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Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
20 ratingsEdgar Allan Poe was one of the most original writers in the history of American letters, a genius who was tragically misunderstood in his lifetime... -
![The Works Of Edgar Allan Poe (V. 5) by Edgar Allan Poe]()
The Works Of Edgar Allan Poe (V. 5) by Edgar Allan Poe
14 ratingsMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork... -
![Dolores Claiborne/Insomnia/Rose Madder by Stephen King]()
Dolores Claiborne/Insomnia/Rose Madder by Stephen King
14 ratingsTitles include Dolores Claiborne, Insomnia and Rose Madder... -
![Chaos Volume 2: Books 4-6 by Claire Farrell]()
Chaos Volume 2: Books 4-6 by Claire Farrell
6 ratingsBooks 4-6 in the Chaos series (including bonus novella, Kings). Usurper It’s been a year since Cara returned to the human realm with her daughter, and the fae have come knocking again. The game of kings is still being played, power is the ultimate prize, and Scarlet is an asset every court wishes to acquire... -
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![The Works of Edgar Allen Poe, Volume 4 by Edgar Allan Poe]()
The Works of Edgar Allen Poe, Volume 4 by Edgar Allan Poe
12 ratingsContents:The Devil in the BelfryLionizingX-ing a ParagraphMetzengersteinThe System of Doctor Tarr and Professor FetherHow to Write a Blackwood ArticleA PredicamentMystificationDIddlingThe Angel of the OddMellonta TautaThe Duc de L'omeletteThe Oblong BoxLoss of BreathThe Man that was Used UpThe Business ManThe Landscape GardenMaelzel's Chess PlayerThe power of WordsThe Colloquy of Monos and... -
![The Dark Descent by David G. Hartwell, Clive Barker]()
The Dark Descent by David G. Hartwell, Clive Barker
14 ratingsThis highly acclaimed anthology traces the evolution of horror, from Nathaniel Hawthorn and Edgar Allan Poe to Stephen King. Adopted by colleges across the country to be used in literature courses, The Dark Descent showcases some of the finest horror fiction ever written.Contents: Pt. 1 - The Color of EvilThe Reach / Stephen KingEvening Primrose / John CollierThe Ash-Tree / M. R... -
![Complete Tales and Poems with Selected Essays by Edgar Allan Poe]()
Complete Tales and Poems with Selected Essays by Edgar Allan Poe
6 ratingsThis beautiful volume showcases the full range of Poe's genius--from "The Raven" and terrifying tales like "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Masque of the Red Death," to humorous sketches, the very first detective stories, early works of science fiction, and literary criticism... -
![The Pendergast Files: (Relic, Reliquary) by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child]()
The Pendergast Files: (Relic, Reliquary) by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
6 ratingsThis discounted ebundle includes: Relic, ReliquaryThe books that introduced the world to Douglas Preston’s and Lincoln Child’s FBI Special Agent Pendergast. Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by those who walk the streets above. There lies the ultimate secret of the Museum Beat... -
![The Anything Box by Zenna Henderson]()
The Anything Box by Zenna Henderson
10 ratingsDon't open The Anything Box unless you're prepared for the unexpected. The Grunder, a thing of horror which, if defeated, restores love... The Noise-Eater, created by a child out of his fevered imagination, gobbles up anything--or anyone--that makes a sound... The Coveti, residents of an alien world poisoned by the intrusion of the stranger from Earth.. -
![The Essential Stories & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (illustrated): 21 essential short stories & poems from Edgar Allan Poe. by Edgar Allan Poe]()
The Essential Stories & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (illustrated): 21 essential short stories & poems from Edgar Allan Poe. by Edgar Allan Poe
12 ratings"The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe," by Edgar Allan Poe, is part of the "Barnes & Noble Classics"" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras... -
![Painted Devils by Robert Aickman]()
Painted Devils by Robert Aickman
6 ratingsStories included:RavissanteThe Houses of the RussiansThe ViewRinging the ChangesThe School FriendThe Waiting RoomMarriageLarger Than OneselfMy Poor... -
![Love Ain't Nothing but Sex Misspelled / The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World by Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman]()
Love Ain't Nothing but Sex Misspelled / The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World by Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman
6 ratingsThis fourth volume in the acclaimed Edgeworks series collects classic short stories from the author whom the Los Angeles Times calls the "20th century Lewis Carroll". Includes The Beast Who Shouted Love at the Heart of the World (with Introduction by Neil Gaiman) and Love Ain't Nothing but Sex Misspelled... -
![Dark and Desperate Things by Kelly Martin]()
Dark and Desperate Things by Kelly Martin
