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Book SynopsisPacked with action, humor, sex, and big gay feelings, The Z Word is the queer Zombieland you didn’t know you needed.Chaotic bisexual Wendy is trying to find her place in the queer community of San Lazaro, Arizona, after a bad breakup—which is particularly difficult because her ex is hooking up with some of her friends. And when the people around them start turning into violent, terrifying mindless husks, well, that makes things harder. Especially since the infection seems to be spreading.Now, Wendy and her friends and frenemies—drag queen Logan, silver fox Beau, sword lesbian Aurelia and her wife Sam, mysterious pizza delivery stoner Sunshine, and, oh yeah, Wendy’s ex-girlfriend Leah—have to team up to stay alive, save Pride, and track the zombie outbreak to its shocking source. Hopefully without killing each other first.The Z Word is a propulsive, funny, emotional horror debut about a found family coming

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Book SynopsisFrom bestselling gothic horror author Darcy Coates comes a terrifying story of cruelty, despair, and long-forgotten secrets. There's someone in Rookward House, and she's always watching...When Guy finds the deed to a house in his mother's attic, it seems like an incredible stroke of luck. Sure, it hasn't been inhabited in years and vines strangle the age-stained walls, but Guy's convinced he can clean the building up and sell it. He'd be crazy to turn down free money. Right?Rookward House may be hours away from its nearest neighbor, but he can't escape the feeling that he's being watched. Still, he doesn't believe in ghost stories and decides to camp in the crumbling old mansion while he does repairs. Surely nothing too bad can happen in the space of a week.But there's a reason no one lives in the haunting house, with its twisting shadows and whispering walls. The dilapidated rooms aren't as empty as they seem. Forty years ago, a deranged woman tormented the family that made Rookward its home. Now her ghost clings to the building like rot. She's bitter, obsessive, and fiercely jealous... and once Guy has moved into her house, she has no intention of letting him go.A disturbing tale of haunted houses and the things that live inside them, The Haunting of Rookward House is:Perfect for fans of Simone St. James and Shirley JacksonFor lovers of horror and ghost storiesHorror novels also By Darcy Coates:The Haunting of Ashburn HouseCraven ManorCarrow HauntThe House Next DoorVoices in the Snow

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Book SynopsisThree standalone novellas, telling three chilling ghost stories, by three of the finest new voices in fiction.A full-time medium and part-time cook is recruited by the nightmarish Boneman to hunt down and destroy a monster…Two children of warring houses, in a city-state ruled by the noble houses’ long-dead ancestors, fall in love…In a hidden college in America, a man and the shade of his wife seek out the answers behind her death…

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Book SynopsisH.P. Lovecraft was the inventor of cosmic horror, of weird fiction and the Cthulhu mythology. His stories, incubated by a lonely and febrile childhood, found purchase in the fertile earth of pulp fiction where he inspired many other writers, from Robert E. Howard, to Robert Bloch and Clark Ashton Smith, many of whom also collaborated on the several short stories, some of which are also included here, in this special deluxe edition. This title, alongside H.G. Wells Short Stories, is a companion volume to our hugely successful Gothic Fantasy series of classic and modern writers.

