Terrifying Suspense

Have you ever felt the chill of unseen eyes upon you, the prickle of ancient fear when the woods fall silent? When the full moon swells and casts its pale, eerie glow, the world you know recedes. The boundary between man and monster blurs, and the oldest, most terrifying legends step out from the shadows. Prepare to be gripped by Werewolves: Horror Stories, a harrowing collection of FIFTEEN original tales designed to sink their teeth into your deepest anxieties. This isn't just about fangs and fur; it's about the crushing weight of isolation, the heart-stopping terror of the hunt, and the ...

In this eerie thriller, a late night radio host receives a disturbing call that triggers a memory of her childhood escape from a serial killer—and the fear that he's come back to finish what he started. "Chilling and atmospheric." —Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author of The...

For Melissa Weller, stepping into Branford Manor was supposed to be the ultimate fresh start. Still devastated by a crushing defeat in a prestigious martial arts tournament, all she wanted was time to train, regroup, and regain her focus. But Melissa isn’t alone in Branford Manor. It isn’t just the oppressive, cold air creeping through the dark halls that terrifies her—it’s the malevolent force that ambushed her on her very first day, binding her to a sinister curse that leaves her with exactly ten days of agonizing hauntings. Melissa is running out of time. Yet, as phantom shadows ...

After the horrors of their last case, DCI Kett and the rest of Norfolk Constabulary’s Extreme Crime Task Force are in need of a break. And that’s just what they think they’re getting when Superintendent Clare takes them on a team building exercise in the middle of a quiet Norfolk village. But what was supposed to be a weekend of recovery and fun soon becomes something much more sinister, when two local men turn up dead—poisoned by a horrific new designer drug nicknamed Jaw Breaker.

Nowhere Burning is a harrowing tale of survival that places the dark fairy tale of Peter Pan and the ruthless dangers of Lord of the Flies into the unforgiving maw of the Colorado Rockies. "[Narrators Christopher] Ragland and [Katherine] Fenton deliver a powerful, emotional performance in this...

The ocean was never empty. It was waiting. For forty-three elite passengers, the maiden voyage of the Aurelia was supposed to be the ultimate luxury experience: a front-row seat to the Mariana Trench from behind three inches of aerospace-grade polymer. For marine systems engineer Nora Caldwell, it was a rushed safety inspection she never should have signed off on. At one thousand meters down, the champagne is still pouring when the first impact hits. It isn’t a structural failure. It isn’t a seismic event. Something massive, ancient, and perfectly adapted to the crushing blackness has ...

Every morning and every evening, it's the same. The bus. The man. The endless sprawl of his legs into her seat, his oblivious elbows in her ribs, the unspoken message: You don’t matter. Claire has spent years swallowing her anger—at work, in relationships, in life. But something about him makes the pressure build until there’s no more room inside her. One small violation at a time, he’s pushing her toward the edge. And today, Claire decides she’s done making herself small. When the breaking point comes, it’s fast.

The walls remember everything. And some secrets refuse to stay buried. When Richard, his wife Rose, and their son Timmy move into a new Chicago apartment, they expect a chance to rebuild. Instead, they inherit a nightmare. The building whispers. Handprints appear on windows no one can reach. And a murdered woman named Rosemary begins leaving desperate warnings only Timmy can hear. But the haunting is only the beginning. Their landlord, Khalil, is no ordinary man. His family has ruled the building for generations, feeding on tenants through deals made with dark forces. He knows their fears. ...

It’s like a bad game of Telephone. Grant locates a murdered teen in McMinnville. He calls Jon. Jon locates the girl’s ghost. He calls Mack. Mack talks to the ghost who leads them to more ghosts. Who lead them to even more ghosts. And why are all the murder victims buried under trees? The boys are ready for this game to end, please.

The silver didn’t kill him. But the cold might. Caleb is a ghost, walking the dark edges of America to keep the beast inside him hidden. But his last fight left him broken. Poisoned by toxic buckshot and stripped of his healing, Caleb needs a place to recover. He takes an off-the-books job at Ironridge, an isolated, high-altitude mining outpost shutting down for the season. The grueling work and absolute isolation are exactly what he needs. Then the storm of the century hits. Trapped in a historic blizzard miles from civilization, the skeleton crew loses radio contact, power, and their ...

