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Corporate Gunslinger: A Novel
by Doug EngstromDoug Engstrom imagines a future all too terrifying—and all too possible—in this eerie, dystopic speculative fiction debut about corporate greed, debt slavery, and gun violence that is as intense and dark as Stephen King’s The Long Walk.Like many Americans in the middle of the 21st century, aspiring actress Kira Clark is in debt. She financed her drama education with loans secured by a “lifetime services contract.” If she defaults, her creditors will control every aspect of her life. Behind on her payments and facing foreclosure, Kira reluctantly accepts a large signing bonus to become a corporate gunfighter for TKC Insurance. After a year of training, she will take her place on the dueling fields that have become the final, lethal stop in the American legal system. Putting her MFA in acting to work, Kira takes on the persona of a cold, intimidating gunslinger known as “Death’s Angel.” But just as she becomes the most feared gunfighter in TKC’s stable, she’s severely wounded during a duel on live video, shattering her aura of invincibility. A series of devastating setbacks follow, forcing Kira to face the truth about her life and what she’s become. When the opportunity to fight another professional for a huge purse arises, Kira sees it as a chance to buy a new life . . . or die trying.Structured around a chilling duel, Corporate Gunslinger is a modern satire that forces us to confront the growing inequalities in our society and our penchant for guns and bloodshed, as well as offering a visceral look at where we may be heading—far sooner than we know.
Corrupting the Innocent: A Novel (The Mafia Academy Series #2)
by P. RayneThe second installment of The Mafia Academy Series—a forbidden romance set at a boarding school for the sons and daughters of the most powerful mafia lords. Sofia MorettiFor years, I’ve harbored a secret love for my best friend’s older brother. Yet, he’s never shown any sign of sharing my feelings.My fantasies will remain just that—fantasies. For two reasons. First, he’s arranged to marry the cunning and cold-hearted Aurora Salucci. Second, Antonio always does what his duty demands, and if his father wants him married to Aurora, he’ll marry her.Forced to watch her parade him all over Sicuro Academy, I do my best to push Antonio from my mind and hope I can move on from someone who will never be mine…Antonio La RosaMy life has been a series of duties—to the mafia, to my father, but never to myself. Aurora and I are a good match as far as mafia politics go, but she’s nothing I’ve ever wanted in a wife with her hard edges and being about as malleable as granite.Then there’s Sofia Moretti, my little sister’s best friend. I never looked at her with anything other than sisterly affection, until recently. Now she consumes my every thought. My every desire. Her innocence beckons me, and I yearn to be the one who taints it.But I have a duty. And right now, the family needs me to uncover the traitor plotting against us… and that traitor may be closer than I ever imagined.
Corti Perversi
by Carmelo Massimo Tidona Andrew LennonPerverso - L'ombrosa malignità nascosta nel più traumatizzato dei cervelli. Uno stretto e solido nodo che estrae l'ultimo respiro dal condannato impiccato. Una parola usata per descrivere il lato più oscuro, più squallido della società. Il suono della risata maniacale di un losco estraneo che manda brividi lungo la spina dorsale. Da Andrew Lennon nasce Corti Perversi. Con la prefazione scritta dal futuro dell'horror, Michael Bray, questa raccolta di dieci storie brevi sprofonda nel lato più oscuro della società. Con quattro storie inedite, incluse Divoratore, Ammazzazombie e Le lacrime di un clown, le parole che contiene vi faranno venire gli incubi. Perciò cosa c'è qui dentro? Un marito che vede uno scorcio del suo sinistro futuro; un uomo ossessionato dai suoi vividi incubi; maniaci omicidi; creature degli abissi oceanici e un ragazzo vittima di bullismo che si ribella. Visitiamo anche un revisore dei conti alle soglie della follia; una ragazza tormentata dalla morte della sua migliore amica; un chirurgo con una sanguinosa missione di vendetta; una storia di non morti e un clown vendicativo. Sembra familiare? Dovrebbe, dopo tutto queste persone potrebbero essere i vostri vicini, i vostri amici, vostra madre, l'insegnante dei vostri figli, il vostro postino, il vostro ginecologo o perfino voi, date tempo al tempo... Corti Perversi - la durata è breve ma il ricordo vivrà a lungo.
