Cristina Nichols fears the future through the harrowing whispers of her past. She longs to forget the depraved abuses she suffered in her youth that left her afraid of love and passion. But something, somewhere, is suddenly tantalizing her, beckoning into a muse of carnal revelation and ecstatic...  more

Cristina Nichols fears the future through the harrowing whispers of her past. She longs to forget the depraved abuses she suffered in her youth that left her afraid of love and passion. But something, somewhere, is suddenly tantalizing her, beckoning into a muse of carnal revelation and ecstatic fulfillment... Deep in the cryptic New York City brownstone, something awakens, brimming with hot, real breath, libidinous longings and desires of the flesh the likes of which Cristina cannot conceive. There's a secret lust buried for ages, and in the basement she finds it, a sinister evil finally unbound, reaching forth in vampiric bloodlust to prey upon her most forbidden fantasies and plummet her body and soul into a chasm of wantonness as black as the most timeless sin. The impaler beckons, and his secret will drench your desires in blood...

The world has gone mad.  Prisoners in a penitentiary notice that the guards haven't been around and they haven't been fed in a few days.  One escapes only to find that the world has changed.  All the women in the city of London have gotten grotesquely obese in a matter of...  more

The world has gone mad.  Prisoners in a penitentiary notice that the guards haven't been around and they haven't been fed in a few days.  One escapes only to find that the world has changed.  All the women in the city of London have gotten grotesquely obese in a matter of months, and soon they all begin giving "birth" to giant spider-like creatures.  A group of terrified survivors eventually band together and attempt to leave the city in hopes of survival.  Will they succeed or will they wind up as food for the terrifying spider creatures?  Only time will tell...

Some believe Bedford, Maine, is cursed. Its bloody past, endless rain, and the decay of its downtown portend a hopeless future. With the death of its paper mill, Bedford's unemployed residents soon find themselves with far too much time to dwell on thoughts of Susan Marley. Once the local...  more

Some believe Bedford, Maine, is cursed. Its bloody past, endless rain, and the decay of its downtown portend a hopeless future. With the death of its paper mill, Bedford's unemployed residents soon find themselves with far too much time to dwell on thoughts of Susan Marley. Once the local beauty, she's now the local whore. Silently prowling the muddy streets, she watches eerily from the shadows, waiting for... something. And haunting the sleep of everyone in town with monstrous visions of violence and horror. Those who are able will leave Bedford before the darkness fully ascends. But those who are trapped here -- from Susan Marley's long-suffering mother and younger sister to her guilt-ridden, alcoholic ex-lover to the destitute and faithless with nowhere else to go-will soon know the fullest and most terrible meaning of nightmare.

Dunny knew from an early age what it meant to be an outsider.  Her special abilities earned her many names, like freak and water witch.  So she vowed to keep her powers a secret.  But now her talents may be the only hope of two missing children.  A young boy and girl have...  more

Dunny knew from an early age what it meant to be an outsider.  Her special abilities earned her many names, like freak and water witch.  So she vowed to keep her powers a secret.  But now her talents may be the only hope of two missing children.  A young boy and girl have vanished, feared lost in the mysterious bayous of Louisiana.  But they didn't just disappear; they were taken.  And amid the ghosts and spirits of the swamp, there is a danger worse than any other, one with very special plans for the children -- and for anyone who dares to interfere.

Corpus Christi, Maine, was once a town of affluence, but since the mysterious paper mill fire in the neighboring town of Bedford (depicted in last year's well-received debut, The Keeper) released dense sulfuric clouds that killed the surrounding forest, Corpus Christi has been in steady...  more

Corpus Christi, Maine, was once a town of affluence, but since the mysterious paper mill fire in the neighboring town of Bedford (depicted in last year's well-received debut, The Keeper) released dense sulfuric clouds that killed the surrounding forest, Corpus Christi has been in steady decline. When fourth-grade teacher Lois Larkin takes her class on a field trip to the now-abandoned Bedford, they're exposed to a deadly virus that transforms the infected into ravenous, flesh-eating monsters. Also published as: Virus

