Horror Odd

Every so often a character so captures the hearts and imaginations of readers that he seems to take on a life of his own long after the final page is turned. For such a character, one book is not enough—readers must know what happens next. Now Dean Koontz returns with the novel his fans have...

How do you make sure a crime that hasn’t happened yet, never does? That’s the critical question facing Odd Thomas, the young man with a unique ability to commune with restless spirits and help them find justice and peace. But this time, it’s the living who desperately need Odd on their side. Three helpless innocents will be brutally executed unless Odd can intervene in time. Who the potential victims are and where they can be found remain a mystery. The only thing Odd knows for sure is who the killer will be: the homicidal stranger who tried to shoot him dead in a small-town parking lot.

Nestled on a lonely stretch along the Pacific coast, quaint roadside outpost Harmony Corner offers everything a weary traveler needs - a cozy diner, a handy service station, a cluster of motel rooms...and the Harmony family homestead presiding over it all. But when Odd Thomas and company stop to spend the night, they discover that there’s more to this secluded haven than meets the eye - and that between life and death, there is something more frightening than either.

No one could have imagined Odd Thomas ever leaving the perfect quirky comfort of Pico Mundo, least of all Odd himself. The little desert town that nurtured Odd all his life is the locus of everything he holds dear–his loyal friends, his ghostly confidants, and the place where he loved and lost...

Once presided over by a flamboyant Hollywood mogul during the Roaring ’20s, the magnificent West Coast property known as Roseland is now home to a reclusive billionaire financier and his faithful servants. And, for the moment, it’s also a port in the storm for Odd Thomas and his traveling companion, the inscrutably charming Annamaria. In the wake of Odd’s most recent clash with lethal adversaries, the opulent manor’s comforts should be welcome. But there’s far more to Roseland than meets even the extraordinary eye of Odd, who soon suspects it may be more hell than haven.

A lonely roadside park on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula shouldn’t exist. No entrance, no exit. Just rusting swings, decaying picnic tables, and a faded softball diamond cut off from the world. Horror writer David Mercer thought it would be the perfect curiosity to explore with his wife Rachel and their young son Tyler. He was wrong. The moment they set foot past the shifting, crumbling fence, they’re trapped in a nightmare of blood and ritual. The paths twist back on themselves. Cell phones die. The highway is visible, but unreachable. And when the sun sets, the Keepers come. ...

“Steve Hudgins is a Horror Meister to reckon with!” VICTOR MILLER – Writer of Friday the 13th If you like quick reads, this is the author for you! Steve Hudgins uses a screenplay/novel hybrid writing style that keeps the descriptive portions of the story brief, allowing the narrative to push forward at an extremely fast pace. IT LIVES IN THE ATTIC A true jigsaw puzzle of horror that comes together before your eyes! On the isolated outskirts of a quaint, charming town, there is a long, lonely gravel driveway. At the end of the driveway stands an ancient, mansard roofed Victorian...

Summer, 1989. It is a time for splashing in the lake and exploring the wilderness, for nine teenagers to bond together and create friendships that could last the rest of their lives. But among this group there is a young man with a secret—a secret that, in this time and place, is unthinkable to his peers. When the others discover the truth, it will change each of them forever. They will all have blood on their hands. Odd Man Out is a heart-wrenching tale of bullies and bigotry, a story that explores what happens when good people don't stand up for what's right.

A good boy. A curious boy. A missing boy... In this darkly whimsical fantasy short story, Bobby attends a circus his mother initially forbid him to visit. Along the way, he discovers a spine-chilling connection between the creepy ringmaster and his mother that will change his family forever. "TinyTown" is the introduction to a series of dark speculative tales involving characters and creatures connected to The Circus of Wonderful & Amazing Things.

