Boo !! Not to be read late at night. Spooky, scary, creepy and downright macabre.
Horror & Ghost Stories Books
British Library Publishing The Dead of Summer
Book SynopsisA unique collection focusing on an important but overlooked stretch of the ritual year, and the surprising wealth of fiction devoted to the uncanny and liminal time of May Day Eve, Walpurgis Night and the Summer Solstice. Featuring stories from classic authors such as E. F. Benson and Joan Aiken along with lost classics from obscure periodicals of
£15.29
Alfred A. Knopf Blackwood Farm
Book Synopsis
£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Mostly Void Partially Stars
Book Synopsis
£13.59
Penguin Putnam Inc Frankenstein in Baghdad
Book Synopsis
£14.80
St Martin's Press Wraeththu The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit the Bewitchments of Love and Hate the Fulfilments of Fate and Desire
£20.69
Penguin Random House LLC Black Sheep
Book Synopsis
£13.09
Seven Seas A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch Vol.
Book Synopsis
£11.69
Little, Brown Book Group What Hunger
Book SynopsisA haunting coming-of-age tale following the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, Ronny Nguyen, as she grapples with the weight of generational trauma while navigating the violent power of teenage girlhood, for fans of Jennifer''s Body and Little Fires Everywhere.It''s the summer before high school and Ronny Nguyen''s days are spent dozing off to trashy magazines. In contrast stands her brother Tommy, the pride of their immigrant parents and destined to be the first in the family to attend college. The thought of Tommy leaving for college and being left alone with her parents, Me and Ba, fills Ronny with dread. Their parents rarely speak of their past in Vietnam, except through the lens of food. Their meals are a tapestry of cultural memory: thick spring rolls with nem nuong, and steaming bowls of pho tai with slices of blood-red beef. In the aftermath of the war, Me and Ba taught Ronny and Tommy that meat was a dangerous luxury, a symbol of survival that should never be taken for granted. But when tragedy strikes, Ronny''s world is upended. Her sense of self and her understanding of her family are shattered. A few nights later at a party, a boy crosses the line, and Ronny is overtaken by a force larger than herself. This newfound power comes with an insatiable hunger for flesh, a craving that is both a saving grace and a potential destroyer.What Hunger is a visceral, emotional journey through the bursts and pitfalls of female rage.
£14.39
HarperCollins Publishers Ill Will
Book SynopsisAn astonishing novel' The IndependentI am William Lee: brute; liar, and graveside thief.But you will know me by another name.Heathcliff has left Wuthering Heights, and is travelling across the moors to Liverpool in search of his past.Along the way, he saves Emily, the foul-mouthed daughter of a Highwayman, from a whipping, and the pair journey on together.Roaming from graveyard to graveyard, making a living from Emily's apparent ability to commune with the dead, the pair lie, cheat and scheme their way across the North of England.And towards the terrible misdeeds and untold riches that will one day send Heathcliff home to Wuthering Heights.
£10.79
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Between
Book Synopsis?An extraordinary work of humane imagination . . . call it magic realism with soul.??Locus?Finely honed . . . always engages and frequently surprises.??New York Times Book ReviewA man risks his soul and his sanity to save his family from malevolent forces in this brilliant novel of horror and the supernatural from the award-winning pioneer of speculative fiction and author of the classicMy Soul to Keep.When Hilton was a boy, his grandmother sacrificed her life to save him from drowning. Thirty years later, he begins to suspect that he was never meant to survive that accident, and that dark forces are working to rectify that mistake.When Hilton''s wife, the only elected African American judge in Dade County, Florida, begins to receive racist hate mail from a man she once prosecuted, Hilton becomes obsessed with protecting his family. The demons lurking outside are matched by his internal terrors?macabre nightmares, more intense and disturbing than any he has ever experienced. Are these bizarre dreams the dark imaginings of a man losing his hold on sanity?or are they harbingers of terrible events to come?As Hilton battles both the sociopath threatening to destroy his family and the even more terrifying enemy stalking his sleep, the line between reality and fantasy dissolves . . .Chilling and utterly convincing,The Betweenis the haunting story of a man desperately trying to