Dark Occult

Dustin Graves goes on a rare night out with the boys from the Boneyard, but things go horribly wrong. Over a hundred revelers drop dead at a pop diva’s concert, bleeding from their eyes and their ears. Miraculously, Dustin and his undead associates survive. But the troubles have just begun. Soon Dust is dealing with a bloodthirsty imp, a grizzled Scion, and a strange man covered in even stranger tattoos. Then Mammon, the demon prince of greed, comes knocking, eager to collect on Dustin’s end of the bargain….

As Olivia explores the depths of her newfound powers, she discovers a hunger that only Cade can satisfy. His rough hands and wicked mouth drive her wild, coaxing out both her magic and her deepest, darkest desires. With every earth-shattering climax, the lines between pleasure and power blur. But danger lurks in the shadows, craving Olivia's magic. As their enemies close in, Olivia and Cade must fight not only for their lives but for their very souls. Will the fire between them be hot enough to save the world, or will they lose themselves to the flames of passion? Dive into a realm where ...

November 1963. Cade and Anja have lived in hiding for a decade, training new mages. Then the assassination of President John F. Kennedy triggers a series of murders whose victims are all magicians - with Cade, Anja, and their allies as its prime targets. Their only hope of survival: learning how to fight back against the sinister cabal known as the Shadow Commission.

In the foreboding halls of Worthington Manor, eighteen-year-old Briar has always known she was different. Raised by a stern housekeeper and a reclusive uncle after her parents' mysterious disappearance, her sheltered life is shattered when she discovers a chilling secret: her mother and father didn't abandon her—they were forced into hiding to protect her from those who coveted her innate abilities. When a mysterious murder near Worthington Manor bears the hallmarks of ritual sacrifice, Briar follows a trail of cryptic clues to London. There, in her mother's ancestral home of Rosemere ...

Life is hard. Change is difficult. But adjusting to being a ghost? Well, that is just darn near impossible. And Bridget Sway is struggling. It's not just the job, the uniform, the housemates, the rules, the community service. It's everything. And now she's facing a week-long group assessment to evaluate her adjustment.As if that isn't bad enough, some inconsiderate soul has shoved another dead ghost in her locker. Things are looking bleak for Bridget. If she fails the assessment, she'll be "re-educated."

Once more Wren Valere's game plan has taken an unexpected direction. She'd agreed to a bargain with one supersecret magic-watching outfit to protect her and her partner on their last job. But now the Silence is trying to wedge them apart. On the one hand, ever since she and Sergei began to talk about their "relationship," things have been tricky. On the other, though... Well, no one better try to stand between Wren and Sergei when danger is near!

Behold Leviathan, a gripping and suspenseful paranormal fiction novel by the talented Silas Thorne. This book is perfect for readers who love to be taken on a thrilling journey filled with unexpected twists and turns. From the very first page, you will be drawn into a world unlike any other, where the line between reality and fantasy is blurred, and danger lurks around every corner. Set in a mysterious and enchanting world, Leviathan takes place in a time and place that is both familiar and otherworldly. The story follows a group of characters as they navigate a world filled with magic, ...

Short Story - 10,000 words While the Great Depression rages across America, a storm ravages the gulf coast. The village of Yellville, perched on the edge of the Black Bayou, watched the flood waters rise, effectively isolating the residents from the rest of the world. The floodwaters brought a plague of swamp fever. The town's only doctor was the first to die. When young Virgil’s twin brother falls sick with the fever, he knows of only one person who can save him. Stories of a mysterious Swamp Witch had been told for a generation, portraying her miraculous, sometimes terrifying, magical ...

Katie MacAlister’s sultry paranormal romances zip to the top of best-seller lists across the globe. Here, Corazon Ferreira discovers she was the mate of a gorgeous vampire in a previous life. But despite the lingering attraction Corazon feels, the image of the vampire killing a victim just won’t leave her mind. Only when her life depends on him does she finally decide to ignore her head and listen to her heart.

After his fiancée is slain by a murderous cult, Delta Force Operator Mark Talon dedicates himself to a new mission - hunting down twisted occultists around the globe and stopping them before they can unleash the forces of darkness upon an unsuspecting world.

No time like the present to figure out one's future. That's a nice platitude, but what if you are a demon? And the former Queen of Hell? Pandora saved an angel, Katie, when she could have stayed in hell and all but assured Earth would fall to Moloch. But now, she has a conundrum. Further complicating things, Katie is acting very out of character, and Pandora needs to help her friend find her bearings once more.

