Scary For Adults

TICK TOCK A warehouse of abandoned things. A video recording of a place that doesn't exist. A family vacation that never ends. A cure for dementia. In The Clocks in the Cemetery, you'll experience these horrors and more! Erik Handy, the author of The Mummy Kills The Brides and Macabre, brings you 12 stories that continue the genre-bending short fiction legacies of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. It's time for true terror!

ENIGMAS A ghost hiding from a stalker. The truth about dolls. A storm of baby teeth. Dinner time. In Enigmas, you'll experience these terrible scenes and more! Erik Handy, the author of The Mummy Kills The Brides and Carve, brings you 21 stories that continue the genre-bending short fiction legacies of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. This is the ultimate short story collection for horror lovers!

Mi mamá me dijo algo. Todos los niños deberían saberlo. Es acerca del diablo. Y he aprendido a odiarlo así. Sarah tiene 15 años, con un corazón amable y una disposición únicamente dulce, y se las arregla con una facilidad natural para ser la "hija perfecta" con la que todos los otros padres comparan en secreto a sus propios hijos. Sarah es definitivamente un producto de la educación que recibió, al ser criada en un hogar amoroso cuyos miembros tienen su vida centrada en adorar al Señor y la vida de la iglesia en general. Como resultado de eso, Sarah ha vivido una vida idílica, ...

As everyone at her Brooklyn high school announces their summer adventures, Olivia harbors a dirty secret: Her plan is to binge-watch horror movies and chat with her online friend, Elm. Olivia and Elm have never shared personal details, apart from their ages and the fact that Elm's aunt is a low-budget horror filmmaker. Then Elm pushes Olivia to share her identity and sends her a selfie of his own. Olivia is shocked by how cute he is! In a moment of panic, assuming she and Elm will never meet in real life, she sends a photo of her gorgeous friend Katie.

It's on the prowl... When an inquisitive paperboy notices something strange along his route, he immediately investigates. But what begins as an innocent inquiry will soon become something hauntingly sinister. And as the truth is unleashed, the neighborhood discovers... THE ATTACK IS JUST BEGINNING Now, hampered by a record storm and left to fend for themselves, three high schoolers must do the impossible. Their neighborhood is under attack--the infection spreading. And with a deadly creature and its undead minions on the loose, what these teenagers think they know, could never be more wrong...

In the BEST SELLERS top list in Spain and Mexico since its publication. “The whole unseen is a chilling collection of stories that take us to the limit of what we take for granted.” Jorge Magano It is said that true terror is the one that comes from within. And while it is true that society has evolved in huge strides, the same has not happened with our deepest fears. To open the door to The whole unseen is to enter a dangerous and dark world that terrifies us. 23 short stories that will make you feel restless in a very varied framework. A trip through an atmosphere of suspense, which ...

CAN YOU HEAR THE SCREAMS? A rainy day reveals a horrible secret. An alien plague runs wild throughout the Old West. A song promises immortality. A man dreads a phone call from his friend. In Tombstone Serenade, you'll experience these horrors and more! Erik Handy, the author of The Horror and dRain, brings you 11 stories that continue the genre-bending short fiction legacies of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. May your screams join the chorus of the damned!

A witch out of her element... An evil specter set on gaining immortality... A paranormally gifted girl's work is never done. April accepts the dangerous mission of uncovering the truth behind a series of disappearances on the mysterious coastal island of Turtle Key. Armed with nothing more than her resolve and unreliable supernatural "gifts," April works with her makeshift paranormal team as they face mortal danger and uncover a terrible family secret. Along the way, she grapples with the complicated relationship with her mentor, neighbors, and even her family. With suspense and powerful ...

IT'S ONLY BEGUN! Picking up moments after the first Hell of the Dead adventure, Hell of the Dead 2 explodes with nonstop action! In this gripping sequel, a secret cabal has taken the DNA of the invincible undead and begun a series of terrifying experiments. But when things go horribly wrong, all hell breaks loose and the terror escalates to new heights. Can anyone survive the horrors that await them in this deadly new world? With twists and turns at every corner, Hell of the Dead 2 is a must-read for fans of horror and suspense!

INTERSTATE GHOST STORY Interstate Four. A major thoroughfare for the living . . . and the dead! Witnesses claim to have seen a woman in a white dress standing along the highway. Photographic evidence yields only blurs of light where she stands. Skeptics scoff at the very notion of such a roadside phenomenon. For a group of curious college students, there is no question whether the I-4 Ghost is real or not. Each one has been caught in the spirit's web of blind vengeance! The second book from Erik Handy, She Never Dies continues the legendary horror traditions of The Ring and The Grudge!

