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The Champion of Garathorm (Gateway Essentials #445)
by Michael MoorcockAfter journeying across the multiverse with other manifestations of the Eternal Champion,Dorian Hawkmoon is stunned to discover that he has returned to a version of his world in which it was his friend and ally, Count Brass, who survived the Battle of Londra, rather than Brass's daughter - and Hawkmoon's beloved wife - Yisselda. Driven close to madness by the loss of his wife and children (who never existed in this world), he locks himself away in Castle Brass, painstakingly recreating the battle of Londra, in an attempt to discover a version in which Yisselda also survives. But the paths through the multiverse are treacherous...
The Collected Novels Volume One: Harvest Home, Lady, All That Glitters
by Thomas TryonFrom horror to Hollywood, three haunting novels from the New York Times–bestselling author of Crowned Heads and The Other. Harvest Home: After escaping New York City for the idyllic New England village of Cornwall Coombe, the Constantine family wins the friendship of the town matriarch, the mysterious Widow Fortune, who invites them to join the ancient festival of Harvest Home. But something far more sinister than the annual harvest is about to rise out of the earth in this New York Times bestseller. &“[A] brilliantly imagined horror story.&” —The Boston Globe Lady: In the town of Pequot Landing during the Great Depression, a young man becomes transfixed by a beautiful, mysterious widow. As Woody gets closer to her, he finds that Lady Harleigh is haunted—not just by grief, but by a scandalous secret that, if revealed, could change Pequot Landing forever. Lady is a New York Times bestseller. &“A spellbinder with a twisted ending . . . enchanting entertainment. You can&’t put it down.&” —The Des Moines Register All That Glitters: In five interlocking novellas, cynical writer Charlie Caine recalls the leading ladies of long-lost Hollywood: Babe, a red-hot, peroxide-blond beauty with secrets that could have burned Tinseltown to the ground; Belinda, whose daughter was as cruel as she was lovely; Claire, who would do anything to stay in the public eye; April, fragile, beautiful, and mad; and Maude, Hollywood&’s most respected matron, whose happy marriage had a lie at its heart. &“One unforgettable novel with the power to shock . . . very believable . . . [readers] will find pleasure in guessing which real-life actresses Tryon has used as models.&” —The Washington Post
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
by Penelope LivelyWhen the Harrisons move to an old cottage in Oxfordshire they are beset by small domestic disasters --ink spilt, buckets tripped over, objects mysteriously moved, all kinds of bumps and creaks and draughts. Naturally, they assume that ten-year-old James is the troublemaker, and James decides it simply isn't worth the bother to tell them about Thomas Kempe --after all, they'd never believe him. For Thomas Kempe was a seventeenth-century sorcerer who has materialized as a poltergeist, and he is bent on making James his apprentice! At first it is merely irritating, but then some very unpleasant things start to happen. James decides that Thomas Kempe must be got rid of --but how?
The House With a Clock In Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt #Bk. 1)
by John Bellairs Edward GoreyJohn Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude, and alarm. For years, young readers have crept, crawled, and gone bump in the night with the unlikely heroes of these Gothic novels: Lewis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday. Now, the ten top-selling titles feature an updated cover look. Loyal fans and enticed newcomers will love the series even more with this haunting new look!
American Gothic
by Robert BlochGordon Gregg built a castle-like hotel for the Chicago Fair of 1893. His guests were women who always left mysteriously. A reporter's curiosity led her to investigate.
