Tales of Horror by Ten Masters of Suspense Leave the lights on with this limited time collection of short stories about fear and how far folks will go to survive in a terrifying world. The Barrens by F. Paul Wilson. New York Times Bestselling Author. A cosmic horror tale in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Genuine pinelands lore painted with a Lovecraftian palette. Creighton reenters his old girlfriend's life, saying he's researching the myth of the Jersey Devil. But he has a much darker agenda. Control+Alt+Delete by Rachel Aukes. Amazon Bestselling Author. In the near-future where we are monitored every minute of every day, a law is passed that grants an Artificial Intelligence system the power to instantly "reform" anyone deemed a threat to society. The Agent by Michael Koogler. Up-and-Coming Author. What would you give to have it all? What would you offer up for fame and fortune? Would you give up your very soul? Would you give up even more? Andre Rossell is an aspiring horror writer with a problem. He hasn't published anything. His life is a waste. He's going nowhere. Until his agent calls... The Girl Next Door by E. McCarthy. New York Times Bestselling Author. In the old yellow fever wing of a female dorm in New Orleans, an empty sealed room holds nothing but a chair. Or does it? Student Sadie is determined to find out, at the risk of her own sanity... and her boyfriend's life. Taps by Patrick Freivald. Bram Stoker Award-Nominated Author. A series of mysterious tapping sounds leads Molly into a darkness from which she may never emerge. Forward Base Fourteen by Patrick Freivald. Bram Stoker Award-Nominated Author. One of the last survivors of an outpost on the alien world of New Phoenix, Sarah DeSouza fights on against the Takers, who kill, reanimate and control their victims. Funeral March of a Marionette by Lance Taubold. Award-Winning Author. Fourteen-year old Corey has always been picked on ... and worse by other kids and his stepfather. Through the magic of music Corey's nutcracker doll collection comes to life to do his bidding and to enact his revenge. Gris Gris by Kathy Love. USA Today Bestselling Author. Elizabeth visits Madame Lucrece Dumas, New Orleans' most powerful Voodoo priestess, certain the Creole voodooiene can conjure a spell to protect her from a terrifying curse. But Elizabeth soon discovers there is something stronger than Voodoo magic. Revenge. Where Billy Monasco Lay by Paul Mannering. Award-Winning Author. A band of outlaws making a run for Mexico wait by the Penasco River for the rest of their gang. Plagued by guilt after the horrific deaths of a bank full of innocent townsfolk, they meet God's justice in the form of a dead boy. Alabaster Nights by Elle J. Rossi. Up-and-Coming Author. A Vampire with a soul. A Huntress with a knife. In Nashville, Blood equals Power. Will one taste of Josie Hawk cost Keller everything? Snapped! by Richard Devin. USA Book Award Winner and Debut Author. No one knew where or when or how... it just happened. They Snapped. That's what people said. They Snapped. There wasn't any single sign, like you might expect there to be. No twitching or dying or convulsing. No outbreak of flu or some wide-spread contagious disease. Snap. They were human ... and then ... they were not.

What Do you Fear? What is the one thing that causes you to break out in a cold sweat? What is the one thing that tortures your mind and freezes the blood in your veins? Fear of death, clowns, bats, mirrors, being buried alive, being tied up? These and many other phobias are addressed in nineteen tales of psychological horror by some of the top New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors, as well as new and upcoming talented writers. Come join authors F. Paul Wilson, Heather Graham, Thomas Monteleone and their fellow writers into a journey of the mind and the terrors that await within: Never Fear-Phobias

Homeland Security Agent Rick Alders lives a relatively peaceful life in his home town of Helena, Montana. His idyllic existence is shattered when a top-secret government black ops project known only as The Horde, is activated during the presentation of a breakthrough technology that would bridge the gap between our reality and the unknown of cyberspace. As Agent Alders plunges deeper into a nightmare he never could have imagined, he finds himself pitted against a malevolent intelligence with a single purpose - the annihilation of the human race.

Vendetta is a Vi'Raaji assassin who has known only deception and death. When she accepts a contract that will elevate her to the legendary status of 'God Killer', she unknowingly sets into motion a carefully orchestrated series of events that will ultimately bring about an apocalyptic convergence of worlds and realities that no one will survive. As her world is plunged into a supernatural war of catastrophic implications, an unlikely group of heroes comes together in a last desperate alliance to fight an enemy far beyond anything they can imagine. As the darkness spreads and hope dwindles, Vendetta finds herself questioning her place in the conflict and ultimately, everything she ever was.

