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Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 70 ratingsSet in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it. Connecticut, 1666. An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil... -
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Pretty Dead by Anne Frasier
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA serial killer stalks the streets of Savannah. .. Homicide detective Elise Sandburg and her partner, profiler David Gould, are all too familiar with the terrible costs of chasing evil. Despite their wounded psyches, the detectives delve into the deranged killer’s twisted mind, determined to unravel the clues in the taunts he leaves behind. A city gripped by fear. . -
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![Bodie by Nyssa Kathryn]()
Bodie by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAn enemy so fierce, disappearing is her only choice. Maya Harper shouldn’t be alive. All of her co-workers are dead, yet somehow, she survived. But now she knows something. Something important. Something that someone will kill to keep secret. Running is her only choice. Her only protection. But no one can run forever, especially when the enemy’s reach is long... -
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Papa Noel by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey call me Papa. A tough and rugged old biker that's never been tamed by any woman. I live by the code of my club and stand by it. No matter what. Hell, I'd die for my brothers and the MC we fought so hard to build. In fact, I nearly did. Loss has tarnished my soul and left me a bitter man. I’ll never be anything else. When a young kid goes missing and his single mother shows up on my doorstep,... -
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Hell on Wheels by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one is safe in the city of sin. Flint “Maddog” Shepherd is used to moving through the shadows. As a Marine veteran who served two tours overseas, he’s become skilled at hiding in plain sight and eliminating the enemy. When a bomb took the lives of his entire unit, he returned home a scarred and broken man. The nightmares from his past still play havoc with his head... -
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Into the Uncanny by Danny Robins
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratings'A contemporary Van Helsing. .. ' Sunday Times 'King of true-life scary tales' ObserverI know what I saw. .. 'The ghosts of today live not in castles or stately homes, but in ordinary houses and offices, and they're witnessed by ordinary people like you and me... -
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Wicked Little Games by A.R. Breck
When you spark a match in hell, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯? Some wonder how deep the curse runs through Castle Pointe. I never realized the malevolent roots are embedded into every fiber of this town. A simple game turned into devastation, wreaking havoc upon us, spreading it’s wickedness through our veins. Haunting us around every turn. Death rises. Evil corrupts. Fear consumes us... -
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Reckless Mayhem by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNever make a deal with the Devil. Manic:. They call me a monster. A master of disguise. The phantom who travels within shadows. It's been said that I can steal a man's breath from across the room or slice his throat without lifting a finger. The rumors are true. I have a gift for dealing death, a hunger for bloodshed that blocks rational thought. And when something of mine is threatened . . -
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The Red Room by T.A. Cruz
The Los Angeles nightlife isn’t for everyone, and Natalie Calder might be at the top of that list. When this curvy photographer is pressured by her friend into an evening at Völk—the hottest club on the scene—she is certain the night will mirror every other night in LA. Deafening Music. Blinding lights. One thing she didn’t count on, though, was meeting him... -
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Their Wicked Wolf by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe’d lost her happily. ever after once. She won’t do it again. Sky knew what it meant to hurt thanks to a sadistic alpha,. but what she went through at the hands of a madman had her welcoming death,. instead of suffering anymore pain. They’d do anything to save their mate. Raydon and River thought. they’d never find a mate that would love them, until they found their one true love. Not... -
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Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno
Follow the white rabbit. . . Tick. Jupiter only ever wanted an adventure, but she never should have gone searching for one. It finds her in the form of a white rabbit with silver eyes. Tock. When that same white rabbit turns out to be the White Rabbit from the story books, she can’t contain her curiosity. She follows him down the rabbit hole and drops right into Wonderland... -
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House of Secrets by Darcy Coates
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSophie and Joseph’s escape from Northwood is short-lived. The beast survived, and attached itself to Joseph’s young cousin, Elise. Garrett writes to beg for their help. Joseph and Sophie travel to meet him at Kensington, a long-abandoned mansion that overlooks a dead town. The house offers a small hope: its original owner had dedicated her life to researching the monster that possesses Elise... -
