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Thunder Heights: Window On The Square, Thunder Heights, And The Golden Unicorn
by Phyllis A. WhitneyFrom the &“Queen of the American gothics&”: In turn-of-the-century New York, a strange inheritance lures a vulnerable governess into a trap (The New York Times). Camilla King knows little of her family history, having never met her estranged relatives. Her late father wanted it that way. But when she receives a startling invitation from her immeasurably wealthy and ailing grandfather, Orrin Judd, to return to Thunder Heights, the crumbling mansion on the Hudson where her mother died under mysterious circumstances, Camilla complies, partly out of curiosity for the family she never had, and partly because of whispers of an inheritance. What she finds there is a demanding and unwelcoming tyrant, two wraithlike aunts haunted by an unnamable grief, a cunning idler living off the Judd fortune, and her grandfather&’s rigid and suspicious aide. When a series of accidents befall Camilla, she has reason to fear her homecoming may be a carefully designed trap—the same one her own mother fell prey to many years ago. New York Times–bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author Phyllis A. Whitney &“is, and always will be, the Grand Master of her craft&” (Barbara Michaels). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author&’s estate.
Thumbprint: A Story
by Joe HillA New York Times BestsellerThirteen relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including “In the Tall Grass,” one of two stories cowritten with Stephen King and the basis for the terrifying feature film from Netflix.A little door that opens to a world of fairy-tale wonders becomes the blood-drenched stomping ground for a gang of hunters in “Faun.” A grief-stricken librarian climbs behind the wheel of an antique Bookmobile to deliver fresh reads to the dead in “Late Returns.” In “By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain”—now an episode on Shudder TV’s Creepshow—two young friends stumble on the corpse of a plesiosaur at the water’s edge, a discovery that forces them to confront the inescapable truth of their own mortality. And tension shimmers in the sweltering heat of the Nevada desert as a faceless trucker finds himself caught in a sinister dance with a tribe of motorcycle outlaws in “Throttle,” cowritten with Stephen King.Replete with shocking chillers, including two previously unpublished stories written expressly for this volume (“Mums” and “Late Returns”) and another appearing in print for the first time (“Dark Carousel”), Full Throttle is a darkly imagined odyssey through the complexities of the human psyche. Hypnotic and disquieting, it mines our tormented secrets, hidden vulnerabilities, and basest fears, and demonstrates this exceptional talent at his very best.
Through the Zombie Glass: Alice In Zombieland / Through The Zombie Glass (The\white Rabbit Chronicles Ser. #2)
by Gena ShowalterZombies stalk the night. Forget blood and brains. These monsters hunger for human souls. Sadly, they've got mine... Alice Bell has lost so much. Family. Friends. A home. She thought she had nothing else to give. She was wrong. After a new zombie attack, strange things begin to happen to her. Mirrors come to life, and the whispers of the dead assault her ears. But the worst? A terrible darkness blooms inside her, urging her to do very wicked things. She's never needed her team of zombie slayers more, but ultra bad-boy Cole Holland, the leader and her boyfriend, suddenly withdraws from her...from everyone. Now, with her best friend Kat at her side, Ali must kill the zombies, uncover Cole's secret and learn to fight the darkness. But the clock is ticking...and if she fails at a single task, they're all doomed. THE WHITE RABBIT CHRONICLES I've lost so much. A dear friend. My new home. My purpose. My pride. And it's my fault. I can blame no one else. I and I alone let the darkness in.me no one else. I and I alone let the darkness in.
