Thomas Fool is an Information Man, an investigator tasked with cataloging and filing reports on the endless stream of violence and brutality that flows through Hell. His job holds no reward or satisfaction, because Hell has rules but no...
Horror fiction
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Author:Unsworth, Simon KurtSummary: - Author:Unsworth, Simon KurtSummary:
Murder in the land of God sends the devil's detective to heaven Thomas Fool-the resilient investigator doomed to catalog Hell's atrocities in Simon Kurt Unsworth's stunning debut, The Devil's Detective-is back. The...
- Author:Janz, JonathanSummary:
In the spring of 1912, American writer Arthur Pearce is reeling from the wounds inflicted by a disastrous marriage. But his plans to travel abroad, write a new novel, and forget about his ex-wife are interrupted by a lovely young woman...
- Author:Koontz, Dean R.Summary:
Melanie was kidnapped at the age of three. Six years later she is found wandering the streets of L.A. with blank eyes. What terrible secret keeps her from talking and telling people how they can fight the evil that is terrorizing not...
- Author:Reisz, KristopherSummary:
Best friends Jane and Holly have jumped into the river off Swallow's Nest Bluff hundreds of times. But one day, Holly's jump goes wrong. Her body never comes up, yet something else does-a sad creature of mud, full of confusion and...
- Author:Blatty, William PeterSummary:
"What an excellent day for an exorcism..." Originally published in 1971, The Exorcist remains one of the most controversial novels ever written. A literary phenomenon soon after its release, it spent fifty-seven weeks on the...
- Author:Poe, Edgar AllanSummary:
First published in a 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...
- Author:Katsu, AlmaSummary:
The acclaimed author of the celebrated literary horror novels The Hunger and The Deep turns her psychological and supernatural eye on the horrors of the Japanese American internment camps in World War II. 1944: As World War II rages on...
- Author:Koontz, Dean R.Summary:
Once there was a girl who ran away and joined a traveling carnival. She married a man she hated and begat a child she could never love. Now Ellen has a new life, a new husband and two normal children. Memory is drowned in alcohol and...
- Author:Henry, ChristinaSummary:
In the first horror novel from national bestselling author Christina Henry, a monster stalks the residents of a sleepy town and a teenager who is increasingly plagued by terrifying visions. When the bodies of two girls are found torn...
- Author:Maeve, ZoeSummary:
The Shining meets Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette in this gripping debut from an award-winning talent The Gift is a fantastical / horror retelling of the story of Anastasia Nikolaevna and the Romanov family, the last rulers of...
- Author:Henry, ChristinaSummary:
From the national bestselling author of Alice comes a postapocalyptic take on the perennial classic "Little Red Riding Hood" ... about a woman who isn't as defenseless as she seems. It's not safe for anyone alone in...
- Author:Jarvis, DaleSummary:
One of Canada’s favourite storytellers is back with a collection of classic ghost stories for young readers. If you dare, make your acquaintance with dark-cloaked ladies gliding through the silent streets, headless men fished out of the...
- Author:Due, TananariveSummary:
The home that belonged to Angela Toussaint's late grandmother is so beloved that the townspeople in Sacajawea, Washington call it the Good House. But that all changes one summer when an unexpected tragedy takes place behind its closed...
- Author:Koike, MarikoSummary:
One of the most popular writers working in Japan today, Mariko Koike is a recognized master of detective fiction and horror writing. Known in particular for her hybrid works that blend these styles with elements of romance, The...
- Author:Jemc, JacSummary:
Julie and James settle into a house in a small town outside the city where they met. The move--prompted by James' penchant for gambling, his inability to keep his impulses in check--is quick and seamless; both Julie and James are happy...
- Author:Flynn, GillianSummary:
A canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. On a rainy April morning, she is reading auras at Spiritual Palms when Susan Burke walks in. A keen observer of human behavior, our...
- Author:King, StephenSummary:
"An impressive work of mythic magnitude that may turn out to be Stephen King's greatest literary achievement" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), The Gunslinger is the first volume in the epic Dark Tower Series. A #1...
- Author:Cañas, IsabelSummary:
Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches... During the overthrow...
- Author:Castro, V.Summary:
A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona in this "utterly terrifying and wholly immersive . . . story about generational trauma, colonization, systemic oppression, and the horror at the heart of motherhood" (...
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