2024-01-01 02:04
Sometimes, all the time,all you need is a mother's love.Author: Clay McLeod ChapmanPublisher: Quirk Books (September 12, 2023)Publication: September 12, 2023Pages: 304Language: EnglishI… Read More
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2023-12-28 02:41
For horror fans of all agesnew to, and, old tomodern horror writers of our timeAuthor: Sadie "Mother Horror" HartmannPublisher: Page Street Publishing (August 8, 2023)Publication: … Read More
2023-10-25 18:29
Spectacularly phenomenal Author: Richard ChizmarPublisher: Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.Publication: Gallery Books (October 10, 2023)Pages: 448Language: Englis… Read More
2022-11-26 15:26
With unbelievable penmanship,Janz delivers gothic horror romance,expertly done, to my doorstep.Author: Jonathan JanzPublisher: Cemetery Dance Publications (November 18, 2022)Publication… Read More
2022-11-16 00:00
... In a way, Jared thinks, it's like he and Jessieare the last two people on Earth ...Author: Julia Rust & David SurfacePublisher: YAP Books, an imprint of Haverhill Ho… Read More
2022-03-28 03:08
When you're looking for a light lull into Hell ... of a read.Author: Tony TremblayPublisher: Twisted Publishing, an imprint of Haverhill House Publishing LLCPublication: January 31, 202… Read More
2022-02-24 03:34
Golden takes words and blows the chill down your spine.Author: Christopher GoldenPublisher: St. Martin's Press, an imprint of Macmillan PublishersPublication: January 25, 2022Pages: 230… Read More
2022-01-22 04:29
Malerman will put a chill into any horror reader's bonesAuthor: Josh MalermanPublisher: Del Ray, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLCOriginally published in har… Read More
2021-09-06 17:39
This beautiful marriage between true crime and horror fiction,I thoroughly enjoyed the receptionAuthor: Richard ChizmarPublisher: Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.Publi… Read More
2020-12-31 17:29
These tales had me absorbed ... appreciating the darkAuthor: John McIlveenPublisher: Haverhill House Publishing LLC; 1st edition (February 4, 2021)Publication date: February 4… Read More
2020-11-28 03:07
This anthology will become another one of your treasured reads.Dedicated for FrankA LOVING HUSBAND AND A DEVOTED FATHERA DEDICATED BOOK REVIEWER AND HORROR FANA KIND AND CARING FRIENDAuthor:… Read More
2020-09-06 11:51
My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me:1. I’m in a coma.2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore.3. Sometimes I lie.Author: Alice FeenyPublisher:… Read More
2020-05-03 19:10
“I’ve been following her for the past few days.I know where she buys her groceries, where she has her dry cleaning done, where she works.I don’t know the color of her eyes… Read More
2020-04-23 01:58
A hauntingly delicious horror rideAuthor: Sheri Sabastian-GabrielPublisher: Haverhill House Publications LLCPublication: July 22, 2019Pages: 213Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1949140083ISBN… Read More
2020-03-15 23:02
You may be repelled, you may be shocked,you will certainly be horrified, but,you will read every last word.This is NOT our future Editor: Matt BechtelPublisher: Haverhill House Publicatio… Read More
2019-08-14 04:35
Tremblay will taunt you,he will snag you;he will pour horror into you.Author: Tony TremblayPublisher: Macabre Ink (May 30, 2019); an imprint of Crossroad PressPublication: May 30, 2019… Read More
2019-01-29 03:12
Winter, 1945.Four teenagers.Four secrets. ✒ ✒ ✒As World War II draws to a close,refugees try to escape the war's final dangers,only to find themselves aboard a ship… Read More
2018-12-29 20:07
Rainbows? What Rainbows?Authors: Christopher Golden, James A. Moore, Ray Garton (Introduction), Glenn Chadbourne (Illustrator)Publisher: Earthling Publications; 1st, Limited edition (M… Read More
2018-12-17 01:51