Rachel Wright wakes up in the hospital one morning with no memory of who she is. It takes a while, but once she gets over the shock she decides amnesia isn't all bad. Rachel grasps this opportunity for a fresh start. What does she care if everyone she used to know thinks she'd changed a bit...  more

Rachel Wright wakes up in the hospital one morning with no memory of who she is. It takes a while, but once she gets over the shock she decides amnesia isn't all bad. Rachel grasps this opportunity for a fresh start. What does she care if everyone she used to know thinks she'd changed a bit too much? Life is good for the "new" Rachel... But now her life is starting to fray at the edges. She's been having hideous nightmares and seeing strange things in mirrors. She's becoming more and more certain that something bad is coming. Something wants to break into this world, to play games of blood and death with the living. And it's coming for Rachel.

From Publishers Weekly Splatterpunk legend Skipp (Long Last Call) and up-and-comer Goodfellow (Ravenous Dusk) produce an outrageous gore fest about a preacher's reckless vow to be resurrected. Cable TV cult leader Jacob Connaway is mid-coitus with a congregant when her boyfriend stabs the...  more

From Publishers Weekly Splatterpunk legend Skipp (Long Last Call) and up-and-comer Goodfellow (Ravenous Dusk) produce an outrageous gore fest about a preacher's reckless vow to be resurrected. Cable TV cult leader Jacob Connaway is mid-coitus with a congregant when her boyfriend stabs the preacher to death. As his unhappy widow, Esther, attempts to convince his lovers to testify to Jake's philandering and prevent the Church of Eternal Life from inheriting what Esther thinks should be hers, Jake lurches back to life and goes on a killing rampage, accompanied by demons. To Jake, the chance to take revenge on his backstabbing friends and to conclusively demonstrate that Christianity is a lie feels an awful lot like heaven; the ensuing bloodbath will terrify those who expect false prophets to be locked away in hell.--(Jan.)Copyright Reed Business Information

They were children then, in that magical summer when Robert, Carrie-Anne, and Jason first met Gina. It was a summer of fun, of friendship, and of discoveries--including the discovery of Gina's strange abilities. But it all ended in a moment of madness and blood. Now, twenty years later,...  more

They were children then, in that magical summer when Robert, Carrie-Anne, and Jason first met Gina. It was a summer of fun, of friendship, and of discoveries--including the discovery of Gina's strange abilities. But it all ended in a moment of madness and blood. Now, twenty years later, Robert is still haunted by nightmares of that time. He has returned to his small hometown to confront his past and reclaim his life, but his homecoming is far from happy. Gina moved away long ago. Jason is resentful. And Carrie-Anne is about to commit an act that will horrify them all. Something unexplainable has infected the town, inhabiting its dreams, bringing with it insanity and terror. Could the secret lie in the past, in Gina's old house, abandoned long ago but never quite empty?

Life was good for Matt and Chloe. They were in love and looking forward to their new baby. But what Chloe gave birth to isn't a baby. It isn't even human. It's an entirely new species that uses humans only for good -- and as hosts for their young. As Matt soon learn, though, he is...  more

Life was good for Matt and Chloe. They were in love and looking forward to their new baby. But what Chloe gave birth to isn't a baby. It isn't even human. It's an entirely new species that uses humans only for good -- and as hosts for their young. As Matt soon learn, though, he is not alone in his terror. Women all over town have begun to give birth to these hideous creatures, spidery nightmares that live to kill -- and feed. As the infestation spreads and the countryside is reduced to a series of web-shrouded ghost towns, will the survivors find a way to fight back? Or is it only a matter of time before all of mankind is reduced to a... BREEDING GROUND.  

