Author: Diana Rodriguez Wallach
Publisher: Underlined
ISBN: 0593427521
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The Conjuring meets The Vow! This is the terrifying story of a girl, a dark angel, and the cult hellbent on taking over her small, coastal town. Vera Martinez wants nothing more than to escape Roaring Creek and her parents' reputation as demonologists. Not to mention she's the family outcast, lacking her parents' innate abilities, and is terrified of the occult things lurking in their basement. Maxwell Oliver is supposed to be enjoying the summer before his senior year, spending his days thinking about parties and friends. Instead he's taking care of his little sister while his mom slowly becomes someone he doesn't recognize. Soon he suspects that what he thought was grief over his father's death might be something more...sinister. When Maxwell and Vera join forces, they come face to face with deeply disturbing true stories of cults, death worship, and the very nature that drives people to evil. Underlined is a line of totally addictive romance, thriller, and horror titles coming to you fast and furious each month. Enjoy everything you want to read the way you want to read it.
Small Town Monsters
Author: Diana Rodriguez Wallach
Publisher: Underlined
ISBN: 0593427513
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The Conjuring meets The Vow! This is the terrifying story of a girl, a dark angel, and the cult hellbent on taking over her small, coastal town. Vera Martinez wants nothing more than to escape Roaring Creek and her parents' reputation as demonologists. Not to mention she's the family outcast, lacking her parents' innate abilities, and is terrified of the occult things lurking in their basement. Maxwell Oliver is supposed to be enjoying the summer before his senior year, spending his days thinking about parties and friends. Instead he's taking care of his little sister while his mom slowly becomes someone he doesn't recognize. Soon he suspects that what he thought was grief over his father's death might be something more...sinister. When Maxwell and Vera join forces, they come face to face with deeply disturbing true stories of cults, death worship, and the very nature that drives people to evil. "With death cults, possession, exorcism, and demons, Small Town Monsters is like all of my favorite horror movies rolled up into one unputdownable book!"—Gretchen McNeil, author of Ten and #murdertrending
Publisher: Underlined
ISBN: 0593427513
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The Conjuring meets The Vow! This is the terrifying story of a girl, a dark angel, and the cult hellbent on taking over her small, coastal town. Vera Martinez wants nothing more than to escape Roaring Creek and her parents' reputation as demonologists. Not to mention she's the family outcast, lacking her parents' innate abilities, and is terrified of the occult things lurking in their basement. Maxwell Oliver is supposed to be enjoying the summer before his senior year, spending his days thinking about parties and friends. Instead he's taking care of his little sister while his mom slowly becomes someone he doesn't recognize. Soon he suspects that what he thought was grief over his father's death might be something more...sinister. When Maxwell and Vera join forces, they come face to face with deeply disturbing true stories of cults, death worship, and the very nature that drives people to evil. "With death cults, possession, exorcism, and demons, Small Town Monsters is like all of my favorite horror movies rolled up into one unputdownable book!"—Gretchen McNeil, author of Ten and #murdertrending
Destroy All Monsters
Author: Jeff Jackson
Publisher: FSG Originals
ISBN: 0374718369
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
"A wild roar of a novel . . . Writing about music is tricky. Ninety-nine percent of the time hearing the actual song or going to the actual concert is far more revealing than any paragraph describing it. But Jackson pulls off this near-impossible feat, pulling the reader past the velvet ropes into the black-box theaters and sweaty, sticky-floored stadiums." —Marisha Pessl, The New York Times Book Review An epidemic of violence is sweeping the country: musicians are being murdered onstage in the middle of their sets by members of their audience. Are these random copycat killings, or is something more sinister at work? Has music itself become corrupted in a culture where everything is available, everybody is a "creative," and attention spans have dwindled to nothing? With its cast of ambitious bands, yearning fans, and enigmatic killers, Destroy All Monsters tells a haunted and romantic story of overdue endings and unlikely beginnings that will resonate with anybody who’s ever loved rock and roll. Like a classic vinyl single, Destroy All Monsters has two sides, which can be read in either order. At the heart of Side A, “My Dark Ages,” is Xenie, a young woman who is repulsed by the violence of the epidemic but who still finds herself drawn deeper into the mystery. Side B, "Kill City," follows an alternate history, featuring familiar characters in surprising roles, and burrows deeper into the methods and motivations of the murderers. “At some point, I began to think of it as an ancient folk tale. It’s fine work, with a kind of scattered narrative set within a tight frame. Fast-moving throughout—fragile characters who suggest a bleak inner world made in their own collective image.” —Don DeLillo "Destroy All Monsters has a distinct pulse—a kind of heartbeat—that comes out of the rhythm of the prose, the inventiveness of the form, and the willingness of Jeff Jackson to engage the mysterious alchemy of violence, performance, and authenticity. This accomplished, uncanny novel is simultaneously seductive and unsettling." ?