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Book Synopsis"In every respect, Campbell's best." - Kirkus Reviews Isolated on the moors of northern England, the town of Moonwell has remained faithful to their Druid traditions and kept their old rituals alive. Right-wing evangelist Godwin Mann isn’t about to let that continue, and his intolerant brand of fundamentalism has struck a chord with the residents. But Mann goes too far when he descends into the pit where the ancient being who’s been worshipped by the Druids for centuries is said to dwell. What emerges is a demon in Mann’s shape, and only the town’s outcasts can see that something is horribly wrong. As the evil spreads, Moonwell becomes cut off from the rest of the world… FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Trade Review"This horror story is beautifully written, populated with well-realized characters and pervaded by an increasingly chilling atmosphere of dread and anxiety." -- Publishers Weekly"In every respect, Campbell's best." -- Kirkus Reviews“Britain’s most respected living horror writer” -- Oxford Companion to English Literature“Easily the best horror writer working in Britain today” -- Time Out“Britain’s leading horror writer... His novels have been getting better and better” -- City Limits“One of Britain’s most accomplished horror writers” -- Oxford Star“The John Le Carre of horror fiction” -- Bookshelf, Radio 4“One of the best real horror writers at work today” -- Interzone“The greatest living exponent of the British weird fiction tradition” -- The Penguin Encyclopaedia of Horror and the Supernatural“England’s contemporary king of the horror genre” -- Atlanta Constitution“One of the few real writers in our field... In some ways Ramsey Campbell is the best of us all” -- Peter Straub“Ramsey Campbell has a talent for terror – he knows how to give you nightmares while you’re still awake... Only a few writers can lay claim to such a level of consummate craftsmanship” -- Robert Bloch“Campbell writes the most terrifying horror tales of anyone now alive” -- Twilight Zone Magazine“He is unsurpassed in the subtle manipulation of mood... You forget you’re just reading a story” -- Publishers Weekly“One of the world’s finest exponents of the classic British ghost story” -- Sounds“Britain’s greatest living horror writer” -- Alan Moore“For sheer ability to compose disturbing, evocative prose, he is unmatched in the horror/fantasy field... He turns the traditional horror novel inside out, and makes it work brilliantly” -- Fangoria“Britain’s leading horror novelist” -- New Statesman“Campbell writes the most disturbing horror fiction around” -- Today“Ramsey Campbell is better than all the rest of us put together” -- Dennis Etchison“Ramsey Campbell is the best horror writer alive, period” -- Thomas Tessier“A horror writer in the classic mould... Britain’s premier contemporary exponent of the art of scaring you out of your skin” -- Q Magazine“The undisputed master of the psychological horror novel” -- Robert Holdstock“Perhaps the most important living writer in the horror fiction field” -- David Hartwell“Ramsey Campbell’s work is tremendous” -- Jonathan Ross“Campbell is a rightful tenant of M. R. James country, the genuine badlands of the human psyche” -- Norman Shrapnel in the Guardian“One of the world’s finest exponents of the classic British ghost story... His writing explores the potential for fear in the mundane, the barely heard footsteps, the shadow flitting past at the edge of one’s sight” -- Daily Telegraph“Britain’s greatest horror writer... Realistic, subtle and arcane” -- Waterstones Guide to Books“Ramsey Campbell is the nearest thing we have to an heir to M. R. James” -- Times“Campbell is literate in a field which has attracted too many comic-book intellects, cool in a field where too many writers – myself included – tend toward panting melodrama... Good horror writers are quite rare, and Campbell is better than just good” -- Stephen King“Easily the finest practising British horror novelist and the one whose work can most wholeheartedly be recommended to those who dislike the genre... His misclassification as a genre writer obscures his status as the finest magic realist Britain possesses this side of J. G. Ballard” -- Daily Telegraph“The most sophisticated and highly regarded of British horror writers” -- Financial Times“He writes of our deepest fears in a precise, clear prose that somehow manages to be beautiful and terrifying at the same time. He is a powerful, original writer, and you owe it to yourself to make his acquaintance” -- Washington Post“The foremost stylist and innovator in British horror fiction” -- The Scream Factory“There are a few writers who are special. They make the world in their books; or rather, they open a window or a door or a magic casement, and they show you the world in which they live. Ramsey Campbell, for example, writes stories that, read in quantity, will re-form your world into a grey and ominous place in which strange shapes flicker at the corner of your eyes, and a patch of smoke or a blown plastic shopping bag takes on some kind of ghastly significance.” -- Neil Gaiman“One of the century’s great literary exponents of the gothic and horrific” -- Guardian

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Book SynopsisThe epic tale takes a new turn, as Alpi hunts for her parents in the fourth volume of the hit Magical Girl manga! Alpi and Perenai find unlikely friends, and journey to a wondrous places to find her lost family!The adventure continues and Alpi and her assistant Perenai strike out again to help ease the passing of the spirits of the world! Alpi gains a clue in the hunt for her lost parents, as an unlikely friend passes on a tale of their meeting! The hints lead them to a legendary library city, where all the knowledge in the world just might help them on their quest!

