Monster Horror

The bus crash was only the beginning. On a desolate mountain highway during a freak blizzard, a handful of strangers are left stranded. The survivors—including a haunted ex-soldier and a resourceful young runaway—believe their nightmare is just beginning. They are wrong. Out in the swirling snow, something is watching. Waiting. Hunting. They are not just beasts; they are a blasphemy of flesh and bone, moving with a terrifying, coordinated intelligence. The broken-down bus is no longer a shelter. It’s a baited metal box. As the creatures launch their relentless assault, the passengers ...

In 1865, the American frontier was dark and foreboding. Settlers and pioneers faced danger at every turn, some vanishing without a trace. It took a special breed to tame this land and face the threats that lurked just outside the firelight. The U.S Marshals dispatched a special team of deputies for this task. Declan Caine and his Nightmare Hunters were sent to bring down the deadliest creatures that stalked the land. Creatures that most people refuse to believe exist. A mysterious rider arrives at the home of Declan Caine with an urgent message to report immediately to the local garrison. ...

New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special operations during WWII included monsters. Did the Soviets use a dragon to win the Battle of Kursk? Did a vampire fight for the Canadians in Holland? Did the US drop the second atomic bomb on a kaiju? This collection takes real events from World War II and injects them with fantastical creatures that mirror the “unreality” of war itself. Each story—and two poems—feature mythical, mystical, and otherwise unexplainable beings that change the course of history.

A fascinating, beautifully illustrated guide to the monsters that are part of our collective psyche, featuring stories from the Lore podcast—now a streaming television series—including “They Made a Tonic,” “Passed Notes,” and “Unboxed,” as well as rare material. They live in...

When 11-year-old Luke and his father move into a run-down trailer after the death of his mother, Luke hears strange noises coming from beneath the floorboards. With his father working long shifts at the steel mill, Mrs. Crofton, the town's crazy cat lady and eccentric hoarder, may be the only one who can help Luke unravel the horrifying truth of what is lurking in the crawl space. The Thing in the Crawl Space is an 80s-inspired Creature Feature short story that will have you questioning what lurks beneath your feet.

An ancient evil awakens on the storm-lashed coast. For the tourists flocking to Valentia Island's annual festival, the jagged rock of Skellig Michael is a picturesque landmark. For Caleb O'Rourke, it's a final, desperate sanctuary—a place so remote, he hopes the beast inside him can finally be contained. But the island is not a refuge. It is a cage. When a full moon rises over the Atlantic, a primal hunger is unleashed. The fishing trawler returning to the festival carries a passenger of pure, instinctual slaughter. What begins as a night of celebration descends into a bloodbath as a ...

A brutal snowstorm traps five strangers in a remote cabin deep in the northern pines. When mutilated animals, strange symbols, and violent visions begin to surface, it becomes clear something ancient is hunting them in the dark. An emaciated figure with antlers watches from the trees—silent, calculating, and starving. As survival instincts turn to madness, the line between man and monster begins to blur. Inspired by real Native American folklore, this chilling cryptid horror thriller explores what happens when the cold sets in—and something colder follows. Wendigo: Hunger in the Pines ...

THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER. . . After his brother's mysterious disappearance, Patrick Russell is told it was a routine drowning. But he feels something much more terrifying is at work. A BEAST WITH A LUST FOR KILLING . . . He believes that a rogue creature has risen from the depths and is terrorizing the local beach community. In order to protect the tourist dollars flooding in, the city's politicians and business leaders are unwilling to acknowledge the creature's existence; leaving Patrick as the sole voice of reason as the bodies pile up. ONLY ONE MAN CAN STOP IT . . . Risking his ...

A honeymoon in Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park becomes a nightmare. Marcus, a man with a shady past, planned the trip as a cover to plunder ancient artifacts tied to local Indigenous folklore. Lacey believes they came for solitude, but when Marcus steps away from the fire, she vanishes. No tracks. No struggle. Only signs that something vast and ancient has passed through the camp. Desperate, Marcus turns to Ben Makarios, the man who survived the Yowie once before. For Ben, this hunt is personal, the creature stole his first wife and nearly his sanity. Ben and his team Lux, Dustin, ...