Through the Midnight Door
by Katrina Monroe"This novel is as chilling as it is poignant. My advice? Read it with the lights on." — Megan Collins, author of The Family PlotThree sisters. Three keys. Three unspeakable horrors.The Finch sisters once spent long, hot summers exploring the dozens of abandoned properties littering their dying town—until they found an impossible home with an endless hall of doors…and three keys left waiting for them. Curious, fearless, they stepped inside their chosen rooms, and experienced horrors they never dared speak of again.Now, years later, youngest sister Claire has been discovered dead in that old, desiccated house. Haunted by their sister's suicide and the memories of a past they've struggled to forget, Meg and Esther find themselves at bitter odds. As they navigate the tensions of their brittle relationship, they draw unsettling lines between Claire's death, their own haunted memories, and a long-ago loss no one in their family has ever been able to face. With the house once again pulling them ever-closer, Meg and Esther must find the connection between their sister's death and the shadow that has chased them across the years…before the darkness claims them, too.As emotional as it is haunting, Through the Midnight Door explores the sometimes-fragile bonds of sisterhood and the way deeply rooted trauma can pass from generation to generation."A gorgeously realized, deeply affecting horror story about sisterhood, secrets, and all the things that can haunt someone."— Layne Fargo, author of They Never Learn
Through the Gates of the Silver Key
by H. P. LovecraftH. P. Lovecraft was one of the greatest horror writers of all time. His seminal work appeared in the pages of legendary Weird Tales and has influenced countless writer of the macabre. This is one of those stories.
Through the Dragon Glass
by Abraham MerrittThis early work by Abraham Grace Merritt was originally published in 1917. 'Through the Dragon Glass' is a fantasy short story by the author of the 'Moon Pool'. It tells the tale of adventurous explorers who discover an unknown world. Abraham Grace Merritt - also known by his byline, A. Merritt - was born on the 20th January, 1884 in New Jersey, America. Merritt's stories typically revolved around conventional pulp magazine themes. His heroes are gallant Irishmen or Scandinavians, his villains treacherous Germans or Russians and his heroines often virginal, mysterious and scantily clad. Merritt married twice, once in the 1910s to Eleanore Ratcliffe, with whom he raised an adopted daughter, and again in the thirties to Eleanor H. Johnson.
Through a Dark Glass (The Dark Glass Novels #1)
by Barb HendeeOn her seventeenth birthday, Megan of Chaumont discovers she’ll be sold as a bride to the brutish Volodane family—within hours. Her father grants only that she may choose which one of the ruthless, grasping lord's three sons she weds: ~ Rolf, the eldest: stern, ambitious, and loyal? ~ Sebastian, the second son: sympathetic, sly, and rebellious? ~ Or Kai, the youngest: bitter, brooding, and proud? As shy, horrified Megan flees the welcome dinner for her in-laws-to-be, she finds an enchanted mirror that will display how her life unrolls with each man, as if she were living it out in a breath. But there is no smooth “happily ever after” in her choices. Deaths and honors, joys and agonies, intrigues and escapes await her in a remote, ramshackle keep, where these rough but complex men reveal one side and then another of their jagged characters—and bring forth new aspects of Megan, too. But the decisions of one teenaged marriage-pawn reverberate much farther than any of them have guessed . . . THROUGH A DARK GLASS New York Times bestselling author Barb Hendee spins a tale of castles and assassins, ambition and envy, toil and desire, as one woman lives out three very different lives . . .
Through Her Eyes
by Jennifer ArcherEvery ghost has a story to tell. The last place Tansy Piper wants to be is stuck in Cedar Canyon, Texas, in the middle of nowhere, with a bunch of small-town kids. But when her mother decides to move to the desolate West Texas town, Tansy has no choice but to go along. Once there, Tansy is immediately drawn to the turret of their rickety old house, a place she soon learns has a disturbing history. But it's the strange artifacts she finds in the cellar-a pocket watch, a journal of poetry, and a tiny crystal-that have the most chilling impact on her. Tansy soon finds that through the lens of her camera, she can become part of a surreal black-and-white world where her life is intertwined with that of mysterious, troubled Henry, who lived in the same house and died decades earlier. It seems their lives are linked by fate and the artifacts she found, but as Tansy begins spending more and more time in the past, her present world starts to fade away. Tansy must untangle herself from Henry's dangerous reality-before she loses touch with her own life forever.
