Horror Town

Andrew Larimer has left his past behind. Rising up the ranks in a New York law firm, and with a heavily pregnant wife, he is settling into a new life far from Kingsport, the town in which he grew up. But when he receives a late-night phone call from an old friend, he has no choice but to return home.

Every October, the mountain town of Ash Pitch, West Virginia, lights lanterns to keep the Hollow quiet. At the edge of the old strip mine stands a corn-stalk effigy, a glowing miner’s lamp burning in its chest until dawn. Folks say the ritual keeps the balance between the town and whatever stirs in the dark soil. This year, when the lantern is stolen in a Halloween prank, the flame dies—and something wakes. Crows circle but will not land. People start coughing up husks. The effigy collapses in the night. Sara Hale, a local librarian, her retired-miner father, a shaken teenager, and a ...

Seeking to understand the recent deaths and disappearances in their town, a disgraced homicide detective and a group of grieving high schoolers unwittingly join forces. But what this ragtag bunch of answer-seekers find will not only force them into a fight to save themselves and their town, but all of humanity as we know it... Welcome to Cedar Mills. PRAISE FOR CEDAR MILLS... “Plunges right into the action and never lets up!” Readers' Favorite "Cedar Mills is the kind of horror novel that stays with you..." Independent Book Review "Great action, a scary beast, and a beating heart in the...

The doors to my apartment complex have been welded shut. That might have been a good idea. The town has been evacuated. Strange beasts roam the streets outside. Our only choice is to wait for the rescue… But will it come? Yuri - a young man from a backwater Russian town - wakes to find the doors to his crumbling apartment complex welded shut... from the inside. Before anyone can make sense of it, something not from this world kills a postman stranded on the other side of the door. And when the town's old evacuation sirens begin to blare, Yuri and everyone else in the building realize an ...

The dust of Coyote Crossing has a story to tell. It’s written in blood. Sheriff Brody is a man worn down to the nub, keeping a fragile peace in a town that’s rotting from the inside out. But the grim discovery in the hills—a body displayed with the precision of a surgeon and the savagery of a madman—shatters that peace forever. This is no ordinary killing. It’s a message. Jedediah Stone, a haunted gunslinger bound by a forgotten sin, recognizes the killer’s work. He knows the entity stalking their town is not just a man, but a force of supernatural vengeance. An avenging spirit ...

The carnival arrived at dusk, bleeding rust and promising escape. For Lily, it was a one-way ticket out of her dead-end town. But when the moon rises, the main attraction is unleashed. The Carnival Nocturne is a predator, and its charismatic owner holds a monstrous secret. When a local boy vanishes and the first body is found mutilated near the Ferris wheel, Lily realizes the truth: the cheap tricks and rigged games are a cover for something ancient and hungry. A violent storm cuts them off from the world. The power dies. The screams begin. Trapped on the carnival grounds with a handful of ...

The time: the waning years of the 1990s at the dawn of the millennium. The place: an isolated rural town called Auburn, which could be anywhere at all - a town where everyone knows everyone else - where dark secrets run through its veins like blood. Everyone knows that 16-year old Mikey Childress is "different." A target for bullies since he was a small boy, everything Mikey does attracts abuse: the way he walks, the way he talks, the way he looks. Everyone knows he's not like the other boys in Auburn - the boys who play hockey, who fight, the boys who pursue girls.

The DogMan Deep in the heart of the Michigan wilderness lives a creature born of pure rage and hunger, feared by the natives, stalking European settlers, and haunting the cities of modern times. The DogMan, a large, powerful, and vengeful beast, strikes fear into the hearts of any unfortunate souls unlucky enough to cross its path. Larger than a Sasquatch and stronger than a werewolf, the small towns of central Michigan stand no chance when faced with the return of the Michigan DogMan. As fear takes hold of the community, the boundaries between myth and reality blur, and a small group rises...

Vera Martinez wants nothing more than to escape Roaring Creek and her parents' reputation as demonologists. Not to mention she's the family outcast, lacking her parents' innate abilities, and is terrified of the occult things lurking in their basement. Maxwell Oliver is supposed to be enjoying the summer before his senior year. Instead he's taking care of his little sister while his mom slowly becomes someone he doesn't recognize. Soon he suspects that what he thought was grief over his father's death might be something more sinister.

A psychological paranormal mystery boxset with a riveting twist you'll never forget. James Hunt brings you the complete collection of the highly-rated "The Haunting of the House on Cypress Lane and Dead in the Desert" Series. A job opportunity has brought the Holloway family to a small desert town on the Arizona/California border in the middle of nowhere. But what is thought as a godsend soon devolves into a parent’s worst nightmare. The Haunting of the House on Cypress Lane There sits a large house on Cypress Lane in the small town of Ocoee, Louisiana, and its history is intertwined with...

