Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
The History Press Ltd Hampshire and Isle of Wight Ghost Tales
Book SynopsisThe stories in this haunting collection are as ancient and modern, powerful and fantastical, ambiguous and ambivalent as the ghosts they feature. Here you will find tales of headless horses riding moonbeams, an entrance to another world on Marrowbones Hill, drowned sailors and ghost ships, and a girl riding pillion on a motorbike driven by her dead boyfriend all told in the distinct voice of noted storyteller Michael O'Leary who, for years, has wandered the highways and byways of Hampshire, immersed in the layers of ghost stories that have accumulated in this ancient county. Richly illustrated with original drawings, these tales are perfect for reading under the covers on dark, stormy nights.
£10.44
Little, Brown Book Group Irish Ghosts And Hauntings
Book SynopsisWhat is it about Ireland''s past that so haunts the imagination? More than one answer can be found in Michael Scott''s powerful new collection of twenty-nine tales. To start with, in a newly Christianised Ireland, monks do battle with a devilish monster that has killed a river. All the water in this collection, from rivers to lakes, conceal dangers that men and women would best avoid. Ready to tempt Ireland''s new conquerors - humankind - supernatural forces hide beneath waves, in bogs, in the very land, waiting. With his usual inventiveness, Michael Scott juxtaposes the old and the new, the ancient and modern, showing that in everyday situations, the curses of Ireland''s mythic past lie imp-like, threatening destruction.
£9.49
City Lights Books Cartoons
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Ascendente Books The Proctor Hall Horror 7 The Bayou Hauntings
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Austin Macauley Publishers Payment
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Night Plague
Book SynopsisThe third terrifying instalment in the Night Warriors series from master of horror Graham Masterton.AS THE WORLD SLEEPS, THE NIGHT WARRIORS FIGHTFor generations, the Night Warriors have used their powers to enter the dream world and defend humanity. Now, they face their most terrifying enemy yet: Isabel Gowdie, witch and mistress of Satan.Entombed for three centuries, her powers have grown stronger. Now her evil influence seeps through the earth, carrying the seeds of the Night Plague, a disease that twists souls into madness.The only way to stop it is to find Isabel Gowdie''s hidden prison. But time is short. Each night, more and more people fall to the Plague, and two of the Night Warriors are already infected they just don''t know it yet...Praise for Graham Masterton:''One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time'' Peter James''Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse ofTrade ReviewHaunting * The Bookseller *
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Vinci Books Black Magick Envy
Book SynopsisAstrange new merchant arrives in the Witch City, the League of the Moonare on high alert. Jagger Corey seemed to appear from nowhere. He's arrived with a dark wish, and unusual things have begun to happen in Salem. Henry Trank, called to Maine to take care of his ailing father, has disappeared. Joanne Trank is attacked on the Salem common by six supernatural entities. The Chief of the Salem Police goes missing on a routine wellness check. All seemingly unrelated events. In Salem, it's never that simple. Envy carries a steep price. And someone in the League of the Moon coven must pay. If he succeeds one will perish, and all will be changed forever. The gripping fourth book in the League of the Moon series. ______________________________________Praise for The League of the Moon series????? Never Disappoints. ????? An absolute must read!!!????? These are some of the most exciting page turners I have read in a long time!????? A great read. Love the characters and the
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Vinci Books Soul of the Witch
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Vinci Books Ltd. Ghost Writer
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Vinci Books Ltd. No Such Thing as Magic
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Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd Steve Nallons Ghost Stories
Book SynopsisSteve Nallon's GhostStoriesis a darkly humorous collection of twelve ghost stories for grown-ups offeringmodern takes on the classic British supernatural tradition together with a fascinating articleon the nature of the ghost story, focusing particularly on the great Victorianand Edwardian traditions.
£18.35
Scorpius Books Beginning Of The End dyslexicfriendly
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St. Martin's Publishing Group A New Lease on Death
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St Martin's Press Of Swamp Sea Volume One
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Roaring Brook Press Youth Group
Book SynopsisBuffy the Vampire Slayer meets The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina in this darkly funny YA graphic novel.When cynical, gothy Kay lets her mom talk her into joining the youth group at their church, she''s prepared for the dorky sing-alongs and the cheesy slogans about dodging temptation. What she isn''t prepared for is walking in on the clean-cut youth group leaders, Meg and Cortland, in the middle of a real-deal exorcism. Turns out these wholesome Christian teens are demon-hunting soldiers in a secret war that's heating up fast, and even if Kay wanted to stay on the sidelines, she doesn't have a choice she's a Blight, a human who demons can't possess, and that makes her a target.But Kay''s in good hands with her new friends for them, fighting literal demons is all in a Sunday's work!
