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Dead City (Dead World #1)
by Joe McKinneyA relentless thrill ride. . . Break out the popcorn, you're in for a real treat. --Harry Shannon, author of Dead and Gone Texas? Toast.Battered by five cataclysmic hurricanes in three weeks, the Texas Gulf Coast and half of the Lone Star State is reeling from the worst devastation in history. Thousands are dead or dying--but the worst is only beginning. Amid the wreckage, something unimaginable is happening: a deadly virus has broken out, returning the dead to life--with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. . . The Nightmare BeginsWithin hours, the plague has spread all over Texas. San Antonio police officer Eddie Hudson finds his city overrun by a voracious army of the living dead. Along with a small group of survivors, Eddie must fight off the savage horde in a race to save his family. . . Hell On EarthThere's no place to run. No place to hide. The zombie horde is growing as the virus runs rampant. Eddie knows he has to find a way to destroy these walking horrors. . .but he doesn't know the price he will have to pay. . . "Hair-raising. Do yourself a favor and snag a copy. . . thank me later." --Gene O'Neill, author of Deathflash "A merciless, fast-paced and genuinely scary read that will leave you absolutely breathless." --Brian Keene
Dead Connection
by Charlie PriceMurray,a loner who communes with the dead in the town cemetery, hears the voice of a murdered cheerleader and tries to convince the adults that he knows what happened to her. But who believes him? He's a loser. Can he even believe in himself? Also comes Pearl, the daughter of the cemetery caretaker, who befriends Murray and tries to enter his world. Together they may prove the astonishing possibility that Nikki is closer than anyone thinks.
Dead Connection
by Charlie PriceMurray, a loner who communes with the dead in the town cemetery, hears the voice of a murdered cheerleader and tries to convince the adults that he knows what happened to her. But who beleives him? He's a loser. Can he even beleive in himself? Also comes Pearl, the daughter of the cemetery caretaker, who befriends Murray and tries to enter his world. Together they may prove the astonishing possibility that Nikki is closer than anyone thinks."Dead Connection is a smart, funny, very clever page turner; unique and fun to read. As much as I wanted the mystery solved, I didn't want it to end. You're going to like this book." --Chris Crutcher
Dead Earth: The Green Dawn (The Dead Earth Series #1)
by Mark Justice David T. WilbanksWhen a small New Mexico town becomes a zombie breeding ground, one law man must fight to protect his home in this “thrilling, brutal apocalyptic novella” (Tim Lebbon, author of The Silence).Something bad has happened in Nevada. Rumors circulate about plagues and secret government experiments. Paranoia is spreading like wildfire. And it doesn’t help that the President isn't talking.In Serenity, New Mexico, Deputy Sheriff Jubal Slate has his hands full. It seems that half the town, including his mother and his boss, are sick from an unusual malady. Even more worrisome is the oddly-colored dawn sky.When a strange woman shows up in town with a nightmarish story about what really happened in the Nevada desert, no one believes her. Even as Serenity’s townspeople start dying, the story seems insane. But they won't stay dead for long. And Slate will find out the terrifying truth.
Dead Earth: The Vengeance Road (The Dead Earth Series #2)
by Mark Justice David T. WilbanksAs alien invaders amass a conquering army of zombies, a small band of rebels plans their resistance and revenge in this apocalyptic sci-fi series.The former Deputy Sheriff of Serenity, New Mexico, Jubal Slate lost his home and everyone he loved to the ever-growing zombie horde. But the zombies themselves are not the true enemy. It’s the invaders from another planet who are using demonic technology to raise an unholy army of the living dead. For Slate, the only thing left in life is payback. Together with a motley band of renegades, he’s making the treacherous journey to find the root of the global disaster. No matter how far he must go or how many undead warriors he must slaughter, they will stop at nothing to end the reign of the aliens.
