Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
Orion Publishing Co The Talisman
Book SynopsisThe iconic and terrifying collaboration from two of the greatest storytellers of our time...Twelve-year-old Jack spends his days alone in a deserted coastal town, his father gone, his mother dying. Then he meets a stranger - and embarks on a terrifying journey. For Jack must find the Talisman, the only thing that can save his mother. His quest takes him into the menacing Territories, a parallel world where violence, surprise and the titanic struggle between good and evil reach across a mythic landscape.''Extraordinary . . . makes your hair stand on end'' Washington Post''The ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft'' IndependentTrade ReviewOne of the most brilliant and chilling thrillers of modern times ... a thrill-a-minute ghost train ride of a novel, filled with astonishingly vivid characters. Reading it is like holding on to a live electric wire. You may want to put it down, but you find that you can't * DAILY MAIL *Fabulous ... the ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *Chilling horror story or fantastic journey through a strange world ... the book works like ... well, like magic * DAILY MIRROR *
£999.99
Hodder & Stoughton Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Book SynopsisA ''bumper collection of short stories'' (Sunday Telegraph} from the No. 1 bestselling master of the form, now with a stunning new cover look.The Stephen King Amusement Park - an unnerving experience, with rides every which way to hell . . . and a few to glory.A solitary finger pokes out of a drain. Novelty teeth turn predatory. The Nevada desert swallows a Cadillac. Meanwhile, the legend of Castle Rock returns . . . and grows on you. What does it all mean? What else could it mean? Stephen King is here with a powerful collection of stories - a vast, many-chambered cave of a volume.The long reach of Stephen King''s imagination will take you on a roller coaster to places you''ve never been before. You will lose sleep. But Stephen King, writing to beat the devil, will do your dreaming for you.Stories include:-Dolan''s Cadillac-The End of the Whole Mess-Suffer the Little Children-The Night Flier-Popsy-It Grows on You<Trade ReviewA bumper collection of short stories...You can't help admiring King's narrative skills and his versatility as a story-teller * Sunday Telegraph *Merely by tickling the keys on his word processor King can make flesh creep half a world away. But where he differs from so many chill merchants is that his horror is rarely gratuitous and often informed with a wry humour * The Times *
£11.69
John Murray Press The Loney
Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER. WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD. THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016.A brilliantly unsettling and atmospheric debut full of unnerving horror - ''The Loney is not just good, it''s great. It''s an amazing piece of fiction'' Stephen KingTwo brothers. One mute, the other his lifelong protector.Year after year, their family visits the same sacred shrine on a desolate strip of coastline known as the Loney, in desperate hope of a cure.In the long hours of waiting, the boys are left alone. And they cannot resist the causeway revealed with every turn of the treacherous tide, the old house they glimpse at its end . . .Many years on, Hanny is a grown man no longer in need of his brother''s care.But then the child''s body is found.And the Loney always gives up its secrets, in the end.''This is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the bareTrade ReviewAn amazing piece of fiction * Stephen King *Here is the masterpiece by which Hurley must enter the Guild of the Gothic: it pleases me to think of his name written on some parchment scroll, alongside those of Walpole, Du Maurier, Maturin and Jackson * Guardian *A masterful excursion into terror * Sunday Times *An extraordinarily haunted and haunting novel * Daily Telegraph *This is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the barely grasped or understood, crammed with dark holes and blurry spaces that your imagination feels compelled to fill * Observer *Written with the skill of a poet * The Times, Books of the Year *An eerie, disturbing read that doesn't let up until its surprise ending * Daily Mail *An unforgettable addition to the ranks of the best British horror * Metro *A haunting and ambiguous novel that will keep you up at night * Daily Express *A tale of suspense that sucks you in and pulls you under. As yarns go, it rips * New Statesman *A masterclass in spinning out tension * Financial Times *A haunting exploration of religion, faith and family. Hurley's evocation of the landscape is bleak and beautiful, while his portrayal of a family slowly imploding is both perceptive and compelling * Sunday Express summer reads *
£9.49
Hodder & Stoughton The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