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Tor Nightfire Ghost Station
Book SynopsisRelentlessly creepy and fantastically atmospheric...Ghost Station is space horror at its best.The New York TimesA crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S.A. Barnes, acclaimed author of Dead Silence.An abandoned planet. A hidden past. A deadly danger.Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of Eckhart-Reiser syndrome (ERS)the most famous case of which resulted in the brutal murders of twenty-nine people. It's personal to her, and when she's assigned to a small exploration crew who recently suffered the tragic death of a colleague, she wants to help. But as they begin to establish residency on an abandoned planet, it becomes clear that the crew is hiding something. And Ophelia's crewmates are far more interested in investigating the eerie, ancient planet and unraveling the mystery behind the previous colonizers' hasty departure th
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Tor Nightfire Your Shadow Half Remains
Book SynopsisThe Last of Us meets Bird Box in Sunny Moraine''s Your Shadow Half Remains, a post-apocalyptic tale where eye contact causes people to spiral into a deadly, violent rage.ONE LOOK CAN KILL.Riley has not seen a single human face in longer than she can reckon. No faces, no eyes. Not if you want to survive.But when a new neighbor moves in down the road, Riley's overwhelming need for human contact makes her throw caution to the wind. Somehow, in this world where other people can mean a gruesome, bloody death, Ellis makes her feel safe. As they grow closer, Riley's grip on reality begins to slip and she can no longer fight her deepest desires.All Riley wants to do is look.A refreshingly original take on dystopian fiction, Moraine''s latest is as haunting as it is thought provoking. Booklist (STARRED review)
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Hyperion American Werewolves
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DC Comics Saga of the Swamp Thing Book Four
Book SynopsisContinuing the hardcover collection of master comics writer Alan Moore’s award-winning run on The Saga of The Swamp Thing, this fourth volume brings Swamp Thing’s quest for self-discovery with the mystic John Constantine to its shattering conclusion. A harbinger of doom has been released with the sole charge of waking an evil beyond comprehension, and Swamp Thing, John Constantine, Deadman, The Phantom Stranger, Etrigan the Demon, The Spectre and other masters of the occult must unite against the dark forces that threaten to eradicate Heaven’s light.Trade Review"Hyperintelligent, emotionally potent, and, yes, fun. Grade: A."—Entertainment Weekly"Perhaps the brainiest and scariest horror narrative of the '80s."—Rolling Stone"Perhaps the first postmodern comic-book hero . . . unlike anything else in the Western artistic and literary tradition."—Salon
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Penguin Books Ltd Burn The Negative
Book SynopsisA chilling slasher from a razor-sharp new horror voice, perfect for fans of Grady Hendrix and the Scream franchiseA creepy, twisty, compulsively readable haunted house of a book built from horror movies and our obsessive response to them. Be sure to make the popcorn and dim the lights' Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts ---- Journalist Laura Warren arrives in L.A. to report on a remake of a ''90s horror flick. A cursed one, which she happened to star in as a child. When eight of the cast and crew died in ways that eerily mirrored the movie''s on-screen deaths, a traumatised Laura left and changed her entire identity. But just as she reaches the set, a man falls from a building right in front of her. It''s happening again. This time, Laura is determined to end the curse once and for all. If it doesn''t come for her first . . .
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Little, Brown Book Group The Infirmary
Book SynopsisTHE SANATORIUM meets THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE in this electrifying new ghostly thriller
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Orion Publishing Co Prophecy
Book SynopsisA game that turns to a nightmare ...
