Posts Tagged by Scary Stories
10 Spine-Tingling Stories for the Scary Season
October 25, 2013 | Filled under Horror, Mystery Thriller |
Chilling Novels Just in Time for Halloween
In 1605, Sir Walter Calverleyâs murderous rampage leaves a family shattered. The killer suffers a torturous execution⌠but is it truly the end? A noble Yorkshire house stands forever tarnished by blood and possessed by anguished spirits. Some crimes are so horrific, they reverberate through the centuries. As an unhappy modern couple vacation in the guesthouse at Calverley Old Hall, playwright Clara, and her scholar husband, Scott, unwittingly awaken a dark history. Clara is trapped and forced back in time to bear witness to a familyâs bloody saga. Overtaken by the malevolent echoes, Scott is pushed over the edge from possessive husband to wholly possessedâŚ
Hell is everything it’s cracked up to be.
Assistant D.A. Carolyn Hastings has an uncanny knack for putting away criminals. With one of the best prosecution records in recent history, her future as Manhattanâs next District Attorney looks certain. But her sixth sense for winning cases threatens to work against her when she starts seeing a string of murders through the eyes of the killer.
Terrified California residents face the shocking dilemma of yet another serial killer roaming freely in their neighborhoods. However, this time it is an evolving serial killer anomaly that relentlessly searches for, hunts down, and ingeniously traps his victims before unleashing his fiery rage. Everything teeters on the edge of reality, as Emily Stone must battle for her life between a hired assassin and an arson serial killer. Lines are drawn on both sides of the law. Friendships and lovers are tested.
In the shadows of Angkor Wat, evil lurks. Innocent women have already died and journalist Claire Linton is quietly targeted in a plot for revenge that reaches back into the heart of evil . Unaware that the story of her career is about to turn deadly, Claire hopes for answers when she meets Interpol agent, Simon Trent. Instead he’s frustrating and secretive and turns up so often, it’s clear he’s following her. And as kisses ignite beneath the golden streaks of a Cambodian sunset and passion begins to ramp up, a decades old plot for revenge unfolds. But with trust at a premium and lives at stake – has love been outplayed?
Manon has always walked between two worlds. By rights, she shouldn’t exist – daughter of a witch and an ancient vampire, she is neither fully human nor truly immortal. Mikkel is as cold as he is handsome. Blond-haired and blue-eyed, Mikkel is a vampire who can enthrall almost any female. Manon cannot fight her attraction to Mikkel. He excites her, frightens her, making her doubt everything, even herself. Does he want her for herself, or just for her unique blood? Can a vampire like Mikkel ever truly love?
 “Four and a half suspenseful, frightening tales in one. Talley is wonderful at crafting suspense, and each sub-story pays homage to a high theme of occult horror. Plenty of suspense and chills to satisfy occult-horror fans.” –Kirkus Reviews “Recently Lovecraftian authors have been sending me their books to review. Some are good, some are….not. But the recently published That Which Should Not Be, by Brett J. Talley, is great. In fact, it’s one of the best Lovecraftian novels I have ever read, and I don’t say that lightly.” –Mike Davis, Lovecraft eZine.
âWhen a mysterious zombie virus threatens the world, itâs up to teenage âlove zombiesâ to stop itâŚMusgrave supplies enough jugular-ripping, entrails-feasting carnage to satisfy any fan of the genre…Yet thereâs also leavening humor, as well as unexpectedly resonant, emotional moments: When Josh drives a car and feels the steering wheel âsmooth in my hands,â he says, âYou donât know what it means for us undead to be able to do something so human. I felt like I was one step closer, as Pinocchio would say, to being a real boy.â (T)he love zombiesâ satisfying triumph reaches icky levels of bloodletting that fans of the genre will appreciate. A vampire sequel looms on the horizon. Overstuffedâjust how some fans like it.â–Kirkus Reviews
The ninth floor of St. Michaelâs Hospital was shut off to the public, staff, and administrators in 1984. The doors were welded and chained shut, the stop was removed from the elevators, and the no one talked about what happened thereâever. Ryan Sterling knew her life was going to change forever the day she found out her aunt needed a transplant, and she agreed to return to a home she never wanted to see again. Spending the vast majority of her time in St. Michaelâs hospital, she soon notices peculiarities: her auntâs roommate rants about evil, the nurses whisper about hauntings, and no one will tell her why the ninth floor is locked. Ryan thinks all the rumors are ridiculous until two nurses die right after she speaks with them about the floor in question. Noises and disembodied voices begin to haunt her night and day. Strange presents appear on her doorstep with notes that makes her blood run cold. Someone or something is watching Ryan, and she is certain whatever is behind the locked doors of the ninth floor is the key to her and her auntâs survival. Ryan never wanted to go home again, now she may never leave.
All seventeen-year-old composer Ien Montgomery desires is an escape from his family’s rigid expectations for his life; someone to inspire his music. When he meets a beautiful violin-prodigy, Kiera McDougal, his life music takes on new life. With her, he imagines a future outside of his parentsâ control. That is, until a horrible accident tears them apart. Sent to die in a sanatorium, Ienâs obsession for Kiera grows unbearable. Tortured by thoughts he canât escape and the truth of his monstrous disfigurement, he flees, desperate to exact revenge on the people that ruined his life â his parents. But, vengeance is empty. Betrayed by those closest to him, Ien discovers that the price for his happiness may be his sanity. Set amidst the landscape of New York’s Gilded Age, and inspired by Phantom of the Opera, TRANSCEND exposes the fine line between love and madness.