6 ratingsElise Morgan is about to find out that the sins of the father come back to haunt you. Running from Abel Hale seemed like a good idea at the time. Now as the only living soul in her cramped dorm room, Elise thinks maybe she's made a very bad mistake. Naked Girl, who has waited patiently, wants to tell her story. Elise's mom and Abel's mom want to be heard. And Kim Forrester.. -
![Dark and Dangerous Things by Kelly Martin]()
Dark and Dangerous Things by Kelly Martin
6 ratingsThe final showdown has begun. With Abel in the hospital and Molly stronger than ever, it is up to Elise and newly released Silas Ford to figure out a way to send Molly back to Hell for good. She won't make it easy, of course. She has bargains to keep. Elise Morgan is ready for this to all be over... -
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![Today I'm a Monster by Agnes Green, Trevor Judson]()
Today I'm a Monster by Agnes Green, Trevor Judson
6 ratings"Today I am a monsterI wake with a sore headI want to keep on dreamingDon't get me out of bed!.."... -
![Lightning / Midnight / The Bad Place by Dean Koontz]()
Lightning / Midnight / The Bad Place by Dean Koontz
6 ratingsLightning: The first time the lightning strikes, Laura Shane is born... Throughout her childhood she is plagued by ever more terrifying troubles, but she is protected by a mysterious stranger who acts as her guardian. Then the lightning strikes once more and shatters her world. The adventure - and the terror - have only just begun... -
![The Midnight Hour: All Hallows' Brides: A Gothic Regency Historical Romance collection by Kathryn Le Veque, Meara Platt]()
The Midnight Hour: All Hallows' Brides: A Gothic Regency Historical Romance collection by Kathryn Le Veque, Meara Platt
6 ratingsWhen doors creak and ghostly whispers are heard in the midnight hour, this stunning collection of Gothic Regency Historical Romance is sure to leave you breathless with Poe-inspired, romantic dreams… Welcome to the All-Hallows’ Brides collection... -
![Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology by Christopher Golden]()
Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology by Christopher Golden
6 ratingsBram Stoker Awards® nominee for Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2022)35 BRAND NEW TALES OF TERRORNot all monsters are fantasy. Some are very real, and they walk among us. They're our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. They're the people we're supposed to trust...and they know it... -
![The Dead Zone/Cujo by Stephen King]()
The Dead Zone/Cujo by Stephen King
8 ratingsTwo novels in one volume from horror writer Stephen King. The books contained are "Dead Zone" and "Cujo"... -
![EXOSKELETON II: Tympanum by Shane Stadler]()
EXOSKELETON II: Tympanum by Shane Stadler
8 ratingsThe thrilling sequel to 2012's Techno-Horror/Sci-Fi masterpiece, EXOSKELETON. "Stadler - an experimental physicist by trade - effectively uses his background working in government and defense labs in painting vivid, appropriately clinical looks at the very base concept of torture... -
![The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction by Gene Wolfe]()
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction by Gene Wolfe
10 ratingsFrom a literary perspective, this will certainly be the best collection of the year in science fiction and fantasy. Gene Wolfe, of whom The Washington Post said, “Of all SF writers currently active none is held in higher esteem,” has selected the short fiction he considers his finest into one volume... -
![Great Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe]()
Great Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
12 ratingss/t: 21 Short Story Masterpieces plus 34 Narrative & Lyric Poems Born to an unfortunate heritage, orphaned, unsympathetically raised, and then abandoned, Edgar Allan Poe struggled for greatness in an adverse social and economic climate -- a setting not improved by his fiery temperament and caustic criticism of others... -
![The Best of Robert Bloch by Robert Bloch]()
The Best of Robert Bloch by Robert Bloch
6 ratingsContents:xi · Robert Bloch: The Man Who Wrote Psycho · Lester del Rey · in 1 · Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper · ss Weird Tales Jul ’43 21 · Enoch · ss Weird Tales Sep ’46 39 · Catnip · ss Weird Tales Mar ’48 55 · The Hungry House · ss Imagination Apr ’51 79 · The Man Who Collected Poe · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries Oct ’51 97 · Mr... -
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![Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen]()
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen
6 ratingsThe Best of Arthur Machen's short stories: The Novel of the Black Seal, The Novel of the White Powder, The Great God Pan, The White People, The Inmost Light, The Shining Pyramid, The Bowmen, The Great Return, The Happy Children, Out of the Earth, N, The Children of the Pool, The Terror... -
![Soft and Others: 16 Stories of Wonder and Dread by F. Paul Wilson]()
Soft and Others: 16 Stories of Wonder and Dread by F. Paul Wilson
6 ratingsPresents a collection of horror short stories, among them Soft, Green Winter, and The Cleaning Machine... -
