Dark Horror

Something ancient and terrifying lurks in the depths of Scape Ore Swamp. Lance Simms and Mark Briggs thought they were on a routine alligator hunt. They had their sights set on a record-breaking bull gator, but what they found was something else entirely—something that shouldn’t exist. When Mark is dragged beneath the water by a monstrous, reptilian creature, Lance barely escapes with his life. Now, the case has caught the attention of Dark Angel Medical—or rather, the team that operates behind its cover. Rick, Doc, Sarah, and D.A. have dealt with things most people wouldn’t believe...

A quick read for those looking for dark fiction that you can devour in one sitting. These are creepy, crawly, and grotesque stories meant to make your stomach churn and your toes curl. The fierce auction of an abandoned storage unit leads to a mysterious box finding its final resting place. Assigned to a military post, a man watches security cameras capture the end of the world. An unusual illness leaks into society and leaves a man isolated and battling for his life. On a dark fall night, a happy family is tormented by an invisible beast from under the bed. A man with an overbearing mother...

"TRUE BLOOD, UNDERWORLD and INTERVIEW with a VAMPIRE, anyone?" "HOTNESS and Awesome Story!!! ~ Erica Pillera From New York Times and #1 Dark Fantasy bestseller Marata Eros, and for fans of Twilight, The Black Dagger Brotherhood and True Blood. Binge read the Druid series for impossible-to-predict plot twists and gritty dark paranormal romance that will suck you in and leave you breathless. "...sizzling hot, mouth-watering, knickers steaming..." "... deliciously dark..." "Love This series!!!!!!!!!" In a world where vampires target Druid females for a rare prize, Holly, the Reapers must ...

A suspenseful-gripping fun bloody adventure for the demon hunter. Cadence goes to Montana to help Graves Hassin solve a string of murders in the small town of Whitefish. High school girls are being killed. Their eyes are missing, leaving black holes with shadows moving inside. With her shadow demons and a large, nameless demon, the pale-faced witch, Jenny, aimed to kill her uncle Cadence, the demon hunter. Graves will need to help Chief Grady Black and his new love interest Emma Quinn understand about the supernatural and the evil that’s coming for them. Cadence has to confront his niece ...

Midian, Tennessee is under siege. Demons prowl the streets and the underworld is rising, bent on consuming every living thing in the town. The only thing that keeps them back is the Watch; a group of citizens that are dedicated to holding the line against the darkness. They've faced every kind of physical threat imaginable and come out victorious. But when a new demon blows into town with the power to possess, the Watch finds itself facing something they've never dealt with before...one that will test them all to their very limits...and one which not all of them will survive...

Oklahoma, 1973. The late August air of the Pottawatomie County Fair, thick with cotton candy and corn dogs, takes a sinister turn with the arrival of Carne Nocturne. For fifteen-year-old Sammi, restless and bored, this silent, decaying carnival, with its luridly painted trucks and unnerving quiet, is a chilling premonition. Inside the main tent, the "Marvels of the Unseen" are more real and horrifying than Sammi could imagine. When a "Forgotten Boy" with haunted eyes mouths a desperate, silent "Help", an icy dread grips her. Hours later, her father vanishes from their home. The carnival ...

Today the names of H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, August Derleth, and Clark Ashton Smith, all regular contributors to the pulp magazine Weird Tales during the first half of the twentieth century, are recognizable even to casual readers and listeners of the bizarre and fantastic. And yet despite being more popular than them all during the golden era of genre pulp fiction, there is another author whose name and work have fallen into obscurity: Seabury Quinn. Quinn's short stories were featured in well more than half of Weird Tales's original publication run.

An anthology of 206-word horror stories/flash fiction showcasing some of the freshest horror writers out there today. There are 206 bones in the adult human skeleton. Our writers gave us 206-word stories, one word per bone. We, Bag of Bones Press, have selected and published 206 of these absolute beasts for your enjoyment. For adults only. ALL PROFIT FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK IN 2022 WILL BE GOING TO CHILDREN'S CHARITIES IN THE UK. Visit our website for more information about us and what we do: www.bagofbonespress.com

If you love True Blood, The Black Dagger Brotherhood, and Underworld, step into the first three novels of NYT & USA TODAY bestseller Marata Eros’ ultra-dark, paranormal romance saga - 🩸DRUID Box Set: Books 1–3 🚨 Note: dark romance with triggers. A savage world. A race on the edge of extinction. And the women who could save—or destroy—it all. When a secret vampire stronghold begins to crumble, survival depends on an ancient truth: only females of Druid heritage can prevent the extinction of their kind. But claiming them means war—against rival factions, fate, and desire ...

