Survival Horror

In the silence of space, the infection isn’t waiting—it’s already inside. In the silent corridors of deep space, something ancient awakens beneath the skin. When field engineer Rivers returns from a desolate exoplanet with his partner, Flores, what begins as a minor wound festers into a horrifying infection. The parasite spreads through flesh and circuitry alike, twisting the crew of a vast mining station into violent hosts driven by a single alien instinct—to survive. As containment fails and the cold metal decks run slick with contagion, Rivers and a handful of survivors fight not...

THE DARKNESS IN THE PINES THE BEAST OF FALLOW PINES This short story takes place before THE BEAST OF FALLOW PINES and SOMETHING IN THE WOODS. After the tragic death of his wife, Howard Ward returned to Fallow Pines to live a life of quiet seclusion. When Howard comes across the mangled remains of a bear in the woods, he discovers that something he thought only existed in campfire legends is stalking the darkness of the pines. For fans of cryptids and monsters in the woods.

The bestselling, First Wave Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Survival Series is now available as a boxed set with all three action-packed volumes. “Sawyer has filled his books with fast-paced action scenes and educational survivalist skills.” Bookkaholic Book Magazine “I thought JT’s books were fabulous reads.” Thrillwriting.blogspot.com Volume 1, First Wave Special Forces veteran Travis Combs just wanted to forget his weary years of leading combat missions while taking an extended rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. As he and his group complete a 22-day trip on the Colorado River, they...

A brutal winter. A starving camp. And the thing in the woods that knows you're dying. If you're drawn to chilling historical horror, tales of human desperation, and the primal terror of being hunted by something ancient — this is the story you've been waiting for. Bigfoot – Donner Party drops you into the snow-choked Sierra Nevada, where the infamous Donner Party isn’t just battling hunger, frostbite, and each other — they’re being watched. As shelters collapse and sanity unravels, something massive, silent, and relentless closes in. This book will make your skin crawl, your heart...

This Hostile World Belongs To The Dinosaurs. After an experiment gone wrong, large parts of the modern world have been ripped apart and thrust into the Late Cretaceous Period. Rogue, a young survivor, has never known anything except a harsh life on the streets of Prime City until she finds herself on the wrong side of the law - and the wall. Nothing Could've Prepared Her For The Wilderness. Exiled, unarmed, and alone, Rogue begins a perilous journey through uncharted territory, facing savage prehistoric beasts, the unforgiving elements, and other survivors. Can she find her way back to ...

College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.

Fifteen-year-old Benny Imura lives in a world infested with zombies where, when a kid turns 15, he must get a job to continue receiving food rations. Benny has no interest in the family business of zombie killing, but figures he doesn’t have much of a choice. He’s tried out a bunch of other jobs, and hasn’t found anything he likes. But as Benny starts training with his brother, he learns things about being human that he never expected.

Something ancient has been unearthed on Mars… and it’s hungry. In 2052, a squad of Marines from the Earth Military Federation is dispatched to investigate a terraforming colony that has gone mysteriously silent. What they discover is a nightmare: the entire outpost has been brutally slaughtered after unearthing a massive alien structure buried beneath the Martian surface. As the unit delves deeper into the station, they uncover horrifying evidence of what caused the massacre—and realize too late that the true threat is still alive. Now, trapped in the dark corridors of the colony, the...

Their perfect honeymoon was supposed to be a new beginning. Not their end. Lena and Jake found the perfect escape: a remote, snow-covered cabin promising a week of blissful solitude. But the idyllic quiet of the deep woods soon gives way to a chilling unease. A strange scratching at the door. Unsettling notes in an old guestbook. And a pair of luminous eyes watching from the darkened tree line. Trapped by a raging blizzard and with the power failing, their romantic sanctuary becomes a claustrophobic prison. When a desperate search for answers uncovers a horrifying secret hidden within the ...

