Horror Games

“Congratulations, you’ve won the lottery!” shouts the angel Prapura to a formless soul. The soul hasn’t been kicked out of the cycle of rebirth just yet - he’s been given a second chance. He must recall the biggest mistake of his past life while on "homestay" in the body of 14-year-old Makoto Kobayashi. It looks like Makoto doesn’t have a single friend, and his family don’t seem to care about him at all. But as the soul begins to live Makoto’s life on his own terms, he grows closer to the family and the people around him and sees their true colors more clearly.

Trouble’s brewing again as Pete’s hunt for another vampire brings him face-to-face with a rival who hates his guts. Donna, who knows a little too much and takes a little too much pleasure in Pete’s pain, seems one step ahead, and Pete’s dying to know why. When she proposes that he go back into custody of the same gang that nearly killed him once before, he thinks she’s plum crazy. He might be right. But what if her wild plan is the only way to stop them for good? Can he trust someone who clearly wants to watch him suffer?

Stay Away From Enderland (Herobrine's Library of Horror: Book Three) “Beware of Mr. Purple and his gang of misfits. No one ever returns from the park!” “Mr. Purple is Lucifer in the flesh… and Enderland is his playground!” You’ve heard the rumors. Now hear the truth, straight from the source

The Halloween Harvest (Herobrine's Library of Horror: Book Two) Drop the candy and run! NOW!!!! Jane and her friends are in for a real treat this year. The Pumpkin Man is coming for their souls. He's not just another urban legend. No, he's very real... This spine tingling thriller will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Who will survive The Halloween Harvest?

Old World vampire Baron Rudolfo Zginski, staked in 1915 Wales, rises anew in 1975 Memphis. Through a group of modern vampires, including the beautiful perpetual teenager Fauvette, he has learned to navigate this new era and prepares to reclaim his former wealth and power. But fresh dangers lurk in this society of funk, fast cars, and racial tension.

One lonely night, after suffering yet another seizure from the bullet lodged in his brain, private investigator Jim Powers comes across a very unusual man— A man with a living dragon tattoo. A man who offers Jim a deal he can't refuse. What begins as another night of his own private hell, quickly turns into something very real. Jim Powers is about to discover that the world is a much darker place than even he'd thought possible. Monsters exist...and so does something else, something far worse. He's about to discover that the Devil is real, and the Prince of Lies has a deal for Jim. A hell...

Lisey Debusher Landon lost her husband, Scott, two years ago, after a 25-year marriage of the most profound and sometimes frightening intimacy. Scott was a celebrated, award-winning novelist and a complex man. Lisey knew there was a dark place where her husband ventured to face his demons. Boo'ya Moon is what Scott called it - a realm that both terrified and healed him, that could eat him alive or give him the ideas he needed to write and live.

"Ivan Ertlov's first mystery thriller is dark, bloody and unique. Especially the private detective is completely different from what you might expect and has a crude sense of humour. I rate it 5 out of 5 possible stars!" - The Librarian and her Books "Above all, it is an exciting, gripping near-future thriller with a cleverly placed supernatural touch. A brisk read even for those who have nothing to do with games, an explicit recommendation for readers of mystery, action thrillers and revenge thrillers." - Phantastic Reading "Step down, Jack Reacher, here comes Pete O'Brannon!" - VLP ...

Todd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr Dussander, and to learn all about Dussander's dark and deadly past...a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesn't want to turn his teacher in. Todd wants to know more. Much more. He is about to face his fears and learn the real meaning of power - and the seductive lure of evil.

t is 1775. The conflict between the American colonists and the British Parliament has come to a head at Boston. War seems inevitable. Behind the war, unseen hands move unknowing pieces, manipulating events according to ancient plans. Beside the war, ghosts and monsters walk the land and ancient curses run their course. Welcome to the Thirteen Colonies. In this book you will find maps and information covering each of the Thirteen Colonies, plus the Province of Maine and local native peoples, plus a short ready-to-play adventure, A Surprise for General Gage. A glossary explains unfamiliar ...