Think of all the scary stories you've read about demonic possessionRemember all the horrible scenes you seen in horror moviesThis will be worseAuthor: Tony TremblayPublisher: Twisted Publish… Read More
2018-03-11 20:06
Rainbows are not permitted in this land of OzAuthors: Christopher Golden, James A. Moore, Ray Garton (Introduction), Glenn Chadbourne (Illustrator)Publisher: Earthling Publications; 1st, Lim… Read More
2018-01-07 19:40
Two Women - Two Worlds - One tableAuthor: Peggy LampmanPublisher: Lake Union Publishing (August 16, 2016)Publication: August 16, 2016Pages: 396Language: EnglishASIN: B01DF0TM5ACover design:… Read More
2017-12-28 21:16
I thought, hell, jury duty never sounded so good, but ...When Eddie was taken by the system, he thought he was doing his civic duty, not being indoctrinated into a maddening isolation that w… Read More
2017-12-17 00:34
“There’s a ghost train that runs along here at night.They say it carries the souls of those bound for hell.” Author: L. M. MerringtonPublisher: PAC Books (December 4, 2017)… Read More
2017-11-26 19:20
Three on a match: (also known as third on a match or unlucky third light)is a purported superstition among soldiers during the Crimean War to World War IIThe superstition - if thr… Read More
2017-08-25 18:08
Engaging multi-twist crime noirAuthor: Ed DuncanPublisher: Ed Duncan (September 2, 2016)Publication: August 23, 2016Pages: 238PaperbackISBN-10: 0692769471ISBN-13: 978-0692769478Language: Eng… Read More
2017-08-16 19:40
Fredrik Backman's debut novel is about a cranky old man next door.It is a thoughtful insight of the profound impact one life has on others.Author: Fredrik BackmanPublisher: Washington Squa… Read More
2017-08-09 20:04
She believes there has been a murder, everyone thinks she's crazyAuthor: Ruth WarePublisher: Gallery/Scout Press; Reprint edition (July 19, 2016)Publication: July 16, 2016Pages: 384ebookASIN… Read More
2017-06-07 21:52
It's too late for you. Author: Holly SchindlerPublisher: HarperTeen (August 26, 2014) HarperTeen is an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers LLCPublication: August 26, 2014Pages: 437ebookASIN:… Read More
2017-05-31 20:08
Find horror hidden within humor, hope persisting amidst anguish, and absurdity pretty much everywhereAuthor: Matt BechtelPublisher: Haverhill House Publishing; 1 edition (April 30, 2017)Publ… Read More
2017-05-25 20:41
And a presence speaks through them allAuthor: Jon PadgettPublisher: Dunhams Manor Press; 2 edition (January 20, 2017)Publication: January 20, 2017Pages: 198ebookASIN: B01N0YB19VLanguage: Eng… Read More
2017-05-19 19:01
Thirteen tales of twisted and demented pleasureAuthor: Rob SmalesPublisher: Books & Boos Press; 1 edition (February 27, 2016)Publication: February 27, 2016Pages: 287ebookASIN: B01C… Read More
2017-05-04 00:01
A thrilling suspenseful thought provoking taleAuthor: James MorrisPublisher: Inkspot Imaginarium (May 2, 2017)Publication: May 2, 2017Pages: 260ebookASIN: B071KR8F63Language: EnglishJacket d… Read More
2017-02-08 03:29
The birth of why killer bees, fire ants and pit bulls flee fromDetective Frank DuganAuthor: Paul SekulichPublisher: Omnibus Productions; 1 edition (12 September 2015)Publication: 12 Septembe… Read More
2017-01-30 03:04
That's what Daddy called it when you did something to keep your mind off your most worstest fear ...Author: Susan CrandallPublisher: Gallery Books / A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc… Read More
2017-01-23 02:05
Behind every silver lining are shades of gray.Author: Kimberly ShursenPublisher: CreateSpace (January 21, 2014)Publication: January 21, 2014Pages: 363ebookASIN: B00HZKBGW4Language: EnglishJa… Read More
2017-01-14 07:40
Superb ... A refreshing new twist on serial-killer fictionA brilliant literary debut Author: Tony WirtPublisher: Broken Bricks Publishing (April 12, 2016)Publication: April, 12, 2016Pages: 2… Read More
2017-01-08 03:05
