, at least Brooke, Crystal, Raven, and Butterfly had each other. Calling themselves "sisters," together they could forget the past and dream of a new chance...a real home. Then they discovered a secret even more haunting than Gordon's heavy boots pounding on the wooden floors. Their fragile hopes of a better life shattered, they escaped the only way they could. Soon they were runaways in a borrowed car, desperately wishing to wake up one morning in a place of sunshine and love. Raven hoped to be a singer, Butterfly wanted to be a dancer, Crystal planned for college, and Brooke privately hoped to find her mother in California. On the open road the chains of sadness that had bound them seemed to melt away, and the kindness of strangers made a secure future seem almost real. But the highway was a dangerous place, and soon they were penniless and more vulnerable than ever. Alone under the wide western sky, they had only each other to ask if they should give up their dreams...or if they were really halfway to a haven of safety and happiness....

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    Stowaway

      J.P. Yager
     Stowaway

A fugitive from the cops boards a train that isn't the getaway it appears to be.Lea Jones isn't a good person. She has murdered, cheated, and double-crossed everyone she knows. But this time she's gone too far and the cops are after her. Lea's only chance at escape is a train whose destination isn't the one she thinks it is.

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    High Strangeness in South Haven

      Patrick C. Greene
     High Strangeness in South Haven

RayRay and his crew are braving the weather for a quick walk over to SouthHaven,where their fav dealer lives.Turning a corner,the enterprising young criminals spy an odd-looking man standing under the streetlight like a present under a Christmas tree,probably sporting a fat wallet.The boys would like to relieve the man of his money,but the thing is,he's not from around S.H.or any place on earth...Ray Ray and his crew are braving the cold weather for a quick walk over to South Haven, where their favorite dealer lives. Turning a corner, the enterprising young criminals spy an odd-looking man just standing there under the streetlight like a present under a Christmas tree, probably sporting a fat wallet. The boys would like to relieve the odd man of his money, but the thing is, he's not from around South Haven; or any place on earth...."Ray Ray liked to keep his arms covered beneath a crotch length long-sleeve because of the needle marks, not to mention the little .25 he had taken to carrying in his back pocket, as the paranoia crept deeper by degrees."

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    Resident Evil Legends Part One - Welcome to the Umbrella Corporation

      Andreas Leachim
     Resident Evil Legends Part One - Welcome to the Umbrella Corporation

Based on the Resident Evil series by Capcom. Albert Wesker and William Birkin are the youngest employees ever hired by the Umbrella Corporation. They are brilliant scientists, but are not prepared for Umbrella's secret virus known as the Progenitor, a virus that creates the living dead. Manipulated by their superiors, James Marcus and Ozwell Spencer, they must work together in order to succeed.Based on the Resident Evil video game series by Capcom. Albert Wesker and William Birkin are the two youngest employees ever recruited by the Umbrella Corporation. Both of them are brilliant young scientists, destined for great careers in the cutting edge of biological science. At the Umbrella Training Facility, under the tutelage of the mysterious James Marcus and the ruthless Ozwell Spencer, they excel at their research and are rapidly promoted. But they are not prepared for the shocking truth about the Umbrella Corporation. All of Umbrella's advanced biological research is founded upon a lethal virus known as the Progenitor, a terrifying disease that kills its host and then resurrects it as the living dead. As Wesker and Birkin accept the frightening truth and focus on their own scientific goals, their teacher, James Marcus, gradually descends into madness over his latest project, putting all of Umbrella at risk. Now, it is up to Wesker and Birkin to deal with Marcus and the even more-terrifying virus he has created, known as the T-virus ...

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    The Marbury Lens

      Andrew Smith
     The Marbury Lens

Sixteen-year-old Jack gets drunk and is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is kidnapped. He escapes, narrowly. The only person he tells is his best friend, Conner. When they arrive in London as planned for summer break, a stranger hands Jack a pair of glasses. Through the lenses, he sees another world called Marbury. There is war in Marbury. It is a desolate and murderous place where Jack is responsible for the survival of two younger boys. Conner is there, too. But he’s trying to kill them. Meanwhile, Jack is falling in love with an English girl, and afraid he’s losing his mind. Conner tells Jack it’s going to be okay. But it’s not. Andrew Smith has written his most beautiful and personal novel yet, as he explores the nightmarish outer limits of what trauma can do to our bodies and our minds.

