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I’m placing my life at serious risk by writing this… Once again, Connor Phillips delivers terror in this collection of interconnected short stories. The mystery surrounding the Vatican Secret Archives spans centuries. So, when America’s leading exorcism historian receives an opportunity to steal a laptop with access to The Vatican Secret Archives during a research trip, he takes it. The laptop contains shocking secrets about demonic possession and exorcism, heaven and hell, the occult and the paranormal. And the Church is willing to kill to keep its secrets.

An anthology of short stories of spaceships, aliens, and the outer worlds by classic Science Fiction authors, from the Golden Age to the New Wave Era. This compilation includes stories by William Bender, Jr., Ray Bradbury, G. Gordon Dewey, Charles E. Fritch, Edward W. Ludwig, James V. McConnell, Stanley Mullen, Robert Silverberg, Jerry Sohl, Henry Slesar, and L.J. Stecher Jr.

It started with rumors of a plague that turned people into flesh-eating predators. The governments of the world and the media tried to suppress it, but little by little the truth got out. The economy had been in a freefall, banks closed, protests turned into riots, people began hoarding and panicking. And then on a Friday morning, the Collapse came.

A biotech company is poised to release its highly anticipated new product, a revolutionary swimming pool cleaning system that depends on an unlikely mix of exotic microorganisms. But when the president of the company’s son dies unexpectedly in his own private pool, the company’s product launch is thrust into uncertainty. Determined to salvage his company and make a fortune in the process, CEO Dr. Harry Stone races around the world to collect hard-to-find microbes literally from the ends of the Earth in an attempt to meet the launch deadline with a secretly modified product.

At the onset of the Second World War, Nazi Germany sends a multipurpose expedition to Antarctica. Not all of its members return. Today in Egypt, hushed whispers in a Cairo bar hint of a long-lost second Sphinx hidden beneath the sands of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Boozy talk of a map therein to the lost city of Atlantis convinces a ragtag band of local tour guides with mixed motives to take matters into their own hands. To find out if the rumors are true, without going through proper archaeological channels, they hastily descend beneath the landmarks they think they know so well.

Dean wakes disoriented, his hands covered in blood. He realizes he must have had another seizure, and it’s stolen all memories of what happened. Given his history of violence during his episodes, fear immediately sets in. And when his stepmother enters the room and screams, he notices his father’s bloody corpse on the bed. When questioned by the detective investigating the case, what unravels is a story of deception, infidelity, and revenge that rivals any Hollywood film. But will she believe his story? He’s not even sure he does.

Sadako Sozo, the evil heiress of the powerful corporate empire Hidora Neo, inherits a secret buried in the Antarctic ice that will change the world. Four decades later, daikaiju have become a reality, thanks to the corrupt scientists of Hidora Neo using their secrets from the South Pole. Ivan Strand and his government-sanctioned rivals, Bionautics Inc., will rise to the challenge, striving to create their own giant monsters. An epic battle of the genetically modified organisms is imminent!

Athens, 2018. Hunter has vowed to protect the witch lines with his life. As the leader of the prophesied trinity, it’s up to him to restore an ancient weapon of legend to break the eternal curse. But the magic brewing in his veins has other ideas.... As the teenage trio circles the globe in search of the broken shards, a sinister coven hellbent on stopping them follows in hot pursuit. But even as Hunter manages to collect every piece, uniting them might drive everyone into the very Gates of Hell.

The untimely death of an elderly scientist results in an unexpected inheritance for Cyrus Cooper. Cyrus, still trying to find his identity after leaving the Coalition, is at first reluctant to accept the lofty windfall - a mountain retreat bequeathed to him by a man he hardly knew. He quickly finds that he has no choice. His first night there, hidden truths begin revealing themselves, pulling him into a conspiracy with vast and dire consequences.