Throttle
by Joe HillInspired by Richard Matheson's classic "Duel," "Throttle," by Joe Hill and Stephen King, is a duel of a different kind, pitting a faceless trucker against a tribe of motorcycle outlaws in the simmering Nevada desert. Their battle is fought out on twenty miles of the most lonely road in the country, a place where the only thing worse than not knowing what you're up against, is slowing down . . .
Throne of the Fallen: the seriously spicy and addictive romantasy from the author of Kingdom of the Wicked (A Prince of Sin #6)
by Kerri ManiscalcoShe didn't want Prince Charming. She wanted the demon.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'THE SEVEN CIRCLES HAVE NEVER BEEN SO HOT' JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT'SECRETS, SPICE AND A STORY I COULD NOT PUT DOWN' KATEE ROBERTSThrone of the Fallen is a seductive new romantasy standalone, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco.A wicked prince. A fallen painter. Let the games begin . . .The Prince of Envy has never claimed to be a saint. But when a cryptic note arrives at his demon court, signalling the beginning of a deadly game, he knows it will take more than a hint of sin to win. Riddles, hexed objects, anonymous players, nothing will stand in his way.Camilla is an artist with troubles of her own: a desperate mistake has landed her in debt to a notorious rake. Threatened with ruinous scandal, she is forced to enter a devil's bargain with Envy. A bargain that reveals secrets and ignites passions that neither of them expects. Together, Envy and Camilla must embark on a perilous journey through the underworld - from glittering demon courts to the sultry vampire realm and beyond - while trying to avoid the most dangerous trap of all: falling in love.READERS LOVE KERRI MANISCALCO'I literally couldn't put the book down, only for annoying things like work, eating, and sleeping! ' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Kerri is a mastermind with her twists and turns and kept me trying to work out the clues myself and guess what was going to happen! I was on the edge of my seat' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I work full time, and not somewhere I can sneak read either, I devoured this 560+ page book in just over 24 hours and would 100% re-read. It was amazing' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Perfect adult book, I don't even have words to describe how good this book is' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Schemes, secrets, slow-burning steam & sin combine to create this fantastical, wicked novel' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'If you're looking for something to read after anything by the queen Sarah J Maas herself, then Kerri Maniscalco has you covered' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Throne of the Fallen: From the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked #6)
by Kerri ManiscalcoFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of the Fallen is Bridgerton set in the courts of Hell: a romantic new venture within her Kingdom of the Wicked world, perfect for readers of fantasy, romance, and mystery alike.With the curse broken, the Prince of Envy is finally free to get his revenge. His scheme requires the assistance of Camilla Antonius, a talented gallery owner and artist. Camilla's skills are needed to help him access a stolen memory Envy believes was painted into an illuminated manuscript that his spies claim is currently being housed in a goddess-run temple on the Shifting Isles. Camilla's knowledge of art history makes her the best choice for the job, but-despite his allure and how intrigued she is by him-Camilla wants nothing to do with the demon prince, or the Seven Circles after seeing the chaos that follows them. Envy has been plotting for ages and came prepared. He reveals he purchased her father's debts and her assistance is the price he's asking for to clear them. If Camilla refuses to help, he vows to ruin her family, take her gallery, and turn them out on the streets. Backed into a corner, Camilla is forced to accept the devil's bargain and they soon embark on a journey that may be as dangerous for their hearts as it is for their world.(P) 2023 Hachette Audio
Throne of Secrets: discover your new devilishly seductive romantasy obsession (A Prince of Sin)
by Kerri ManiscalcoTwo rivals torn apart by a dark memory reunite on a deadly hunt - and in an irresistibly twisted fairy tale - in the next steamy standalone fantasy romance from New York Times bestselling sensation Kerri Maniscalco.A sinful prince determined to save his kingdom.Gabriel Axton -the Prince of Gluttony, self-proclaimed rake of rakes - lives for indulgence. But when a hunt takes a deadly turn, he realizes something is very wrong in his demon court. With the clock ticking, he must turn to the one person who can uncover the truth: a journalist he has spent a decade avoiding . . .A determined reporter hell-bent on finding the truth.Adriana Saint Lucent has been on the hunt for years - if she could just report something damning about Gabriel Axton, she knows others would finally see the no-good demon as she does. But she never expected to turn up a rumour too terrifying to be believed. And soon Adriana's investigation leads her to the place she dreads most . . . Axton's infamous court.And a dangerous rivalry that could damn them both . . .To stop darkness from falling over their kingdom, Axton and Adriana will have to unite against an escalating danger. But with each holding tight to their own secrets, can they find the truth before it's too late? And what will they do with an equally troubling rumour: that they might not hate one another, after all?