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Claimed by the Rival Alpha by Lindsey Devin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve always been the outsider. Human in a world of wolves. Found and raised by the woman who loved me as her own—but never accepted by the pack she called family. Now Troy, my childhood bully, is Alpha. He chains me. Breaks me. Promises I won’t survive his reign. Until Night takes me. The rival Alpha. My enemy. The wolf who calls me mate. Troy wants me back and broken... -
![Dance of the Phoenix by Sapir A. Englard]()
Dance of the Phoenix by Sapir A. Englard
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a tantalizing follow-up to Blood of the Gods, author Sapir A. Englard returns underground to the dangerous world of vampires, where war looms on the horizon and jealousy courses through cold veins. Aileen Henderson is still finding her bearings among the vampires... -
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![The Boys on the Mountain by John Inman]()
The Boys on the Mountain by John Inman
Jim Brandon has a new house, and boy, is it a pip. Built high on the side of the San Diego mountains by a legendary B-movie actor of the 1930s, Nigel Letters, the house is not only gorgeous, but supposedly haunted. As a writer of horror novels, Jim couldn't be happier... -
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Insatiable Hunger by C. Hebert
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInsatiable Hunger - Living Nightmares Book Two. When a group of friends investigate the rumored ghost hauntings of a notorious cemetery, the band of complicated friends never expected their late night adventures would lead them to stumble into the hunting grounds of an ancient evil lurking nearby, enslaved by an unnatural fleshly craving. Everything and everyone that they know is not as they seem... -
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Insatiable Hunger by C. Hebert
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a group of friends investigate the rumored ghost hauntings of a notorious cemetery, the band of complicated friends never expected their late night adventures would lead them to stumble into the hunting grounds of an ancient evil lurking nearby, enslaved by an unnatural fleshly craving. Everything and everyone that they know is not as they seem. . -
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A Storm of Shadows and Pearls by Marion Blackwood
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat would you do if your past sins came back to haunt you? Hide? Fight them head on? Or scheme and stab them in the back? After barely surviving last year’s lethal power struggle, the smart-mouthed thief known as the Oncoming Storm has solidified her long-standing belief that steering well clear of other people’s problems is the way to live... -
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Bone Rites by Natalie Bayley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I collected the first bone when I was twelve. This fact was not mentioned in court. .. Such a tiny little bone, more like a tooth. I only kept it to keep him safe. ". Kathryn Darkling, imprisoned in Holloway, is facing death by hanging for her vengeance killing... -
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The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHow is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included. Unabridged (100% Original content). Illustrated. About The Willows by Algernon Blackwood. The Willows is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H. P... -
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Nicodemus by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt was a time when gods walked the earth, when armies fought not for bits of land, but for the very existence of humanity. On such a battlefield, five formidable warriors stood against an evil greater than any the earth had ever seen. But evil is not an honorable foe... -
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The New Black by Laird Barron, Brian Evenson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe New Black is a collection of twenty neo-noir stories exemplifying the best authors currently writing in this dark sub-genre. A mixture of horror, crime, fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, and the grotesque—all with a literary bent—these stories represent the future of genre-bending fiction from some of our brightest and most original voices. -
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Wyrde and Wondrous by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Grand Masquerade Ball for the Wyrde… and Wondrous! It’s time to party like it’s 1820, and you know what that means. Rout cakes and punch, satins and silks, and flirting on the balcony under a star-washed sky. Decorous. Genteel. Lovely. Nobody knows who’s throwing this bash, but who cares? It’s the party of the century, and everyone who’s anyone is going to be there... -
![Love Like Gilded Bones by Cyran Faringray]()
Love Like Gilded Bones by Cyran Faringray
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings*This standalone novella is a character-driven, slow burn dark villain romance set in an original fantasy universe. *. River Anderson finally snapped. Now she’s on the run, the stench of copper clinging to her fingers like the phantom smell of sin... -
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Fyneshade by Kate Griffin
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMany would find much to fear in Fyneshade's dark and crumbling corridors, its unseen master and silent servants. But not I. For they have far more to fear from me. .. On the day of her grandmother's funeral, Marta discovers that she is to be sent to be governess at Fyneshade, her charge the young daughter of the owner, Sir William Pritchard. All is not well at Fyneshade... -
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Blood Harvest by S.J. Bolton
