New Horror

What makes Horror literature horrifying? What primordial fears resonate within (and attract us to) stories of the macabre? In this insightful volume, W.J. Renehan explores the complex interrelated traditions of Horror fiction, and the human psychology that fuels them. In the course of his analysis, Renehan puts everything from the ancient vampire legends to Lovecraft's cosmic Horror of the unknown into compelling cultural context.

After being abducted on the New Year, Sara, Angel, and Amanda are forced by a masked stranger to play games. Losing the game or breaking the rules results in punishments. Painful punishments, either inflicted to oneself or by their friends. The masked stranger tells them there will only be one winner, and the prize is life.

Abby’s first night with the babysitter’s club has her filling in for a friend that’s blowing off work for a hot date. The simple little lie will have dire consequences that trigger a series of unthinkable events and spurs a killer’s need for revenge! With the bodies - and suspects - stacking up, the girls race to stop the killer and unearth the blood-stained secret behind the lunatic’s grisly murders.

Der Ort, an dem alles endet. Ein Meer, in dem nichts lebt. Eine Wüste, in der alles stirbt. Eine Stadt, in der jeder schläft. An diesem Ort ist es nicht kalt. An diesem Ort ist es nicht dunkel. Es ist ein fremder Ort. Da ist ein mechanisches Herz mit dem Wunsch zu leben. Ein Toter, der zurückkehrt, um eine Schüssel Müsli zu essen. Ein zensiertes Gesicht, das sich davor fürchtet, erkannt zu werden. Und das ist nur ein Bruchteil von dem, was an diesem Ort wartet. Acht Geschichten vom Endpunkt.

Fünf Geschichten von zwei Stimmen aus der jungen Horrorliteratur. Düstere, surreale Stimmungen mit Themen, die über die klassischen Motive hinausgehen.

Fünf Geschichten von zwei Stimmen aus der jungen Horrorliteratur. Düstere, surreale Stimmungen mit Themen, die über die klassischen Motive hinausgehen.

Getting chased into an abandoned town by a jimplicute wasn’t part of Internet celebrity, Mason Dixon’s, plan. Now staying hidden is key if he doesn’t want to be dinner. But he can’t hide for long. Mason and his partner, Emma, promised a sasquatch a Halloween movie date, and they do not like being stood up. To the sasquatch's great regret, popcorn and coming attractions are sidelined by a zigmal infestation at the theater. A lumberyard seems the perfect place to safely relocate them, until Mason and Emma uncover something far more deadly.

Stampeding Bingbuffers. Angry locals. No good deed goes unpunished.... After hearing reports of Wampus attacks at a pipeline in rural Missouri, Mason and Emma head out to investigate. They quickly learn the Wampus is as friendly as they come. However, something far deadlier is stalking the forest.

It is a place of unrelenting misery, interminable pain, and sorrow. It a place of lost hope, a dismal abyss where remorse is candy to unforgiving monstrosities with endless appetites.

Book number five of the Games Series. The survivor of the pain maze is doing everything in his power to become Donny's best friend. Also, a special appearance from Rick (Gambler's Appetite of Remorse).

Herbert George Wells was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories. He is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is often called a "father of science fiction". Discover H. G. Wells best short stories and science fiction classics.

This audiobook is told from Jimmy's daughter, Ruthie's, perspective. Ruthie and Cam are twin eight-year-olds who have to deal with their father's sadness after their mom dies. Ruthie overhears her uncle and father talking and learns that Cam might not be her brother after all. After their father disappears for several days, Ruthie and Cam are taken to Atlanta to live with their aunt and uncle. It's there that they meet their grandmother Jane, and her alternate personality, Cindy.

Charles Dickens' classic tale of Christmas hauntings, reimagined in a new world. It is the winter of 1882, and the wizard, Merlene, has had his eye on the Captain of the Watchmen, Ambrosius Baltus. As wrathful and mean as Ebenezer Scrooge, he is in even more of an advantageous situation to affect the people of London for good. But as Merlene’s foul-mouthed horse companion The Nag warns, this armoured, firecasting duart proves to be a stubborn and dangerous choice for this Christmas Eve project, and their ethically questionable scheme may result in more harm than it does help. A short novella from the creator of Tiger's Eye and Arlington, featuring the characters of The Princess Thieves, and blending Dickens’ words with a new perspective.

The trap has been set. What terror awaits those who stumble across it? "The Cabin" by Brian Evenson is one of 9 short horror stories in Nightfire's audio anthology. Come Join Us by the Fire S2: Originals is the second installment of Nightfire's audio-first horror anthology, featuring a wide...