hold on to the people and life he loves as he slowly loses himself.Trade Review“A finely honed work that always engages and frequently surprises.” — New York Times Book Review “Due masterfully maintains suspense all the while delineating her characters with a psychological realism that makes the unbelieble credible.” — Washington Post Book World “This novel of horror and the supernatural has an intriguing and suspenseful plot.” — Booklist “An extraordinary work of humane imagination...Call it magic realism with soul. The closest compatriot of The Between is Toni Morrison’s Beloved. Not shabby.” — Locus "Due’s first novel, a skillful blend of horror and the supernatural, poses questions about life and identity that transcend racial boundaries.” — Publishers Weekly “An intriguing first novel...neatly plotted and smoothly told.” — Kirkus Reviews “An irresistible page-turner.” — Emerge “The Between weaves the real and the surreal into a compelling tapestry of suspense and horror. A masterful debut.” — Connie Briscoe, author of Sisters & Lovers “Until now, African-American fiction has lacked a major horror writer. Tananarive Due fills that gap. Her intriguing plot holds readers in suspense until she neatly and profoundly ties together all the threads in the final three pages.” — Palm Beach Post “Due’s finely written, offbeat story is a provocative exploration into the fragile distinctions of reality.” — Oceanside Blade-Citizen “The Between is a powerful debut.” — Southern Book Trade
£10.44
Cornerstone The Feast Of All Saints
Book Synopsis''[W]hen I found Rice''s work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant'' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes''[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic'' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry MoonIn the days before the Civil War in the old French Quarter of New Orleans there lived the GENS DE COULEUR, the Free People of Colour, a fierce and proud people, descended from slaves and their French and Spanish owners, neither Black nor White, but caught between the two - free and yet not free. Among them is Michael, the mesmeric copper-skinned youth, mercurial, attractive, wild: an artist in the making, he dreams of Paris, and the lure of a brand new art, Daguerreotype. His gentle sister Marie longs for love and marriage in a world ready to sell her charms to the highest bidder. And there is Anita Bella, the beautiful young courtesan; and Dolly Rose,
£16.19
Penguin Books Ltd The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories
Book SynopsisPart of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by award-winning director Guillermo del Toro. Howard Phillips Lovecraft''s unique contribution to American literature was a melding of traditional supernaturalism (derived chiefly from Edgar Allan Poe) with the genre of science fiction that emerged in the early 1920s. The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Storiesbrings together a dozen of the master''s tales - from his early short stories ''Under the Pyramids'' (originally ghostwritten for Harry Houdini) and ''The Music of Erich Zann'' (which Lovecraft ranked second among his own favourites) through to his more fully developed works, ''The Dunwich Horror'', ''The Case of Charles Dexter Ward'', and ''At the Mountains of Madness''. The book presents the definitive corrected texts of these works, along with Lovecraft critic and biographer S. T. Joshi''s illuminating introduction and notes to each story. Howard Phillips LovecrafTrade ReviewPraise for Penguin Horror Classics:“The new Penguin Horror editions, selected by Guillermo del Toro, feature some of the best art-direction (by Paul Buckley) I've seen in a cover in quite some time.” – Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing"Each cover does a pretty spectacular job of evoking the mood of the title in bold, screenprint-style iconography." – Dan Solomon, Fast Company
£24.64
Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. Johnny Nova
£19.79
Headline Publishing Group The Richard Laymon Collection Volume 3 Night Show
Book SynopsisNIGHT SHOW When he was in high-school Tony Johnson locked school beauty Linda Allison in a haunted house for the night. Now he has moved to Hollywood determined to break into horror movies and he''s forgotten all about her. But Linda is a girl with vengeance in her heart - and she certainly hasn''t forgotten him... ALLHALLOW''S EVE The Sherwood house has been deserted since the horrific killing of a local family in the sleepy town of Ashburg. When invitations to a mysterious party to be held there are sent out nobody is particularly surprised - after all everyone wants to party in a house of death on Allhallow''s Eve.
