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Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book #3)
by Jim ButcherFrom Publishers Weekly Wizard Harry Dresden stars in the third installment of the Dresden Files (following Fool Moon), a haunting, fantastical novel that begins almost as innocently as those of another famous literary wizard named Harry. In the opening scene, Dresden and his knight friend, Michael, battle the ghost of a woman who is terrorizing a local hospital's maternity ward. From there, the novel quickly evolves into an unorthodox tale spiced with sexual innuendo and subtle humor (Dresden carries his ghost-hunting gear in an old Scooby-Doo lunch box). Due to the weakened barrier between the spirit world which Butcher refers to as "the nevernever" and the actual world, obsessive and violent ghosts are on the loose in modern-day Chicago, and they seem to be targeting Dresden and Michael. Horny vampires and possessive demons join the mix as Dresden journeys into the spirit world to hunt down the villains who are terrorizing him and his friends. Butcher narrates Dresden's story in the first person, which limits the amount of detail he can inject into the lives of his secondary characters. Despite this narrow point of view, Butcher successfully lends human dimensions to vampires and spirits through his vivid descriptions and colloquial dialogue. (Sept.)Forecast: A vivid cover showing glowing barbed wire wrapped around a pair of cemetery gates is misleading as is a cover quote appealing to fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff but it will catch the browser's eye. This over-the-top tale is more likely to entertain young adult readers than fans of the aforementioned authors.
Barnabas, Quentin and the Haunted Cave (Dark Shadows by Marilyn Ross #21)
by Marilyn RossHarriet Turnbridge asks Barnabas Collins for help after her husband, her brother-in-law, and father-in-law are found dead, their throats savagely ripped open. The police insist the killer is a mad beast. Harriet thinks that the phantom recently seen at Collinwood is responsible. Barnabas suspects that Quentin Collins, disguised as a wealthy hippie, is guilty. Where will they find the murderer? In the nightmare world of Harriet's dreams? In the haunted cave beneath the Collins' family cemetery? Or in another century--when witchcraft and demonology threatened Collinwood? Will the evil forces at Collinwood destroy Barnabas Collins, too? Harriet Turnbridge fears for her life as, one by one, the members of her family are brutally murdered. She turns to Barnabas Collins for help. Barnabas and Harriet are close on the trail of the killer when they are tricked into following him into a secret cave far beneath Collinwood. Almost immediately, the only entrance is sealed off, and Barnabas and Harriet are trapped in this grotesque world of ghost-like stalactites and treacherous, bottomless black pools. Will Harriet and Barnabas meet the phantom murderer in this horrible realm of the dead? Or will they escape to face an even deadlier enemy? More gothic horror based on the popular television series, Dark Shadows, await you in the Bookshare collection. Look for #3. Strangers at Collins House, #5. The Curse of Collinwood, #8. The Demon of Barnabas Collins, #18. Barnabas Collins and the Nightmare Assassin, #20. Barnabas, quentin and the Witch's Curse and #22. Barnabas, Quentin and the Frightened Bride, with more on the way.
Death Masks (The Dresden Files, Book #5)
by Jim ButcherHarry Dresden is not having a good day. A vampire named Ortega is hunting the beleaguered wizard, intending to challenge him to a duel that, Ortega claims, will end the war between the vampires and the wizards. Harry has almost no hope of winning the duel, but soon he is preoccupied by another problem: Father Vincent, a priest, needs Harry's help in finding the Shroud of Turin, stolen by a trio of thieves. Harry traces two of the thieves to his hometown, Chicago, but when he finds them, he learns that he isn't the only one after them. A group of terrifying demons wants the shroud, and its leader is interested in Harry's soul, too. Harry must call on all of his friends, including three brave knights, his police-officer friend, and even his half-vampire ex-girlfriend, Susan. Butcher maintains a breakneck pace in Harry's exciting fifth adventure. This imaginative series continues to surprise and delight with its inventiveness and sympathetic hero.