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Eight Exceptional Writers – Eight Heart-Stopping Thrillers
April 22, 2013 | Filled under Uncategorized |
THRILL SEEKERS & MYSTERY LOVERS – Check this out – And the best part? It’s FREE!!Â
If you’re looking for a chilling suspense and not sure where to turn, then look no further than MYSTERIES THRILLS & SPILLS: A Sampler by eight exceptional writers. Before paying for a new thriller, grab this exciting sampler. You may just discover your next favorite author.
A Little About MYSTERIES THRILLS & SPILLS:
In this mystery thriller sampler, eight great writers have teamed up to bring you a sizable taste of some of their most thrilling work. From the “edgy action thriller featuring a smoking hot leather-clad female ex-assassin” in Russell Blake’s JET, to the “supernatural thriller with heart” in Jeff Bennington’s TWISTED VENGEANCE, this sampler runs the gamut of mystery’s sub-genres like no other.
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In MYSTERIES THRILLS & SPILLS, the reader will sample: JET by Russell Blake, THE NINTH DISTRICT by Douglas Dorow, A MAN OVERBOARD by Shawn Hopkins, A CAPE MAY DIAMOND by Larry Enright, THREE LIES by Helen Hanson, TWISTED VENGEANCE by Jeff Bennington, EASY INNOCENCE by Libby Fischer Hellmann, and VIGILANTE by Claude Bouchard
Don’t be afraid! Snatch-up your copy of MYSTERIES THRILLS & SPILLS today!!
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A Fantastically Frightful Collection of Stories
December 26, 2012 | Filled under Uncategorized |
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Kindle peeps, leave the lights on for this terrifying collection of short stories. Today’s HOT NEW Release is CREEPY 2: A Collection of Scary Stories, the follow-up to bestselling author Jeff Bennington’s CREEPY 1: A Collection of Scary Stories. “This is a fantastic, chilling and quite beautiful collection of ghost stories and real ghost tales. The short stories are wonderfully blended with the real ghost stories.” ~ R.L. Dove
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A Brief Synopsis of CREEPY 2:
The Creepy series is a one of a kind combination of true supernatural occurences, mixed with a variety of supernatural short stories! Creepy 2 is a frightening collection of ghost stories from around the world and supernatural short stories from Jeff Bennington, up and coming author and paranormal investigator Jay Krow, and Top-10 UK author, Katie M. John.
About the Author:
Jeff Bennington is the author of REUNION, an Amazon #1 bestselling supernatural thriller, TWISTED VENGEANCE, CREEPY, and CREEPY 2, a collection of scary stories. He also blogs at The Writing Bomb. When Jeff isn’t writing and blogging, he’s busy raising and homeschooling his four children with his wife near Indianapolis, Indiana, which incidentally, is where TWISTED VENGEANCE takes place.
What Readers Are Saying About CREEPY 2:
“Thank you Mr. Bennington for putting together in one incredible collection these stories, some true some brilliantly born of incredible talent from authors who are now shining brightly on my literary radar.” –Maryellen
“Jeff Bennington’s Creepy 2 is even Creepier than Creepy 1!” –Pixie
“I love Jeff’s ability to tell a ghost story, while weaving the history of the location into the story. He also has an incredibly sense of imagery. This book gave me chills, and I’m sure I’ll be sleeping with the lights on, and listening intently for things going bump in the night.” — Amazon Reader
If you love a chilling ghost story…CREEPY 2 should be your next purchase.
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HOT NEW Release – CREEPY 2 by Jay Krow, Jeff Bennington & Katie M. John
October 2, 2012 | Filled under Uncategorized |
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If you love to be scared, you’re going to love today’s HOT NEW Release, CREEPY 2: A Collection of Scary Stories by Jay Krow, Jeff Bennington, and Katie M. John. A chilling collection of both fiction and non-fiction paranormal short stories. CREEPY 2 is currently ranked #12 in Amazon Kindle’s Free store Ghost genre.
A Brief Description of CREEPY 2:
Creepy 2 is a frightening collection of true ghost stories from around the world and supernatural short stories from Jeff Bennington (best-selling author of Reunion, Twisted Vengeance and Creepy), up and coming author and paranormal investigator Jay Krow, and Top-10 UK author, Katie M. John.
About the Authors:
Jay Krow is an author of speculative fiction and a former paranormal investigator. His first novel, THE FALLEN, is set to be released on Amazon in December of 2012. You can follow Jay on twitter, @JayKrow, or visit him on his website www.jaykrow.com.
Jeff Bennington is the author of REUNION, an Amazon #1 bestselling supernatural thriller, TWISTED VENGEANCE, CREEPY, and CREEPY 2, a collection of scary stories. He also blogs at The Writing Bomb. You can follow Jeff on Twitter @TweetTheBook.
Katie lives in Middlesex with a handsome giant prince and a small two foot, muddy-puddle dancing fairy. She is the author of THE KNIGHT TRILOGY and has just released #1 of the trilogy called, THE FOREST OF ADVENTURES.
Some Praise for CREEPY 2:
“I Love how the book is sprinkled with True Hauntings along with Short stories. From my Favorite, ‘The Manchester Haunting ” a very ghostly love story.. to “The Forces at Bobby Mackey’s Bar” ( A True paranormal experience) this entire collection is Haunted.” –Pixie
“If you enjoy the paranormal genre or just want to read a couple of scary stories, then go ahead and grab this book. Place it on your nightstand and read a story or two before you go to bed. Just make sure you leave the video recorder on in your room to record any visitors that come to see you middle of the night!” –Anthony Wessel, DigitalBookToday.com
“What a perfect time of year to be reading this chilling collection of stories that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand at attention!” –Maryellen
Send shivers down your spine, pick up a copy of CREEPY 2 today.
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