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Book SynopsisA heist by the Serenity crew goes badly wrong in a captivating original Firefly tie-in novel from the award-winning series by Titan Books. City of sin Neapolis: a desert city on planet Bethel where all manner of entertainment can be found: high-stakes gambling, luxurious hotels, exclusive clubs and any form of diversion imaginable may be had for a price. It's the eve of the annual carnival: three days of decadent revelry, and Serenity arrives to take a security job, guarding a costly shipment. An unattainable ransom Tragedy strikes: the shipment is stolen, and the wealthy owner kidnaps Zoe and Book, holding them to ransom for the lost shipment's value. If Mal can't find the enormous sum of five hundred platinum by the next evening, both of them will be killed. A race against time As the carnival begins the crew must attempt the impossible, calling on contacts, calling in favours, and revealing hidden talents to save their crewmates' lives. Meanwhile, the hostages have their own plans...Trade ReviewPraise for Big Damn Hero "Feels like it could be a lost episode from the show" The Verge

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Book SynopsisTales of ghosts, monsters and murderers have terrified and delighted readers for thousands of years.This spine-chilling collection features retellings of eight classic horror stories. From the disturbing short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, to gothic classics and chilling ghost stories, this striking anthology is the perfect introduction to the world of horror.Includes:DraculaFrankenstein The Masque of the Red DeathBluebeard And many more...Written by Matt Ralphs and with vivid illustrations by artist Taylor Dolan.Trade ReviewYou won't get much better than this collection of spine-chilling retellings of horror classics. * CultureFly *

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Book SynopsisA man returns to the cult he escaped from to bury his brother, only to discover the past is monstrous, hungry and mutating, in this devilishly gory body horror. Perfect for fans of Adam Nevill and John Carpenter.

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Book SynopsisA young boy's life is upended after the arrival of his grandfather, who is hiding a terrifying secret in this sweltering southern gothic horror, perfect for fans of Cassandra Khaw and John Langan.

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Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestseller and author of Netflix's The Silence comes a terrifying horror novel set in a melting Arctic landscape. Something deadly has lain dormant for thousands of years, but now the permafrost is giving up its secrets... Estranged friends Dean and Bethan meet after five years apart when they are drawn to a network of caves on a remote Arctic island. Bethan and her friends are environmental activists, determined to protect the land. But Dean's group's exploitation of rare earth minerals deep in the caves unleashes an horrific contagion that has rested frozen and undisturbed for many millennia. Fleeing the terrors emerging from the caves, Dean and Bethan and their rival teams undertake a perilous journey on foot across an unpredictable and volatile landscape. The ex-friends must learn to work together again if they're to survive... and more importantly, stop the horror from spreading to the wider world. A propulsive horror thriller--fast-moving, frightening, and shockingly relevant-this adventure will grip you until the final terrifying page.Trade ReviewPraise for Among the Living: "A nail-biting scientific thriller worthy of Michael Crichton. Readers will be wowed." Publishers Weekly "Tim Lebbon is the absolute king of modern climate-change eco-horror. Fans of EDEN will adore this one, set on an island in the Arctic Circle, where something lurks in caves underneath the permafrost. Explosions! Body horror! A doomed ship! MONSTERS" Ally Wilkes, author of All the White Spaces "The closest thing to an actual nightmare I've encountered on the page in a very long time. Among the Living is doom-laden, frantic, desperation horror of the highest order, filled with the most what-the-f**k twists you'll read all year. Lebbon is a master." Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones and All Hallows "Among The Living may be Tim Lebbon's best work yet. Riveting, immersive and timely, it pits flawed, damaged people in an unequal and desperate struggle to prevent a catastrophe that may be just around the corner for us all. Read it now." Daniel Church, author of The Hollows "Tim Lebbon is a master of weird fiction! Among the Living is a riot of body horror, desperation, wild action, and totally relatable characters. Bloody brilliant!" Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Cave 13 and Empty Graves "A heart-pounding suspense novel set in a highly believable, not-too-distant future, with humankind and the environment bringing the terror in equal measures. Among the Living is yet another absolute belter from Tim Lebbon, a true master of the eco-horror subgenre." Rio Youers, author of Lola on Fire and No Second Chances "Among the Living is expertly tense, showcasing not only the dread of human distrust, but the destructive possibilities that rest beneath the surface. Tim Lebbon is a master of eco horror." Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award-winning author "At the melting edge of the world, Lebbon confidently cracks open the earth to confront our cosmic insignificance." Andrew F. Sullivan, author of The Marigold and The Handyman Method "When it comes to ending the world, nobody does it better than Tim Lebbon, and Among the Living is his most intense, harrowing effort yet." Brian Keene, Bram Stoker Award -winning author

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Book SynopsisIn this stunning new collection of four horror stories, award-winning author Rachel Harrison explores themes of body image, female friendship, heartbreak and hauntings with her trademark humour and insight.