He set himself free. To defeat the darkness, he must return. Seventeen-year-old Jude would do anything to save Camille. But when he springs his daring escape plan, it backfires, and he’s the only one who makes it out. Now his last hope of rescuing her from the evil coven is to find the other two prophesied witches of the trinity. With Camille held in an impenetrable fortress, finding the help Jude seeks may not be enough to break her out. And as long as the wicked coven has both Camille and the fabled lance, all witchkind is doomed to a fate worse than death.

When a Russian neuroscientist develops a cutting-edge tool to aid in the treatment of Alzheimer’s patients, the breakthrough could be a modern medical miracle. This technology will allow doctors to record and examine the memories of patients. It would offer insight into a disease that was previously only the stuff of science fiction.

Doctor Voss has a secret: a technological device that will literally change the course of medicine. But what promises to be an effective new treatment that will save lives, may also become the ultimate tool for espionage. The protected compound where Voss works and his family lives is now under siege from forces that will stop at nothing to claim this prize for themselves. Cyrus Cooper, a member and agent of the Coalition, was ordered to infiltrate the ultra-secure tower of steel and glass, but with each new secret uncovered, he begins to question the validity of his assignment.

Elijah finds out that monsters are escaping from the old boiler in the school basement. It's his job to catch and return them before they destroy the school. It's tough being a kid!

Ron’s day is off to a bad start. Blinded by frustration after another argument with his wife and heartbroken that his marriage may be over, he accidentally crashes his car on his way to work. Dazed, he takes the train the rest of the way, where he is quickly delighted by the presence of another rider, Courtney, whose smoldering smile makes him remember what it feels like to be wanted. What seems like a new friendship quickly turns into temptation, leaving Ron torn with internal conflict and guilt. But when his new friend starts to seem a little off, he begins to question her motives.

When test subjects participating in secret experiments begin to mysteriously die, Cyrus Cooper, the youngest recruit of the "Coalition" - a secret law enforcement organization - is assigned to prevent the program’s lead researcher from being the next victim. Cyrus goes undercover, taking a position as a personal assistant in order to enter the life of the brash, elderly scientist. When multiple attempts are made on her life, however, not only must Cyrus protect the headstrong lady, but he must also uncover the perpetrator of the attacks before it’s too late.

An encrypted laptop left behind by a crypto-currency CEO killed in a hang-gliding accident. His estate is auctioned off, inlcuding rare pre-columbian artifacts that point Carter Hunt and Omega Team toward the legendary lost city of El Dorado. After winning an artifact at auction that he believes holds a clue to the whereabouts of El Dorado, former Naval Historian Carter Hunt soon learns that his Omega Team isn’t the only organization searching for physical manifestations of the golden legend.

It could just be coincidence. It also could be revenge. But hardened cop Frank Zimmerman doesn’t believe in coincidences. Neither does FBI profiler Nathan Thomas. A drowned lawyer, a fatal car accident, a heart attack, and a socialite’s lethal fall in front of a huge crowd all have their cop antennae pinging—hard. They dig for evidence to support Frank's theory of a trail of bodies that lead into the past.

When FBI profiler Nathan Thomas meets Bella Amsel, he realizes she might very well be his dream girl. Too bad she has a stalker that neither of them know about—at first. They survive a nightmare–but they don't escape unscathed. A harrowing ordeal puts Nathan and Bella face to face with pure evil. Little do they know–it's only the beginning.

Grant Forrester is living his lifelong dream. He’s finally become a respected voice as the Arts and Entertainment writer for The Best of Texas, the state’s premier magazine. Through him, hundreds of thousands of readers discover the hidden treasures of rich history Texas has to offer. He has it all… including a trail of bodies left in his wake…

FBI crime analyst Kili Brennan has come to Boone Creek, in the Appalachian foothills of Kentucky, looking for her missing brother…looking for answers. Instead, she finds a world of suspicion and superstition. Locals say her brother, and a string of others, may have been killed by One-Eyed Jack—the fabled giant guardian that protects the fantastic archaeological monument he was researching.