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Sourcebooks, Inc The Farmhouse
Book SynopsisEvery woman who has lived on this farm has died. Emily just moved in. When Emily Hauk's mother dies, it's time for her and her husband, Josh, to finally leave San Francisco. A farm in rural Nebraska is everything they want for a fresh start: clear skies, low costs, and distance from the grief back home. They should have asked why the farm was for sale. Three years ago, a teenage girl went missing from the farm. Soon after, the girl's mother mysteriously died. The deeper Emily digs, the more stories she finds of women with a connection to her new home who've met their own dark ends. The farmhouse was meant to be Emily's fresh start, but with each passing day, her sanctuary slips further away. The barn seems to move throughout her property, as though chasing her. Her mother's favorite music drifts across the corn. She swears she saw blood in one of the farmhand's trucks. And the screams that wake her are not foxes, no matter how many times her husband says otherwise. Despite Josh's
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Little, Brown Book Group The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu
Book SynopsisFor more than 80 years H. P. Lovecraft has inspired writers of horror and supernatural fiction with his dark vision of humankind''s insignificant place in a vast, uncaring cosmos. At the time of his death in 1937, Lovecraft was virtually unknown, but from early cult status his readership expanded exponentially; his nightmarish visions laying down roots in the collective imagination of his readers. Now this master of the macabre is accepted as part of the literary mainstream, as an American author of note, and the impact of his work on modern popular culture - in literature, film, television, music, the graphic arts, gaming and theatre - has been profound. As Stephen King wrote in Danse Macabre, the shadow of H. P. Lovecraft ''underlies almost all of the important horror fiction that has come since.''Today, Lovecraft''s themes of cosmic indifference, the utter insignificance of humankind, minds invaded by the alien, and the horrors of history remain not only viable mo
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Headline Publishing Group Last Ones Left Alive
Book Synopsis''Absolutely amazing... a cross between The Road by Cormac McCarthy and The Walking Dead'' Eoin Colfer''You''ll be terrified, fascinated and above all, uplifted by Orpen - a heroine to rival Philip Pullman''s Lyra or The Passage''s Amy'' StylistRaised by her mother and Maeve on Slanbeg, an island off the west coast of Ireland, Orpen has a childhood of love and stories by the fireside. But the stories grow darker, and the training begins. Ireland has been devoured by a ravening menace known as the skrake, and though Slanbeg is safe for now, the women must always be ready to run, or to fight.When Maeve is bitten, Orpen is faced with a dilemma: kill Maeve before her transformation is complete, or try to get help. So Orpen sets off, with Maeve in a wheelbarrow and her dog at her side, in the hope of finding other survivors, and a cure. It is a journey that will test Orpen to her limits, on which she will learn who she Trade ReviewWritten in sparse, affecting prose, and reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy's The Road, this is a fiercely feminist, highly imaginative novel * Observer *A debut novel of jaw-dropping skill and immense power, a shimmering dystopian vision but also a lucid meditation on tenderness, intimacy and courage. From the get-go it gripped me, and since the last page I've been haunted -- Joseph O'ConnorKept me up until 2am. A triumph. A confident, assured debut from one of the most exciting new voices on the Irish literary scene -- Louise O'NeillI will be cursing Last Ones Left Alive for seriously troubling dreams for weeks to come -- Patrick GaleA deft and darkly enigmatic saga . . . so many details connect this terrifying Ireland to the one we recognise * Irish Independent *This dystopian future Ireland will unnerve and intrigue and thrill readers everywhere -- Donal RyanA riveting novel. It reminded me that even in the darkest times, love and human decency can survive -- Eowyn IveyLast Ones Left Alive gripped me as much by the heart as it did by the throat. A stormer of a debut, Davis-Goff has created an urgent, assured, terrifying tale of destruction, humanity, and love -- Kiran Millwood HargraveBeautifully written and terrifying. 'Last Ones Left Alive' will leave you reeling, not only from its originality and searing vision, but also from the humanity of the relationships portrayed -- Kate HamerLAST ONES LEFT ALIVE combines the spare poetry of THE ROAD with the dizzying pace of 28 DAYS LATER. A beautiful book, lyrical in its violence, painting in vivid strokes the joy and brutality of the human experience. An original, brilliant take on the end of the world. -- Jennie Melamed, author of GATHER THE DAUGHTERSDavis-Goff has crafted a beautiful, lyrical, and guttural examination of what it takes to love and survive in a world shaped by loss and violence. This is a magnetic novel pulsing with life. It is truly remarkable and unforgettable -- Sarah Schmidt, author of SEE WHAT I HAVE DONEThis pacy debut marries glimmering prose to a gripping plot * Sunday Express *
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Amazon Publishing Storm Force
Book SynopsisAs leader of the elite counter-terrorism team Omega Force, former army ranger Jack Kell Kellison is always focused on getting the job done. So when a Houston high-rise is bombed and the governor killed or missing, Kell's mission is clear: infiltrate the group suspected of the bombing and neutralize the threat by any means necessary. But once Kell meets beautiful chief suspect Mori Chastaine, he realizes there's more to this case than meets the eye. And more to Mori than any manany human mancould imagine. Mori Chastaine is running out of options. Suspected for a crime she didn't commit, forced into a marriage she doesn't want, she sees no escapeuntil Kell walks through her door. A lifetime hiding her true nature warns her Kell might not be who he seems. But he could be the only one able to help save more innocent humans from becoming pawns in an ancient paranormal power play. If Mori reveals her secret, will Kell join her fight? Or will she become his next target?