Throne of Secrets (A Prince of Sin)
by Kerri ManiscalcoA sinful prince. A determined reporter. A dangerous rivalry.Gabriel Axton -the Prince of Gluttony, self-proclaimed rake of rakes - lives for indulgence. But when a hunt takes a deadly turn, he realizes something is very wrong in his demon court. With the clock ticking, he must turn to the one person who can uncover the truth: a journalist he has spent a decade avoiding . . .Adriana Saint Lucent has been on the hunt for years - if she could just report something damning about Gabriel Axton, she knows others would finally see the no-good demon as she does. But she never expected to turn up a rumour too terrifying to be believed. And soon Adriana's investigation leads her to the place she dreads most . . . Axton's infamous court.To stop darkness from falling over their kingdom, Axton and Adriana will have to unite against an escalating danger. But with each holding tight to their own secrets, can they find the truth before it's too late? And what will they do with an equally troubling rumour: that they might not hate one another, after all?
Throne of Fools: The Omaran Saga (Omaran Saga #2)
by Adrian ColeThe rise of a dangerous sorcerer threatens the fate of humanity in the second grimdark Omaran Saga novel, following A Place Among the Fallen. The wicked city of Xennidhum has fallen—and now Simon Wargallow believes his world is saved. But a new evil has risen to threaten the beleaguered land of mystery and miracle. For out of the wastes of ice comes dire news of a powerful sorcerer king who will unleash the forces of chaos on the unstable empire. And one man, the son Omara&’s doomed lord, must shed his disguise and regain his rightful throne before humanity&’s final cry. Don&’t miss the entire quartet: A Place Among the Fallen, Throne of Fools, The King of Light and Shadows, and The Gods in Anger. &“Remarkably fine fantasy . . . Adrian Cole has a magic touch.&” —Roger Zelazny
Thriller Night (Witches of Peculiar #2)
by Luna GravesTwin witch sisters Bella and Donna must keep their magic under control when they go to a human dance in this second book in a new middle grade series that&’s Wizards of Waverly Place meets Halloweentown.When the students of Y.I.K.E.S.S.S. are invited to attend the Peculiar Public School fall dance, Bella and Dee Maleficent are excited to attend a human function with their friends. The only problem is that the Y.I.K.E.S.S.S. students will need to be on their best behavior—and refrain from performing any magic or other acts of the supernatural around the humans. Which could be a problem for our twin witches who don&’t quite have a handle on their magic yet…
Thrilled to Death Volume One: Hunter, Cain, and Leviathan (Thrilled to Death)
by James Byron HugginsWhen man plays god, evil follows in these three sci-fi fantasy thrillers by the international bestselling author whose &“pacing is nonstop&” (Publishers Weekly, on Hunter). Hunter Scientists have accidentally tapped into the deepest recesses of the human mind—and unleash a terrifying force. Now, with an infected creature is loose in the Alaskan wilderness, the America military asks expert tracker Nathaniel Hunter to locate the beast before it destroys mankind. Cain A top-secret project brings CIA hit man Roth Tiberius Cain back to life as the ultimate predator. But this killing machine has the soul of a devil. Now the only chance of stopping him rests with a soldier who lost his family, a priest who lost his faith, and the beautiful scientist who created Cain and then lost control of him. Leviathan On an Icelandic Island, an illegal biological weapons experiment has transformed an innocent creature into the biblical Leviathan that once terrorized the world. Escaped from its pen, Leviathan is loose in a vast underground chamber—and if it reaches the surface, it could destroy the world. And a lone electrical engineer must find a way to save his family and kill this powerful Beast of Legend.