Dead Eleven: A Novel
by Jimmy Juliano"An ominously slow burn...Keep the lights on for this one."—A PEOPLE MUST-READ FOR SUMMER "Very creepy...you've been warned."—R.L. STINE"Gripping.&”—ANA REYES On a creepy island where everyone has a strange obsession with the year 1994, a newcomer arrives, hoping to learn the truth about her son&’s death—but finds herself pulled deeper and deeper into the bizarrely insular community and their complicated rules… Clifford Island. When Willow Stone finds these words written on the floor of her deceased son&’s bedroom, she&’s perplexed. She&’s never heard of it before, but soon learns it&’s a tiny island off Wisconsin&’s Door County peninsula, 200 miles from Willow&’s home. Why would her son write this on his floor? Determined to find answers, Willow sets out for the island. After a few days on Clifford, Willow realizes: This place is not normal. Everyone seems to be stuck in a particular day in 1994: They wear outdated clothing, avoid modern technology, and, perhaps most mystifyingly, watch the OJ Simpson car chase every evening. When she asks questions, people are evasive, but she learns one thing: Close your curtains at night. High schooler Lily Becker has lived on Clifford her entire life, and she is sick of the island&’s twisted mythology and adhering to the rules. She&’s been to the mainland, and everyone is normal there, so why is Clifford so weird? Lily is determined to prove that the islanders&’ beliefs are a sham. But are they? Five weeks after Willow arrives on the island, she disappears. Willow&’s brother, Harper, comes to Clifford searching for his sister, and when he learns the truth—that this island is far more sinister than anyone could have imagined—he is determined to blow the whole thing open. If he can get out alive....
Dead End (Duncan Andrews Thrillers)
by Stephen OsborneSequel to The Scarlet TideA Duncan Andrews ThrillerDuncan Andrews's best friend Gina is a witch, his bulldog Daisy is a zombie, and his boyfriend Robbie is a ghost. Duncan himself is just your average private detective, who happens to specialize in paranormal cases. Robbie's cousin, Jason, has a problem. The house he's living in is haunted by the ghost of serial killer Dr. Stanley Moore. Duncan thinks banishing the spirit will be an easy task, but when confronted, the ghost nearly kills Duncan. If that's not bad enough, a witch-hunting group called the Order of Cotton Mather have tracked Gina down and are bent on destroying her. And Robbie and Duncan's relationship may be nearing an end, as Robbie feels he's holding Duncan back from having a lover he can actually touch. Duncan must rid Jason's house of the evil Dr. Moore, save Gina, and somehow manage to hold onto Robbie in the process.
Dead End (Fear Street #29)
by R. L. StineNatalie and her friends share a terrible secret: they were all in the car that foggy night -- the night someone died at the dead end. Now someone is trying to make sure that nobody ever learns this terrible secret -- and will kill to keep it quiet.
Dead End Street
by Rick R. ReedThe old house at the end of a dead end street was more of a dead end than any of them realized ...They were five misfit kids who banded together in their small Ohio River town. Over the years, they had organized various clubs, and now they form the Halloween Horror Club. The premise is simple: each week, each teen would spin a horrifying tale, and at the end of five weeks, the scariest story wins a prize.The twist: the stories have to be told in the infamous and abandoned Tuttle house where, fifteen years earlier, an entire family was murdered in their beds.The idea seems like a good one at first, until the kids realize they may not be alone in the house. Is someone -- or something -- watching them? Maybe it’s Paul Tuttle, the teenage son who survived the murders only to disappear the night his parents and sister were killed. Or is it someone even more sinister?With each story, the tension mounts ... and so does the anger of the house’s mysterious inhabitant. He’s enraged at having his space violated. And his rage could mean a real dead end for those who dare to invade his home ...
Dead Ends
by Marc E. FitchFour lives are thrown into chaos after a disturbed young man sets fire to an abandoned house with a chilling history, setting off a chain of events rooted in paranoia, powerlessness, desperation and tragedy that will ultimately converge in a day of horror.Dead Ends is a powerful, character-driven novel of escalating tension and violence driven by isolation, politics and technology and set against the backdrop of a country in the throws of upheaval.No one is safe. The residents of a small, forgotten neighborhood are being watched, stalked and harassed by someone or something, and it seems they are powerless to stop it, sending them down an all-too-real path of self-destruction and insanity. As the fear, desperation and death toll mounts, these seemingly average, normal people are twisted into doing the unthinkable.