Those in power have one goal: maintaining a squeaky clean image – whatever it takes.Author: Kimberly ShursenPublisher: CreateSpace (February 26, 2014)Publication: February, 26, 2014Pag… Read More
2016-12-26 23:39
Go ahead, pick a story - any storyAuthors: Stacey Longo / Tony Tremblay / Rob SmalesPublisher: Books & Boos Press Publication: November 23, 2016ISBN-13: 978-0-9979329-1-1 Language: Engli… Read More
2016-11-06 01:15
"A could be ripped-from-the-headlines psychological thriller that puts us right smack dab in the middle of today's chaotic and twisted religious beliefs."Author: Kimberly ShursenSold by: Ama… Read More
2016-08-31 16:53
He's just eight years old. He's your son. You wave goodbye to him one morning as he disappears into the swirling fog. And then he is gone.Forever.Author: Kathryn McM… Read More
2016-08-09 02:14
The Seeds Of Nightmares did not bring the reader into the story,it brought the story into reality for the reader.Author: Tony TremblayPublisher: Crossroad Press; Macabre Ink First Digital ed… Read More
2016-07-24 22:36
Emma Lovett learns more than she ever wanted to know about the reasons people kill.Author: Kelley KayePublisher: Red Adept Publishing, LLC (February 23, 2016)Publication: February 23… Read More
2016-03-10 17:03
Karma bitesAuthor: Kimberly ShursenPublication: December 11, 2015Pages: 324ebookASIN: B019A1ZRC0Language: EnglishJacket design: Kimberly ShursenAuthor photographer: her son Anthony Damrow"Th… Read More
2016-03-08 15:13
"The dead walk tonight."Author: L. M. MerringtonPublisher: Momentum Pan Macmillan Australia Pty LtdPublication: October 8th 2015Kindle editionASIN: B013QLAHVGJacket design: Raewyn BrackAutho… Read More
2016-03-07 14:29
Oh God ... she'd given birth to a monster.Author: Kimberly ShursenPublication: April 1, 2015Pages: 342 ebookASIN: B00VKTE9FCLanguage: EnglishJacket design: Kimberly ShursenAuthor photographe… Read More
2016-03-02 17:05
“Your memory is a monster; you forget - it doesn't. It simply files things away. It keeps things for you, or hides things from you - and summons them to your recall with a will of its… Read More
2016-03-02 15:09
... if you do as God does, you become what God is.Author: Simon DukePublisher: Amazon Digital Services LLCPublication: January 19, 2016Pages: 378 ebookASIN: B016WCU56ILanguage: EnglishJacket… Read More
2016-03-01 20:48
Anyone wanna double-down & say this ain't a killer read?Or do you have your own MacGuffin? Author: Paul SekulichPublication: July 10, 2014Pages: 338ebookASIN: B00LPWD4D2Language: English… Read More
2016-03-01 20:46
"Do you know why killer bees, fire ants and pit bulls are so dangerous? You can't reason with them."Enter - Detective Frank DuganAuthor: Paul SekulichPublisher: Omnibus Productions; 1 editio… Read More
2016-03-01 19:19
~ Here's a little girl's simple, childlike celebration of herself as she looks back on her childhood from the lofty height of four and a half years ~ Author: Jamie Lee CurtisPubl… Read More
2016-02-24 19:40
They said I must die. They said that I stole the breaths from men, and now they must steal mine. I imagine, then, that we are all candle flames, greasy-bright, fluttering in the darkne… Read More
2016-02-06 21:21
Jacob, we'll love you alwaysAuthor: Ryan Fortier Published: December 23rd 2014 by Ryan FortierPublication: December 23, 2014Pages: 235ebookASIN: B00RDYVTD8Edition language:… Read More
2016-02-06 21:15
Caleb's left eye twitched.Author: Kimberly Shursen Publisher: Createspace (August 7, 2014)Publication: August 7, 2014 Pages: 355ebookASIN: B00MIXTOV8 Language: English Jacket Design: K… Read More
2016-02-06 21:07
A serial killer stalks Pittsburgh, re-enacting the history of human sacrifice and martyrdom, attacking religion by attacking the religious. Author: J. David Core Published: by J. David Cor… Read More
2016-02-06 21:04
Could a major Hollywood star be kidnapped on Oscar night in a drug war of revenge against the United States? Author: W. F. Walsh Published: December 26th 2014 by Xlibris Corporation… Read More