Cosas que la oscuridad siempre ha ocultado
by Terry M. WestBaker Johnson es físico, demonólogo y exorcista, y vive en Nueva York en la década de 1930. Brillante pero con serios defectos, Baker tiene una percepción extrasensorial que le permite leer a la gente con solo un vistazo. En "Cosas que la oscuridad siempre ha ocultado", Baker es contacado por un peligroso mafioso conocido como Johnny Stücke. La sala negra de Baker, un lugar donde se catalogan y custodian objetos encantados, guarda un antiguo artículo que Stücke está determinado a poseer. Baker es introducido a la sociedad secreta conocida como las Criaturas de la Noche. Y puede que él sea lo único que se interpone entre el mundo de los humanos y la amenaza más peligrosa jamás conocida.
Cosmic Forces
by Gregory LambersonPrivate investigator Jake Helman has battled a demon, his minions, the walking dead, and beings from the dimensions of the Sphere of Light and the Dark Realm, but now he faces the greatest evil the world has ever known in the third installment of this loosely knit trilogy. Jake is hired by the wife of New York City mayor Myron Madigan to prove his infidelity. Meanwhile, the ex-girlfriend of his old partner Edgar needs Jake's help when her son joins a cult that worships space aliens. And Jake's late wife, Sheryl, now an "agent of Light," asks him to locate a monster called the Destroyer of Souls-who may be responsible for the disappearance of the Biblical entity known as Abel. The investigation of Madigan leads to Karlin Reichard, a wealthy industrialist and political kingmaker-head of a cabal that has secretly manipulated world affairs for generations. In order to bring these men down, Jake must join them. With earthly and otherworldly forces marshaled against him, Jake battles human assassins and supernatural creatures in his quest to uncover the mystery behind the Order of Avademe and a monster willing to destroy heaven and hell to rule the earth.
Costruito per durare
by Carmelo Massimo Tidona Steve VernonEra successo giusto ieri, o forse il giorno prima. Le bombe erano state sganciate. Nessuno sapeva perché. Forse uno studio politico era stato preso in attenta considerazione. Forse una borsa di ricerca vi aveva avuto parte. Un nuovo piano per rinvigorire il mercato azionario. Qualche che fosse stata la ragione, di sicuro era stata prestata la dovuta attenzione e tutti gli aspetti erano stati attentamente considerati. Di certo la mozione era passata al senato una volta o due. Dopo tutto, ci sarebbero presto state le elezioni. E così l’avevano fatto. Tutte le vestigia della civiltà erano state spazzate via, a eccezione di qualche testardo cirripede lungo le cupe estremità dell’esistenza. Come, per dire, magari le Province Marittime... COSA DICONO DI STEVE VERNON "A questo genere serve sangue fresco, e Steve Vernon è una bella trasfusione." – Edward Lee, autore di FLESH GOTHIC e CITY INFERNAL "Se Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson e Robert Bloch avessero una serata di sesso a tre in una vasca d’acqua calda, e poi un gruppo di scienziati entrasse e filtrasse l’acqua e mescolasse il DNA rimasto in una provetta, l’esperimento genetico risultante molto probabilmente crescerebbe per diventare Steve Vernon." – Bookgasm "Steve Vernon è una sorta di anomalia nel mondo della letteratura horror. È una delle nuove voci più fresche del genere, anche se la sua carriera copre vent’anni. Scrivendo con una baldanza e una fiducia rare, Steve Vernon sa guidare il lettore attraverso un’intera gamma di emozioni, da paura e repulsione fino a pietà e risate." – Cemetery Dance "Armato di un bizzarro senso dello humour, un mucchio di originalità, un talento per il rischio e una forte abilità di caratterizzazione – Steve ha di sicuro un talento." - Dark Discoveries "Steve Vernon è nato per scrivere. È un vero scrittore e siamo fortunati ad averlo." – Richar
Cosy Crime Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy)