—Dana Spiotta, author of Innocents and Others and Eat the Document “Surges with new-century anxiety and paranoia . . . A clear-eyed, stone-cold vision of what’s to come.” —Ben Marcus “Jeff Jackson is one of contemporary American fiction’s most sterling and gifted new masters. Destroy All Monsters . . . is a wonder to behold.” —Dennis Cooper
Publisher: FSG Originals
ISBN: 0374718369
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
"A wild roar of a novel . . . Writing about music is tricky. Ninety-nine percent of the time hearing the actual song or going to the actual concert is far more revealing than any paragraph describing it. But Jackson pulls off this near-impossible feat, pulling the reader past the velvet ropes into the black-box theaters and sweaty, sticky-floored stadiums." —Marisha Pessl, The New York Times Book Review An epidemic of violence is sweeping the country: musicians are being murdered onstage in the middle of their sets by members of their audience. Are these random copycat killings, or is something more sinister at work? Has music itself become corrupted in a culture where everything is available, everybody is a "creative," and attention spans have dwindled to nothing? With its cast of ambitious bands, yearning fans, and enigmatic killers, Destroy All Monsters tells a haunted and romantic story of overdue endings and unlikely beginnings that will resonate with anybody who’s ever loved rock and roll. Like a classic vinyl single, Destroy All Monsters has two sides, which can be read in either order. At the heart of Side A, “My Dark Ages,” is Xenie, a young woman who is repulsed by the violence of the epidemic but who still finds herself drawn deeper into the mystery. Side B, "Kill City," follows an alternate history, featuring familiar characters in surprising roles, and burrows deeper into the methods and motivations of the murderers. “At some point, I began to think of it as an ancient folk tale. It’s fine work, with a kind of scattered narrative set within a tight frame. Fast-moving throughout—fragile characters who suggest a bleak inner world made in their own collective image.” —Don DeLillo "Destroy All Monsters has a distinct pulse—a kind of heartbeat—that comes out of the rhythm of the prose, the inventiveness of the form, and the willingness of Jeff Jackson to engage the mysterious alchemy of violence, performance, and authenticity. This accomplished, uncanny novel is simultaneously seductive and unsettling." ?—Dana Spiotta, author of Innocents and Others and Eat the Document “Surges with new-century anxiety and paranoia . . . A clear-eyed, stone-cold vision of what’s to come.” —Ben Marcus “Jeff Jackson is one of contemporary American fiction’s most sterling and gifted new masters. Destroy All Monsters . . . is a wonder to behold.” —Dennis Cooper
Small Town Scares
Author: Christina Hagmann
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Monsters, Mystery, and Murder Plague The Small Town Folks In This Collection of Four Frightening and Strange Tales. The Bad Trip After picking up her drug addicted sister from the police station, Monica must brave the winter storm in order to make it back home to her husband and kids. But when mysterious orbs rain down from the sky, infesting the snowy backroads with alien cockroaches five feet long, the sisters must work together if they want to survive the bad trip. The Weekenders After a night of drinking, Tom and his childhood pals break into the lake house of one of the wealthy families that intrude upon Crystal Point in the summer. The strange object they steal ends up being more dangerous than they ever could have imagined. Tick Tock When I got back from the store, my hands were full as I pushed my way through the front door. The shades blocked out the daylight for Lucas's nap, so as I entered, I blinked, unable to see as my eyes adjusted. A hoarse, dry voice came from somewhere in the room. "Tick Tock goes the clock 'Til the morning when she walks. Flying in the dark of night, Salt her legs so she can't bite." I moved to the counter to put the bags down, and I could see Nan crouched down by Lucas's travel crib. Nan had her hand on the baby's belly and whispered, "Tick, Tock," as she began the rhyme again. The Vesper Bells From the tintinnabulation to the ominous toll, the use of bells can be traced back to the middle ages, but even before Christianity appeared, the bells were regarded as a musical instrument of the gods. Bells were much less common in contemporary times like the 1980s, which also happened to be Rosie Marks's formative years. But it wasn't the church bells that haunted Rosie Marks deep into her mid-twenties; it was the vague recollection of something terrible that happened to her shortly after her eleventh birthday. Something that came from the forest.