The Horseman is unending,
his presence shan't lessen.
If you break the curse,
you become the legend.

Washington Irving and Rip Van Winkle had no choice but to cover up the deadly truth behind Ichabod Crane's disappearance. Centuries later, a Crane returns to Sleepy Hollow awakening macabre secrets once believed to be buried deep.

What if the monster that spawned the legend lived within you?

Now, Ireland Crane, reeling from a break-up and seeking a fresh start, must rely on the newly awakened Rip Van Winkle to discover the key to channeling the darkness swirling within her. Bodies are piling high and Ireland is the only one that can save Sleepy Hollow by embracing her own damning curse.

But is anyone truly safe when the Horseman rides?

Five-year-old Mikey has a history of multiple personality disorders, they run in his family. When he is pushed to his limit Michael comes out to play. You have never met a child so dark and sadistic. Follow Michael through child and adulthood as he wreaks havoc on everything in his path!

Casey was the girl who got away. Twice.
The first time, she got away because he was afraid.
The second time, she disappeared.
When the police found her car abandoned and bloody on the side of the road, Joe thought he had lost her forever.
Six months later, Joe went camping, was nearly murdered, found Casey in the woods, and then went a little insane.
It seemed like the thing to do at the time.

All Ryan had to do was fly to Colorado do a security assessment on a paranoid old lady who'd started seeing boogeymen in the bushes. She wouldn't tell his employers what the problem was. Not over the phone, anyway.
She told the neighbors that the businessman who'd purchased some of her dead husband's property was a vampire.
It was supposed to be an easy job, but when Ryan arrived too late to prevent the old lady's murder, everything started going wrong. Vampires don't exist, but some kind of monster was out there. The least Ryan could do was see what he could find out.
It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Detectives Dalton and Renfield investigate the murder of Dallas Gaines. Gaines is one of four defendants who were accused of murdering Jonathan Ludarac's daughter but were released after a mistrial. As the detectives investigate, the case grows more complicated due to media attention, public opinion and evidence that Jonathan Ludarac's house may be haunted. His daughter may still be alive, and Jonathan himself may be more sinister than he seems.

While protecting civilians, three Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs are stranded to fend off hordes of zombies using only their skills and what little ammunition is left. Soon they find out there is more to protect than themselves and more than zombies looking to make a meal out of them. Follow the Surviving Death series to find out where the path of death leads our soldiers.

A breakdown of a secret government experiment allows demons to escape the confines of the laboratory. This causes those in contact with it to be possessed, threatening the future of mankind.

The three unlikely heroes at the centre of this apocalyptic outbreak find themselves, with the help of their guardian angels, coming together to battle the forces of evil. They hope to stop the onslaught of death and destruction. The birth of a baby, however, may hold the key to the future.

As all three agree, it is a question of

"Save the baby, save the world"

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but supernatural curiosities brought it back. 

A Jack-in-the-Box made from skulls. 

A monster egg in the mail.

A sketchbook bridging imagination with reality. 

What other wondrous and terrible secrets will these survivors tell? 

CRUEL WORKS OF NATURE is a collection of 11 horror novellas about strange and exciting supernatural encounters. Reality and the fantastic are blended seamlessly in these immersive tales, with plenty of mystery to lead the reader on a thrilling journey. Some stories are dark and macabre while others whimsical and lighthearted, together ensuring constant surprises and terrifying twists to keep you reading until the very last page.

Elijah Cone's doctor said he could help him. The doctor lied.

Hiding from his past, Elijah Cone is waiting out his remaining days in the Rose Haven Retirement Home, avoiding contact with the other rest home residents, desperate for death to relieve him of his all-consuming guilt.

The rest home's charismatic doctor has his own secrets. Doctor Perry prefers his elderly patients to be isolated, abandoned even, because nobody asks any questions when the lonely disappear.

Elijah and the other retirees will soon learn that under Doctor Perry's care, death is the easy option…

Do you trust your doctor?