By Horror Haunted: Stories
by Celia FremlinBoth the terror and the terrible beauty in the everyday shape these stories from the Edgar Award–winning author, &“Britain&’s Patricia Highsmith&” (The Sunday Times). Known for her novels of psychological suspense, Celia Fremlin helped usher in a new form of horror, one that could be found among neighbors, friends, and in ordinary lives. This collection of fifteen short stories highlights Fremlin&’s acute perception and deft wit as she shines a light on the darkness that lurks in the corners of our existence. A middle-aged survivor of the London bombings during World War II gets the same rush from shoplifting—with an explosive outcome—in &“Her Number on It.&” Two women learn they can never hide from their exasperating friend even in a haunted cottage in &“Don&’t Tell Cissie.&” In &“Gate of Death,&” a successful businessman finds himself paralyzed by his fear of flying, while in &“Ephemerida,&” an old woman gets a new perspective on life—and death—when her thoughts take wing. This collection of slow-burn stories cements Celia Fremlin&’s legacy as &“a major mistress of insight and suspense&” (The New York Times). Praise for Celia Fremlin &“Few people can chill the blood like Celia Fremlin.&” —The Daily Telegraph &“Fremlin packs a punch.&” —Ian Rankin, New York Times–bestselling author &“Splendid . . . Got me hooked.&” —Ruth Rendell, New York Times–bestselling author &“Brilliant . . . So witty and clever.&” —Elly Griffiths, USA Today–bestselling author &“A master of suspense.&” —Janice Hallett, international bestselling author
Carrie
by Stephen KingAn exciting reissue of Stephen King's debut novel about an outcast teenager with a frightening power which put him on the map and set him on his journey as a household name.Carrie White is no ordinary girl.Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis.To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie - the first step towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues.But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as she is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her . . .(P)2005 Simon & Schuster Inc. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Carrie
by Stephen KingNow with a stunning new cover look for the 50th Anniversary comes Stephen King's legendary debut. Carrie White is no ordinary girl.Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis.To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie - the firststep towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues.But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as sheis forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her . . .
Down a Dark Hall (Laurel-Leaf Books)
by Lois DuncanKit Gordy sees Blackwood Hall towering over black iron gates, and she can't help thinking, This place is evil. The imposing mansion sends a shiver of fear through her. But Kit settles into a routine, trying to ignore the rumors that the highly exclusive boarding school is haunted. Then her classmates begin to show extraordinary and unknown talents. The strange dreams, the voices, the lost letters to family and friends, all become overshadowed by the magic around them.When Kit and her friends realize that Blackwood isn't what it claims to be, it might be too late.
Hunters of Gor (Gorean Saga #8)
by John NormanPanther girls take center stage on Counter Earth in the series that &“draw[s] on a combination of philosophy, science-fiction, and erotica&” (Vice). Former Earthman Tarl Cabot is now a powerful Tarnsman of the brutal and caste-bound planet of Gor, also known as Counter Earth. He embarks on an adventure in the dangerous and mysterious wilderness of Gor, pitting his warrior&’s skills against those of treacherous outlaws, bandits, and fighters. Three different women are working to bring change to Tarl&’s far-from-peaceful life on Gor: Talena, his onetime queen and first love; Elizabeth, his brave fighting partner; and the Amazonian Verna, chief of the fierce and wild panther women. As Tarl journeys through the wilderness, the fates of these three remarkable women will finally be decided. Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire. Hunters of Gor is the 8th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Jaws: A Novel (Shooting Script Ser.)
by Peter BenchleyNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The shark-versus-man classic that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie—now in a fiftieth anniversary edition with an exclusive foreword from the author&’s wife, renowned ocean conservation advocate Wendy Benchley&“A tightly written, tautly paced study of terror.&”—The Washington PostA great white shark terrorizes the beautiful summer getaway of Amity Island, and a motley group of men take to the water to do battle with the beast. A heart-pounding novel of suspense and a brilliant meditation on the nature of humanity, Jaws is one of the most iconic thrillers ever written. In addition to Wendy Benchley&’s foreword, this edition features bonus content from Peter Benchley&’s archives, including the manuscript&’s original typed title page, a brainstorming list of possible titles, a letter from Benchley to film producer David Brown with candid feedback on the movie adaptation, and excerpts from Benchley&’s book Shark Trouble, highlighting his firsthand account of writing Jaws, selling it to Universal Studios, and working with Steven Spielberg.After writing Jaws in the early 1970s, Peter Benchley was actively engaged with scientists and filmmakers, and over the ensuing decades, joined many expeditions around the world as they expanded their knowledge of sharks and shark behavior. He encouraged each new generation of Jaws fans to enjoy his riveting tale and to channel their excitement into support and protection of these magnificent prehistoric apex predators.