Charles L. Grant's town of Oxrun Station became real to horror fans (much like Lovecraft's Arkham and King's Castle Rock). While most of Grant's stories were contemporary, he did write a trilogy of "historical" novels placed in an earlier Oxrun. The Dark Cry of the Moon is a classic werewolf tale for fans of the old Universal and Hammer horror films. The emphasis is on character and atmosphere, not on gore. It is the second volume in Grant's acclaimed "historical horror" trilogy.

Ben and Shade thought they beat the Shadoweaters. They were wrong. Hiding out in an abandoned farmhouse outside of town, Ben and Shade watch in horror as Casino is overwhelmed by Shadow Eaters, smothering the very town itself in shadow. First the police, then the army fall to this growing, shapeless evil. When Shade goes missing, Ben is left to fend for himself and take on the training of their new recruits. As Ben struggles to work out what to do, the shadows slither out across the land and seize neighbouring towns in their grip. When the new recruits ask for their shadows to be removed ...

Five years after a tragic expedition put New Hope Island back in the headlines, past-his-prime crime author Dennis Thorpe leads a writers' retreat to that secluded corner of the Hebrides.... The group is never seen again. Ruthie Gillespie, the beautiful, heavily tattooed, hard-drinking author of dark tales for children, was supposed to be among their number, but something stopped her at the eleventh hour, and it isn't long before the police come knocking.

London, 1888 After Jack Morrow boards a steamship to America, the gruesome murders attributed to “Jack the Ripper,” stop as suddenly as they started. Jack is in pursuit of a cunning and dangerous Master Vampire who he has battled before. With his trusted friend, Helena, a gifted physic and practitioner of white magic, they meet the legendary sleuth and partner of Sherlock Holmes, Doctor John Watson. Together, the trio lands in New York City and encounters far more than they expected. Bent on revenge, the Ripper follows the Vampire's trail to the dark streets and mansions of New Orleans,...

Deep in the quiet town of Garibaldi, Oregon, lies a dark and mysterious secret. Zoey follows her heart from Idaho to the Oregon coast where she is drawn into a world filled with romance, mystery, and danger as she navigates the small coastal village plagued with ghosts, dark magic, murder, and even a dragon. Will Zoey find what she's been searching for, or will the evil lurking in the mists of Garibaldi consume her completely? Join Zoey and the other inhabitants of this tiny fishing village as they move through perilous challenges and uncover hidden truths. If you enjoy thrilling tales of ...

Magic always comes with a price. This is the lesson Alex Hendricks, a young practitioner, learns when she is forced to confront a terrifying entity set on claiming her soul for his own. Secrets from her past are revealed, and she must decide whether to meet the entity's demands or sacrifice herself, allowing him to end her life and condemn her to eternal torment. This short tale follows Alex on her journey over the course of two days time as she battles supernatural forces and comes into her own power. But, will it be enough to save her life and retain command of her own soul?

An Alternate History account of Jack the Ripper: Vampire Hunter. In the fall of 1888, Jack the Ripper cut a swath of blood and terror through the streets of London, in an area known as Whitechapel. The papers called him a monster for attacking innocent women in the night. But if the world only knew the truth behind Jack’s monstrous acts, they would think differently. Jack was a madman, yes, but a madman on a mission to save the world from the foul creatures of the night. Creatures that haunted his soul, tortured his existence, and made every minute of his life a living hell. Only Jack the...

Alison Hart, a medium by trade, tours the dormitory towns of London's orbital ring road with her flint-hearted sidekick, Colette, passing on messages from beloved dead ancestors. But behind her plump, smiling persona hides a desperate woman: she knows the terrors the next life holds but must conceal them from her wide-eyed clients. At the same time she is plagued by spirits from her own past, who infiltrate her body and home, becoming stronger and nastier the more she resists....

In the heart of a bustling college campus, where late-night parties often drowned out the whispers of ancient wisdom, Matthew Mathers felt like a ghost among the living. With a passion for unearthing the secrets of history, he wandered through the cacophony of youthful exuberance, searching for something deeper than the hollow laughter and empty cups that surrounded him. It was during a mundane student fair that a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger set him on a path that would lead him to the enigmatic Hermetic Circle—a clandestine society that promised access to the arcane and ...