£9.49
Headline Publishing Group Friday Night in Beast House
Book SynopsisThe last novel in the Laymon''s BEAST HOUSE series.Michael would do anything to get a date with Alison - anything. Alison has just one condition for guys that want to date her - they have to spend a night with her in the legendary Beast House. To Michael a night alone with Alison is a chance of a lifetime but if the stories about the Beast House are true it may also be a chance to die. As he waits for Alison, in the cellar of the macabre museum, Michael tries to keep his first date nerves in check. But what he''s feeling now is nothing compared to the terror he''ll face before the night is out...
£9.49
Vinci Books Ltd. The Witches of East Malling
£999.99
Arcturus Publishing The Haunter of the Ring and Other Stories
Book SynopsisRobert E. Howard (1906-1936) was one of America's great short story writers and the creator of the iconic character Conan the Barbarian. He is credited with creating the sword and sorcery genre of fiction and wrote an astonishing number of tales in his tragically short life.
£6.99
Arcturus Publishing Dracula
£16.99
DC Comics Preacher Book Three
Book SynopsisPreacher Jesse Custer continues his dark journey to find God, accompanied by his gun-toting girlfriend and Irish vampire buddy.In the continuing saga of the bizarre adventures of faithless Texas preacher Jesse Custer, Jesse, along with his girlfriend Tulip and their friend Cassidy, the Irish vampire, head down South in hopes of recovering from their encounter with the forces of the Grail. But during their planned down time Jesse must face off against an enraged Arseface, who seeks to avenge his father’s death, while Tulip deals with Cassidy’s startling declaration of love for her. Also includes a special story spotlighting the Saint of Killers and the story of Cassidy’s first and only encounter with his fellow vampires.
£999.99
Hodder & Stoughton Crooked
Book SynopsisThe real Cold War was between the living and the dead... and America's worst president was its last line of defense in this amazingly bold counter-historical satire in which twentieth-century politics meets Lovecraft.Trade ReviewAn audacious genre-bending novel...a fine job of combining history, thriller, and weird tale. * Publishers Weekly *Riffs on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos in all its eldritch glory and creates an antihero as tormented as any Marvel or DC villain: Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States. * LA Times *At once wildly imaginative and deeply intimate, CROOKED is a demonically fun political thriller. The brilliance of Austin Grossman is in making big stories personal, even when the big story is super-powered presidents and intercontinental necromantic missiles. -- Max Barry, author of LEXICONIngenious... Grossman succeeds in making his fantastic explanation seem more believable than the truth. This novel works as gleeful satire, as wacky alternate history, and as thriller, but what really shines is the character study at its center. * Library Journal *A brilliant mix: the flawed antihero, self-detesting and yet driven, cast as the punchline to every American political joke right up to the Clinton impeachment. Throw in the Cthulhu mythos and some meticulous historical research and you've got a novel that transcends satire and stands on its own. This would be an amazing book even if you'd never heard of Richard Nixon. -- Cory Doctorow * BoingBoing *Grossman's vision of the secret history of Richard M. Nixon is as eerie and absorbing as it is fantastically ludicrous... a beautifully tangled mix of ambition, bitterness, isolation and self-mockery, leavened with a noble sense of self-sacrifice. * NPR *A funny, intelligent fictional take on Nixon, in which our man has a lot more than dark omens, Dan Rather and subpoenas to worry about... clever. * Dallas News *A fiendishly entertaining book... The imaginative power Grossman deploys in Crooked is staggering. * Bookpage *
£14.70
Headline Publishing Group Twilight Eyes
Book SynopsisSlim MacKenzie knows what they are, what they do - and how they hide in human form. He is blessed - or cursed - by twilight eyes. He can see the diabolical others through their innocent human disguise. He''s already killed one of them. And he''ll kill again...But even the grave won''t hold them...
