Horror Books

The Pig was one of the most disgusting stories ever. Buy it. The "Plugger" scene in this story is unmatched to date.

Two side effects from reading "Inside the Works" are blindness, resulting from the weird font, and nausea, resulting from horror so hardcore that you want to wash your hands after putting the book down. Edward Lee along with Tom Piccirilli and Gerard Daniel Houarner, are the writers featured in this "3-way collection of hard core horror". All three have a kind of genius for writing almost pornographic horror that is intense, gut-wrenching, and scary, yet strangely compelling. Although these stories are like skinny dipping in a pool of blood and other bodily fluids, I kept getting the sensation that I was reading something NEW and FRESH. Edward Lee's novella The Pig was drenched in torture and mutilation but amazingly enough these elements were used in service of a great story rather than the other way around! Also worthy of mention is that ! many of the situations in the story had me laughing out loud! Counterbalancing Lee is Tom Piccirilli, whose five short stories were grim little journeys into hellish back alleys of New York. At this time, I have yet to read any all of Gerard Daniel Houarner's contributions but I will soon! If he's as good as the company he keeps than I am in for a ride!

Two side effects from reading "Inside the Works" are blindness, resulting from the weird font, and nausea, resulting from horror so hardcore that you want to wash your hands after putting the book down. Edward Lee along with Tom Piccirilli and Gerard Daniel Houarner, are the writers featured in this "3-way collection of hard core horror". All three have a kind of genius for writing almost pornographic horror that is intense, gut-wrenching, and scary, yet strangely compelling. Although these stories are like skinny dipping in a pool of blood and other bodily fluids, I kept getting the sensation that I was reading something NEW and FRESH. Edward Lee's novella The Pig was drenched in torture and mutilation but amazingly enough these elements were used in service of a great story rather than the other way around! Also worthy of mention is that many of the situations in the story had me laughing out loud! Counterbalancing Lee is Tom Piccirilli, whose! five short stories were grim little journeys into hellish back alleys of New York. At this time, I have yet to read any of Gerard Daniel Houarner's contribution but I will soon! If he's as good as the company he keeps than I am in for a ride!

If you love cutting-edge horror splatterplunk horror...buy this book! You won't be dissapointed.

wo side effects from reading "Inside the Works" are blindness, resulting from the weird font, and nausea, resulting from horror so hardcore that you want to wash your hands after putting the book down. Edward Lee along with Tom Piccirilli and Gerard Daniel Houarner, are the writers featured in this "3-way collection of hard core horror". All three have a kind of genius for writing almost pornographic horror that is intense, gut-wrenching, and scary, yet strangely compelling. Although these stories are like skinny dipping in a pool of blood and other bodily fluids, I kept getting the sensation that I was reading something NEW and FRESH. Edward Lee's novella The Pig was drenched in torture and mutilation but amazingly enough these elements were used in service of a great story rather than the other way around! Also worthy of mention i! s that many of the situations in the story had me laughing out loud! Counterbalancing Lee is Tom Piccirilli, whose five short stories were grim little journeys into hellish back alleys of New York. At this time, I have yet to read all of Gerard Daniel Houarner's contribution but I will soon! If he's as good as the company he keeps than I am in for a ride!

I love this book! It is probally the best Goosebump book I ever read. But remember there is more than 20 endings in this book and only 1 WAY OUT!!!

I love this book! It is probally the best Goosebump book I ever read. But remember there is more than 20 endings in this book and only 1 WAY OUT!!!

I think this book was a real TWIST. I mean when you choose something something may seem like the best one while it could be the worst one. Like the elevator for an example if you go in it, it will go up so much it will give you a:"or mayby--SPLAT! I like this book it took me probaly about 7-9 months to figure out this book. the main plot was a evil super computer taking over the hall of science. I love GOOSEBUMPS BOOKS. I had had the biggest goosebumps collection in my 3rd grade class.

and thats why I would give it five stars --from Corey Johns

my mom bought this for me on my 9th birthday, along with alot of other goosebump books. I really liked the cover, aolt will the dinsaur. the story made me laugh a little . it took us 2 days read it, but that is good time for us. you will really like this book, i did.

This book is like a hard maze. Exept beware! If you make 1 mistake you're doomed. I would say anyone 6 or up will love it.

johnny is the "ultimate bad boy"! Were he real I would have gobbled him up! This book is about accepting aspects of our nature and other's natures. I LOVE this book.

