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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.

Are you a fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz? If you're looking for something fresh and new, join the millions of readers/listeners who have already taken the journey to the World's Scariest Places. An isolated region is plagued with rumors of dark and deadly forces—the locals call it Helltown. Since the 1980s there have been numerous reports of occult activity and other possibly supernatural phenomena within certain villages and townships of Summit County, Ohio—an area collectively known as Helltown.

Just outside of Tokyo lies Aokigahara, a vast forest and one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Japan...and also the most infamous spot to commit suicide in the world. Legend has it that the spirits of those many suicides are still roaming, haunting deep in the ancient woods. When bad weather prevents a group of friends from climbing neighboring Mt. Fuji, they decide to spend the night camping in Aokigahara. But they get more than they bargained for when one of them is found hanged in the morning - and they realize there might be some truth to the legends after all.

Are you a fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz? If you're looking for something fresh and new, join the millions of readers who have already delved into the heart-pounding World's Scariest Legends. "Those who enjoy Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and other masters of supernatural suspense will relish The Dancing Plague's ability to move through time, relationships, and intrigue to question the roots of mass hysteria and paranormal experiences." —Midwest Book Review What would you get if you smashed together Stephen King's coming-of-age tale The Body (aka Stand by Me) with Richard Laymon's The ...

Author's Note: This book was previously published under the title The Taste of Fear. Given that the story takes place deep in the Congo jungle, a truly terrifying place, I decided it would be a good fit with the World's Scariest Places series. In the jungle, no one can hear you scream. American movie star Scarlett Cox and her husband, hotel tycoon Salvador Brazza, head to Africa to get away and resuscitate their ailing marriage. When robbed of their money and passports, they seek help from the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam on the very day Al Qaeda chooses to bomb it. In an eyeblink they are...

A cave-diving expedition on a mysterious island goes horribly wrong for a renowned marine biologist and his fellow divers when they become hunted by a deadly breed of predators that, until then, had only been known in myths and legends.

Fact: During the night of February 1, 1959, in the remote reaches of Siberia, nine Russian hikers slash open their tent from the inside and flee into a blizzard in subpolar temperatures. Fact: By morning all are dead, several having suffered gruesome, violent deaths. What happened to them has baffled investigators and researchers to this day.

Are you a fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz? If you're looking for something fresh and new, join the millions of readers who have already delved into the heart-pounding World's Scariest Legends. Thirty-one years after the events of The Dancing Plague, Ben, Sally, and Chunk are now adults leading separate lives. But what they experienced as twelve-year-old kids seems to be happening all over again in a remote Arizona town—and it will reunite them for a terrifying battle against the evil that has haunted them since childhood.

A collection of four critically acclaimed, gripping short novels that delve into the depths of survival, obsession, and the dark side of human nature.Box of Bones Jim, an American expat teaching English in the Philippines, wakes up after a night out to find himself trapped inside a pitch-black coffin—running out of oxygen and out of time. With only his cell phone and his wits, he must fight panic and exhaustion in a desperate race against death.Six Bullets Thirteen months after a massive asteroid wiped out civilization, survivalist Burt James is still alive—bunkered in his fortified ...

Many people consider it a cauldron of creativity due to the numerous writers, musicians, artists, and actors who have called it home over the years. But Hotel Chelsea is perhaps best known for being one of the most haunted places in the country. When a magazine reporter is tasked with writing a story about the Hotel Chelsea's never-ending renovations, he befriends some of the hotel's eccentric characters. As the days go by, he experiences increasingly abnormal events in his life, and he begins to wonder if there's more to the Hotel Chelsea - and its residents - than meets the eye.

USA TODAY and #1 AMAZON bestselling author Jeremy Bates presents the complete collection of the award-winning Midnight Book Club short novels. With fast-paced plots and stunning twists, these stories offer close to 1,000 pages of heart-racing suspense, action, and terror from one of today's most exciting voices in horror. Black Canyon Twelve-year-old Brian Garrett embarks on a weekend camping trip in Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison, hoping to reconnect with his distant parents. But when his father suffers a brutal accident deep in the chasm, survival takes a sinister turn. Over ...

Paris, France, is known as the City of Lights, a metropolis renowned for romance and beauty. Beneath the bustling streets and cafés, however, exists the Catacombs, a labyrinth of crumbling tunnels filled with six million dead. When a video camera containing mysterious footage is discovered deep within their depths, a group of friends venture into the tunnels to investigate. But what starts out as a lighthearted adventure takes a turn for the worse when they reach their destination - and stumble upon the evil lurking there.

In 1954, at the start of the Cold War, the Soviet military offered four political prisoners their freedom if they participated in an experiment requiring them to remain awake for 14 days while under the influence of a powerful stimulant gas. The prisoners ultimately reverted to murder, self-mutilation, and madness. None survived. In 2018, Dr. Roy Wallis, an esteemed psychology professor at UC Berkeley, is attempting to recreate the same experiment. What begins innocently enough, however, morphs into a nightmare.

Are you a fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz? If you're looking for something fresh and new, join the millions of readers who have already taken the journey to the World's Scariest Places. USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Jeremy Bates takes you to an infamous haunted island scattered with thousands of eerie dolls—where more than just the toys’ glassy eyes are upon you. Foreword Indies Book of the Year winner. For fans of Joe Hill and Stephen King. Deep within an ancient Aztec canal system on the outskirts of Mexico City lies Isla de las Munecas...a reportedly haunted island ...

From USA Today and number-one Amazon best-selling author Jeremy Bates comes the first book in the all-new World's Scariest Legends series. After a woman bangs at the door in the middle of the night and promptly dies from her injury, a couple's remote cabin getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as they are hunted by an unknown assailant. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to save their young children and survive until morning.

Ever been to Taured before? No? In fact, you’ve never heard of it? Well, neither had the rest of the world when in July of 2020, a European businessman showed up at Tokyo International Airport claiming not only to hail from a non-existent country, but showing a legitimate passport to prove it.

This omnibus edition includes books five and six in the bestselling World's Scariest Places series. Mountain of the Dead – The greatest unsolved mystery of the 20th century—until now. On the night of February 1, 1959, in the remote Siberian wilderness, nine Russian hikers slashed open their tent from the inside and fled into a brutal blizzard. By morning, all were dead, several having suffered horrific, violent deaths. The mystery behind their demise, known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident, has perplexed investigators for decades. Now, an American true-crime writer sets out to retrace their...

Sometimes, some things are beyond your control... While staying at a secluded Airbnb, the easygoing Edoardo Fallini discovers that his eccentric host is not who she seems to be. Soon bodies start to pile up--and to Edoardo's horror, the blood of each death is on his hands.

Time is running out. Jim, an American expat teaching English in the Philippines, wakes up after a night out with his girlfriend to find himself trapped in a pitch-black coffin, with oxygen rapidly running out. Armed only with his cell phone and his wits, he must race against time to escape the suffocating death trap.

You never know what kind of psycho is living next door. New York City is home to eight million strangers, and for twenty-five-year-old Buddy Smith, who cherishes his privacy, it's the only place he could ever call home. But his quiet life is thrown into chaos when a new neighbor moves in next door. She’s young, beautiful, a little too curious—and possibly a cold-blooded killer. Against his better judgment, Buddy spends the night with her—a decision that will become the biggest mistake of his life.