Serial Killer Dark Fantasy

Every Polaroid tells a lie. And every lie demands blood. Rain falls. Hymns echo. A killer arranges bodies like artwork and leaves Polaroids behind—ritualistic, intimate, and taunting. No fingerprints. No witnesses. Only a whistle in the dark and a message no one can decipher. Then Tobias Reddick steps into the case.

Revenge or redemption. Which would you choose? Twenty-five years ago, Kristi King was one of the hottest porn stars in America, a sexy young vixen lusted after by millions. But one Halloween night, her world was shattered. A sadistic, baby-faced psychopath and predator brutalized, violated, and humiliated her, before kidnapping her to satisfy his own dark and twisted desires. Now, having rebuilt her life as a psychologist and victim's right advocate, she finds herself sitting across a table from the man who tortured her, as part of a "restorative justice" confrontation, reliving every ...

Dan Wells's debut audiobook, I Am Not a Serial Killer, is the first installment in a trilogy that will keep you awake and then haunt your dreams. John Wayne Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it. He's spent his life doing his best not to live up to his potential. He's obsessed with serial...

Jack Sawyer, a beloved and enduring King protagonist, returns in the final book in the Talisman Trilogy, the #1 New York Times bestselling collaboration between “master craftsmen” (The Washington Post) Stephen King and Peter Straub. “I wanted to go back to Mid-World, which was always the...

When fates intertwine amid the madness of Mardi Gras, chaos reigns supreme. In the haunted French Quarter, where Creole spirits drift through Mardi Gras chaos, a malicious voodoo curse sparks mayhem in the Crescent City’s underground world. When a crew boat sinks, releasing sociopathic assassin Jacque Leguerre, the vengeful killer storms into New Orleans, hell-bent on making Catholic priest Father Alphonso pay for past sins in a chilling New Orleans noir story of paranormal crime. N.O.P.D. homicide detective Tony Nicosia hunts the ruthless mob murderer responsible for a brutal killing, ...

"Graham is the queen of romantic suspense." RT Book Reviews The witches, they are real A series of bizarre assaults is mystifying Boston police: an unknown attacker is viciously beating random strangers and leaving a note quoting an old warning about witchcraft. History professor Alex Maple...

Featuring two Bram Stoker Award-winning tales, McCammon's Shoppe of Olde Curiosities is a career-spanning collection gathering nineteen short stories showcasing the author's imaginative range of frightening terror, fantastical worldbuilding, and characters confronting the unknown around them and within themselves. Pursuing a life of celebrity fame, Erik Van Helsing's desire to cash in on his famous family's name as vampire hunters unveils a legacy he cannot escape in "Blood is Thicker Than Hollywood"—a spinoff tale from the novel They Thirst.

Dark legends come to life With the execution of a serial killer known as the Artiste, Cheyenne Donegal thinks a grim part of her past is finally put to rest. Her cousin had been the twisted killer’s final victim, and then-teenage Cheyenne was integral in bringing him to justice. That tragedy...

VHS Killed the LITRPG Star As a fan of everything 1980, 26-year-old Doug Simpson never had the chance to experience the decade. Working at a small-town video rental store, he dreams of being able to enter the horror king Rd Halen's movies and become the hero he has always dreamed about. Then he learns that his two friends working in the basement might just able to make that possible. FBI Special Agent Jenny Winters is looking for a career advancement, and taking down the suspected terrorist working at Vorhees Video may be able to do just that. Working undercover, Jenny is told of Doug's ...

Don't blink A gripping thrill ride begins when Oklahoma private investigator Buck McDivit witnesses a murder and finds himself possessing an ancient artifact with mystical powers. The investigation leads him to the Spiro Mounds Archeological Museum, where he meets the gorgeous Chief Archeologist Thorn Little Deer and discovers someone recently stole the artifact he now possesses—the priceless Black Cup of Oklahoma. A deadly ex-Army Ranger with the nickname Blade may be responsible for both the theft and the murder. As Buck sets out to catch the thief, he joins a cryptid expedition to the ...

In the seedy depths of Angel City a new kind of scum is taking root. Working girls are going missing and when they show back up again it's bad news. The pervs and freaks seem to be winning but the deal is they never counted on Mel Thompson. Not just any shamus or private dick, Mel has a certain, shall we say, connection to another place down under but it's not Australia. The clock is ticking for Mel to solve the case because the deeper he gets into it, the better the odds that he's going to get his block knocked off, and then it's not just curtains, but a one-way ticket back to Hell for the...

