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Presidents, premiers, entire governments disappeared instantly, like a fragile house of cards in a hurricane. Some hid deep underground or holed up in fortified strongholds, but most were swallowed up by the dead, never to be heard from again. For Cade Grayson, doting father and patriotic Delta Force operator, the past week has been the worst dealt to him by life during his short 35-year stint on planet Earth.

Can humanity Survive what it never saw coming? On October 15 at 2:15 a.ms Earth vanished. A scattered few woke alone in a world with no rules, other than survival at any cost. A journalist wanders the wretched reality of an empty New York, searching for his wife and son. A serial killer must hunt in a land where prey is now an endangered species. A mother shields her young daughter from danger through every terror-filled breath.

These people will give anything for the idols they worship, be they rock stars, actors or authors. Or even serial killers. Lori is just such a fanatic. Her obsession is with Edmund Cox, a man of sadistic cruelty who butchered more than 20 women. She’s gone so far as to forge a relationship with him, visiting him in prison and sending him letters on a regular basis. She will do anything to get close to him, so when he gives her a task, she eagerly accepts it. She has no idea of the horror that awaits her.

Having escaped from prison, serial killer Edmund Cox returns to his hometown of Killen. Entering the woods with his “darlings” in his pocket, he begins a new quest along the Hollow River, hoping to make good on one final deal with The River Man. What Edmund doesn’t realize is he’s not going alone. Keith Drakeson is one of the police detectives who hunted Cox the first time around, and he considers the killer’s escape an insult to his legacy.

A group finds itself taking refuge at The Sanctuary, a religious compound with an enigmatic leader called The Prophet. A serial killer finds himself leading an unlikely group of survivors. A young man searches to prove himself to his group, and avoid being bullied ever again. A young child is called to perform another miracle at great personal cost. Every decision. Every action. Every dream. Every alliance. Every secret. Every betrayal.

On October 15 everyone in the world vanished. Well, almost everyone. As the survivors race to fight The Darkness, the past is revealed, and some will finally learn what happened on October 15. Can they survive The Darkness? Can they make their way back home? All will be revealed in Yesterday's Gone: Season Three!

Can humanity survive what it never saw coming? On October 15 at 2:15 a.m. Earth vanished. A scattered few woke alone in a world with no rules, other than survival at any cost. These survivors aren't truly alone... Someone or something is watching them. And waiting... Strangers unite. Sides are chosen.

Verity Long's new ghost-hunting career has gone to the dogs - literally. A spirit is releasing animals from their cages at the Sugarland Animal Rescue Center. It's an unusual haunting that gets even more bizarre when she uncovers a new clue in a case of a missing child. Verity vows to reunite the lost boy with his family. And when she does, Verity just might answer the age-old question: Do all dogs go to heaven?

Rachel Harroway sees dead people. Homicide detective Rachel Harroway is Highlands' hero. All across the Appalachian Mountains, locals praised her name. She has captured more killers than any other detective in her lifetime, her methods are secret, and young ambitious journalists are dying to know her story. When a teenager's body turns up on display in Rachel's North Carolinian town, the gifted detective risks her legacy to track an imaginative killer with a twisted sense of art.

Listeners know that few authors are able to create an atmosphere of unease and terror as well as Oates, a fact confirmed by the four novellas presented here. All the novellas in this collection revolve around the theme of love gone wrong - horribly, shockingly wrong.

One day, 18-year-old Bowen's monotonous life is shaken to its core when she finds a dead body. But upon returning with help, it's nowhere to be found. She questions her sanity until he turns up at her house, very much alive. Peter's not dead...at least not anymore. He's nothing like she could have expected. As normal as he appears, he's never ridden in a car, used a shower, or has any idea where he is on the map. And as they scramble to piece together his history and find out who he really is, they soon learn that he isn't the only thing around that goes bump in the night.

More than a year has passed since The Event, and the survivors who returned home are trying to stitch their lives back together. They think they are safe. But that is a lie. The Darkness has followed them, and this time It's amassing an army of allies. While key officials at Black Island fight to keep the secret, the survivors' lives converge again. Confused by terrifying visions and unpredictable rampages, they seek help wherever they can find it.

Time is running out. Eleven alien vials hold the fate of humanity, but who can be trusted with them? In their race to save the world, the Black Island Guardsmen must put Paola in a danger unlike anything she’s ever faced. How far will the Guardsmen go to get the vials? Can Mary protect her daughter from an insidious alien who’s caused too much destruction?

Greg is having a bad morning. He overslept and now he is going to be late for work. He can't even seem to get himself dressed, and all he really wants is a good strong cup of joe. He's not going to get it. And things are going to go from bad to worse before the day is over.

Take a trip into the Twilight Zone with Gone, also available in the Toes Up collection, by Adam Light.

Once, Osgood and Frost were the up-and-coming stars of the burgeoning paranormal investigation TV show craze before a hoax put an end to their friendship, partnership, and television careers. Now, more than a decade later, Prudence Osgood is a barely functioning alcoholic ghost hunter for hire. Her yearning for mystery and adventure is reignited when she receives a cryptic, untraceable email.

Can humanity survive what it never saw coming? On October 15 at 2:15 a.m. Earth vanished. A scattered few woke alone in a world with no rules, other than survival at any cost. These survivors aren't truly alone... Someone or something is watching them. And waiting... Strangers unite. Sides are chosen.

When Spencer gets stuck inside the magical Midnight Garden, I will not rest until I can release him. Unfortunately, Inspector Grant Stirling isn’t thinking along the same lines. Truth be told, I believe he’d happily wipe his hands of the garden and Spencer. Good thing for Spencer that he isn’t relying on Scotland Yard!

Wie weit darf Hardcorehorror gehen? Du denkst, du fürchtest dich vor nichts mehr? Gone Mad bricht Tabus. Die Protagonisten: Kannibalen, Dämonen, Psychopathen und einige mehr. Eine grenzüberschreitende Anthologie für extreme Leser. Doch Achtung: Der Abstieg in die Abgründe des menschlichen Verstandes erfolgt auf eigene Gefahr. Bonus: Eine Kurzgeschichte von Jutta Wölk, "Böses Erwachen", und eine Kurzgeschichte von Simone Trojahn, "Hexensaft".

Es gibt nur wenige Dinge, die schlimmer sind, als auf der Liste für böse Mädchen des Arcane Bureau of Investigation zu stehen. Um sich selbst aus der Schusslinie zu halten, hat Darby Adler einen Pakt mit dem Teufel geschlossen – sie soll dem ABI mit ihren Fähigkeiten als Grabflüsterin helfen, einige sehr alte Fälle zu lösen. Aber irgendetwas an dieser Aufgabe ist mächtig faul – vor allem, weil einige dieser Fälle Darby direkt in ihre Heimatstadt Haunted Peak und zu den dort vergrabenen Geheimnissen zurückführen. Dead & Gone ist das zweite Hörbuch der Grabflüsterer-Serie.

The rest of the werewolf pack might consider Aric Connor to be omniscient and destined to save the world when evil returns to claim it. But for the most part, 15-year-old Aric ignores the confirmations of his powers, taking everything in stride until he meets her. Celia Wird wasn't supposed to awaken naked in the mountains of Colorado, not when she was just stalking her prey in a filthy alley several states away. She especially wasn't supposed to meet Aric, the handsome werewolf who comes to her aid.