Occult

Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont....

When Dr. Louis Creed takes a new job and moves his family to the idyllic, rural town of Ludlow, Maine, this new beginning seems too good to be true....

As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention....

The #1 New York Times bestselling authors Preston & Child return with a thrilling tale in which archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson, while investigating bizarre deaths in the desert, awaken an ancient evil more terrifying than anything they’ve faced before.

In this novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic....

Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls series.

Hear this history-making serial novel - from cliffhanger to cliffhanger - in its entirety. When it first appeared, one volume per month...

For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man....

Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse.

Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they take a final stand against New York’s deadliest serial killer: Pendergast’s own ancestor…and Constance’s greatest enemy....

Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance....

For over 300 years, a curse has kept the Owens family from love - but all of that is about to change. The novel begins in a library, the best place for a story to be conjured, when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live....

A dark and sweeping adventure, Dreamcatcher is set in the haunted city of Derry - the site of Stephen King's It and Insomnia....

A mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite.

The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago....

An unpopular teenage girl, whose mother is a religious fanatic, is tormented and teased to the breaking point by her more popular schoolmates....

In a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, earth's last survivors have been drawn into the final battle between good and evil....

Four chiller novellas set to keep listeners awake long after bedtime....

Four decades after it first shook the nation, then the world, William Peter Blatty's thrilling masterwork of faith and demonic possession returns in an even more powerful form....

Shipped off to Ravenscroft University, a graduate school for the supernatural elite, I have a lot to live up to. As heir to America’s most powerful pack, I was locked away. Not to be protected, but because I was a disappointment. A wolf who couldn’t shift. This is my fresh start....

Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. The Ivy League is going straight to hell in the sequel to the smash New York Times bestseller Ninth House.

MacKayla Lane's life is good. She has great friends, a decent job, and a car that breaks down only every other week or so....

Two brothers bound by more than blood discover a conspiracy that will change their destiny in the astonishing all-new novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood....

Muriel McAuley has lived in the Scottish fishing village of Witchaven all her life. But when an overseas property developer threatens to evict the residents from their homes and raze Witchaven to the ground in the name of progress, all seems lost . . . until a mysterious fog bank creeps inland.

In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in this powerful novel of magic, family, and the suffragette movement....

The Jock. The Gamer. The Outsider. The Goth. The Overachiever. They don't get along at all. They'll have to set aside their differences to make the movie for their class's final project, or risk failing. But there's more to these kids than their stereotypes. Jay, the gamer, is working with his former science teacher on a very troubling scientific device. Brittany, the overachiever, hides a dark and deadly secret. And Cassandra, the goth, has a little sister with paranormal abilities.

Alice Haserot thought she’d escaped the curse. For sixteen years, she’s lived far from her family and the ghosts she used to conjure. But her past isn’t so easily left behind. When Alice discovers she’s pregnant and her estranged sister, Bronwyn, turns up on her doorstep, her carefully built new life begins to unravel. Bronwyn offers an ultimatum: one of her daughters is trying to possess the other, and only Alice has the power to save them. If Alice refuses, Bronwyn will go to their abusive mother and expose her location.

1998: Lily Lawlor and Drake Morgan form a punk band. Drake inspires faith in some. Fear in others. Lily is a believer. 1999: A Battle of the Bands ends in a shocking death, and a riot that claims the lives of three teenagers. 2009: At the height of her stardom, Lily walks into a police station and confesses to murder. Now: The band has refused to talk to the press about the night of the riot, Lily’s confession, or anything else. It's been over a decade, but Lily has finally agreed to an interview. And the band is following her lead.

It's the ultimate haunted house challenge. A crumbling stone mansion nestled in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, it may be the best-kept secret in Europe—a little-known attraction featuring nine escape rooms to explore, nine puzzles to solve, and a large cash prize for anyone who makes it to the end. There's just one catch: no one makes it to the end of The No-End House . . . When Joe Hadfield hears about the house from a pair of backpackers, he's intrigued but not interested. He's trying to escape a nightmare of his own.

It's been forty years since Becky Sharp's mother vanished without a trace. Becky has given up all hope of finding her, until she makes a strange discovery that may hold the key to solving her mother's disappearance. Three unmarked videotapes, hidden in the wall of her childhood home. And as Becky watches the tapes, she finds herself drawn into a horrific mystery far greater than she could possibly have imagined.

Every month at St. Pete’s Tavern in rugged western Montana, a meeting is convened by the Basic Bigfoot Society’s members—both of them. Jute and Vergil are lifelong friends, bound by an affinity for the elusive North American Wood Ape. Their monthly meetings and annual expeditions are a tradition that keep their friendship alive when so much else about their small town has fallen away. But things are about to get exciting for the Basic Bigfoot Society.