She hunts cryptids for a living. But this time, the monster might be one of her own. When Lux Branson is called to the Louisiana bayou to investigate a string of brutal attacks, she expects gators, folklore, or maybe a rogue bear. What she finds is something far worse—witnesses who speak of a creature with glowing eyes, claws like knives, and a howl that chills the soul. Locals call it the Rougarou. Lux calls it a nightmare come to life. But this mission is more than just another hunt. As she digs deeper, she uncovers a dark family secret and a personal connection that threatens to ...

From Best-Selling Author J R RICE — a New Horror is Rising. THE LONG-AWAITED SPIN-OFF TO THE BANE COUNTY SERIES In the Vein of the 1970s Eco-thriller . . . When Man Attacks Nature — Nature Bites Back October, 1945—Five months after the end of World War II, Walton Hess Jr. returned from Europe to his family home in Lakes End. Three weeks later, his father, a wealthy cattle baron was dead, making him the sole heir to the vast Hess empire. Walton had dreamed of this day for three long years while fighting the War. Now was the time to create a new empire—his empire—an industrial-based...

BLACK ATLAS #1 Over 200 reader ratings • 4.2 stars At the top of the world, the rules break. Evolutionary biology professor Zack Hitchens climbs Mount Everest to honor his late wife’s dream: one last expedition to make peace with what he lost. But above the death zone, where oxygen is thin and judgment fails, something begins stalking the mountain… and it isn’t human. A team disappears. The official explanation is predictable: exposure, altitude, bad decisions in bad weather. Then Zack finds the evidence that shouldn’t exist -- signs of a predator built for ice and darkness, ...

Lawless, British Columbia is on edge after a powerful earthquake jolts the region, quickly followed by a string of savage animal attacks. Newly stationed to the area after her predecessor mysteriously disappears, Conservation Officer Christine Moon needs to calm the jangled nerves of the small mountain town. Awakened from ancient slumber, something stalks the swirling, grey mists that surround Lawless. A beast with a gnawing hunger that grows stronger by the minute - its only thought, to satisfy its ravenous appetite.

The first three novels of this thrilling horror adventure series, all in one volume! Hidden in remote laboratories, groups of unscrupulous scientists defy nature, and a number of bizarre and deadly organisms are released upon an unsuspecting world. Lemuria: an artificial island off the Indian coast hides a terrible secret, and one family must do all they can to survive. Typhon: deep sea saturation divers encounter a highly destructive organism, one that can truly render humanity extinct. Irkalla: a team of cave divers uncover a deadly conspiracy deep in the Philippine jungle. Combining ...

Bigfoot wants revenge! Just as Jaws terrified people right out of the water, The Shadowkiller will keep readers out of the woods...for good.

Bane County is an Ongoing Saga . . . Mystery, Suspense, an edge-of-your-seat Thriller with characters you’ll fall in love with. An old-school, heart-pounding, coming-of-age Horror series with 1,000s of 5-Star Reviews. The large river-island of Bane County has a troubled past; but some histories are eagerly forgotten, especially those written in blood. Nestled into the foothills of the National Wildlife Refuge, the small rural town of Silver Canyon seems idyllic to most; but a long-slumbering evil is about to reawaken. Seventeen-year-old Bryce McNeel is your average teenage boy, living on ...

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...

Fornecia seems like an ideal world: Healthy living, everything needed to survive and lots and lots of sex. But Thin and his girlfriend Kari make a startling and terrifying discovery – and from that moment on: Nothing is as it seems! Apprx. 6000 words.

A chilling collection of short literary horror from the author of The Night Sitter and Sorcerie. Certain to delight short fiction fans of Stephen King and Joe Hill. The moral of fairy tales is generally good advice. Be prepared for something to try to eat you. . . In “No Swimming After Dark,” a city couple with marital issues encounter a strange local ordinance in an isolated mountain resort town. In “The Creature Feature,” a struggling actor auditions for the role of his lifetime. In “Fallen Leaf Lake,” a serial killer targets the wrong victim. In “Monster Under The Bed,” a...

In June of 1941, at the height of World War II, something ancient and terrifying surfaced in the Pacific... On the verge of abandoning his life in Los Angeles, brash arms dealer William Curtis is given the chance for the biggest score of his career. What he has to do is simple: deliver arms smuggled out of Germany to the British aboard a passenger liner, the SS Britannia. But when a German Raider destroys the vessel, Will must fight for his life on the open ocean. And the elements are not his only worry. Those that survived in lifeboats are silently and inexplicably disappearing every night...