In Twilight Falls, Halloween has always been a night of tricks, treats… and old stories meant to scare the kids. But this year, the legend is real. It’s 1998. Julie Carpenter is just trying to survive her senior year in the sleepy Arizona town she’s always called home. But when a figure emerges from the woods—silent, relentless, and wearing a cracked, vintage jack-o’-lantern mask—the town’s Halloween spirit turns to pure terror. They call him Jack. Once a man. Now something far worse. He’s back from the grave with one goal: make the streets of Twilight Falls run red before ...

A family reunion turns fatal as sisters delve into a haunted past within eerie manor walls. Dive into a riveting gothic thriller where two sisters confront their long-lost mother's sinister past in a haunted manor.

Are you a fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz? If you're looking for something fresh and new, join the millions of readers who have already delved into the heart-pounding World's Scariest Legends. "Those who enjoy Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and other masters of supernatural suspense will relish The Dancing Plague's ability to move through time, relationships, and intrigue to question the roots of mass hysteria and paranormal experiences." —Midwest Book Review What would you get if you smashed together Stephen King's coming-of-age tale The Body (aka Stand by Me) with Richard Laymon's The ...

Don’t walk the river after dark. That’s what they say in the northern town of Elkhollow, where winter is long… and the legends run deep. When a young boy vanishes near the frozen river, only his dog returns — soaked, shaken, and barking at something beneath the ice. Teenager Ava Miller thinks it’s just a local myth. Until the knocking starts beneath her bedroom floor. Until the tracks show up in the snow — impossibly large, and leading straight to the riverbank. What if the stories were true? What if something was waiting… just under the surface? Bigfoot: Beneath the Frozen ...

Three stories. One cursed town. Zero chance of escape. Welcome to St. Isidore — a quiet little town hiding nightmares that will chew you up and spit you out. This high-octane horror-thriller collection brings together three pulse-pounding stories of terror, survival, and the evil that refuses to die: Go Big or Go Dead – Two thrill-seeking teens enlist a local serial killer in their quest for fame. Someone is going to have to die. The girls can only pray it won’t be them. Wake the Dead – A young man takes a beautiful woman on a first date into the Suicide Forest. Now they’re ...

Stranger Things meets The Conjuring in this haunting thriller about a family that moves into a new home that is filled with secrets that have stalked their home and their town for generations. Welcome to Ducket… A small town that is haunted by its past. The Webb family is looking for a fresh start after surviving a tragedy. Their new home seems like the perfect fit for them until they discover it has a rich history of horrors and secrets that lay dormant within its walls. Is it supernatural or have their imaginations simply gotten carried away? Shane has lived his entire life in Ducket ...

I thought the worst part of a blackout was waking up in a strange place. Turns out waking up next to a dead woman is far worse… Memory lapses have plagued PI Dean Steele since childhood. This time when he opens his eyes, there's a woman lying nearby. A woman he doesn't recognize. As Dean tries to determine how he ended up in the woods next to a dead body, he attempts to piece together the things he remembers. But the situation takes a bewildering turn when the dead woman’s body disappears from the scene. Someone doesn't want Dean uncovering secrets, and things get even more heated when ...

Welcome to Madison, Georgia, where the magnolias bloom, the tea is sweet, and the monsters are real. In this cozy horror anthology, the charming town of Madison hides secrets in its flowerbeds and shadows in its attics. Behind every wrought-iron fence and sun-warmed porch lies something unexpected: a banshee who quilts in the carriage house, a wight who prefers crossword puzzles to haunting, a wendigo who wears sweaters by the fire, and cryptids who just want someone to talk to. But don’t be fooled by the cobblestone streets and Southern charm. The ghouls here are real and love has a ...

A forgotten road. A phantom legend. A scream in the woods that feeds on fear. Emery Price, the popular host of the 'Abandoned Echoes' web series, is chasing her next viral hit. The legend of Briar Hollow—a remote Kentucky valley with a vanished congregation and a phantom bell—is the perfect story. The locals warn her away with tales of a terrifying scream not meant for human ears, a sound you must ignore to survive. But the hollow doesn't like being ignored. Trapped in an isolated cabin, Emery is stalked by an unseen force. A violent knock shatters the night, and her own name appears ...

In "Long Way Home", a young soldier returns from the Middle East and discovers that there is another - and much stranger - war to be fought in his hometown. In "Mister Pockets" a young paperboy discovers that a random act of kindness may have greater consequences - especially as night falls in Pine Deep.