Thrift Store Puzzles
by John BodenKen Allenwood is a man being devoured, from the inside out, one memory at a time. A once famed horror writer who now spends his days in an elder care facility waiting for the breath that will be his last and hoping he'll retain at least some memories from his long and unusual life. Ken is over 130 years old...or is he? Has the unraveling fabric of his mind tangled with the threads of his fictive endeavors? Elijah is a boy who adores all things spooky, a boy who spends the bulk of his time alone, his single mother juggling jobs to keep a roof overhead and food in their bellies. Eli occupies his days, hanging out at the home across the street with his uncle/pal, Tierny, one of Mr. Allenwood's many carers as well as Allenwood himself. Afternoons filled with cheesy scary movies and the old man's recollective stories (while he is still able to tell them). Then a change comes to the little town on Cordry. The killings are vicious and devoid of pattern, almost. When Elijah tells Ken about them, the old man grows fearful and decides to use his unreliable windows of focus to help his friends figure out what is going on and who or what is behind the murders. A monster has come to roost in their midst. A creature that craves blood and possibly much more, inheritance of a sort, acknowledgment. A monster from the very dark recesses of Allenwood's mind, a horror very old and very bitter. The things we create have a tenacity, a stubborn strength and a very vicious bite. And no debt glares harder than one owed the heart.
Threshold (A Chance Matthews Novel)
by Caitlin R. KiernanChance Matthews has suffered enough tragedies. The latest-her grandfather's death-has left her shaken, convinced that she will always be alone. What she needs now is time-time to recover, time to determine what her future will be.<P><P> What she doesn't need is a strange girl with alabaster skin who knows things about Chance she can't possibly know. This girl speaks of being charged by an angel to battle monsters and claims she cannot do it alone. She says she needs Chance's help. Chance doesn't believe in angels. Or monsters. But among the artifacts left by her geologist grandparents, there lies a fossil of a creature that couldn't possibly have ever existed.But it did.And still does...
Three Witches
by Paula JolinThree seemingly ordinary girls, studying together in the same ordinary American high school, are from three different cultures. Each has a reason to summon a boy back from the dead after his car goes over a cliff. But should they?
Three Symbols of Power: Full Version
by Olga Kryuchkova Elena KryuchkovaII century A. D. Young Himiko – the Golden-faced lady (a golden mask hides her face) who inherited three sacred symbols of power of the Great Goddess of the Sun governs the country of Yamatai. She intends to strengthen the state borders in order to counteract the attacks of wild tribes. For this, she goes incognito overseas, in the country of Han. Himiko leaves her double, a woman from the legendary Heavenly clan, instead of herself on the throne. Himiko intends to acquire “the fire powder”. Having boarded a trading ship, the Golden-faced governess could not even imagine that her journey, at first sight innocent, would be full of dangers, and her life would be subject to risk. II century A. D. Young Himiko – the Golden-faced lady (a golden mask hides her face) who inherited three sacred symbols of power of the Great Goddess of the Sun governs the country of Yamatai. She intends to strengthen the state borders in order to counteract the attacks of wild tribes. For this, she goes incognito overseas, in the country of Han. Himiko leaves her double, a woman from the legendary Heavenly clan, instead of herself on the throne. Himiko intends to acquire “the fire powder”. Having boarded a trading ship, the Golden-faced governess could not even imagine that her journey, at first sight innocent, would be full of dangers, and her life would be subject to risk.