This amazing character is more than a vampire, more than a were-dragon (of sorts) and more than a warlock. Set in New York City, this eerie thriller carries such an authentic tone to the dark side of life, laced with with philosophical gems that are most uplifting. There is much mystery, and unexpected twists and turns characteristic of this author. The sexual tension is magnificent between this character (embodied chaos) and the heroine (an embodied angel). This manuscript is a true expression of dark fantasy--the dark psychology of humans and how that all peices together with the greater scope of life.

I read this book from cover to cover in one night, couldn't put it down! Can't wait for the next one!

Susan D. Kalior is one of the most talented writers around. I got completely lost in the book and couldn't put it down! The book has a cleverly weaved plot and the characters are well written. There is suspense throughout the entire book. I found myself laughing and crying as I followed the characters on their journey. I eagerly await the 2nd book in this series!

This is one of the best dark fantasy books I have ever read. Very scary. The mystery slowly unfolds with an incredible amount of depth. The dark psychology of human nature, and the chaotic side of life are featured in a stunning fashion, and interestingly reveal powerful insights about natural law and the balanced design of life itself. This is also a fascinating read for any who have had scary or harsh life experiences. There is a lot of mystery, romance, and even humor folded into the fabric of this story. Hard to put down!

I recieved this book 25 years ago for Christmas ... I was only 13 years old. I found it frightening yet so compelling that I just had to finish it.

I recall loaning it to a friend years ago. (I never got it back!) I plan to order myself a copy and read it as an adult because I'm curious to know why this obscure book had such an impact on me that a quarter century later I still remember the title.

You know what? This is a good book. It won't teach you anything historic about brainwashing or mind control, and it was published in 1978, so ritual abuse is barely even a topic yet, but it will pull it all together so you can see a bigger picture, and perhaps what may be involved in confronting it.

The characters are well drawn, and the author is well versed in psychic subject matter, which is good in and of itself in order to add to the credibility of the story. It is well written, and the ending takes you to surprising places. All in all, an enjoyable read.

How far would you go to save your child? This is a story about a man who pushes himself to unbelievable limits to save his daughter.Hallahan unfolds this story before your eyes so well,you feel as if you are there fighting along side this man... I read this some time ago, but now as a parent need another copy to read again!!!

The characters are very compelling, you want this man to overcome his physical boundaries to reclaim his entranced child from an Evil cult leader with extraordinary abilities. I bought this book, when it first came out years ago. A few years later I bought it again, not realizing I had already read it. Now I wish I had held on to it, so that I may read it yet again.

The Keeper of the Children is a fascinating story of the struggle within oneself to overcome physical ability. Hallahan uses a very discrete way of writing that allows you to follow the characters thoughts. A tale of love, greed and justice that is compelling enough to cause anyone to second guess the powers of the mind. A man is pushed to the shear limits of his body....and beyond. A true journey into the psyche of mankind! Mike Scott Hamilton, Ontario

This was another great book in the Wicked series. It kept the story flowing and definetly left me wanting more! I can't wait for Spellbound to be released.

....the wait for "Spellbound" in september will be agony.In this book,(Legacy)-poor Holly, got Jer back only to lose him again...and the whole coven fell apart.CAN'T WAIT TILL THE NEXT ONE!! Sorry if i gave a bit of stuff away. I totally hope that Jer will get healed back to normal so that he doesn't keep breaking Holly's heart by pushing her away (just because he feels too horrible). Jer & Holly forever!

holly finally gets jeraud away from the supreme coven to lose him in a horrible way. the supreme coven have finally brought out their big guns to war against the tri-covenate and the ending on this is just too good to even spoil. of course you can read the prelude for spellbound but that wouold take so much joy out of reading this book. it has more action, magic, and hatred in it that you probaly won't be able to put it down. i hope that nancy holder plans to write more because this series is unbelievable.

so far this is the best book in the wicked series. in the beginnning holly and her coven has traveled to england in order to save her soulmate jer and her cousin nicole who was incidentally kidnapped by the supreme coven. as holly and her coven gets closer to find her cousin, meanwhile they battle evil demons who are trying to prevent them from getting to the supreme coven. holly then learns that a battle is happening back in seattle and san francisco where she knows who causes it... michael deveraux. she then must save her mom's best friend soul in another dimension called the nightmare dreamtime where she and jer must also battle the forces of evil. i thought that this book is much better than curse and that this one is more action oriented and all and the ending leaves you wondering what will happen when the last book comes out spellbound it does not come out til september 1st. very good book indeed!

