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Limbo's Rainbow


F. Gardner - 2021
    He had played against some other kids in his lunch-room, and had lost his latest match. Eager to beat them, he starts to practice his staring skills. The boy trains against his own reflection in a mirror, hoping it can improve his ability to stare without blinking. After discovering a message board on the internet dedicated to the paranormal, he starts to worry about mirrors. He reads online that it can result in some supernatural things happening. The boy begins to fear that there might be something demonic.

The Basement


Shameek Speight - 2018
    ​Something dark and evil dwells in the basement. It roams the house, surrounds and traps you; then feed on your fears and flesh. No child is safe from what lives…in The Basement.

Five Nights at Freddy's 3


Deve Amaz - 2015
    Five Nights at Freddy's 3! Learn All The Tricks To The Highest Scores Learn How Each Level Is Played Great way To Learn All About Five Nights at Freddy's 3 DOWNLOAD IT NOW!

The Silent Ones


J.S. Donovan - 2020
    As they travel across America’s midwest, haunted detective Rachel Harroway, her gifted yet reclusive daughter Mallory, and the intellectual and abrasive Detective Jensen Peak investigate a cold case spanning multiple decades.

The BIG Horror Box Set (5 books) (Damienverse, #1-5)


Iain Rob Wright - 2015
    #1 Best Seller - Horror Anthologies. From a Top 100 Most Popular Author in Horror. Add it to your cart NOW because it is available for a limited time! This 500,000-word collection is over 1000 pages long, full of chills, thrills, and spine-tingling terror. All books are standalone stories, but also form part of a larger connected universe. You have to read them all to get the full picture. 5 bestsellers with over 1000 5-star reviews between them! Check out individual descriptions below. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SAM (Book 1) First came The Exorcist. Then came The Omen. Now there's another creepy child to keep you awake at night. You'll never see the ending coming. When a washed-up priest and a skittish ghost hunter are summoned to a vast countryside estate, they have no idea what to expect. A grief-stricken mother wants them to help her sick child and investigate a recent string of accidents around her home. It's clear that something unexplained is going on, but their initial observations point only to a single suspect: 8-year old Sammie. Yet, while it's clear that little Sammie is a very peculiar child, there's surely no way he could have been behind the long list of accidents and deaths. He's just a child... Sammie has a secret. Want to hear it? ASBO (Book 2) A terrifying novel for fans of Eden Lake, the Girl Next Door, and the Purge. A gentle family man's life is forever changed when he refuses to buy a pack of cigarettes for the local gang of youths. Led by the emotionally unstable and sadistic Frankie, the gang target the man and his family in an escalating campaign of terror and violence that will threaten their very lives. If only he’d bought those damn cigarettes. ASBO. Your fear is their entertainment... THE FINAL WINTER (Book 3) Iain Rob Wright's debut novel is a masterclass in suspense and is sure to keep you guessing What would you do if it started snowing in every country in the world? Would you panic? For a ragtag group of strangers at a run-down English pub, the best solution is a pint of beer with a shot of denial -- but one by one they will be left with no choice but to accept that something sinister is lurking outside in the snow. Something that will never let them see light of day. THE HOUSEMATES (Book 4) Ten days, twelve competitors, two million in cash. What at first seems like a wonderful opportunity for Damien Banks turns out to be the worst nightmare he can imagine. Trapped inside a house with eleven strangers and a booming voice known only as 'The Landlord', Damien is forced to compete not only for the money, but for his life. Let the games begin... SEA SICK (Book 5) A novel unlike anything else. A story that is equal parts Dawn of the Dead and Groundhog Day. An unforgettable classic. Police Officer Jack Wardsley’s life ended the moment his partner died. His recent record of brutality, and a reputation for not following the rules, has prompted his seniors to give him an ultimatum: find a way to let go of all the anger – or find another job.

