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Kingdom of the Dead by Павел Корнев
6 ratingsWhat could be worse that getting stuck in a virtual world? Instead of enjoying the game, I found myself trapped inside my character’s dead body. Now the only way I can save myself is by procuring the Scroll of Rebirth. The problem is, my chances of getting it are slim. I’m an undead: an outlaw with no friends, only fickle allies, and plenty of enemies... -
Bad Things by Tamara Thorne
6 ratingsThe house has been in his family for generations. But it really belongs to them…The Piper clan emigrated from Scotland and founded the town of Santo Verde, California. The Gothic Victorian estate built there has housed the family for generations, and has also become home to an ancient evil forever linked to the Piper name…As a boy, Rick Piper discovered he had “the sight... -
Joe by H.D. Gordon
6 ratingsFrom the author of The Alexa Montgomery Saga comes a story that will take you into the mind of a genuine psychopath, the lives of six ordinary people, and the world of a very special girl named Joe. Joe is seemingly an ordinary college student. She works, studies and reads. But in between these activities, Joe has a gift that promises to add a dose of color into her life at any given moment... -
Silver Scream by David J. Schow
6 ratingsFrom the broken down picture palaces to glorious neon drive-ins, from the has-been stars of yesterday to the ambitious, rapacious would-be stars of tomorrow, Silver Scream presents the best that terror has to offer. Includes works from Clive Barker, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, and more. Original... -
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Objects of Worship by Claude Lalumière
6 ratingsTwelve strange, eerie, sensual stories by a bold new voice in weird fiction. Capricious gods rule a world of women. Zombies breed human cattle. The son of a superhero must decide between his heritage and his religion. Young lovers worship a primordial spider god. The apocalyptic rebirth of the god of the elephants . . -
Haunted by Tamara Thorne
10 ratingsIts violent, sordid past is what draws bestselling author David Masters to the infamous Vicorian mansion called Baudey House. Its shrouded history of madness and murder is just the inspiration he needs to wriote his ultimate masterpiece of horror. But what waits for David and his sixteen-year-old daughter, Amber, at Baudey House, is more terrifying than any legend.. -
Consultation With a Vampire by Patrick E. McLean
8 ratingsEdwin Windsor, Evil Efficiency Consultant, returns with his manic lawyer Topper and his faithful secretary in this prequel to How to Succeed in Evil. Edwin is approached by a vampire, who offers him the prospect of eternal life if Edwin will help him with the troubles the modern world has presented his kind... -
Forms of Heaven: Three Plays by Clive Barker by Clive Barker
6 ratingsThough each of these three plays evokes a different world, they share a vision of how imagination enriches and transforms our lives. From the haunted and bitersweet humor of Crazyface to the politically charged landscapes of Paradise Street and on to me erotic fantasy of Subtle Bodies, Barker demonstrates yet again why he is among the most popular and treasured of contemporary writers... -
Hot Blood by Jeff Gelb, Graham Masterton
12 ratingsPrepare to enter a world of obsession and attraction--a place where true love succumbs to total terror, lust may cost you your life, and what happens in the dark, stays in the dark... -
The Bizarro Starter Kit (Orange) by Carlton Mellick III, Andre Duza
8 ratingsThere's a new genre rising from the underground. Its name: BIZARRO. For years, readers have been asking for a category of fiction dedicated to the weird, crazy, cult side of storytelling that has become a staple in the film industry (with directors such as David Lynch, Takashi Miike, Tim Burton, and Lloyd Kaufman) but has been largely ignored in the literary world, until now... -
Caged by Amber Lynn Natusch
18 ratings"I stood in the middle of the room, unmoving – I barely breathed. My life had just become surreal, impossible, and one enormous lie. I needed to go, to run somewhere, anywhere to beat back the reality that was rapidly closing in around me. The image of him was burned into my retina, flashing over and over again like a warning... -
Deadly After Dark by Michael Garrett, Forrest J. Ackerman
