When the darkness whispers, do not listen.In the stillness, there is movement. Where there is darkness, there are eyes watching you.Even the silence cannot be trusted to be empty, for the night holds terrors you cannot imagine.Go boldly, if you dare, with this collection of stories and see what horrors await you.But be warned: there is room in the darkness for one more soul. And those who walk the dead of night are always hunting.

~A short story set in Rachel Vincent's Shifters world!~It's been more than four years since Abby Wade survived capture and torture by a quartet of rogue shifters. Back then she was a scared kid, just trying to survive.Now Abby is all grown up, and if she's learned anything from training with Faythe Sanders, the world's first female Alpha, it's that she can take care of herself—and anyone else who comes along. So when her college roommate is abducted from a campsite deep in ...

Whether featuring tattooed demon hunters, angst-y vampires, supernatural gumshoes, or pixelated pixies, Urban Fantasy mashes up old-school tales with pop culture, creating iconic characters, diverging moralities, and complex settings. Urban fantasy is finally showcased in this star-studded collection, representing all three of its distinct styles, including the playful new mythologies of Charles de Lint, the sexy paranormal romances of Patricia Briggs, and the gritty urban noir of...

Being the most successful serial killer in New England is not as easy as it sounds. Really. It takes a lot of lying, cheating, and stealing. It also requires way more honesty than you'd imagine.I'm not going to tell you my secrets, because my publisher would probably get sued for publishing a how-to on murder. He doesn't deserve it. Me on the other hand, I'm a whole different kettle of fish.

55 Stories to benefit Protect, the political lobby of the National Association to Protect Children, whose victories include the Circle of Trust act and the HERO Corps, which hires wounded veterans to assist law enforcement in hunting online predators.Contributors include Andrew Vachss, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison®, David Morrell, Laird Barron, Linda Rodriguez, Charles de Lint, Hilary Davidson, Joe R. Lansdale, Joelle Charbonneau, Reed Farrel Coleman, SJ Rozan, and Alison Arng...

The battle of Kimluck comes to an end, and with it, one leg of the wayward journey. Heading south on their way to the eastern part of the continent, Orphen and friends stop at the Ledgeborne Hot Spring Village, the foremost hot springs of the continent. But when everything Orphen owns is stolen on the way there, he ends up having to work off his stay at the inn he had reserved. In the process, he'll discover the truth and the dark side of the hot spring town. There's an unsettling air in t...

Please step inside the May December Multiplex!Check out any of our multiple screens for tales that will titillate, tease, and terrify. Come check out a host of other nasty beasties. So pop some corn, pour a beverage of choice (alcohol is permitted provided you have appropriate ID), and pick out your most comfy seat.Yes, come in and enjoy the show. And the best part is...your ticket is good for every screen! No need to sneak from one theater to the next...it is ALL included ...

As the world collapses upon itself due to humanity's horrific decisions, a newly parentless teen is forced to fight for his freedom, his love, and his life in order to maintain his humanity. See the decaying world through Clay's eyes as he's taken from his home, shipped to a facility that batters his mind and body, and tortured by the very people originally enlisted to protect us. The world has eroded. Countries are grasping for power. America has decided to sacrifice its people in order t...

Jane doesn’t care about the war that Hell won against Heaven. That happened centuries ago. She made her deal with one of the demons who rule over what remains and lost everything, so now Jane is crawling alone through the desert of Arizona in search of the Verde River and its promise of a new life.Ben only cares about one thing: Ana, the woman he has been searching all the shattered world to find. He’s been wandering the West for a long time, chasing Ana and his own dreams....

Twas the fright before ChristmasAnd all through the townNot a soul stirredNo one dared make a sound...Welcome to Deathlehem, where......Krampus, not Santa, brings the holiday cheer......the lights on the tree, so festive and bright, skitter and crawl and possess a lethal bite......malicious little elves, not a jolly fat one, know if you've been naughty--or nice...and...family gatherings and office parties often turn deadly.

All his life, Jack Fleming has been low man on the totem pole. The ultimate geek, Jack has never fit in. He's been bullied all his life. Girls go out of their way to avoid him.Now, in his freshman year of college, Jack has had enough. With the help of a book of dark spells, Jack summons a demon from the bowels of Hell to do his bidding.The demon tells Jack it can grant him his wildest dreams. Money. Fame. Power. Women. All for the teeny, tiny payment of one soul.Jac...

John Wormwood, a veteran news reporter for The Silicon Valley Gazette, witnesses a satanic human sacrifice that opens the bronze doors of the Rodin's The Gates of Hell statue at Stanford University, unleashing the Horseman of Death into the world, and runs for his life with the biggest Pulitzer Prize winning news story of his career.This 5,340-word short story was first published in Strange Tales of Horror anthology (NorGus Press / February 2011).