£9.49
Amazon Publishing Follow You Home
Book SynopsisThe page-turning psychological thriller from the author of #1 bestsellers The Magpies and Because She Loves Me. It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime, a final adventure before settling down. But after a perfect start, an encounter with a young couple on a night train forces Daniel and Laura to cut their dream trip short and flee home. Back in London, Daniel and Laura vow never to talk about what happened that night. But as they try to fit into their old lives again, they realise they are in terrible danger—and that their nightmare is just beginning…Trade Review‘Twisty, turny and downright creepy in places Mark Edwards has, yet again, produced an unputdownable psychological thriller. He is a master at creating a tangled web of secrets, lies and red herrings so cleverly constructed that I was kept guessing all the way through. Highly recommended.’ —CL Taylor, author of The Accident ‘Disturbing, engrossing, and makes the time fly by. As ever, Edwards is a class act.’ —Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls ‘Once you start reading you won’t be able to stop…This is my first Mark Edwards book but I will now be reading every one.’ —Angela Marsons, author of Silent Scream ‘Keep the lights on. ALL the lights. Every room. I had to sleep with a night light when I’d finished it.’ —Liz Barnsley, Liz Loves Books ‘Full of creeping menace, Mark Edwards’ distinctive brand of domestic noir will make you think twice about talking to strangers when you next go on holiday.’ —Nick Quantrill, author of The Joe Geraghty series ‘Fast-paced and twisted: it’s another Mark Edwards sensation.’ —Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go
£8.54
Dynamite Entertainment Darkwing Duck Negaduck Vol 2 The Ancient Order Of
Book SynopsisThe thing about Negaduck is, he's not just a one-trick villain. The guy can lie, cheat, cause chaosbut what's he really great at? STEALING! So great, in fact, that his mastery at thieving gets him noticed by a super-duper-secret collective of burgling bad guys that not only want him to join their groupthey want him to be their leader!Second-story men JEFF PARKER and CIRO CANGIALOSI are joined by larcenous cover artists JAE LEE, DREW MOSS, and TRISH FORSTNER for this latest and greatest adventure of Darkwing Duck's notorious nemesis missing it would be a crime!
£18.39
Toonhound Studios LLC Codename G.I. Joe Deluxe Edition Book One
Book SynopsisThe Road to G.I. Joe and Cobra in THE ENERGON UNIVERSE begins here in the deluxe hardcover collection of the bestsellingDukeandCobra Commanderminiseries.THE ROAD TO G.I. JOE BEGINS HERE!Experience the epic origin of G.I. Joe and Cobra like you've never seen before welcome to THE ENERGON UNIVERSE.Conrad Duke Hauser made first contact with a Transformer and lived to tell the tale. Now, one of the US Army's most decorated soldiers is on the hunt for answers, drawn into a conflict that no amount of training could prepare him for.Meanwhile, one man's sinister plans utilize the mysterious alien substance known as Energon sends shockwaves across the globe. Who is Cobra Commander? Where does he come from? And what horrors is he planning to unleash that will rock the world and maybe the universe to its core?Red-hot writer Joshua Williamson (G.I. Joe, Superman) teams up with artists Tom Reilly and Andre Milana to introduce two of the most powerful factions Earth has to offer in CODENAME: G.I. JOE DELUXE EDITION BOOK ONE.Collects DUKE #1-5, COBRA COMMANDER #1-5 & material from ENERGON UNIVERSE 2024 SPECIAL .
£37.49
Image Comics Universal Monsters Creature From the Black
Book SynopsisA NEW HORROR DREAM TEAM RESURRECTS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC MONSTERS Acclaimed creators Dan Watters (Home Sick Pilots, Lucifer), Ram V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Batman: Detective Comics), and Matthew Roberts (Manifest Destiny) rise from the depths for an all-new epic. Years after the events of the original film, Journalist Kate Marsden hunts for a notorious serial killer in the heart of the Amazon. Hot on the trail of this madman, she soon encounters an unexpected new threat -- but is he friend or foe? Or is he simply...THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON? Collects UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON LIVES! #1-4.
£19.54
Image Comics Creepshow Volume 3
Book SynopsisIn the third volume of the Eisner Award-Nominated anthology, the Creep finds even more ways to exceed our waking nightmares! This time with help from a truly frightful roster including Chip Zdarsky, John Ridley, James Stokoe, Jorge Fornés, and more! Readers may want to sleep with one eye open after perusing these haunting tales. DON'T SAY WE DIDN'T WARN YOU. AGAIN. Collects Creepshow Vol.3 #1-5.