Tales the Crows Taught Me Seventeen Supernatural Tales to Make Your Skin Crawl Fans of Ray Bradbury and the Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock, and Lord of the Flies have reason to rejoice! Here are 17 tales with a twist—many of them award-winning: a traveling sideshow, a shadowy something waiting in a deep Oregon forest, an ancient fishing village where there's a price to pay for magic, a strange parcel dragged for miles over ice and snow, a Florida boarding house full of residents who would VERY much like to meet you... The Uncanny waits to make your acquaintance. Included: Protection: ...

Accidents happen. Vengeance is calculated... A toddler dies an accidental death, but to the unfortunate man involved in the tragedy, the child’s mother is, no doubt, bent on revenge—any way she can get it. But is guilt making him paranoid? Or is righteous retribution truly on the horizon? A dark tale of a spiraling mind. This twisted narrative is included in the short story collection: The Lost Children.

Because one of her fathers died when she was very young, much of Celia's family knowledge comes from stories her surviving father narrates—road-trip adventures from the mid-'80s that explore homophobia in a supernatural context. As she considers these adventures (a rescue mission aided by ghostly hallucinations, a secluded town of strangely shaped inhabitants, a movie star with a monstrous secret), Celia uncovers startling new truths about her family's past.

Secrets have a way of giving in to the truth... Mira once led a wonderful life—a respected professor at the University of Chicago, surrounded by a loving family, outstanding students, caring friends, and a supportive faculty. Her husband owned a technology company that was the envy of the AI world. The world should have been their oyster. Should have been. Instead, Mira wakes up inside a bunker, bewildered and drugged, with the world above ravaged by an unknown scourge. Day by day, hour by hour, she discovers that the enemy isn't some distant adversary, from a faraway land. It's much ...

When Zeus's best friend gets trapped inside the House of Mystery and Mirrors at Carnival Nocturne, Tobin's existence is erased from the world, and Zeus is the only person who remembers that his best friend ever lived. Zeus is determined to return to the carnival and rescue his friend—that is, if he can only find it.

In exchange for pizza, a beautiful crow delivered stories to my windowsill. I've collected those stories, here, for your amusement and observation. This audiobook includes short stories like "Bedfellows", "Belligamy", "Captured by Animals", "The Red Constellation", and more.

A troubled young couple on a cross-country road trip takes a wrong turn in the Nevada desert. A voodoo spirit makes a bloody pact with a house cat. A father’s confrontation with his young son’s bully turns violent. An elderly man gets personalized messages in a fortune cookie. A home invasion takes an unexpected turn. A medieval monastery is infested with an ancient, predatory evil. A used car salesman makes a purchase from a time-traveling madman. These are nine odd tales. No more, no less.

Do you like stories with a twist? Stories that run just a little different? Odd Tales is full of little twists and unusual stories. Fans of the supernatural and the weird will find this anthology to be just what they are looking for. Ghosts, skeletons, fey creatures, haunted guitars, and even time travel have their places in this collection of short stories from the wonderfully warped mind of Jeffrey Dean Doty.

Fallow Heart is the story of Lorelai Blake, a self-conscious, overweight 17-year-old who discovers that a demon has pierced her heart, sparking an incredible transformation. Sleepwalking, fits of rage, and impossible strength force Lori to accept that part of her is no longer human. It was hard enough fitting in before, and now, the hurtful voice in her head has taken an even more sinister tone. Worse than this, bodies are being discovered.

Meet Leroi Maquiller: A six-year-old boy is abducted from a train near New Haven, Connecticut, and re-rooted into a family of sinister witches, illusionists, and unorthodox scientists who all seem to have big plans for him. Before long, they will learn that their newly-appointed heir has dreams of his own, and a motive to destroy them all.

Da fire meget maltrakterede lig dukker op i løbet af blot fire dage, begynder spørgsmålene at presse sig på hos politiets efterforskere. Hvem har slået disse mennesker ihjel? Er der en vanvittig seriemorder løs? Er der tale om et bandeopgør? Kan det være et dyr, der har gjort det? Eller er der i virkeligheden overnaturlige kræfter på spil? Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire. Dean R.