The short story OBITS won the 2016 Edgar for best short story.The No.1 bestselling author delivers an 'outstanding' (USA Today) collection of thrilling stories, introducing each one with a fascinating piece on when, where or how he came to write it.There is a treasure here for every reader: a man who keeps reliving exactly the same life, repeating his mistakes over and over again; a columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries; a poignant tale about the end of the human race and a firework competition between neighbours which reaches an explosive climax. And, exclusive to this paperback edition (and the eBook from 6 September), a brand new story 'Cookie Jar'.'I made them especially for you,' says King. 'Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth.'TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMSIntroduction Mile 81 Premium Harmony Batman and Robin Have an Altercation The Dune Bad Little Kid A Death The Bone Church Morality Afterlife Ur Herman Wouk Is Still Alive Under the Weather Blockade Billy Mister Yummy Tommy The Little Green God of AgonyCookie Jar That Bus Is Another World Obits Drunken Fireworks Summer Thunder
£10.44
Hodder & Stoughton Liseys Story
Book SynopsisNOW WITH A STUNNING NEW COVER LOOK, COMES STEPHEN KING''S HIGHLY ACCLAIMED ''PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER OF EXTRAORDINARY SENSITIVITY'' (INDEPENDENT) Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark. Lisey knew it when she first fell for Scott. And now he''s dead, she knows it for sure. Lisey was the light to Scott Landon''s dark for twenty-five years. As his wife, only she saw the truth behind the public face of the famous author - that he was a haunted man whose bestselling novels were based on a terrifying reality. Now Scott has gone, Lisey wants to lock herself away with her memories. But the fans have other ideas. And when the sinister threats begin, Lisey realises that, just as Scott depended on her strength - her light - to live, so she will have to draw on his darkness to survive.''A love story steeped in strength and tenderness . . . dazzling'' Nicholas SparksTrade Review'A wondrous novel of marriage, a love story steeped in strength and tenderness, and cast with the most vivid, touching and believable characters in recent literature . . . A dazzling novel' * Nicholas Sparks *'A psychological thriller of extraordinary sensitivity that takes the reader deep into the dark places in us all' * Independent on Sunday *'Thrilling, genuinely terrifying, beautifully textured and full of wonderful invention' * Daily Mail *
£11.69
HarperCollins Publishers Shadowstitch
Book SynopsisThe SUNDAY TIMES bestselling series continues Praise for world of THREADNEEDLE Enthralling and original fantasy' Jay Kristoff, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE The magic both gleams and threatens' Robin Hobb, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Anna survived the attempt to bind her magic, but Anna and her coven aren't free from danger yet. Haunted by her aunt's death, living in fear of her curse, and fated to love the one man she can never have, the last thing Anna needs is a witch hunt. Now she must conceal her magic once more or risk losing everything. But when deadly hysteria strikes across the capital, and in her own school, the coven are left dangerously exposed. Delving deeper into the magical underworld of London, Anna and her twin sister Effie must find a way to work together to protect the coven. But as the witch hunt intensifies and the hysteria spirals
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co 20th Century Ghosts
Book SynopsisImogene is young, beautiful, kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She''s also dead, the legendary ghost of the Rosebud Theater.Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with a head full of big ideas and a gift for getting his ass kicked. It''s hard to make friends when you''re the only inflatable boy in town. Francis is unhappy, picked on; he doesn''t have a life, a hope, a chance. Francis was human once, but that''s behind him now. John Finney is in trouble. The kidnapper locked him in a basement, a place stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. With him, in his subterranean cell, is an antique phone, long since disconnected...but it rings at night, anyway, with calls from the dead...Meet these and a dozen more, in 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS, irresistible, addictive fun showcasing a dazzling new talent.Trade ReviewEach of these chilling tales arrests you from the opening sentence and leads you - trustingly, thanks to the simple mastery of the story-teller - into a place of gulping fear. * DAILY MAIL *[An] inventive collection . . . brave and astute. * NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW *Hill's best stories veer away from the well-trodden creep shows and back alleys of genre writing into more dangerous territory: suburban basements, ball fields and schoolyards. * WASHINGTON POST *Hill's stories are visceral and nasty in places, but never gratuitous. The collection as a whole is polished and well written. Even the most macabre themes are handled exceptionally well, so one story ever feels exploitative or trashy. Joe Hill is definitely one to watch. -- Ross Sutcliffe * SCI-FI NOW *Fully developed characters with complex emotional lives enhance the 14 stories in Joe Hill's extraordinary collection ... There's not a false note or disappointing effort in this