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Amazon Publishing The Dead Man Volume 7
Book SynopsisAfter dying in a freak accident, Matt Cahill inexplicably wakes up three months later with the disturbing ability to see thingsterrible thingsthat others cannot. Drafted as a warrior in the battle between good and evil, Matt will stop at nothing to destroy the malevolent Mr. Dark. In The Dead Man Volume 7, a trio of sinister new stories tracks the reluctant hero on his nightmarish quest. Matt Cahill is part of a team of smokejumpers who are dropped into the heart of a raging forest fire that is fueled by a flamethrower-wielding madman under the sway of Mr. Dark. Almost every living thing in this hellacious Crucible of Fire, including Matt's fellow firefighters, are falling prey to Mr. Dark's evil touch and bowing to his furious command: Kill the Dead Man!Matt is tracking a blood-sucking, shape-shifting killer through the icy Cascade Mountains when he encounters a mysterious woman who is on the same corpse-strewn trail...but who has a terrifying secret of her own...and an unspeakable
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Kensington This House Will Feed
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CreateSpace Jekyll and Hyde
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Amazon Crossing The Dark Circus
Book SynopsisSeeing is believing in the Dark Circus, where truth and illusion collide, and where the heart of a holy conspiracy pounds?At an art auction in Madrid, Elías Segado, a religious art appraiser and detective, is getting ready to secure a painting for the bishop of Cartagena. But in a brilliant sleight of hand, the iconic work is stolen, drawing Elías into the confidence of its corrupt and seductive thief.Her name is L. Raised by her uncle in a threadbare circus, she lived by the twisted rules of the carnies she grew up with. Exploited for public awe, and ritually abused for private pleasure, L came to endure all that was encouraged by the circus?s perverted sense of righteousness. Debauchery is the only thing she trusts. But behind the curtains of the Dark Circus is a greater secret to be avenged. And she needs Elías Segado to help expose it.As their worlds of sacrilege and devotion collide, so do temptation and indulgence?and a faith in both good and evil, where morality is just another illusion. But to survive the mystery, Elías must also dare to accept something more shattering: everything he and L have in common.
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Dark Horse Comics Eerie Archives Volume 12
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Pan Macmillan The Spear
Book SynopsisThe Spear is a gripping supernatural thriller by the master of horror, James Herbert.A young Mossad agent is found dead and private detective Harry Steadman is asked to investigate. On the hunt for a sinister arms dealer, however, what he discovers is a conspiracy of unfathomable horror. Neo-nazi cultists want to unleash an ancient and demonic power. A power so terrible it threatens the world itself . . .Trade ReviewSpine-chilling ... violent, creepy and compulsive reading * Daily Mirror *Master of the horror genre * Guardian *
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Dynamite Entertainment Pathfinder Wake the Dead
Book SynopsisNew creative team! New party of Iconics! New lands of Golarion to explore! The tantalizing prospect of a rendezvous with a Geb defector in possession of priceless secrets from that undead nation brings a diverse group of adventurers to the Nexian metropolis of Ecanus. When they find themselves cornered by the city''s remorseless Deathsealers, can the Iconics band together for survival--and escape a city full of hostile wizards alive? Featuring playable character stats!Written by Fred Van Lente, with incredible art by Eman Casallos and covers by Eman Casallos, Steve Ellis and Biagio d''Alessandro!
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Dynamite Entertainment Justice Ducks Starring Darkwing Duck
Book SynopsisDarkwing Duck Is Teaming Up Whether He Likes It or Not!Foes of evil! Enemies of injustice! To the mighty heroes of the JUSTICE DUCKS, all bad guys are a total bummer and must be taken down even if said bad-o's are from OUTER SPACE!In this thrilling adventure: Flying saucers descend from the skies, to (maybe) wreak (possible) havoc upon the (mostly) innocent citizens of St. Canard! All that's stopping these aggressive alien agitators is STEGMUTT, GIZMODUCK, NEPTUNIA, MORGANA, and (most important, in his opinion) DARKWING DUCK!
