Dark Fantasy Occult

It’s been 12 years since Jack Masterson last set foot on Lestaron Island. Fresh out of college and lacking a clear direction in life, he’s been asked by his aunt and uncle to travel back to the place he once called home to settle his recently deceased grandfather’s estate. Jack has little to look forward to in regard to his return, outside of a chance to reacquaint himself with Katie, his childhood friend and former crush.

Every wedding guest’s worst nightmare is on repeat in this wild and twisty new horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of So Thirsty and Play Nice. It’s the picture-perfect wedding weekend: The venue is dreamy, the weather is beautiful, love is in the air—and Willa Sullivan...

The war was never only about men. After surviving the horrors beneath the frozen forests of the Ardennes, Lieutenant Declan Caine and his Hunters know the creatures unleashed at Bastogne were no isolated experiment. Somewhere inside Germany, the architects of the nightmare are still working—and they are getting better at what they do. Now General George S. Patton has another mission for them. Deep within the Black Forest, an American convoy has been slaughtered. The evidence points to something the Hunters have seen before, but the attack is different. More organized. More deliberate. ...

Three immortal vampires. One con artist sold at their auction. A blood bond that could kill them all. Vivienne Duval reads tarot cards and runs card games on Bourbon Street to keep her sister fed. When Odette disappears into an underground bride auction, Vivi forges an invitation and walks into the catacombs beneath St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 to get her back... and ends up on the auction block herself. Lucien Devereaux, Bastien Moreau, and Ambrose Delacroix buy her to contain a threat: her blood turns vampires feral, and the last carrier who had it triggered a massacre that erased an entire ...

Some say vampires came to America through New Orleans. Many believe they are still there. When French Quarter private investigator Wyatt Thomas is hired by the Greater Archdiocese of New Orleans to investigate a possible satanic ceremony that may have occurred at the Old Ursuline Convent, he soon learns that more is involved than Satan, The platform where the ceremony allegedly occurred is possibly a satanic altar placed in the convent by a secret society for the specific purpose of devil worship. The Order of the Blood, an offshoot of Freemasonry, has a centuries-old secret guarded by ...

Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it. Connecticut, 1666: An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil. To...

Name’s Mike Raven, but the world knows me as the Shadow Detective. I was ten when demons tore my world apart. Since then, I’ve made it my business to hunt the things that crawl out of the dark. Trained by a legendary monster slayer and armed with an arsenal of mystical weapons, I track and destroy the forces that prey on the innocent. But hunting monsters leaves scars. And if you stare too long into the abyss, don’t be surprised when it starts staring back. The Shadow Detective Boxed Set packs the first three supernatural thrillers—Cursed City, Soul Catcher, and Blood Rain—into ...

They see a blonde bimbo with a press badge and a polite smile. Not one of them knows what I really am. My name is Morgan Monroe. To the newsroom, I'm the ambitious new reporter who probably slept her way onto the crime beat. To the world, I'm nobody. None of them can believe I'm actually good at what I do. Good! Let them keep underestimating me. It's because I'm a Voodoo Witch of the Baptiste bloodline and a covert GUARDIAN agent. I’m also the only person in this city who can feel the dark magic bleeding up through the cobblestones while everyone with the power to stop it insists on ...

I'll become bride of monsters but the happy ending I desire will come at a spell-binding cost. My monsters--Altair, Morpheus, and Dominik--have vanished, taken by some evil magic I know will require a great sacrifice to unravel. But I'm prepared to do anything. My sister is still missing. Even worse, I think she's tied up in my cruel fate in some way. The coven hates me for what I took away from them, and some unknown entity has a target on my back. I thought the most challenging obstacle would be figuring out how to break my betrothal to a spiteful shifter prince so I could live happily ...

The Castle Point Witch Series weaves the enchanting tale of Alexandra Heale, a hypnotherapist and closeted witch. With her friends they navigate the challenges of balancing everyday life with their extraordinary abilities in Castle Point. The series kicks off with Alexandra coming to terms with her witch heritage, learning to harness her powers with the help of her ghost mentor, Waldo Cress, and her familiar, a mischievous cat named Blackjack. Each book introduces a new supernatural mystery or threat, from ancient curses and mysterious artifacts to magical misadventures which Alexandra and ...

