Creepy Thrillers

Haunted by his mother's brutal murder, Detective Inspector Jake Sawyer returns to his rural hometown to investigate a series of gruesome killings. As the body count rises and the killer's twisted methods come to light, Sawyer must confront his own demons while racing against time to unravel the shocking truth behind the murders.

Ellie White is found dead at the bottom of her own garden, propped up against a stone fountain. Detective Inspector Bethany Smith arrives at the scene of the crime still dressed in her funeral attire. Her head thick with emotion. Her colleagues think she's mad. But she wants to be there. She needs to be there. Even if what she sees makes her skin crawl. The next day another body is discovered. The victim has suffered a similar gruesome fate. Left for dead at the bottom of his garden where the creepy-crawlies can get to him.

Four years after the events of The Worm and His Kings, Donna Ashton ekes out a life far removed from her troubled past, only to be abducted one December night by a monster in man's skin. Held prisoner by operatives of a clandestine research facility and drugged into a sickened state, each day brings questioning and punishment. Escape should be possible when Donna faces only mortal hands this time, but the more she sees, the worse her mind splinters with horrific understanding.

Frederick Galvanni is the thief of the century, but it's not his first time claiming the title. For Frederick and the inhabitants of his world, reincarnation is real, but people are always reborn in the country in which they died. Now Frederick seeks to pull off his greatest heist yet - enter a maximum security prison where souls are trapped through reincarnation - and assemble the greatest criminal team that has ever lived.

Solving her best friend's murder means infiltrating a secret society, resisting a forbidden love, and running from a vengeful ghost in this sophomore novel by the author of Together We Rot. “An intoxicating blend of romance and horror, darkness and wit. With haunts and twists that leap off the...

A dark, dazzlingly original thriller about a woman invited to an annual weekend getaway for the adult children of serial killers...but when one of the participants ends up dead, they begin to wonder if someone among them might be carrying on gruesome family traditions. When Nicola Fischer’s...

For fans of The Last Mrs. Parrish comes a twisty domestic psychological suspense novel about motherhood, obsession, and just how far some will go for the perfect family. “Great, plain and simple” (Stanley Tucci). Marisa and Jake are a perfect couple. And Kate, their new lodger, is the...

A cemetery guard becomes the romantic obsession of a lonely corpse. A cuddly teddy bear savagely protects its young owner. A disturbing clown proves that terror is no laughing matter. And a sinister elevator carries its passengers to new heights of horror. Scare Street returns with a beastly new tome, guaranteed to make your skin crawl. Prepare to lose yourself in the shadows, as you devour each of these 12 ghastly tales with morbid anticipation.

Fifteen-year-old Lynn Marie Sugrue is doing her best to make it through a difficult summer. Her mother works long hours as a nurse, and Lynn suspects that her mother's pill-popping boyfriend has enlisted her in his petty criminal enterprises. Lynn finds refuge in online flirtations, eventually meeting up with a troubled young soldier, Logan Loy, and inviting him home. When he's forced to stay over in a storage space accessible through her closet, and the Army subsequently lists him as AWOL, she realizes that he's the one thing in her life that she can control.

Laura Aalders is many things. A woman who works for an advertising agency, a loving and supportive wife, a decent cook, and an upstanding citizen. However, when her creepy boss oversteps boundaries, what occurs next blurs the line between demonic possession and a loss of sanity. Regardless of what it is, her sense of autonomy is in peril as she loses control of her work, love, and life. Her reflection begins to talk to her; she blacks out and, remembers nothing, develops cravings for alcohol and human flesh. She'll lash out, thrash, and cry as she desperately tries to gain back control.

Some things nest where the light can’t reach. When a meteorite crashes into the woods outside Hollow’s Edge, no one in Black Veil County expects what comes next. People vanish. Others change. And the red fog rolls in thicker every night. At the heart of it all walks Ma Barnett, barefoot and smiling, her gray shawl stitched with silk and secrets. As Hollow’s Edge falls quiet, and the ground pulses with new life, one truth becomes clear: They're hungry...

Slightly Scary Short Stories with humorous, creepy, historical, and thought-provoking tales. An entertaining Halloween book. Featuring new urban legends like "The Coquina Madman", the creepy "Sleepless", and the amusing "What’s in the Attic?".

When Ethan Campbell and Olivia Hall sneak into a mysterious carnival, they expect a night of fun and excitement. But as they wander through the rides and attractions, they realize this is no ordinary carnival. Trapped by the owner, Ethan and Olivia find themselves at the mercy of the terrifying ringmaster. To escape, they must face challenges, each more horrifying than the last.

Episode 2 in Shelby’s breathtaking series, Her: Tinsley had always been a free spirit, until one side of her face and body got badly disfigured in an accident that killed her best friend. She has always blamed herself for Becky’s death, as she had been the one behind the wheel. Now 25, she’s down and out, most of her past friends are married or engaged, and she hardly leaves the house.... Then everything changes when she meets Jax.... Jax is sexy, tall, dark and handsome, and a dream all wrapped in one.

Tinsley had always been a free spirit, until one side of her face and body got badly disfigured in an accident that killed her best friend. She’s always blamed herself for Becky’s death, as she had been the one behind the wheel. Now 25, she’s down and out, most of her past friends are married or engaged, and she hardly leaves the house.

Can you handle this chilling feast of fear...? A romantic getaway turns to a horrific ordeal when evil falls from the stars. A terrified young woman is stalked by a grim specter in the form of man’s best friend. A beleaguered wage slave discovers that playing with toys at work can have deadly consequences.... Scare Street’s team of horror authors brings you 12 delightedly macabre morsels of terror in this new, spine-tingling collection. Indulge yourself in a delicious feast of chilling nightmares and dark fantasies.

Creating an original Creepypasta can be fun, thrilling…and deadly. That’s exactly what is about to befall a group of five high school students. Maeve Crawford invites the group to her home for a night of pizza and creepy stories. The class assignment is simple: create an original Creepypasta. As each of them pitches their spooky ideas to one another, a storm rolls in. The thunder is deafening, and the lightning is fierce. And then, someone dies.

Ruby Holmes is plenty excited to serve her cakes and goodies to the many trick-or-treaters in Carmel Springs, Maine. Costumes range from fearsome to the funny, and when Ruby sees a clown jostling with a vampire to get to her cakes, she doesn’t think anything of it. That is, until the corpse of the ‘vampire’ washes up on the beach, right in front of her food truck. Ruby’s not going to let this mystery go unsolved, even if it means annoying the local detective and the murderer themselves. Can Ruby discover the identity of the killer clown? Or will he get the last laugh?

Brought to chilling life, Creepy Strangers is a Creepsville collection triple feature, featuring "The Shrinking Rooms", "My Own Damn Planet", and "Monstrum".

An ambitious teen enrolls at an elite science institute in Morbid Curiosities, a young adult thriller from author S. Hati. When the Institute’s invitation arrived at my doorstep, it felt like it had been inked in my blood, sweat, and tears. Aarya’s life plan has been set for as long as she...