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Your Body Will Never Be Found"If you're here, you're clearly lost. What you do next will determine if you stay that way." It's hard to truly get lost in 2025, but Arden trusted his GPS in the deep, rural woods of Georgia, where satellite signals don't reach. Now he, his wife Laurie, and their two children, traveling back home after a fun weekend away, have run out of gas next to a house displaying a very unwelcoming sign. The porch light turns on. A large man with a shotgun emerges. As he walks slowly toward their car, the family has no idea how bad their night is about to become… <Ji>From the Bram Stoker and Splatterpunk award-winning author of Pressure, My Pretties, and Bring Her Back comes Jeff Strand's most brutal and unrelenting nightmare so far.

Fifteen EyesSolomon Northcutt enjoys the simple things in life: a nice sweater vest, trivia night with co-workers, and using the eyeballs of the deceased to transcribe horrific deaths for his bosses' reading pleasure. Tag along with our happy-go-lucky tour guide, Solomon, during a typical day in the office as he cracks open a fresh batch of 15 sordid tales. There’ll be all sorts of fun stuff inside… Astrology cults. Bodily theft. Cowboys. A whole ton of ants. Cosmic gods the size of skyscrapers. Religious pilgrimages. Arsonists. A traveling guitarist who grants wishes. Desert cannibals. People floating away on balloons. A trip to Heaven. Mental hellscapes. The end of the world. A puppet made from decaying body parts and household appliances. Oh, and maybe a werewolf. Dress code: Business casual. Just try to keep the murder to a minimum.

Duncan Ralston is DeadA Rumor has fractured humanity... Violence is on the rise... The police have stopped answering calls... Hospitals are overrun... Cities are burning... Matt Shaw cannot be reached for comment... Duncan Ralston is Dead. This is how it happened.

Invasive Entities: Collected Horror StoriesThey're all around you. In your new rental house with a tragic backstory... under the surface of Caddo Lake... looking in through your windows... with things that should've stayed buried... in something even as harmless as a sourdough starter... and in many other places you'd least expect. These invasive entities come in all forms, and in these collected horror stories from Paul Avery Tindol, you'll find them lurking behind every page.

The Gods in Small Doses: StoriesThe magical and mundane twist together in this collection of surreal stories In this collection of stories set in an uncanny American suburbia and haunted by a lurking unease, the peculiar feeling of ephemeral youth finds its voice. The stories in The Gods in Small Doses depict childhood through a funhouse mirror, as a time of myth and damage, of tenderness and terror. Anything ― except what should happen ― can happen next. A retired witch traps a goat-killing feral child, a girl becomes obsessed with the regenerative properties of her younger brother’s body, Armageddon is fought between the forces of good (those who like to go to bed early) and evil (those who prefer to stay up late), a supernatural orphan insinuates his way into an all-American family, the god Poseidon wrecks a high-school house party, and the women of a fabulated island city all mysteriously disappear overnight. In these fast, comic, and troubling tales, sweetness and violence vie to become synonymous. This is a universe of both realism and surrealism, of magic and the mundane, where strong but deeply flawed characters fight to exert control over things ― time, death, themselves ― that can’t be controlled. Dreamlike moments of body horror, catastrophe, and absurdity challenge the reader to embrace the taboo and to expect ― always ― the unexpected. Bell’s stories offer a twisted, unique, and utterly fascinating take on what it means to “grow up,” and all of the questions that the notion inspires.

Vampires in Chicago: A Subversive, Satirical Gothic Fantasy Action ThrillerThere's been some confusion about the vampires in Chicago. This book sets the record straight. Forget fangs, allergies, and arbitrary rules. In 2023, something older than myth awoke in the city, and the last four vampires there had to deal with it. Be careful what you pick up after dark, because it may not be pretty. You want the truth. But can you survive it? "Writer of books that are toxic to your mental health." "Not recommended for the mentally weak." "Pure agony from start to finish." "Scream, cry and laugh because once you start reading there's no putting it down." "From the twisted mind of Wynneth E. Cymry comes a dark tale of gothic proportions." "Blasphemous, sacrilegious and perverse, Ms Cymry will torture your mind the way she tortures her characters." "This book crushed my will to live."

The Divine FleshJennifer’s got problems — she’s an interdimensional drug mule, addict, and can’t stop destroying her own life. But her biggest problem? An eldritch flesh goddess called the Divine Flesh, who inhabits her body like a psychotically cheerful tapeworm. Jennifer and the Divine Flesh share one body, as they have since the day Jennifer was born. They’re constantly wrestling for control of the body and wrecking havoc on each others’ lives — and on the Divine Flesh’s romantic relationship with Jennifer’s ex-husband, Daryl. When rural bigots murder Daryl and his friends, Jennifer and the Divine Flesh put their differences aside to hunt the killers down, but in the process, manage to finally separate… setting the Divine Flesh free, and giving Her infinite power. Now the Divine Flesh remembers who She is. She’s free. She’s ready to assimilate everything and everyone… starting with Jennifer and Daryl, who’s returned to life. Jennifer and Daryl must defeat the Divine Flesh while hunting down the rural bigots of Rosetown, Idaho, uncovering a murderous small-town conspiracy, a serial killer, and a nest of festering corruption in the all-American town.