volume. * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *The collection of short stories ranges from creepy to sweet, with an impressive arsenal of tactics to attack your psyche. * BOSTON GLOBE *[Hill] displays consummate skill in a variety of genres . . . Amusing, moving, horrifying-Ghosts runs the full spectrum. * USA TODAY *Alternately sad, scary, strange and at times even sweet, these tales will haunt you long after you've read them. * PARADE *One of the best [horror] collections of the year. Hill is a relative newcomer who consistently creates creepy, very disturbing stories * LOCUS *The selections range from the mundane to the surreal, with a strong emphasis on the kind of horror tale perfected by Ray Bradbury, Peter Straub and Stephen King. * SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE *Hill's stories are visceral and nasty in places, but never gratuitous. The collection as a whole is polished and well written. Even the most macabre themes are handled exceptionally well, so one story ever feels exploitative or trashy. Joe Hill is definitely one to watch. -- SCI-FI NOW * Ross Sutcliffe *
£9.49
Hodder & Stoughton Elevation
Book SynopsisFrom the ultimate storyteller Stephen King comes, a ''joyful, uplifting'' (Entertainment Weekly) tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences, now with a new cover look. In the small town of Castle Rock word gets around quickly. That''s why Scott Carey only confides in his friend Doctor Bob Ellis about his strange condition. Every day he''s losing weight - but without looking any different. Meanwhile a new couple, Deirdre and Missy, owners of a ''fine dining experience'' in town, have moved in next door. Scott is not happy that their dogs keep fouling on his lawn. But as the town prepares for its annual Thanksgiving 12K run, Scott starts to understand the prejudices his neighbours face. Soon, they forge a friendship which may just help him through his mysterious affliction...''The sign of a master elevating his own legendary game yet again'' USA TODAYIncludes illustrations Mark Edward Geyer.Trade ReviewStephen King's slim new novel tackles weighty matters...delightful...an unforgettable and deeply moving conclusion * New York Post *Stephen King's slim new novel tackles weighty matters...delightful...an unforgettable and deeply moving conclusion * New York Post *Joyful, uplifting and tinged with sadness * Entertainment Weekly *Joyful, uplifting and tinged with sadness * Entertainment Weekly *King's new novel is trick and treat, a poignant parable of prejudice overcome and resentment healed * Washington Post *King's new novel is trick and treat, a poignant parable of prejudice overcome and resentment healed * Washington Post *One of King's great strengths as a writer is his mastery of the milieu of small-town USA, his uncanny ability to ventriloquise its inhabitants and keep his myriad pieces in play * Guardian *One of King's great strengths as a writer is his mastery of the milieu of small-town USA, his uncanny ability to ventriloquise its inhabitants and keep his myriad pieces in play * Guardian *
£9.49
Scholastic Inc. Five Nights at Freddys Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Box Set
Book SynopsisThis boxed set contains five of the New York Times bestselling Five Nights at Freddy''s Fazbear Frights graphic novels! It''s the perfect gift for the holidays or anytime!Five Nights at Freddy''s fans won''t want to miss this pulse-pounding collection that will keep even the bravest player up at night... In this box set, fifteen stories from the New York Times bestselling series Five Nights at Freddy''s: Fazbear Frights come to life in delightfully horrifying comics. Readers beware: This set of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy''s fan. This set includes Volumes 1-5 of the Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collections.
£56.20
Titan Books Ltd The Ghosts of Merry Hall
Book SynopsisA chilling, gothic ghost story in which a single mother moves into a crumbling Victorian house with her teenage daughter, but soon realises their new home is haunted by the ghost of a young albino girl who performed in Victorian freak shows.
£9.49
Wordsworth Editions Ltd Collected Ghost Stories
Book SynopsisM.R. James is probably the finest ghost-story writer England has ever produced. These tales are not only classics of their genre, but are also superb examples of beautifully-paced understatement, convincing background and chilling terror. As well as the preface, there is a fascinating tail-piece by M.R. James, ‘Stories I Have Tried To Write’, which accompanies these thirty tales. Among them are ‘Casting the Runes’, ‘Oh, Whistle and I’ll come to you, My Lad’, ‘The Tractate Middoth’, ‘The Ash Tree’ and ‘Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook’. ‘There are some authors one wishes one had never read in order to have the joy of reading them for the first time. For me, M.R. James is one of these’. Ruth Rendell
£6.23
Fly on the Wall Press Modern Gothic
Book SynopsisEmbark on a chilling journey through nightmarish tales that will captivate the ghoulish modern reader. Encounter landlords with sinister requests, ethereal housemates, and a glass-encased jungle built by an eccentric father.