The Messenger
by Mona WilliamsThey came to the island looking for an unspoiled paradise. What they discovered was something terrifyingly different.
Barnabas, Quentin and the Frightened Bride (Dark Shadows by Marilyn Ross #22)
by Marilyn Ross[from the back cover] "Ann and John Hayward's honeymoon at Collinwood slowly turns into a series of nightmares. Soon after their arrival, John, who is recovering from a war injury, falls victim to strange, violent spells. In a fit of irrational jealousy, he accuses his wife of falling in love with Barnabas Collins. Meanwhile, a series of attacks on her life frighten Ann into believing John is trying to kill her. Though tormented by doubts of John's sanity, she believes his warning that Barnabas is a vampire. Ann nevertheless accepts help from Barnabas--and unknowingly becomes the prey to the evil forces at Collinwood!" if you enjoyed this book or you enjoy gothic, somewhat romantic horror, or if you are a fan of the hugely popular Dark Shadows television series of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Look in the Bookshare library for many more books in the Dark Shadows Series by Marilyn Ross including: #3 Strangers At Collinwood, #5 The Curse of Collinwood, #8. The Demon of Barnabas Collins, #18. Barnabas Collins and the Nightmare Assassin, #20. Barnabas, Quentin and the Witch's Curse and #21. Barnabas, Quentin and the Haunted Cave, with more on the way.
Wizard for Hire
by Jim ButcherA modern day wizzard helps protect Chicago against evil magicians, wherewolves, ghosts, and other assorted supernatural entities.
The Ultimate Dracula
by Byron PreissIn The Ultimate Dracula, some of the world's best-known authors of the fantastic and horror fiction explore the legend of Bram Stoker's classic monster.
Reign in Hell
by William DiehlThis is the third book in the series begun with Primal Fear where a defense atorney gets his client off only to discover, well, read the book.
Show of Evil
by William DiehlThis is a sequel to Primal Fear. Murders are occurring that bear an eerie similarity to those for which Aaron had been found innocent.
Witch Hunter: Gods and Monsters
by J. Z. FosterThe deep end of the world is a dangerous place. <P><P>Richard Fitcher knows that. He knew it well before Elena, a mysterious gutter witch, showed up with her proposition. <P><P>Elena was going god hunting, and she wanted Richard’s help in attaining a fabled Deicide Blade. Once she had it, they’d both be able to solve their own problems. <P><P>Should be an easy task for a witch hunter and a gutter witch, but things are never easy when Gods and Monsters are afoot.
Dominion
by Bentley LittleDion Semele is a teenager trying to make friends in a new school and meet the girl of his dreams. But something is happening deep inside him: a powerful force is struggling to escape. His sleep is disturbed by dreams of a past world that seeks to control him. 'enelope Daneam is smart and pretty and trying to be normal, despite her unusual family. Since birth she has been cared for by a sisterhood of women who own a local Napa winery. It is here that Dion and Penelope will meet their true fate. Not as lovers, but as catalysts for a reign of incredible terror.
Fly Away Home
by Judith KelmanA young New England school teacher sets out to unlock the potential of an unruly child, and ends up with more than she bargains for.
Seeing Eye
by Jack EllisA NIGHTMARE COME TRUE. Through Shadow's eyes, Campbell stared at the magazine, at the surprised face of six-year-old Jesse Hampton, who had gone missing March 12, and whom he had "seen" placed in a grave and destroyed by a shotgun blast in a vision less than a week ago. His hands were shaking, and he could not make them stop. He wanted to look away from Jesse Hampton's face, but could not relay the command to Shadow. Instead he stared into Jesse's wide eyes and remembered, over and over again, the dark shape towering over the boy, bringing death. And in this memory, the dark shape was himself.
