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In the middle of new York city where a vicious mob, an insane hooker and a gang of grave robbers all have one thing in common. "e;Murdering"e;. And none of them will stop until everyone is dead. This story takes you on a wild journey adventure of humor, sex, violence and death. Please enjoy!i

The +Horror Library+ anthologies are internationally praised as a groundbreaking source of contemporary horror short fiction stories--relevant to the moment and stunning in impact--from leading authors of the macabre and darkly imaginative.Filled with Fears and Fantasy. Death and Dark Dreams. Monsters and Mayhem. Literary Vision and Wonder. Each volume of the +Horror Library+ series is packed with heart-pounding thrills and creepy contemplations as to what truly lurks among the shadows of the world(s) we live in.Containing 29 all-original stories, read Volume 3 in this ongoing anthology series, and then continue with the other volumes.Shamble no longer through the banal humdrum of normalcy, but ENTER THE HORROR LIBRARY!Included within Volume 3:- In "e;Extra Innings,"e; a baseball game with stakes greater than anticipated seems never to end.- In "e;Fish Bait,"e; two hikers stumble into a small town's strange bar, where they're lured into playing a game with gruesome consequences.- In "e;The Station,"e; a married couple discover an abandoned gas station where corpses tell the future.- . . . and more!

The +Horror Library+ anthologies are internationally praised as a groundbreaking source of contemporary horror short fiction stories--relevant to the moment and stunning in impact--from leading authors of the macabre and darkly imaginative.Filled with Fears and Fantasy. Death and Dark Dreams. Monsters and Mayhem. Literary Vision and Wonder. Each volume of the +Horror Library+ series is packed with heart-pounding thrills and creepy contemplations as to what truly lurks among the shadows of the world(s) we live in.Containing 29 stories, read Volume 2 in this ongoing anthology series, and then continue with the other volumes.Shamble no longer through the banal humdrum of normalcy, but ENTER THE HORROR LIBRARY!Included within Volume 2:- In "e;Immortal Remains,"e; a military officer in Afghanistan finds himself captured by an enemy older and crueler than any he's come upon before.- In "e;A Chainsaw Execution,"e; a mob execution has repercussions far beyond simple murder by a chainsaw.- In "e;Reins in the Night Season (Death of a Pistolero),"e; two Old West-outlaws travel to Mexico to fulfill a dead accomplice's pact.- . . . and more!

1965. Young Tito Scaffone loves vintage horror movies more than life itself. He is especially enamored of Lon Chaney's 1925 The Phantom of the Opera-the majesty of the sets, the silent-celluloid beauty of Mary Philbin, but most of all the mastery of Chaney's makeup as the hideously disfigured phantom. But monsters in movies are one thing, in life quite another. And Tito cannot face life. His only friend is Jan Klosek, a good-hearted South Philadelphia roughneck whose uncles run Independent Film Exchange, a distribution hub for low-grade film product. Through IFE Tito is given a chance to manage the Dreamland in the Skid Row section of the city. A century old, the Dreamland hangs on as an all-night movie house. It also happens to be haunted. Living alone at the theater, Tito enters a world of horror more terrifying than any he has encountered in the films he so adores. The story takes place in the shadow-ridden Philadelphia that inspired David Goodis' existential pulp novels, David Lynch's Eraserhead. Along the way, stops are made at the film domains of Rondo Hatton and Val Lewton, the 50-Foot Woman and 4D man, and others. But Tito's journey into darkness truly begins in the pages of a lost diary kept by the theater's owner in the late 1800's. In these tortured pages, Tito unmasks the true face of the Dreamland's horror.The Phantom of Skid Row is a ghost story, of sorts. It is also a love letter to the magic of classic and not-so-classic movies; to the eccentric charms of film exhibition in the days before theaters became homogenized; to the mystery of love in sheltered young hearts.