It's the end of the world as we know it...and Hade feels fine. Experimental biotechnology that can reanimate corpses, nations collapsing like dominoes, evil spirits running rampant, age-old prophecies fulfilled...is the Earth in her final days? And who-or what-is Hade, the spellbindingly evil maestro who has manipulated these events into changing the world forever? Ready to fight Hade and his evil army are a disparate group of people, thrown together into a battle not only for their lives, but for their very souls and the souls of all mankind. Clinging to long-lost scriptures which have been revealed to them by the ancient Indian known only as John, they will struggle against each other, battle to survive, and question everything they believe in-all the while knowing that good is no longer certain to overcome evil, and no one is safe from the coming storm. Hade has pulled all strings together for one last orchestrated performance in this apocalyptic suspense novel that will keep you turning the pages - in a well-lit room - long into the night.

Sadistic Shorts - Tales from the Devil's Drawers Don't look out the window and, for goodness sake, don't open the door. Keep it tightly shut and bolted and...no, wait, perhaps you might need to escape in a hurry from something-or someone-already inside. Perhaps it is too late, for here are horrors too gruesome to behold alone on a stormy night, when the lights are flickering and the tree limbs are scratching against the shutters. A collection of stories of lies and deception; of cold-blooded killers; hot-tempered sailors; masochistic victims, and grotesque monsters from the past will bring your worst fears slithering after you as you scramble to get away. Here are sharp knives, last words, deeply-digging shovels, broken glass, wrecked cars, torn bodies, and shattered lives. Here are hellish demons, witches, ghosts, creatures of the night, strangers wreaking destruction, and the ones closest to you that you never saw coming. Here are twisted endings to keep you forever hoping for the dawning light of a new day. It may never come, for here are... Dig Set Spike Block Serve, Ground Rate, and Retention by William G. Sells Jigsaw, and The Summoning by Michael Koogler Liana by T.J. Lord Liar by Dan Otsuki Adding it Up by V.K. Schilling The White Squirrel by Jed Q. Peterson The Audition by Dennis W. Green The Broken People by Drew Wood The Puzzle Piece Person by William Whitehurst The Battle of the Ageless by Brian Wood and Frank LaVoie My Heart Swims in Blood: The Cerro Brujo Diary by L.G. Daleney

The first seal has been broken...and the last days of this world have begun. As the righteous look to the fulfillment of holy scripture and good finally triumphing over evil, others have emerged hoping for a much different end. A sinister plot, hatched thousands of years before the birth of Christ, has been waiting in secret for just this very moment. The plan? Hijack the apocalypse, dethrone God, and take control of this world and all the souls living on it. The leader? Hade, a seven-foot tall monster of a man, dressed in black and covered in ancient tattoos. He has used everything in his power, including experimental biotechnology, the manipulation of the geopolitical landscape, and his knowledge of long lost prophecy, to help him take over the world and run it as his own. Standing in his way is a disparate and woefully unprepared group, including a young medical student, the son of a Russian mafia leader, a struggling priest, and a dreamer who may be the key to everything. As the world falls apart and those who would stand for truth and light fall by the wayside, these four heroes will have choice after awful choice placed before them. And when Hade finally unleashes his undead on the world, there is nowhere left to hide. He will have his king, and he will have this world.

The Confederation teeters on the brink of annihilation. Lexxa Singh must save it, even if she doesn't want to.

For those who like their stories on the darker side...19 Stories of phobia from New York Times bestselling master suspense authors F. Paul Wilson and Heather Graham with a "krewe" of dynamic award-winning storytellers.What Do you Fear? What is the one thing that causes you to break out in a cold sweat? What is the one thing that tortures your mind and freezes the blood in your veins? Fear of death, clowns, bats, mirrors, being buried alive, being tied up? These and many other phobias are addressed in nineteen tales of psychological horror by some of the top New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors, as well as new and upcoming talented writers. Come join authors F. Paul Wilson, Heather Graham, Thomas Monteleone and their fellow writers into a journey of the mind and the terrors that await within: Never Fear-PhobiasThomas F. MonteleoneE. McCarthyLance TauboldElle J RossiMichael KooglerCrystal PerkinsRichard DevinConnie Corcoran WilsonAidan RussellEdward DeAngelisJeff DePewDon MarloweHolly PrentissJason Pozzessere

As the world edges ever closer to the end of times, the ancient prophecies of the Book of Revelation continue to come true in devastating ways never before imagined. Through it all, the race begins to find a long-lost relic that might very well swing the balance toward the forces of evil. As horrifying creatures from the underworld rise up to terrorize the faithful, the enigmatic Hade once again pits himself against the beleaguered "Kings" of prophecy in a contest for their very souls. But the Ferryman has his own secrets and his own motivations...and in time, the fate of the world may hang on who and what he truly is.