Fifteen tales of nightmares and horror from the inspired mind of Sam Stone. A mysterious society of cats; an ancient curse; brutal life under the Elder Gods; adventures of Captain Nemo; and a terrifying sacrifice … all alongside a zombie plague; revenge made sweet; shape-changing humans on board a terraforming space vessel; Steampunk ghosts; haunting love; and more!Sam Stone’s imagination knows no bounds, so let her introduce you to some of her nightmares …‘One thing all st...

Kat, Martin and George receive a mysterious invitation to a social gathering at a beautiful mansion on a secluded island. But when they arrive, they find themselves in the company of an unlikely assemblage of people … some of whom are not wholly human.But each has secrets: from the spider-woman to the kitsune; from a mysterious sea captain to a medusa … ten beings with secrets they would prefer remained hidden … but when the Fey become involved it’s all Kat can do to keep her wits ...

The second book in the thrilling, highly acclaimed Vampire Gene series, mixing horror, dark fantasy and a slice of science fiction, in a definitive new edition from Telos Publishing.A dark and powerful creature threatens Gabriele’s and Lilly’s immortal existence, so Gabriele is forced to turn to Lucrezia, his maker. She reveals to him the horrors of her teenage years in the 16th Century in the house of the Borgias, and the possessive obsession of her brother, Caesa...

Kat Lightfoot is back! Sam Stone’s feisty heroine returns in a new Mystery adventure, and this time it’s the forces of the dark, and the great Elder Gods that she has to contend with.When Kat, Pepper and Martin are asked to investigate a girls’ finishing school, the obvious answer is for Kat to pose as a teacher. Girls have been disappearing, and the school just feels wrong and oppressive. Before long, Kat is trapped in the cellars, an unknown assailant on her heels … but rescue co...

The third book in the thrilling, highly acclaimed Vampire Gene series, mixing horror, dark fantasy and a slice of science fiction, in a definitive new edition from Telos Publishing.Deep in the bowels of Rhuddlan Castle, the ancient vampire Lilly waits, reflecting on the bizarre twists of fate that have brought her there.Leaving behind her lover and maker Gabriele, Lilly treads a path between instinct and survival: always living in fear of paradox. Through a series of myster...

Secrets can be found in the most unlikely of places …Lilly thought that her vampire lair under Rhuddlen Castle in North Wales was safe … until the dangerous fixer Darren Preacher tracked it down.Gabriele Caccini thought that he knew all about being a vampire, but his life with newly turned lover Anya is sent out of control by the discovery of a new strain of vampirism, one that leaves its victims as ghoulish revenants, shells of the beings they used to be.And deep i...

Hot on the heels of one adventure comes another: Martin’s sister Beth is reported as having died in Spain, so Kat and Pepper accompany Martin to the large, rambling house in which she perished.But why is host Vincenzio behaving so strangely? What is making the unearthly screeching sounds late at night? And what is the secret of the mazed garden, complete with ancient standing stones?As the incongruous and unfindable clock tower ticks away the seconds, Kat finds herself trap...

The inseparable Byker Chapter: six boys, one girl, growing up together in the back streets of Newcastle.Now memories are all that Richard Eden has left, and one treasured photograph. But suddenly, inexplicably, the images of his friends start to fade, and as they vanish, so his friends are found dead and mutilated.Something is stalking the Chapter, picking them off one by one, something connected with their past, and with the girl they used to know.Telos Publishing ...

A thrilling science fiction/horror novel from award-winning author Sam Stone. The first in The Jinx Chronicles.Think War of the Worlds meets Lord of the Rings via Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.Teacher Jasmine Regis’ world is turned upside down when an alien race attacks and devastates the Earth. The Jinx – named by soldiers who find that Human technology fails during attacks – are a race of savage warriors from elsewhere. They have one agenda: take the women and k...

One-time secondary school teacher Jasmine Regis is now Empress of the alien Jinx – but her husband, the powerfully erotic Emperor Arven, is trapped on the Eleventh Moon and unable to return to their home planet Emin, while in his absence a group of ruthless conspirators plot to usurp his throne.With the help of the Jinx mage Kale, Jas must somehow find a way to rescue her husband, thwart the conspirators and help her human friends to escape the dying Earth, which has fallen into th...

Sixteen tales of terror from the blood-soaked pen of Sam Stone. Enter if you dare and discover nine stories inspired by the nightmare visions of H P Lovecraft: Elder Gods returning to the Earth to wreak havoc, tales of death and destruction and betrayal and the last flickering embers of humanity …Alongside these are seven further stories featuring the monstrous creations of Stone’s own imagination: a hungry and jealous sea; wolf-creatures prowling the fashion industry; a terrifying...

Nothing ever seems to go Kat Lightfoot’s way. If she’s not in the middle of battling a plague of gargoyle-like monsters in 1865 New York, she’s falling head over heels in love with her friend George Pepper … which wouldn’t be so bad, except that every other female is doing the same.When Kat is caught in a passionate cinch with Pepper, a wedding is afoot, but no-one expected a gaggle of vampire women to be staying at the Chateau Chantel at the same time … nor for them to take such a...