Three Streets (Storybook ND Series #0)
by Yoko TawadaYoko Tawada—winner of the National Book Award—presents three terrific new ghost stories, each named after a street in Berlin The always astonishing Yoko Tawada here takes a walk on the supernatural side of the street. In "Kollwitzstrasse," as the narrator muses on former East Berlin's new bourgeois health food stores, so popular with wealthy young people, a ghost boy begs her to buy him the old-fashioned sweets he craves. She worries that sugar's still sugar—but why lecture him, since he's already dead? Then white feathers fall from her head and she seems to be turning into a crane . . . Pure white kittens and a great Russian poet haunt "Majakowskiring": the narrator who reveres Mayakovsky's work is delighted to meet his ghost. And finally, in "Pushkin Allee," a huge Soviet-era memorial of soldiers comes to life—and, "for a scene of carnage everything was awfully well-ordered." Each of these stories opens up into new dimensions the work of this magisterial writer.
Three Souls: A Novel
by Janie ChangAn absorbing novel of romance and revolution, loyalty and family, sacrifice and undying loveWe have three souls, or so I'd been told. But only in death could I confirm this....So begins the haunting and captivating tale, set in 1935 China, of the ghost of a young woman named Leiyin, who watches her own funeral from above and wonders why she is being denied entry to the afterlife. Beside her are three souls—stern and scholarly yang; impulsive, romantic yin; and wise, shining hun—who will guide her toward understanding. She must, they tell her, make amends.As Leiyin delves back in time with the three souls to review her life, she sees the spoiled and privileged teenager she once was, a girl who is concerned with her own desires while China is fractured by civil war and social upheaval. At a party, she meets Hanchin, a captivating left-wing poet and translator, and instantly falls in love with him.When Leiyin defies her father to pursue Hanchin, she learns the harsh truth—that she is powerless over her fate. Her punishment for disobedience leads to exile, an unwanted marriage, a pregnancy, and, ultimately, her death. And when she discovers what she must do to be released from limbo into the afterlife, Leiyin realizes that the time for making amends is shorter than she thought.Suffused with history and literature, Three Souls is an epic tale of revenge and betrayal, forbidden love, and the price we are willing to pay for freedom.
Three Quarters Dead
by Richard PeckKerry is chosen by the coolest clique in school and so she thinks life has finally begun. But then it seems all over when her three friends are killed in a shocking car accident. Or are they? Only weeks after the accident, Kerry receives a text from one of the girls: We're all 3 here at my aunt's in the city. Take the 3:50 train. B there. Exhilarating, terrifying suspense is crossed with a thought-provoking examination of peer pressure in Richard Peck's return to his contemporary teen- and ghost-story roots. This is a master author's gift to the Gossip Girl/Twilight generation: his own smart, stylish, and fun take on the paranormal. .
Three Novels of Creeping Terror: The Night Boat, Baal, and Bethany's Sin
by Robert McCammonThree novels of creeping horror from the New York Times–bestselling author who &“delivers terror with skillful ferocity&” (Publishers Weekly). This collection from the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Award–winning author of the Matthew Corbett novels includes:The Night Boat A scuba diver discovers a sunken Nazi U-boat. He dislodges it by detonating an unexploded depth charge, but back on the surface, he hears a strange sound from within the hull. So he opens the long-closed hatch—and learns that some things are better left buried.Baal Born of a violent assault, a boy winds up in an orphanage. There he renames himself Baal and hones sinister powers that will one day be unleashed upon the world . . .Bethany&’s Sin The Reid family is happy to move into the pleasantly quaint small town known as Bethany&’s Sin—until they learn about the secretive cult that holds sway over the community . . . &“A true master of the Gothic novel.&” —Booklist
Three More John Silence Stories
by Algernon BlackwoodSecret Worship, The Camp of the Dog, A Victim of Higher Space