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Book SynopsisWelcome to the little town of Playnesville. Things might seem a little strange here but be assured that these are just regular folks... regular folks with most irregular experiences. From these irregularities arise great stories and here is just one of those stories, told by a real-life local at the trusty town pub, ever present for any weary travellers. This here story in particular is concerned with the history behind ''The Mercantile: General Store'' which was the location of some very strange and sinister goings-on... things you''d rather see only in your nightmares. Violence, mystery and terror fills the quiet town of Playnesville, but the simple lives of the townsfolk must go on.

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Book SynopsisA grieving mother and son hope to survive Christmas in a remote mountain cabin in Pennsylvania, in this chilling novella of dread, isolationand sinister spirits lurking in the frozen woods. Perfect for fans of The Only Good Indians, The ShiningandTheBabadook.Two weeks ago, Christine Sinclaire?s husband slipped off the roof while hanging Christmas lights and fell to his death on the front lawn.Desperate to escape her guilt and her grief, Christine packs up her fifteen-year-old son and the family cat and flees to the cabin they?d reserved deep in the remote Pennsylvania Wilds to wait out the holidays.It isn?t long before Christine begins to hear strange noises coming from the forest. When she spots a horned figure watching from between frozen branches, Christine assumes it?s just a forest animal?a moose, maybe, since the property manager warned her about them, said they?d stomp a body so deep into the snow nobody?d find it ?til spring.But moose don?t walk upright like the shadowy figure does.They don?t call Christine?s name with her dead husband?s voice.

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Book SynopsisTales about ghosts are as old as human culture itself but the ghost story as a distinguished literary form reached its apogee in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As traditional religions declined in the West during those years, people looked for new ways of describing the spiritual realities explained by religion. The ghost story is a literary expression of this need, its rise corresponding to the growing popularity of Spiritualism. Ghost stories balance the increasingly powerful scientific materialism of the age with intimations that there are other orders of experience which we cannot define and only glimpse. The Everyman selection of ghost stories includes examples from this period by major writers such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Guy de Maupassant, Henry James and Edith Wharton. M. R. James is featured as a specialist in the genre. Later writers include Elizabeth Bowen, Penelope Lively and Ray Bradbury.One feature of this collection is to show that there is more to the ghost story than the thrill of horror, important though that is. These stories include comedy and tragedy, pathos, drama and even poetry. Each is a masterpiece in its own right, irrespective of whether or not we believe in the realm of spectres.

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Book Synopsis"Cottam is a masterly maven of the deeply disturbing occult. His latest may well leave you with nightmares Kirkus ReviewsIn the 1500s an almanac full of magic spells was put together by someone intent on bringing about The End Times. It has resurfaced and is being used indiscriminately.An unexpected lunar eclipse. A poisonous fog that cripples the capital. Statues that weep blood.As the catalogue of calamities mount, fear and paranoia provoke rumours of terrorist attacks. But from whom?History professor Juliet Harrington is an authority on sixteenth-century mysticism and a long-time believer in the existence of the Almanac of Forbidden Wisdom, a potent spell-book legend insists was compiled in that period by a cabal of powerful occultists. Its magic is summoned though only at disastrous cost, signalled by The Auguries. Juliet is convinced that the recent plague of disasters means someone reckless is using the book - and she has little time left to stop them.,br>

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Book SynopsisLeo Moran - connoisseur, private investigator, seer of visions - sets out from the splendid isolation of his Glasgow apartment for Biggnarbriggs Hall in Kirkcudbrightshire. He soon finds himself haunted by visions after a local girl mysteriously disappears.

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Book SynopsisWhen Ruby Davis gets a distressed call from Rosie Cowell, the latest inhabitant of Blakemort, little does she know that her life too will change forever, from the moment she steps over the threshold.