by Louise Taylor Elise Warner E. E. King Stephanie Bedwell-Grime Philip Brian Hall Tom Mead Jeffrey B. Burton Amanda C. Davis Annette Siketa Trixie Nisbet Joshua Boyce Sarah Holly Bryant C. B. Channell Gregory Von Dare Michael Martin Garrett B. David Spicer Nancy SweetlandFollowing the great success of our Gothic Fantasy deluxe edition short story compilations, including Agents & Spies, Murder Mayhem and Lost Worlds, this latest in the series is packed with armchair detectives, murders in the vicarage, family secrets unravelling in gossipy ears, and the ingredients of a genteel bloodbath in an otherwise delightful village. Contains a fabulous mix of classic and brand new writing, with contemporary authors from the US, Canada, and the UK.Classic authors include: Arnold Bennett, Ernest Bramah, Anton Chekhov, Arthur Conan Doyle, Andrew Forrester, R. Austin Freeman, Anna Katherine Green, Maurice Leblanc, Arthur Morrison, Baroness Orczy, Catherine Louisa Pirkis, Edgar Wallace, Israel Zangwill, G.K. Chesterton.
Cottonmouth Kisses
by Clint CatalystEdgy and ironic, Clint Catalyst exposes the underside of all his many subjects - gay relationships, backwater adolescence, and spiraling addiction. Whether he's writing about a chance sexual encounter at a Goth club called Lilith ("Some New Kind of Kick") or revealing the inner thoughts of young hustlers in Hollywood ("Metaphor, and Remorse"), Catalyst reveals his characters' innermost longings.
Couching at the Door: Strange And Macabre Tales (Tales Of Mystery And The Supernatural Ser.)
by D. K. BrosterIn this collection of dark, supernatural tales the esteemed author D. K. Broster gave full reign to her vivid imagination. Sometimes--as in "The Window" or "The Pestering," or "All Soul's Day"--these are what we might call 'explainable' ghost stories: apparitions or hauntings whose origin is to be found in some violent or unjust action in the past. Other stories, "Couching at the Door" and "From the Abyss," have little or no explanation, even in supernatural terms. Add to these an elegant reworking of the Persephone myth, "The Taste of Pomegranates," the downright bloodthirsty "Clairvoyance," and the psychological studies, "The Promised Land" and "The Pavement" which so well merit the heading 'Madness and Obsession', and you have a collection to disturb and unsettle the strongest nerves.Literary historian Jack Adrian describes Couching at the Door as "a pure masterwork, one of the most satisfying weird collections of the century".
Count Brass (Gateway Essentials #443)
by Michael Moorcock'War, albeit with the Dark Empire, was clean compared to this...' Years after the defeat of the evil empire of Granbretan, Duke Dorian Hawkmoon and his beloved Yisselda have rebuilt the Kamarg, the land once ruled by Yisselda's father, the late Count Brass. But their lives are turned upside down when the spectre of the dead count returns, possessed of the belief that he can return to life if he slays the one who led him to his death in the Battle of Londra: his former ally - and now son-in-law - Dorian Hawkmoon.
Count Crowley Volume 2: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter
by David DastmalchianJerri Bartman never imagined herself dressed up like a ghoul, hosting the late-night creature feature in her small hometown of Beloit, Missouri. Of course, she never imagined that she might be an alcoholic… or the fact that monsters are real.Not only are these the sobering facts, but Jerri seems to be the only person capable of battling the growing threat of zombies, werewolves, and vampires spinning fake news into the world. Reluctantly embracing her mission as a monster hunter, Jerri will have to swallow her pride, lace up her combat boots, and figure out the real way to slay the stalking creatures of the night. Collects Count Crowley: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter issues #1–#4.
Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter
by David DastmalchianLock your doors and gather close . . . if you dare! Once a rising TV journalist, Jerri Bartman has returned to her small Midwest hometown station. Demoted to hosting the nightly Creature Feature, Jerri's professional humiliation is eclipsed by the discovery that her new job comes with a secret, supernatural duty.Her missing predecessor, Count Crowley, was one of the last "Appointed" hunters of monsters. Yes. Monsters. They're real and they're hell bent on controlling the news and information consumed by humans. Everything we've ever been taught about monsters is a lie and Jerri's only possible advisor is a senile male chauvinist. It's 1983 and the outlook for humanity is getting . . . gnarly and their only hope is an alcoholic, acerbic horror host from Missouri. David Dastmalchian's authorial comics debut with artist Lukas Ketner--this terrifying trade collects issues #1-#4 of the Dark Horse Comics series Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter!
Count Drawcula’s Cartoon Fun
by Frank RodgersDo you want to learn how to draw and paint some really monstrous cartoons? Join Count Drawcula in his haunted castle and discover the spooky secrets of how to create ghosts and ghouls, werewolves and witches - and all manner of creepy characters. Follow Frank Rodgers' clear, practical and funny directions and you'll soon be horrifying your friends with deliciously disgusting drawings fo your own.
Count Karlstein
by Philip Pullman Diana BryanCan you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of ghostly hooves? It's All Souls' Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He's headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he'll sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself. Can Lucy and Charlotte outwit their uncle and his oily henchmen to escape their dreadful fate? From the award-winning author of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife comes a spooky, funny thriller just right for those middle-grade readers looking for horror--and humor.
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories: The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Volume 1
by S. T. Joshi M. R. JamesThe only annotated edition of M. R. James's writings currently available, Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories contains the entire first two volumes of James's ghost stories, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. These volumes are both the culmination of the nineteenth-century ghost story tradition and the inspiration for much of the best twentieth-century work in this genre. Included in this collection are such landmark tales as "Count Magnus," set in the wilds of Sweden; "Number 13," a distinctive tale about a haunted hotel room; "Casting the Runes," a richly complex tale of sorcery that served as the basis for the classic horror film Curse of the Demon; and "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad," one of the most frightening tales in literature. The appendix includes several rare texts, including "A Night in King's College Chapel," James's first known ghost story.
Countdown: A Newsflesh Novella (Newsflesh)
by Mira GrantThe year is 2014, the year everything changed. We cured cancer. We cured the common cold. We died. This is the story of how we rose. When will you rise? Countdown is a novella set in the world of Feed.
Coup de Grâce
by Sofia Ajram"A harrowing exploration of the expanding labyrinth of despair and the self." Paul Tremblay.A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station, perfect for readers of Mark Z. Danielewski and Susanna Clarke.Vicken has a plan: throw himself into the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal and end it all for good, believing it to be the only way out for him after a lifetime of depression and pain. But, stepping off the subway, he finds himself in an endless, looping station.Determined to find a way out again, he starts to explore the rooms and corridors ahead of him. But no matter how many claustrophobic hallways or vast cathedral-esque rooms he passes through, the exit is nowhere in sight.The more he explores his strange new prison, the more he becomes convinced that he hasn&’t been trapped there accidentally, and amongst the shadows and concrete, he comes to realise that he almost certainly is not alone.A terrifying psychological nightmare from a powerful new voice in horror.