LET ME IN Cluj-Napoca, Romania — a man throws himself off a building. His roommate, Nicolae Slavici, flees the scene; a police detective on his trail. Meanwhile, a tiny island off the coast of Germany is experiencing unexplainable gravity loss. A team of scientists investigates and slowly finds that science has been supplanted by some unnatural force. Both threads will merge with deadly consequences for all! The latest book from Erik Handy, Terror Rising carries on the fantastic horror legacies of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King!

For some reason, Jeff Whitmore has decided to make Jacob’s junior year of high school a living hell. The bullying has gotten so bad that Jacob considers changing schools. That is, until a Spellbook shows up in his backpack one afternoon. Inside Jacob finds a spell for help dealing with an enemy. After seeing how simple it is to cast, he grabs a few household items and performs the ritual. Problem is, the spell does not work out the way Jacob planned, because somehow he's summoned an evil entity that looks just like him, Jeff is dead, and he can’t figure out what went wrong. Now he's ...

Mark Williams loves snakes. He likes holding them, feeding them, and playing with them. But most of all he enjoys scaring people with them. He has some pet snakes of his own, and he takes them out as much as possible. No store, house, or school is safe as long as Mark is there. Eventually everyone begins to get tired of Mark’s constant pranks. He is always taking out a snake, or leaving it in odd places to scare people. His friends and family have had enough, along with his teachers. One day, he meets an unusual old lady at a birthday party, and she isn’t impressed by his games. She ...

Are you ready for a spine-tingling thrill ride? Step into the dark and eerie world of 13 chilling short horror stories from the infamous Nosleep forum on Reddit. From a haunting conversation with the dead, to a seemingly simple heist gone wrong, to a terrifying home invasion, and a father's costly mistake, these tales will keep you on the edge of your seat. But beware, once you start listening, there's no turning back. Don't miss out on this collection of creepypasta that will leave you sleeping with the lights on.

Adjusting to life outside the cult-like commune where they were raised has been more difficult than 17-year-olds Phillip and Finn had hoped. It doesn’t help that their reputation as the “Murder Twins” precedes them, nor that they themselves can’t help but wonder if the public is right, that they deserve prison - or worse - for their role in the “Torture Ranch.” Adding to their complication is Lucy, who - unbeknownst to them - is on her own personal quest to enact a twisted vendetta against the twins for the death of her sister in the commune two years earlier... “To Keep Us In...

Tommy Edwards loves comic books. It’s all he thinks about. All he dreams about. Good versus evil, saving the world, humans versus monsters, that sort of thing. Every free second of his day is spent reading from his giant comic book collection. Not only does he read them, but he also loves to create his own. One day Tommy accidentally discovers a new comic book store in town. It just appeared out of nowhere, and he has to check it out. Some of the selection he already knows, but most he has never seen before. He even finds a special set of colored pencils that the store owner insists will ...

Greg Matthews is terrified of clowns. He has been afraid of them for as long as he can remember. He can’t even handle the thought of them. Lucky for him, his little brother Timmy loves clowns. He thinks they are hilarious. That’s why their house is full of clown costumes, rubber chickens, and squirting flowers. That’s also why their parents are taking them to the carnival for Timmy’s birthday. Timmy is the youngest, and the baby in the family. Anything Timmy wants, Timmy gets, and Timmy wants to see clowns. What should be a fun night at the carnival, however, quickly turns deadly. ...

Say cheese! Samantha Byrd absolutely loves photography. She carries her camera around with her everywhere she goes. She even sleeps with it at night. You know, just to be sure a good photo opportunity doesn’t pass her by. She has thousands of pictures saved on her computer, and will spend hours at a time editing them. You know, so she can get them just right. A new antique store has just opened up in town. Naturally, Sam just has to see if they have any good cameras for sale. She manages to find an old Polaroid just like the one her parents used to have, and uses up all her savings to buy...

It sucks being the new kid. Peter Gallagher and his family are always having to move around the country for work. This means a new house, new school, and new friends. It’s hard enough for Peter to fit in as it is. This small town is different than the others. There aren’t many kids around. But Peter quickly makes some friends, and they invite him to join them at a campfire near the cemetery at night. The goal is to see who can tell the scariest story. The only problem is that strange things start to happen around town. The kind of things that aren’t normal. Things that just happened ...

Little Susie Adams loves dolls. She has over two hundred in her collection. Anytime a new one comes out, she has to be the first to have it. She even has all the accessories to go with them. Clothes, shoes, houses, you name it. Her room has an entire town set up for them. Susie’s mom has just returned home from another country. As expected, she brought her back a new doll. Susie is so happy about it, but the excitement doesn’t last long. Strange things are starting to happen around the house. Things that can’t be explained. Things that Susie didn’t do. Nobody believes Susie when she...