Dead Fall (The Cassie Raven Mysteries)
by A.K. TurnerA punk morgue technician investigates the suspicious suicide of a pop princess in this gripping crime novel by the author of Case Sensitive. &“Witty, assured and entertaining.&” —Ann Cleeves, New York Times–bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez, and Matthew Venn series Camden Town mortuary technician Cassie Raven feels it&’s her purpose in life to solve the mysteries of the deceased. Hyper-intuitive, she has a special talent for hearing the final thoughts of the dead—getting a fleeting clue to what happened before they died. It can be very helpful in her line of work, though it can also get her into some dangerous spots now and then . . . One day, Cassie is shocked to find a familiar face on the autopsy table. Bronte had been her classmate once, but a troubling incident prompted her sudden departure from school. Eventually, Bronte became a talented rising star in the music world—until she plummeted from her tenth-floor balcony. The police believe it was a suicide, but Cassie is not so certain. Amid tabloid speculations and online rumors, Cassie hopes to make amends for the past and determine what really happened to her former classmate. Plunging into the star&’s personal life, Cassie meets an array of troubling characters who soon leave her wondering who to trust—and who to fear . . .Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell, and Kathy Reichs
Dead Flip
by Sara FarizanIn this &“terrifyingly fun&” (New York Times) horror comedy two friends must solve the mystery of their long-missing former friend&’s supernatural reappearance—perfect for fans of Stranger Things. Growing up, Cori, Maz, and Sam were inseparable best friends, sharing their love for Halloween, arcade games, and one another. Now it&’s 1992, Sam has been missing for five years, and Cori and Maz aren&’t speaking anymore. How could they be, when Cori is sure Sam is dead and Maz thinks he may have been kidnapped by a supernatural pinball machine? These days, all Maz wants to do is party, buy CDs at Sam Goody, and run away from his past. Meanwhile, Cori is a homecoming queen, hiding her abiding love of horror movies and her queer self under the bubblegum veneer of a high school queen bee. But when Sam returns—still twelve years old while his best friends are now seventeen—Maz and Cori are thrown back together to solve the mystery of what really happened to Sam the night he went missing. Beneath the surface of that mystery lurk secrets the friends never told one another, then and now. And Sam&’s is the darkest of all . . . Award-winning author of If You Could Be Mine and Here to Stay Sara Farizan delivers edge-of-your-seat terror as well as her trademark referential humor, witty narration, and insightful characters.
Dead Funny: The Humor of American Horror
by David GillotaHorror films strive to make audiences scream, but they also garner plenty of laughs. In fact, there is a long tradition of horror directors who are fluent in humor, from James Whale to John Landis to Jordan Peele. So how might horror and humor overlap more than we would expect? Dead Funny locates humor as a key element in the American horror film, one that is not merely used for extraneous “comic relief” moments but often serves to underscore major themes, intensify suspense, and disorient viewers. Each chapter focuses on a different comic style or device, from the use of funny monsters and scary clowns in movies like A Nightmare on Elm Street to the physical humor and slapstick in movies ranging from The Evil Dead to Final Destination. Along the way, humor scholar David Gillota explores how horror films employ parody, satire, and camp to comment on gender, sexuality, and racial politics. Covering everything from the grotesque body in Freaks to the comedy of awkwardness in Midsommar, this book shows how integral humor has been to the development of the American horror film over the past century.
Dead Girl's Diary
by K. R. AlexanderFrom master horror storyteller K.R. Alexander, the chilling story of a girl who has visions of a dead girl -- and the diary that will lead her to the truth behind the girl's tragic demise.All her life, Kara's been told she was born in the city she's lived in all her life. But she's always felt that wasn't quite right, just as she's had flashes of thoughts that didn't seem to be her own. Now that she's 12, those thoughts are starting to become more frequent... and they're drawing her to a small town she's never been to before.Finally, against her parents' wishes, she goes there. And even though she's never been there before... she feels like she has. And she feels like something terrible happened to her there.
