FREE/BARGAIN - Horror/Supernatural

[ZodWallop]

Neptunes Reckoning by Robert J. Stava is $0.99 at Amazon US.

At the easternmost end of Long Island lies a seaside town known as Montauk. Ground Zero on the Eastern seaboard for all manner of conspiracy theories involving it’s hidden Cold War military base, rumors of time-travel experiments and alien visitors...

For renowned Naval historian William Vanek it’s where his grandfather’s ship went down on a Top Secret mission during WWII code-named “Neptune’s Reckoning”.

Together with Marine Biologist Daniel Cheung and disgraced French underwater explorer Arnaud Navarre, he’s about to discover the truth behind the urban legends: a nightmare from beyond space and time that has been reawakened by global warming and toxic dumping, a nightmare the government tried to keep submerged.

Neptune’s Reckoning.

Terror knows no depth.

Stava seems to be trying what Stephen King does. Looking through his books, they are all set around the same area, often a town called Wyvern Falls. Characters referenced in one book appear in another.

He's written a companion book to Neptune's Reckoning. Code: Deep Blue tells the story of what caused the wreck being investigated during Neptune's Reckoning.

[BetterRead]

Devil in the Darkness by Archie Roy is the November $2.99 ebook special from Valancourt Books.

En route to their honeymoon in the Scottish Highlands, Paul and Carol Wilson lose their way in an unseasonable blizzard and are forced to take shelter in remote Ardvreck House.

But this sprawling, dilapidated Victorian mansion, with its reputation as the scene of violent unsolved mysteries, is also playing host to an eclectic and mysterious group of people who are engaged in a bizarre experiment. It soon becomes clear that even more threatening than the worsening storm outside are the dangers within: The Wilsons and the rest of the assembled company may not survive their stay, as Ardvreck House, home to a century-old evil, refuses to give up its long-buried secret - the devil in the darkness.

Devil in the Darkness (1978) is a chilling haunted house story in the tradition of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and Richard Matheson's Hell House. This new edition makes Roy's sixth novel available in America for the first time.

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01M2V4RHE/

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by BetterRead

Devil in the Darkness by Archie Roy is the November $2.99 ebook special from Valancourt Books.





https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01M2V4RHE/

Hey, thanks for that. It looks right up my alley!

[ZodWallop]

Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One by Jack Townsend is $0.99 at Amazon US.

Not sure what to make of this. It is a horror/comedy that started as a bunch of blog posts.

Working at a dead-end retail job in the middle of nowhere can be hard. The long hours. The helpless customers. The enormous eldritch horror living deep below the building…

As the only full-time employee at the twenty-four hour gas station at the edge of town, Jack has pretty much seen it all. But when he decides to start an online journal documenting the bizarre day-to-day occurrences, he unwittingly attracts the attention of much more than just a few conspiracy theorists. With the body count steadily on the rise and a dark, ancient force infecting the dreams of everyone around him, Jack will do everything in his power to stay out of the way and mind his own business.

After all, he’s just a gas station clerk. It’s not like he’s getting paid enough to wage battle against the nightmarish aberrations plaguing his community. Besides, he already has his hands full attempting to manage all those mysterious lawn gnomes, the mutant raccoons, and the charming phantom cowboy who lives in the bathroom.

Based on the award-winning creepypasta by GasStationJack, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One is a love letter to the pioneers of classic horror tailored to a generation that grew up in the era of smartphones and WiFi.

[ZodWallop]

Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg is $1.99 at Amazon US.

The book was adapted as the cult classic movie Angel Heart. Hjortsberg also has a sequel called Angel's Inferno.

Edgar Award Finalist: The hunt for a vanished singer leads a detective into the depths of the occult in this “terrific” novel (Stephen King).

Big-band frontman Johnny Favorite was singing for the troops when a Luftwaffe fighter squadron strafed the bandstand, killing the crowd and leaving the singer near death. The army returned him to a private hospital in upstate New York, leaving him to live out his days as a vegetable while the world forgot him. But Louis Cyphre never forgets. Cyphre had a contract with the singer, stipulating payment upon Johnny’s death—payment that will be denied as long as Johnny clings to life. When Cyphre hires private investigator Harry Angel to find Johnny at the hospital, Angel learns that the singer has disappeared. It is no ordinary missing-person’s case. Everyone he questions dies soon after, as Angel’s investigation ensnares him in a bizarre tangle of black magic, carnival freaks, and grisly voodoo. When the sinister Louis Cyphre begins appearing in Angel’s dreams, the detective fears for his life, his sanity, and his soul.

