Ralph Roberts has an incurable case of insomnia, but lack of sleep is the least of his worries. Each night he stays awake, Ralph witnesses more of the odd activity taking place in Derry after dark than he wants to know.
The nice young chemist up the street beats his wife …
M.R. James is probably the finest ghost-story writer England has ever
produced. These tales are not only classics of their genre, but are
also superb examples of beautifully-paced understatement, convincing
background and chilling terror. As well as the preface, there is a fascinating
tail-piece by M.R. James, Stories I Have Tried To Write , …
Of all the titles, this one is closest to “traditional’ horror. And when you say it out loud, it’s hard for anyone to deny it’s a horror novel. More than 12 million copies sold, and yet, somehow, these people aren’t horror readers? Blatty’s truly frightening novel was a literary phenomenon …
The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of 30 million …
A fellow named Richard Bachman wrote Blaze in 1973 on an Olivetti typewriter, then turned the machine over to Stephen King, who used it to write Carrie. Bachman died in 1985 (from “cancer of the pseudonym”), but in late 2006, King found the original typescript of Blaze among his papers …
The morning after a violent thunderstorm, a thick unnatural mist quickly spreads across the small town of Bridgton, Maine, reducing visibility to near-zero and concealing numerous species of bizarre creatures which viciously attack any human who ventures out into the open. The source of the fog and its inhabitants is …
Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing literary fiction. Annie Wilkes, Sheldon’s number one fan, rescues the author from the scene of a car accident. The former nurse takes care of him in her remote house, but …
The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your …
“The lightning was all around me. I looked at the huge body. The silver light reached the hands, the feet and the head. For a moment, everything was quiet. Was it moving? No…yes! An arm moved and then a leg. Then I heard breathing. Yes, the man was breathing. He was alive!”