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Book SynopsisAlex Katz illustrates Hawthorne’s classic gothic tale of Puritan New England While enrolled in an illustration course at Cooper Union in 1948, Alex Katz (born 1927) created nine ink drawings to accompany Nathaniel Hawthorne’s gothic romance, The House of the Seven Gables. Published a century earlier, in 1851, Hawthorne’s classic novel is a solemn study of greed, guilt and atonement under the Puritan moral code of 19th-century New England, inspired by the curse pronounced on Hawthorne's own family by a condemned woman during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–64) was one of the most influential American writers of the 19th century, known for his darkly romantic stories and novels such as The Scarlet Letter. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and belonged to a prominent circle of New England–based writers and philosophers including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Louisa May Alcott. Alex Katz (born 1927) is a New York–based artist known for his large-scale Pop-inspired canvases of two-dimensional figures set against monochrome backgrounds. For over seven decades, his work has been the subject of hundreds of solo and group exhibitions worldwide.

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Book SynopsisSome vampires live to feast on the blood of their victims. Others just want to score super limited edition anime merch!Hina Alucard is a modern vampire who drinks blood from bags instead of from humans. But she's also a complete shut-in who hasn't left the house in 30 years. In an effort to reach her, Hina's dad does something that changes her lifehe gives her a DVD of the Vampire Cross anime! Hina is instantly obsessed, especially with the character Mao. But it's difficult to fangirl as hard as she wants from her bedroom in Romania, so now Hina is out of the house and off to Japan to live her otaku dream!Kyuta's having a hard time bouncing back after being attacked at the vampire bar, so Hina decides to drag him to some cute animal therapy at the zoo. But things definitely don't go as planned when Mao's voice actor crashes their date! Ordinarily, Hina would be thrilled to bump into her fave, but Rinya has too many secrets and asks too many questions for her to enjoy the occasion. Not to mention that his presence is ruining any benefit the cute animals had on Kyuta's mood!

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Book SynopsisAn unwilling magnet for the supernatural and a ghost-hunting little girl join forces to capture Japan's most terrifying and dangerous spirits.After a dangerous encounter with a malevolent spirit, Keitaro Gentoga wants nothing to do with the supernatural. Unfortunately for this reluctant ghost magnet, he's stuck helping Yayoi Hozukia strange young girl who's intent on capturing Japan's most terrifying ghosts and ghouls. The final stage of Operation Bellflower Regicide begins when Yayoi finally unleashes the full might of her Graduates on Yin Jiao. The fates of Ai, Keitaro, Eiko, and Yayoi all hang in the balance as seven of the deadliest ghosts Japan has ever seen square off against one truly monstrous god.

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Book SynopsisNEW REVELATIONS AND NEW CHALLENGES!After escaping the world that depicted a despair-filled future, Miharu uncovers the pasts of his father Touma, Knecht, and Drosselmeyer. With renewed determination, he ventures back to the basement of the Santa Claus House to save his mother, only to reunite with a certain someone...In this perilous journey, he encounters the final two Reindeer, Dancer and Prancer, and is entrusted with a new mission. The war for Christmas intensifies in volume eight!

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Book SynopsisGod has abandoned the world.Perfect for fans of Susanna Clarke and Andrew Taylor!A country in flames.1791. The age of belief and superstition is passing. A new light dawns. In Paris, revolution threatens to set the world ablaze.But whose hand stokes the fire?Across the sea in England, Thomas Peach lives in quiet retirement. Some call him a magician, others a madman. But when his friend the poetess Arabella Farthingay falls prey to a sinister seducer, Mr Peach''s fading powers are called on once more.He follows her to France - and into a world where reason contends with terror, brotherhood with bloodshed, and the last remnants of faith with the oldest enemy of them all...Praise for Jas Treadwell:''Treadwell''s book is a magnificent pastiche of 18th-century fiction''The Sunday Times''Tristram Shandy meets Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

