Bedfellow

Author: Jeremy Shipp

Category: Horror & Paranormal

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Deal starts: June 26, 2024

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From Jeremy C. Shipp, the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Atrocities, comes a tense dark fantasy novel of psychological horror in Bedfellow. It broke into their home and set up residence in their minds. When the . . . thing first insinuated itself into the Lund family household, they were bemused. Vaguely human-shaped, its constantly-changing cravings seemed disturbing, at first, but time and pressure have a way of normalizing the extreme. Wasn’t it always part of their lives? As the family make more and greater sacrifices in service to the beast, the thrall that binds them begins to break down. Choices must be made. Prices must be paid. And the Lunds must pit their wits against a creature determined to never let them go. It's psychological warfare. Sanity is optional.

The Library at Mount Char

Author: Scott Hawkins

Category: Horror & Paranormal

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Deal starts: June 26, 2024

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“Wholly original . . . the work of the newest major talent in fantasy.”—

The Wall Street Journal

Freakishly compelling . . . through heart-thumping acts of violence and laugh-out-loud moments, this book practically dares you to keep reading.

—Atlanta Magazine

A missing God.

A library with the secrets to the universe.

A woman too busy to notice her heart slipping away.

Carolyn's not so different from the other people around her. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. Clothes are a bit tricky, but everyone says nice things about her outfit with the Christmas sweater over the gold bicycle shorts. After all, she was a normal American herself once. That was a long time ago, of course. Before her parents died. Before she and the others were taken in by the man they called Father. In the years since then, Carolyn hasn't had a chance to get out much. Instead, she and her adopted siblings have been raised according to Father's ancient customs. They've studied the books in his Library and learned some of the secrets of his power. And sometimes, they've wondered if their cruel tutor might secretly be God. Now, Father is missing—perhaps even dead—and the Library that holds his secrets stands unguarded. And with it, control over all of creation. As Carolyn gathers the tools she needs for the battle to come, fierce competitors for this prize align against her, all of them with powers that far exceed her own. But Carolyn has accounted for this. And Carolyn has a plan. The only trouble is that in the war to make a new God, she's forgotten to protect the things that make her human.Populated by an unforgettable cast of characters and propelled by a plot that will shock you again and again,

The Library at Mount Char

is at once horrifying and hilarious, mind-blowingly alien and heartbreakingly human, sweepingly visionary and nail-bitingly thrilling—and signals the arrival of a major new voice in fantasy.

Praise for

The Library at Mount Char

An engrossing fantasy world full of supernatural beings and gruesome consequences."

Boston Globe

"Vivid . . . the dialogue sings . . . you'll spend equal time shuddering and chortling."

—Dallas Morning News"

The Grelnocks

Author: Jonathan Maas

Category: Horror & Paranormal

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Deal starts: June 25, 2024

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It begins with a call from a desperate manWhen Wes is brought in to resolve a standoff at the top of an upscale apartment building, he is told that the man barricaded inside the penthouse isn’t a threat to anyone but himself.So Wes puts on a bulletproof vest and walks up to the top floor, with a team in tactical gear right behind him in case anything goes sideways.Wes walks in and finds that this man – and this situation – is unlike any he has encountered before. The top floor is completely covered with strange materials, and the man is wearing a thick body suit.And then the man starts talking about the truths that he has recently perceived, truths so horrid that they suggest existence itself is not worth it.There are things we are not meant to perceiveThe standoff does not end well, and though Wes is soon absolved of fault, his problems come from a different angle — or perhaps every angle.Wes starts seeing things, or rather ‘perceiving’ things out of the sides of his vision. When he turns these creatures are inevitably gone, but there is a solidity to their being that suggests these creatures at the edges of his perception are very, very real.And then Wes finds that he is not alone in the expansion of his perceptive world. Wes is put on the case of a new serial killer, one with a profile far different he has ever seen before.The evidence suggests that this killer too is experiencing existence in an entirely new way, with unspeakable results.The GrelnocksAs Wes explores what is happening – he’ll find that our sense of perception is limited for a reason. There are some truths of existence that we are not meant to perceive.And these truths are being delivered to Wes, in the form of creatures called the Grelnocks.A note from the editor:“When I got this manuscript from Jonathan Maas, I was immediately hooked by this Philosophical Thriller. It had shades of paranormal events, but still grounds itself in the explainable. It treads the line between Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy and Police Mystery. The tale unfolds like something out of True Detective, but it also holds deep philosophical undertones like The Schopenhauer Cure by Irvin D. Yalom, or perhaps Ishmael by Daniel Quinn.It is linked to his other podcasting tale #EOTW, though readers need not read that first. But like #EOTW, you may pick up this novel / novella and read it in one sitting like myself. Just keep the lights on – or perhaps off – you might be safer from the Grelnocks that way.”J. Shaw, Cynical Optimist PressFor fans of: Philosophical mysteries, True Detective, #EOTW, #EOTWAWKI, Urban Fantasy, Forensics, Police Procedurals, Podcasts, Existential mysteriesFor fans of authors and books: Eugene Thacker, In the Dust of this Planet, David Benatar, Yuval Noah Harari, Ed Yong, An Immense World