A charismatic new priest has come to Tower Hill. A handsome new professor is teaching at the college. And a nightmare has settled over the town. A girl is found dead and mutilated -- by her own hand. Another has slashed her face with scissors. Have the residents of Tower Hill all gone mad? Or...  more

A charismatic new priest has come to Tower Hill. A handsome new professor is teaching at the college. And a nightmare has settled over the town. A girl is found dead and mutilated -- by her own hand. Another has slashed her face with scissors. Have the residents of Tower Hill all gone mad? Or has something worse... something unholy... taken over?

She's a beautiful little girl, only ten years old with pretty blond curls. Why, then, does she strike such terror into all who see her? Because she died thirty years ago -- a horrible, agonizing death in the middle of a raging thunderstorm. Tonight the storm has returned... and so has she. She...  more

She's a beautiful little girl, only ten years old with pretty blond curls. Why, then, does she strike such terror into all who see her? Because she died thirty years ago -- a horrible, agonizing death in the middle of a raging thunderstorm. Tonight the storm has returned... and so has she. She has returned from a shadowy realm unseen by the living to exact revenge on those responsible for her death. One by one she will make them pay. There is nowhere to hide, no way to escape. It is only a matter of time before her ghostly vengeance is complete.

In a small Maine valley, thirteen-year-old Pierce Morin, born blind and deaf, possesses a terrifying gift: he can hear evil whispering–and knows an elusive, deadly force is stalking the people he loves.... Detective Jake Crowley has run far away from his Maine hometown. But a bizarre...  more

In a small Maine valley, thirteen-year-old Pierce Morin, born blind and deaf, possesses a terrifying gift: he can hear evil whispering–and knows an elusive, deadly force is stalking the people he loves.... Detective Jake Crowley has run far away from his Maine hometown. But a bizarre shootout in Galveston, Texas, finally draws him home: to a woman he can barely face, to the unsolved mystery of his mother’s murder, to a family curse and a valley that’s fallen under the spell of a serial killer.… For Jake, redemption lies in unlocking Pierce’s gifts and hoping the boy can show him the way to stop the terrors that plague him. But while young Pierce can begin the search, only Jake can finish it–by looking evil in the eye and claiming both their birthrights.…

The dark, impenetrable bayous of Louisiana are filled with secrets that can never be revealed and mysterious forces that can never be understood. Nightmares live there. Jessica LeJeune left Louisiana, but she brought some of those mysterious forces with her -- and now she's being called back...  more

The dark, impenetrable bayous of Louisiana are filled with secrets that can never be revealed and mysterious forces that can never be understood. Nightmares live there. Jessica LeJeune left Louisiana, but she brought some of those mysterious forces with her -- and now she's being called back home to her Cajun roots to confront a destiny she could not escape and a curse she might not survive. Jessica's younger brother, Todd, has descended into a world of madness. His shattered mind is now the plaything of an unimaginable evil, an unstoppable entity with cruel plans for both Jessica and Todd. But Jessica is not alone in her battle to save her brother's soul. For deep in the musty bayous, in an isolated wooden shack, lives the one person who is their only hope.

Joe Hill, son of Stephen King, shows he's inherited some of his father's ghoulish golden touch in his debut novel, HEART-SHAPED BOX. Judas Coyne, a middle-aged Goth rocker, lives in seclusion, tinkering with cars and adding to his collection of the macabre. When he buys a haunted suit over the...  more

Joe Hill, son of Stephen King, shows he's inherited some of his father's ghoulish golden touch in his debut novel, HEART-SHAPED BOX. Judas Coyne, a middle-aged Goth rocker, lives in seclusion, tinkering with cars and adding to his collection of the macabre. When he buys a haunted suit over the Internet, he gets more than he bargained for: not only does the suit really have a ghost, but the ghost has a bone to pick with Jude. The ghost's step-daughter, "Florida," was one of Jude's many groupie girlfriends (Jude names all his girlfriends after the state he picked them up in), and the ghost thinks Jude is responsible for the girl's suicide. HEART-SHAPED BOX is filled with grisly set-pieces and plenty of chills, but, like his dad, Hill knows how to get inside his characters' slightly deranged minds, which is where true horror lies.