In this "gripping" post-apocalyptic thriller, a woman driven by dark forces leads a rebellion against the dictator reigning over a post-nuclear Britain ( Tim Lebbon, New York Times –bestselling author of The Silence ).Haunted by the ghosts of her murdered family, Helen Damnation takes to The Black Road for revenge. As she traverses a landscape decimated by nucle...

The post-apocalyptic saga of a populist uprising against a dictator and his brutal cabal who unleash monsters to maintain rule of a post-nuclear England.From "brilliant" British horror author Simon Bestwick, the complete three novels in his dystopian series, The Black Road ( The Guardian).Helen Damnation had been left for dead by her archnemesis, buried in a mass grave and expected never to rise again. But Helen escaped, only to be haunted by the g...

Experience the dark, atmospheric tales of "one of the most accomplished and eloquent British horror writers" in his first collection (Ramsey Campbell).In A Hazy Shade of Winter, Simon Bestwick delivers stories that reveal the darkness of a Christmas Day, revive a blood-soaked Halloween, and drench you in the sweat-inducing terror of a hot summer's day. No season is off limits as he drapes the past, present, and future in familiar themes, easily twisted to ...

In this post-apocalyptic thriller, a revolt against the dictator of a post-nuclear Britain is threatened when the rebel leader is targeted by monsters.Born of the perilous experiment that was Project Tindalos, the Catchman has the relentlessness of a machine combined with the savagery of a beast. The monster's mission? To kill Helen Damnation, leader of the escalating rebellion against Commander Tereus Winterborn and his brutal militia, The Reapers. With her life i...

In this post-apocalyptic thriller, a war-ravaged female revolutionary goes up against her archnemesis in nuclear-decimated England.With the specter of her murdered family finally put to rest, and her rebel forces spread across an obliterated Britain, Helen Damnation stands on the verge of winning the war against Tereus Winterborn. But even with his ambitions threatened and the very survival of his militia of Reapers at stake, Commander Winterborn's thirst to take d...

2022 Splatterpunk Award Winner**[STARRED REVIEW] *“Hugo Award–winning editor Datlow (Edited By) brings together 29 spine-tingling tales of body horror to terrify even the most seasoned horror reader."—*Publishers WeeklyBestselling editor Ellen Datlow (Lovecraft’s Monsters) presents body horror at its most wide-ranging and shocking best. Discover twenty-nine intricate, twisted tales of the human body, soul, and psyche, as told by...

Breakwater by Simon Bestwick is a science fiction novelette about an engineer, who, with her late, marine biologist husband, designed an underwater research platform, and is caught up in the war between humans and mysterious creatures beneath the seas that are destroying coastal cities around the world.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This multiple award-winning anthology of twenty psychological and supernatural horror stories explores the outer limits of fear.To create this volume, renowned horror editor Ellen Datlow wrote to her favorite authors asking for stories that would "provide the reader with a frisson of shock, or a moment of dread so powerful it might cause the reader outright physical discomfort; or a sensation of fear so palpable that the reader feels impelled to turn up the lights v...

Who will win Hunter's Game?1865, Texas. The American Civil War is over but a final pocket of defiance remains. Despite the recent surrender of General Lee, a secret plan is hatched for the Texan insurgents to receive a last shipment of deadly munitions that could spell ruin for the Union forces facing them.Major Sparanero, of the Union, uses one of his undercover agents to discover that the weapons are being sent by train. There will only be one chance to prevent t...

Beware the March of the Undead!The masters of flesh-munchingly, gut-wrenchingly, eyeball-poppingly great zombie fiction bring you three more of the best stand-alone books from their critically-acclaimed Tomes of the Dead line.Tide of Souls: When flash-floods devastate Britain and an army of the undead rise from the waves, three broken people – escaped sex-slave Katja, burned-out soldier McTarn, and crippled biologist Styles – may hold the ke...

KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER THROUGH THE YEARS Carl Kolchak has faced more than his share of monsters throughout his infamous career. Now, Monstrous Books presents 13 short stories chronicling the intrepid reporter's exploits from his time in World War II until his semi-retirement in the 1990s. Kolchak's luck runs out during World War II. Devils in the outfield stir up trouble in the '50s. A road trip with editor Tony Vincenzo in the '70s takes a turn for the worse. Lovecraftian horrors esca...

IT’S NOT JUST THE WATERS RISING...Flash floods devastate Britain. But the terror is just starting, as an army of the living dead emerge from the waters to hunt down the survivors. For Katja, after a year held captive by a brutal vice ring, it’s a constant fight to stay alive, but also a chance to win her freedom.McTarn, an ex-soldier haunted by his past, is press-ganged into a mission to retrieve a scientist from an isolated village. When floods cut them off, he has to fight both the walki...