"A whirlwind journey, filled with heart-wrenching tension and sinister twists. This is the kind of dark romance you thirst for!" - Alexandra Christo, author of To Kill A Kingdom. Sink your teeth into a bloodstained tale of a girl torn between her vows and her heart, where falling in love may be the deepest sin of all. . . Everline Blackthorn has devoted her life to the wardens - a fierce sect who wield arcane magic to guard their community against vampiric monsters known as the vespertine. When a strangely human vespertine is killed on their borders, and a series of unsettling events follow, Everline disobeys orders and uncovers a startling truth in the form of Ravel Severin: a rogue vespertine who reveals that monsters have secrets of their own. Everline's own magic has failed to appear, and she is feeling both outcast from her own community and powerfully drawn across the vespertine-fllled moors. As Ravel also needs Everline as cover to return home, he promises to use his magic to ensure safe passage for them both for the treacherous journey, but at a heavy price: vespertine magic requires blood, and Everline will have to allow Ravel to feed from her. But it's a sin for a warden to feed a vespertine - let alone love one. As Everline and Ravel travel across the desolate moorland, their fractured, temporary trust in each other is put thrillingly to the test and Everline realises the question isn't only whether she will survive the journey - but if she does, if she will ever be the same again . . .

This revised and updated edition of A History of Horrors traces the life and 'spirit' of Hammer, from its fledgling days in the late 1940s through its successes of the 1950s and '60s to its decline and eventual liquidation in the late 1970s. With the exclusive participation of all of the personnel who were key to Hammer's success, Denis Meikle paints a vivid and fascinating picture of the rise and fall of a film empire, offering new and revealing insights into 'the truth behind the legend.' Much has been written about Hammer's films, but this is the only book to tell the story of the company itself from the perspective of those who ran it in its heyday and who helped to turn it into a universal byword for terror on the screen.

A profile of criminals Whitey Riordan and Patches Waters, members of the Shopping Bag Gang of Hell's Kitchen, describes their life of crime, arrest and conviction, and 1941 escape from Sing Sing that cost the lives of four men.

Something deadly hides in the dark of night… A health-conscious tenant must battle his apartment’s demonic refrigerator. The shadow of death clings to a woman, as she strives to find a way to escape her fate. And a mysterious runaway wreaks havoc at a secluded motel, when the guests discover the deadly secret that follows in her wake… A new night of terror begins with Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection. This pulse-pounding volume contains thirteen new supernatural tales of terror. And each story brings you deeper into the dark realm of nightmares. As the inky black shadows close in, you realize you are not alone. Something stalks you through this strange netherworld. You hear snarls in the distance. The howling grows louder and louder. Death itself has been unleashed from this book of darkness. And it’s too late to return to the light… This volume features the following stories: 1. Leftovers by Warren Benedetto 2. The Refrigerator by Peter Cronsberry 3. Shadow by Jason E. Maddux 4. Painless by Dominick Cancilla 5. Issue 32 by Daniel Comnenus 6. My Daughter's Ghosts by Bradley Walker 7. Waters Take Me by Jim Horlock 8. Walled In by Carl Hughes 9. Collection Day by John Wayne Comunale 10. Sleep Paralysis by Shannon Brady 11. The Road to Hell by Brian Sperl 12. Mother Love by Jon McGoran 13. Beyond the Wall by Ron Ripley

Orphans Besieged After a violent attack makes all too clear that the Lands Born from Smoke and Sacrifice are willing to invade, the indigenous magical traditions of Earth turn against the Thirteen Orphans. Pearl Bright, the Tiger, realizes the fight must be taken into the Lands—but she can’t do this alone, and her allies are increasingly untrustworthy. Shaken from her close encounter with death by violence, Brenda Morris is uncertain about her place among the Orphans, an uncertainty not helped by being forced to accept that that Flying Claw, once known as “Foster,” the man she thought she loved, is, by training and tradition, a skilled killer. Yet, despite numerous complexities, if the Orphans hope to meet their enemies from a position of strength, they must open the Nine Gates: a feat that will begin with the revelation of dark secrets and extend to demanding the cooperation not only of barely cooperating living allies, but also of the resentful dead. Bonus material includes the newly expanded essay “Disappointment Evaded.” “The system of magic is complex, the direction the series is taking is mysterious, and the correspondence to Chinese myth and mah-jong are thought-provoking.” Booklist on Nine Gates “Contrasting themes of love and duty, loyalty and ambition, family and otherness lend a sense of universality to this urban fantasy.” Library Journal on Nine Gates

A mad scientist, a spiteful two-headed dragon, and a parliament of sorcerers intent on wiping out witchcraft. The things a modern witch has to put up with to get the job done! Gosha Armitage never thought she’d turn down a person in need, but some jobs are more trouble than they’re worth. When a firm of sorcerers asks her to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a famous painter, her first instinct is to turn her back and walk away, but with mounting bills and an ex-husband intent on ruining her, she reluctantly takes the case. As the investigation leads her deep into the nightlife of Cheyne Heath and the shocking persecution of gay men by the police for no other reason than daring to be themselves, she uncovers a dark conspiracy that threatens the safety of every living soul in London. Can Gosha evade the Machiavellian sorcerous elite of Britain long enough to find the missing painter and foil the hidden power intent on spreading deadly corruption through the city? Spellshock is the third installment in The Witch of Cheyne Heath supernatural mystery series from author W. V. Fitz-Simon. If you like drag queens and queer magic, mayhem and intrigue, and witches who refuse to take no for an answer, you’ll love this arch and cozy spellpunk adventure. Buy Spellshock and step into the fabulous, treacherous world of Cheyne Heath today.