Gothic Violence

Grim Wolds, England: Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess—she’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But long, listless days spent within the estate’s dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family—Mr. Pounds can’t keep his eyes off Winifred’s chest, and Mrs. Pounds takes a sickly pleasure in punishing Winifred for her husband’s wandering gaze.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It’s Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.”—The Guardian ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM...

Eel Marsh house stands alone, surveying the windswept salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Mrs Alice Drablow lived here as a recluse. Now Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor with a London firm, is summoned to attend her funeral, unaware of the tragic and terrible secrets which lie behind the house's shuttered windows.

The House on Thornhallow Moor (Book One of the Between Heartbeats Series) On the wind-swept cliffs overlooking Blackwater Hollow stands Thornhallow Moor—a house bound by secrets older than the sea. When Clara Wren returns to the neglected Victorian estate of her childhood, she expects memories, perhaps even closure. But the house has waited patiently for her arrival, harboring more than just dust and echoes of the past. Whispers drift through empty rooms, footprints glisten with seawater, and in the shadows stands Silas Vale—a ship’s captain lost to a storm over a century ago. Bound ...

Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed of--a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes a sensational romantasy, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess forced on an impossible quest with the one knight whose future is beyond her sight. "Prepare to meet your next obsession."...

What if the man who owns your future is the one who destroys your present? Vera Calloway is the woman you admire in boardrooms—the one who has it all together. Brilliant, driven, untouchable. But beneath that flawless exterior is a woman shackled by a past she keeps buried... until it all comes crashing down. Someone wants her ruined—photos, fabricated scandals, lies crafted to break her. They make one thing clear: either she walks away, or she burns. But when her world unravels, there’s only one man who can fix it. Only one man who’s been waiting in the shadows, watching her every ...

Four men on a job in the remote mountains. A desecrated grave in a forgotten holler. They thought it was a simple task, but they’ve disturbed something ancient, something that owns the woods. Now, they’re marked. The forest is silent, the locals watch with unblinking eyes, and a primal fear begins to claw at them. They’ve awakened a curse, a hungry darkness that has claimed victims for generations. A terrifying presence stalks their every move, turning the wilderness into an inescapable nightmare of supernatural suspense. Trapped and hunted, they must fight for survival against a ...

AN INDIE NEXT PICK A LIBRARY READS #1 TOP PICK "Kelly Rimmer is at her most skillful here… An emotional, haunting tale." —Julia Kelly, internationally bestselling author of The Dressmakers of London The literary twist of Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea meets the...

The original unabridged, annotated text of Emily Brontë's only novel — with a critical afterword by philosopher and writer Henry Bugalho Now a major motion picture starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, directed by Emerald Fennell — read the original novel that inspired it. "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." On the wild Yorkshire moors, where the wind howls and the heath stretches to the horizon, a foundling named Heathcliff is brought into the Earnshaw household. What follows is one of the most intense, haunting, and unforgettable stories in English ...

On his 59th birthday, Tyson Parks—a famous, but struggling, horror writer—receives an ornate antiquarian desk in the hopes it will rekindle his creative juices. Perhaps inspire him to write another best-selling book and prove his best years aren’t behind him… As Tyson begins to use the new desk, he finds himself writing copy at an unfathomable speed, becomes so focused on writing that he binges on all-night, all-day sessions that take a serious physical and psychological toll. Soon, Tyson begins acting strange. Violent.

In the parish of St. Bruno, sex is easy, corruption festers, and double-dealing is a way of life—and Rene Shade is an uncompromising detective swimming in a sea of filth in this hard-hitting, critically acclaimed trilogy of crime novels. As Shade takes on hit men, porn kings, a gang of ex-cons...

Perfect for fans of Don't Let the Forest In and Wuthering Heights, this gothic horror novel is about the pasts that haunt us and the stories we decide to make for ourselves. There’s nowhere Catie East would rather be than the redwood forest that surrounds her family’s unusual historic home...

A Million Kilometers to Nowhere In a galaxy where justice is bought and sold, bounty hunter Colt Corrigan rides the ragged edge of law and chaos. Trapped between a deranged killer’s brutal plan and the ghosts of his own past, Corrigan must fight his way through Martian wastelands, asteroid prisons, and the blood-soaked streets of Hiroshima City. Fueled by vengeance, greed, and survival, this pulp sci-fi thriller blends shootouts, showdowns, and raw grit into a relentless chase across the solar system. Gunsmoke never smelled so metallic.

A demented killer believes he’s doing God’s work — and a teenage boy with dreams of getting his license becomes his next target. Elliot Cross doesn't just hate ambitious dreaming — he sees it as sin. In his twisted mind, anyone reaching for more is disobeying the First Commandment: Thou shalt have no other gods before me. When he volunteers to give Timmy, his daughter’s fatherless classmate, a driving lesson, it’s not a gift — it’s a trap. And the road ahead leads nowhere safe. The Driving Lesson is a short story of religious delusion, power, and cruelty — a standalone ...

• NOW A THRILLING LIVE ACTION FEATURE FILM • Once upon a time in New Orleans... Disgraced homicide detective Blaze walked into an abandoned art studio without a warrant or backup, chasing a killer who had been carving symbols into victims for nineteen years. The Sigil Slasher. He walked out branded, unemployed, and alone. Now he works as a private detective out of a warehouse loft and along with and troubled young woman who freelances as a crime scene photographer and lost her parents at the edge of the Slasher's blade. The job brings them together, the shared trauma keeps them together...

Full of court intrigue, queer romance, and terrifying monsters—this “deliciously fun” (Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches) epic fantasy appeals to fans of Samantha Shannon’s The Priory of the Orange Tree and the adult animated series Castlevania. Remy...

From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Preston & Child, Agent Pendergast is faced with the most inexplicable challenge of his career when severed feet are found floating in the Gulf of Mexico. A startling crime with dozens of victims. To the horror of the quiet resort town of Sanibel Island...

Katie Kovacs is a mother haunted by a missing child. Heather Parnell is a nun with a deadly secret. Still grieving the unsolved disappearance of her son, Katie is terrified someone is watching her. Already anxious she’s losing her grip on reality, she meets Heather who killed three elderly people in the 1970s. Katie’s obsession with Heather’s crimes leads her to ghostwrite the grisly memoir. As Katie delves into Heather’s shocking past, she wonders whether she is uncovering the truth – or is she falling into the same horrifying darkness that destroyed Heather’s life? Now that ...

A reporter’s dogged quest to solve the murder of two teens uncovers a forgotten corner of the Deep South and the chilling web of police corruption, violence, and miscarried justice beneath its surface. "A captivating, richly reported and deeply humane story of found families, crooked cops...