£999.99
Image Comics Universal Monsters Dracula
Book Synopsis THE BIGGEST NAMES IN COMICS RESSURECT THE MOST ICONIC MONSTERS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH creators, James Tynion IV (W0rldtr33, Something is Killing the Children)and Martin Simmonds, reteam to tell a new tale of the monster who started it all! When Dr. John Seward admits a strange new patient named Renfield into his asylum, the madman tells stories of a demon who has taken residence next door. But as Dr. Seward attempts to apply logic to the impossible...his daughter
£20.69
Oni Press,US The Damned Deluxe Omnibus Collection
Book SynopsisIn the gritty world of Prohibitionera underground crime, the streets are run not merely by bootleggers, but demon gang bosses bent toward decadent sin: greed, gluttony, and lust. Eddie Tamblyn runs the nightclub the Gehenna Room, with a strict no-demons-allowed policy, but he's also cursed with the unique ability to return from the dead and transfer his mortal wounds to the first person who touches his corpsean ability that places him in high demand for his city's princes of darkness, who hold his heavy debt.Collecting all three volumes of the groundbreaking paranormal noir from acclaimed creators Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt (The Sixth Gun, Hellbreak).
£28.79
Simon Maverick Haunting the Hunter
£9.49
Wicked Run Press Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror
Book Synopsis
£999.99
Fantom Films Limited At the Mountains of Madness
Book Synopsis
£14.60
Fantom Films Limited The Victorian Lady’s Ghostly Anthology
Book Synopsis
£999.99
John Hunt Publishing Bones Would Do The Book Two of the Christopher Penrose Novels
Book SynopsisFrom the moment that Christopher opened the door of death, the darkness began gazing back at him...
£999.99
Zaffre The Anomaly: The blockbuster thriller that will
Book SynopsisAn utterly gripping thriller perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Michael Crichton and Stephen King. The Anomaly will leave you breathless until the final page has been turned . . .THEY SOUGHT THE TRUTH. THEY FOUND A NIGHTMAREA team of explorers seek ancient treasures, hidden in a secret cave.At first it seems they will return empty handed. Then their luck turns.But the team's elation is short-lived as they become trapped there in the dark, with little possibility of escape.Then events take an even more terrifying turn.For not all secrets are meant to be found . . .'Gripping, exciting, page-turning fun. I suspect Michael Crichton would have been happy to put his name to it' John Connolly'Crackles with claustrophobic tension that had me holding my breath. Sharp dialogue, a dizzying central plot, and a real sense of dread throughout, I couldn't sleep until I'd finished reading, and then I couldn't sleep just thinking about it. I loved it' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of BEHIND HER EYES'Brilliant. Thrilling, tense, dark, funny. Michael Crichton meets Indiana Jones' C. J. Tudor, author of THE CHALK MAN'Smart, scary and beautifully written - a thriller filled equally with shivers and real heart. I absolutely loved it' Steve Mosby'This is my kind of book. The suspense mounts slowly... slowly... Then the horror lingers for a long, long time' R. L. Stine'Strap in for a break-neck, claustrophobic ride - The Anomaly is dark and deadly' James Swallow'If you enjoy being scared witless, this is the book for you. A deftly written thriller that will give you second thoughts about turning out the lights' David Jackson'A taut, take-no-prisoners thriller, lean and fast as an express train. Make no mistake: The Anomaly is the real deal' Lincoln Child, Number 1 New York Times Bestseller'I LOVED The Anomaly. The most exciting, unputdownable book I've read in a long time' Mark Edwards'Brilliant. A thrilling, horrifying, gripping page turner that you want to race through but at the same time don't want to end because you're enjoying it so much. Like Michael Crichton had written The Descent' Martyn Waites'Michael Crichton meets Stephen King' is what was promised - and boy, does it deliver' Simon Lelic, author of RUPTURE and THE HOUSETrade ReviewGripping, exciting, page-turning fun. I suspect Michael Crichton would have been happy to put his name to it. * John Connolly *Crackles with claustrophobic tension that had me holding my breath. I couldn't sleep until I'd finished reading, and then I couldn't sleep just thinking about it. * Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of BEHIND HER EYES *Brilliant. Thrilling, tense, dark, funny. Michael Crichton meets Indiana Jones. * C. J. Tudor, author of THE CHALK MAN *Brilliant. Thrilling, horrifying, gripping . . . Like Michael Crichton had written The Descent * Martyn Waites *The plot and writing are beautifully filmic in quality, bringing a sense of Crichton nostalgia. There's also that deep rooted almost mythological puzzle that begs to be solved.The imagery is haunting and garners a real threat towards the characters that will leave any reader's heart racing * Queens of Geekdom *This is a great read, with some nice pop culture references and it feels like a mix of X-Files, Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider....it's truly gripping with some great humour, tension, excitement and some surprises along the dark and scary way. I loved this and can thoroughly recommend it * Orlando-books blog *
