Horror Fiction Monsters

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the book that changed the world. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and a movie starring Elle Fanning as Mary Shelley, Monster is a brilliant fictionalized biography akin to The Other Boleyn Girl. Two centuries ago this year, the young woman who invented science fiction was only 20 when she wrote the book that became Frankenstein. Mary Shelley said, “People ask how I, then a young girl, could think of, and dilate upon, so hideous subject?”

John Coal war der typische Sonderling im Ort - ein alter, schrulliger Eigenbrötler, aber ansonsten harmlos. Zumindest war es das, was die Nachbarn von ihm dachten. Bis eines Nachts ein Junge sein dreißig Jahre lang sorgfältig gehütetes Geheimnis enthüllte... Nun ist er auf der Flucht. Die Polizei, die Armee und sogar die Zoos machen Jagd auf ihn. Aber John ist ein alter Hase, wenn es darum geht, den Menschen zu entkommen, und so begibt er sich zusammen mit seiner Vampir-Ziehtochter Rachel in die Wildnis der schottischen Highlands.

For generations, a monster called the Memory Eater has lived in the caves of Whistler Beach, Maine, surviving off the unhappy memories of those who want to forget. And for generations, the Harlows have been in charge of keeping her locked up—and keeping her fed. After her grandmother dies, seventeen-year-old Alana Harlow inherits the family business. But there’s something Alana doesn’t know: the strange gaps in her memory aren’t from an accident. Her memories have been taken—eaten. And with them, she’s lost the knowledge of how to keep the monster contained.

On the threshold of opening the moon to tourist excursions, a private space firm owned by a visionary billionaire takes a team of non-astronauts to the lunar surface. To address concerns that the moon's barren rock may not hold long-term allure for an uber-wealthy clientele, the company's charismatic owner reveals to the group the ultimate discovery: life on the moon. But what is initially a triumphant and world-changing moment soon gives way to unrelenting terror as the team experiences firsthand that the moon still holds many secrets.

Water, is the fourth in a series of four horror anthologies based on the elements. Within this book, you will find a variety of stories from some of the best independent horror writers on the scene today. Immerse yourself in tales of shipwrecks, evil spirits, terrifying aquatic creatures, and much more.

It's Midwinter again in Eerie-on-Sea, when legend claims the terrifying Malamander emerges to hunt-and search for its long-lost mate. It's the anniversary of daring Violet Parma's arrival in Eerie; a year later, she still hasn't found her missing parents, just as anxious Herbert Lemon has learned little else about why he washed up on the shore in a crate of lemons.

Welcome to Pearl, a town obsessed with Halloween: the spooky decorations, the costumes, the candy. No one seems to notice that every October 31st, a kid goes missing. Mason Miller does, though. Somehow he’s the only one who has any memory the person existed at all. When Mason’s sister, Meg, vanishes while they’re trick-or-treating, Mason and his friends are pulled into an underworld where monsters roam the streets. They need to fight the evil taking over Pearl, but none of them know the true danger they're facing.

Leonard Leech ist der Monsterfresser. Hart, mystisch, spannend! Leonard Leech, seines Zeichens Marshal und Veteran des Bürgerkriegs verfolgt eine Bande von Outlaws in eine alte, indianische Ritualhöhle. Was im Zuge der blutigen Auseinandersetzung dort mit ihm passiert, wird ihn für immer zu einem anderem machen. Zu etwas anderem. Von einem schrecklichen Hunger getrieben und von seinen Mitmenschen entfremdet, beginnt er eine Reise ins Ungewisse. Hier finden Sie seine ersten Abenteuer.

Not all monsters can be seen. When Dean McAllen wins a writing fellowship that offers him the chance to escape his abusive home life, he boards the first plane out of Utah and prepares for a life free of dysfunction. Not long after arriving in the small town halfway across the country, he meets Brad Michelson. Kind, sweet, and caring, the fellow artist is everything Dean could ever want in a man. He's also Dean's first true shot at love. But what Dean doesn’t know is that Brad harbors a darkness inside of him.

"Buicks gibt es überall..." Eines Morgens taucht an einer Tankstelle ein alter Buick auf. Der geheimnisvolle Fahrer verschwindet, und schließlich zeigt sich, dass der Straßenkreuzer genauso wenig ein Buick ist, wie der schwarzgekleidete Fahrer ein Mensch. Der Wagen entwickelt ein ungewöhnliches Eigenleben.