£11.69
Boom! Studios The Graveyard Club
£15.29
Orion Publishing Co Hell House
Book SynopsisFor over twenty years, Belasco House has stood empty. Its shadowed walls have witnessed scenes of almost unimaginable horror and depravity. Two previous expeditions to investigate its secrets met with disaster, the participants destroyed by murder, suicide or insanity. Now a new investigation brings four strangers to the forbidding mansion who are determined to probe Belasco House for the ultimate secrets of life and death. Each has his or her own reason for daring the unknown torments and temptations of the mansion, but can any soul survive what lurks within the most haunted house on Earth?Hell House is the scariest haunted house novel ever written. It looms over the rest the way the mountains loom over the foothills. -- Stephen KingTrade ReviewHell House is the scariest haunted house novel ever written. It looms over the rest the way the mountains loom over the foothills -- Stephen King
£9.49
Headline Publishing Group The Richard Laymon Collection Volume 1 The Cellar
Book SynopsisVisitors flock to see the beast house with its blood-soaked corridors. But the worst part of the house is actually THE CELLAR... Bestselling author Gorman Hardy is looking for ideas for his next novel. Tyler and her friend Nora are looking for a wild time. But in fact they find pain, bestiality and death in... THE BEAST HOUSE. Horrific events have made the Beast House infamous. For the full story, take THE MIDNIGHT TOUR. Saturday nights only. Limited to thirteen tourists. It begins on the stroke of midnight. You''ll be lucky to get out alive...Trade ReviewIf you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat * Stephen King *No one writes like Laymond an you're going to have a good time with anything he writes * Dean Koontz *A brilliant writer * Sunday Express *In Laymon's books, blood doesn't so much drip, drip as explode, splatter and coagulate * Independent *
£9.99
Alma Books Ltd Dracula: Annotated Edition. Illustrated by David Mackintosh
Regarded as one of the most influential horror stories of all time and the inspiration for countless literary spin-offs, the tale of the young Englishman Jonathan Harker’s journey into the very heart of Count Dracula’s evil realm remains a compelling read to this day. A thriller of hypnotic power, a dark exploration of human passion, mythology and the paranormal, and a plain old-fashioned masterpiece of storytelling, the nightmarish saga of Dracula is one of the enduring classics of supernatural fiction.
£6.99
Arcturus Publishing Ltd The Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories
Book SynopsisThis handsome gift edition brings together 10 stories of Lovecraft''s iconic Cthulhu mythos, beautifully presented with a silver embossed cover design, ivory pages and gilded page edges. From the classic ''The Call of Cthulhu'' to the eerie ''The Shunned House'' these stories exemplify Lovecraft''s extravagant imagination. Terrifying rituals, grotesque comedies and tales of insanity form some of the best writing of the man who remade the horror genre in the early 20th-century.Contains:• The Nameless City • Herbert West - Reanimator • The Hound • The Lurking Fear • The Rats in the Walls • The Festival • The Shunned House • The Horror at Red Hook • He • The Call of Cthulhu • The History of the NecronomiconThis elegant pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a silver embossed cover desig
£8.54
Pan Macmillan Irish Ghost Stories
Book SynopsisBlend the wild and fevered Irish imagination with a wonderful facility for recounting a dark, compelling tale, add a dash of the supernatural, and you have a potent brew of spine-tingling tales. This anthology of the best ghost stories from Ireland and Irish writers includes contributions from such masters as Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats and Rosa Mulholland. Within these pages you will find strange accounts of haunted houses, death warnings from beyond the grave, and revengeful spirits, all guaranteed to stir the imagination and chill the blood.The haunting tales featured in this beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Irish Ghost Stories have been selected and introduced by David Stuart Davies.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
£10.79
Vintage Publishing The Gilda Stories