![Twisted Little Things and Other Stories by Amy Cross]()
Twisted Little Things and Other Stories by Amy Cross
6 ratingsA man accidentally receives two dangerous wooden figures in the mail... A woman is preparing breakfast for her children when she hears a dangerous voice in her head... Late one night, an old man meets a strange girl on a canal towpath... Twisted Little Things and Other Stories is a collection of short horror stories... -
![Still Bleeding by Stephen Leather]()
Still Bleeding by Stephen Leather
6 ratingsA short story by the bestselling author of the Jack Nightingale series. Supernatural detective Nightingale is called in to investigate a case of stigmata. A young girl is bleeding from her hands and feet and claims to be talking to the Virgin Mary. But Nightingale soon realises that all is not as it seems - and the girl is in mortal danger... -
![The Complete Knifepoint Horror by Soren Narnia]()
The Complete Knifepoint Horror by Soren Narnia
6 ratingsKnifepoint Horror is an original genre which strips tales of supernatural suspense down to such a raw, minimalist form that literally nothing is left over to allow the mind a respite of even a single paragraph. To accomplish this, the most primal element of storytelling--a single human voice describing events exactly as it experienced them--is adhered to without embellishment or exception... -
![In a Lonely Place by Karl Edward Wagner]()
In a Lonely Place by Karl Edward Wagner
6 ratingsContents:In the PinesWhere the Summer EndsSticksThe Fourth Seal... -
![The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology by Gordon Van Gelder, Peter S. Beagle]()
The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology by Gordon Van Gelder, Peter S. Beagle
6 ratingsCollecting more than two dozen stories that originally appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction—the premiere speculative fiction magazine—this extraordinary anthology celebrates 60 years of top-notch genre fiction... -
![Dark and Dreadful Things by Kelly Martin]()
Dark and Dreadful Things by Kelly Martin
6 ratingsYou can't believe everything you see. Reeling from the events that took place at the King House, Abel Hale and Elise Morgan have been sent to a new haunting at the house of Cody Cain. Except thanks to overhearing a private conversation between Abel and the evil Silas Ford, Elise isn't sure she can trust Abel, much less work with him... -
![Dark and Devious Things by Kelly Martin]()
Dark and Devious Things by Kelly Martin
6 ratingsNow that Abel Hale and Elise Morgan have been forced to hunt ghosts for Silas Ford's television show, things are about to get all kinds of freaky. Their first case involves Shonda King, a mother in Kentucky whose friendly childhood ghost has turned into an adult nightmare. Shonda, terrified for the safety of her family, wants Abel and Elise to get rid of the ghost-- by any means necessary... -
![Limbus, Inc. - Book II by Brett J. Talley]()
Limbus, Inc. - Book II by Brett J. Talley
6 ratings“The world is a stage, life is a play, and we are the puppets. It’s better not to ask who pulls the strings... -
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![The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison by Harlan Ellison]()
The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison by Harlan Ellison
6 ratingsNew, fresh, and different is tricky in the storytelling business, as rare as diamonds, but, as a born storyteller, Harlan made story brave, daring, surprising again, brought an edge of the gritty and the strange, the erudite and the street-smart, found ways to make words truly come alive again in an over-worded world... -
![The Halloween Store, and Other Tales of All Hallows' Eve by Ronald Kelly]()
The Halloween Store, and Other Tales of All Hallows' Eve by Ronald Kelly
6 ratingsWhen you first enter The Halloween Store, things seem normal. Fun and frightful decorations, ghastly costumes and masks of the season, and bags of candy galore. Then, as you travel farther into its shadowy depths, things begin to change. The air smells of damp autumn leaves and candle-scorched pumpkin. The shelves of All Hallows’ Eve fare grow darker and more disturbing... -
![The Number 121 to Pennsylvania & Others by Kealan Patrick Burke]()
The Number 121 to Pennsylvania & Others by Kealan Patrick Burke
6 ratingsAvailable for the first time in digital format, the acclaimed collection THE NUMBER 121 TO PENNSYLVANIA & OTHERS, almost 100,000 words of short fiction by the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of THE TURTLE BOY.The lonesome sound of a long forgotten train draws an old man to memories of a horrific past.. -
![Acluofobia. Zece povestiri macabre by Flavius Ardelean, Mircea Pricăjan]()
Acluofobia. Zece povestiri macabre by Flavius Ardelean, Mircea Pricăjan
6 ratings“În România, de-a lungul timpului, am avut puţini, foarte puţini autori talentaţi care să scrie proză (cu accente) horror. Nici la momentul actual lucrurile nu stau mai bine. Există însă câţiva scriitori tineri aflaţi în plină dezvoltare artistică, iar anii următori s-ar putea să plaseze România, în sfârşit, pe harta mondială a creatorilor de fantezii macabre... -
