scary and horror

Brother Diaz arrives in the Sacred City expecting honor but instead must lead a congregation of killers and sorcerers on a brutal mission, navigating monstrous threats, political treachery and a perilous path where righteousness and damnation are disturbingly intertwined.

It's time for bed but the little witch's room is still awake with magic, and young ones can join her in saying good night to all the frightfully fun items around her.

This collection includes 13 scary stories with shocking twists on everyday reality, from an innocent set of dark, dusty basement stairs to a piano recital that requires unusual sacrifices.

Marshall, a journalist, is sent to a small town to look into an improbable rumor that a horse has given birth to a human baby. As she investigates, she discovers evidence of a murder and becomes drawn into an even deeper and stranger mystery than she expected.

Dark secrets and unnatural magic abound when a 12-year-old girl ventures into a bog full of monsters to break a mysterious curse.

In a mysterious convent, a lower member of the Sacred Sisterhood, deemed an unworthy, dreams of ascending to the ranks of the Enlightened. When a stranger passes the convent walls, the narrator is increasingly haunted by questions about her own past, the environmental future and her present life.

Set in London during World War II, a 12-year-old orphan who accidentally unleashes a shadow monster must team up with unlikely allies to hunt it down.

The sole survivor of a zombie apocalypse is immune to the zombie virus and chooses to live alongside the undead-- including his zombified husband and daughter. He tries to maintain a peaceful, everyday family routine while protecting those precious to him.

One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy's father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives.

Beverley the Bat loves entertaining but never has guests, so when a new human family moves into his big, old house, he eagerly welcomes them but soon realizes his bat-style hospitality might not align with human expectations.

After attempting to prove the existence of a famous ghost for their school newspaper, Josie, Jackson and Alison begin to receive sinister memes on their phones and must uncover the truth behind the terrifying messages before time runs out.

When Bob tells him a hair-raising story about a monster, Pete the Cat, totally scared, starts seeing the monster everywhere until he learns to overcome his fear.

When Evander, a reclusive boy, inherits his guardian's estate-- which includes a sentient, carnivorous garden-- he must find out who killed his guardian before they come for him next.

From breaking ancient curses to defying death itself, these 13 horror stories cast disabled characters as heroes we can all root for.

A collection of horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters-- both human and supernatural-- face down death and survive.

 A routine probe at a research station turns deadly when the team discovers a strange specimen in search of a warm place to stay.

Each tale pulls readers into a dark world of contemporary stories based on myths and legends from around the world. Haunted battlefields? Talking heads? Ghosts? Nefarious creatures in the night? Read all about scary field trips, ghostly omens, cautionary tales and more.

When Scarlet finds herself doomed to eternal punishment in Hell for a sinful life she can't even remember, Satan himself offers her a deal: return to earth and kill one marked sinner per day… as his grim reaper!

A frightened young girl invites readers into her home to hide from "the bear out there," only for readers to realize that all may not be what it seems inside or outside.

A ghost is having a very bad day. He feels like he hates EVERYTHING! Lucky for him, he has a good ghost friend to talk it through with.

A little owl is determined to explore the world in the daytime. But is that a good idea?

Moving to the Shady Pines trailer park, Tasha hears rumors of a terrifying creature sucking the life from its victims after an elderly neighbor dies suddenly, and as more people become unwell, Tasha fears the stories are true-- and that danger is much closer than she thinks.

With her life in disarray after her Appa's extramarital affair and subsequent departure, Ji-won, plagued by horrifying yet enticing dreams of bloody rooms full of eyes, is overcome by hunger and rage that can only be sated by deceit, manipulation and murder as victims accumulate around her college c

The haunting tale of two brave children lost in a dark and dangerous forest is reimagined by literary legends King and Sendak.

Brave Otilla finds herself lost in the dark forest after escaping a terrible danger and comes upon a cabin where she's hosted by a skull who's afraid of something, too.

Sent to spend the summer with Grandma Jojo, neurodivergent and artistic V discovers a ghostly girl in the walls and must uncover the ghost's desires and her grandmother's secrets before their relationship is irreparably damaged.

When Hannah and her friends play a Ouija-style game in their school attic, they unleash an evil spirit that curses Hannah and communicates with her through her diary.

Little Blue, a witch-in-training, delivers baked goods all over their town, and helps their neighbors with a touch of magic.

A young woman living in remote Austria has a chance encounter with a mysterious vampire named Carmilla. As they grow closer Carmilla becomes increasingly strange and volatile. 

When her best friend's brother-- Gideon Green-- moves to town, awakening something dangerous inside her, Maeve, ditching her discontented act, tries on a new persona-- one that's bolder, bloodier and inspired by the pages of American Psycho.

After Dani is brutally murdered, her blind twin sister Darcy, a self-proclaimed psychic and collector of cursed items, goes after those responsible using inherited, haunted items as her tools of revenge.

A new Midnight Society gathers around the campfire to share urban legends, folklore and all manner of spooky stories. These three terrifying tales feature haunted buses, monstrous creatures and spine-chilling mysteries!

Yoshiki, a high schooler in a rural Japan, discovers that his best friend, Hikaru, died in the mountains and was replaced by a dangerous, supernatural entity.

As Benji Zeb and his family work to hide their true identities as werewolves, Caleb the school bully reveals he's a werewolf, too, and needs Benji's help controlling his shifting, a situation that forces Benji to deal with his growing feelings for Caleb.

Three friends confront terrifying supernatural forces when a mysterious Ghost Show arrives in town, leading to a chilling battle to uncover dark secrets, free trapped souls and face their deepest fears.

Alchemist Helena Marino, a prisoner with amnesia, fights to survive in a necromancy-ridden world as the ruthless High Reeve attempts to unearth the vital secrets hidden within her missing memories.

Silas, a trans, autistic boy in Victorian London who can see ghosts, is sent to a sinister finishing school.

CJ Smith’s hometown of Satterville was the site of two massacres, which CJ and her dad survived. When an unpublished manuscript from a mysterious writer shows up addressed to CJ predicting new murders, she sets out to stop them.

Recent high school graduate Hazel Lejeune lands the lead role in a new slasher movie filming in her hometown-- the same town where her father, the Pine Springs Slasher, was convicted of a series of murders 15 years ago.

With only a few weeks before she loses her ability to see or speak with spirits, 12-year-old Calista Wynn must stop an angry spirit called the Tall Lady before she loses her powers and everyone she has left.

Bob, an ordinary snail-turned-vampire, adjusts to life as a vampire as he discovers a newfound love for tomatoes, quirky sleeping habits and an unexpected friend.