Lady: A Novel
by Thomas TryonA young man becomes transfixed by a beautiful widow with a shadowy pastIn Pequot Landing, there are two sights to see: the largest elm in America, which dominates the stately old village green, and the house of Lady Harleigh. When the Great War ended, she was the most beautiful bride in the village, and though she was widowed soon after, mourning dampened neither her beauty nor her spirits. By the time the Great Depression rolls around, she is the unchallenged center of Pequot society--lovely and energetic, but subject to bouts of grim melancholy that hint at something dark beneath her surface.Woody is eight years old when he first notices the Lady, and her glittering elegance captures his heart. He spends his boyhood deeply in love with the mysterious widow, obsessed with the sadness that lies at her core. As he gets closer to her, he finds that Lady Harleigh is haunted--not just by grief, but by a scandalous secret that, if revealed, could change Pequot Landing forever.
Life Everlasting and Other Tales of Science, Fantasy, and Horror
by David H. KellerIn the short novel, "Life Everlasting" an inventor offers the president of the United States a serum, free of charge, that will cure all ills. All is bliss, radiant health is enjoyed by all--but there's a small price... There are 12 other stories. "The Thing in the Cellar" raises the question whether children have stronger sensors for evil than adults. "The Thirty and One" reads like a medieval tale.
Nella Waits
by Marlys MillhiserA woman who has been dead for three decades wreaks havoc on the lives of her son and the woman he loves in this page-turning supernatural chiller When Lynnette got married four years ago, all she wanted was to flee the confines of her dull hometown deep in the heart of the cornfields of Iowa. After the death of her husband, Lynnette has now returned to her famine-plagued farming town to care for her widowed mother. Looking to escape the boredom of being back home, she visits Jay Van Fleet in the old and eerie Van Fleet house, long rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Nella Van Fleet, Jay's mother who died during childbirth. Jay, haunted by a horrific near tragedy that shaped his boyhood, has reluctantly returned to his family homestead to claim his inheritance. Both coping with loss, Lynnette and Jay find solace in each other until terrifying and strange events start occurring in the Van Fleet house. The ghost of Jake's mother, Nella, feeding off the presence of her adored son, grows stronger by the day. She has already killed once for him, and she will kill again to ensure that he belongs to her--and her alone--for all eternity.
Salem Possessed
by Stephen Nissenbaum Paul BoyerA brilliant analysis of the most famous case of witchcraft hysteria in American history.
The Black House
by Paul TherouxThe Mundays return after almost a decade in Africa and settle in a dreary cottage in a small and not terribly friendly town where Mundy can work on his book. Munday, an anthropologist was studying a tribe called the Bwamba while in Africa. Soon after settling mysterious things begin to happen. Figures are seen peering in windows. A Bwamba spearpoint disappears at a public lecture. And Munday's wife begins to suffer from unexplained maladies.
The Burrowers Beneath (Titus Crow Ser. #1)
by Brian LumleyTHE EARTH'S REAL LANDLORDS ARE SURFACING. HERE. NOW...From the darkly fantastic worlds of H P Lovecraft's world-famous Cthulhu Mythos comes a grimly compelling novel of the Ultimate War, between men - and monsters spawned in Hell!For millennia, men have strutted in puny pride over the fragile surface of the Earth, arrogantly proclaiming themselves masters of creation. But now their feeble investigations have disturbed the planet's original rulers far beneath the globe's crust. And mankind's placid dreams are about to be wrenched into shattering nightmare.'They were here before man evolved. They are older than our oldest legends, predating the very dinosaurs. They call to use in our dreams and make us... do things!'They are THE BURROWERS BENEATH. And they're surfacing right now. Right here...
The Dragon Keepers
by Rodney HughesUmberto R. Ruiz Herrera is a seasoned officer of the Mexican Department of Internal Security, and a man long accustomed to viewing some of the cruder facts of life. But while conducting a routine investigation along a new stretch of highway, on which two American campers have disappeared in pursuit of some wildly beautiful fireflies, he makes a terrifying discovery. Nature has seemingly gone mad, producing mutants at a rate which telescopes hundreds and thousands of years to create an environment made up entirely of predators--including, to Ruiz's unspeakable horror, the once-gentle local Indians, whose glassy stare has lost all semblance of human warmth.