![The Unsettled Dust by Robert Aickman, Reece Shearsmith]()
The Unsettled Dust by Robert Aickman, Reece Shearsmith
8 ratingsRobert Aickman, the supreme master of the supernatural, brings together eight stories in which strange things happen that the reader is unable to predict. His characters are often lonely and middle-aged, but all have the same thing in common: they are brought to the brink of an abyss that shows how terrifyingly fragile our piece of mind actually is... -
![The Wavering Knife by Brian Evenson]()
The Wavering Knife by Brian Evenson
8 ratingsBrian Evenson's fifth story collection constructs a human landscape as unearthly as it is mundane. Replete with the brutality, primordial waste, and savage blankness familiar to readers of his earlier works, Evenson's Kafkaesque allegories entice the mind while stubbornly disordering it... -
![The Jaguar Hunter by Lucius Shepard]()
The Jaguar Hunter by Lucius Shepard
8 ratingsContents:The Jaguar Hunter (1985)The Night of White Bhairab (1984)Salvador (1984)How the Wind Spoke at Madaket (1985)Black Coral (1984)The End of Life as We Know It (1985)A Traveler's Tale (1984)Mengele (1985)The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule (1984)A Spanish Lesson... -
![Dead of Winter by Kealan Patrick Burke]()
Dead of Winter by Kealan Patrick Burke
8 ratingsA boy becomes convinced that there is something not right about the snowmen in his yard...A man takes drastic steps to reconcile with his estranged daughters on Christmas Eve...Santa Claus takes a ride into the heart of darkness...A widower joins the search for a missing woman in an eerily deserted town...And a young man spends one last Christmas with his ailing father... -
![Don't Scream 3: 30 More Tales to Terrify by Blair Daniels]()
Don't Scream 3: 30 More Tales to Terrify by Blair Daniels
8 ratingsI hear a train outside my window. Every night, it gets closer. I got called to landscape a strange garden--that blooms in the middle of December. I visited the Titanic shipwreck. There's something down there no one should see... DON’T SCREAM 3 brings you 30 more terrifying tales for your darkest nights... -
![Found: An Anthology of Found Footage Horror Stories by Bev Vincent, Ali Seay]()
Found: An Anthology of Found Footage Horror Stories by Bev Vincent, Ali Seay
8 ratingsBetween April and August 2021 eighteen horror writers disappeared. Gathered together for the first time, these are the stories they were writing at the time of their disappearances.Reader caution is advised. Advance readers of this anthology have reported nausea, feelings of anxiety, paranoia and hallucinations after reading the texts included... -
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![The October Society: Season One by Christopher Robertson]()
The October Society: Season One by Christopher Robertson
8 ratingsHalloween approaches, and The October Society gathers. They come to share their stories. Tales of dark magic and crooked lies. Of tragic pasts and wicked cruelty. Of misguided misadventure and sinister pranks…Collected here are the first six episodes of the spookiest show that never was... -
![Strange Wine by Harlan Ellison]()
Strange Wine by Harlan Ellison
14 ratingsFrom Harlan Ellison, whom The Washington Post regards as a "lyric poet, satirist, explorer of odd psychological corners, and purveyor of pure horror and black comedy," comes Strange Wine... -
![From the Borderlands: Stories of Terror and Madness by Thomas F. Monteleone, Jon F. Merz]()
From the Borderlands: Stories of Terror and Madness by Thomas F. Monteleone, Jon F. Merz
12 ratingsEditors Elizabeth E. and Thomas F. Monteleone have reapeatedly transformed teh landscape of the modern horror story with their acclaimed Borderlands anthologies. Now in an indispensable new collection, they present twenty-five all-original tales of terror by today's acclaimed masters and the best new voices in horror fiction, including: Stephen KingWhitley StrieberJohn FarrisTom PiccirilliDavid J... -
![Borderlands by Thomas F. Monteleone, David B. Silva]()
Borderlands by Thomas F. Monteleone, David B. Silva
10 ratingsBorderlands is a horror anthology series not concerned with traditional elements of horror fiction. Borderlands is about breaking the mold and pushing the genre and its finest writers to the edge. Hailed as the anthology series of the 90s, Borderlands will remind you that horror can indeed be horrific. Read about a farmer who disdains his wife for a giant potato.. -
![The Best of Fritz Leiber by Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson]()
The Best of Fritz Leiber by Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson
8 ratingsContents:· The Wizard of Nehwon— · Poul Anderson · in · Gonna Roll the Bones · nv Dangerous Visions, ed... -
![The Apple Tree: A Short Novel and Several Long Stories by Daphne du Maurier]()
The Apple Tree: A Short Novel and Several Long Stories by Daphne du Maurier
8 ratingsContents:Monte VeritàVictorThe BirdsThe Apple TreeThe Little PhotographerKiss Me Again, StrangerThe Old...
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