J.C. Moore

People have been disappearing from Shadow Bay for years. No one asks why. When a true-crime podcaster vanishes while investigating a cult tied to the town’s past, Police Chief Shauna Peterson follows a trail most people in Shadow Bay would rather forget.

Christmas Eve. 1986. A blizzard pounds upstate New York. The wind moans and the never stopping snow...and blood...piles up. The weather forces strangers from different walks of life to shelter from the storm as a monstrous creature crashes their festivities. The being inhabits the bodies of the...

An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller about the one person you can never escape.Vera Hart spent years making sure her ex could never find her again.Then the lights went out.As panic spreads and the city descends into chaos, there's no police to call. No phones. No safe place left to...

She’s chasing a killer. And he knows exactly how to tear her apart. When a third woman goes missing in the rustbelt town of Shadow Bay, Chief of Police Shauna Peterson faces a brutal truth. A predator is hunting in her backyard, and the victims are getting closer to home. The town wants answers.

A young woman, caught in the intoxicating haze of a night out, finds herself thrust into a nightmare beyond comprehension. Awakening in a shadowy abyss, she discovers the chilling truth: she's at the mercy of a sadistic predator.

Frank Mallory thought he’d left the violence behind. A former mob enforcer turned quiet private investigator’s assistant, he built a life with Patricia – a life he never believed he deserved. Then a professional hit meant for Frank takes Patricia instead.

In the dark corners of our world, where the light dies and shadows take root, lies a collection of tales that will haunt your waking hours. J.C. Moore weaves stories that pull back the veil on our reality, revealing the horrors that linger just beneath the surface. From a Polaroid camera that...

In a town brimming with holiday cheer, the joyous Yuletide season quickly becomes a nightmare of terror. It's the most wonderful time of the year, and everyone eagerly prepares for the annual Christmas dance, a cherished tradition that brings the community together. But this year, something...

He took the case. Now the case is coming after him. Frank Mallory survived the hit that killed his wife. He left New York, opened a small P.I. office in Buffalo, and built a quieter life. The work is steady. The rules are simple. Keep your head down. Don’t make noise.

Sometimes, the true horror lies within. In their harrowing flight from an oppressive past, a teenager and his mother unwittingly unleash a malevolent force upon their new home. As their lives plunge into an unrelenting odyssey, the young man confronts an unimaginable evil that seeks to dominate...

Strange creatures, gruesome murders, oozing organisms, unfathomable abductions, enigmatic expeditions, an age-old malevolence, and much more... J.C. Moore, author of The Repayment, delivers a collection of dark horror tales that are both chilling and poignant...

Shadow Bay braces for a late-winter storm when a longtime local is found dead in his garage. The scene is too neat. Too controlled. And Chief Shauna Peterson knows a staged job when she sees one.

Step into the shadows with 'Tainted,' a bone-chilling collection designed to haunt your darkest nights. Tales filled with a spectrum of horrors, from evil spirits to bleeding caves, haunted sewers, and sinister childhood games. In this second installment, Moore delves even deeper into the...

When grief-stricken psychiatrist Dr. Gabriel Winter starts seeing blood-soaked Christmas visions, he learns Santa’s naughty list is deadly. Love Santa wants to spread Christmas cheer—one scream at a time!

Danielle Russell is desperate. Her journalism career is on the line, and she’s running out of chances. So when she lands a rare interview with rock legend Asher Graves, it feels like a miracle. But the interview comes with a catch: she has to meet him at his crumbling Louisiana mansion.

Step into the haunting world of J. C. Moore's 'Tangled,' a collection that weaves together the mysterious, the psychological, and the suspenseful in a tapestry of horror.