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe's been watching us for a while now. .. Now you see her. Gillian is haunted by the disappearance of her little girl two years ago. A devastating fire burned down their home, but she remains convinced her daughter survived. Now you don't. Ten year old Tom lived by a neglected church... -
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小哭包进入噩梦循环以后 [After the Little Crybaby Enters the Nightmare Cycle] by 菊长大人
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChi Nan was the young man in one of the Top 10 forbidden paintings, the Crying Boy. It was said that he would bring disaster, so his memories were sealed and his soul was locked in the painting. One day, Chi Nan entered the body of a blind young master who died accidentally. The young master was the owner of this forbidden painting. However, Chi Nan had stayed in the painting for a long time... -
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The Final Rule by Adrienne Wilder
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is the last book in this trilogy. All books are full-length novels and must be read in order. All books are available now. The My Brother's Keeper Trilogy. The town of Gilford has a Big and Terrible secret hidden in the ground. Infecting those it touches. Exploiting their darkness. Consuming their souls. It’s hungry. It’s vile. It’s evil. And it wants out. Book Three: The Final Rule... -
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A Density of Souls by Christopher Rice
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 36 ratings“Fear cannot touch me, it can only taunt me. It cannot take me, just tell me where to go…”. The words Stephen shares with his childhood pals in a stormy New Orleans cemetery give them courage. But once they enter the prestigious Cannon School, everything changes. Brandon and Greg rise in popularity by bullying Stephen mercilessly... -
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The Final Rule by Adrienne Wilder
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is the last book in this trilogy. All books are full-length novels and must be read in order. All books are available now. The My Brother's Keeper Trilogy. The town of Gilford has a Big and Terrible secret hidden in the ground. Infecting those it touches. Exploiting their darkness. Consuming their souls. It’s hungry. It’s vile. It’s evil. And it wants out. Book Three: The Final Rule... -
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The Me You Love in the Dark #1 by Skottie Young, Nate Piekos
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWriter SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Super Sons, Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed series MIDDLEWEST with a brand-new haunting tale. An artist named Ro retreats from the grind of the city to an old house in a small town to find solace and inspiration without realizing the muse within is not what she expected.Categorized as:
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Darkest at Dusk by Eve Silver
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIsabella Barrett sees ghosts. But the dead aren’t the only ones watching her. Left penniless and alone after her father’s sudden death, Isabella accepts a position at Harrowgate Manor, an isolated estate shrouded in secrets and sorrow. Whispers stalk the halls. Icy fingers graze her skin. And shadowed figures watch her from the dark... -
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The House of Whispers by C. Hebert
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe House of Whispers - Living Nightmares Book One. A notorious murderer haunting the streets of Bedeville stumbles upon a mysterious woman, becoming obsessed as he spends his nights endlessly toying with her and turning her world into a living nightmare... -
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Crimson Peak by Nancy Holder
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWhen her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth behind Crimson Peak. From acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro. -
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Dangerous Dreams by Abbie Roads
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsXander. Love makes you weak and vulnerable. He vowed long ago to never feel that way again. But when he rescues a woman who’s been held hostage, she challenges all his beliefs. The attraction is staggering. The urge to keep her near him, to keep her safe, is overwhelming. No matter how hard he tries, he can’t resist her... -
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To Be a Heartthrob in a Horror Movie 在恐怖片里当万人迷[快穿] by Jiang Zhi Yu
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHolographic viewing technology allowed audience members to enter a movie and personally experience it for themselves. Naturally, romance movies were the most popular and well-received, while nobody was interested in horror movies. Su Min was the first of the viewers to experience a horror movie. Later–. Malicious Spirit: I dare not scare or frighten my sweetheart…... -
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Wolf by Alaska Angelini
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings★☆★☆★☆★☆ OPTIONED FOR FILM★☆★☆★☆★☆. Tragedy was something I knew all too well. My years as a detective showed me the worst life had to offer. .. but it wasn’t the homicides that had me stepping down from the force. Losing my fiancé and partner, Martin, to a senseless act of violence had. Now I'm a private investigator and I choose my own assignments... -
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His Doll by Rainelyn