Affliction Z Series Books 1-3


L.T. Ryan - 2018
     Follow Sean Ryder in this apocalyptic survivor series. Set Contains: Patient Zero Abandoned Hope Descended in Blood

The Gathering


Boris Bacic - 2021
    

The Whispers: A Supernatural Apocalypse Novel


Flint Maxwell - 2021
    

Apocalypse Z: The Complete Collection (Rise of the Undead)


Baileigh Higgins - 2021
    

True Ghost Stories: Frightening Accounts of Haunted Houses, Paranormal Mysteries, and Unexplained Phenomenon


Salinda Hart - 2015
    Each story is unique in its own personal experience and has been told to the author, Selinda Hart. Having worked as an investigator and as a researcher for the paranormal radio show “Tia Maria” she has brought together some of the best hauntings, accounts of paranormal mysteries, and true ghost stories in this collection. The sixteen stories in this book include diverse paranormal phenomenon and unexplained mysteries set in different locations in the United States, and one compelling frightening story from Spain. As one former skeptic reports from his scary experience, “I was never a believer in the paranormal and I thought ghosts were simply a figment of someone's overactive imagination. I no longer scoff at people who claim to see ghosts. I never found out who or what was haunting that house. But I wasn't going to stay and find out.” “The House off Greenville,” “Red Balloon,” “Ghost in the Bedroom,” and “Who’s been playing with my kids?” are real stories about events and paranormal activity that took place in the Dallas house where the author lived in as a single mom for over five years. Her children are grown now, but to this day they do not like talking about the strange activity and events that took place in that house. If you like reading scary stories, paranormal mysteries, and unexplained phenomenon, then “True Ghost Stories” will leave you with chills. So snuggle up, get under the covers and get ready for some serious goose bumps!

The Skeptic


Aaron Niz - 2010
    Literally. He makes his living debunking fake psychics, exposing faux miracle workers, and preventing healers from scamming innocent people.When Harry gets hired by the Catholic Church to go undercover in a quaint New Hampshire town and assess the inner-workings of a religious cult, he figures it'll be easy money.But what he first thought would be a simple debunking job turns far more sinister. The cult is hiding a dark secret, something worse than Harry could ever have imagined. And if Harry uncovers their secret, he may inadvertently unleash something into the world that was never meant to be released. As it turns out, being a skeptic might not just cost Harry his job, it might cost him everything--including his soul. The Skeptic is a chilling kindle occult thriller in the tradition of Stephen King. BONUS MATERIAL: The first two chapters of Aaron Niz's hit novel COMPELLED

Alone On the Beach


Cathryn Grant - 2015
     Corrine Dunning loves living by the ocean, and her life is getting even better now that she’s falling in love with Andy Johnson. When Corrine meets a blind old woman who insists the concrete ship in Monterey Bay is haunted, she doesn’t believe it. Although Mary Carmichael is blind now, she’s seen a lot of love affairs bloom and die near Seacliff Beach. She was a child when the concrete SS Palo Alto was pulled up to the pier at Seacliff — she’s always known it was haunted, and she knows the ghost will weave itself into Corrine’s life, taking over her thoughts. While Corrine and Mary begin a tentative friendship, Corrine’s relationship with Andy takes an unsettling turn. Is it possible Corrine’s mistrust began when she saw the ghostly woman on the ship? Now, Corrine must battle a spirit that’s made a home inside her mind.

Life of the Dead - The Complete Collection


Tony Urban - 2019
    Over 1,200 pages of reading! As a plague ravages America and leaves chaos in its wake there's no time to prepare, no chance for last words, messages home, or tearful goodbyes. For the men and women immune to the virus, they have 2 options. Survive or die trying.

Ever This Day


Helen Moorhouse - 2017
    She’ll steal your pen or touch your hair, when you’re sure there’s no one there. The nuns are meant to keep her safe, but she gets out of her own grave. So pull your covers over your head, Little Frances isn’t dead … On a bright spring day in London, Ria Driver sees a face she never thought she’d see again. Coincidence? Or her past coming back to haunt her? Suddenly, Ria is plunged back almost thirty years, to the time she spent as Supervisor at the Convent of Maria Goretti, a rural Irish boarding school. And although she has tried her best to forget, the memories come flooding back. Cold, darkness, isolation, loss … fear. Fear of the sadistic Mother Benedicta and her cruel punishments. And fear of the noises … the humming, the footsteps, the knocking …What was the cause of the sounds from the attic? And who was the child who should not have been there? As events unfold, Ria realises that she can leave the past behind no longer, that her story needs an ending. And to find it, she must go back to where she swore she’d never go again.

The Lottery: A play in one act


Brainerd Duffield - 1983