The Embalmer

Author: Vincent Zandri

Category: Horror & Paranormal

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Deal starts: June 24, 2024

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THE EMBALMER IS DYING TO DATE YOU. QUESTION IS, ARE YOU WILLING TO DIE FOR A DATE WITH HIM TOO?You might think that a guy with the name of Steve Jobz would be one lucky man. That he'd be rich and have the world at his fingertips. But instead, Jobz (which is short for Jobzynski) is barely making ends meet at the New York State Department of Unemployment Insurance Fraud. A former cop who was forced to retire early after shooting a young man during a convenience store holdup, Jobz has since resigned himself to wasting away his days in a four-by-four cubicle inside an office space that's more boring than watching the paint dry.However, when his overbearing boss and best friend calls him in on a job that the Albany Police Department is heading up, Jobz has a chance to get out of the office for a while. But what he doesn't realize is that he's about to come face to face with a serial killer who embalms his victims alive. What he is also about to face down, is his own worst nightmare come true when that serial killer turns out not to be a stranger.The Embalmer culminates with an explosive climax and promises to keep readers glued to their chairs for hours. The first-in-series novel combines horror with some serious hard-boiled action, adventure, and romance. For fans of Michael Connelly, Robert B. Parker, Charlie Huston, Jim Crumley, Lee Child, Brett Battles, and more.Scroll up and grab a copy of The Embalmer today. Then binge the entire series."Gritty, fast-paced, lyrical and haunting." - Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author of Six Years."Tough, stylish, heartbreaking." -Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of Savages.

Mother Knows Best

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Category: Horror & Paranormal

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Deal starts: June 24, 2024

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New and exclusive short stories and poems inspired by bad mothers from some of today' s fiercest women in horror. Featuring Rachel Harrison, Gwendolyn Kiste, Kristi DeMeester, and Kelsea Yu, edited by Lindy Ryan with a foreword by Sadie “ Mother Horror” Hartmann.From mama trauma to smother mother, this all-new women in horror anthology features stories about the scariest monster of them all— our mothers. "Twisted caregiving and inescapably tainted love abound in this intimate and visceral anthology from editor Ryan... These chilling tales impress." — Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW “ Deliciously evocative and revealing...Not for the faint of heart.” — Midwest Book Review

The Remaking

Author: Clay Chapman

Category: Horror & Paranormal

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Deal starts: June 23, 2024

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“Absolutely chilling.”—Mallory O'Meara, author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon

Inspired by a true story, this supernatural thriller for fans of horror and true crime follows a tale as it evolves every twenty years—with terrifying results.

In the 1930s, Ella Louise and her daughter Jessica are dragged from their home at the outskirts of Pilot’s Creek, Virginia, in the middle of the night. Ella Louise is accused of using her apothecary for witchcraft, and both are burned at the stake. Ella Louise’s burial site is never found, but the little girl has the most famous grave in the South: a steel-reinforced coffin surrounded by a fence of interconnected white crosses. Some wonder: If the mother was the witch, why is Jessica’s grave so tightly sealed? This question fuels a legend as their story is told around a campfire in the 1950s by a man forever marked by his boyhood encounters with Jessica. Decades later, a boy at that campfire will cast Amber Pendleton as Jessica in a ’70s horror movie inspired by the Witch Girl of Pilot’s Creek. Amber’s experiences on the set and its meta-remake in the ’90s will ripple through pop culture, ruining her life and career after she becomes the target of a witch hunt herself.Amber’s best chance to break the cycle of horror comes when a true-crime investigator tracks her down to interview her for his popular podcast. But will this final act of storytelling redeem her—or will it bring the story full circle, ready to be told once again. And again. And again . . .