The past comes back in a big way for Chicago's only professional wizard in this action-packed novella—now a national bestseller—from the #1 New York Times–bestselling Dresden Files. In a city that's just beginning to recover from the devastation caused by the Battle of Chicago, Harry...

One resilient witch who never gives up, three princes of hell, and a passion that will alter the game forever. Altair. Morpheus. And Dominik. I found them when the odds seemed insurmountable, but when fate ignites, passion takes hold. We’ve raised hell—an evil that won’t die. My otherworldly powers have grown and just might be strong enough for vengeance, but am I strong enough to face the consequences? With the help of my devilishly handsome protectors, we'll navigate this treacherous path, unveiling secrets and motives. We’ll be pushed to the limits and forced to make tough ...

For the first time in trade paperback: the fifth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Laurell K. Hamilton. When Branson, Missouri, is hit with a death wave 'four unsolved murders' it doesn't take an expert to realize that all is not well. But luckily for the locals, Anita Blake...

Sunglasses After Dark by award-winning author Nancy A. Collins, tells the story of a punk female vampire/vampire hunter searching for the creature responsible for attacking her as she attempts to rescue an innocent man from an unholy faith healer. While on vacation in Swinging London in 1969, American heiress Denise Thorne disappears, never to be seen again. That very same night Sonja Blue, a tough-as-nails punk vampire/vampire-slayer—conceived in terror and born of blood—rises from the gutters of SoHo, determined to fight for what remains of her humanity.

A witch whose magic is stolen by her family. Three ruthless, possessive, hot-as-sin demons who seek to overthrow their king and claim their mate. They need each other to raise hell. While trying to find a loophole to a spell, I accidentally summon a monster—a powerful, dangerous, dark entity from the shadow world. No worries, I'll just send him back. That was the plan... But one night of chaos and seduction left me powerless and kidnapped by the beast who’ll use me to do anything he commands. Especially once he discovers the power I possess. To fuel my magic, I’ll need massive ...

Buckle up! The ride's about to get bumpy. When a claw rips through Grogan 'Chief' La Tortue's teepee at midnight, he quickly realizes it isn't an ordinary beast but a rougarou, a Cajun werewolf stalking Oyster Island, the ancestral home of the Atakapa Indians. Cajun witch Paula Mouton and her friend Odette, who lives in a tent on the beach with her dog Mud Puppy, vow to confront the ghosts in the nearby lighthouse. Their actions soon lead them to the Majestic, a Prohibition-era hotel and casino—a noir setting where they face a vampire, demons, and an avenging angel. The paranormal island ...

Everyone at GUARDIAN is waiting for me to turn. They don't say it to my face. They don't have to. I carry the Baptiste name, and every witch in my family with the gift has succumbed to the dark side. So, they watch and wait. They believe it’s not if, but when. The worst part is that sometimes I feel the same way. Now bodies are turning up across New Orleans during Mardi Gras, killed by a magic that GUARDIAN's sensors can't see. Every murder has been manufactured to point at my bloodline. Someone wants me blamed. Or worse, someone wants to prove that the darkness in my blood has only been ...

From the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Stalking Jack the Ripper series comes a thrilling blockbuster series. Two sisters. One brutal murder. A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself ... And an intoxicating romance. Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are...

See the difference, read #1 bestselling author Anne Rice in Large Print * About Large Print All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typeface In the latest installment of The Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice summons up dazzling worlds to bring us the story of Armand -...

A collection of 31 spine-tingling horror and thriller tales. If you love creepy horror stories with quick shocks and twist endings, this one will leave you shaken and satisfied. Inside, you’ll find: THE VELVET FEED: A showman discovers a one-of-a-kind act that turns his fortunes around. EASY MONEY: A private investigator uncovers a more dangerous truth than he ever imagined. THE SUBSTITUTE: A substitute teacher enters a troubled classroom and quietly turns the students’ cruelty back on them. THE LAST SONG: A physically impaired singer hired for a wedding soon realizes the host has an ...