Book Synopsis''A groundbreaking work of Afrofuturism before the term was even coined'' Guardian''A lush, exciting, inspiring read'' Sarah WatersIn this radically reimagined vampire myth, the night hides many things...Louisiana, 1850. A young girl escapes slavery and is taken in by two mysterious women. Rumoured to be witches, the pair travel only at night, dress in men''s clothing and seem to know others'' innermost thoughts. But the girl sees the promise of true freedom in their dark glittering eyes: the promise to ''share the blood'' and live forever. They name her Gilda.Over the next two hundred years, Gilda moves through unseen spaces: through antebellum brothels, gold-rush bars, Black women''s suffrage groups, hair salons and jazz clubs, searching for a way to exist in the world. Her body, powerful against the passage of time, will know both beauty and horror through the women she desires and the blood she craves. But can Gi
£9.49
Titan Books Ltd Cuckoo
Book SynopsisInvasion of the Bodysnatchers meets Tell Me I'm Worthless in this relentless and visceral horror about a group of queer kids trying to survive the conversion camp from hell, from the author of the critically-acclaimed Manhunt
£9.49
Transworld Blackwater III The House
Book SynopsisThe third book in the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 1 million copies sold'RIVETING, TERRIFYING...JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KINGPerdido, 1928. Torn apart by the continuing tensions between Mary-Love and her daughter-in-law Elinor, the Caskey family must also confront other crises. As the economy plummets and relationships sour, something sinister is prowling the darkest recesses of the Caskey household. Patient, implacable, waiting to catch its next victim in its deadly webThe Blackwater Series titles have sold over one million copies, The Bookseller, July 2024
£9.49
Titan Books Ltd Solomon Kane Suffer The Witch
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£17.09
Andrews McMeel Publishing Let Me in Your Window
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£20.48
Oneworld Publications Frankenstein in Baghdad: SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN
Book Synopsis WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION A SATIRICAL REIMAGINING OF MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN SET IN MODERN-DAY BAGHDAD, BRILLIANTLY CAPTURING THE HORROR OF A CITY AT WAR From the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad, Hadi collects body parts from the dead, which he stitches together to form a corpse. He claims he does it to force the government to recognise the parts as real people, and give them a proper burial. But when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps across the city, and reports stream in of a horrendous-looking, flesh-eating monster that cannot be killed. At first it's the guilty he attacks, but soon it's anyone who crosses his path... 'A remarkable book' Observer WINNER OF THE KITSCHIES GOLDEN TENTACLE AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD 2019 Trade Review‘Strange, violent and wickedly funny... A remarkable achievement, and one that, regrettably, is unlikely ever to lose its urgent relevancy.’ Guardian‘[A] biting satire of Iraqi life and sectarian disputes.’ Financial Times‘[Saadawi is] Baghdad’s new literary star.’ New York Times‘Helped by Jonathan Wright’s elegant and witty translation, which reaches for and attains bracing pathos, Saadawi’s novel mixes a range of characters and their voices to surprising, even jolting effect...a remarkable book.’ Observer‘A darkly delightful novel… Detective story and satire as well as gothic horror, Frankenstein in Baghdad provides a tragicomic take on a society afflicted by fear, and a parable concerning responsibility and justice.’ New Statesman'Expertly told... A significant addition to contemporary Arabic fiction.' Judges’ citation, International Prize for Arabic Fiction‘Frankenstein in Baghdad is more than just a black comedy. It’s as much of a crossbreed as its ghoulish hero – part thriller, part horror, part social commentary.’ Financial Times'A nightmarish, but horridly hilarious, tale… Sinister, satirical, ferociously comic but oddly moving.’ Spectator‘Complex but very readable and darkly humorous; it has well-observed characters, whose back stories reflect the wider context.’ Times Literary Supplement'Suffused with macabre humor, this novel captures the bizarre reality of life that is contemporary Baghdad... An important piece of political literature to emerge out of Iraq.' The Week'A dark and fresh examination of the violence in Iraq.' Metro
£9.49
British Library Publishing The Burial of the Rats
Book SynopsisBeyond the genre-defining influence of Dracula, Bram Stoker was also a master of the short story form. This new collection of the author's tales represents his diverse interests in the macabre and uncanny.