Are you a fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz? If you're looking for something fresh and new, join the millions of readers who have already taken the journey to the World's Scariest Places. USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Jeremy Bates takes you to an infamous haunted island scattered with thousands of eerie dolls—where more than just the toys’ glassy eyes are upon you. Foreword Indies Book of the Year winner. For fans of Joe Hill and Stephen King. Deep within an ancient Aztec canal system on the outskirts of Mexico City lies Isla de las Munecas...a reportedly haunted island ...

A trip to the Yukon Territory in northern Canada turns into a nightmare for three childhood friends. Shortly after being dropped off on a frozen, isolated lake they make a bone chilling discovery. When the initial shock eventually wears off, they realize that the ones responsible are hiding in the woods and keeping a close eye on them. That’s when the terror starts in earnest. The plane that brought them to this vast, isolated wilderness is not scheduled to return for another week, and they have no means of communicating with the outside world. There’s only one option available to the ...

Hang on for an exciting thrill ride as you experience three wilderness survival stories conveniently packed into one book. Buckle down as these likeable protagonists battle their way through foreboding jungles and dense forests while they face food deprivation, a limited water supply, dangerous creatures, and more. Follow the Pathway Elizabeth wakes up in the middle of a forest, with absolutely no memory of how she got there. Even worse, she does not have her phone with her, and the food and water supply in her backpack only consists of two water bottles, an apple, and a granola bar. ...

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 ...

It's been one year since all the adults disappeared. Gone. Despite the hunger, despite the lies, even despite the plague, the kids of Perdido Beach are determined to survive. Creeping into the tenuous new world they've built, though, is the worst incarnation yet of the enemy known as the Darkness: fear. Within the FAYZ, life breaks down while the Darkness takes over - turning the dome-world of the FAYZ entirely black.

** new version *** An ancient evil stirs in the darkness. Marine biologist Kate Morrison came to Dead Reef to study coral formations. She found something studying her instead. The local fishermen have stories about the blood tides—when the water runs red and boats don't come back. Kate thought they were just superstitions until the attacks began. Something massive is rising from the deepest trenches around the reef, something that's been evolving in isolation for over a century. It's not just hunting. It's learning. Each attack brings the creature closer to understanding human behavior, ...

Welcome to the Sereno Verde Resort, a masterpiece of glass and stone where impossibly wealthy guests indulge in curated luxury deep within the heart of the jungle. It’s a paradise built on an ancient, untamed land. A land with a memory. A land with a god. When the resort’s construction desecrated a sacred site, a pact was broken. Now, the guests’ blissful vacation is about to become a living nightmare. An ancient guardian of the river—a creature of myth and nightmare known as the Ahuizotl—has awoken, and it is hungry for a tribute that has long been denied. Trapped by a raging ...

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...

It's been eight months since all the adults disappeared. Gone. They've survived hunger. They've survived lies. But the stakes keep rising, and the dystopian horror keeps building. Yet despite the simmering unrest left behind by so many battles, power struggles, and angry divides, there is a momentary calm in Perdido Beach. But enemies in the FAYZ don't just fade away, and in the quiet, deadly things are stirring, mutating, and finding their way free.

Good girls don't smoke Good girls get their immunisations. Good girls die in the first five minutes of the zombie apocalypse It's a good thing that Charlotte's only been pretending to be a good girl. Her naughty streak is either going to save her life, or get her devoured. And there are worse things going bump in the night, than the red-eyes. A suspenseful, sexy and sinful road-trip to the end of the world and back again. It''s science fiction meets horror meets comedy and a romp to end all romps!

I thought freedom was the only thing I had left. I was wrong. They caught me at dusk, and dragged me to her. Elyanna. She is the Alpha who rules the Crimson Chain, a relic from a dead world, a woman whose age has carved her into something cold and unyielding. She looks at me not as a person, but as a prize. An asset to be broken. This fortress isn't a sanctuary; it's a gilded tomb built on horror. I see what happens to Omegas here, their spirits shattered serving in the fortress's brothels, and I swear it won't be me. She is my captor. My enemy. I will die before I bend to her will. But ...