[Paperbackstash]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg is $1.99 at Amazon US.

The book was adapted as the cult classic movie Angel Heart. Hjortsberg also has a sequel called Angel's Inferno.

I read the paperback and agree it's good. Had no idea there was a sequel though!

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Paperbackstash

I read the paperback and agree it's good. Had no idea there was a sequel though!

Not a surprise, the original was published in 1978 and the sequel was published in 2020.

[Paperbackstash]

I went ahead and grabbed the sequel since it's cheap.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Paperbackstash

I went ahead and grabbed the sequel since it's cheap.

Yeah. For me, $2.99 is really the sweet spot for books. I'll buy books that cost more, of course. And cheaper is even better.

But in general, if I'm trying a new writer or taking a chance on something and it is $2.99, I'll give it a go.

People bristle and say ebooks should be cheaper. But on the whole, they are. I have saved SO much money buying books since I moved to ebooks.

[kyrilson]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Yeah. For me, $2.99 is really the sweet spot for books. I'll buy books that cost more, of course. And cheaper is even better.

But in general, if I'm trying a new writer or taking a chance on something and it is $2.99, I'll give it a go.

People bristle and say ebooks should be cheaper. But on the whole, they are. I have saved SO much money buying books since I moved to ebooks.

Same. For back series that I'm collecting, I'll go up to $4.99 on a book, but otherwise I just bide my time, waiting patiently. There is so much to read on my TBR that I'll never run out of books to read.

[ZodWallop]

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones is $1.99 at Amazon US.

FINALIST FOR THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD * FINALIST FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD * FINALIST FOR THE THIS IS HORROR AWARD * HONORABLE MENTION, LOCUS AWARDS * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2016 BY TOR.COM AND BOOK RIOT
A spellbinding and darkly humorous coming-of-age story about an unusual boy, whose family lives on the fringe of society and struggles to survive in a hostile world that shuns and fears them.
He was born an outsider, like the rest of his family. Poor yet resilient, he lives in the shadows with his aunt Libby and uncle Darren, folk who stubbornly make their way in a society that does not understand or want them. They are mongrels, mixed blood, neither this nor that. The boy at the center of Mongrels must decide if he belongs on the road with his aunt and uncle, or if he fits with the people on the other side of the tracks.
For ten years, he and his family have lived a life of late-night exits and narrow escapes--always on the move across the South to stay one step ahead of the law. But the time is drawing near when Darren and Libby will finally know if their nephew is like them or not. And the close calls they've been running from for so long are catching up fast now. Everything is about to change.
A compelling and fascinating journey, Mongrels alternates between past and present to create an unforgettable portrait of a boy trying to understand his family and his place in a complex and unforgiving world. A smart and innovative story-- funny, bloody, raw, and real--told in a rhythmic voice full of heart, Mongrels is a deeply moving, sometimes grisly, novel that illuminates the challenges and tender joys of a life beyond the ordinary in a bold and imaginative new way.

[Tarana]

77 Shadow Street By Dean Koontz $2.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Supernatural thriller

Unspeakable nightmare visions haunt the tenants of a converted Gilded Age mansion — and they’re about to come to vivid life.

[ZodWallop]

The Watchers by A. M. Shine is $0.99 at Amazon US.

#1 New Release in General Ireland Travel Guides

You can't see them. But they can see you.

This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's is no different. Left stranded, she is forced into the dark woodland only to find a woman shouting, urging Mina to run to a concrete bunker. As the door slams behind her, the building is besieged by screams.

Mina finds herself in a room with a wall of glass, and an electric light that activates at nightfall, when the Watchers come above ground. These creatures emerge to observe their captive humans and terrible things happen to anyone who doesn't reach the bunker in time.

Afraid and trapped among strangers, Mina is desperate for answers. Who are the Watchers and why are these creatures keeping them imprisoned, keen to watch their every move?

[salty-horse]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones is $1.99 at Amazon US.

Duplicate. Posted by me a page earlier

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

Duplicate. Posted by me a page earlier

Doh! You're right!