Court of Wanderers: THE MOST EXCITING GOTHIC ROMANTASY YOU'LL LISTEN TO ALL YEAR! (Silver Under Nightfall)
by Rin ChupecoThe highly anticipated sequel to the action-packed dark fantasy SILVER UNDER NIGHTFALL! Perfect for fans of CASTLEVANIA and Jay Kristoff's EMPIRE OF A VAMPIRE!Bound by fate, united by darkness.Vampire hunter Remy Pendergast and his unexpected vampiric royal companions, Lord Zidan Malekh and Lady Xiaodan Song, are on the road through the kingdom of Aluria again after a hard-won battle against the formidable Night Empress. Xiaodan, severely injured and powerless, causes the trio to seek refuge at the mysterious Court of Wanderers. Meanwhile, Remy must confront his strange dreams of the Night Empress, a woman he has long suspected to be his own mother. As family secrets unravel, Remy must face a heart-wrenching choice between his parents' legacies and his own destiny. Disguised as Malek and Xiaodan's human familiar, Remy navigates the vampire courts and a series of gruesome murders. All while the trio's unbreakable bond is tested as they unlock new, formidable powers, each revelation exacting a new devastating toll. The cost of power may prove too high in this thrilling tale of love, betrayal, and supernatural warfare.'Sharp, thrilling, and action-packed, with a hell of a bite'K. S. Villoso
Court of Wanderers: the highly anticipated sequel to the action-packed dark fantasy SILVER UNDER NIGHTFALL! (Silver Under Nightfall)
by Rin ChupecoThe highly anticipated sequel to the action-packed dark fantasy SILVER UNDER NIGHTFALL! Perfect for fans of CASTLEVANIA and Jay Kristoff's EMPIRE OF A VAMPIRE!Bound by fate, united by darkness.Vampire hunter Remy Pendergast and his unexpected vampiric royal companions, Lord Zidan Malekh and Lady Xiaodan Song, are on the road through the kingdom of Aluria again after a hard-won battle against the formidable Night Empress. Xiaodan, severely injured and powerless, causes the trio to seek refuge at the mysterious Court of Wanderers. Meanwhile, Remy must confront his strange dreams of the Night Empress, a woman he has long suspected to be his own mother. As family secrets unravel, Remy must face a heart-wrenching choice between his parents' legacies and his own destiny. Disguised as Malek and Xiaodan's human familiar, Remy navigates the vampire courts and a series of gruesome murders. All while the trio's unbreakable bond is tested as they unlock new, formidable powers, each revelation exacting a new devastating toll. The cost of power may prove too high in this thrilling tale of love, betrayal, and supernatural warfare.'Sharp, thrilling, and action-packed, with a hell of a bite'K. S. Villoso
Courting Shadows
by Jem Poster&“A fantastically tightly written, read-every-word novel . . . As a psychological thriller, it&’s as close to wonderful as anything I&’ve recently read&” (The Guardian). In the winter of 1881, John Stannard, a young architect, is in self-imposed exile in a remote English village, carrying out repairs to the parish church. Arrogant and insensitive to what he considers superstition and sentimental attachment to the past, he soon begins to inflict serious damage on the ancient building as well as on those with whom he comes into contact—most notably the beautiful, ambitious, local girl Ann Rosewell. This is the mesmerizing tale of a man who clings ferociously to his warped notion of civilized behavior, unwilling to admit his need for love. Set in a vividly evoked landscape and taut with foreboding, Jem Poster&’s striking first novel pits reason against emotion, progress against preservation, and explores our capacity for invention and self-delusion—the stories we tell each other and the stories we tell ourselves. &“[A] dazzling debut . . . Wholly involving from start to finish.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) &“Written in lavishly beautiful prose, this is a consistently tense tale of rationality, self-delusion, and epidemic superstition.&” —Booklist
Coven
by Jennifer DuganIn this queer, paranormal YA graphic novel debut from the author of Some Girls Do and the illustrator of Wonder Woman: Warbringer, a young witch races to solve the grisly supernatural murders of her coven members before the killer strikes again."[This] gorgeously illustrated tale mashes together murder mystery and witchcraft." —NerdistEmsy has always lived in sunny California, and she&’d much rather spend her days surfing with her friends or hanging out with her girlfriend than honing her powers as a fire elemental. But when members of her family&’s coven back east are murdered under mysterious circumstances that can only be the result of powerful witchcraft, her family must suddenly return to dreary upstate New York. There, Emsy will have to master her neglected craft in order to find the killer . . . before her family becomes their next target.