GuillotineThe Menu meets Ready or Not in this dark tale of opulent luxury and shocking violence from the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom. Thrift fashionista Dez Lane doesn't want to date Patrick Ruskin; she just wants to meet his mother, the editor-in-chief of Nouveau magazine. When he invites her to his family's big Easter reunion at their ancestral home, she's certain she can put up with his arrogance and fend off his advances long enough to ask Marie Caulfield-Ruskin for an internship someone with her pedigree could never nab through the regular submission route. When they arrive at the enormous island mansion, Dez is floored — she's never witnessed how the 1% lives before in all their ridiculous, unnecessary luxury. But once all the family members are on the island and the ferry has departed, things take a dark turn. For decades, the Ruskins have made their servants sign contracts that are basically indentured servitude, and with nothing to lose, the servants have decided their only route to freedom is to get rid of the Ruskins for good…

Sign HereA darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) and is on the cusp of a big promotion if only he can get one more member of the wealthy Harrison family to sell their soul. Peyote Trip has a pretty good gig in the deals department on the fifth floor of Hell. Sure, none of the pens work, the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, and the only drink on offer is Jägermeister, but Pey has a plan—and all he needs is one last member of the Harrison family to sell their soul. When the Harrisons retreat to the family lake house for the summer, with their daughter Mickey’s precocious new friend, Ruth, in tow, the opportunity Pey has waited a millennium for might finally be in his grasp. And with the help of his charismatic coworker Calamity, he sets a plan in motion. But things aren’t always as they seem, on Earth or in Hell. And as old secrets and new dangers scrape away at the Harrisons’ shiny surface, revealing the darkness beneath, everyone must face the consequences of their choices.

The Haunted Forest TourWelcome to the Haunted Forest Tour! Sit back and enjoy a smooth ride in air-conditioned comfort as your heavily armored tram takes you through nature’s most astonishing creation. The forest is packed to capacity with dangerous and terrifying creatures of all shapes, sizes, and hunger levels, and you’ll get to observe these wonders in complete safety. Howl with a werewolf! Gaze into the glowing eyes of a giant spider! Look right through a spooky ghost! See horrific monsters you couldn’t even imagine, only inches away from you! Things with fangs, things with claws, things with dripping red jaws—you’ll see them all! Not thrilling enough? Well, it’s Halloween, and so we’re offering a very special tour through the Haunted Forest. The new route goes deeper into the woods than any civilians have ventured before, and you’re guaranteed to get a good scare! Rest assured that every possible security precaution has been taken. The Haunted Forest Tour has a 100% safety record, and technical difficulties are unheard of. You will be in no danger whatsoever.

Dearly Devoted DexterNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Life’s tough for Dexter Morgan. It’s not easy being the world’s only serial killer with a conscience, especially when you work for the Miami police. • The Killer Character That Inspired the Hit Showtime Series Dexter To avoid suspicion, Dexter’s had to slip deep into his disguise: spending time with his girlfriend and her kids, slowly becoming the world’s first serial killing couch potato. Then a particularly nasty psychopath starts cutting a trail through Miami — a killer whose twisted techniques leave even Dexter speechless. When his sister Deborah, a tough-as-nails cop, is drawn into the case, it becomes clear that Dexter will have to do come out of hiding and hunt the monster down. Unless, of course, the killer finds him first. . .

The Library at Mount Char“Wholly original . . . the work of the newest major talent in fantasy.”—The Wall Street Journal “Freakishly compelling . . . through heart-thumping acts of violence and laugh-out-loud moments, this book practically dares you to keep reading.”—Atlanta Magazine A missing God. A library with the secrets to the universe. A woman too busy to notice her heart slipping away. Carolyn's not so different from the other people around her. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. Clothes are a bit tricky, but everyone says nice things about her outfit with the Christmas sweater over the gold bicycle shorts. After all, she was a normal American herself once. That was a long time ago, of course. Before her parents died. Before she and the others were taken in by the man they called Father. In the years since then, Carolyn hasn't had a chance to get out much. Instead, she and her adopted siblings have been raised according to Father's ancient customs. They've studied the books in his Library and learned some of the secrets of his power. And sometimes, they've wondered if their cruel tutor might secretly be God. Now, Father is missing—perhaps even dead—and the Library that holds his secrets stands unguarded. And with it, control over all of creation. As Carolyn gathers the tools she needs for the battle to come, fierce competitors for this prize align against her, all of them with powers that far exceed her own. But Carolyn has accounted for this. And Carolyn has a plan. The only trouble is that in the war to make a new God, she's forgotten to protect the things that make her human. Populated by an unforgettable cast of characters and propelled by a plot that will shock you again and again, The Library at Mount Char is at once horrifying and hilarious, mind-blowingly alien and heartbreakingly human, sweepingly visionary and nail-bitingly thrilling—and signals the arrival of a major new voice in fantasy. Praise for The Library at Mount Char An engrossing fantasy world full of supernatural beings and gruesome consequences."—Boston Globe "Vivid . . . the dialogue sings . . . you'll spend equal time shuddering and chortling."—Dallas Morning News"

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