Good to the Last BiteEighteen-year-old Josh Buckmilter knows what he wants: to level up his life. Go to college (+4 INT), get a steady job (+50 GOLD), and marry his dream girl, Harriet (+20 LUK). In other words, he wants a normal life, something he missed out on growing up.But college is an epic boss battle he's not ready for yet, not without some grinding. So while he saves money delivering pizzas in a car held together by duct tape and dreams, most of his thoughts center around gaming, pizza, and Harriet.As far as Josh is concerned, pizza is a goddess and Harriet is her handmaiden. Much as he wants to, he can't summon the courage to ask her out. But he's not worried. With a little more grinding, he's sure he'll get there.Until he gets a phone call that changes the game.In his town, a long-abandoned mansion sits at the top of a hill. Kids sometimes sneak in with their friends for thrills, and it's known as a frequent party spot for the high schoolers.Only, it isn't abandoned anymore. Word around town is, a glamorous young couple has moved in: beautiful, suave, and wealthy.Most importantly, the new tenants are hungry.And they've called for a pizza delivery boy.

Seaira, a blind young albino girl,Her soul is like a flawless pearl. She sees in a visionA particular mission,In which they must use precision. This is Life's decision. She has seen two apocalypses on her way. The last is the first double judgment day. Yet only ever briefly seeingWhen she is dreaming. Again and again, she wakes screaming,Searching for meaning. Let her story unwind,Her fate so unkind. What answers can Father findWhen pain has him in a bind?Maybe Seaira will be the one pickedTo enter the dark crypt. For my fear, I ask forgiveness,As Seaira journeys into the Darkness.

Wisdom may have crafted the worlds by the Maker's design, she may have been at His side since the beginning, but her heart aches. Her sister is gone. Defected, to a group of rebels who loathe their Creator with every fiber in their beings, who plot His downfall. Her new assignment? Fight them. Defeat them. But how can Wisdom fight her sister, when all she wants to do is bring her home? Folly seethes with the pain her new home inflicts upon her at every moment. But she is determined to prove herself to her new master, to become his favorite. Destroying her sister just may be the key to Lucifer's heart. Her plan? Engage Wisdom. Distract her, defeat her. Folly wasn't counting on one minor detail: missing her sister. But Wisdom has orders to thwart her sister. Folly's orders are the same. And both are determined to win.

Murder, mutilation, and carrion... in paradise? "e;"e;There shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate."e; -ISAIAH 34:15 Professional ballroom dancers Terri and Rick Hamilton aspire to be world champions. Unfortunately, Terri's recurring back and health problems place that goal well out of reach. They travel to Terri's birthplace, Florianpolis, on the scenic island of Santa Catarina off the coast of Brazil to vacation and visit their best friends and mentors. Along the picturesque beaches, dead penguins and eviscerated bodies wash up on the shores of paradise, and Antarctic blasts play counterpoint to the tropical storms that rock the island. The scenic wonder is home not only to urubs, a unique sub-species of the black vulture, but also to a clique of mysterious women who offer Terri perfect health and the promise of fame-at a terrible price. Rick fears Terri is being drawn into a cult and that his own life may be in danger. Will it be too late when he discovers something even more terrifying lives beneath the tranquil, tropical veneer of the island? Idyllic one moment and nightmarish the next, you never know what you'll encounter in the city of Florianpolis-murder, mutilations, carrion, or the lure of eternal youth. Praise for "e;A Gathering of Vultures"e; "e;Discovering a truly different sort of horror novel is a rare pleasure... and cause for much rejoicing. Donald Michael Platt's A Gathering of Vultures provides a glimpse of singular evil. Even the exotic Brazilian locale and the back story-involving competitive ballroom dancing-may be unique within the genre. This is the darkest of dark fantasies. Through fevered imaginings of the first rank, coupled to macabre yet erudite prose, Platt crafts an unusual and involving nightmare."e;