£14.24
Hodder & Stoughton The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Book Synopsis''Vintage King'', a delightful suspense novel in which King''s ''trump card is his ability to arouse empathy for the plight of his young heroine'' (Independent on Sunday), now with a stunning new cover look.The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted. Trisha McFarland discovered this when she was nine years old. Lost in the woods. Trisha has only veered a little way off the trail. But in her panic to get back to her family, she takes a turning that leads deeper into the tangled undergrowth. At first it''s just the bugs, midges and mosquitoes. Then comes the hunger. For comfort she tunes her Walkman into broadcasts of the Red Sox baseball games and the performances of her hero Tom Gordon. But as darkness begins to fall, Trisha realises that she is not alone. There''s something else in the woods - watching. Waiting . . .Trade ReviewA compelling battle for survival that you dare not put down * DAILY MAIL *Moving, gripping. One of his best . . . A literary home run * MIRROR *Vintage King . . . the quality of the prose is consistently impressive and his trump card is his ability to arouse empathy for the plight of his young heroine * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
£9.49
Titan Books Ltd Killer on the Road
Book SynopsisA pulse-pounding and blood-soaked tale of survival on the highway as a hitchhiking teenager is thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse with a brutal serial killer. Perfect for fans of Grady Hendrix, Rachel Harrison and Keith Rosson.
£17.09
Cinder House Publishing The Atlas of Hell
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£10.44
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Los Monstruos
£16.19
Hodder & Stoughton Apt Pupil
Book SynopsisThe No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's memorable story Apt Pupil - published in his 1982 story collection Different Seasons and made into a movie starring Ian McKellan and Brad Renfro - is now available as a standalone publication.You must know that your fate and my own are inextricably intertwined Todd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr. Dussander, and to learn all about Dussander's dark and deadly past . . . a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesn't want to turn his teacher in. Todd wants to know more. Much more. He is about to face his fears and learn the real meaning of power - and the seductive lure of evil. A classic story from Stephen King Apt Pupil reveals layers upon layers of deception and horror as the boy and old man hold each other in a mutual deathgrip. Each knows something the other wants kept secret.Trade ReviewKing has an uncanny knack of finding horror in the midst of the commonplace * DAILY MAIL *King readers know that he is an absolute master of the long story * DAILY EXPRESS *Not since Dickens has a writer had so many readers by the throat * GUARDIAN *
£8.99
Ablaze, LLC Archibald Vol 1 Monster Slayer
Book SynopsisMeet Archibald, the supernatural detective!Archibald, a shy and observant boy, has a dream: to become a great detective. And not just any sort of detective! He wants to explore secret worlds, those where magic reigns and monsters lurk in the shadows. All he needs is his first big case! When it arrives in the form of Monk, a talkative and cowardly, one-eyed dog, Archibald is introduced to the Monster Investigation Bureau. Together, Archibald and Monk set out on the trail of a giant snake, a mysterious black mage, and an army of zombies...and along the way, encounter a war declared between the werewolves and the bear-men, and a horde of goblins who harass trolls, among other curious creatures. Thrills, chills, humor, blunders, and more are in store for the adventures of this unique tandem of Sherlock Holmes apprentices!
£13.49
Titan Books Ltd If the Dead Belong Here
Book SynopsisA multigenerational horror saga about an Indigenous American family, a missing girl, and a dark curse that echoes down generations, perfect for readers of Stephen Graham Jones, Erika T. Wurth and Shane Hawk.
£9.49
Titan Books Ltd Cackle
Book SynopsisWinner of the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award for Best Novel, this is a deliciously dark feminist tale of witches, bad ex-boyfriends, good coffee and friendly spiders. All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her long-time boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching job that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. Her new home is picturesque and perfect. The people are all friendly and warm. Her new apartment is lovely too, minus the oddly persistent spider infestation. Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming, magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop apologizing and start living for herself. That’s how Sophie lives. Annie can’t help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie, wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that the rest of the town seems… a little afraid of her. And, okay. Sophie’s appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to wield a certain power… but she couldn’t be… could she?