Dead Girls Don't Dream
by Nino CipriThere are rules for Voynich Woods: Always carry a whistle. Never go alone. Always come home before dark. And if anyone calls your name, don't answer. Because everyone who wanders from the path is never seen again.Except for Riley Walcott.Riley knows better than to stray from the trail in the woods behind her uncle Toby's house. But her little sister Sam breaks the rules in pursuit of a local legend, so Riley chases after her and discovers a knife-wielding figure and a waiting grave.Madelyn lives deep in the forest. Subject to her mother's strict rules, she's forbidden from leaving home or using her magic—but one night, she risks everything to help a stranger who's lost in the woods.Riley is murdered in a strange ritual, Madelyn uses her magic to resurrect her, and their lives are immediately entwined in the gnarled history of Voynich Woods. Riley, who feels trapped in her small town but too afraid to leave, was never a believer, but now the evidence is taking root under her skin. Madelyn has the scars to prove how terrible magic can be, and longs for a life beyond her mother's grasp. As the legends become all too real, Riley and Madelyn must confront their deepest fears to uncover the truth about Voynich Woods.At once tender, violent, and thrilling, Dead Girls Don't Dream is a novel of recovery, healing, and finding your power.
Dead Good Detectives (Dead Good Detectives #1)
by Jenny McLachlanFrom the UK’s bestselling author of the Land of Roar series comes this first book in a spooky, swashbuckling duology!Sid Jones and her best friend, Zen, like to play in their local graveyard—but they never expected their ghostly games to suddenly turn real. When Sid accidentally frees the spirit of Ezekiel “Bones” Kittow, a pirate who died nearly three hundred years prior, he asks her to help him find his long-lost treasure so his soul can finally be at rest. The only problem? He can’t remember where, or even what, the treasure is.With nothing but a spectral hand-drawn map to help guide their search, Sid, Bones, Zen, and an annoyingly loud ghost parrot set out to complete their quest. But haunting their every step is Old Scratch, a creepy specter who runs the eerie graveyard prison keeping Bones, his crew, and many other spirits trapped. Old Scratch won’t let Bones be free without a fight, and in the end, there may be much more sinister threats to face down. . . .
Dead Good Detectives: Ghost Rescue (Dead Good Detectives #2)
by Jenny McLachlanThe pulse-pounding sequel to Dead Good Detectives, from the UK’s bestselling author of the Land of Roar series. A hauntingly fun read!Sid Jones successfully freed a pirate ghost named Bones from spending eternity trapped in a graveyard prison and, along with her best friend, Zen, helped Bones complete his unfinished business on Earth. But there are plenty more ghosts who are trapped in the in-between like Bones was. While they try to help the others, Sid, Zen, and Bones will have to avoid being caught by Old Scratch, the creepy specter who guards the prisoners.When their ghost friends start disappearing bit by bit, the pressure is on to free them all before they disappear completely and become wraiths, never to be at peace. But Sid soon finds out that Old Scratch isn’t the only terrifying ghoul guarding the prisoners. With a mysterious figure tracking her every move, Sid will have to find the power within herself to save her friends—before she gets turned into a ghost, too.
Dead Gorgeous
by Malorie BlackmanWhen the mysterious stranger shows up at Nova's parents' hotel, she thinks her luck has changed - until she realizes she's the only one who can see him.Liam explains he's been here a long time. And he can never leave, no matter how hard he tries.Soon, Nova begins to piece his tragic story together. But she's hiding a secret of her own - one she's desperate to keep from her family. And now Liam's found her out . . .
