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Power to Hurt
by Darcy O'Brien"His was a sensibility in which sex, hate, and the lust for power were so intertwined as to be indistinguishable." Are you in the mood for reading about a real-life villain whose abuse of power was compared to that of Henry VIII? Look no further than this small community in West Tennessee, where a detestable judge used his influence over jobs and child custody cases to intimidate several women into a state of sexual victimization and emotional paralysis. Darcy O'Brien's writing is eloquently descriptive, with a good feeling for character--such as the heroic, yet humble, figure of an FBI agent who cares enough about the community to involve himself in local problems and bring the judge to trial. Power to Hurt is nominated for a 1997 Edgar Award.
Thorn (Dracula #4)
by Fred SaberhagenA Love Affair for the Ages. Five hundred years ago their paths first crossed. He possessed her totally, not quite against her will. Until she fled. And was captured. And was punished. And fled. And is fleeing still…<P> Dracula tells the story of his life and his great love before he became undead. The portrait of his beloved from those precious living days is in the hands of villains. The Prince must pursue and possess this link with his breathing life. The Southerlands, particularly Judy, are ready to assist an old friend of the family.
Weaveworld
by Clive BarkerWeaveworld begins with a rug-a wondrous, magnificent rug-into which a world has been woven. It is the world of the Seerkind, a people more ancient than man, who possess raptures-the power to make magic. In the last century they were hunted down by an unspeakable horror known as the Scourge, and, threatened with annihilation, they worked their strongest raptures to weave themselves and their culture into a rug for safekeeping. Since then, the rug has been guarded by human caretakers. The last of the caretakers has just died. Vying for possession of the rug is a spectrum of unforgettable characters: Suzanna, granddaughter of the last caretaker, who feels the pull of the Weaveworld long before she knows the extent of her own powers; Calhoun Mooney, a pigeon-raising clerk who finds the world he's -always dreamed of in a fleeting glimpse of the rug; Immacolata, an exiled Seerkind witch intent on destroying her race even if it means calling back the Scourge; and her sidekick, Shadwell, the Salesman, who will sell the Weaveworld to the highest bidder. In the course of the novel the rug is unwoven, and we travel deep into the glorious raptures of the Weaveworld before we witness the final, cataclysmic struggle for its possession. Barker takes us to places where we have seldom been in fiction-places terrifying and miraculous, humorous and profound. With keen psychological insight and prodigious invention, his trademark graphic vision balanced by a spirit of transcendent promise, Barker explores the darkness and the light, the magical and the monstrous, and celebrates the triumph of the imagination.
Shadows 2
by Charles L. GrantAn anthology of short horror stories including:<P> Introduction · Charles L. Grant<P> Saturday's Shadow · William F. Nolan<P> Night Visions · Jack Dann<P> The Spring· Manly Wade Wellman<P> Valentine · Janet Fox<P> Mackintosh Willy · Ramsey Campbell<P> Dragon Sunday · Ruth Berman<P> The White King's Dream · Elizabeth A. Lynn<P> The Chair · Alan Dean Foster & Jane Cozart<P> Clocks · Barry N. Malzberg & Bill Pronzini<P> Holly, Don't Tell · Juleen Brantingham <P> The Old Man's Will · Lee Wells<P> The Closing Off of Old Doors · Peter D. Pautz<P> Dead End · Richard Christian Matheson<P> Seasons of Belief · Michael Bishop<P> Petey · T. E. D. Klein<P>
Fallen Hearts (Casteel #3)
by V. C. AndrewsProud and beautiful, Heaven came back to the hills -- to rise at last above her family's shame! As Logan's bride, she would savor now the love she had sought for so long. And free from her father's clutches, she would live again in her backwoods town, a respected teacher and cherished wife. But after a wedding trip to Boston's Farthinggale Manor and a lavish, elegant party, Heaven and Logan are persuaded to stay...lured by Tony Tatterton's guile to live amidst the Tatterton wealth and privilege. Then the ghosts of Heaven's past rise up once more, writhing around her fragile happiness...threatening her precious love with scandal and jealousy, sinister passions and dangerous dreams!
Much of Madness, More of Sin
by Edward LineberryHaunted by the maddening voices of her mind, Robin grasps at Martin Ensley's steadying hand. But far from lifting Robin out of misery, Martin and his wife, Celia, draw her deeper into the darkness of insanity as they satisfy twisted urges kept secret even from each other. Barely able to function beneath the weight of normal life, Robin struggles to escape this killing pair with her mind and life intact.
Sliver
by Ira LevinA chilling psychological thriller that explores the menacing evil behind the glittering facades of Manhattan’s skyscrapers<P> Kay Norris, a successful and lovely book editor, moves into the posh Carnegie Hall district of Manhattan, into an apartment in a slender high-rise. A man watches her. He watches her unpack, watches her make her bed. He owns the building: a shocking secret is concealed within its brick and concrete.<P> Sliver is a sinuous erotic thriller, a hypnotic story of obsession, suspense, and stunning surprises. It is a novel about the ultimate power, and the temptations the use of that power brings.
Haunted
by James HerbertThree nights of terror at the house called Edbrook. Three nights in which David Ash, there to investigate a haunting will be victim of horrifying and maleficent games. Three nights in which he will face the blood-chilling enigma of his own past. Three nights before Edbrook's dreadful secret will be revealed...And the true nightmare will begin.
The Amityville Horror
by Jay AnsonThe true account of the Lutz family's terrifying experience moving into--and out of--a house they believe to be possessed by evil spirits.