£8.54
Boom! Studios Rare Flavours
Book SynopsisA demonically delicious culinary chronicle from the acclaimed, award-nominated team behind The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, painstakingly prepared for fans of Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts and Eat The Rich!Peppered with myths, culinary history, and recipes, this is a terrifying trip to savor. - Publishers Weekly Starred Review Ram V and Filipe Andrade cook up a tale worthy of Gaiman or Bourdain. - ComicsOnline With wondrous depictions of simple recipes, deep-seated emotional experiences, and a sense of wonder at the mundane, it summons an odyssey of memory bound to remind readers of the most profound flavors from their own past.—ComicBook.com Discover the tantalizing tale of Rubin Baksh, a demonic Rakshasa with a down-to-earth dream of being the next Anthony Bourdain. To achieve his vision, Rubin enlists Mo, a filmmaker who has seen better days, to document the world-renowned cuisine of India and the people behind such glorious food. But little does Mo know that there’s more to Rubin than meets the eye, and the mortals play a darker role in the show than they were prepared for… Entice your palate and feast on the follow up offering from the Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo Award-nominated The Many Deaths of Laila Starr team of Ram V (Detective Comics, Blue In Green) and Filipe Andrade (Fantastic Four, Star) with this masterpiece marrying the supernatural, Indian cuisine, and the cutthroat world of chef-driven celebrity! Collects Rare Flavours issues #1-6.
£12.34
Quercus Publishing Let the Right One In
Book Synopsis**The international bestseller and the book behind the film and play Let Me In**Let the Right One In Season 1 premieres Saturday, 8th October 2022 on Paramount+ UK.'The new Stephen King' The TimesOskar and Eli. In very different ways, they were both victims. Which is why, against the odds, they became friends. And how they came to depend on one another, for life itself. Oskar is a 12-year-old boy living with his mother on a dreary housing estate at the city's edge. He dreams about his absentee father, gets bullied at school, and wets himself when he's frightened. Eli is the young girl who moves in next door. She doesn't go to school and never leaves the flat by day. She is a 200-year-old vampire, forever frozen in childhood, and condemned to live on a diet of fresh blood. John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel is a unique and brilliant fusion of social novel and vampire legend, a deeply moving fable about rejection, friendship and loyalty.Trade ReviewA terrifying supernatural story yet also a moving account of friendship and salvation * Guardian *The new Stephen King. Don't miss it * The Times *Lindqvist has reinvented the vampire novel and made it all the more chilling by setting it in the kind of sink estate we all know from the media. Immensely readable and highly disturbing * Daily Express *Some truly scary bits ... will haunt your dreams. Best read by sunlight * Independent on Sunday *
£10.44
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc Tokyo Ghoul re Vol. 5
Book SynopsisIn the world of Tokyo Ghoul, sometimes the only way to fight monsters is to become one…The Commission of Counter Ghoul is the only organization fighting the Ghoul menace, and they will use every tool at their disposal to protect humanity from its ultimate predator. Their newest weapon in this hidden war is an experimental procedure that implants human investigators with a Ghoul’s Kagune, giving them Ghoul powers and abilities. But both the procedure and the newly formed Qs Squad are untested. Will they become heroes…or monsters?!The Qs Squad once again proves its worth by going undercover to collect vital Ghoul information, allowing the CCG finally move forward with a massive eradication campaign. But this strike pushes the Qs to their limits, bringing all their weaknesses to the forefront. And Haise is the hardest hit when his hidden past rushes forth to impact his future!
£9.49
Flame Tree Publishing Folk Horror Short Stories
Book SynopsisAward-winning anthologists Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan have put together an outstanding selection of stories. Authors include Neil Gaiman, John Connolly, Adam LG Nevill, Alison Littlewood and Jen Williams. The books too are gorgeous, with foiled covers, printed edges and published only in hardcover, offering a lifetime of reading pleasure.
£15.29
Wordsworth Editions Ltd The Haunted Hotel & Other Stories
Book SynopsisEditedand with an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. ‘Have you ever heard of the fascination of terror?’ This is a unique collection of strange stories from the cunning pen of Wilkie Collins, author of The Woman in White and The Moonstone. The star attraction is the novella The Haunted Hotel, a clever combination of detective and ghost story set in Venice, a city of grim waterways, dark shadows and death. The action takes place in an ancient palazzo coverted into a modern hotel that houses a grisly secret. The supernatural horror, relentless pace, tight narrative, and a doomed countess characterise and distinguish this powerful tale. The other stories present equally disturbing scenarios, which include ghosts, corpses that move, family curses and perhaps the most unusual of all, the Devil's spectacles, which bring a clarity of vision that can lead to madness.
£6.23
Orion Publishing Co Dark Visions
Book SynopsisTake three of the leading names in contemporary horror writing, commission one-third of a book's worth of stories from each, and the result is DARK VISIONS.