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Cornerstone Sorrowland
Book Synopsis"A wonderland of fantastical and frightening, magical and real." Marlon James"A fantastical, fierce reckoning... Sorrowland is gorgeous." Roxanne Gay"Dark, magical and incredibly satisfying." Independent"An exhilarating journey to the outer limits of science fiction." Guardian.---Vern, a hunted woman alone in the woods, gives birth to twins and raises themaway from the influence of the outside world. But something is wrong - not withthem, but with her own body. It's changing, it's itching, it's stronger, it's... notnormal.To understand her body's metamorphosis, Vern must investigate not just thesecluded religious compound she fled but the violent history of dehumanization,medical experimentation, and genocide that produced it. In the course ofreclaiming her own darkness, Vern learns that monsters aren't just individuals,but entire histories, systems, and nations.Sorrowland is a memorable work of Gothic fiction that wrestles with the tangledhistory of racism in America and the marginalisation of society's undesirables. Itis a searing, seminal book that marks the arrival of a bold, unignorable voice inAmerican fiction.Trade ReviewA fantastical, fierce reckoning ... Sorrowland is gorgeous, and the writing, the storytelling, are magnificent. This country has a dark history of what it's willing to do to black bodies, and Rivers Solomon lays that truth bare in a most unexpected, absolutely brilliant way. -- Roxane GaySorrowland is a wonderland of fantastical and frightening, magical and real. At the centre of this world and leaping off the page is Vern: unstoppable, unforgettable, and unlike anyone you have ever seen before. -- Marlon James, Booker Prize-winning authorDark, magical, and incredibly satisfying, Sorrowland is a fantastical tale that grapples with America's history of racism and marginalised communities ... This gripping gender-bending yarn from UK-based American author Rivers Solomon is yet another fine offering from Stormzy's #Merky Books. -- Emily Pennink * Independent *An exhilarating journey to the outer limits of science fiction, steeped in the southern gothic tradition and grounded in the physical and social realities of being poor, powerless, black and female in America ... A furious, justified anger drives this novel, drawing on the US history of racial oppression, but it's also joyful and wildly entertaining. * Guardian *Vivid and gut-wrenching * SFX *
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Quercus Publishing Prayer: Terrifying thriller from the author of
Book SynopsisSet in the USA, a chilling modern horror story from the bestselling author of the Bernie Gunther series of historical thrillers.Special Agent Gil Martins investigates domestic terrorism for the Houston FBI. Once a religious man, now his job makes him question the existence of a God who could allow the violence he sees every day. Gil is asked to investigate a series of unexplained deaths of victims known for their liberal views. When a woman tells Gil that these men have been killed by prayer, he questions her sanity. Yet the evidence mounts that there might be something in what she says, even more so when Gil finds that his own life is on the line.Trade ReviewA cracking thriller ... the story unfolds at a white-knuckle pace with a sense of the unknown that is genuinely disturbing * The Times *A high-concept novel tackled in unabashed fashion * Independent *Gripping * Sunday Mirror *Tantalisingly creepy ... genuinely scary ... satisfyingly malign * Observer *
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Quercus Publishing Certain Dark Things
Book SynopsisWelcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive its heavily policed streets when a jaded vampire on the run swoops into his life. Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood-drinkers, is smart and beautiful - and very dangerous. Domingo is mesmerised.Atl needs to escape the city quickly, to get far away from the rival narco-vampire clan relentlessly pursuing her. Her plan doesn't include Domingo, but little by little, she finds herself warming up to the scrappy young man and his undeniable charm. As the trail of corpses stretches behind her, local cops and crime bosses both start closing in.Vampires, humans, cops, and criminals collide in the dark streets of Mexico City. Atl and Domingo stand little chance at all of making it out alive before the city devours them all - but they are determined to try . . .The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, the new book from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, is available to pre-order now.Trade ReviewSilvia Moreno-Garcia's gritty novel is steeped in the history of Mexico City and vampire lore and yet manages to deftly re-invent the bloodsucker . . . Certain Dark Things packs a wallop * Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts *With its vibrant prose and stellar world-building, Certain Dark Things is one of the best books I've read in years * V.E. Schwab, New York Times bestselling author *Silvia Moreno-Garcia pulls zero punches, bares all the fangs, and goes for every throat in the room with Certain Dark Things * Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians *A delicious, elegant, gritty vampire noir. Moreno-Garcia has created a world that pulses with life and terror and honesty * Daniel José Older, New York Times bestselling author *A fresh, stunning interpretation of vampire lore . . . Silvia Moreno-Garcia's writing is unforgettable * Christina Henry, author of Alice and The Ghost Tree *Silvia Moreno-Garcia carves out the heart of Mexico City, and then eats it, in this riveting noir-punk reinvention of vampire lore. Certain Dark Things is exquisitely vicious and brutally beautiful * Ann Aguirre, New York Times bestselling author *Certain Dark Things is dark, inimitable, and so very, very cool. Unmissable * Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Osama *Certain Dark Things is arguably the vampire novel for the 21st century * New York Journal of Books *With dark and delicious elegance, Moreno-Garcia delivers a satisfyingly bloody vampire story with a tantalising twist * The Globe and Mail *Moreno-Garcia's characters are vivid and compelling, as is her prose. As a novel, it's fantastic: honest, wrenching, compassionate, and brutal * Tor.com *She has invented a complex world in which humans run around half in terror or in subjection, and half in love with countless subspecies of modern-day vampire...Will you be gripped to the last page? Oh, I expect so * The Times *Having read several Moreno-Garcia books in recent years you can be guaranteed of two things: great character creation and not knowing what the book is going to be. This book has a crime noir feel with some urban fantasy thrown in. * SFBOOK REVIEWS *Is there anything Silvia Moreno-Garcia can't do? Long before she wrote Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night, Moreno-Garcia penned this gritty novel about vampiric drug cartels * BOOKRIOT: The Best Horror Books of the Decade, on Certain Dark Things *A sleek and brutal noir thriller . . . balanced on a knife-edge between hope and horror * The Guardian *Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a chameleon of an author . . . her writing is truly one of a kind * Culturefly *If you haven't read any of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's work yet then I don't quite know what you're doing with your life, she's a fantastically fresh voice in the world of speculative fiction and Certain Dark Things is proof of her creativity * Jessticulates *This just wowed me. It crosses an interesting line of dark fantasy, horror and even a noir thriller and yet offers something that feels uniquely its own thing while paying homages to the genres it clearly loves. Buy it, curl up with it and prepare for a dark escape across a busy city - excellent and highly recommended * Runalongtheshelves *The plot is action-packed, intriguing, and full of vampire trivia - that at least applies to Moreno-Garcia's world - it's the characters that make it * Fanfiaddict *A brutally gritty tale of rivalries, love, and sacrifice. Once again, the author has proved how adept she is at writing multiple genres and delivering unique stories that satisfy the reader. I eagerly await her next release * Scorpio Book Dreams *The perfect blend of fantasy, horror and noir, with vivid characters and set in a Mexico City that became a character in and of itself . . . just proves her writing prowess and her ability to jump between genres with ease * Crook’s Books *I could definitely see fans of grimdark fantasy and urban/paranormal fantasy really enjoying this novel * Blogging with Dragons *I feel like the biggest praise I can give a book at this point in my reviewing journey is, "I've never read anything like this" * The Alliterates *If you're looking for a new take on vampires, with classic noir tropes, politics, gangs, and a dark, gritty atmosphere, pick up this book * Literary Lizard *An engaging vampire story that hooks and holds readers throughout and builds to a satisfying climax * Scifi and Scary *I highly recommend this to anyone who loves the undead and who wants a vampire story that isn't the same old rehashed a thousand times * The Ink Blotters *Some great world-building, complex characters, and a dark and gritty atmosphere well-balanced with moments of levity. * Rae’s Reading World *The storyline was unique, with high tension and beautiful imagery. Silvia's use of monsters to paint a picture of the cruelties in our world makes for an entertaining read that'll stay with you long after you finish * Cold Brew Hot Books *This book has rock-solid world-building, very compelling characters, and a wonderfully addicting storyline filled with action and violence. If you're looking for a great vampire read, look no further! I highly recommend this one! * Erica Robyn Reads *Certain Dark Things is violent, bloody, relentless, and completely satisfying. Atl is a wonderful protagonist. I found myself rooting for her, even when things seemed hopeless. I love the passion and inventiveness Moreno-Garcia brings to her writing. She's undoubtably having a great time writing this world to life, and it shows. This is a novel with real bite * Dave Writes *Most definitely a fresh take on vampire novels, with excellent world-building (and vampire lore-building), a fascinating mix of different types of vampires, from terrifying to beautiful to nasty-gross to sexy, all with a gritty noir feel. One of my favourite things about Silvia Moreno-Garcia's work is the way she blends genre lines so seamlessly, and Certain Dark Things is a shining example of that skill * Sprained Brain *Believe me, this is a good book, very well written, with an original premise and interesting story * Amazing Stories *Gritty, vibrant and brilliantly original * Culturefly *Dark, violent and brilliantly characterful, with a really smart angle on the usual tropes * Track of Words *Overly familiar lore seems fresh again * SFX *
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Image Comics Moonshine Volume 2: Misery Train
Book Synopsis“Torpedo” Lou Pirlo thought his troubles might be over when he and his new girl, Delia, hopped a boxcar headed to New Orleans—as far and fast as they could get away from the hillbillies in Appalachia and the mafia killers in New York City. But trouble has a habit of sticking to Lou, and trouble ain’t all that’s stuck to Lou. See, Lou got bit by a werewolf, and now the most deadly monster hunter on Earth will stop at nothing to put this dog down. The hit horror/crime series that Nerdist called “damn near perfect” is back from the creative team behind the seminal crime drama 100 Bullets! Also reprinting variant covers from Gabriel Bá, Fábio Moon, Rafael Albuquerque, Grampá and Jorge Zaffino! Collects MOONSHINE #7-12
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Image Comics Fatale Compendium
Book SynopsisJosephine is cursed, and in a series that darkly blends American crime noir with unnamed Lovecraftian horrors, we follow her from 1950s San Francisco, where crooked cops hide deeper evils, to mid-''70s L.A., where burnt-out actors and ex-cult groupies are caught in a web around a satanic snuff film, then back through the ages of time... and in the middle of it all is Josephine, with a power to die or kill for.
