Veronica Austin has left her father and The Brotherhood behind, determined to follow the trail where her mother disappeared twenty years before. That trail leads to Minneapolis and The Dark Sepulcher, a dance club and haven for supernaturals, particularly the Deamhan. Somewhat of a cross between vampires and demons, the Deamhan come in four different varieties, each living off of some form of human psychic energy. Some Deamhan are less of an immediate threat, but Veronica knows all are Read More »

Andrew has disappeared from Memphis after revealing himself to Angela. The gentle, loving, strong man she knew is actually an ancient shape-shifting immortal Beast who has walked on Earth since the beginning of time. Angela tries to rebuild her life, but without Andrew, her life seems empty and meaningless. Determined to find him and prove her love, she set out on a journey that brings her even more terror and despair. Read More »

Every parent’s worst nightmare is outliving their children. What is it when every child in the world dies within days of each other? It’s being called Herod’s Syndrome, and it traveled the world. Every person is infected, but it only kills those that have not reached puberty yet. Society collapses, there are mass suicides, parents cannot live without their children. What happens when the current generation dies? It will be the end of the world if no more children are ever born. Then a miracle happens and the children wake up three days later. Read More »

Strange things are going on in the town of Hemlock Grove. When a girl turns up dead, the investigation turns to the unusual and downright weird. Peter Rumancek is rumored to be a werewolf, could he be the one who did it? Or was it a crazy homeless guy, who is picked up and brought to the White Tower, a research facility owned by the Godfreys. Could it be Shelley, who is considered some type of freak? Read More »

Jared Helm just moved into town. He is a talented, easy going, likeable guy who quickly makes friends at the new school. There is something about Jared that is vastly different than his new classmates, though: Jared travels out-of-body when he sleeps, seeing events that are actually happening long distances away while his physical body is still at home in his bed. He eventually learns that it generally happens when someone needs help or in situations that change for the better with his discoveries. Because of his unique ability, Jared is drawn to other people who are a bit unusual. One night, his “spirit self” journeys to an eerie castle near an ocean, but an invisible barrier keeps him from exploring. Read More »

Figures of Fear is a collection of eleven short stories by Graham Masterton. They range from the slightly-disturbing to the I-now-have-a-new-nightmare-that-will-haunt-me-the-rest-of-my-days category. Masterton states that the stories in this collection are a few of the things that haunt his imagination, and now after reading some will haunt mine. Read More »

Something dark and sinister lurks beneath the manicured lawns of Spring House, an old plantation on the outskirts of New Orleans. When Caitlin Chaisson witnesses her husband’s long suspected infidelity, a rash decision wakes the darkness that has been waiting for years to come out in the open and enact its terrible plan. Read More »

The Zombie Combat Field Guide is a must-have for any true zombie fan. Whether you prefer to just read about them or want to prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse, this field guide is full of illustrations, diagrams and drawings that you can color and much more. The best way to retain knowledge is repetition, or to write things out and interact with the learning a little more than just simple reading. This guide really helps out in that respect. Read More »

“Don’t talk to your food,” the vampire Anton keeps reminding himself. It is good advice that he has difficulty following, because, after all, eating should be fun. The fun ends, however, when he is discovered in an abandoned warehouse in Phoenix and is staked and his body burned. At least it seems that is an ending to Anton, until several years later in Los Angeles when a series of murders sets off an alarm in the Special Investigations Unit of the FBI. Read More »

Everyone knows of Santa Claus, but have you ever heard of Krampus? He is horned, hoofed, dark and demonic looking, usually pictured with a furry body and tail. Instead of coal delivered to bad boys and girls, Krampus delivers justice to those spoiled, rotten brats with his twigs or branches, maybe even a trip down to Hell. Read More »