Cheyenne was becoming increasingly unhappy on the road living the superficial life of a Country Music superstar. Such was the inevitable price for success. Certainly, some celebrities craved the somewhat surreal lifestyle but Jeremy, Cheyenne's lead guitarist knew that it went against her grain. He knew she'd give anything to just call it quits like Grizzly Adams and live happily ever after. Cheyenne was fed up with the glitz and glamour of the big cities. As a matter of fact, she was sick to death of them. Thus, her reason for temporarily quitting her lavish Tour. Yes, she was running away. From society at large. Even though she yearned to go to her ranch in Montana, the Big Sky, she knew that would be the first place her manager would look for her. Cheyenne's manager was continually putting the pressure on Cheyenne to do show after show with very little down time. Stress had driven Cheyenne to alcohol and Jeremy worried for her. Would the next step be drugs?Las Vegas, New Mexico seemed like it would be a perfect refuge. Cheyenne started performing under an anonymous name at the Lone Star, an isolated roadhouse there. At all cost, she wanted to remain undiscovered for as long as possible. Detached from reality by choice, with the addition of alcohol, Cheyenne was unreachable. This frustrated her associates at the Lone Star, especially their Native American bouncer, Josh Red Hawk who was without a doubt, the most devastatingly handsome man she had ever seen!The captivating Country singer haunted his dreams. There were so many things he wanted to know about her. Where had she come from? Was she just passing through? Did she have a significant other? Is that what she was running from?Would the two connect? Or would they be just two passing ships in the night? Would she return to her extravagant Tour and to her adoring fans the world over? Find out in this brand new, steamily intriguing, contemporary romance, Shooting Star.

The fact that Jorge Hernandez is contemplating 'doing good' in the world should be enough to send a shiver through anyone's spine. He may be living a seemingly legit lifestyle with his family in Canada, but don't be fooled; this former Mexican cartel boss holds a powerful grip on everything from politics to media, and he's never beyond getting a little blood on his hands. When his daughter Maria steps up to someday head the familia, it is with great pride that Jorge breaks down the lessons that will secure her position in life. Giving her a glimpse into his daily activities, she quickly witnesses the stark view of the criminal mastermind at work. It doesn't matter if he's yelling at the prime minister or making plans to take someone down; Jorge does so with a powerful and unapologetic swoop. But how much is he willing to reveal? Is he ready for his daughter to learn about his brutal, murderous side? In a world where trust is essential, Jorge teaches her the powerful lesson; Loyalty above all. There are no exceptions.

Join John Cramer who at the moment is at the top of his game. Filthy rich and on his way to the good life. Watch as one moment of daydreaming starts his life on a fast pace downward spiral that carries him to the very gates of hell. And watch as a single emotion causes the journey to become a rollercoaster thrill-ride like no other.

American Sagas: A New Nation takes place in an alternate future of the world. Genesis, a multibillion-dollar corporation specializing in genetics, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology, had an explosion in its Midwest branch out of Cincinnati, releasing a shock wave of unknown origin, causing a chain reaction leading to the downfall of the United States.Starting in the present day, the novel follows Atlas. Originally a man getting along in life, normally his name is not known to the reader, but the reader learns about Atlas's life before and after Genesis's explosion known as day zero. Atlas travels the new landscape, looking for answers behind the conspiracy that is Genesis, and begins to rebuild a new society with others that survived day zero with him. Unfortunately, when Genesis fell, so did any security measures for protecting Genesis's assets or experiments, unleashing creatures and phenomena unknown to the world.

Since the fall of man, God had set a time for the final judgment of Satan. The endgame is about to begin, and Satan's reign on Earth is about to end. This is the final move through his son, the takeover of earth, and the return to Heaven with his armies to conquer and settle the score. Meanwhile, Christ prepares to bring home his own, the saved from eternity past. It is now 1994; in the aftermath of a congressional investigation, a new agency has replaced the CIA, and its director is a man without a past. In an area of Queens, New York, a lodge is destroyed by an unknown source. In the aftermath of the destruction, five individuals and a missionary woman rescue two brothers in a hospital, while in another dimension, Satan plans a strategy to remove Christianity from the last bastion on earth, the United States of America. Working through the man without a past, he suspects seven individuals to be part of a conspiracy to undermine his plans outside the predestined path. The seven, the chosen from the foundations of the earth, are Satan's main target. Who are these seven? Are they soldiers of Christ the many who are saved to pave the way for the Savior's return? The man without a past, will he set in motion the events that will lead to the Rapture? Imagine in an alternate time and history what is to happen, for it is a warning of what is to come. Read on, find out, and claim the promise before Christ returns.

