American Horror

Between 1820 and 1840 more than 35 million American Bison were taken from the West. For the Native Americans, this was a disaster. Starvation became a possibility. In the fall of 1858, a battle between the Shoshone and Crow Tribes was fought for control of the rich hunting grounds of the Yellowstone ecosystem and the Wind River valley rich in animal resources that the Lakota and Cheyenne also coveted. After a staggering loss of lives, both tribes realized that continuing the war would mean that neither tribe would have enough young and fit warriors left to hunt. If the losses continued both...

Multiple dimensions exist, and they are ripe with resources for the taking. An anonymous message and mysterious piece of source code is delivered to the New York offices of Wired Magazine. Newly-hired science journalist Dr. Pei Xiao has just gotten the opportunity she's been waiting for: a chance to justify her life choices to her parents back in Taiwan. Photographer Roy Bryant just needs to keep his bills paid. Follow Pei and Roy as a simple interview develops into a thrilling tale of conspiracy, espionage, and otherworldly adventure.

In 1872, dinosaur hunters become embroiled in a battle over the discovery of fossils in Northern Ontario as their excavation crews are driven mad by a bizarre and terrifying illness. Over a hundred years later, Church and his family show signs of the same monstrous affliction. As he begins to unravel his family’s dark history, Church must race to protect the secrets buried deep in bones and blood.

On December 18, 1867, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad's eastbound New York Express derailed as it approached the high truss bridge over Big Sister Creek, just east of the small settlement of Angola, New York, on the shores of Lake Erie. The last two cars of the express train were pitched completely off the tracks and plummeted into the creek bed below. When they struck bottom, one of the wrecked cars was immediately engulfed in flames as the heating stoves in the coach spilled out coals and ignited its wooden timbers

Paul Tremblay has won widespread acclaim for illuminating the dark horrors of the mind in novels and stories that push the boundaries of storytelling itself. The fifteen pieces in this brilliant collection, The Beast You Are, are all monsters of a kind, ready to loudly (and lovingly) smash through your head and into your heart.

“Kylah Mbaye of the Zahnoka people, lay as silently and still as she could, halfheartedly petitioning the ancestors that at least for one night she would not be spirited away and taken above deck to endure yet another in a procession of endless rapes. Another woman would have long ago given in to despair--but Kylah--in the face of such crushing odds against her and her people within the bowels of this floating nightmare, knew that eventually, this voyage would not end well… for her captors.” And so it began. AND WHAT OF THE CARGO? is a tale of love and hate, tears and triumph, ...

The song of the wild west, is played with hot lead notes and some folks gotta learn the hard way.Schoolteacher Amasa Davison, is invited to join a prospecting outfit and assay gold for them. Turns out it's really a bunch of desperadoes led by a conniving spiritualist who follows the whims of a ghostly Indian princess (so he says) but when the rest of the bandit's start to turn on each other deep in hostile Ute territory, who can a harmless schoolteacher trust? The greenhorn cook, the untested youthful quick draw or the quiet long-haired gunslinger with a killer's cold eyes?Live the ...

Ed Landry is on the run, chased by his haunted past and plagued by the ghostly voice of old Johnny St. Pierre. He finds himself in Oklahoma—and the wolves are howling again.

“Hail, Old Father…” Everyone in Field Rise knows not to wander onto the Ackers farm. The monstrous tales of that inbred family have been told for generations. Some say the soil is still dark with blood from the living scarecrows that Seth Ackers made of anyone who crossed his path. But not all of its secrets were unearthed, as Police Chief Mike Haberlay realises when a property developer attempts to reclaim the abandoned land. What he discovers causes the evil entombed below the farm to spread its tendrils once more. For Seth Ackers – Old Hodmedod – was far more than just a ...

The Spore Event changed everything. The alien particles fell from the skies harmlessly disguised as snow. Any animal based organism in contact with the spores experienced an agonizing death, a freakish transformation, or a very special gift.After Alison Emerson is cured from an affliction that has ravaged her body for decades, she and her husband discover the effects the spores have had on their unborn child. They also unearth the fact, that the Spore Event has changed humanity forever. For centuries, the vicious, reptile/rodent hybrids, have conquered dozens of worlds. The Breedite sustain...

