Horror Thriller Anthology

The monsters lurk in everyone: monsters of greed, of guilt, of the pleasure found in pain, of the pain found when pleasure dies. Carefully disguised, the monsters can sit down beside you or take up residence within you at the slightest twist of fate. Will you try to stop them? Will you want to?

Divorced from her cheating husband, Faith is forced to move back in with her elderly grandmother. Exploring the home, she discovers a secret room in the basement. Inside, she finds some mysterious words scrawled on the wall. Inside, she finds doors to alternate realities. Still pining over her husband, she enters through one portal wherein she and her husband are still together in an "alternate reality". But she soon realizes that her divorce from him may have been more than a blessing in disguise as she witnesses the evil that he's capable of.

Dale and Deloris Justen have searched for weeks for the perfect place for a long delayed honeymoon. When the messages start showing up in Deloris' business emails, the one she uses only for her book sales under the name of Deloris Blue, she wondered if the last name had something to do with the fantastic offers and coupons for the Bonnie Blue Lakeside Lodge. She never considered for a second the final decision to go there was anyone's but her own.

From a scary board game to an evil robot costume to a creepy ice sculpture, listen to this terrifying collection of horror for the ultimate fright! Check out these teens who go on these adventures of terror.

First published in an 1839 edition of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, "The Fall of the House of Usher" is the story of the declining physical and psychological health of the residents of the House of Usher - and the way in which the house itself reflects that. Gothic in theme and style, the story is an exemplar of Poe's philosophy of composition, which dictates that literary works should be short and methodological and have a unity of effect wherein all the elements of the story are related and relevant.

Joseph Sheridan LeFanu was one of the major figures of 19th centrury supernaturalism. He helped move supernaturalist fiction away from the Gothic's emphasis on external sources of terror and toward a focus on the effects of terror, thus helping to create the psychological basis for supernaturalist and horror lit that continues today.

Thrilling tales of despair litter the countryside of Rustle County, where children have been disappearing for hundreds of years. This collection of terrifying short stories details the odious occurrences that have haunted Boltsville for generations. Follow Sheriff LeBuff and his affable deputy, Officer LeBlanc, as they try to piece together the dark mystery.

In "Victor", a hard-working man will meet the woman of his dreams, but is she really what she seems or is there something else at work here? Then we will follow a man through a dark, deserted road under a nasty storm that will bring him face to face with terror in "The Night Visitor". Not scared yet? In "A House in the Country", a married couple will buy the house of their dreams, which includes some dangerous guests.

Do you love scary stories? This is an anthology of short scary stories made just for you. Perfect for listening alone in the dark, or with friends around the campfire.

Dark Roads is a collection of journeys to dark places. Mysterious places where murder and mayhem happen to ordinary people under extraordinary circumstances. Suspenseful and thrilling, Dark Roads will haunt, intrigue, and entertain the listener.

The 26th short story in the Free Nightmares series. How many of us have played mirror games, calling some rumored horrific entity's name a certain number of times in front of a mirror, only to walk away a little creeped out but otherwise okay? What if the first time you called that name you set an evil being in motion? What if, unlike the rumors had told, they didn't show up immediately. What if they came at a much later time, a time when the act of calling their name had long been forgotten?

A newlywed couple purchase a much desired haunted house with disastrous results, a young woman may lose her job and mind on the way to Alaska, and a group of high school girls attempt immortality in a last resort to save a friend. Connell takes on patriarchy and culture with a singular voice that will make you think, laugh, and shiver long after you finish listening.

Strange happenings and visitations start to haunt a Norfolk village when Tim, the local builder, discovers a stone slab concealing the entrance to an ancient pit. Evidence of a long forgotten and shameful event from the distant past is revealed, and in a race against time it becomes clear that only in the darkness of the pit can an answer be found.

A 30-something-year-old man, unhappy with his lot in life, once again enters an old trail to meet a young attractive drifter. The two men, over time, developed a unique relationship. After receiving some life-changing news from his fiancée, the man plans to give his friend a new lease on life. This changes, however, when he stumbles upon a mysterious killer in the woods. Will the man attack, run, or experience the fate that befell his friend and other victims?

"The Reaping": A gripping tale of terror in the style of M. R. James. A young village vicar listens to a tale of terror and dark secrets from a parishioner's childhood. The man is certain he is soon to die. Can the vicar convince him it is only his imagination getting the better of him? "The Cuckoo Club": A young man's promising career abruptly comes to an end. He takes unusual and radical steps to find work and soon finds himself embroiled in a web of intrigue that may change his life.

Pleasant Storm Entertainment, Inc., presents a blood-soaked collection featuring some of the most disturbing horror fiction that author Terry M. West has ever written! These stories revolve around the human monster known as the psychopath. West closely examines the twisted souls and crimson fantasies of these killers. Take this journey through terror that is all too real and you may never feel safe again!

It's glorious spring in Darkbridge and time for the first match of the cricket season. A single father shuns the friendly overtures of the neighbours. What sinister secret is he trying to hide?

Will Bevis is a prolific writer of short, sometimes very controversial slice-of-life stories, articles, essays, and memoirs that make you feel you are right there, experiencing the story as it happens. His best-known story is the Top 100 Free for Kindle story "The Killing of Train-Man Brown."

Fantasy author Ken Altabef lends his unique voice talents to a modern reading of 13 classic tales (and six poems) by Edgar Allan Poe.

This is the Tennessee Horror Stories complete collection featuring all stories from book one, Motel on Murder Mountain, and book two, Elsa, the Devil Herself. Consisting of five uniquely connected short stories that cover multiple genres including giallo, horror, noir, supernatural, slasher, crime/mystery, detective and hicksploitation. Loosely based on actual locations with characters created by Carl E. Miller and Charles E. Miller. These stories will take you down a dark journey, following colorful characters in two very strange actual Tennessee towns.