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA haunting love that knows no boundaries. But will it last? -Her-. My life wasn’t easy. It had never been. Being dragged away from the only person I could trust, and sent to a house far away from society, taught me something; never trust anyone. They took me to a place filled with nightmares and terrors, a place where children were forced to behave like dolls... -
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Rosen Blood, Vol. 4 by Kachiru Ishizue, 石据カチル
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter a horrific carriage accident, Stella Violetta awakens in a Gothic mansion to find that her saviors are gorgeous young men. The manor’s residents let her stay as a maid, but Stella soon realizes that their allure hides a savage thirst. Desperate for Stella’s affection, Yoel stabs Levi, who reconsiders his desire to protect the other nonhumans... -
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The Way Evil Does by Amara Draska
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRebecca Reis considers abandoning her career as a novelist until she begins writing about convicted serial killer Thomas Eisenbrey. Nicknamed the Hunter because of his penchant for targeting groups of hunters in the forest, Eisenbrey is the worst kind of psychopath. He is crafty, aloof, at times possessing a charm that is almost hypnotizing, and he’s wheedling his way into her mind... -
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Hanako and the Terror of Allegory, Volume 1 by Sakae Esuno
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMany urban legends are meant to be scary. They’re scarier when they come true. Ever heard of the axe man urban legend? The man stays under someone’s bed with an axe and kills them after they’ve fallen asleep. The axe man is under Kanae’s bed and she can’t let herself fall asleep. If she falls asleep, she’ll die. She can’t make him leave, either... -
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The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsTheir lives would never be the same. Colquitt and Walter Kennedy enjoyed a life of lazy weekends, gathering with the neighbors on their quiet, manicured street and sipping drinks on their patios. But when construction of a beautiful new home begins in the empty lot next door, their easy friendship and relaxed get-togethers are marred by strange accidents and inexplicable happenings... -
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Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 100 ratingsAn aging death-metal rock god, Judas Coyne, is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals. .. a used hangman's noose. .. a snuff film. But nothing he possesses is as unlikely or as dreadful as an item he learns is for sale on the Internet. For a thousand dollars, Jude will become the proud owner of a dead man's suit, said to be haunted by the deceased's restless spirit... -
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Witch 13 by Patrick R. Delaney
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the eve of her resignation, Sheriff Sterling Marsh prepares for a bleak winter in Drybell, Connecticut, after a string of bad decisions leaves her life in shambles. Two weeks before Christmas and expecting a long night of paperwork and quiet celebration with the friends she’s grown to know and love, she’s surprised when an unnerving stranger appears in the form of a witch... -
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Uncle Silas : by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsUncle Silas, subtitled "A Tale of Bartram-Haugh", is an 1864 Victorian Gothic mystery-thriller novel by the Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Despite Le Fanu resisting its classification as such, the novel has also been hailed as a work of sensation fiction by contemporary reviewers and modern critics alike. -
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The Me You Love in the Dark by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona
Writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Super Sons, Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed series MIDDLEWEST with a haunting new tale... -
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The Tutor by Bonnie Dee
Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGothic romance with a twist. Elements of The Sound of Music, The Enchanted Garden, Jane Eyre, and “true” ghost hunting shows make this story feel familiar. Gay love makes it unique. Seeing an ad for a position at a Yorkshire estate, typesetter Graham Cowrie decides to make an upward career move by passing himself off as a tutor... -
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Love Is Red by Sophie Jaff
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Ridiculously entertaining…. Jaff’s woozy supernatural saga is effectively scary and great fun to read. ”— New York Times Book Review This electrifying debut—Book I of the Night Song Trilogy—spins dark suspense and literary fantasy into a mesmerizing story of seduction and survival. Katherine Emerson was born to fulfill a dark prophecy centuries in the making, but she doesn't know it yet... -
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Siren by John Everson
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvan is entranced by the alluring song of the beautiful naked woman he saw in the surf one lonely night. But this is no mere seductress. She is a siren, one of the legendary sea creatures who prey on unsuspecting men. And she has claimed Evan as her next lover. -
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The Lost History of Dreams by Kris Waldherr
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA post-mortem photographer unearths dark secrets of the past that may hold the key to his future, in this captivating debut novel in the gothic tradition of Wuthering Heights and The Thirteenth Tale. All love stories are ghost stories in disguise...
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