A demon who will stop at nothing to make Julia Bettington's life a living hell begins to inflict a series of twisted events on her. The entity strips everything Julia takes joy in, aiming to make her each waking second an excruciating misery. As it wishes to torture her and take her every last breath, a little boy enters her life swearing to fight off the demon and save her. While Julia struggles to keep her soul, she starts to uncover the secrets of the little boy who nudged his way into her life.

Dr. Tarak Kapoor cannot sleep. He has just taken a job as a telemedicine doctor in Texas. Garnet is two days and five airports away from his home in Mumbai. Tarak is so tired, but his body thinks it's lunchtime in India. By 2:30 a.m. he is wandering the empty streets. To his surprise, he finds a brightly lit pay telephone next to a set of broken traffic lights. Even though it's the middle of the night, people drive up one by one and make calls. Why on earth are they here at this hour? Who are they calling?The mystery deepens when Tarak retraces his steps the next day. All he finds is an empty lot covered with dirt and trash. Perhaps he has made a mistake. His jet lag is pretty bad. But when he returns that night, the phone booth is back in its spot, glowing brightly. Tarak picks up his courage when an old man stops his car to make a call. Tarak questions him about the phone. The man asks, "e;Is there someone you want to call?"e; and drives away into the empty night. As Tarak looks at the phone, it begins to ring. Will he answer the night telephone?

Maura Delaney is just your average, sarcastic, chain-smoking young woman who happens to moonlight as a vigilante assassin. Through the use of advanced technology, her mission is to dispose of the human monsters who plague our communities every day. We're talking murderers, rapists, pedophiles-the worst of the worst. Seems like a dream job, right?Of course, everything doesn't always go according to plan, especially with a best friend constantly playing matchmaker, a hard-nosed boss breathing down her neck, and an obsessed coworker who doesn't understand the term friend-zoned. The malfunctioning of her ability to inconspicuously dispose of the bad guys suddenly throws Maura for a loop. And the appearance of a handsome stranger amid the chaos really throws a wrench in the cogs. Who is this enigmatic man, and why does he make Maura's palms sweat? There's something peculiar and yet absolutely magnetizing about him that she can't seem to shake.To top things off, a serial murderer is on the loose, and without Maura's disposal mechanism running at full capacity, the bodies may really begin to stack up. It's a high-stakes race to stop a killer, with quite a few speed bumps, school zones, and construction detours along the way.

PJ Irwin is a highly talented middle-aged runner who might be good enough to qualify for one last shot to compete in the Olympics 10,000 Meter Event. After being laid off from his engineering job, PJ takes advantage of his time between jobs to increase his training in an effort to qualify for the trials. Along the way, PJ takes on a part time job coaching cross country at a local catholic high school that is doing everything it can to get enrollment up and stay afloat. What PJ never planned for was the more important duty that would come as a result of this decision to coach.Where the Lions Roam delves into the idea that our final reward requires us to complete our business here on earth.

Life's hard enough growing up, and finding out that you're more than just human can make it even more complicated! Renee Cox found this out one day when she met a mysterious boy out of the blue and had no idea the impact that he would have on her entire life. Follow her through her unimaginable ride into the supernatural realm and learning all about love, heartache, and being a beast unlike any other. Sometimes things don't go as planned, but no matter what, that's life, and we have to live it the best way we can!