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    L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34

      L. Ron Hubbard
     L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34

Presenting this year’s collection of fresh voices, fabulous worlds, and fantastic new characters. 24 Award-Winning Authors and Illustrators. Accompanied by Orson Scott Card, Brandon Sanderson, Jody Lynn Nye, Jerry Pournelle, Ciruelo and Echo Chernik and Edited by David Farland. Your search for something new and different in sci-fi and fantasy ends here. Each year, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests’ blue-ribbon judges search the world to discover and introduce to you the very best new talent in sci-fi and fantasy. Created by L. Ron Hubbard, whose commitment to help new writers and artists gave rise to the annual Writers of the Future anthologies...a launching pad for writers and artists who are sure to command our attention for decades to come. Contents: Introduction (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume 34) • essay by Dave Wolverton [as by David Farland] Illustration Gallery • 16-page color gallery of artwork Illustrators of the Future • essay by Echo Chernik Turnabout / short fiction by Erik Bundy • interior artwork by Adar Darnov A Smokeless and Scorching Fire / short fiction by Erin Cairns • interior artwork by Kyna Tek The Howler on the Sales Floor / short fiction by Jonathan Ficke • interior artwork by Sidney Lugo The Minarets of An-Zabat / short fiction by Jeremy TeGrotenhuis • interior artwork by Brenda Rodriguez Suspense (1937) • essay by L. Ron Hubbard The Death Flyer • short fiction by L. Ron Hubbard • interior artwork by Ven Locklear Odd and Ugly / short fiction by Vida Cruz • interior artwork by Reyna Rochin Mara's Shadow / short fiction by Darci Stone • interior artwork by Quintin Gleim Theme • essay by Orson Scott Card The Lesson (excerpt from The Way of Kings) • short fiction by Brandon Sanderson • interior artwork by Bea Jackson Paying It Forward • essay by Jerry Pournelle What Lies Beneath / short fiction by Cole Hehr • interior artwork by Maksym Polishchuk The Face in the Box / short fiction by Janey Bell • interior artwork by Bruce Brenneise Flee, My Pretty One / short fiction by Eneasz Brodski • interior artwork by Alana Fletcher Passion and Profession • essay by Ciruelo Cabral [as by Ciruelo] Illusion • essay by Jody Lynn Nye; inspired by Ciruelo's Dragon Caller A Bitter Thing / short fiction by N. R. M. Roshak • interior artwork by Jazmen Richardson Miss Smokey / short fiction by Diana Hart • interior artwork by Anthony Moravian All Light and Darkness / short fiction by Amy Henrie Gillett • interior artwork by Duncan Halleck The Year in the Contests • essay by editor .

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    The Wolfman

      Jonathan Maberry
     The Wolfman

The Wolfman is one of the great classics of modern horror. Now, based on the upcoming film, is a terrifying new novelization novel written by Jonathan Maberry, based on the screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker and David Self Based on a motion picture screenplay by Curt Siodmak Lawrence Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died.  After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget.  But when his brother's fiancée tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search.  He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector has come to investigate. As Talbot pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full.  Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature that stalks the woods surrounding Blackmoor.  But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself . . . one he never imagined existed.

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    The Thing: Zero Day

      Lee McGeorge
     The Thing: Zero Day

Listed in "THE TOP TEN HORROR NOVELS OF 2015" - HorrorNovelReviews.comListed in "THE BEST HORRORS OF 2015" - BestHorrorMovies.comAn alien craft has crashed in the Antarctic. A creature has crawled from the wreckage and become frozen in ice. The men of Fafnir Station have transported it back to their base. Some of the men can hear it whispering in their mind.Listed in "THE TOP TEN HORROR NOVELS OF 2015" - HorrorNovelReviews.comListed in "THE BEST HORRORS OF 2015" - BestHorrorMovies.comAn alien craft has crashed in the Antarctic.A creature has crawled from the wreckage and become frozen in ice.The men of Fafnir Station have transported it back to their base.Some of the men can hear it whispering in their mind.Some are afraid and want to destroy it......and some will kill to defend it."The Thing: Zero Day is a surefire hit... A complete blast, loaded with menacing monsters, action and frenetic mayhem.” - HorrorNovelReviews.com“The Thing: Zero Day is full of fast paced, thrilling, nail biting action! Brilliantly written, amazing characters that grab you immediately and take you with them on their suspense filled adventure.” - Quater After One“A suspenseful, exciting and chilling ride and I am so glad to have been able to read it” - Bookolio“Well written and very entertaining… and the overall vibe is pretty creeptastic!” - The Mouths of Madness Podcast“Zero Day is a wonderful piece of writing which compliments Carpenter’s movie superbly.” - Bookolio“The Thing: Zero Day, makes you feel the way you felt the first time you read ‘Who Goes There?’, because Lee McGeorge’s way with words is brilliant.” - Codices