Covenant in Blood (Partnership in Blood #2)
by Ariel Tachna2nd EditionSequel to Alliance in Blood Partnership in Blood: Volume Two The wizards and the vampires have forged an alliance based on blood and magic, hoping to turn the tide of the war against the dark wizards. A few wizard-vampire bonds are as successful as Alain Magnier's and Orlando St. Clair's, but some are much less so, leading to arguments, resentment, and outright fights between the allies despite their mutual goals. Following his best friend Alain's example, Thierry Dumont determinedly forms a partnership with vampire Sebastien Noyer, despite the wizard's discomfort with being so close to a vampire--a man--so soon after his wife's death. But they find that desperation may be the key to forming a covenant that works: Thierry and Sebastien are almost immediately devoted to one another's safety. With new strength behind it, the Alliance's leaders move to announce its existence to the whole world, hoping to rally support against the dark wizards who threaten to destroy life as they know it. Struggling to find its way in the expanding war, the Alliance discovers that despite its advantages, the partnerships are affecting the balance of magical power in the world, which may be an even bigger threat than the war itself.This second edition received minor revision and proofing for re-release in honor of the publication of Partnership Reborn, the final book in the series.
Covenant with the Vampire (The Diaries of the Family Dracul #1)
by Jeanne KalogridisA sensual, terrifying, incredibly accomplished first novel, this fascinating prequel to the classic and most popular horror novel of all time, Dracula, focuses on Dracula's great-nephew, who inherits the job of managing his great-uncle's estate...and his appetite. Written in diary form as Dracula is, this compulsively readable book has revelations that will shock and delight readers of the original. More erotic than Anne Rice, Kalogridis is a major new voice in vampire fiction. The first chilling tale in an exciting new trilogy is a rich and terrifying historical novel set fifty years before the opening of Bram Stoker's Dracula. At the castle of Prince Vlad Tsepesh, also known as Dracula, Vald's great-nephew Arkady is honored to care for his beloved though strange great-uncle...until he beings to realize what is expected of him in his new role. It seems that either he provides his great-uncle with unsuspecting victims to satisfy his needs, or Vlad will kill those Arkady loves. He is trapped into becoming party to murder and sadistic torture. And it is in his blood. When Arkady learns that his newborn son is being groomed one day to follow in his footsteps, he knows that he must fight Dracula, even if it means death.
Covenant: The Books Of Raziel (The Books of Raziel #2)
by Sabrina BenulisThe haunting gothic tale started in Archon continues-a mesmerizing work of the paranormal in which a young woman discovers that she is caught in a labyrinth of intrigue where angels, demons, and all the creatures between Heaven and Hell will stop at nothing to possess her.A year ago, Angela Mathers, a talented artist with a tortured soul, enrolled at the Westwood Academy and encountered the angels who haunted her dreams. Then she discovered the dark truth … she is the Archon, a being of supreme power who will determine the fate of the universe. But with such power comes great danger, and for every force seeking to aid Angela there is another burning to stop her. After a scheming demon kidnaps the Book of Raziel, Angela must find her way through a nightmarish game and enter the Door to Hell to rescue her only friend before it is too late.The perilous fate of both Heaven and Hell rests on her success.
Covert Game (A GhostWalker Novel #14)
by Christine Feehan<P>Treason, torture and temptation haunt the GhostWalkers in their most dangerous adventure yet, as Christine Feehan's #1 New York Times bestselling series hits an explosive new high. <P>Rescuing an industrial spy from the hands of a criminal mastermind is a suicide mission for the GhostWalkers. And there's no one more up to the task than Gino Mazza. He's the perfect killing machine--a man driven by demons so dark and destructive that his blighted soul has given up trying to find solace. But his laser-sharp focus on his target has transformed into something nearing desire. <P>A treasonous senator dangled top secret GhostWalker data in front of a Chinese crime lord, and he bit. Zara Hightower, one of the world's leading experts on artificial intelligence, was sent in to psychically wipe the crime lord's computer network. She succeeded, but at a huge cost. Now she's the captive of a man who has descended into paranoid madness. Torture and death await her... <P>But GhostWalkers never leave one of their own in enemy territory. And it's up to Gino to save Zara, or kill her if it turns out she's led them into a trap. Either way, heaven or hell won't stop him... <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>