A disgraced celebrity paranormal investigator; an over-burdened troop commander tasked to find out how so many accidents are occurring in his zone of responsibility; a heroic assistant troop commander tasked to escort the investigator (who she happens to hate with a passion); and a serial killer known for bundling body parts of women on the highway, causing some of the accidents being investigated.

What gives?

In this dark horror tale, penned mercilessly by Phil Sanderson, you will certainly find out. The story was written so boldly that some readers are sure to be miffed with him for not delivering a more positive outcome. The killer in this novel is so hatefully intense, that the anger of many female readers may carry over to the author himself. Great pains were taken to develop a nightmarish enemy that readers will never forget.

A vicious attack on a grocery store has turned into a hostage situation. But things are much worse for the ten people hiding in the walk-in freezer...

From the four-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of PRESSURE and BLISTER comes a tension-filled tale of survival laced with his trademark macabre sense of humor.

Draco thought he killed Bryan.

But Bryan unintentionally survived the end of the world. His mute, inhuman rescuer abandons him without answers. What scares Bryan most is the vampire bite on his neck.

Vladimir Drachobin will not allow prey to escape, but ancient tensions flare between him and those who rule the undead masses. Lurking in the shadows is no longer an option. Surrounded by his fellow vampires, he is alone.

The world has ended. Can they endure what comes next?

"FIVE out of FIVE zombie heads for originality, a very interesting story and plot twist that nobody could have seen coming (especially not the characters themselves)" - Zombie Book Blog

The patients of Eldemere Psychiatric Hospital are turning into zombies, and the hospital's poorly designed security system has trapped everyone inside!

A dwarf psychiatrist, a fitness-obsessed nurse, and a professional wrestler unite in to save the hospital's juvenile patients from the raging horde of ghouls. Their quest will bring them face to face with a legion of undead patients, zombified psychiatrists, deranged administrators, and one fiendishly handsome serial killer. The group of unlikely heroes must rely on their wits, luck, and at least one straitjacket in order to survive until help can arrive the following morning!

Approximately 52,000 words. Genre is humor/adventure/horror.

Contains fantasy violence, gore, and crude humor.

The devil took his father. The devil made a big mistake.

The demon Shadow was too young to do anything when they came to take his father away.

His uncle tried to stop them. His mother tried to stop them. They both failed.

Shadow's father, Abaddon, is currently being tortured in the lowest circle of Hell by the devil, having been found guilty of conspiring with the angels.

But was there some truth in the charge that Abaddon was a traitor?

After all, he did give Shadow a glowing angel's short blade.

Shadow has come of age and is ready to face the three trials of Hell with hopes of becoming a minor demon and acquiring new powers.

Can he fight his way through Hell to free his father from the devil?

Bane County is an Ongoing Saga . . .

Mystery, Suspense, an edge-of-your-seat Thriller with characters you'll fall in love with. An old-school, heart-pounding, coming-of-age Horror series with 100s of 5-Star Reviews.

The large river-island of Bane County has a troubled past; but some histories are eagerly forgotten, especially those written in blood.

Nestled into the foothills of the National Wildlife Refuge, the small rural town of Silver Canyon seems idyllic to most; but a long-slumbering evil is about to reawaken.

Seventeen-year-old Bryce McNeel is your average teenage boy, living on a cattle ranch with his grandparents. Well, average genius, but he prefers to keep that fact to himself, no one likes a know-it-all.

When Bryce learns of a series of grisly deaths and mutilations that occurred decades earlier, his curiosity gets the better of him. Together with his cousin, Jackson, Bryce sets out to learn more about the macabre event; but as they delve deeper into the history and legends of Bane County, the two boys are horrified by what they find.

Unfortunately, history has a way of repeating itself.

As friends and neighbors begin to go missing, or worse, they find themselves embroiled in a battle for their young lives.