Alice is babysitting her younger sister, Elizabeth, in the park when they notice a man running towards them. He is wearing a waistcoat, sweating profusely, and keeps looking at the time on his phone and muttering to himself. “Waistcoat” informs them that they have missed the news that a deadly infection is running rampant in the city, making people die and then get back up and start feeding on the nearest human. They have twenty minutes to get to the nearest evacuation site before the whole city is quarantined. And then off he goes. Read More »

The Ice Virus has arrived. Possible origin point is from melting artic ice. This new virus is triggering dormant genes from our junk DNA, genes that might once have created vampires. Right now the infection rates are low, but we could potentially be looking at a global pandemic. Be on the look-out for anyone who appears to have an unnatural and unstoppable hunger. And pray. Read More »

Trying to live a happy life while zombies roam the earth is hard to do. Most people just exist. What’s left of the living gather in towns where there are tall walls although a few still live wild and free traveling the highways, always on the move. The government had to make a drastic decision to help fight against the growing zombie numbers, making people enlist in the service at the ripe old age of sixteen and serving a nine year tour. Read More »

It has been two years since the zombie apocalypse hit and Sheriff Danny Adelman is still the leader of her group of survivors. She has a long-lost loved one by her side and a reason to keep on living. The only way to remain alive in this new dead world is to keep on the move, so she heads a caravan, keeping them all moving and looking for supplies. They have to be on the lookout for other survivors, too. Some groups are just like hers, just trying to survive, but there are some that feel might is right and want to cash in on the hard work of others. Read More »

Everyone knows the story of Lizzie Borden-or thinks they do, anyway. The fabulous Maplecroft provides a compelling alternate theory…

The story begins in March of 1894, with Lizzie Andrew Borden and her sister, Emma, living in the estate of Maplecroft on the outskirts of Fall River. The two women have more than one reason to hide from prying eyes. Aside from having been tried and acquitted for the murders of their father and stepmother two years earlier, Lizzie has a formidable task, one that the often-bedridden but brilliant scientist, Emma, assists with: fending off the attacks of the marauding creatures that show up outside their doors frequently-those that may indeed be connected to the entities inhabiting Andrew and Abigail Borden at the time of their deaths. Read More »

After her mother’s death, Haley Tremaine dreaded going home. Her alcoholic father, selfishly entitled younger sister, and a never-ending list of household chores were the only things that awaited her when she walked through the door after work. Her schoolwork was suffering, and she had only one friend to offer caring and support. Even Haley’s younger sister, Jocelyn, did not understand Haley’s behavior and continually sided with their father against her. Read More »

Seven people are chosen as winners in an essay contest where they have shared their worst nightmare. Six of these people are subscribed to the Nightmare Elf newsletter; a newsletter from their favorite horror movie maker, Justin Blake. One of the winners has received the newsletter for the first time with the contest information in it. She does not really know Justin Blake or any of his movies but the idea of a contest where the winners will face their own fears and meet a famous director appeals to her. The rest of the winners are all huge Justin Blake fans and know all of his work. Their nightmares are all Read More »

Juan Perez is working for the secret service guarding Senator Rachel Sutton. She has declared war on the Mexican Cartels and designed The International Asset Seizure Act, giving U.S. law enforcement the right by any means to seize all the cartels’ assets and money. This has put at the top of the list for a hit, but she refuses to stay confined and in the background. Read More »

Ashley Parker and her fellow Wild Cards (people immune to the zombie virus), have finally defeated the undead in her small college town of Redwood Grove. Unfortunately, signs of Walker’s Flu is being seen around the country, which is the precursor for people turning into zombies. Ashley takes it pretty personally when they find out this flu was designed by someone she thought she knew. Read More »

Ashley Parker is a student in the small college town of Redwood Grove. She’s also divorced, in her upper twenties, and dating a much younger fellow student. Ashley had missed the first week of classes due to a bad flu going through town called Walker’s Flu. Luckily she is on the mend since it is really taking its toll on the residents, and causing a rise in the death rate. Unfortunately, these people do not stay dead, but rise again and go in pursuit of flesh to eat. Read More »