2016-02-06 20:58
An international conspiracy to gain control over vast Arctic oil and gas resources touches close to home in Max Morgan’s riveting spy thriller Black Ice.Author: Max Morgan Published:… Read More
2016-02-06 20:51
Joy had it all: a promising medical career, a handsome and kind fiancé, a bright future. Until it all came crashing down in one shattering moment.Author: Rae Renzi Published:… Read More
2016-02-06 20:48
One for sorrowTwo for joyThree for a girlFour for a boyFive for youngSix for oldSeven for a secret never to be toldAuthor: Paula HawkinsPublisher: Penguin Publishing GroupPublication date: J… Read More
2016-02-06 20:46
Ellen Cooper makes one rash decision, and suddenly her life is turned upside down. She’s suspected of murder and kidnapping all in the same day.Author: Paulette D. MorrisseyPub… Read More
2016-02-06 20:42
POWERFUL Author: Talia HavenPublisher: Sheehan and Haven; 1st editionPublication date: January 9th 2015 Pages: 12ebook ASIN: B00S2RKNFU Jacket design: Sytiva Sheehan5 Stars"This book was pro… Read More
2016-02-06 20:39
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Author: James MorrisPublisher: Kindle ScoutPublication date:… Read More
2016-02-06 20:37
Magically IngeniousAuthor: Alyssa CooperPublisher: Alyssa Cooper PublicationsPublication date: July 20, 2015Pages: 346 ebook ASIN: B011IVD8HGJacket design: Alyssa Cooper"This book was provid… Read More
2016-02-06 20:35
"To blame the foul murder of a good man on an imaginary apparition may be the way of the superstitious folk of these sleepy country-sides, but my vengeance upon his true murderer shall not b… Read More
2016-02-06 20:25
"Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and charm and gaiety to life and to everything" - PlatoAuthor: James MorrisPublisher: Kindle PressPublication:… Read More
2016-02-06 20:00
And somehow - impossible though it seems - they may still be aliveAuthor: Ransom RiggsPublisher: Quirk Books; 1st editionPublication: June 7, 2011Pages: 352 HardcoverLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9… Read More
2016-02-06 19:48
A furiously paced international thrillerAuthor: George HenryPublisher: Blue Magpie PressPublication: September 1st 2015ebookPages: 529Language: EnglishASIN: B011XFXY8AJacket design: George H… Read More
2016-02-06 19:47
Everyone here is mad - the rumors are true"Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality." - Lewis CarrollAuthor: Anna PatrickPublisher: River Grove BooksPublication: October 6th… Read More
2016-02-06 19:44
"Murder by Hoodoo - it could happen to you!"Author: Kathryn RogersPublisher: Sartoris Literary Group (August 15, 2015)Publication: August 15, 2015Pages: 360 ebookASIN: B0103FN8PALanguage: En… Read More
2016-02-06 19:43
Oh God ... she'd given birth to a monster.Author: Kimberly ShursenPublication: April 1, 2015Pages: 342 ebookASIN: B00VKTE9FCLanguage: EnglishJacket design: Kimberly ShursenAuthor photographe… Read More
2016-02-06 19:41
One for Sorrow ...Author: Sean-Paul ThomasPublisher: Paul Thomas publishing; 3 edition (December 22, 2013)Publication: December 22, 2013Pages: 146 ebookASIN:B006BZ1FTILanguage: EnglishJacket… Read More
2016-02-04 13:38
An injured cop and an ex-thief hunt down a killer no one else believes existsAuthor: Meg GardinerPublisher: Dutton BooksPublication: June 26th, 2014 Pages: 368ISBN: 9780525954316ASIN: B00G3L… Read More
2016-01-26 23:25
The life of Leopold Bloom KingAuthor: Pat ConroyPublished: August 11th 2009 by Nan A. Talese Pages: 460ISBN: 9780385413053Edition language: EnglishJacket illustrations… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
There are no monsters under the bed.Published: February 11th 2014 by Minotaur Books (first published 2011) Hardcover, 357 pages Author: Jørgen Brekke ISBN13: 978125… Read More
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