The Easter House
by David RhodesThis tale of two Iowa brothers trying to escape the long shadow of their notorious father is “an almost impossible book to put down” (The Plain Dealer).This gripping novel tells the tale of the Easter family of Ontarion, Iowa. Ansel Easter was a favored minister until he rescued a grotesque creature from a carnival sideshow. His sons, C and Sam, suffer in the shadow of their outcast father until his violent death. C and Sam leave the home their father built for a new beginning, and find fortune building a lucrative business called the Associates—but when a rash of deaths has the townspeople looking at C and Sam as suspects, they find their father’s legacy reaches further than they expect. Taut, dark, and engrossing, The Easter House is a brilliant work of fiction by the acclaimed author of Driftless and Jewelweed.“David Rhodes’s writing is smooth and wry, combining Richard Russo’s genius for the details of small-town thinking and Flannery O’Connor’s flair for shading things toward the weird side of normal.” —Mpls.St. Paul Magazine
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
by Patricia A. McKillipSybel, the beautiful great-granddaughter of the wizard Heald, has grown up on Eld Mountain with only the fantastic beasts summoned there by wizardry as companions. She cares nothing for humans until, when she is 16, a baby is brought for her to raise, a baby who awakens emotions that she has never known before.But the baby is Tamlorn, the only son of King Drede, and, inevitably, Sybel becomes entangled in the human world of love, war and revenge - and only her beasts can save her from the ultimate destruction...
The Ghost on Saturday Night
by Sid FleischmanThe big, ugly stranger gave Opie a ticket. It said Admit 2. Admit two to what? What kind of a show could it be? Opie went, and it turned out to be the scariest night of his life! This book is a funny and spooky mystery set in the old west when there was no electricity or cars so people travelled on horseback without street lights. With no TV or computers, find out how people had fun, got tricked, and worse. From his Aunt, Opie has learned to be hard working, clever and brave. He figures out a tricked that had the whole town running for their lives. Some pictures are described.
The Ghosts of Stone Hollow
by Zilpha Keatley SnyderAmy&’s new town holds a secret far more wondrous than she could ever imagineTaylor Springs is the place where Amy&’s family grew up, and it felt like her hometown even before she moved there. But there is one place that her family left out of their stories: the supposedly haunted Stone Hollow, a hidden valley with an old, deserted cottage. And though Amy is curious, she can&’t get a straight answer about it from anyone—well, anyone except Jason. Jason has explored Stone Hollow, and he doesn&’t think it&’s haunted. He has a different theory: He believes it&’s a place where time folds and moves over itself, replaying scenes and moments from the past. And sometimes, the past comes back in unexpected and unwanted ways. Amy doesn&’t believe Jason at first, but soon she realizes that things aren&’t always as they seem. Could Jason be right about the secret of Stone Hollow? This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder.
The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western
by Richard BrautiganThe time is 1902, the setting, Eastern Oregon. A 15-year-old Indian girl wanders into the wrong whorehouse looking for men to kill a monster.
The Land Leviathan
by Michael MoorcockSeeking the answer to the mystery of life, Captain Oswald Bastable visits the Temple of the Future Buddha and is thrown through time to a new twentieth century. Plague, anarchy and superstition rule the world where he finds himself. Bands of diseased mutants pillage the continents while pirate U-boats prowl the oceans. But from this chaos emerges Black Attila, commander of the African Hordes and master of the most terrible weapon ever devised by Man - the Land Leviathan, a terrifying ziggurat on wheels, a moving mountain of deadly artillery. At last, after centuries of cruel oppression, the Land Leviathan helps the Black Attila establish Black Power on an unimaginable, global scale. Unimaginable, that is, to anyone except Michael Moorcock who has re-written the history of the twentieth century in his own totally original, biting style.
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
by Laird KoenigWhat goes on in the house at the end of the lane? Ask the little girl who lives there. Her name is Rynn. She's young and pretty, and very very bright, and just a little strange.