Jimmy Turner is terrified. Very frightening things are happening in the neighborhood and he can’t figure out why. The Maggots Underneath the Porch is a powerful coming-of-age novella circa 1975. In the midst of a mid-West group of teens who are collecting baseball cards and beer cans, experiencing the cultural impact of JAWS, playing little league baseball, blasting guitar God rock music on ghetto blasters, a ravenous abomination is about to unleash death and mayhem on their unsuspecting rural community! Will any of them survive? And how many in the town will become victims before its carnage can be stopped? Beware the lurking danger that festered and formed amidst the rotting filth of The Maggots Underneath the Porch!
From the bestselling author of "The Night It Got Out!" Welcome to Blood Verse, not your average collection of tales and verses of terror. Within these pages you’ll find how a serial killer uses an unusual method to stalk victims in South Chicago. A unique couple addresses infertility on a grand scale. Armageddon strikes twice in a small Iowa town at the hands of nature and a madman. A noble medical scientist undergoes a demented metamorphosis. The oldest and most powerful vampire on earth weighs in on contemporary culture. An obnoxious bigot goes to Hell to fulfil an ironic twist of destiny. An injured World Champion boxer fights his toughest opponent in a horrific bout beyond imagination. An outpatient psychiatric clinic places several patients in a setting that launches the ultimate terror and mayhem. A horrific futuristic twist on an American Scholastic tradition in Spelling Bee. A debut collection from a rising master of fantastic thrills that reads like Amazing Stories and Twilight Zone with a hellish twist, Blood Verse is sure to take you for an intense ride!
Brutal murders have been occurring in the rural villages of Caguas, Puerto Rico. A sinister force is beginning to show its terrifying presence. Michael Moretti, a seasoned expert in these matters, is hired by the Vatican City for his greatest challenge. But as he works with his partner Roberto, he begins to doubt his Catholic faith and capacity to defeat such an abomination. He falls in love with a beautiful woman who could jeopardize his mission. While the murders continue, Michael, Roberto and their Vatican mentor Cardinal Pussilano must pursue an unstoppable ancient evil while leaving a trail of bloody Carnage and monster mayhem only author Patrick James Ryan (Blood Verse) can deliver!
Fifteen years ago, four neighborhood boys discover something wrong with their strange elderly neighbor, Mr. Bickford. As they watch Bickford's comings and goings, they do not realize that he is already watching them, and planning something that none of the boys would have ever imagined. Fifteen years later, what happened still haunts one sole survivor.
Growing Up Country: A Demlow Family History By: Carl Demlow Growing Up Country: A Demlow Family History is the result of fifteen years of research, travel to several states, and many hours of writing and rewriting. It began with the simple goal of providing our children and grandchildren with a short history of the Demlow family and, specifically, the author’s experiences on the family farm in the 1950s. But it didn’t end there: the book took on a life of its own as it grew to include the Moeller, Ganun, and Roekle families as well as historical tidbits from the 1880s to the present.
When Mike Tomkies moved to a remote cottage on the shores of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, he found a place which was to provide him with the most profound wilderness experience of his life. Accessible only by boat, the cottage he renamed ‘Wildernesse’ was to be his home for many years, which he shared with his beloved German Shepherd, Moobli. Centred on different landscape elements – loch, woodlands and mountains –Tomkies describes the whole cycle of nature through the seasons in a harsh and testing environment of unrivalled beauty. Vivid colours and sounds fill the pages – exotic wild orchids, the roar of rutting stags, the territorial movements of foxes, otters and badgers, an oak tree being torn apart by hurricane-force gales. Nothing escapes his penetrating eye. His extraordinary insights into the wildlife that shared his otherwise empty territory were not gained without perseverance in the face of perilous hazards, and the difficulties and challenges of life in the wilderness are a key part of this remarkable book.
Don Girard has spent five years in captivity since the terrifying day a monstrous creature unleashed Hell, butchering hundreds, and turning his life upside down. Consumed with grief, bitterness, and hatred he will experience a gauntlet of new emotions, as the people behind the beast are far from finished with their nefarious plans. Deep in a military complex, experiments continue with eight of the powerful creatures, but not all goes according to plan. Don discovers that not all humanity is wicked. As the body count explodes, Don and some new friends face horrifying danger around every corner. His life will be forever changed the night they got out. “Reads like a summer blockbuster on speed.” HorrorAfterDark.com, about The Night It Got Out
Fleeing the disapproval of Earth's patrician families, Jason and Mish Kennerin have come to Aerie; distant, insular, inhabited by the enigmatic kasirene. Here they carve out a new life for themselves and their growing family, until the death of a nearby planetary system forces them to open their world, and their lives, to the chaos of change and the genesis of an empire they both crave and resist.
A twisty unputdownable thriller from Diana Wilkinson, author of the Number One bestseller The Girl in Seat 2A I’m not being paranoid. It’s all there in the crossword clues...in black and white. There’s no doubt the threat is real. Today, the answers spell out my murder. Is Nathan, my estranged crossword-setter husband, really planning to kill me? Or is it someone closer to home? I check the door is bolted, slither to the ground, and count down the seconds to noon. There’s nothing left to do, and no one I can call. Who’d believe me anyway? The lady on the ground floor has already left the building, and my new boyfriend is on holiday. Or is he? A tread of footsteps. A rap at the door, and I close my eyes, hold my breath... A smart and unsettling psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Shari Lapena and Claire Douglas 'A fast paced, edge of the seat thriller that's extremely well executed. I was gripped from the very first page!' L H Stacey 'A beautifully written thriller where even the clues are out to get you!' Gemma Rogers 'Wilkinson delivers with this gripping and original thriller' Keri Beevis '...this didn't disappoint. Clues upon clues upon clues kept me glued to the story. What a very clever book ... not a read for the faint-hearted!' Valerie Keogh 'With a unique plot and superb writing, Ms Wilkinson has nailed this one! I'd give it 10 stars if I could.' J A Baker See what real readers are saying about Diana’s books: ‘I read this book in less than 24 hours - I was gripped! ’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘Characterisation at its finest... A massive five stars from me.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘Kept me guessing to the end... A great read, full of mystery and suspense.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘A brilliant read, with plenty of teasers to keep you guessing & turning the pages. I would recommend... pure, unadulterated escapism.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘...excellent from start to finish and a good ending. A real thriller.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘Wow!! ... kept me guessing every page, thoroughly enjoyed every chapter. Great read, well written and did everything it promised!! ’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘A really gripping edge of the seat thriller that you will not want to put down... I highly recommend this.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘OMG couldn’t put it down... I spent a sleepless night reading this book because I needed to know who the murderer was... Brilliant absolutely recommend.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘a thriller truly like no other, Wilkinson’s daring style and flare ... are on show again. A superb read! ’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘I couldn't put this book down once I started! A must read for anybody who loves a good thriller! ’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘I was reeled in straight away! ... Very clever misdirection and extremely well executed. Highly recommended.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘Absolutely brilliant! Gripped from page one.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘I loved this book... had me gripped from the very beginning... AMAZING...’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘Absolutely gripping!! I had to read it within 24 hours!! ... a lot of shocking character developments. Great book.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review Note: previously published as One Down
