Four tales of castles, Gothic Horror, false wives and treacherous husbands. Dungarvan Castle: After a road accident, a soldier wakes to find himself in a castle with his wife standing beside him - except he doesn't ever remember being married. The Dark Tower: A philandering minstrel enters the haunted forest of Brec'helean. Boastfully, he says his next coquest will be the mistress of the Dark Tower of Ker-Zu. But she is cleverer and more deadly than...

Impossibly ancient. Eternally patient. Something lurks in the cold, black waters surrounding Mossley Island. An arcane and eldritch horror. Hungry. Craving the flesh - and perhaps the very souls - of all who live there. For fifty years it's waited. As those who so valiantly defended the island against its last invasion have succumbed to age. Allowing it to fade from secret history into half-forgotten myth. Now it's mounting a new attack. It wants...

Wolf Hollow is not like other towns. It gets what it needs.Ben is a baby-faced serial killer who can charm his victims with a smile. But when he stumbles into Wolf Hollow to hide from the FBI, it's the town that charms him and convinces him to stay. Because Wolf Hollow gets what it needs, and it needs Ben. It knows his secret.Ben isn't alone. He shares his body with a century-old demon. He may be the town's worst nightmare, but he's exactly what they...

It's often said college is where one "self" is discovered. But college can also be a place where one becomes lost between the rigorous courses, extracurricular activities, social networking, freedom...and secret fraternities. As the first installment in the Illusions of Ingilaef trilogy, Forged by Frost is an introductory course to a semester filled with suspense, scares, and dramatic flair. Daniel Elliott Jr. (aka June) is a sophomore desperate...

This is the second book in the Aberrations Series, a collection of ten new, short stories to tease and tickle. How would you feel if you came face to face with a contract killer? I did, and it formed the basis for my title story . But then, most, if not all of my yarns have a foundation in something I've heard, read or personally experienced. I've kept a diary, for example, but have not had as macabre an experience as the old man in my tale,...

Hauntologies Volume 5 5 weird horror stories set in Japan. A short collection full of tales of haunted hot spring hotels, Japanese snow monsters, and the past decaying into itself. If you love classic British or Japanese horror and the weird, then these tales are well worth a read! This is volume 5 of my Hauntologies collections. Volume 1, 2, 3, and 4 are also available David Rees-Thomas has written many short stories in a variety of genres, including...

Blood. Tears. And the endless screams for mercy. These visions haunted her after every attack, but it didn't matter. None of it mattered until she could find her. Staci Morgan's life shattered the moment her daughter was abducted. Now, frantic and devastated, Staci somehow finds that she has become a suspect for her daughter's own kidnapping. Frustrated by the police's lack of answers, Staci knows that she has to do something. But when help comes...

Layne Prescott meets a strange man in a Shanghai airport and ends up carrying a mysterious briefcase with an attached wrist shackle home with him. Once back in his hometown, Layne's world spirals out of control. Each day at precisely 11:23, the small town erupts into violent chaos. Surrounded by a strict military quarantine, Layne and his friends wait with dread as the clock ticks downward.

The heart pounding first installment of The Awakening Supernatural Thriller series begins the story of one young woman who finds her life at risk over a phenomenon she cannot understand. Tara Spencer is at a loss. She has recently learned she's pregnant, despite never having had sex. Her fiancé breaks up with her, convinced she cheated on him, and even her parents and best friend doubt her story. But when Cyril Woods, a member of The Brotherhood...

Welcome to The 11th Golden Age of Weird Fiction MEGAPACK®, which features the weird fiction of E. Hoffmann Price. Wildside Press, in association with Mr. Price's heirs, are dedicated to making the extensive body of work of this pulpsmith extraordinaire accessible once again to the public through our line of MEGAPACK® collections. Included in this volume are 18 more of Price's classic stories from the pages of Weird Tales and other pulp magazines....