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Book SynopsisAn intrepid young woman journeys across Victorian London and beyond in search of the truth behind the presumed death, and reappearance one icy evening, of her brother-in-law, in this gripping and mysterious gothic horror. Perfect for fans of The Haunting of Hill House and readers of Sarah Waters. London 1893. Judith lives a solitary life, save for the maid who haunts the family home in which she resides. Mourning the death of her brother-in-law, Sam, who drowned in an accident a year earlier, she distracts herself with art classes, books and strange rituals, whilst the rest of her family travel the world. One icy evening, conducting a ritual in her garden she discovers Sam, alive. He has no memory of the past year, and remembers little of the accident that appeared to take his life. Desperate to keep his reappearance a secret until she can discover the truth about what happened to him, Judith journeys outside of the West London Jewish community she calls home, to the scene of Sam's accident. But there are secrets waiting there for Judith, things that have been dormant for so long, and if she is to uncover all of them, she may have to admit to truths that she has been keeping from herself.Trade Review‘Unquiet deceptively presents itself like a frozen lake: The further one treads across E. Saxey's haunting, delicate text, the closer to cracking the ice one gets. I fell through this gorgeously gothic novel and still haven't come up for air.’ Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters‘A wonderful gothic novel rife with mystery and unease; perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson.’ A.C. Wise, award-winning author of Wendy, Darling and Hooked.‘Told with beguiling lyricism and compelling intensity, E. Saxey’s novel Unquiet is an artful and complex masterwork of contemporary Gothic fiction that will leave readers unsettled and clamoring for more written by such an exciting and unique voice in horror.’ Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes‘An exquisite gothic piece. Wrap yourself up and try and decide whether it's warm like bedsheets or cold like a shroud.’ Kieron Gillen, Hugo-nominated author of The Wicked + the Divine, DIE and Once & Future'A brooding psychological gothic mystery, steeped in the darkest realms of folklore. Literally dripping with grief, desire, and guilt.' Essie Fox, bestselling author of The Sonambulist'Elegantly and compellingly written, Unquiet draws upon Victorian occultism and English folk tradition to create a contemporary masterwork of uncanny literature. Quiet horror lives in Saxey's work and haunts us long after the last page is turned. Reading it feels like rediscovering a classic.' Ramsey Campbell‘A brooding psychological gothic mystery, steeped in the darkest realms of folklore. Literally dripping with grief, desire, and guilt.’ Essie Fox, bestselling author of The Sonambulist Beautifully written, dark, subtle and curious, Unquiet is one to savour and savour again. I loved it.’ A.J. Elwood, author of The Cottingley Cuckoo and The Other Lives of Miss Emily White'Delicate and undeniably beautiful' Publishers Weekly"A richly atmospheric, beautifully written period piece that is both an exploration of stuffy Victorian morality and an eerie Gothic mystery." Starburst Magazine'I loved this glimpse into Judith’s interior world of loneliness and secrets. The ghostly scenery and mesmeric prose make this one of my favourite books of the year so far.' Verity M. Holloway, author of The Others of Edenwell‘Disquieting, atmospheric – a novel that will keep you on edge throughout.’ Marie O’Regan, author of best-selling novel Celeste and The Last Ghost, editor of Phantoms, The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women, Twice Cursed and The Other Side of Never‘Unquiet is a sly, enigmatic incantation of a book, full of mysteries and half-truths. E. Saxey creates something unique, both Gothic and quietly folk-horror-inflected, in their tale of grief, loss, unquiet spirits and outsiders.’ Ally Wilkes, Bram Stoker Award®-nominated author of All the White Spaces‘With its deft prose, vivid characters and compelling plot, Unquiet really got under my skin. Tense, haunting and evocative, this is a gothic tale that won't let you rest until you've unearthed every last one of its secrets.’ Louise Carey, co-author of The Steel Seraglio‘An engrossing, delicately atmospheric mystery’ Kit Whitfield, author of Benighted and In the Heart of Hidden Things‘Dreamlike happenings, unexplained footsteps, and muddy trails: suffused with dread, and very elegantly written, Unquiet is a Gothic mystery to become mired in.’ Aliya Whiteley, author of The Beauty and Skyward InnPRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR[A] vast array of speculative ideas, which, even when wildly inventive and unfamiliar, all stem from grounded human struggles. Saxey is a writer to watch. - Publishers Weekly[A] core sense of unease and uncertainty. And it’s in that in-between place that this collection thrives. - Ancillary Review of BooksLost in the Archives will bear up for multiple rereadings, its entries speaking to a variety of moods. - The Future Fire