£45.89
Image Comics The Deviant Vol. 2
Book SynopsisOne of the grimmest chapters in Milwaukee's history repeats itself as Michael Schmitz is arrested for the copycat Deviant Killer slayings. Only his boyfriend, Derek, is convinced of his innocence. And if Derek is right, that means that the killer responsible for the grisly murders is still on the looseand is very, very unhappy that Derek is getting closer to unraveling the truth. Multiple Eisner Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (The Department of Truth, The Nice House on the Lake) and acclaimed artist Joshua Hixson (The Plot) bring their taboo-shattering horror story to its gut-wrenching conclusion. Collects issues #5-9.
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Image Comics Blood Commandment Volume 1
Book SynopsisLiving an isolated life in a shadowed valley surrounded by mountains and a thick forest, a father and son are terrorized by a dangerous supernatural presence. Only the father''s dark secrets can save them…or damn their souls for all eternity!Being a single father can be tough, but for Ezra Connolly, it''s a duty he doesn''t take lightly. Living off-grid, away from prying eyes, in the heart of forest country, he spends his days teaching his teenage son Wil survival skills. But Wil has questions, questions Ezra fears to answer—about his past, and about why they never leave the valley before sundown. From the creator of the breakout hit series SOMETHING EPIC and the artist of SPAWN and PUNISHER, SZYMON KUDRANSKI serves us a story about survival, sacrifice, and hope. Collects BLOOD COMMANDMENT #1-#4
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Top Shelf Productions More Weight A Salem Story
£28.80
Boom! Studios Ghostlore Vol. 2
Book SynopsisThe spirits have more stories to tell in this episodic supernatural horror from The Empty Man writer Cullen Bunn!Harmony and Lucas have split apart, driven to separate paths after the tension between them grows. Harmony wishes to help the ghosts she encounters, and Lucas is fearful, ready to battle them off. After parting ways, each will have to take a different path in the hope of finding Emily’s ghost. Now each of them will be put to the test in ways they never imagined; can they reunite despite their differences and face a growing, imminent threat? Collects Ghostlore #5-8.
£12.34
Oni Press,US Let Me Out
Book SynopsisWhen Pastor Holley's wife, Kelly, disappears, FBI agent Garrett takes on the case with Sheriff Mullen. After Garrett reveals that he and other FBI agents have been kidnapping townspeople for experimentations and Kelly's death was a mistake, the police and FBI begin looking for a scapegoat for their crimes. The scapegoat comes in the form of four friends: Mitch, Terri, Lupe and Jackson. The punks, the queers, and outcasts. After an altercation between Lupe and her bigoted boss, she's pushed as the prime suspect of Kelly's murder by Garrett and Mullen. Meanwhile Pastor Holley has been whipping the town up into a satanic panic. On the run from Garrett and Mitch the group ends up entering a blood pact with Satan. Now protected they're able to defend themselves and outrun the authorities. Garrett ends up murdering Mullen in an effort to sway Satan back to his side but it doesn't work. Mitch-as-Satan kills Garrett which releases Satan into the world. But Satan closes the hellmouth and returns back to hell. The friends drive off into the sunset away from their town.
