Occult Horror

In best-selling author Katie MacAlister’s Love in the Time of Dragons, suburban mom Tully Sullivan wakes up in a far-off place surrounded by strangers—many of them muscular, sexy ones—claiming to be dragons. They insist Tully is a dragon, too, and that she’s committed crimes deserving of death. Now Tully must disprove the allegations before time runs out.

Visit Ashok's official website meakalpa.com to read an exclusive excerpt from The Bombay Lovecraft Society! Membership comes at a price... From Bram Stoker and CWA nominated and Utopiales Nantes Award-winning author Ashok Banker comes a chilling new novel of occult horror set in 1980s Bombay A masterful fusion of Lovecraftian terror and Indian Gothic that will haunt your dreams long after you've turned the final page. In the shadows of 1980s Bombay lurks an ancient evil that makes the notorious Rockman serial killings pale in comparison. When a struggling artist is lured into the mysterious...

In the harsh, sun-scorched deserts of the American Southwest in 1899, Reno Nevada, a former gunslinger turned disillusioned inventor, is haunted by the ghosts of his past. Once a legend of the frontier, Reno now lives in the shadow of guilt after the tragic death of his wife. But when the Gates of Hell are thrust open, unleashing unspeakable horrors upon the land, Reno is thrust into a battle he never asked for—and a chance at redemption he doesn’t believe he deserves. As demons and the undead ravage the frontier, Reno finds himself reluctantly allied with a mysterious preacher and his ...

"A MUST READ FOR FANS OF MYSTERIES AND FOLK HORROR." - NP CUNNIFFE, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF "THE WEEJEE MAN". "...IT'S A WELL WRITTEN HORROR STORY WITH FANTASTIC CHARACTERS, BLOODY KILLS, AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT" - HORROR READS, 5 STAR AMAZON/GOODREADS REVIEW. "IT'S LIKE STEPHEN KING'S VERSION OF GREMLINS." - THE DANSE MACABRE While on a research expedition in the wilds of the Irish countryside, a team of archeologists are brutally murdered on an ancient druid henge. The bite marks found on the bodies by the forensic techs that gathered the crime scene evidence suggested that animals were ...

Victoria is shocked to discover her ancestors owned an ancient manor and it was hers for the taking. All she had to do was go and live in it for a time and it was all hers. If she didn’t want it, she need do nothing. Well, that wasn’t an option at all! Of course she wanted it. Enough so that when rumours of a nasty ghost and it’s hauntings reached her, it didn’t phase her. Afterall it was probably talked up wives tales, and the mere sounds of rattling sabres and a moaning staircase couldn’t actually hurt you. When the first strange incidents happen, Victoria is forced to consider ...

A haunted call. A decaying mansion. A darkness that refuses to die. Father Gomez has spent years battling the supernatural, but nothing prepares him for the chilling summons that draws him to Belle Palm—a once-grand Louisiana estate shrouded in secrets and shadow. Joined by his loyal partners, Hibbs and Dr. Ling, Gomez is thrust into a labyrinth of ghostly apparitions, cryptic symbols, and a haunting that defies all reason. As the team delves deeper into the mansion’s history, reality itself begins to unravel. Sinister forces stalk the halls, trust frays, and the boundary between past ...

As long-buried memories from his hidden past begin to resurface, Ishmael Jones and his partner Penny feel compelled to return to the small country town where Ishmael crash-landed in 1963; the place where his memories began. Norton Hedley is no ordinary town. Apparitions, sudden disappearances, sightings of unusual beasts: For centuries, the place has been plagued by a series of inexplicable events. Ishmael’s first task is to track down local author Vincent Smith, the one man he believes may have some answers.

For as long as I can remember, I've been the girl who didn't fit in, the girl who collapsed in the middle of class, just because my brain decided to turn on me. I can't really complain, though. We don't live in the Middle Ages, so I have yet to be subjected to an exorcism. I can get treatment for my condition. Epilepsy aside, I can mostly be a normal person and have a normal life. There's just one problem. I'm not a normal person. I never have been. And the first time I find this out is upon receiving an exclusive invitation to The Academy of the Devil.

Warrior angels, vampire hunters, and angels gone bad heat up this altogether sizzling paranormal alternate universe. This anthology of novellas features Angels' Wolf, Angels' Judgment, Angels' Pawn, and the never-before-published Angels' Dance.