What Ho, Magic!
by Tanya HuffTanya Huff, the acclaimed writer of the Blood and Kigh series, is also a fantastic short story writer. What Ho, Magic! is a collection of fifteen of Tanya's short stories: "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Word of Honor" "Shing Li-ung", "First Love, Last Love" "The Harder They Fall" "February Thaw" "The Chase is On" "A Debt Unpaid" "Symbols are a Percussion Instrument" "Underground" "A Midsummer Night's Dream Team" Four stories featuring Vicki, Henry, and Mike from her Blood series: "This Town Ain't Big Enough" "What Manner of Man" "The Cards Also Say" "The Vengeful Spirit of Lake Nepeakea". This is also the first printing of her new novella: "The Vengeful Spirit of Lake Nepeaka". With an introduction to the book by Michelle Sagara West.
Red As Blood (Or Tales From The Sisters Grimmer)
by Tanith LeeA darker and more gothic feel to famous fairytales, Snow White as you have never seen her before - she is a creature of the night, a vapire in 'Red as Blood.' There are 9 retold tales in all - each with a new time frame - the majority set in the past yet 'Beauty and the Beast' set in the future.
The M.D.
by Thomas M. DischSTEPHEN KING PRAISES THE M.D. BY THOMAS M. DISCH ... The M.D. is simply one of the best novels of horror-fantasy I've ever read. Thomas Disch has been writing wonderful tales of imagination for years now-stories that sometimes amuse, sometimes sting, sometimes horrify, and sometimes manage to do all three at the same time-but The M.D. is surely his magnum opus. Although Disch uses the Frankenstein myth (and surely it has attained mythological status by this point) as a kind of echo chamber to make his story resonate, it is Dracula the novel most closely resembles on an emotional level. Like Dracula, The M.D. is the story of a great monster, a creature so awful that we can't help rooting for him. It also has the sweep of Dracula, and if Disch's novel is not as totally involving as Stoker's vampire tale, it may be because Disch has leavened the melodrama with a generous helping of black comedy. Still, don't be fooled: The M.D. attained maintains a level of morbid, jittery intensity that is quite remarkable. Oh, and one other thing: unlike most of the horror novels being churned out these days by the King wannabes, the Koontz wannabes, the Straub wannabes, and the Barker wannabes, The M.D. is a novel with a point. Disch understands that to really succeed as horror, a story must first succeed on the level of fundamental interest where the best fairy tales live. Put another way, a good horror novel must be about morality. The M.D. succeeds brilliantly as a morality tale-which means that it entertains us instead of preaching to us-and it says some marvellously insightful things along the way about business, religion, the family in suburbia , and the America we inherited in the wake of Vietnam. A thousand bravos to Thomas Disch, who has written a brilliantly entertaining novel. I hope it's a big fat #1 best-seller. P.S. The "kite scene" is going to be as infamous as the double amputation in Harry Bellaman's King's Row, I think. S. K.
Phantom Leader
by Mark BerentJanuary, 1968. The full fury of the TET Offensive is about to explode, forever changing the lives of America's bravest warriors: FAC pilot Toby Parker, escaping through the jungle, is trapped in the middle of the tank attack on Lang Tri. Major "Flak" Apple tumbles from the skies and into the hands of the jailers of Hanoi's infamous Hoa Lo Prison. Special Forces Colonel Wolf Lochert is charged with the murder of an enemy agent. U.S.A.F. Major Court Bannister faces a choice that could make him Vietnam's first air ACE - or end his military career altogether.
Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales 2
by Rick Carrollhawaii's best spooky tales 2, the third collection of spine-tingling tales collected by Rick Carroll, is proof that encounters With the supernatural in Hawai'i are happening all the time and in all forms. The stories in this volume, collected from a varied group that includes public school students, librarians, journalists, visitors, industry employees, artists and performers, teachers, Native Hawaiians, newcomers, long-time residents, and former residents, is organized by the island. You decide: Does Kaua'i have more ghosts than Lanai? Does Pele appear only on the Big Island? Are you more likely to see night marchers on Oahu or on Maui? Do you dare go out at night on Moloka'i? To help you find--or avoid--the spookiest sites on all islands, this collection also includes The Guide to Spooky Places 2. At these sites, which include murder scenes, graveyards, haunted houses, ancient heiau and paths of night marchers, you are sure to get "chicken skin."
The Trickster
by Muriel GrayIn a remote ski resort high in the Canadian Rockies, something is going terribly wrong. A young police officer is found murdered and strangely mutilated. A truck driver is found frozen solid in his truck, doors and windows closed, with snow drifts inside the cab. A hotshot skier is found dead and bloody in deep snow, with no human footprints anywhere near the body. Fear begins to spread that a bizarre and ingenious serial killer is on the loose. But for Sam Hunt, who turned his back on his Indian roots to live in white society, the fear is especially strong: He's been having blackouts, waking up miles away from where he started, with blood on his face and absolutely no recollection of what he's done. The Trickster is relentless and terrifying suspense -the most talked-about debut thriller of the year, by a writer of unique and startling gifts.
The Mailman
by Bentley LittleOnce upon a time, waiting for the mail was filled with warm, tingling anticipation. But now there is a new mailman in town. And a new kind of mail. Now everyone in town, especially the Albin family, waits for the mail in a different way. With Icy fear. Because no one and nothing- not the most proper citizens, the most shocking desires, the most hidden shames, the most secret weaknesses- are safe from the eyes and hands and steadily growing power of THE MAIL MAN.
Shattered
by Dean KoontzAs Alex and Colin speed toward their new home in San Francisco where Courtney awaits them, they are pursued by a madman who is also eager to see Courtney.