"An incredibly creative superhero fantasy tale... Our Verdict: GET IT." - Kirkus Reviews "An immediately and enduringly popular pick... a fun and riveting read from start to finish." - Jim Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Library Bookwatch (Midwest Book Review) FIVE STARS - "YA fiction worthy of adult reading!" - Reader's Views _______________________________ 1997. NEW YORK CITY. Seventeen-year-old Rohan Chang is just trying to survive high school, dodge expectations, and navigate the gritty, neon-lit streets of late-90s Manhattan. He’s an invisible kid in a world that demands conformity—until one...

Someone is killing the people who let them die. In Belfast, a benefits assessor is found with her eyes surgically removed. Two days later, a tribunal judge—known for rejecting every mobility appeal that crossed his desk—lies paralyzed beside an empty wheelchair, his spine severed with clinical precision. DS Rose Gallagher senses what others miss. The killer's grief lingers at each scene like smoke—eighteen months old, sharp with purpose. Her abilities go far beyond police training, and they tell her the same thing the evidence does: each victim denied benefits claims that ended in ...

In the city of Saint Arden, the rich collect paintings the way other people collect secrets. When a series of brutal deaths tears through the city’s elite, Detectives Daina Martine and Henry Asher uncover a horrifying connection: every victim once purchased a painting from the same elusive artist — a mysterious recluse known only as Reux. His work is said to change people. What no one knows is that Reux mixes his own blood into every canvas. Using dark occult rituals hidden beneath the foundations of Saint Arden itself, Reux can step through his paintings like doors, turning portraits ...

Belfast's night buses carry the forgotten—cleaners, hospital workers, the desperate and the drunk. Someone is watching them. Selecting them. Making them disappear. Detective Rose Gallagher rides the late-night Metro Route 2, hunting a killer who moves like smoke through the city's darkness. Four bodies. No witnesses. No suspects. Just a pale figure in a puffer jacket who knows exactly which passengers to choose. But Rose has secrets of her own. And as she closes in on the Night Bus Stalker, she realizes this predator isn't like others she's hunted. He's selecting victims by something in ...

The journey continues with Exposing Secrets Sins. Some families are odd, others inherit eccentric roots, laced with deep secrets. Eventually, the truth is exposed, and that is what happens to Michelle de Gourgues. In book two Michelle, the youngest sister digs into the past. Her brother Robert threatens to expose her past indiscretions in an attempt to take control of the family fortune. Michelle worries that the past mistakes from her college years could now damage her reputation. Even rumors could cloud her leadership as CEO of the family enterprise. She leaves Memphis and travels to ...

Axel is hiding from the world. A killer robbed his happy marriage of its life. He has not recovered fully from the death of his wife. Now Metro of Vegas wants him back. Big time!! Can he return when the memories of his wife's death still so strong? Can he help stop a serial killer who has struck across the country? Axel is about to jump into a crime that has its roots in the darkest corners of humanity... ...THE OCCULT!

MEET THE MASTER OF HORROR 'God, he's good' STEPHEN KING Whatever you do, don't look up... Nathan Underhill is right at the cutting edge of stem-cell research: attempting to recreate mythological creatures in order to cure medical conditions like Alzheimer’s and MS. After five years of research...

A string of apparent suicides. All married men. All with secrets to hide. Detective Sergeant Rose Gallagher doesn't believe in coincidences. When the fourth "suicide" appears in as many months—each death expertly staged, each victim a married man with money troubles—she sees a pattern others missed. Someone is staging these deaths with terrifying precision, and they're getting away with murder. The victims seem unconnected at first. Different neighborhoods, different professions, different lives. But Rose's senses detect something the crime scenes won't reveal: these men were being ...

In a desperate bid to save her universe, Sunny has shattered the barrier between fiction and reality, stepping into our world to find the one person who can change not only her fate, but the fate of everyone she has ever known—her creator. But with every step, danger draws closer. A ruthless slasher from her universe has followed her, stalking the halls of a crowded horror convention where Sunny’s face is everywhere, worn by dozens of fans in yellow dresses just like hers. With time running out and every step putting more lives at risk, Sunny must outwit a relentless killer, elude a ...