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Monsters, Mystery, and Murder Plague The Small Town Folks In This Collection of Four Frightening and Strange Tales. The Bad Trip After picking up her drug addicted sister from the police station, Monica must brave the winter storm in order to make it back home to her husband and kids. But when mysterious orbs rain down from the sky, infesting the snowy backroads with alien cockroaches five feet long, the sisters must work together if they want to survive the bad trip. The Weekenders After a night of drinking, Tom and his childhood pals break into the lake house of one of the wealthy families that intrude upon Crystal Point in the summer. The strange object they steal ends up being more dangerous than they ever could have imagined. Tick Tock When I got back from the store, my hands were full as I pushed my way through the front door. The shades blocked out the daylight for Lucas's nap, so as I entered, I blinked, unable to see as my eyes adjusted. A hoarse, dry voice came from somewhere in the room. "Tick Tock goes the clock 'Til the morning when she walks. Flying in the dark of night, Salt her legs so she can't bite." I moved to the counter to put the bags down, and I could see Nan crouched down by Lucas's travel crib. Nan had her hand on the baby's belly and whispered, "Tick, Tock," as she began the rhyme again. The Vesper Bells From the tintinnabulation to the ominous toll, the use of bells can be traced back to the middle ages, but even before Christianity appeared, the bells were regarded as a musical instrument of the gods. Bells were much less common in contemporary times like the 1980s, which also happened to be Rosie Marks's formative years. But it wasn't the church bells that haunted Rosie Marks deep into her mid-twenties; it was the vague recollection of something terrible that happened to her shortly after her eleventh birthday. Something that came from the forest.
The Monsters of Templeton
Author: Lauren Groff
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 1401395597
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
"The day I returned to Templeton steeped in disgrace, the fifty-foot corpse of a monster surfaced in Lake Glimmerglass." So begins The Monsters of Templeton, a novel spanning two centuries: part a contemporary story of a girl's search for her father, part historical novel, and part ghost story. In the wake of a disastrous love affair with her older, married archaeology professor at Stanford, brilliant Wilhelmina Cooper arrives back at the doorstep of her hippie mother-turned-born-again-Christian's house in Templeton, NY, a storybook town her ancestors founded that sits on the shores of Lake Glimmerglass. Upon her arrival, a prehistoric monster surfaces in the lake bringing a feeding frenzy to the quiet town, and Willie learns she has a mystery father her mother kept secret Willie's entire life. The beautiful, broody Willie is told that the key to her biological father's identity lies somewhere in her family's history, so she buries herself in the research of her twisted family tree and finds more than she bargained for as a chorus of voices from the town's past -- some sinister, all fascinating -- rise up around her to tell their side of the story. In the end, dark secrets come to light, past and present day are blurred, and old mysteries are finally put to rest. The Monsters of Templeton is a fresh, virtuoso performance that has placed Lauren Groff among the best writers of today.
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 1401395597
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
"The day I returned to Templeton steeped in disgrace, the fifty-foot corpse of a monster surfaced in Lake Glimmerglass." So begins The Monsters of Templeton, a novel spanning two centuries: part a contemporary story of a girl's search for her father, part historical novel, and part ghost story. In the wake of a disastrous love affair with her older, married archaeology professor at Stanford, brilliant Wilhelmina Cooper arrives back at the doorstep of her hippie mother-turned-born-again-Christian's house in Templeton, NY, a storybook town her ancestors founded that sits on the shores of Lake Glimmerglass. Upon her arrival, a prehistoric monster surfaces in the lake bringing a feeding frenzy to the quiet town, and Willie learns she has a mystery father her mother kept secret Willie's entire life. The beautiful, broody Willie is told that the key to her biological father's identity lies somewhere in her family's history, so she buries herself in the research of her twisted family tree and finds more than she bargained for as a chorus of voices from the town's past -- some sinister, all fascinating -- rise up around her to tell their side of the story. In the end, dark secrets come to light, past and present day are blurred, and old mysteries are finally put to rest. The Monsters of Templeton is a fresh, virtuoso performance that has placed Lauren Groff among the best writers of today.