£9.25
Arcturus Publishing Ltd Dracula
Book SynopsisThe last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of. Dracula is a preeminent work of horror literature, containing one of the best gothic villains of all time. When Jonathan Harker stays with Count Dracula in his crumbling Transylvanian castle, he is greatly unsettled by the man. After enduring a series of bizarre events, Harker realises he is being imprisoned by the Count and barely escapes with his life. Meanwhile, a similarly curious set of circumstances are happening in England: A huge wolf-like creature is seen to leap from the deck of a Russian ship with a mysteriously absent crew; a young woman develops a strange wasting disease and red marks on her throat; a patient at the lunatic asylum experiences increasingly strange delusions. A small band of heroes set to investigate these worrying events, led by Doctor Van Helsing who consults ancient texts to discover the chilling enormity of what they face... ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.
£6.99
Titan Books Ltd Somali and the Forest Spirit Vol. 4
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£9.49
Olympia Publishers Wrath
Book Synopsis
£999.99
Titan Books Ltd A Blood as Bright as the Moon
Book SynopsisA vampire, desperately torn between worlds, is hunted down by a secret society bent on his destruction, in this timeless and unsettling queer gothic horror, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
£9.49
PS Publishing Cold War Cthulhu
Book Synopsis
£14.99
Olympia Publishers The Wilderness
Book SynopsisJeanie hasn''t spent a lot of time with her father, Alan, since her mom died five years ago.To make up for it, she''s taking him to a tiny island off the coast of British Columbia for a few days of hiking, fishing, and camping.The deep woods seem the perfect place to reconnect with each other.But there''s something about them...When Jeanie finds an eldritch sigil etched in one of the trees, and then immediately forgets it, things begin to unravel.If they can''t figure out what''s happening, and get away in time, they may become lost in their own forest dreams and never escape the wilderness.
£999.99
Cinder House Jawbone
Book Synopsis"WAS DESIRE SOMETHING LIKE BEING POSSESSED BY A NIGHTMARE?" Fernanda and Annelise are so close they are practically sisters: a double image, inseparable. So how does Fernanda end up bound on the floor of a deserted cabin, held hostage by one of her teachers and estranged from Annelise? When Fernanda, Annelise, and their friends from the Delta Bilingual Academy convene after school, Annelise leads them in thrilling but increasingly dangerous rituals to a rhinestoned, Dior-scented, drag-queen god of her own invention. Even more perilous is the secret Annelise and Fernanda share, rooted in a dare in which violence meets love. Meanwhile, their literature teacher Miss Clara, who is obsessed with imitating her dead mother, struggles to preserve her deteriorating sanity. Each day she edges nearer to a total break with reality. Interweaving pop culture references and horror concepts drawn from Herman Melville, H. P. Lovecraft, and anonymous "creepypastas," Jawbone is an ominous, multivocal novel that explores the terror inherent in the pure potentiality of adolescence and the fine line between desire and fear.
£9.49
Telos Publishing Ltd Daemos Rising: A Doctor Who Spin Off
Book Synopsis
£12.34
Caffeine Nights Publishing Spawn
Book SynopsisHarold Pierce didn''t mean to kill his baby brother all those years ago.He didn''t intend to incinerate him in a fire but he did and he has spent most of his adult life in a psychiatric hospital because of that. Upon release he is given a job as a hospital porter but that job involves the burning of aborted foetuses and the memories of what happened to his brother begin to torment Harold. In the small town where he lives the terror is mounting because of the escape from prison of psychopath Paul Harvey. Within days of his escape a horrifying series of murders begins but there is much worse to come. Pierce and Harvey, both disturbed and guarding terrible secrets, are about to unleash a terror beyond belief..."