The Dark Side is a narrative account of the decisions the U.S. made after September 11, decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. In gripping detail, Jane Mayer relates specific cases, shown in real time against the larger tableau of Washington, looking at the intelligence gained and the price paid. In all cases, there were incalculable losses in terms of moral standing, our country's place in the world, and its sense of itself.

The ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan gets more than greasy corn dogs and flat soda when he visits a carnival in Kansas to which his apprentice, Granuaile, drags him. He runs across a barker with a strange power over the crowd: attractive women leave their men and disappear into an unmarked tent, never to be seen again, and the men wander away, forgetting that they ever had girlfriends or wives. When Granuaile falls under the barker’s influence and enters the tent, Atticus isn’t about to forget it and move on.

Halloween has always been a love hate holiday for most. Tomorrow Morris does not involve herself in anything pertaining to Halloween. It was three days before Halloween and strange things happening around her. Legend Williams a mystery within itself stays low key. With Halloween nearing he tries his hardest to stay in the shadows until her. He watched Tomorrow from afar until he couldn’t anymore. One night a horrid accident lands Tomorrow in the confines of Legend. Things spin out of control and cause a connection to happen that never is supposed to. Come and enjoy this ride with two ...

An ordinary man wakes one morning to discover he’s a famous reggaetón star. An aging abuela slowly morphs into a marionette puppet. A struggling academic discovers the horrifying cost of becoming a Self-Made Man. In There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven, Ruben Reyes Jr. conjures strange dreamlike worlds to explore what we would do if we woke up one morning and our lives were unrecognizable. Boundaries between the past, present, and future are blurred. Menacing technology and unchecked bureaucracy cut through everyday life with uncanny dread.

Marissa Thomas’s childhood story was that of Hospitals, Doctors, and Clinics. She was sure she would die before they figured out what was causing her cycle of sickness. Now an adult, Marissa felt a calling to help others in need. She became the finest head nurse one small-town hospital had ever seen. She was hailed a hero, saving little lives who were also on the brink of death. Or were they?

One hot summer night, Lourdes, Fernanda, Ana, Perla, and Pauline hold a séance. Their tipsy laughter turns to terror when the flames burn straight through their prayer candles and Fernanda starts crawling toward her friends and chanting in Nahuatl, the language of their Aztec ancestors. Over the next few weeks, Fernanda starts acting strangely—smearing herself in black makeup, shredding her hands on rose thorns, sucking sin out of the mouths of the guilty. The local priest is convinced it's a demon, but Lourdes suspects it's something else—something far more ancient and powerful.

With a voice as persuasive as it is insightful, Columbia University’s Dr. Eleanor Johnson reveals how classics like Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, and The Shining expose and critique issues of reproductive control, domestic violence, and patriarchal oppression. Scream with Me weaves these iconic films into the fabric of American feminism, revealing that true horror often lies not in the supernatural, but in the familiar confines of the home, exposing the deep-seated fears and realities of women’s lives.

“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. "'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door - Only this, and nothing more." Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow; vainly I had tried to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore - For the rare and ...

There’s more than one vicious storm brewing in the small town of Thompson Trails. Cabin owners, Rick and Donna Welk, are the first to encounter the dark and mysterious stranger as he searches for shelter during one of the worst blizzards the town has ever seen. There’s no need to panic. He’s just passing through.

In The Hungry, Lucas and his family move into a new house, hoping for a fresh start, but soon discover they are not alone. Lucas begins to sense a presence in the walls, and as the nights go by, the creepy sounds get louder, causing him increasing anxiety. When his father goes missing one evening, Lucas faces a terrifying creature that attacks them. Together, Lucas and his father develop a plan to trap the creature, but they must leave their affected mother behind. As they battle the creature, they emerge victorious but wounded. However, their ordeal is not over as they encounter more ...