Modern Horror

Dr. Victor Frankenstein, an ambitious young scientist, is consumed by a fanatic desire to create a living being. He fashions an eight-foot-tall creature and succeeds in animating him, but, horrified by his visage, perceives his creation to be a monster and frightens him away. The monster, wandering in search of human companionship, is spurned and repulsed by all he approaches and learns to hate and to kill.

The holidays are supposed to be magical. Warm. Safe. They're not. Beneath the tinsel and the carols and the comfortable lies you tell yourself every December, something darker has always been waiting. Twelve twisted tales that drag Christmas into the shadows where it belongs — stories of ancient evils that wake with the first snowfall, family traditions soaked in blood, gods and devils settling old scores, and the kind of humans who make the monsters look reasonable. No Hallmark endings. No redemption arcs. No mercy. 12 Deaths of Christmas is the holiday horror anthology for readers still...

Step into the haunting world of "Frankenstein: Adapted for Modern Readers," where Mary Shelley's timeless tale is given a fresh, accessible twist. This edition breathes new life into the classic by offering a clean, contemporary format and lightly modernized language, making it easier than ever for today's readers to connect with the haunting narrative. Dive into the gripping story with ease as you explore the boundaries of ambition, humanity, and the monstrous consequences of playing god. Set against the backdrop of the 19th century, this masterpiece delves into the themes of creation, ...

After the loss of her mother, a woman returns to the San Fernando Valley only to uncover a haunting secret about her childhood friend. A visiting professor at a charming but strange California liberal arts college must face her past in order to protect her son. A sister, lost in the woods, confronts the dangerous truth about her brother, her stepmother, and herself. Rose's dog Wolfie has died, and three seductive women offer to help return him to her. But only if she will pay the price.

In the early 20th century, World War I was the most devastating event humanity had yet experienced. New machines of war left tens of millions killed or wounded in the most grotesque of ways. The Great War remade the world's map, created new global powers, and brought forth some of the biggest problems still facing us today. But it also birthed a new art form: the horror film, made from the fears of a generation ruined by war. From Nosferatu to Frankenstein's monster and the Wolf Man, the touchstones of horror can all trace their roots to the bloodshed of the First World War. 

Something is hunting in the Blackpine Range. A classified military training exercise in the Blackpine Range ends in bloodshed. The incident is buried, labeled an accident, and forgotten. Years later, bodies start turning up in the forest. Special Agent Rebecca Torres is sent to investigate what looks like a string of animal attacks. What she finds is worse. People are being killed by a werewolf. As Torres teams up with Major Cole Hendricks and an elite tactical unit, the truth becomes clear. Now there is only one objective: eliminate the target.

The Big Book of Scary Stories 2 is a massive collection of horror short stories built for readers who want fast, brutal chills with zero filler. Open to any page and you’re dropped straight into a fresh nightmare - the kind that starts with a normal moment (a ferry ride home, a hospital corridor, a quiet street) and then tilts sideways into something wrong. This volume delivers creepy tales, ghost stories, and supernatural horror with a sharp edge of modern dread — the feeling that the world is still the world… but something is watching from just outside the light. You’ll find ...

The world’s most famous lake hides more than a legend—it hides a predator. When a classified sonar image reveals something massive moving beneath the surface of Loch Ness, Lux Branson is brought in to confirm the impossible. What begins as a scientific expedition quickly escalates into a desperate race for answers, as the creature stirs from its centuries-long slumber. But they aren’t the only ones on the hunt. As the team descends into the murky depths, they face sabotage, betrayal, and a threat that isn’t just real—it’s awake. And it’s hungry. From castle ruins to underwater...

A mysterious internet figure, known only as Mr. Boy, is preying on depressed teenagers and brainwashing them into horrific acts of self-harm and suicide. The macabre message behind "The Dropout Challenge" is simple: Drop out of sight. Drop out of school. Drop out of society. Drop out of life altogether.

From Catriona Ward, the international bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street comes Little Eve, a heart-pounding tale of faith and family, with a devastating twist. Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel. “A great day is upon us. He is coming. The world will be...

When the night falls, the manor remembers every scream. Hidden at the edge of Raven Hollow stands Blackthorn Manor, a mansion abandoned after a mysterious night of bloodshed more than a century ago. For decades, the locals have whispered about the curse that clings to its halls. Most people stay away. But curiosity is stronger than fear. When a group of investigators enters the manor to document its dark history, they expect dust, silence, and old legends. What they find instead is something far worse. Doors close on their own. Footsteps echo in empty corridors. Shadows move without light. ...

The past isn’t buried. It’s evolving. When Lux Branson is invited to a top-secret archaeological site in Eastern Europe, she expects ancient bones—not living, breathing relics of prehistory. A startling discovery has been made deep in an underground cave system: signs that Neanderthals may not be extinct after all. But these aren’t the primitive people history remembers. They’re stronger. Smarter. And they’ve survived in isolation for thousands of years. As Lux and her team navigate the maze-like tunnels, they find themselves caught between scientific curiosity and a growing ...

When the American Otis family buys the English mansion Canterville Chase, they ignore warnings that it is haunted. Far from being frightened by the ghost of Sir Simon, a centuries-old spirit, the Otises baffle him by offering stain remover for his bloodstains and lubricant for his noisy chains. While the family's mischievous twins terrorize the specter, he falls into despair. Only the compassion of young Virginia can help the tormented ghost find redemption and eternal rest in this clever satire about cultural clashes.

Cassandra Khaw's Nothing But Blackened Teeth is a gorgeously creepy haunted house tale, steeped in Japanese folklore and full of devastating twists. A Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundations resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of the girls sacrificed...

They Remember the Dark: Twenty-Six Tales of Quiet Horror Some stories whisper. Others scream. But all of them stay with you. Step through the door into twenty-six chilling tales of quiet horror — stories that linger long after you close the book. Inside, you’ll find haunted memories, cursed inheritance, bloodstained secrets, and things that watch from the dark corners of your mind. Each story is short enough to devour in a single sitting — perfect for late nights, train rides, or when you know you should turn the light off but can’t quite bring yourself to. From supernatural ...

A terrifying, thrilling collection of must-listen horror stories chock-full of nightmarish supernatural beings and the murderously disturbed that are sure to keep you up all night long. 

In this spectacular New York Times bestselling father/son collaboration that “barrels along like a freight train” (Publishers Weekly), Stephen King and Owen King tell the highest of high-stakes stories: what might happen if women disappeared from the world of men? In a future so real and...

Blockbuster box office. Critical acclaim and Oscars recognition. From Get Out and Weapons to The Substance and Sinners, the horror genre is enjoying a glorious–and gory–golden age. Screaming and Conjuring details the films and frights that led to this extraordinary renaissance, from the release of the groundbreaking Scream in 1996 to the arrival of 2013’s The Conjuring, which spawned a multi-billion dollar franchise.

Invite Hannibal Lecter into the palace of your mind and be invited into his mind palace in turn. Note the similarities in yours and his, the high vaulted chambers of your dreams, the shadowed halls, the locked storerooms where you dare not go, the scrap of half-forgotten music, the muffled cries...

From Chuck Tingle, USA Today bestselling author of Bury Your Gays, comes Fabulous Bodies, a supernatural joyride where Drive meets Beetlejuice. “[Narrator Mara] Wilson creates the perfect flat affect for Poppy, keeping her voice so dry that it snaps. Whether Poppy is scrolling social media...