A killer on the streets of Victorian LondonA detective hellbent on stopping himA doorway to another universe . . .The Infernal Realm is a fast-paced detective thriller which takes Inspector Joshua Darknoll on a terrifying journey into the uncanny, where everything he thought he knew about the world—about reality itself—is turned upside down.As he pursues the murderer through a strange, labyrinthine version of London, Darknoll faces a terrible choice - stoppi...

WELCOME TO THE HOTEL GALILEOIt's the Roaring Twenties. Humanity has ventured out into the stars, and out there, on the shoulder of Orion, sits Earth's crowning achievement -- the awesome space palace known as the Hotel Galileo. Returning to Earth after a long vacation, detective Barclay Heath decides to stop at the famed space hotel for one night only. But Heath soon discovers dark forces are at work . . . before the night is over an Arcturan dignitary is found murdered in his bed. ...

The Midnight Men and Other StoriesMen in black calling at your door on the stroke of midnight . . .Three pieces of human flesh with the power to kill . . .A devoted wife who just won't die . . .A bag of bones that should never EVER be touched . . .A young man cursed with the power of premonition . . .A vial of blood which promises a night of passion for a disfigured woman . . .A sheriff who carries an unearthly burden . . .The...

Joe and Susie Maxwell are heading across the moors to collect their daughter. Unfortunately, Joe forgot to fill up on petrol. To make matters worse, a strange cloud lies between them and their destination. Will they make it to their daughter before the petrol runs out? Or will they fall prey to the terrible things inside the cloud . . .?DISTANCE TO EMPTY is an edge-of-your-seat tale of terror from the author of LAZARUS ISLAND.

The planet Verdana was supposed to be their new home, their new Eden. But shortly after arriving the human colonists were faced with a dilemma - join with the alaahi or perish. In the end, they chose the process of symbiosis, a physical conjoining with the native alaahi.But now there are whispers amongst the colonists. The alaahi are not the benevolent beings they made themselves out to be. Before long a dark secret is about to be revealed, and young Jena must make a terrible choic...

WELCOME TO SCALASAYFor mystery writer Sam Thorne, moving to the island was supposed to be a fresh start—an idyllic refuge for his young family, and an escape from his past indiscretions. Things he wanted dead and buried.But on Scalasay, the past has a way of catching up with you . . .The horror which tore the island apart ten years earlier is returning. Ben Garrett, the convicted rapist and murderer, is coming back to the island to visit his dying mother. But no one...

The Barclay Heath Mysteries are set in a whimsical alternate-1920s, where humanity has ventured out into the stars but Twenties values and attitudes prevail. Barclay Heath is a gentleman detective enjoying semi-retirement from Earth's Secret Service. Unfortunately for Heath, murder and subterfuge are never far away. As he travels the cosmos, he comes up against fiendish plots involving mysterious lost races, strange alien artefacts and, of course, a generous sprinkling of devious humans.

For decades we’ve had vampires, werewolves, Jason, Freddy, and Michael. And now zombies have gone all Hollywood.Out of a need to figure out what is the next classic monster, publisher and lifelong horror enthusiast Gerald Dean Rice has assembled this fresh and downright disturbing collection of short stories featuring some of the most clever and imaginative horror writers of the day including Tim Curran, Jeff Strand, Armand Rosamilia, Rebecca Besser, MontiLee Storm...

This ebook contains two stories with a common theme - a marriage affected by supernatural forces. In the title story, FOREVER, David Scarsdale finds himself trapped in an endless void with his wife. Who is controlling it? And will he ever escape?In TWELVE MINUTES Jude must make a painful decision about the fate of his marriage - a marriage in which his wife is conscious for only twelve minutes each day . . .If you are a fan of The Twilight Zone these stories could be for you...

Los Angeles and Washington DC receive unexpected visitors and everyone is scrambling to find out what they are. Julie Rumley, a scientist from Chicago, will find out wether she wants to or not. Soaring is a short story meant to activate your imagination.

An unconventional mystery filled with humor and sprinkled with history...St. Paul 1949: A boozing WWII ex-pilot turned private eye, a baseball obsessed street cop, a tight-lipped newsstand proprietor, a dandified police detective and a bartender/psychiatrist intermingle with the quirky characters on the corners of St. Paul's old downtown--all playing a part in the investigation of a likeable prostitute's suicide...or...murder.