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Book Synopsis"Even as she screamed, her voice became thin, like a crying of wind; then she melted into a bright white mist that spired to the roof beams. Never again was she seen."Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan (which means "ghost story" in Japanese) is the first and most famous collection of Japanese yokai stories ever published. This unforgettable collection of 17 eerie tales and 3 original cultural studies by Hearn are based on traditional oral tales passed down for generations. They are fresh reminders of the dark and mysterious corners of the Japanese psyche, from popular representations in anime, manga and video games to Masaki Kobayashi's Oscar-nominated horror film Kwaidan.This new edition includes over 20 full-color woodblock prints that showcase the rich visual tradition of Japanese Yokai. A new foreword by Michael Dylan Foster, the leading Western expert on Yokai literature, places the stories in context and explains the lasting importance of Hearn's pioneering look at Japan's bewitching spirit world.The stories in this volume include: "Yuki-onna" — A ghostly woman saves a man during a fierce snowstorm then gives him a deadly warning… "The Story of Mimi-Nashi-Hoichi" — A musician is unwittingly called upon by a Samurai to perform for the dead, with bloody consequences. "Diplomacy" — A Samurai warrior avoids the ghostly revenge of a man he intends to kill by outsmarting him before striking he strikes the death blow. Hearn is the best-known early Western interpreter of Japanese culture and was particularly interested in tales of the supernatural. He eagerly gathered "delicate, transparent, ghostly sketches" in his adopted land and translated them with gusto. His English versions were translated back into Japanese and are considered classics of Japanese literature to this day—eagerly devoured by Japanese school children.

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Book SynopsisIt is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort the Wallachian Prince infamously known as Count Dracula. His polluted bloodline spreads through London as its citizens increasingly choose to become vampires. In the grim backstreets of Whitechapel, a killer known as 'Silver Knife' is cutting down vampire girls. The eternally young vampire Geneviere Dieudonné and Charles Beauregard of the Diogenes Club are drawn together as they both hunt the sadistic killer, bringing them ever closer to England's most bloodthirsty ruler yet.Trade ReviewPraise for Anno Dracula: "Compulsory reading... Glorious" - Neil Gaiman "Stephen King assumes we hate vampires; Anne Rice makes it safe to love them, because they hate themselves. Kim Newman suspects that most of us live with them... Anno Dracula is the definitive account of that post-modern species, the self-obsessed undead." - New York Times "A brilliantly witty parallel-world saga... builds sure-footedly to bravura climax which entirely redefines 'Victorian values'" - Daily Telegraph "Anno Dracula will leave you breathless... one of the most creative novels of the year" - Seattle Times "Politics, horror and romance are woven together in this brilliantly imagined and realised novel. Newman's prose is a delight, his attention to detail spellbinding" - Time Out "A tour de force which succeeds brilliantly" - The Times "A marvellous marriage of political satire, melodramatic intrigue, gothic horror and alternative history. Not to be missed." - The Independent "A ripping yarn, an adventure romp of the best blood, and a satisfying... read" - Washington Post Book World "Powerful... compelling entertainment... a fiendishly clever banquet of dark treats" - San Francisco Chronicle "The most comprehensive, brilliant, dazzlingly audacious vampire novel to date. 'Ultimate' seems an apt description... Anno Dracula is at once playful, horrific, intelligent and revelatory... Newman's prose will remain gloriously unique." - Locus "Anno Dracula couldn't be more fun if Bram Stoker had scripted it for Hammer. It's a beautifully constructed Gothic epic that knocks almost every other vampire novel out for the count." - Christopher Fowler "Bloody excellent. Kim Newman has exsanguinated the best of fact and fiction and created a vivid vampirous Victorian world uniquely his own. This clever, delicious extravaganza - Hammer Horror meets True (Blue) Blood - is just the tonic for the year of a Royal Wedding." - Stephen Volk "Anno Dracula is the smart, hip Year Zero of the vampire genre's ongoing revolution." - Paul McAuley "Kim Newman's answer to Thatcher's 'Victorian Values'" - TLS

