Monster Horror

Don't go outside past dark. Come straight home after church. And above all—never, ever, go into Red Wood. These are the rules Latavia's aunt gives her when Latavia arrives in Sanctum, Alabama for the summer. Though, weird as they are, living in Sanctum does have its pros. Mainly, the cute girl who works at the local ice cream shop. But Sanctum is turning out to be as strange as the rules—and the longer Latavia’s in town, the more suspicious she is that the people there are hiding something. And the more clear it is that she’s an outsider.

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.

Imagine James and the Giant Peach, only instead of a giant peach it's a genetic abomination, an unholy hulk of agonized flesh that should not be...and instead of a small boy sharing a jolly adventure with a group of anthropomorphic insects, there is a mindless killing machine on a nightmare voyage through an ecological hell with a group of horrifying freaks! Torture in the name of science! A plastic island inhabited by mutant sea monkeys! Pollution kaiju! A retelling of a beloved children's classic sure to have the original author spinning in his grave!

Darrell Scott said it best when he said country music sounds tired, but it doesn't sound Haggard, that is has money, but it doesn't have Cash. Well, Bubba is visited by the Ghosts of Music Past, Present, and Yet to Come in a Christmas Carol-style romp guided by legends of song to save Music from Auto-Tune Hell, literally!

Die USA in den 1960er-Jahren: Harry Turner, ein geradezu fanatischer Verehrer des Horror-Autors H. P. Lovecraft, macht sich an die Verwirklichung eines gewaltigen Vorhabens. Auf seinem Grundstück soll ein Geisterhaus entstehen, und zwar das größte und unheimlichste, das Amerika je gesehen hat. Harrys komplette Familie arbeitet an dem Projekt mit, obwohl seine pragmatisch veranlagte Frau und seine beiden Töchter die Augen vor der gruseligen Wahrheit verschließen: Die Monster, die im Geisterhaus der Turners ihr Unwesen treiben, sind echt.

Mr. Swanns, der Chefredakteur der London Express News hat Patricia Vanhelsing und ihrem Partner Tom Hamilton einen neuen Auftrag erteilt. Diesmal sollen die beiden Reporter nach Florida in die Everglades reisen, um eine Reportage über den ehemaligen Schauspieler Brian Delrey zu schreiben. Delrey, der seit 15 Jahren auf einer einsamen Insel in den Sümpfen des Everglades lebt, plant sein Comeback in das Filmbusiness. Patricia und Tom sollen ihm dabei helfen. Patricia, die paranormale Fähigkeiten besitzt, hat von Anfang an kein gutes Gefühl bei der Sache.

Patricia Vanhelsing, die Nachfahrin eines berühmten Vampirjägers und Reporterin der London Express News, hat eine parapsychische Begabung. Zu ihrem Leid ist es ihr noch nicht gelungen, diese außersinnlichen Fähigkeiten richtig zu deuten oder gar gezielt anzuwenden. Ihre Not ist groß, als sie innerhalb weniger Tage mehrmals die gleiche Vision hat. Eine junge, bleiche Schönheit, von der eine enorme Kraft ausgeht, taucht immer wieder in ihrer Nähe auf und verschwindet genauso spurlos, wie sie gekommen ist. Patricia ahnt Böses.

Frankreich im Jahre 1764. Die Menschen leben in Angst und Schrecken - denn ihre Kinder werden gehetzt und getötet. Was ist das für eine Bestie, die kein Jäger stellen kann? Unter den vielen Männern, die sich auf die Jagd begeben, ist auch der Wildhüter Jean Chastel. Er selbst birgt ein dunkles Geheimnis - und niemand ahnt, dass der gnadenlose Ritus der Bestie auch 200 Jahre später noch Opfer fordern wird.

Something out in the Everglades is killing people - and eating them. Supernatural detective Jack Nightingale is called in to investigate and discovers that evil is at work out in the swamps, and that more people will die unless he can stop it.

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.

Die unsterblich gewordene gespenstische Erzählung von der Doppelexistenz des Dr. Jekyll als Bürger und bösartiges Monster Mr. Hyde.

Grace Waters ist entsetzt, als sie das neue Gemälde erblickt, dass ihr Mann Ray in einer kleinen Londoner Galerie erstanden hat. Ein grauenerregender Dämon ziert das dennoch kunstvoll gefertigte Bild. Grace ist angewidert und kann dem Kunstwerk wenig abgewinnen. Erleichtert verlässt sie den Raum, als ihr Mann anbietet, dass Bild wieder abzuhängen. Rays Faszination für das Gemälde bleibt dennoch unverändert. Er ist begeistert von der Kraft, die aus den weißen Augen des Dämons strahlt. Wenig später liegt Ray tot am Boden... der Dämon hat das Ölgemälde verlassen.

A Is for Aliens, the first audiobook in an epic series of 26 horror anthologies. Within these sections you will find a collection of 13 stories from some of the finest independent writers on the scene today, blending science fiction with horror. From the humorous to the terrifying, A Is for Aliens contains a diverse range of stories with each author taking a different approach to the theme.

I was their payment on a debt...and they were my salvation. My vampires dragged me from the river and brought me back to life, and in turn I saved the one man who gave his life for me...my bodyguard. Only to save him will be to turn him into the monster he despises. With Unseelie Fae blood in his veins, Russell locks himself away until danger comes for me once more. I vowed revenge on those who tried to destroy us. I’ll make them pay with five merciless Immortals at my side. Because to them, I’m not a possession...to them I am forever.

Paul Mahan just wants to put everything behind him. The shadowy halls of Rookwood apartments, the building’s bloodstained past, and most of all, the chilling supernatural presence he encountered there.... But when Neve Cotter, a former Rookwood resident, reaches out to him for help, Paul finds himself unable to turn away. Neve’s daughter, Ella, has been possessed by a tortured spirit that Paul freed from Rookwood’s haunted grounds.

Pese a las innumerables historias que se cuentan del Lago Negro, Miguel y su familia viven apaciblemente allí. Pero algo aguarda en las oscuras aguas del lago. Una presencia antigua, monstruosa, incierta. Una criatura que busca sangre. Puede que no sea la única...

A year after the Hobbs Lane Incident, Denny Purcell and her friend Frankie Dupont try to get their lives and careers back on track. But when they come face-to-face with a shocking ordeal, they realize a new nightmare is about to begin.... This collection holds the last three spine-chilling audiobooks in David Longhorn’s best-selling Nightmare series.

Reporter Denny Purcell is on the run. After exposing the existence of monsters known as Interlopers, she has earned the wrath of their queen, Casandra. Implanted with an alien parasite in her spine, Denny has managed to fight the queen’s telepathic control for now. The sluglike symbiont grants her psychic abilities, but each day, she fears she may lose her mind and become Casandra’s slave.

Scott, Warren, and Missy Walsh did not understand what their roles were to be when the omnipresent light first blinked on. They believed their only obligation was to find a safe place for their small family to escape what was happening all around them. But fate would not allow them to hide away in the North Carolina cabin for long. Now, with their number hovering near a dozen survivors, they must work together - along with Koku, the flawed, self-aware goddess with a long-term memory problem - to preserve Earth for humanity's occupation.

Vampires, werewolves, and mummies...oh my! Tired of the same old zombie stories? Want something different? Stitched Smile Publications presents Unleashed: Monsters Vs. Zombies, a collection sure to satisfy your craving along with a mash-up of your favorite monsters going head-to-head with every type of zombie you can imagine.