Monster Horror

Monster Hunter International may have had its roots in the United States of America, but there are plenty of monsters in the big old world. And wherever there are monsters, humans will need monster hunters. Here then, stories of the things that go bump in the night and the men and women who bump back—focusing on the myths, legends, and folklore of Czechia, by Czech authors. Includes a new short story by Larry Correia.

Detective Gabriella Versado has seen a lot of bodies. But this one is unique even by Detroit's standards: half boy, half deer, somehow fused together. As stranger and more disturbing bodies are discovered, how can the city hold on to a reality that is already tearing at its seams? If you're Detective Versado's geeky teenage daughter, Layla, you commence a dangerous flirtation with a potential predator online. If you're desperate freelance journalist Jonno, you do whatever it takes to get the exclusive on a horrific story.

Stranger Things meets The Conjuring in this haunting thriller about a family that moves into a new home that is filled with secrets that have stalked their home and their town for generations. Welcome to Ducket… A small town that is haunted by its past. The Webb family is looking for a fresh start after surviving a tragedy. Their new home seems like the perfect fit for them until they discover it has a rich history of horrors and secrets that lay dormant within its walls. Is it supernatural or have their imaginations simply gotten carried away? Shane has lived his entire life in Ducket ...

"I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "ALICE CROWLEY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING WRITERS!"~ G. Taylor Pauline Morris is a Los Angeles hot wife with a deadbeat husband and a hankering for something new to take her. She feels drawn to the ocean, where recently a female swimmer was probed by a tantalizing tentacle monster with a throbbing, pulsating member. Now, Pauline is getting dragged in, fighting for her life. Will she be rescued by a different and more earthly supernatural entity? And will Pauline offer her flesh up to her ...

Are you brave enough to read these chilling tales? Enter a world of fear and suspense with "Chilling Tales," a collection of 11 short horror stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat. From supernatural hauntings to psychological terrors, each story in this book will leave you feeling exhilarated and scared in equal measure. With gripping plots and vivid characters, these stories will take you on a journey into the unknown, where the line between reality and fantasy blurs, and the unimaginable becomes real. Key benefits of this book: 11 spine-tingling horror stories that will keep ...

My self-help tape told me to kill myself. It was the best advice I've ever received. My reflection smiles more than I do, but maybe his world is better than mine. It wasn't a hit and run murder. I reversed too. Your dead dog might not do tricks, but I'm teaching mine to speak. My soul is in a paper lantern. My life hasn't been the same since it sailed away. Over 50 unique and chilling horror stories include haunted houses, gothic Hellscapes, murderous psychopaths, human experiments, alien abductions, alternate dimensions, mind-warping drugs, terrifying paranormal encounters, and so much ...

Something old lives beneath the mountain. And it remembers everyone who enters. When down-on-his-luck land surveyor Will Farris takes a solo job in a remote Appalachian valley, he thinks it’ll be a quick payday—just map out an abandoned mining claim and be done. But the locals won’t go near the place. They mutter about Hollow Number 6. About claw marks in stone. About voices that call to you in the voice of someone you lost. Will ignores the warnings. Until the mine starts groaning. Until he finds bones in the dark. Until he sees something massive watching from deep in the shaft—...

Don’t walk the river after dark. That’s what they say in the northern town of Elkhollow, where winter is long… and the legends run deep. When a young boy vanishes near the frozen river, only his dog returns — soaked, shaken, and barking at something beneath the ice. Teenager Ava Miller thinks it’s just a local myth. Until the knocking starts beneath her bedroom floor. Until the tracks show up in the snow — impossibly large, and leading straight to the riverbank. What if the stories were true? What if something was waiting… just under the surface? Bigfoot: Beneath the Frozen ...

Something in the Walls – A Mind-Bending Horror That Will Keep You Awake at Night David Howell came to Hollywood chasing a dream. He never expected to wake up in a nightmare. The earthquake should have been the worst of it—a violent tremor that shook his crumbling apartment building and rattled his nerves. But when the dust settles, something else begins to stir. Something that was never meant to surface. It starts small—phantom shudders through the walls, rustling from the vents, the sensation of being watched. Then the first resident disappears. And then another. As David digs deeper...