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Book SynopsisI gobbled it up in two sittings, quickly turning pages to see what would happen next. The windswept, desolate setting, cold, gloomy manor house and dark characters created the perfect stormy day read And did I mention the twists? Oh my goodness!' NetGalley reviewer, ?????When a young widow's little girl vanishes, could a dark family secret hold the answer?On the death of her aunt Gwyn, Lowri returns once more to Gwyn's home on the remote island of Anglesey, Wales, with her young daughter Ruby in tow. Lowri hadn't seen her aunt in years, but this beautiful island offers a fresh start.Yet right away, strange things begin to happen. Ruby insists an old woman is visiting her when no one else is watching, and a tattered old doll keeps being left for Ruby to find.Then Ruby goes missing. Desperately seeking answers no one seems to have, Lowri looks to her dark family past for clues. But the secrets she uncovers suggest that Ruby is not the only one in danger, and time is running out for both of themA terrifically dark and twisty tale that asks: can you ever really trust those closest to you? Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Cass Green and C.J. Tudor.Readers are gripped by The Last House on the Cliff: I absolutely loved [this], I loved the chills it gave me, especially reading it in the dark!' @Rubiereads, ?????Wonderful and captivatingI loved how the story unfolded with so many twists and turns and family secrets you could never imagine. Heart wrenching and heart breaking at times. It was utterly compelling and a real page turner.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????I loved this! Super suspenseful had me turning pages late through the night because I could not put it down until I had worked out all the twists Five stars.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Such a tense and atmospheric read This was gripping right from the first page and I could not put it down, twisty and unpredictable.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Gave me goosebumps the entire time the twists in the novel made it one of my fastest reads of the year. The family dynamics were so complicated, I had no idea who to trust.'NetGalley reviewer, ?????Trade ReviewReaders love Anne Wyn Clark ‘Creepy, claustrophobic and compelling! A beautifully written thriller that kept me glued to my Kindle’ Miranda Rijks, author of The Visitors ‘Haunting psychological suspense… Will send shivers down your spine’ Alice Hunter, author of The Serial Killer’s Wife “Whisper Cottage was a dark and atmospheric thriller that pulled me in from the very first page.” Stephanie DeCarolis, author of The Guilty Husband 'Chilling and wonderfully atmospheric, with an ending that took me surprise – I couldn’t put it down' Amanda Brittany, author of Her Last Lie

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Book SynopsisA powerful Nigeria-set horror tale of possession, malevolent ghosts, family tensions, secrets and murder from the recipient of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement and 'Queen of African Horror'. For readers of Octavia Butler, Ben Okri and Koji Suzuki.

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Book SynopsisThe first day they met was on the train. While Akiha Konno was on his way to his first day of school in Tokyo, some creep just had to touch his butt...Thankfully, the nice college guy saved him, but, uhhh...Akiha really didn't mean to just glomp him like that! Worse, he called the fox ears that appear when he's all worked up cute! Welp, it's not like he'll ever see him again...

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Book SynopsisIn the capital, Nineveh, resides a deep and complex man, the power behind the King of the World. Faced with unforeseen disaster that threatens his authority, he emerges as a psychopathic killer.The author uses his familiarity with ancient writings preserved in the world's museums to recreate a vanished world in which those who step from the shadows in ruthless violence to pursue ultimate control show themselves at the same time to be disconcertingly human.The tight prose and graphic illustrations make this a gripping and unusual tale not of this world, but at the same time weirdly familiar.

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Book SynopsisIt is the spring of 1895, and more than a decade of combating eldritch entities has cost Dr John Watson his beloved wife Mary, and nearly broken the health of Sherlock Holmes. Yet the companions do not hesitate when they are called to the infamous Bedlam lunatic asylum, where they find an inmate speaking in R’lyehian, the language of the Old Ones. Moreover, the man is horribly scarred and has no memory of who he is. The detectives discover that the inmate was once a scientist, a student of Miskatonic University, and one of two survivors of a doomed voyage down the Miskatonic River to capture the semi-mythical shoggoth. Yet how has he ended up in London, without his wits? And when the man is taken from Bedlam by forces beyond normal mortal comprehension, it becomes clear that there is far more to the case than one disturbed Bostonian. It is only by learning what truly happened on that fateful New England voyage that Holmes and Watson will uncover the truth, and learn who is behind the Miskatonic monstrosity…Trade Review"incredibly fun, frightful mysteries" - Barnes & Noble SFF blog "I devoured this book light a nightgaunt feeds off fear. Fans of either or both genres will certainly get a kick out of this series, and it remains highly recommended by myself" Hey Poor Player "a geuninely enjoyable read that fits remarkably well with the Holmes characters and canon" - The Crime Review "flows at a very fast pace and is an enjoyable read for fans of either Sherlock Holmes or Lovecraft" Girl Who Reads

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