The Dead Files is a horror novel. In The Dead files, I follow two men from the Grateful Dead parking lot to the jam shed and then off into the veil. It's a political piece, and it's an acid trip. It's a book about the dead, the Grateful Dead, the soon-to-be dead written by a dead man. It's called The Dead Files. This book has murder, rape, riots, explosions, fistfights, demons, aliens, and even an appearance by the devil himself. I wrote this book while living in my van on napkins and open-house fliers in a drug-induced haze. It is a journey of the mind, and it is dripping with blood. It is The Dead Files.

A brother and sister are walking home when a group of kids approached them. They were the kids that liked to pick on the brother, but they weren't there to pick on him. They wanted to go into the abandoned asylum, but the brother didn't want to go, so they just went to the old garden area so that the sister can tell them why the asylum shut down, but before she could finish it started to rain. They went into the asylum and the sister finished telling why it shut done when one of the other kids took out a Ouija board out, letting the evil out and locking everyone in. Now it is up to the sister to get everyone out, as she is the only one that knows about the supernatural in the group. They have to fight possession, spirits, and Satan worshipers. But to get out they have to solve a few mysteries and free some souls. The question in the end is do they all get out and do they really free themselves from the evil of the asylum?

For untold millennia, a spiritual being has roamed the face of the earth: seldom revealing its face, but rather inhabiting the bodies of those responsible for some of the most diabolical acts known to man. Its sole purpose is the annihilation of mankind through the obliteration of one of the most preeminent bloodlines in history. The novel, Black Moon, describes the experiences of a homicide detective whose life is impacted by a string of brutal and inexplicable murders in the city of Philadelphia, which appear to be the work of something other than human. In the process, he has to come face-to-face with a hidden fear regarding a similar incident from his past while acknowledging the implication of his wife as the primary suspect in these affairs. Robert R. Frazier is a native of Philadelphia, PA. His past works have received literary recognition from Temple University and the U.S. House of Representatives among others. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Tuskegee University and a Master's in Education from Antioch University and has worked as a special education teacher and child and adolescent therapist in the Philadelphia area. Married and the father of seven, he is retired and devotes his time exclusively to writing. He is presently working on the sequel to Black Moon to be released in 2018.

Jessie Sevier and Sarah Mueller are life long friends. They decided to take a road trip after high school graduation. They set out on their two month excursion in Jessie's VW Bus. Two weeks into it they make a wrong turn. They happen upon a quirky, small town, a town with a secret which only its current inhabitants are privy to. Unbeknownst to Sarah and Jessie, the residents of Bellowing Hollers will go to any lengths to keep them there. Visit the author's website HERE.

Maggie never had a luck with men until she saw, at the club, the most handsome man ever. And the sparks flew . . .

The Hour of Our Death is a story of what happens to a young man when life has been taken away from him, in which the act of that intense incident is directly connected with a past bad judgment. He may find out that dying is the easy part of life and that living life with all its imperfections is indeed the hardest part. This young man will soon find out that a judgment in another realm has its own rules and is completely different from an earthly point of view. He will eventually find out through death what it takes to try and move onward to a better place and what the word redemption truly means. It is a costly lesson that can only be learned when your heart is at its purest and your soul has been cleansed. Only time will tell once the clock starts ticking.

In a time of self-hate and not wanting to live, Hector Hernandez a.k.a. H Square was divorced with three children - Hector Hernandez Jr. a.k.a. Squirt, Jasmine Hernandez a.k.a. Sugar Bear, and Juan Hernandez a.k.a. Little Devil - who he only see on the weekends until the zombie apocalypse started. Now H Square had to fight for his and his children's lives while still helping humanity.

Robert was a lonely man who wrote trashy romance novels. He had never married because he had never found the right woman. It was always his dream to have a loving wife and children. His dreams seemed doomed when his doctor told him that he would die in six months. Robert would die without ever knowing true love. During the last summer of Robert's life, he would learn that sometimes a love is so deep, so pure, that it is stronger than death.