A man awakens suspended in a cage—thirty meters above an alien landscape beneath unfamiliar moons. Trapped inside a living prison of flesh and bone, he quickly realizes he is not alone. Hundreds of grotesque beings surround him, each confined to their own biological cells, each screaming in voices no human could comprehend. What follows is a descent—literal and psychological—into a terrifying display of cruelty, science, and something far more disturbing: recognition. As he tries to piece together how he arrived in this nightmare, memories surface, reality bends, and a horrifying ...

Caleb Mercer, the best mountain rescue specialist in the Cascades, knows some calls are a death sentence. When a lone hiker vanishes on Mount Hood just as the storm of the century is about to hit, Caleb’s gut tells him to stay home. He’s already brought one ghost down from that mountain, and he has no desire to create another. But when the sheriff pleads for his help, Caleb assembles a small, desperate team for a rescue that’s already a suicide mission. The brutal, unnatural storm is the least of their worries. As they ascend, they find signs that something else is using the blizzard ...

Four men on a job in the remote mountains. A desecrated grave in a forgotten holler. They thought it was a simple task, but they’ve disturbed something ancient, something that owns the woods. Now, they’re marked. The forest is silent, the locals watch with unblinking eyes, and a primal fear begins to claw at them. They’ve awakened a curse, a hungry darkness that has claimed victims for generations. A terrifying presence stalks their every move, turning the wilderness into an inescapable nightmare of supernatural suspense. Trapped and hunted, they must fight for survival against a ...

After inheriting Cravenhill Manor, Grace Montgomery and her children quickly realize their new home comes with more than just creaky floors and cold drafts. A malevolent spirit known as the Lady haunts the manor’s halls, and she has her sights set on Tommy, Grace’s son. Desperate to protect her family, Grace enlists the help of Emily, a medium, and Michael Merlyn, a powerful exorcist whose snark hides painful secrets.

The storm has a name. And it is hungry. In the remote heart of the Ozark mountains, a veteran park ranger vanishes on the eve of his retirement. The official story is a bear attack, but Sheriff Valerius knows the truth is far more monstrous. The whispers of local folklore have become a brutal reality. This is no gentle giant. A pack of intelligent, territorial creatures—a primal family that kills for sport—has claimed the forest as their own. Now, their hunt is expanding. When a brutal storm cuts the town of Mill Creek off from the world, the sheriff and a handful of survivors are ...

Una noche cualquiera en el desierto de Mojave. Un coche detenido. Una luz imposible... Lo que comienza como una historia de abducción se transforma en una pesadilla biológica de proporciones cósmicas. ¿Qué quieren de él? ¿Por qué fue elegido? ¿Y quién es realmente el ser aterrador que parece reconocerlo? Vivisección Biopunk es un descenso brutal a lo más oscuro del alma, una obra que entrelaza horror corporal, ciencia ficción alienígena y una perturbadora exploración de la culpa y la memoria. G.G. Melies firma una nueva pieza inquietante que dejará marcas en la piel y en la ...

The Merchant of Rome A Zombie Horror Short Story by James Bachman Rome burns. The dead march. And a grain merchant holds the key to the Empire’s doom. Marcus Brutus Calvus isn’t a hero. He’s a hustler, a dealmaker—a survivor. But when a cursed box arrives from Alexandria, he opens it, and unleashes an ancient Egyptian plague that reanimates the dead. As the infection spreads through the Eternal City, the dead form ranks, march in legions, and slaughter with chilling precision. Senators vanish. Temples fall. The gods go silent. Fast-paced, brutal, and dripping with dark irony, The ...

Witness to Silence: Tales of Vanished Friends is a haunting collection of gripping short stories by G.J. Fene, exploring the chilling moment when someone you love simply… vanishes. From eerie carnivals and dark forests to chaotic protests and midnight highways, each story immerses readers in tales of friends who disappear without a trace—and the ones left behind, desperate for answers. Blending mystery, thriller, and supernatural elements, these tales pulse with raw emotion, psychological tension, and the chilling question: What if the ones we’ve lost are still out there, watching us ...

Long ago, humans huddled in caves gathered around fires to keep out the dark night full of predators, enemies, and unseen horrors. Have we evolved, or do the monsters in the dark still haunt us while we try to sleep? Haunted mansions, cemeteries with strange rules, vampires in the night, deals with the devil, and many other dreadful terrors await you in this anthology of short horror stories. Step inside Matthew R. Miller’s weird, frightening world of twisted fear and darkness. Meet the diverse cast of characters who make up the uncanny, the disturbing, the other, and the monstrous. Reach...