Barnabas, Quentin, and the Scorpio Curse
by Marilyn Ross"IS THE SIGN OF SCORPIO THE MARK OF DEATH? Terror reigns at Collinwood when several patients at a nearby psychiatric clinic at which Barnabas Collins is a patient are stabbed to death. Each victim's forehead is marked with a scorpion, the zodiacal symbol of death. Then Diana Collins, another relative of the Collins family who is undergoing psychiatric treatment at the hospital, finds a bloody knife in her room. Diana, whose astrological sign is Scorpio, is afraid that she may have committed the murders during one of her blackouts. The fear that she is losing her mind is compounded when no one will believe she has seen a strange, wolf-like creature prowling the grounds. The only person who will listen to her story is Barnabas. But can he help her when he too has become a suspect?" There are plenty more books in this series based on the classic television show, Dark Shadows. Look for: #3. Strangers at Collins House, #5. The Curse of Collinwood, #8. The Demon of Barnabas Collins, #18. Barnabas Collins and the Nightmare Assassin , #20. Barnabas, quentin and the Witch's Curse, #21. Barnabas, Quentin and the Haunted Cave and #22. Barnabas, Quentin and the Frightened Bride.
The Haven
by G. R. DiamondThe boy's throat had been cut, his head nearly severed. The mother lay next to him, hands clutching at the blood-soaked blanket...
It's Alive!
by Richard WoodleyLenore and Frank Davis were a loving family, looking forward to their new baby, but it was a grotesque mutation, a tiny rampaging aberration.
Carnivore
by Leigh ClarkIn a remote area of Antarctica a frozen Tyrannosaurus Rex egg is discovered.
The Nightmare Room: Books 1-2-3
by R. L. StineIn "Don't Forget Me!" A sister wishes her brother ill and lives to regret her impulsive words. In "Locker 13" A boy who has always been very average suddenly becomes VERY lucky. Too lucky? And what will be the price that he is required to pay for his good fortune? In "My Name Is Evil" a girl is thought to have become an evil witch on her thirteenth birthday. But is she really the source of the accidents happening to, and harming her best friends?
Barnabas, Quentin and the Avenging Ghost (Dark Shadows by Marilyn Ross #17)
by Marilyn Ross"When the jury of which Roger Collins is chairman finds Harriet Barnes guilty of murder, she swears vengeance on the entire Collins family, then kills herself. Soon Celia Dalton, a guest at Collinwood, starts suffering strange spells. Each time she does, someone at Collinwood is violently attacked. Has Harriet Barnes taken over her spirit, making the innocent girl a bloodthirsty killer? Can Barnabas and Quentin save Celia--and the Collins family--from this menace out of the crypt? BARNABAS, QUENTIN AND THE AVENGING GHOST is the seventeenth in a series of thrilling novels based on ABC-TV's popular suspense drama, DARK SHADOWS. For a complete list, see page 2 of this book. In The Bookshare library you'll find #3. Strangers at Collins House, #5. The Curse of Collinwood, #8. The Demon of Barnabas Collins, #18. Barnabas Collins and the Nightmare Assassin , #20. Barnabas, quentin and the Witch's Curse, #21. Barnabas, Quentin and the Haunted Cave, #22. Barnabas, Quentin and the Frightened Bride, and #23. Barnabas, Quentin and the Scorpion's Curse.
Aventuras de Arthur Gordon Pym
by Edgar Allan PoeAquí encontraremos una serie de aventuras con el toque característico de Poe. Artur es un incansable joven lleno de deseos de viajar y conocer, pero en todos sus viajes debe enfrentar peligros, carencias y estar al borde de la muerte. El terror que nos transmite Poe no es el típico del siglo veinte, sangre, desmembramientos, ni nada por el estilo; es una manera más exquisita de encaminarnos al sufrimiento por zozobra. El peligro es el ingrediente principal pues coloca a sus personajes en lucha contra la naturaleza, el hambre, la inclemencia y por supuesto los seres reales e imaginarios que toda historia de terror debe contener.