A spine-tingling collection of supernatural thrillers from the talented author, Carl Alves. Brace yourself for three gripping tales that will leave you on the edge of your seat and begging for more. In The Invocation, ten-year-old Kenna Trigg thought playing with a Ouija board would be harmless fun. But when she accidentally unleashes a malevolent specter, she must turn to her recently paroled brother for help. Will they be able to stop the evil entity before it's too late? Next, in Battle of the Soul, Andy Lorenzo is the greatest exorcist the world has ever known. But when eight-year-old ...

He will find the truth. Even if it kills him. Five months ago, DCI Robert Kett’s wife Billie was snatched from a London street. Five months of no leads, no evidence, and no suspects. Until now. When a routine police search uncovers a chamber of horrors beneath one of the city’s most expensive houses, detectives find a clue that points to Billie’s fate, and to the identity of her kidnapper - an enigmatic killer known as the Pig Man.

They thought they were the hunters. They were wrong. When cartel assassins track a frightened family in witness protection to a remote cabin deep in the wilderness, they expect an easy job. The forest has other plans. Something ancient lives here. Watching from the trees is a creature humans call Bigfoot—a solitary giant who survives by avoiding conflict and never staying in one place for long. But this time he stays. Told entirely through the sensory, instinct-driven perspective of the creature itself, BIGFOOT: Through His Eyes plunges readers into a brutal wilderness where danger closes...

Welcome to the Blackwater Fossil Preserve. The apex hunters of the past are no longer history and the containment grid just failed. Paleobiologist Tessa Harlan knew resurrecting the ancient beast was a catastrophic mistake. The thousand pound reptile is not a slow river dweller. It is an armored and fully terrestrial pursuit hunter with interlocking tusks and terrifying speed. When a massive Gulf Coast storm floods the preserve and kills the power the grand opening turns into a slaughter. Trapped behind high concrete walls with a sinking escape route Tessa and a small group of tourists must...

23 STEPS TO EVIL Twenty-three stories. Twenty-three steps. One dark descent you will not climb back from. Evil always finds a way to challenge the good. Humans are weak by comparison, and that weakness leaves the doorway open for darkness to emerge. In this chilling collection of supernatural short stories, master of dark fiction Roger David Francis invites you to take twenty-three steps into the shadows. Each Step is a story all of its own. Some will shock you. Some will make you think. Every one of them will leave a chill you simply cannot shake. A mother and daughter check into the wrong...

The rain has been falling for three days in Mercy Falls. The river has crested six feet above the record, turning the valley into a bowl of dark, freezing water. First responder Cole Mercer and his team are in a desperate race against time to evacuate the remaining stranded citizens. The rising waters are the least of their problems. A massive chemosynthetic sinkhole has opened deep beneath the town, breaching an isolated ecosystem that has remained untouched for millennia. The flooding has flushed something ancient out of the darkness. Small, fast pack-hunting predators are stalking the ...

“If you love the novels of Shirley Jackson, Patricia Highsmith, and Tana French, here’s your next obsession.” —Kelly Link, author of White Cat, Black Dog From Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street, comes a masterful story about friendship and betrayal, dark...

Under a Watchful Eye is a supernatural thriller of cults and conspiracy from the award-winning author of The Ritual and Last Days, Adam Nevill. To be a victim without knowing the tormentor. To be despised without knowing the offence. To be seen by what nobody else can see. When the sudden...

Cheap rent, no questions asked. For a desperate musician about to be homeless, the ad for a room in a forgotten part of the city is a miracle. The landlord is strange and the rules are strict, but the price is a lifeline he can't refuse. But the silence in the attic room is unnatural. The acoustics are impossible. At first, it's a gift—the room takes his simple songs and transforms them into flawless, professional masterpieces. Fame, something he's only dreamed of, is suddenly within his grasp. The room, however, wants more than his music. It starts by mimicking his melodies. Then it ...

Christian Hale went to the clinic for a routine dental procedure. He woke up with a shadow living behind his teeth. At first it is just a slight delay in his reflection. A second breath originating from deep within his own lungs. But the symptoms are escalating. The parasite is growing, learning, and mimicking his voice with absolute perfection. Worse still, the clinic has no record of his visit, internet forums discussing similar symptoms are being systematically scrubbed, and the files tracking his physical takeover prove they have been watching him the entire time. Trapped inside a ...