Emerald Ghosts: The Secrets of Château de Brissac By G.J. Fene High above the Loire Valley stands France’s tallest château—a masterpiece of gilded halls and hidden shadows. But within its towering spires and silk-draped ballrooms, whispers linger of betrayal, blood, and a woman in green whose hollow eyes haunt every corridor. In this chilling collection of interconnected gothic tales, G.J. Fene brings to life the legendary Green Lady of Château de Brissac. From a fashion designer whose runway turns crimson, to a sound engineer drawn into deadly whispers, to lovers and skeptics who ...

For the town of Larch Pine, the annual Fourth of July picnic is a noisy celebration of defiance against the dark, oppressive forest that hems them in. But the woods have their own traditions. The locals whisper tales of the "Shadow on the Ridge" , a story used to keep people from wandering too far from the trail. This year, the story becomes a terrifying reality. When a six-year-old boy vanishes during a game of hide-and-seek , only his frantic mother and a weathered park ranger sense the true danger that has been awakened. The town's authorities, blinded by denial, dismiss their fears as ...

For Henri and Detra Ann, the dream of running an antique shop has become a vivid reality. But Devecheaux Antiques is no ordinary store. It's a magnet for objects with a supernatural twist and tales yet to be told. The couple, seasoned in skirting ghostly encounters, find themselves unable to escape the spirits within their own shop. It's time to listen to the whispers of the past. Enter Aggie (Mary Agnes Kelly), their new assistant, whose secretive past is as intriguing as her unusual talents.

Dylan Graves, host of the popular podcast Graves Encounters, is a professional skeptic who debunks ghost stories for a living. His latest target: St. Augustine, America’s Oldest City, a town selling its history by the slice in haunted tours. But when a routine investigation at the city’s lighthouse captures a monstrous growl of impossible size, and mysterious claw marks appear on his second-story window, Dylan realizes he's not hunting a ghost. He’s being hunted. Teaming up with a terrified historian, Dylan uncovers a 300-year-old conspiracy: a cursed Spanish soldier, betrayed and ...

In 1561, with Elizabeth I on the throne and Catholic plots brewing, a young German prince arrives in England claiming to be the rightful heir–the son of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Armed with jewels, letters, and Tudor looks, his claim threatens to upend the dynasty. But as poison spreads and secrets unravel, astrologer John Dee and his companion Margaretta must uncover the truth behind the prince’s origins.

Aspiring-comedian Raely is the sole survivor of a disastrous train wreck. While faced with the intense grief of losing her best friend, she realizes that someone is following her—and has been following her all her life. Trouble is, no one else can see him. For a ghostly tag-along, Casper’s not so bad. He might even be the partner Raely needs to fight the evil spirit hell-bent on destroying her.

The locals warned them. The science couldn't explain it. Now, the hunt is on—and they are the prey. In the deep, isolated woods of Appalachia, a patch of land lies sick and silent. They call it Hemlock Hollow, a place where technology fails and nature itself seems to hold its breath. For research scientist Dr. Alistair Finch and his team, it’s the perfect place to study a mysterious ecological blight. They believe in data, in observation, in rational explanations. But the hollow doesn't care about reason. The warnings from the tight-lipped townspeople were just folklore. The strange ...

The carnival arrived at dusk, bleeding rust and promising escape. For Lily, it was a one-way ticket out of her dead-end town. But when the moon rises, the main attraction is unleashed. The Carnival Nocturne is a predator, and its charismatic owner holds a monstrous secret. When a local boy vanishes and the first body is found mutilated near the Ferris wheel, Lily realizes the truth: the cheap tricks and rigged games are a cover for something ancient and hungry. A violent storm cuts them off from the world. The power dies. The screams begin. Trapped on the carnival grounds with a handful of ...

On an isolated farm deep in the New Hampshire woods, Brian Davidson spends his days caring for his brother Bo, who suffers from a childhood head injury, and their ailing mom. Together, the brothers have managed to live a peaceful life, but the shadows around their home have begun to shift.

A mysterious painting. A hidden curse. A descent into madness through the eyes of a genius. When renowned art collector Eleanor Lavoie wins a lost self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh, she believes she’s uncovered a once-in-a-lifetime treasure. But what begins as fascination quickly spirals into obsession as strange occurrences begin to unravel her carefully curated world. Whispers echo through empty rooms. Shadows move when no one is watching. And the painting itself... changes. Soon, Eleanor finds herself trapped inside a nightmarish realm of oil and madness, where brushstrokes breathe and...