FREE/BARGAIN - Horror/Supernatural

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by ReadingManiac

Ha. After several minutes of searching because those smile links just go to a front page, it turns out I already have it.

Can't you just change the 'smile' to 'www'? I do the opposite when opening links from BookBub or whatever.

[ReadingManiac]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Can't you just change the 'smile' to 'www'? I do the opposite when opening links from BookBub or whatever.

When it's hyperlinked, I don't get the URL to adjust.

[ZodWallop]

Epidemic of the Living Dead by John Russo is $1.99 at Amazon US.

Russo cowrote Night of the Living Dead with George Romero and has sort of been dining out on it ever since. When they split Russo got to keep the 'Living Dead' tag which is why Romero's sequels were just 'of the Dead' while the books and movies Russo's involved with are 'of the Living Dead'.

Reviews on this book are mixed at best. But I picked it up.

From the screenwriter of the original 1968 Night of the Living Dead comes a shocking new wave of zombie mayhem to devour your dreams—and feed your nightmares . . .

THEY ARE WHAT THEY EAT
It starts with infected needles. It spreads like a plague. Soon the town of Chapel Grove, Pennsylvania, is overrun with cannibalistic corpses. Some are taken down with a bullet to the brain. Others, torched like kindling. But a few have survived—inside a maternity ward . . .

THEY’RE EATING FOR TWO NOW
Detective Bill Curtis manages to rescue his pregnant wife Lauren from the ward in the nick of time. But the other pregnant women are not so lucky. Some of them have been bitten—and infected. Now it’s anyone’s guess what’s growing inside them . . .

THEY’RE THE NEXT GENERATION
But the nightmare isn’t over yet. The infected mothers’ newborns appear to be normal. But as the years go by, Bill and Lauren Curtis begin to worry about their beautiful, healthy daughter Jodie. Jodie is drawn to the town’s “special” children, the ones whose mothers were bitten. They’re reaching adolescence now. Their hormones are raging. And they’re starting to possess strange appetitites . . .

[salty-horse]

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones is $3.99 on Amazon.com

This is considered one of the best horror novels of the year.
Video review by Thomas Wagner of SFF180

Seamlessly blending classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary, The Only Good Indians follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Tracked by an entity bent on revenge, these childhood friends are helpless as the culture and traditions they left behind catch up to them in a violent, vengeful way.

[salty-horse]

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher is $2.99 on Amazon.com

Pray they are hungry.

Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she’s discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle’s house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes obsessed with these cryptic words and starts exploring this peculiar area—only to discover that it holds portals to countless alternate realities. But these places are haunted by creatures that seem to hear thoughts…and the more one fears them, the stronger they become.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones is $3.99 on Amazon.com

This is considered one of the best horror novels of the year.

Missed it!

[salty-horse]

The Deep by Alma Katsu is $2.99 on Amazon.com

Note that the horror content is minor. It's more of a supernatural tale.

an eerie, psychological twist on one of the world's most renowned tragedies, the sinking of the Titanic and the ill-fated sail of its sister ship, the Britannic.

Someone, or something, is haunting the ship. Between mysterious disappearances and sudden deaths, the guests of the Titanic have found themselves suspended in an eerie, unsettling twilight zone from the moment they set sail. Several of them, including maid Annie Hebley, guest Mark Fletcher, and millionaires Madeleine Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim, are convinced there's something sinister--almost otherwordly--afoot. But before they can locate the source of the danger, as the world knows, disaster strikes.

Years later, Annie, having survived that fateful night, has attempted to put her life back together. Working as a nurse on the sixth voyage of the Titanic's sister ship, the Britannic, newly refitted as a hospital ship, she happens across an unconscious Mark, now a soldier fighting in World War I. At first, Annie is thrilled and relieved to learn that he too survived the sinking, but soon, Mark's presence awakens deep-buried feelings and secrets, forcing her to reckon with the demons of her past--as they both discover that the terror may not yet be over.

Brilliantly combining the supernatural with the height of historical disaster, The Deep is an exploration of love and destiny, desire and innocence, and, above all, a quest to understand how our choices can lead us inexorably toward our doom.

[Dr. Drib]

If you're tired of BORING sci-fi, then you might be interested in the FREE pdf download of Whetstone: Amateur Magazine of Pulp Sword and Sorcery [issue #2]:

Webpage: https://whetstonemag.blogspot.com/

Also, if you're a writer interested in this type of market, they're looking for material for issue #3.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

The Deep by Alma Katsu is $2.99 on Amazon.com

Note that the horror content is minor. It's more of a supernatural tale.

Thanks for that. I picked up The Hunger by her and love spooky sea tales.

[Paperbackstash]

I grabbed the Deep, too! I love ocean themed settings with these types of books, and have been enjoying The Hunger.

[ReadingManiac]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

If you're tired of BORING sci-fi, then you might be interested in the FREE pdf download of Whetstone: Amateur Magazine of Pulp Sword and Sorcery [issue #2]:

Webpage: https://whetstonemag.blogspot.com/

Also, if you're a writer interested in this type of market, they're looking for material for issue #3.

Always interested in new sources. I've been reading more short stories lately.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by ReadingManiac

Always interested in new sources. I've been reading more short stories lately.

You're welcome.

I've always been interested in sword & sorcery the likes of Michael Moorcock, Fritz Leiber, John Jakes, Robert E. Howard, Henry Kuttner, and et al. (I'm sure I've left off some names that currently escape me.)

I didn't see Issue #1. Did you?

[alee]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I didn't see Issue #1. Did you?

The link is here: https://whetstonemag.blogspot.com/20...available.html

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by alee

The link is here: https://whetstonemag.blogspot.com/20...available.html

THANK YOU so much for that link.

I've now downloaded Issue #1.

[ZodWallop]

The Priest of Blood (The Vampyricon Book 1) by Douglas Clegg is FREE at Amazon US. (Not a Smile link for once.)

This is the first book in Doug's vampire fantasy trilogy. It never sounded like my kind of thing, but for free...

Set in an alternative world of ancient sorceries and buried cities, The Priest of Blood is the first book in The Vampyricon trilogy from NY Times bestselling and award-winning author, Douglas Clegg.