My name’s Bill Ryder and three months ago I was utterly consumed by the evil within me. Now I’m back, having awakened halfway across the globe and with no clue as to how I got here. The only thing I’m certain of is my captors don’t care how much blood they spill so long as they recruit me to their insane cause.

In the dying days of 1850, the young detective Charles Maddox takes on a new case. His client? The only surviving son of the long-dead poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and his wife Mary, author of Frankenstein. Charles soon finds himself being drawn into the bitter battle being waged over the poet's literary legacy. When a chance discovery raises doubts about the death of Shelley's first wife, Harriet, he starts to question whether she did kill herself—or whether what really happened was far more sinister…

Step into a world of nightmares with Monsters in the Dark, the debut collection of short stories from Donovan "Monster" Smith. Including 13 disturbing tales featuring a host of horrific creatures—from aliens to sea monsters, hellish abominations to demonic pumpkins—Monsters in the Dark is the perfect listen for fans of creature-features and horror.

nsized from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, Harrison Allen longs for a fresh start. Alone, with no prospects or plans, he relocates to a borrowed house on Friars Island in Lake Champlain to relax, contemplate, and begin redefining his life. Then he hears about the monsters . . . Creatures - perhaps similar to those of Loch Ness - are said to inhabit the murky waters and fogbound marshes of his new island home. His interest piqued, Harrison becomes preoccupied with finding them.

It's been a year since Bubba settled things with his crazy brother Jason once and for all, and what a year it's been! The third volume of collected Bubba stories contains more monsters, more inter-dimensional travel, more duels to the death, and more guitar solos than any other season of Bubba yet! Wine, Women, & Song is a collected edition including the novellas Moon over Bourbon Street, Night at the Museum, Midsummer, Oh Bubba, Where Art Thou?

In 1969, New York’s section of Niagara Falls was drained for maintenance and terrifying truths were revealed. One discovery was so peculiar and chilling it was buried, swept under the raging waters of the falls when they roared anew. The bill for that decision has come due. Alex Weston runs Mist’s Edge River Tours, but his obsession with an ancient myth that foretells the return of a ravenous sea creature puts him at odds with the law. Alex knows the beast’s ancient hibernation cycle is complete, and it’s time for the leviathan to feed.

Es gibt ihn in jeder Kleinstadt: Den verrückten alten Sonderling, der allein in einem unheimlichen Haus lebt, das fast so heruntergekommen ist wie er selbst. In dem englischen Städtchen Thetford ist sein Name John Coal. Aber als die Jungen aus der Nachbarschaft anfangen, dem eigenbrötlerischen Alten immer dreistere Streiche zu spielen, müssen sie feststellen, dass sie sich mit dem Falschen angelegt haben. Denn John Coal hat mehr als eine Leiche im Keller. Zu den dunklen Geheimnissen, die er bewahrt, zählen seine Abenteuer mit Serienmördern, Werwölfen, Dämonen, Geistern und manisch-depressiven Vampiren.

A group of freakish outsiders strive to take the next step in human evolution. A vicious serial murderer finds himself stepping on the toes of some very powerful beings. A journalist gets caught in the middle of a battle between rival zombie cults. A hapless woman causes bloody carnage with an uncontrollable killer mind virus. These are just a few of the monsters on offer in this collection of macabre tales - monsters who hope to either shed their monstrosity...or revel in it.

Mayhem explodes when monsters mix with guns, rednecks and beer. Craig Nybo's second novel, Small Town Monsters, visits the town of DePalma Beach, Montana, a peaceful lake community with a five-star rating in any tour travel guide. Monster hunter isn't in the job description when Kurt McCammus, a Los Angeles homicide detective, leaves the big city and all its violence behind to take a job as chief of police in DePalma Beach. He falls in love with the clean air and peaceful community. That is until a local rancher finds 50 head of sheep mutilated on his spread.

Here to curdle your blood, chill your bones, and maybe even warm your heart, are eight short, queer stories set in a world you may already have come to know...a world of LESSER KNOWN MONSTERS. The LESSER KNOWN MONSTERS series is a dark queer fantasy featuring diverse characters on a found family adventure. Perfect for fans of horror and paranormal romance who seek LGBTQ+ heroes.