£16.19
Oni Press,US Backtrack Deluxe Edition
Book SynopsisBrilliant . . . can't wait to see where this one goes! Patton OswaltThe Fast and the Furious meets Back to the Future in this high-stakes car race through history from writer Brian Joines (Bill & Ted) and artist Jake Elphick (WWE: NXT Takeover), now collected in a deluxe hardcover edition. If you had a chance to fix a mistake from your past, would you take it?Guilt weighs heavily on former criminal wheelman Alyson Levy, whose personal life is in tatters. That is, until eccentric businessman Casper Quellex makes her an offer: to participate in a cross-country race where the winner can correct a single mistake from their past. The catch? Each leg of the course will have drivers racing through a different period in history, where they will contend with medieval warriors, dinosaurs, natural disasters, and all-out pirate brawls . . . Quellex is determined to make this his most entertaining race of all time!In Brian Joines (Bill & Ted) and Jake Elphick's (WWE: NXT Takeover) high-octane adventure, Backtrack thrusts Alyson and her fellow race drivers into a gut-wrenching and perilous race through time where they must band together if they hope to survive and win the ultimate prize: a second chance. Collecting Backtrack #110.
£29.99
Vault Comics Dying Inside
Book SynopsisScott Pilgrim and Wednesday combine into a teenaged Fleabag in DYING INSIDE, a supernatural, emo-fantasy thriller from the minds of FALL OUT BOY’s Pete Wentz, Hannah Klein, and Lisa Sterle!Immortality is entirely overrated. From Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, Hannah Klein (Everything’s Fine), and Lisa Sterle (The Modern Witch Tarot, Witchblood) comes the graphic novel about a chronically depressed girl who’s tired of fighting for her…death. Today is Ash’s big finale. And by finale, of course, she means exiting the stage permanently. Ash is a sixteen-year-old girl with more angst than Ian Curtis and Elliott Smith combined (her two idols). She’s apathetic and therefore believes death is the easiest route to relief. But nothing is more embarrassing than a lame death. Unfortunately, her meticulous plans — which include the perfect outfit, sou
£15.29
Vault Comics Something Crawled Out
Book SynopsisThe Silence of the Lambs meets Something is Killing the Children in the supernatural horror thriller, SOMETHING CRAWLED OUT, where the devil you know may be the most terrifying of all.The Devil wears many disguises even the face of a friend. Something wicked crawled out screaming. In the small Midwest town of Welling Grove, Edith Eddie Miller has no grand plans or great prospects. She spends her days sleeping in and her nights working shifts at the local rest stop. But when her younger sister fails to come home, Eddie unearths a web of missing girls and rotting bodies. The police prove useless, so Eddie teams up with her best friend, Rainer, in a desperate hunt to find her sister. The only thing isEddie believes her best friend might be the Devil himself. SOMETHING CRAWLED OUT is a darkly disturbing tale of desire and brutality, desperation and devastation, and family. For readers of: The Autumnal (Daniel Kraus & Chris Shehan), Something is Killing the Children (James Tynion IV & Werther Dell'Edra), The Night Eaters (Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda), Home Sick Pilots (Dan Watters & Caspar Wijngaard), The Woods (James Tynion IV & Michael Dialynas), Nice House on the Lake (James Tynion & Alvaro Martino Bueno), The Me You Love in the Dark (Skottie Young & Jorge Corona), Let Me Out (Emmett Nahil & George Williams), I Hate This Place (Kyle Starks, Artyom Topilin, Lee Loughridge), Basketful of Heads (Joe Hill & Leomacs), My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix), My Heart is a Chainsaw and Don't Fear the Reaper (Stephen Graham Jones). For fans of: Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Fargo, A Clockwork Orange, The Green Room, Possessor, I Saw The Devil, and Prisoner. PRAISE FOR SOMETHING CRAWLED OUT: Something Crawled Out crackles with character and mystery. Arresting, charming, and bloody, too. Lures you right in. - Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author (for Queen of Teeth) ';Something Crawled Out unearths a terrifying story of trust, loyalty, and siding with the devil when no one else will. For all of those who couldn't let go of friends-- living or beyond the grave-- Son M. and Madcursed are handing you the shovel...and leaving you to wonder who is going to get hit with it.' Danny Lore (writer: Queen of Bad Dreams (Vault), World of Darkness: Crimson Thaw (Vault), Bloodline: Daughter of Blade (Marvel), Knight Terrors (DC), Minecraft: Journey to the Ancient City (Random House))
£16.99
Erewhon Books Womb City
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£15.29