In the unforgiving wilderness of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, a group of oil workers stumbles upon something monstrous. When their warnings are dismissed as hysteria, crew members begin to vanish. Desperate for answers, a corporate representative is sent to cover up the chilling events—but the truth is far darker than anyone imagined. Now, with their lives on the line, the survivors must confront a terrifying species that has lurked in the shadows for centuries. As they venture deeper into the icy forests, they’ll uncover not only the horrifying creatures, but a deadly conspiracy buried ...

A luxurious dream expedition into the Alaskan wilderness becomes a blood-soaked nightmare when a terrifying legend awakens. The Borealis Express, a pinnacle of opulence, embarks on its inaugural journey through Alaska’s most remote and myth-steeped landscapes. For essay contest winner Quinn Mallory and the other elite passengers, it promises unparalleled luxury and breathtaking views of untouched nature. But the wild heart of Alaska holds ancient secrets, and some paths are best left untrodden. When a deliberate act of sabotage leaves the magnificent train a mangled wreck and its ...

A tale of cryptid terror in the woods! The horror at Fallow Creek continues... Rob Easton arrives at Fallow Creek Campground to search for his missing brother, accompanied by his estranged son and two friends. Deep in the abandoned mines delving into the secret depths of Fallow Pines, they are stalked by something in the darkness.

Some secrets are best left, buried deep within the earth… I am thrilled to put together this collection of creepy short stories set in different parts of the world!! Whether it is a small non-descript village in India, the magnificent monasteries in Tibet, the numerous alleys of Kathmandu, the terraced rice fields of Japan, or the Serengeti plains of Tanzania— the locations are as beautiful as the horrifying events which unravel in them! This volume contains 5 horror stories that will have you feverishly turning pages, wanting more— Whether it is a village which is terrorized by an ...

When a missing person case lands in the lap of Black Knight Investigations, Jimmy Black and his partner, Greg Knightwood, jump back into action - until their missing person rises as an uncontrollable vampire and all signs point to a supernatural coup orchestrated by an unknown vampire of immense power. With the case going sideways, more missing girls, and a new cop in town way too curious about Jimmy's perennial youth, life in Charlotte is about to get interesting again.

Psst...hey kid...do you want to read some scary stories? You do? Well, that's just great, because I happen to have four beautifully wicked stories for you to check out late at night under your blankets when your parents have gone to sleep. Grab your flashlight and prepare yourself for a ghoulish treat. Includes these scary stories: Beware the Blue Hubbard Camp Chin-up Here, Boy! Night at the Nursing Home

WARNING! This prehistoric erotic fantasy will have you wrapped up, bound and moaning for MORE dino filling! 18+ ONLY Wanting to prove that women are good for more than just bearing children, Ard decides to break the most sacred rules of her clan by taking up a spear and going out into the forest to hunt. She targets the rarest and most prized creature in the forest, but soon discovers the reason why fertile young women have been forbidden from entering the monster's domain. Soon Ard finds herself helplessly controlled by the monster's mighty will, and completely unable to resist its carnal ...

As Gabriel draws closer to gaining the power that he needs to challenge the dark lord of the Hollow, the unity of his allies begins to waver. Now that the coven knows Gabriel’s secret, the temptation to release the imprisoned Nascent Souls and exploit their strength threatens to tear them apart. They might possess the power necessary for Gabriel and his harem to challenge the vampiric dark lord – except that these souls were born in Hell – and his allies might be the greater evil. With a succubus, witches, familiars, a princess, a reincarnated ex-vampire, and a ghost as Gabe’s ...

In the dying days of 1850, the young detective Charles Maddox takes on a new case. His client? The only surviving son of the long-dead poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and his wife Mary, author of Frankenstein. Charles soon finds himself being drawn into the bitter battle being waged over the poet's literary legacy. When a chance discovery raises doubts about the death of Shelley's first wife, Harriet, he starts to question whether she did kill herself—or whether what really happened was far more sinister…

Jasmine Taylor, a struggling young actress, responds to a job-ad offering the 'opportunity of a lifetime' for a female with 'hidden depths'. After a bizarre audition, she wakes to find herself a prisoner in a picturesque village. The village of Elldean seems timeless - peaceful and idyllic. However, the village hides a dark, terrifying secret - an ancient beast lives in the surrounding forest and, once a year, it emerges from its lair - to mate. The beast is huge and all in proportion - few women are capable of taking it on – and surviving - most are literally skewered to death. But if ...

An invitation to Thanksgiving dinner. It's just a nice gesture from a co-worker. What's the worst that can happen?