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How can you tell or write exciting stories? I have a friend who always gets halfway through her story, and she feels the need to hurry it up because she’s like, "God, I've spoken for so long." And she thinks people lose interest, so she shuts down. Why is that? We all know people like this who doubt themselves. Their feelings probably aren't wrong, but they don't know how to interpret them, it seems. If this is the case on how they are about the matter, two things might have gone wrong with how I think about it.

When a construction crew unearths something terrifying deep in the Utah desert, they think they can keep it under control. What they’ve actually done… is unleashed chaos. Something ancient, hungry, and long hidden is now free. As dinosaurs tear through the dig site and set their sights on a nearby town, a desperate struggle for survival begins. The only thing deadlier than the creatures? The black-ops government unit sent to clean up the mess. Can anyone make it out alive? Or will this become just another classified extinction event?

He wanted out of the killing game. Instead, he walked straight into Hell. After years as a professional assassin, Gary was ready to disappear — no more contracts, no more bloodshed. Just peace, solitude, and the quiet life in a forgotten swamp town. But something ancient and monstrous is stirring beneath the murky waters. Mutated by radiation and driven by hunger, colossal alligators have begun to rise — grotesque, unstoppable abominations with a taste for human flesh. As the bodies pile up and the bayou turns red, Gary must pick up his weapons one last time… He’s hunted men his whole life.

During the ten-year anniversary of the Wyman High School class of 2015, something terrible has escaped its confinement—and it’s heading straight for the celebration. A mutant hybrid of terrifying strength and unnatural abilities is on the loose. Meanwhile, two desperate hunters are trying to track down the creature they lost during transport. But they’re already too late. A group of classmates on a party boat, en route to the reunion, begin vanishing one by one—hunted, stalked, and slaughtered.

Driven by obsession and ambition, archaeologist Emelia Wagner leads her team into the rugged wilderness in search of the fabled Nazi Treasure Train—an armored ghost loaded with stolen gold and priceless artifacts, hidden away before Hitler’s defeat.

When a hibernating bigfoot awakens deep in the forest, its ravenous appetite shatters the park’s serenity. No one is safe from the enigmatic creature stalking among the trees. A pair of lost hikers wrestling with a secret, a group of polyamorous ravers drifting in the haze of hedonism, and a lonely boy scout desperate for his mother’s approval all become prey for a monster thought not to exist.

The champions have uncovered an unspeakable secret that changes everything. But even worse, one of them has been taken prisoner. And if they can’t rescue their companion from the iron grip of their ancient evil enemy, the whole star system will be plunged into ruin. They must face him together, or fail. But now, they have a powerful new ally, who has finally emerged from hiding.

This Southern, paranormally charged, pulp-fiction thriller takes listeners through the dense woodland and harsh humidity near the Georgia/Florida border, where a ruthless police Captain brutally sustains his local empire. Helping to enforce the Captain's will are his two proteges, Cliff Ramos and Cooper Cornelius Happenstance, known better as Coop. Ramos is a brilliant and sadistic detective that has always felt apart from the norms of humanity. Coop is Ramos's older, and very animalistic, mentor, whose instincts are never questioned.

On the 50th anniversary of one of the most important blockbusters of all time, a menace surfaces. When strange happenings begin to occur, the first logical conclusion is that a shark is responsible. Evidence suggests a crocodile but the public thinks otherwise. History will repeat itself but not in the way anyone expected. A mysterious predatory creature is claiming its territory and the town must come together to stop it.

A group of college friends ventures into the wilderness to celebrate the end of the semester. But when they arrive at their favorite campsite, they’re stunned to find the landscape transformed—sunken nearly a hundred feet into a massive crater. Suspecting the recent drilling in the area might be to blame, they begin to investigate. But something far older and far more dangerous has stirred beneath the earth. A terrifying behemoth from the bowels of the earth has awakened — and it is hungry.