£8.99
Little, Brown & Company Ako and Bambi Vol. 2
Book SynopsisAfter moving into a potentially ghost-infested apartment, Bambi met a girl who may or may not actually be a ghost. Through random conversations in the dark of night, much about Ako remains a mystery, but maybe going to a festival at the school she might have attended will shed some light on her past...
£12.34
HarperCollins Publishers If I Have to be Haunted
Book SynopsisYour first love will always haunt you The most haunting, heartwarming debut of 2023. Perfect for fans of strong female leads and supernatural stakes in Buffy, with all the sweetness and romance of To All the Boys I've Loved Before.Cara's just trying to stay on top of all her classes, excel at her extracurriculars, and prepare for college which means not speaking to the dead, an ability she inherited from her grandmother. Ghosts are trouble, and Cara doesn't need to add their problems to her own.But then she stumbles upon the body of Zach the super popular but very newly dead high school golden boy in the woods, and guess what? He wants her to resurrect him.Cue trouble.Miranda Sun's debut touches on the power and conflicts in a mother-daughter love, first romance and finding your place in the world while honouring your culture. Full of heart, humour and thrills, If I Have to be Haunted will put a spell on you.
£9.49
Vintage Publishing Haunted
Book SynopsisChuck Palahniuk is the bestselling author of fifteen fictional works, including Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, Survivor, Choke, Lullaby, Diary, Haunted, Rant, Pygmy, Tell-All, Damned, Doomed, Beautiful You, and most recently Make Something Up. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.Trade ReviewBy turns nauseating, darkly funny and brutally graphic * Observer *A triumph... A novel of exceptional originality... Wonderful... A remarkable book, the most original work of fiction this year * Guardian *An immensely skilful writer * Daily Telegraph *Deeply satirical, brutal and provocative, Haunted is harshly compulsive, eye-bleeding stuff * I-D *I laughed until my ribs ached -- Simon Shaw * Daily Mail *
£9.49
Sourcebooks, Inc Breathe In Bleed Out
Book SynopsisIt's a Midsommar night's Scream in this blood-soaked thriller set at a remote healing retreat from horror author Brian McAuley. Hannah has been running from her demons ever since she emerged from a harrowing wilderness trip without her fiancé. No one knows exactly what happened the day Ben died, and Hannah would like to keep it that way... even if his ghost still haunts her with vivid waking nightmares that are ruining her life. So when her friend group gets an exclusive invitation to a restorative spiritual retreat in Joshua Tree, Hannah reluctantly agrees in search of a fresh start. Despite her skepticism of the strange Guru Pax and his belief in the supernatural world, Hannah soon finds healing through all the yoga, sound baths, and hot springs offered at the tech-free haven. But this peaceful journey of self-discovery quickly descends into a violent fight for self-preservation when a mysterious killer starts picking off retreat attendees in increasingly gruesome ways. As the body count rises and Hannah's sanity frays, she'll have to confront her dark past and uncover the true nature of a ruthless monster hellbent on killing her vibe for good.
£9.49
Flame Tree Publishing Irish Ghost Stories
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£10.44
Cinder House Water Shall Refuse Them
Book SynopsisThe heatwave of 1976. Following the accidental drowning of her sister, sixteen-year-old Nif and her family move to a small village on the Welsh borders to escape their grief. But rural seclusion doesn’t bring any relief. As her family unravels, Nif begins to put together her own form of witchcraft – collecting talismans from the sun-starved land. That is, until she meets Mally, a teen boy who takes a keen interest in her, and has his own secret rites to divulge. Reminiscent of the suspense of Shirley Jackson and soaked in the folk horror of the British landscape, Water Shall Refuse Them is an atmospheric coming-of-age novel and a thrilling debut.Trade Review“A coming of age story where the threat of violence shimmers like a heat haze.” - Andrew Michael Hurley, The Loney ;“Something strong, vivid and disquieting grows tall from Folk Horror soil in this novel.” - Aliya Whiteley, The Arrival of Missives
£9.49
BOTH Press The House on the Old Cliffs
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£8.99
BOTH Press Ultrasound Shadow
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£8.21
Little, Brown & Company Hell Is Dark with No Flowers Vol. 1 light novel
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£12.34
