Lilly Frost is a young woman in Salem, accused of witchcraft. Sentenced to death by the townsfolk, a mystical creature offers her a second chance, but the gift comes with a curse.Centuries later, in Bridgewater, she befriends seven women, each marked by their own flaws of greed, lust, jealousy, and more. As Lilly gifts them with magic, they embrace their newfound abilities, unaware they are part of a greater test. As their desires consume them, the sinister truth unfolds. They are ...

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Heather was only fifteen when she died by suicide.Her father wants justice. The system wants silence.After his daughter's tragic death, Dennis is devastated, convinced that her psychiatrist is to blame. Desperate for accountability, he seeks an attorney to settle the score.Enter Paul Schofield, a struggling attorney who impulsively takes the case, hoping for a quick settlement. But the deeper he digs, the more he uncovers buried secrets, conflicting loyalties, and e...

- A lowly demon gains possession of a human.- The Garden of Eden is rediscovered on Earth.- An exploding star, bright enough to be seen in the daytime sky, heralds Christ's rebirth on our world.For ages, the Prince of Darkness has waited for three such events, to launch his catastrophic plan of final vengeance against God.

2024 Spur Award Winner!2024 Will Rogers Medallion Award Winner!Grand Prize Winner for the 2023 Chanticleer Laramie Award for Americana Fiction!"A novel as compelling as the incredible true story it's based on." James Wade, two-time Spur Award-winning author of Hollow Out the Dark.When Santa Claus enters a Texas bank just before Christmas in 1927, no one expects him to pull a gun.

It was his responsibility to fight for those who could not fight, punish those who needed punishing, and righting the world of all the wrongs—to Captain Vicarelli, that was his mission even out of the Corps. Once separated from the Marines, he took his mission to his home, New Orleans, rife with murder, rape, and crime. The Corps had trained him and trained him well. He was a skillful killing machine of unusual propensity.There was nothing average about the man; he stood six-five a...

In 16th century Istria, Elton Grando was many things—a husband, a father, a woodworker… and a killer. When justice caught up to him, he thought death would be the end.He was wrong.On the eve of his execution, the Devil himself comes calling. Say yes to the creature I send you—or descend into Hell.Reborn as the world’s first Vampyre, he rises into a cursed half-life governed by ancient laws and hungers he can barely control. But survival comes at a cost.As war brews with the...

***"Interview with the Devil' is a chilling masterpiece that captivates and terrifies in equal measure. Joseph Banbury's journey is brilliantly conceived, forcing us to confront our deepest fears and beliefs. Truly amazing." - Tom Holland (Fright Night, Chucky)Scrubs Magazine's 2024 Top Read, "THE BEST HORROR BOOK THIS CENTURY."***In the first of a series. Joseph Banbury's life takes an extraordinary turn when he's drawn into an otherworldly dialogue with the Devil himself....

It was his responsibility to fight for those who could not fight, punish those who needed punishing, and righting the world of all the wrongs—to Captain Vicarelli, that was his mission even out of the Corps. Once separated from the Marines, he took his mission to his home, New Orleans, rife with murder, rape, and crime. The Corps had trained him and trained him well. He was a skillful killing machine of unusual propensity.There was nothing average about the man; he stood six-five a...

In the final installment of the Interview with the Devil series, Armageddon, Lucifer has returned and so has the war for Earth.The parasite is spreading and The Morningstar Tribe, led by Joseph Banbury, scrambles to contain the collapse of a universe already fraying at its edges. But as the skies darken and reality fractures, one truth becomes clear: to destroy the Abstract, the parasite’s elusive and godlike creator, they must turn to the only force older and darker than evil itse...

It has been six years since the Epoch event, and the parasite threatens to consume Joseph's perfect World.In this chilling collection of ten tales, Interview with the Devil: An Anthology of Horror invites you to explore the sinister edges of Joseph Banbury’s fractured world—and beyond. From the aftermath of the Epoch to standalone stories that carve their own path through terror, this anthology will leave you breathless, questioning the thin veil between light and ...

Who is Babe Vicarelli? The Inevitable Lie takes the reader on a mystery tour, examining clues to define this dimensional character—there are varied possibilities. Everyone has secrets; no one plays strictly by the rules, and he has to decide what kind of man he wants to be and determine which rules to follow and which to break. The psych community thinks he’s a sociopath; the USMC considers him a Marine’s Marine, brave, intelligent, attentive to detail, with the highest regard for command....