Perfect for fans of atmospheric backwoods horror, cryptid survival stories, and psychological horror set in the wild, this deep-water horror novel will leave you breathless and watching the shoreline long after you finish listening.

Second Lieutenant Theodore "Caveman" Loomis is about as useful as a football bat. Fresh out of ROTC and obsessed with dinosaurs, he’s failed more Army schools than he's passed. But when his platoon is tapped for a high-stakes training op in the swampy wilderness Fort Polk, partnered with shadowy corporate contractors from Zeiss Defense Technologies, everything goes sideways fast.

A storm is coming. And it has teeth. After annihilating an island and most of its population, an abnormally large crocodilian leaves a trail of devastation in its wake. Boats are shattered, waterside villages lie in ruins, and countless lives have been lost. All seems hopeless. Now, a ragtag group—each forever changed by the reptilian terror—must come together to stop its rampage. But as the creature draws nearer and the destruction escalates, they begin to question whether they ever stood a chance. Relentless, brutal, and impossible to put down—Crocodilian is monster fiction at its finest.

Wasserman's ninth book dives into the gritty world of Pennsylvania game wardens battling poachers and wildlife lawbreakers, from the rugged north woods to Philadelphia's urban core. Join five game wardens as they share twelve thrilling, true stories—some spanning over sixty years—packed with high-stakes pursuits and volatile outlaws. Wasserman’s sharp dialogue and vivid storytelling bring every character to life, making this his most gripping collection yet.

Jad Malek has grown wealthy from a life of adventure, but when a mysterious stranger sells him an ancient map, his comfortable life spirals into chaos. The map’s origins trace back to the Caucasus Mountains, and it promises a discovery that could alter history, if only Jad can survive long enough to unearth it. Within hours of acquiring the map, Jad finds himself targeted by a deadly assassin. Forced to flee his home, the treasure hunter embarks on a globe-spanning journey, from the deserts of Pakistan to the high mountains of Nepal.

Manford Page is not a typical serial killer. He dresses like a Sasquatch when committing his crimes and has left a trail of blood and viscera across the country. Narrowly escaping capture in the small town of Hillston, Manford has fled into the woods surrounding it. Federal Agent Burke and the local sheriff, Clark, must put aside their differences and work together to locate Manford before he strikes again. But not everything about the latest killings Manford is suspected of add up. He just might not be the only monster lurking in the woods.

Blood stains the water. An ancient terror lurks beneath the waves. Off the coast of Australia, an enormous shadow stalks the fishing trawlers that ply the waters. Ignoring the danger, a crew takes a desperate gamble, driven by the promise of a big catch. As the predator circles, the chilling sight of a vast fin cutting through the water is their only warning of the terrifying fate which awaits them. Michael, a young factory worker desperate for a fresh start, dreams of freedom on the open sea.

The Funnel is the gnarliest break in North America. It’s where fame whispers on the salty breeze, and surfers gamble with death to claim their glory. Only hardcore riders are welcome—posers need not apply. Here, skill, moxie, and money rule. But this season, an unnatural fog creeps over the Pacific, thick with the reek of decay, and the ocean churns with something far worse than the usual risks hiding beneath the surface.

SOME SECRETS SHOULD STAY BURIED. An Above-Top-Secret project brings military brass, elite commandos, ice-drilling experts, and abducted scientists to investigate a 100-mile-long 'gravitational anomaly' half a mile under the West Antarctic Ice Shelf. Their target: a spaceship buried for millions of years, home to a menagerie of alien and prehistoric horrors that could be unleashed on Earth and end every life on it.

The Very Soul of the War is at Stake. Amid an ever-escalating war, a wedge has been driven between Tag and Randall. These one-time friends find themselves in a hostile status verging on becoming enemies. All but giving up on his friend, Tag takes a young war orphan under his wing. The tender and broken boy struggles to adapt to life in the war… and becomes a further stone in the wall between Tag and his former friend. Unknown to them all, a dark and deadly magical creature called a Black Whisper has been sent to hunt Tag and bring him to Uval and Kuran.