FREE/BARGAIN - Horror/Supernatural

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Critteranne

A George Ziel cover!

Thanks for adding the link to my original post!

(But seriously, that site you linked to is great.)

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Spinal Remains: A Collection of Stories by Chad Lutzke
Amazon US $0.99

In his third short story collection, Lutzke offers yet another blender-tossed concoction of fiction colored dark. Fourteen tales covering a multitude of subgenres, including: psychological, crime, extreme, human horrors, bizarre, coming-of-age, and humor.

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John Landis Presents The Library of Horror – Haunted Houses: Classic Tales of Doors That Should Never Be Opened

For 1.99 Kindle Deal Today
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...SIN=B088M1Q9QG

Classic haunted house ghoststories curated by world-renowned filmmaker and horror genre expert John Landis.

This beautifully presented, highly collectible anthology features ghost stories that have enthralled, terrified and inspired readers decade after decade. Some are relatively well known; others are long-lost treasures, awaiting rediscovery.

The selection includes tales of terror by Bram Stoker, H. P. Lovecraft, and Percival Landon; studies of creeping dread by Edgar Allan Poe and Henry James; short, sharp shockers by Ambrose Bierce, M.R. James and Lafcadio Hearn; and comedic masterpieces by Oscar Wilde and Saki.

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The Exorcist set to 1.99 today
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004V5180G...ercollinsus-20

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The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece

1.99

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0089LOI5K...ercollinsus-20

The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Motillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein.

Montillo recounts how—at the intersection of the Romantic Age and the Industrial Revolution—Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein was inspired by actual scientists of the period: curious and daring iconoclasts who were obsessed with the inner workings of the human body and how it might be reanimated after death.

With true-life tales of grave robbers, ghoulish experiments, and the ultimate in macabre research—human reanimation—The Lady and Her Monsters is a brilliant exploration of the creation of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s horror classic.

[ZodWallop]

Little Heaven by Nick Cutter is $1.99 at Amazon US.

A trio of mismatched mercenaries—Micah Shughrue, Minerva Atwater, and Ebenzer Elkins, colloquially known as “the Englishman”—is hired by young Ellen Bellhaven for a deceptively simple task: check in on her nephew, who may have been taken against his will to a remote New Mexico backwoods settlement called Little Heaven, where a clandestine religious cult holds sway. But shortly after they arrive, things begin to turn ominous. There are stirrings in the woods and over the treetops—and above all else, the brooding shape of a monolith known as the Black Rock casts its terrible pall. Paranoia and distrust soon grip the settlement. Escape routes are gradually cut off as events spiral toward madness. Hell—or the closest thing to it—invades Little Heaven. All present here are now forced to take a stand and fight back, but whatever has cast its dark eye on Little Heaven is marshaling its power—and it wants them all…

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Cross-posted to SF/F thread.

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher is $3 on Amazon.com

A gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic "The Fall of the House of Usher."

When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania.

What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves.

Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.

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Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey is $3 on Amazon.com
A "darkly gothic thriller".

“Come home.” Vera’s mother called and Vera obeyed. In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories — she's come back to the home of a serial killer. Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there, beneath the house he'd built for his family.

Coming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make things worse, she and her mother aren’t alone. A parasitic artist has moved into the guest house out back and is slowly stripping Vera’s childhood for spare parts. He insists that he isn’t the one leaving notes around the house in her father’s handwriting… but who else could it possibly be?

There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. Vera must face them and find out for herself just how deep the rot goes.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey is $3 on Amazon.com
A "darkly gothic thriller".

That sounds like a real w̶e̶i̶n̶e̶r̶ winner!

I'm going to get it.

Thank you!

[Dr. Drib]

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Look at this prefatory info the author provides for her book above:


This is the story of monsters and what they do to those who love them, those who fear them, and those who are simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or, from a different perspective, those who are in the right place at the right time. Serendipity is just as cruel as it is kind.

This book is dedicated to anyone who has ever loved a monster.


Are you listening, ZodWallop?

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Are you listening, ZodWallop?

Your note convinced me. Alas, it is now $14

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Your note convinced me. Alas, it is now $14

Kobo U.K. is £4.99 [USD $5.73]

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Kobo U.K. is £4.99 [USD $5.73]

Thanks. I'll check it out.

BTW: I finished Four Octobers by Rick Hautala. I was disappointed, but will gladly suppose the stories were too sophisticated for my simple mind. Here's the review I wrote up.

I will say regardless of my opinion on the stories, I really enjoyed Rick's writing. I've previously read Winter Wake and Night Stone and remember feeling they were 'meh'. Now I'm wondering if I missed something.

I do have several other books by Rick. One of my very first ebook purchases was Untcigahunk: The Complete Little Brothers and I have others.

[ZodWallop]

The Best of Richard Matheson (Penguin Classics) is $2.99 at Amazon US. If you've never tried Matheson before, this is likely the book to get. Several of the stories here would already be familiar due to their being adapted in famous films or Twilight Zone episodes.

Prey - A Zuni fetish doll chases a woman around her apartment
Button, Button - A couple will be paid a large sum of cash for pressing a button in a box. Pressing the button will cause someone they do not know to die
Duel - A murderous semi chases a compact car through the desert
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet - There's a man on the wing of this plane!

Among the greats of 20th-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend and his sixteen Twilight Zone episodes, Matheson truly shines in his chilling, masterful short stories. Since his first story appeared in 1950, virtually every major writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy has fallen under his influence, including Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, and Joe Hill, as well as filmmakers like Stephen Spielberg and J.J. Abrams. Matheson revolutionized horror by taking it out of Gothic castles and strange cosmos and setting it in the darkened streets and suburbs we recognize as our own. He infused tales of the fantastic and supernormal with dark explorations of human nature, delving deep into the universal dread of feeling alone and threatened in a dangerous world. The Best of Richard Matheson brings together his greatest hits as chosen by Victor LaValle, an expert on horror fiction and one of its brightest talents, marking the first major overview of Matheson's legendary career.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Thanks. I'll check it out.

BTW: I finished Four Octobers by Rick Hautala. I was disappointed, but will gladly suppose the stories were too sophisticated for my simple mind. Here's the review I wrote up.

I will say regardless of my opinion on the stories, I really enjoyed Rick's writing. I've previously read Winter Wake and Night Stone and remember feeling they were 'meh'. Now I'm wondering if I missed something.

I do have several other books by Rick. One of my very first ebook purchases was Untcigahunk: The Complete Little Brothers and I have others.

I've always been somewhat ambivalent about his work. Although I consider him a serious horror writer, his writing never excited me. Years later, I'm still trying to figure out why I feel this way. (I have most of his ebooks, but I'm just in no hurry to read them.)