Dead Indian Wars (A Paranormal Western #2)
by Clark Casey<b>THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN, AND HE’S ARMED TO THE FANGS.</b> <p>After fending off an attack by the werewolf pack, the saloon is in shambles and half of the dead outlaws have been sent to Hell. <p>Nigel, the lone vampire, takes up the job of sheriff in order to protect the only living boy in Damnation. A second vampire, with whom Nigel has some history and still bears a grudge, comes to town. <p>To make matters worse, an army of angry Indian warriors arrive, and they’re not too keen on sharing their spirit world with the soldiers who killed them. <p>A sudden scarcity of food and booze spurs the election of a hawkish mayor, who controls the vampires with an unlikely source of warm blood. <p>Buddy and some ragtag gunslingers are left to defend their territory against an entire nation of dead Indians led by an invincible brave.
Dead Inside
by Chandler MorrisonA young hospital security guard with a disturbingly unique taste in women. A maternity doctor with a horrifically unusual appetite. When the two of them meet, they embark on a journey of self-discovery while shattering societal norms and engaging in destructively aberrant behavior. As they unwittingly help each other understand a world in which neither seems to belong, they begin to realize what it truly means to be alive...And that it might not always a good thing.
Dead Is Just a Dream
by Marlene PerezThe people of Nightshade, California, are dying in their sleep, and fifteen-year-old paranormal warrior Jessica Walsh is determined to find the killer . . . or killers. Justice isn't the only thing on Jessica's mind, however. Some days she's not sure which is worse--having a creepy clown lurking outside her window or having her rock star boyfriend's hot ex-girlfriend drop by for a surprise visit. Could the ex be behind the dastardly doings in town? Or could the disturbing works of a strange painter somehow at the heart of the mystery? Jessica is losing sleep--but she's got to figure out what's going on before the night terrors strike again.
Dead Island
by Mark MorrisWhat will you do? How far will you go? What will you become?Welcome to Banoi, a tropical island where you can leave the stresses of the world behind... Welcome to the Royal Palms Resort - which offers its guests from around the world the ultimate in luxury and relaxation... Welcome to the holiday paradise where your dreams should come true...but where a nightmare is about to begin....Because a mysterious epidemic has suddenly, and without warning, broken out across the island. The local islanders, hotel guests and workers alike are struck down - only to rise again, craving the flesh and the blood of the still living. For four of the holidaymakers and a handful of others scattered around Banoi who are seemingly unaffected by the plague, they must face the awful, terrifying reality of a zombie apocalypse. Now there is only one thing left to do: survive.Welcome to Dead Island... a paradise to die for.
Dead Letters Anthology
by Conrad WilliamsThe Dead Letters Office: the final repository of the undelivered. Love missives unread, gifts unreceived, lost in postal limbo. Dead Letters: An Anthology features new stories from the masters of horror, fantasy and speculative fiction, each inspired by object from the Dead Letters Office. Featuring original stories by:Joanne Harris * Maria Dahvana Headley & China Miéville * Michael Marshall Smith * Lisa Tuttle * Ramsey Campbell * Pat Cadigan * Steven Hall * Alison Moore * Adam LG Nevill * Nina Allan * Christopher Fowler * Muriel Gray * Andrew Lane * Angela Slatter * Claire Dean * Nicholas Royle * Kirsten Kaschock
Dead Lies Dreaming (Laundry Files #10)
by Charles StrossWhen magic and superpowers emerge in the masses, Wendy Deere is contracted by the government to bag and snag supervillains in Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross' Dead Lies Dreaming: A Laundry Files Novel. As Wendy hunts down Imp—the cyberpunk head of a band calling themselves “The Lost Boys”— she is dragged into the schemes of louche billionaire Rupert de Montfort Bigge. Rupert has discovered that the sole surviving copy of the long-lost concordance to the one true Necronomicon is up for underground auction in London. He hires Imp’s sister, Eve, to procure it by any means necessary, and in the process, he encounters Wendy Deere. In a tale of corruption, assassination, thievery, and magic, Wendy Deere must navigate rotting mansions that lead to distant pasts, evil tycoons, corrupt government officials, lethal curses, and her own moral qualms in order to make it out of this chase alive.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.