This book was honestly not my favorite in the series but it was definatly the most packed. It starts out with Holly's coven in London under the protection of the mother coven. They are searhing for Nicole(Holly's cousin, Amanda's twin and the third sister of the lily). During this time Jer is also being taken from Avalon to the Supreme coven headquaters AND Nicole has just married James Moore. WHile Holly and the others are searching they trip and alarm that sends them into a bloody battle. In this battle they meet up with Phillipes coven. Things are bad, they are dying and suddenly Holyl has a vistor and everything is fine. They managae to free Nicole and Jer but just barely. They three covens join to make them stronger. Then they return to the US to find ruin and despair. They have resuced Holly's friend barbra Davis Chin. But only in a sense. Holly and Jer must travle into a place called Dreamland to save Barbra's spirit. But thats where everything falls apart. They are meet by Michea, Eli, and James. I won't tell you anymore READ THE BOOK!

Mark LaFlamme really knows how to spin horror, and his Amazon Short "Legend" is a great offering in the genre.

Jim Dean is drinking tequila and mourning his wife Julie, on the night of her burial. The silence of the house is a torment to him: "Married couples make noise all their own and all their lives. They create their own cacophony together and it becomes a sort of domestic symphony you don't always notice. Remove one half of that couple and a strange, preternatural silence roars."

Then the walkie talkie crackles in the silence.

The walkie talkies were a joke gift turned serious. For a year they had been using the walkie talkies with their own code; a little bit of fun that had become important--so important that Julie was working on a more elaborate cipher. This legend for this new code was still a secret from him.

Now the voice of his wife is speaking to him on his walkie talkie. He needs to find the code and translate her message! LaFlamme's characterization of the grief-stricken husband is so full of emotion that you'll cry with him as he begins to believe that the bonds of death can be loosened.

Your heart will pound as Jim frantically searches for the legend to translate his wife's message, and the horrifying outcome is yours to discover. Can you really say you wouldn't feel the same? Act the same?

This is a wonderful, taut story from Mark LaFlamme that focuses on some of the themes from his novel "The Pink Room." You WILL be impressed!

Linda Bulger, 2008

Jim Dean is grieving over the death of his soul-mate - not a mere spouse but rather a second half without which Jim now barely survives - alive but tragically incomplete. Laflamme's moving description of Jim's emotional despair is extraordinary and the pathos of his struggle to carry on is positively palpable. In fact, Jim's emotional entanglement with the psyche of his departed lover is so complete, it leads him to the brink of a total breakdown. Or is it something else entirely?

In a powerful and deeply moving short story, Laflamme takes the typical theme of communication with the dearly departed and gives it a twist that will chill lovers of the horror genre to their toes! Laflamme's competition in this crowded genre had best look to their laurels. Michael Slade, Clive Barker, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, watch out! Mark Laflamme is here and is breathing heavily on your backside!

Highly recommended.

Paul Weiss

After reading Mark LaFlamme's debut novel, THE PINK ROOM, and determining that he's in a league with the horror greats: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and John Saul, I could not wait to see if he could inspire the same level of "fear" in the shorter form of horror fiction.

Yep ... he did!

LaFlamme is a master of the horror genre; his description of a man mourning the loss of his wife is flawless. This author truly understands human emotions and has a way of describing them, and background settings, that will make you gasp. The grieving widower's reactions and feelings at the funeral and afterwards were so real-to-life, it was downright "spooky." I wept for the poor, lonely soul and sobbed out loud at what happened to him in the surprise ending.

This short story will definitely whet your appetite for more of this author's works. I suggest that when you read his frightening novel, THE PINK ROOM, you leave all the lights on. Otherwise, your hair might turn white before the dawn arrives. Or you could end up like the guy in this short story, LEGEND.

This story is so descriptive you actually feel like you are there watching and listening to this man mourn his wife...grabs you and doesn't let go until the very end...then you feel cheated that the story ended so soon. This story is a classic and one worth reading and re-reading. Just wished there had been more of it to read.

Legend is an exceptionally well written short story that grips your attention the first moment you start to read it. Mark LaFlamme writes very well and he is able to lead his reader on using creativity and excellent descriptions of just about anything.

In Legend, the action starts after the funeral for Julie Dean. Her newly widowed husband, Jim Dean, is grieving uncontrollably and Jim is not looking forward to life without Julie. Jim remembers life with Julie and how much pleasure he and Julie took in using their walkie-talkies and a made-up language that only they understood. As Jim mourns his wife's passing, something happens that is completely unexpected. Jim has quite a reaction. The result is that this intriguing story becomes even more captivating, picking up speed and building suspense to the very last word.