"In a dark new age, a hero emerges."
The Preacher
In a near-Apocalyptic future, preacher Jacob Cross has a calling on his life that would make the strongest man tremble -- defeat the most horrendous creatures hell can produce... and battle them constantly. Victory is assured only if he can locate the three partners promised to him in a vision. Heroes, demons, God and Man -- in the end, blood will be shed, and if Jacob and his friends have their way, the devil will be bound forever.

There are monsters in this world. And they used to be us. Now it's time to euthanize to survive in a hospice where Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible.

Post-infection Chicago. Christmas.

Inside The Hospice, Emily and her fellow nurses do their rounds. Here, men and women live out their final days in comfort, segregated from society, and are then humanely terminated before fate turns them into marrow-craving monsters known as ‘Smilers.' Outside these imposing walls, rabid protesters swarm with signs, caught up in the heat of their hatred.

Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible. But in a world where mortality means nothing, where guns are drawn in fear and nobody seems safe anymore – at what cost will this pursuit come? And through it all, the soon to be dead remain silent, ever smiling. Such is their curse.

This emotional, political novel comes from two of horror's freshest voices, and puts a new spin on an eternal topic: the undead. In the spirit of George A Romero meets Jack Ketchum, Where the Dead Go to Die it is an unforgettable epilogue to the zombie genre, one that will leave you shaken and questioning right from wrong…even when it's the only right left.

It won't be long before that snow-speckled ground will be salted by blood.

Proudly brought to you by Crystal Lake Publishing – Tales from the Darkest Depths

Interview with the authors:

What makes Where the Dead Go to Die different than any other zombie novel out there?

Aaron Dries: The scabs of the zombie genre have been picked at for years. But here, we rip off the old flesh to make way for the new. But there's a lot of blood in between. We've done something different, something challenging, and honest. It's something I couldn't have done alone.

Mark Allan Gunnells: It's an original take on a standard horror trope. We approach the story from a much more emotional place, the horror coming less from the zombies themselves and more from a more personal horror of death and loss and guilt.

How did you experience the process of writing a novel with another author?

Aaron Dries: This was the first time I have collaborated, and I couldn't have asked for a better partner-in-crime than Mark. It took a lot of trust and honesty. I was constantly surprised by the process. Mark would write a sentence that would send my imagination reeling. It was such a fast, living process, ironic considering the undead subject material.

Mark Allan Gunnells: I love the art of collaboration. When it is done right, and I feel Aaron and I did it right, the result is a story that truly neither author could have written alone. It's a blending of our voices and talents to create something wholly unique.

Why should readers take a chance on this horror novel?

Aaron Dries: Because this really is something different. It's a fiercely political work. It's about conservatism run amok, about humanity in an inhumane world. And considering the bureaucratic climate in which we currently live, I think it's rather timely.

Mark Allan Gunnells: Because we're offering a fresh and original take that is full of passion and emotion and suspense.

Would you kill for your freedom?

Would you die for it?

Maeve was six when they took her mother away, and left her in the care of her Uncle Lou: a drunk, a misogynist, a fraud.

For eleven years she's lived with him in Falside's slums, deep in the silt of the Falwere River. She bottles his miracle medicine, stocks his apothecary shop, and endures his savage temper.

But as his violence escalates, and his lies come undone, she devises a plan to escape him forever. Even if it means people have to die.

If you love epic struggles for justice and dark dystopian thrillers, you'll love The Paper Duchess series.

Historian Carrie Jo Dreams About the Past!

Carrie Jo has a secret--she dreams about the past. The handsome and wealthy Ashland Stuart has hired her to uncover the history and the secrets of Seven Sisters, an aging antebellum mansion in sultry downtown Mobile, Alabama. A series of dreams, an untimely death and the betrayal of someone she loves lead her back in time to uncover the truth about a missing young heiress and a web of secrets. Will Carrie Jo slip into the shadows of Seven Sisters, following in the ghostly footsteps of the lost young woman, or can she solve this tragic mystery and find her own happiness?