£8.54
Barbican Press The Monster's Wife
Book SynopsisShortlisted for the Saltire Society SCOTTISH FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014Following in the tradition of Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea and Valerie Martin's Mary Reilly, THE MONSTER'S WIFE is a literary gothic that re-envisions the classic Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein from the perspective of the girl Victor Frankenstein transformed into a Bride for his monster. To a tiny island in Orkney, peopled by a devout community of twenty, comes Victor Frankenstein, driven there by a Devil's bargain: to make a wife for the Creature who is stalking him across Europe.In this darkly-wrought answer to Frankenstein, we hear the untold tale of the monster's wife through the perspective of the doctor's housemaid. Oona works below stairs with her best friend May, washing the doctor's linens and keeping the fires lit at the Big House. An orphan whose only legacy is the illness that killed her mother, Oona knows she is doomed. But she is also thirsty for knowledge, determined to know life fully before it slips away. As tensions heighten between Victor and the islanders, Oona becomes the doctor's trusted accomplice, aiding in secret experiments and seeing horrors she sometimes wishes to forget. When May disappears, Oona must face up to growing suspicions about the enigmatic employer to whom she has grown close - but the truth is darker than anything she could imagine.Trade Review"That Mary Shelley has a lot to answer for! This is an extraordinary novel, an honourable response (neither venerating nor sneering) to its progenitor, while being startlingly original. Kate Horsley has grounded and voiced her Frankenstein “sequel” in the Orkneys which bring their own mythic load with them and she takes the Gothic to new places, where the darkness of Frankenstein meets the darkness of isolated communities of love and fear and survival. It is brilliantly weird, dark and “horrid” – and it is a tender account of women’s friendships and dreams of freedom. It is profoundly touching and weirdly macabre at the same time. I’ve never read anything quite like it and I think it is wonderful." - Sara Maitland "This is a superb debut, an atmospheric and gripping mystery that picks up where the original Frankenstein left off. But to call it a sequel would do it no justice, because this book is fresh and original, and bursting with the most beautiful and lyrical prose. A stunning novel." - KJ Wignall, author of The Mercian Trilogy"An excellent read for the long dark nights of winter. ★★★★★ Oona makes a magnificent protagonist for modern times; determined, feisty and dogmatic. She exemplifies the troubled teenager struggling to fit into a life where she feels she does not belong and refuses to give up her beliefs. No matter what life and the harsh Orkney weather coupled with her failing health throw at Oona, her stubbornness and sense of integrity force her to carry on seeking to find the truth despite the reactions and treatment of her fellow islanders.”- Culturefly, Sue Sheard
£999.99
U P Publications Corrosive Minds: Short Stories
Book Synopsis
£999.99
Cinder House Make a Home of Me
Book SynopsisSet in houses that should provide protection but instead turn on their inhabitants, places of safety invaded without warning, and familiar landscapes that gradually change beyond recognition,Make a Home of Meis about all the ways in which our sanctuaries can turn into foreign places, casting us as strangers as we roam the halls.
£10.44
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc Mao Vol. 16
Book SynopsisExorcise your destiny in an era-spanning supernatural adventure from manga legend Rumiko Takahashi!When Nanoka is transported back in time to a supernatural early 20th century, she gets recruited by aloof exorcist Mao. What thread of fate connects them? Together, they seek answers...and kick some demon butt along the way!Mao desperately tries to connect with his newly resurrected best friend, but the Goko clan has other plans for Daigo’s zombie body. Then, the gang is tasked with finding a missing little girl. Their search leads them to a mysterious new curse clan led by a fire-wielding princess with an unscrupulous past and an evil agenda…
£8.54
Durvile Publications Ltd. Whistle at Night and They Will Come: Indigenous
Book SynopsisIn this followup to his hugely popular Midnight Storm Moonless Sky: Indigenous Horror Stories, Blackfoot storyteller Alex Soop plunges us again into enthralling tales that mix reality with dark terror. Within its stories, Whisper at Night and They Will Come reveals ancient theories of the paranormal, post apocalyptic scenarios, impossible wells of grief, and monstrous phobias. Soop scares the wits out of readers, all the while uncovering overlooked social anxieties and racism affecting Indigenous Peoples across North America.
£999.99