6 ratingsWitness a troubled man whose painful past returns to haunt him in an unexpectedly pleasurable way. A lonely boy meets a girl who can be anyone he wants her to be...for a price. A curious couple's foray into the swinger scene turns into a deadly test for both of them... -
كيغار by منى سلامة
18 ratingsزهـرة صغيـرة انتُزعت مـن تربتهـا، وتفتحت في أرض أخرى لا تليق ببهائهـا.حاولت أن تتشبث بالحيـاة؛ فأبت السماء أن تسقيها من فيض غيمهـا، وسقتها الحيـاة من المرار والألم كؤوسًا.نبتت لها أشـواك، وتلوَّنت بلون الهـلاك، وأخفت رحيقها بمعزل تخشى بطش الأزمـان... -
Hadon of Ancient Opar by Philip José Farmer
6 ratingsOpar...the Atlantean colony in the heart of Tarzan's Africa.Opar...in the words of Edgar Rice Burroughs, a hidden city of "gold and silver, ivory and apes, and peacocks."Opar.. -
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Obsession by Ramsey Campbell
6 ratingsFour young friends, troubled by personal problems, find their wishes horrifyingly granted and twenty-five years later, still haunted by the tragic consequences of their wishes, try to break their pacts with the Devil... -
Never Slow Dance with a Zombie by E. Van Lowe
10 ratingsPrincipal Taft's 3 Simple Rules for Surviving a Zombie Uprising:Rule #1: While in the halls, walk slowly and wear a vacant expression on your face. Zombies won't attack other zombies.Rule #2: Never travel alone. Move in packs. Follow the crowd. Zombies detest blatant displays of individuality.Rule #3: If a zombie should attack, do not run. Instead, throw raw steak at to him. Zombies love raw meat... -
These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales: Stories by Jim Knipfel
8 ratingsFrom the irresistibly droll mind of Jim Knipfel comes These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales, a series of twisted fables that echo with pinpoint acuity... -
The Stand: Soul Survivors by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Stephen King
30 ratingsM-O-O-N spells the start of the third volume of Marvel's critically acclaimed adaptation of Stephen King's horror epic. Nick Andros has hit the road and teamed up with the child-like Tom Cullen... -
The Collected Sandman Covers, 1989-1997 by Dave McKean, Neil Gaiman
18 ratingsThese stunning images combining painting, photography, sculpture, and computer manipulation were first published as cover art for the most acclaimed fantasy comic book series of the decade... -
The Stand: Hardcases by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Stephen King
18 ratingsThe Trashcan Man was spared for a reason. To join the Dark Man Randall Flagg's swelling army and to set the world on fire... -
The Stand: No Man's Land by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Stephen King
16 ratingsWhile Frannie and Stu struggle to find a balance between their personal lives and their public personas, an unholy, unspeakable alliance is born between Harold Lauder and Nadine Cross. It's a date with destiny, orchestrated by the Dark Man, and it could very well mean doom for the Boulder Free Zone... -
The Stand: The Night Has Come by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Stephen King
16 ratingsIt's all been building to this, True Believers: the ultimate conflict between Good and Evil... -
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Watchmen #1 by Alan Moore
40 ratingsFeaturing the first appearance of Rorschach, Ozymandias, Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre, Nite Owl, and the Comedian! When the Comedian dies, a series of events are set into motion that bring the world ever closer to a deadly threat no one saw coming... -
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Saga #7 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fonografiks
14 ratingsBrian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' smash-hit ongoing series returns! An all-new adventure begins, as new parents Marko and Alana make an unexpected discovery in the vast emptiness of outer space... -
Saga #5 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fonographiks
15 ratingsThe smash hit ongoing series from Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples continues, as Prince Robot IV's hunt for Hazel and her parents takes a deadly turn... -
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
41 ratingsThis masterpiece of modern comics storytelling brings to vivid life a dark world and an even darker man. Together with inker Klaus Janson and colorist Lynn Varley, writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in his saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, ten years after the Dark Knight's retirement... -
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