Witchcraft Horror

For Lee Harris and his cohorts, it was meant to be a simple holdup; the kind of robbery they'd done many times before. Go in, scare a few people, and get away with the money. A piece of cake, with nobody being harmed. But when the job goes bad and a man winds up dead, they soon find themselves on the run with the Rozzers hot on their tail. With little choice but to lie low for a while, Lee soon fetches up at a safe house far from prying eyes. But the small cottage tucked away in the back of beyond soon proves anything but a sanctuary. For Lee, it is the beginning of five days and five ...

This beguiling historical romantasy debut blends dark academia with the glamour of Bridgerton, as a scholar of magic investigates her sister’s murder—perfect for fans of Heather Fawcett and H. G. Parry. In an alternate London alive with botanical magic, Elswyth Elderwood is a thorn among...

The New York Times bestselling author of Promise Not to Tell returns with a simmering literary thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters . . . sometimes too unbreakable. West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange...

"Superb ... a perfect horror for our imperfect age.” – The New York Times AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER They were never girls, they were witches . . . . They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to the Wellwood House in St...

Fourteen stories. Fourteen moments where something isn’t quite right. Inspired by the unsettling world of r/NoSleep, this collection explores the thin line between ordinary life and something far more disturbing. Inside, you’ll encounter: • A time travel experiment that unravels reality • A carnival attraction hiding something far worse than mechanical failure • Unfamiliar figures watching from places they shouldn’t be • And small decisions that lead to irreversible consequences Each story is self-contained, fast-paced, and designed to leave a lingering sense of unease. This ...

Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it. Connecticut, 1666. An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil. To...

“Clements’ commanding narration pulls listeners along for the creepy ride.”—AudioFile “As the twists and turns unfold, narrator Clements maintains a tense listening experience full of surprises.”—Library Journal Unbearably tense, utterly propulsive, and studded with folklore and...

From the author of The Circus of Chaos, Freak Show, comes the sequel in this riveting universe: Book 2, House of Sin. Join Zelda, Charlie, Vlad, and Ally as they venture into high society after their circus caravan burned down. Trying to start anew in Louisville, they happen to come across a large, mysterious, abandoned Victorian-style mansion. There’s something strange about this house…something paranormal, possessive of Ally when she decides to uncover the mysteries of the magical realm held within the two books that she finds hidden away in a secret room. When Ally cracks under the ...

Anna Stone has become what she once feared - a solitary witch of ruin, shaped by blood, betrayal, and the ghosts she could not save. As the savage 17th-century witch Eliza Covington pursues Anna to feed her insatiable desires, an ancient, deadlier nightmare grows. In the snow-swept ruins of 1944 France, a desperate woman seeks shelter in the cursed Château de Mornay and discovers that the most beautiful man she has ever seen is something far worse. Decades later, immortal witch Anna Stone sits on the same veranda and finally confesses the truth to her oldest friend: how she became Annabeth...

The Witch is back from HellRevenge of the Witch: Book One Now also available on Audible! "These are a MUST READ. Revenge of the Witch has become my favorite series I've read in a long time, if not ever!" - Amazon reviewer "Well-written and highly original - definitely not just another witch story. Characters and plot are beautifully done." - Amazon reviewer "Delightfully wicked" - Amazon reviewer All that the ancient witch Annis wants is to avenge her father and defeat her enemies. However, it’s easier said than done, for her enemies are powerful Necromancers, deadly Archdemons, ruthless ...

Tormented - Betrayed - Murdered A chilling paranormal tale based on the true story of Hannah, witch of a small Devon village. Her corpse was found hanging from a tree near her remote cottage in the woods, killed by the Devil himself the locals said. And the proof? The strange mark on her forehead, a bruise in the shape of a cloven hoof, a sign that ‘Old Nick’ himself had claimed the witch’s soul. But now, many years on, her story has all but been forgotten by the locals except for the elderly sisters, Queenie and Sybil. And they have a very personal reason for remembering. Was it a ...

The bone-shaking new trilogy concludes – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series Skulduggery Pleasant has many enemies – many, many enemies – and people try to kill him multiple times a day. But when someone puts a price on his head, he finds himself going up...

National Bestseller A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 A “thought-provoking and timely” (The Times, London) global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told through thirteen distinct trials that illuminate a pattern of demonization and conspiratorial thinking that has...

In Edwardian Suffolk, a manor house stands alone in a lost corner of the Fens: a glinting wilderness of water whose whispering reeds guard ancient secrets. Maud is a lonely child growing up without a mother, ruled by her repressive father. When he finds a painted medieval devil in a graveyard, unhallowed forces are awakened. Maud's battle has begun. She must survive a world haunted by witchcraft, the age-old legends of her beloved fen - and the even more nightmarish demons of her father's past.

Puritan. Fiend. Fanatic. Solomon Kane. In the wake of several grisly murders, Solomon Kane has been summoned to Windsend, England, to determine a woman’s guilt. Is Sybil Eastey a witch? And is she behind these gruesome crimes? His first night in Windsend, Kane awakens from horrific nightmares only to witness a man being torn asunder. Fear quickly turns to something more sinister and the villagers are ready to lynch Sybil before Kane intervenes. Kane must establish Sybil’s true nature and solve the macabre mystery before more blood is spilt. However, nothing is what it seems in Windsend.

Some curses don’t turn you into a monster. They reveal the one you’ve always been. Britt has spent too long surviving a man who mistakes control for care. When something inside her finally answers back, he disappears—and what follows does not stay contained. Animals turn up broken. Time slips. Technology fails. And the violence does not remain distant. It moves with her. The stories in her family were never meant to comfort. They were instructions—passed down by women who learned how to live near something real, something physical, something that cannot be reasoned with or stopped. ...

When her husband dies unexpectedly, Maggie Royal is struck with sinister visions that foretell danger for her and for her five-year-old daughter. Her mother and grandmother were said to have “the sight,” but it was never like this. With no one alive to turn to, Maggie must move quickly to uncover the meaning of her visions before her candle is snuffed out.

From New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard comes The Executioners Three, a mystery filled with rivalry, romance, best friends, and a gruesome curse that dates back centuries. Freddie Gellar didn't mean to get half the rival high school arrested. She’d simply heard shrieks coming from...

A knight’s cynicism is a fortress, but some legends are stone and mortar. Sir Kaelan, a battle-hardened knight weary of the world’s mundane cruelties, believes in what he can see: the edge of his sword and the bottom of his cup. When a merchant vanishes near a dreaded forest, the fearful villagers of Gravefen whisper of an ancient curse, a witch, and a maiden imprisoned in an impossible tower. To Kaelan, it sounds like a clever bandit’s tale, a myth to be debunked with cold steel and logic. But the Whisperwood is a place that swallows reason, and the tower is a wound in the sky that ...

Zombies, reapers, and more monsters. In a world where so many dark things go bump in the night, terror awaits around every corner as these authors take horror stories to the next level. Discover ghosts, demons, and your worst nightmares. Read at your own risk. Featuring 19 stories by the following 17 authors: Michael Raff, Antoinette McCormick, Matthew Ross, Charles Kyffhausen, Andrew McAuley, B.F. Vega, Douglas Allen Gohl, Toni Mobley, Barend Nieuwstraten III, E.B. Hunter, Constantine E. Kiousis, Alexis Cunningham, Katie Jordan, Maya Moes, Jodie Francis, Lori Gaudet, and J.E. Feldman.