Deep within the shadows of Durango, Colorado, lies a dark and ancient power that threatens to consume everything in its path. Nancy Walker knows this all too well, as the sinister force seems to follow her every move, putting her and everyone she loves in grave danger. As a woman with unique and unsettling abilities, Nancy has always struggled to find a place where she belongs. But when she and her mother arrive in Durango, something about the town feels like home, like she might finally find some peace. But her hopes are shattered when her best friend, Emilia, is brutally murdered. As ...

I am paralyzed with dread and uncertainty as I stand in the cold and bare examination room. I turn to face the metal contraption, a strange combination between a table and a chair with leather restraints at the foot and head area. I shiver and look at the large mirror covering almost half of one wall. The door opens with a squeak. I turn to face the person who has purchased me. I suck in a sharp breath. I know the man, everyone knows him. His name is Darian Brandt. He is tall, has broad shoulders, and has an aura of authority surrounding him. He is wearing a black suit that is tailored to ...

When Esther’s sister vanishes without a trace, no one cares—not for a struggling addict. But Esther refuses to let the only family she has left slip away. Her search becomes an obsession, uncovering whispers of a dark secret others have died to keep buried. Dozens of disappearances. The same location. The same lie. Every year, the government sends a group of people deep into New Hampshire’s White Mountains. And every year, they don’t return.

Black Hollow is a town with a dark secret. For centuries, residents have foretold the return of the Dreamwalker - an ominous figure from local folklore said to lure young women into the woods and possess them. Yet the boundary between fact and fable is blurred by a troubling statistic: Occasionally, women do go missing. And after they return, they almost always end up dead.

Step into the haunting world of J. C. Moore's 'Tangled,' a collection that weaves together the mysterious, the psychological, and the suspenseful in a tapestry of horror. This assembly of terror draws inspiration from listeners' twisted fantasies, crafting unsettling tales that make the audience question their reality.

WARNING: Due to extremely disturbing content, this book is intended for MATURE READERS ONLY. The town of Midian, Tennessee is spiraling straight to hell. Demons haunt the streets, people are dying by the hundreds, and the only defenders of the innocent townsfolk have been driven into hiding by a sheriff who doesn't know what he's dealing with. Enter Katlin “Kitty” Elizabeth – demon royalty and a Duchess on a mission. Kitty comes to town with one purpose in mind: to dig up an ancient artifact that even most of the demon world doesn't want to see the light of day. But here in the rising...

"The perfect blend between Ray Bradbury and H.P. Lovecraft." --Sheila Shedd (Author of Heart of Jet) Dark Forces are Everywhere. Dark Forces of Nature has all the excitement and imagination of the best works of classic science fiction. This collection of twelve original tales of cosmic terror and mad science by best-selling author Tristan Vick are sure to thrill and entertain you. In this collection of short stories, you will find the following tales: 1. Solar Winds -- During a spacewalk on the outer rim of our solar system, an astronaut hears ominous and strange whispers talking to him and...

In the dark underbelly of our world, there's a black market in arcane things - living and dead. Angela Gough has been pulled into this world, making her a criminal on the run. In London she encountered the Kin-satyrs and centaurs, Nephilim and wraiths, hunted and slaughtered for their body parts. Fleeing back to the United States, Angela discovers that the Kin are everywhere, and they are tired of being prey. When her niece Sammi is struck by lightning, she is drawn toward the mysterious Folded Land and its powerful and deadly ruler.

One night with a superpowered babe. Alan Star thinks he's the luckiest guy in the world, but fantasy turns into nightmare when a late-night meetup with a heroine turns deadly. To the dismay of the powers-in-charge, Alan has stumbled upon the dirty truth behind the squeaky-clean image of the hero business. Soon, everyone from government black ops to angry superpowered flames want to shut him up. Permanently. With nowhere else to run, Alan escapes to the one place that the heroes won't go: the underground world of a fabled hero-killer. There, he discovers the key to becoming the greatest hero...

Victorian London is a place of fluid social roles, vibrant arts culture, fin-de-siecle wonders...and dangerous underground diabolic cults. Fencer Evadne Gray cares for none of the former and knows nothing of the latter when she's sent to London to chaperone her younger sister, aspiring art critic Dorina. Unfortunately for Evadne, she soon learns too much about all of it when Dorina meets their uncle's friend, Lady Henrietta "Henry" Wotton. A semi-respectable aristocrat in public, in private she is secretly in the thrall of a demon.

Lux and Ben receive a call from their old friend Rowan Merrick, the owner of the Witch’s Brew restaurant in New Orleans. Rowan's friend's son has disappeared, and it's suspected that he has been cursed by a Rougarou. The boy was last seen in the eerie Acadian swamps west of the city. Lux and Ben decide to bring along Chelsea, who has experience with wendigos, and Francois, thinking this small team will be sufficient for a straightforward rescue mission. However, what starts as a simple favor quickly takes a dark turn. The team soon discovers that the swamps conceal more than just murky ...