The ending is quite surprising; and it packs a good sized shock effect. I remain very impressed.

I recommend Legend as an excellent horror story with an ending that you just won't see coming at you. If you like this short story I strongly encourage you to read other works by Mark LaFlamme.

Despite crisscrossing several subplots into the main story, John Ajvide Lindqvist did a good job of not failing to keep with the pace.

In earlier vampire mythology, vampires have to be invited before they can enter your home.

Likewise with the title of the book, the author came up with a interesting theory as to what will happen if a vampire enters a home uninvited.

One of the best vampire-theme books I've ever read.

I hate the vampire trope, but I loved this book. It reads more like a gritty social realism novel than a vampire book. No heavy-handed vampire/goth bulls**t here. Great read.

Let the Right One In, by John Ajvide Lindovist. has one fantastic element: vampires. It's set in a suburb of Stockholm, on a social housing development that has become a sink estate. It's a sad place, full of aimless people. The people with responsibility - teachers, policemen, parents, are, for the most part, trying to do the right thing. They've got good intentions.

The book has a huge cast of characters with the major division between adults and children, each subdivided into the successful, more or less, and the failures, with a further division into victims and victimizers. The book opens with a bullied child, Oskar, who fantasizes about becoming a mass murderer. He meets Elli, a child vampire. The predictable does not happen.

Many of the adults on the estate are as powerless as the children - lonely, middle aged and elderly alcoholics, unemployed or working at minimum wage jobs. They are presented with a moral choice similar to that of the children: even if a victim, one can refuse to victimize others. (And that is the major freedom the characters in the book have.)

An earlier reviewer said he/she wasn't sure if this was belonged in horror... it's horror in the same way that Henry James' ghost stories fit the genre. It's mainstream/literary/horror, a book that crosses boundaries. I think genres are more useful for finding a kind of reading than describing a book - essentially, this is a very good book that people who read horror and people who would never consider reading horror would both like. It doesn't rank highly on the 'feel good factor' but it has a surprisingly happy ending -- one of those 'happy endings' that is about as happy as, all things considered, an ending can be.

I loved it - and think it's one of the best books I've read in the past year or so.

Set in Sweden in 1981, LET ME IN provides a riveting, tense thriller revolving around a dead teen and a possible ritual murder spree. Add a pre-teen who hopes revenge has come for the bullying he's suffered and a strange new girl who moves in next door, who only comes out at night, and you have a vampire novel to rival Anne Rice's best: a tense thriller recommended for any general lending library where patrons request powerful characterization and vampire novels.

I am not sure if "Let Me In" was truly a good book, or if it is because it is so different than much of the vampire fiction being published right now, but I found it fascinating. It is not for everyone - not so much for the violence (par for the course in these sorts of books) as much as the peek into damaged psyches. It's to Lindqvist's credit that he presents even the most revolting human beings as full-fledged characters and not just drooling, one-note lunatics. The vampire, Eli, is also that rarity in horror fiction - a sympathetic vampire who is by no means "good." Eli will attack and kill innocent human beings, yet still remains sad because of her loneliness; in this way, she reminded me of Miriam Blaylock in "The Hunger." Definitely recommended for fans of the weirder side of vampire fiction.

SCARY STORIES almost as much as I love Mitch ( My cat )
Well.. maybe I love this book and Mitch about the same
Read them if tou love really SCARY STORIES... And these really happened in Mexico !

ICECREAM...
But these horror stories last more !
I read one each night...

LOVE THEM ALL !

have read...
They are the true legends of old Mexico's streets, and you shiver in pleasure and fear while reading them...

I LOVE THIS BOOK !

HORROR BOOK I HAVE EVER READ !!!

The stories set your hair on edge !!!

I loved it...

HORROR STORIES !
They are THE CREAM, THE BEST !
So scary that sometimes I feel like going to Mom's bed... But too old for that...
They are worthy !