As an “amateur” filmmaker, I can't rightfully boast of being another Spielberg or Eastwood, but I know a really crappy movie when I see one. For example: the ever-present “final girl” chase scene at the end of most low-budget horror films. In reality? That is not the way it happens at all. I should know, from experience...

Why do you suppose some combat veterans give up the sport of hunting? Is it because they gain empathy with the hunted, or hunting a prey less cunning than they has lost its allure. Richard Connell, in this short story “The Most Dangerous Game” takes us where the hunter becomes the hunted. This hunter is not being hunted by a beast less cunning or calculating than he is, like a lion or a tiger. No, this hunter is a master at his craft, crueler and only slightly better armed than he is.

Chris Ryan doesn’t understand why he’s alive. He should have died in the prison he and his stepbrother created. Dying screams and the ring of gunshots still haunt his dreams, and to make matters worse, five years hasn’t erased his passion for Jessica Connor. She left him bleeding on the cold concrete floor, escaping the prison that held her for close to a year. Semi-conscious and close to death, his gaze fell on an apparition of her son. White light filled his skin, healing his wounds and giving him a second chance...and to this day that power still rages within him.

Humans have been displaced at the top of the food chain, and now understand - to their outright horror - what it is to be not the consumer, but the consumed. Ephraim Goodweather, director of the New York office of the Centers for Disease control, is one of the few humans who understands what is really happening. Vampires have arrived in New York City, and their condition is contagious. If they cannot be contained, the entire world is at risk of infection.

In Lara Parker's Wolf Moon Rising, when a portrait is lost that has maintained Quentin Collins' youthful appearance for over a century - and has also kept his werewolf curse at bay - Quentin begins to dread the full moon. Meanwhile David, the 16-year-old heir to the Collins fortune, has fallen in love with Jacqueline, a young girl living at the Old House who is the reincarnation of Angelique. David and Jacqueline are swept back in time to the prohibition era of the '20s, where David uncovers the dark secrets of the Collins family history.

Gerald und Jessie Burlingame haben sich in ihr einsames Sommerhaus zurückgezogen. Gerald möchte dem eintönigen Eheleben etwas Schwung verleihen und fesselt seine Frau ans Bett. Jessie hält gar nichts von den neuen Sexspielchen ihres Mannes und versetzt ihm einen Tritt - mit für ihn tödlichen Folgen. Mit Handschellen ans Bett gefesselt, beginnt für Jessie ein quälender Albtraum: Nachts bekommt sie unheimlichen Besuch.

A century ago, the world burned. Even now, though rebuilt and defiant, civilization is still choking on the ashes. Jackson, a smuggler, lives in the shadows, once a boy with no memory, no name, and no future. Ravens followed him, long-extinct birds only he could see, and nightmares flew in their wake. Once, Jackson thought himself to be one of the lucky few touched by magic, a candidate for the Order of Mages. He is a man now, and that dream has died. But, the ravens still follow. The nightmares still whisper in his ear.

Reginald Power is a shy and unassuming man. When at the suggestion of a friend he joins the local chess club he meets Delilah; a beautiful woman he fast becomes besotted with. Will Reggie capture this queen of hearts, or will the final move result in checkmate? Another exceptional tale of the macabre from award winning author, Robert E. Kearns. Now with a Five Star editorial review from Readers' Favorite.

I walked into an auditorium to find a group of artist perform, "la danse des sauvages," or simply the dance of the savages, with a dozen few people watching them from the benches, I asked for what purpose were they doing it for, was it a performance of sorts? When a director replied instantly claiming that he wanted to show the world how savage we are, any form of entertainment that promotes violence, encourages civil disobedience and harden people's hearts is savage, however peacefully it may be presented, what matters most is the outcome.

「君を殺す」――復讐の誓いと訣別から、半世紀。政治家となったソリヤは、理想とする〈ゲームの王国〉を実現すべく最高権力を目指す。