"Horrifying throughout with a dark and twisted sense of humor... Off Campus grabs you from the first page, digs its claws in, and doesn't let go until you're way past the end."
- Karen E. Taylor, The Vampire Legacy series and Cellar

The first month at college is hell.

Bellarmine is under siege. The monstrous necromancer Azrobas is patiently forcing the students to run a blood-soaked labyrinth in a forgotten dimension - none have made it yet. Ken Sakamoto, the youngest son of a British military family who is decidedly not in the military, already has some issues with living up to expectations, so nobody's more surprised than he is to find himself tearing through the maze, sanity at risk, all for the sake of a girl he's only been dating for a month.

And he's not alone. His fellow freshman Josh - all-American, athletic, and armed to the teeth - is in the labyrinth to save his oldest friend Lizzie, and Lizzie's got all the kidnapped girls fighting their way out every bit as hard as the boys are fighting their way in.

But Azrobas has made it clear only one group gets to go home alive. They all better move fast.

Maybe not too fast though. Every step is taking them closer to Azrobas and the only thing worse than losing at his game is what's going to happen if you win.

What happens when the zombie apocalypse turns out to be a zombie aberration?

Three years have passed since the rising of the undead, and life has more or less returned to normal.

Zombie encounters are now few and far between. The undead are more of a nuisance than a menace; they are less likely to sink their teeth into unsuspecting civilians than they are to be attacked by vigilantes and rabid lynch mobs.

Laws have been passed for the zombies' own protection, and they are safely and humanely quarantined from society.

Dead Rite, an undead management and control firm, suddenly finds itself on the brink of bankruptcy. The zombie population is dwindling and the bills are piling up.

So when a lucrative opportunity unexpectedly presents itself, it seems almost too good to be true.

A tale of misfits, weirdos, outcasts, alcoholics, trust fund activists, dead-head hippies, sleazy politicians and psychotic hillbillies; all foot soldiers fighting in the war on horror.

"One of the most thrilling writers working today. Miss him at your peril." - Blake Crouch, Wayward Pines

An experimental rafting expedition, an FBI manhunt for a delusional killer, and the worst storm in decades collide in the remote mountain wilderness...and then THEY come out.

THE GORGE

Bowie Whitlock and a team of celebrity athletes are commissioned to test two experimental rafts in the rugged Unegama Gorge in the remote Appalachian Mountains, considered the most dangerous whitewater rapids in the eastern United States.

FBI agent Jim Castle and his partner are in the gorge looking for Ace Goodall, a deranged abortion clinic bomber. Ace, accompanied by a fragile young woman, is suffering visions that guide his murderous behavior. An accident during the manhunt releases a long-hidden species to the world.

The race is on as dark storm clouds gather, the river swells to a torrent, and Ace hijacks the rafting expedition to make his escape. But the bloodthirsty creatures swooping down from the high cliffs have been too long without prey.

Ace has one more bomb.

God is talking to him.

And he'll kill Bowie or anyone else who stands in his way. But killing isn't what it used to be, because the dead no longer stay dead.

Brian Jameson doesn't even get a chance to pick a college before a worldwide pandemic breaks out--and his home is Ground Zero. After losing his parents and sister in a whirlwind of devastation, Brian's war-veteran grandfather takes him under his wing. But when desperate looters attack Brian's new home, he and his grandfather must flee into a wintery Midwestern wasteland now populated by intelligent infected known as "Stalkers."

These ghoulish creatures don't shamble in hordes--they hide in the darkness waiting to strike, teeth bared in ghastly grins. And they laugh while they're ripping you to shreds.

But with his grandfather's training, Brian makes it to the home of his estranged childhood friends, twins Louis and Eva. And Brian gets a chance to experience something else he nearly missed: falling in love. Drawn to the determined--and ruthless--Louis, Brian escapes with him in search of an island paradise away from the relentless snow and infected.

But even if they make it there, it may not be the haven they're hoping for.