I fell in love with this series since I read my first book. And with every new volume, I'm falling in love with all the characters in the story. Amy just keep giving her all in every volume, she writes her heart in every story. And you can visualize each character in a whole new perspective after reading one volume. My first love was Kyou, the elusive demon prince, the angst king of the story but, with every new volume, I could see all the different sides of the man, and love each new sides I discovered. Then comes, Shinbe. We always picture this shaman as a happy go lucky guy, a pervert, and sometimes seems like an airhead. But after reading Defy Not The Heart, Amy had given us a chance to get a look inside the man. And as the story developed, you couldn't help but see him in a different light. His passionate side, his sincerity and devotion and yes, his undying love. He would defy anything, risk everything for love. Then here is Kotaro. The last of his race, the Lycan prince. At first, I thought he is just the tamed version of Shinbe the perv, but after reading this volume, I get to know this quiet, and wolfishly handsome man. You fall in love with all them, Amy has a gift of making an impression on you. You will get to know each character, and no matter how small their role in the adventure, you can't forget each and everyone of them. You just can't wait to get the next volume to find out what happens next, and who would you think you would fall in love this time. This is a highly recommended series, each volume can be read alone or by their series. But, each one has a story to tell. And each volume would leave a lasting impression on you. You would thirst for more. ^_^

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Title - The Guardian Heart Crystal Series 5: A Light In the Heart of Darkness
Author - Amy Fushigiyugi
ISBN # - B0019BHZ5M
Published - By Amy Blankenship
Genre - Dark Fantasy Anime Novel
Rating - Strong 5 our of 5
Reviewer Name - Nicole Harvey
Wow, What can I say about this very gifted author? Amy Blankenship caught my attention from page one. The depth of this Passionate story, full of passion, need like no other that I have every read. The fight against good and evil in this story keeps you on your toes biting your nails. I fell in love with each of the 5 protectors that fight to keep Kyoko, the Priestess of the Guardian Heart Crystal safe. The wonderful thing that this author thought of no matter what one of the bks you are reading in the series you will find that each story has her ending up with each of the 5 guardians that fight to protect her from the Evil Hyakuhei, Uncle of Toyo and Kyou.
This story started 1000 yrs in the past where Toyo is killed by his Hyakuhei because Toyo knows that his Uncle wants Kyou for his own. Toyo gives his life trying to protect his Brother in the process. Kyou comes across his Uncle, Hyakuhei right after he not only killed Toyo his brother, but also caused Kyoko to kill herself so he wouldn't be able to get the crystal. He had lost so much due to the pure evilness of his Uncle. Making a pack with fellow Guardians Kyou knows that Toyo an Kyoko will be reborn to help him and fellow guardians in the fight to conquer his Uncle.
Then she goes into the current story that will blow your minds. The way she writes in such detail of what each character goes through just blows my mind. If you are anything like me I wanted each man to have Kyoko so that no one was hurt. But that is the great thing about the way Amy Fushigiyugi writes, she gives you that option in each of the books in this series. I cried, laughed and giggled through this wonderful book. If you are looking for a well rounded story that has passion, suspense, action with a great love story then don't walk but run to buy this series of books, you wont be sorry.
Reviewed by Nicole Harvey

I discovered A Light in the Heart of Darkness through the website Shelfari.com, by meeting the author. She recommended the book to me. This is the fourth book in The Guardian Heart Series, and the I first one I read. For those who are wondering, I have been told by the author that these books don't need to be read in order all of them are stand alone novels. I would describe this book as Dark Fantasy Anime, with a dash of Romance. This was my first dip into the Anime genre and I have to say I throughly enjoyed it. It was a fast paced, exciting and suspenseful. I'd definitley recommend it. I believe any Anime fan out there would enjoy this book. It's an entertaining story with amazing graphics.

My son absolutely adored this book. For months, we had to check the produce aisle at the supermarket; if they were out of strawberries, we were sure the big hungry bear had come and gone.

This is a wonderful book and a delight to both children and adults. The illustrations are beautiful and endearing. It is sure to be a family favorite

This story is sure to tickle your funny bone! Illustrations are very well done and your child (or your child inside) will love it

This is my 2-year old's favorite book right now. She has the entire book memorized, and she "reads" it to me daily. It is so funny to listen to her expressions and watch her face while she dramatically "reads" this wonderful book. As in Wood's book "I'm Quick as a Cricket" the illustrations are beautiful. We love the book, and we have passed it on to many others as a gift. You can't go wrong with "The Big Hungry Bear"

the price. I heard of this book from a kindergarten teacher. She described a unique lesson she had given to her kindergarten class with this book and a bowl of strawberries. Before reading, she scented her classroom with strawberry scented sprays and candles and incense. Then she read the book. Afterwards, the students ate strawberries just like the little mouse in the story. I thought it was such a great lesson. She assured me that my grandson would think the story was wonderful. So I bought the book from Amazon.com a few days later, and by now I have read the book many times to my first grader grandson who is having trouble with reading. It has helped inspire him to learn new words. He loves the story so much that he will practice the words in the story.