When burned-out archivist Colin Drake accepts a quiet assignment cataloging inmate letters at the abandoned Willowmere Prison, he thinks he’s found a reprieve from the chaos of the world outside. But buried beneath the dust and decay lies something waiting to be remembered—and something that remembers him. Inside a rusted tin box, Colin finds a collection of inmate letters—desperate, angry, unfinished. As he transcribes the names onto clean paper, he thinks he’s simply preserving history. Until those names start to die. One by one, the people Colin writes down suffer horrific ends...

A Husband's Secrets, A Ghost's Whispers. A Treacherous Moor. Madeline Ignored the Chilling Signs. She shouldn't have done that. In a desperate bid to escape the chaos of New York City and save a crumbling marriage, famed novelist Madeline and her actor husband, Jason, retreat to the alluring but isolated landscapes of the English moors. But as Madeline seeks inspiration for her writing, she finds herself ensnared in the haunting legends and hidden perils of the house on the moor. From the mysterious gardener Emil, to the enigmatic local, Liam, who seems almost spectral in his comings and ...

Unlock the door to a world where myths breathe, mysteries fester, and fiction blends with reality. The Horror Files brings together an enthralling collection of short stories that merge the eerie beauty of legends with gripping mysteries, unsettling horrors, paranormal activity and mystery. From cursed relics, ghostly enigmas, modern day vampires, and real life fight for survival stories, these tales transport readers into dark corners where the boundaries of imagination dissolve. For fans of spellbinding horror and stories that linger in your mind long after the last page, The Horror Files...

The deadly dimensions over London have been sealed, and the monsters have departed. But word has come to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson of a more terrifying creature still - the great Cthulhu has been sighted off the waters of Innsmouth, Massachusetts. Only Holmes can defeat him. And in the muddy village of Innsmouth, surrounded by villagers who are more sea-monster than human, Holmes meets again his nemesis, Moriarty, and yet greater foes: Amelia Scarcliffe and Maria Fitzgerald, harbingers of Dagon, who have called forth Cthulhu.

"Matt Drabble is a name that will one day be as widely recognized as Stephen King& Dean Koontz" - READERS FAVORITE Wellspring is a small isolated community that gets cut off from the rest of the world every year when the winter storm arrives and for many of the residents the remoteness is exactly what they crave. The town's main source of income is from the medical research centre that set up shop some time ago and now financially supports the community. It has been 25 years since Isabella Morton had been driven away from the small town of Wellspring in the middle of the night as a child in...

A Prodigal Daughter. A Seeping Malevolence. Her Ancestral Home. Anna Underestimated Her Legacy. That Was A Grave Mistake. Anna Markham’s old family home has come to her as an inheritance. Estranged from her family she has not visited the house in decades and now as she steps through the threshold of the abandoned house, left to her by her late sister, the air is thick with the scent of decay and the weight of unspoken histories. As Anna delves deeper into the heart of her inheritance, she is confronted by more than just the physical disrepair of the property. Shadows dance at the edge of ...

Roos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see. Ruth—strange, corpse-like, and dead for centuries—is the light of Roos' life. That is, until the wealthy young widow Agnes Knoop visits one of Roos' backroom seances, and the two strike up a connection.

Jack and Allen need a break. They’ve decided to spend the summer before their senior year of college out in Western Massachusetts. But their quest for rest and relaxation comes to an end when they arrive in Greifsfield, MA. Their friendship is tested by a mysterious beauty and her razor-sharp smile, then broken when they’re caught up in a rash of mysterious disappearances. How will these two friends cope with the truth behind a town that craves raw meat? And how will they survive beneath the glow of the full moon?

Dragonflies, a White Creek Horror!Sheriff Frank Hill knows about the evil simmering beneath the surface of White Creek. He’s battled it before, and it cost him dearly. Once again, he must step up to do the job he’s tried to run from for a lifetime.Ten years ago, Eric Dean survived his brush with death. Taken by a killer and saved by a miracle, the experience left his world in shambles and his mind infested with visions of dragonflies. Eric hasn’t seen the dragonflies in years, but the visions have returned as a new horror threatens the town. Drawn back to White Creek to team up with ...

Expecting another quiet graveyard shift working as a security guard at a top-secret military testing facility in the desolate Northwestern deserts of Utah, Ray Houston finds himself at the heart of an ancient secret society's plot to take over the world. The Sanctus Diaboli release a designer virus and sever all communication out of the region, leaving Ray and his friends to deal with the exponentially growing threat alone. With the help of the few surviving guards, a lone Navy Seal, and a mysterious haunted house operator, Ray, and his ragtag band of misfits commandeer an M113 and head ...

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 ...