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    Oujha Ghost Stories

      Sachin Saparia
     Oujha Ghost Stories

Read 7 diffrent oujha ghost stories and enjoy......................................................................Kaleb Blackman and the Knox Twins are big time, the best that Langston Reigns Middle School has to offer. Like most boys, they love the spotlight, totally ambitious, yet unaware of the many vices that often come with it. In what has become a way of life all too familiar where the three boys have grown up, their story will determine if their loss was in vein. If they are indeed destined to overcome the stereotypes, the peer pressures, and the trials determined to rip them apart, it’ll be because they stuck to their principles and by each other’s side. This is the journey of a friend, a son, and ultimately of a survivor. This is to remembering a life before everything became only a synthesis of color, before everything had a price, and when each child was truly a blank slate of potential. This is remembering a life, Before I Black.

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    Butcher Bird

      Richard Kadrey
     Butcher Bird

Spyder Lee is a happy man who lives in San Francisco and owns a tattoo shop. One night an angry demon tries to bite his head off before he's saved by a stranger. The demon infected Spyder with something awful - the truth. He can suddenly see the world as it really is: full of angels and demons and monsters and monster-hunters. A world full of black magic and mysteries. These are the Dominions, parallel worlds full of wonder, beauty and horror. The Black Clerks, infinitely old and infinitely powerful beings whose job it is to keep the Dominions in balance, seem to have new interests and a whole new agenda. Dropped into the middle of a conflict between the Black Clerks and other forces he doesn't fully understand, Spyder finds himself looking for a magic book with the blind swordswoman who saved him. Their journey will take them from deserts to lush palaces, to underground caverns, to the heart of Hell itself. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

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    Behind The Horned Mask: Book 1

      Jeff Vrolyks
     Behind The Horned Mask: Book 1

A remote cabin nestled in the snowy mountains, the perfect place to host this year’s annual masquerade party. Twenty-three college kids in dresses and tuxedos arrive, giggling and pointing at the unique and innovative masks. A man with devil horns and white porcelain mask is recognized by no one. His costume: the devil in disguise.A remote cabin nestled in the snowy mountains, the perfect place to host this year’s annual masquerade party. Twenty-three college kids in dresses and tuxedos arrive, giggling and pointing at the unique and innovative masks. A man with devil horns and white porcelain mask is recognized by no one. His costume: the devil in disguise. Norrah, the upstairs tenant of the cabin, hears sudden shrieking, blood curdling screams from the partiers downstairs and rushes down below where she finds a now-empty room. It’s the news story of the decade, twenty-three kids vanishing without a trace.It has now been seven days since their disappearance. Norrah is with her boyfriend Jay when they hear sudden music downstairs and the merry sounds of a party. They dash down to the bottom floor to find the masquerade party in full bore. When asked where the hell they’ve been, Norrah receives nothing but blank stares. The missing twenty-three returned as if nothing had happened, with the exception of one masquerader never to be found: the man behind the horned mask.Norrah and Jay befriend one of the masqueraders. Together they attempt to solve the mystery, and in doing so uncover something incredible.**Please be advised: In this story there is sex, violence, foul language, drug use, and a positive religious message. If you are a sheltered, uptight Christian, this book probably isn't for you. If you are an easily-offended atheist or despise God, this book probably isn't for you. For the 1% remaining, enjoy the story.

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    Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story

      Mary Downing Hahn
     Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story

Twelve-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother, Michael, have never liked their seven-year-old stepsister, Heather. Ever since their parents got married, she's made Molly and Michael's life miserable. Now their parents have moved them all to the country to live in a house that used to be a church, with a cemetery in the backyard. If that's not bad enough, Heather starts talking to a ghost named Helen and warning Molly and Michael that Helen is coming for them. Molly feels certain Heather is in some kind of danger, but every time she tries to help, Heather twists things around to get her into trouble. It seems as if things can't get any worse. But they do -- when Helen comes.

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