The Monster Variations
Author: Daniel Kraus
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0385737343
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
On his way to State University, nineteen-year-old James runs into a former friend and is immersed in memories from the year they were twelve and learned that monsters exist in the world--and within themselves.
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0385737343
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
On his way to State University, nineteen-year-old James runs into a former friend and is immersed in memories from the year they were twelve and learned that monsters exist in the world--and within themselves.
America's Very Own Monsters
Author: Daniel Cohen
Publisher: Dodd Mead
ISBN: 9780396080695
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Discusses such creatures as Bigfoot, the Demon Cat, and Mothman which, though never proven, are said to exist in the United States.
Publisher: Dodd Mead
ISBN: 9780396080695
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Discusses such creatures as Bigfoot, the Demon Cat, and Mothman which, though never proven, are said to exist in the United States.
Beyond The Fray: Bigfoot
Author: Shannon Legro
Publisher: Beyond the Fray, LLC
ISBN: 9781734419801
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
"Be mindful of what lies beyond the wood line." It's argued that the recent search for Bigfoot officially began on September 21, 1958, when journalist, Andrew Genzoli of the Humboldt Times, featured a letter from a reader about loggers in Northern California concerning large footprints they'd found at a work site. What began as a fun article turned into an almost instant national sensation and since stories of the elusive creature have poured in, not just from California and the Pacific Northwest, but from around the world. BEYOND THE FRAY: BIGFOOT features some of these personal eyewitness accounts and terrifying encounters, most taken from the transcripts of the popular podcast, iNTO THE FRAY. These stories are unique and scary. They will leave you wondering what this creature is and will no doubt give you pause before you cross the wood line and enter the woods.
Publisher: Beyond the Fray, LLC
ISBN: 9781734419801
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
"Be mindful of what lies beyond the wood line." It's argued that the recent search for Bigfoot officially began on September 21, 1958, when journalist, Andrew Genzoli of the Humboldt Times, featured a letter from a reader about loggers in Northern California concerning large footprints they'd found at a work site. What began as a fun article turned into an almost instant national sensation and since stories of the elusive creature have poured in, not just from California and the Pacific Northwest, but from around the world. BEYOND THE FRAY: BIGFOOT features some of these personal eyewitness accounts and terrifying encounters, most taken from the transcripts of the popular podcast, iNTO THE FRAY. These stories are unique and scary. They will leave you wondering what this creature is and will no doubt give you pause before you cross the wood line and enter the woods.
Silver State Monsters
Author: David Weatherly
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945950100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945950100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
American Vampire
Author: Jennifer Armintrout
Publisher: Mira
ISBN: 9781848455542
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher: Mira
ISBN: 9781848455542
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Small Town Monsters
Author: Diana Rodriguez Wallach
Publisher: Underlined
ISBN: 0593427521
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The Conjuring meets The Vow! This is the terrifying story of a girl, a dark angel, and the cult hellbent on taking over her small, coastal town. Vera Martinez wants nothing more than to escape Roaring Creek and her parents' reputation as demonologists. Not to mention she's the family outcast, lacking her parents' innate abilities, and is terrified of the occult things lurking in their basement. Maxwell Oliver is supposed to be enjoying the summer before his senior year, spending his days thinking about parties and friends. Instead he's taking care of his little sister while his mom slowly becomes someone he doesn't recognize. Soon he suspects that what he thought was grief over his father's death might be something more...sinister. When Maxwell and Vera join forces, they come face to face with deeply disturbing true stories of cults, death worship, and the very nature that drives people to evil. Underlined is a line of totally addictive romance, thriller, and horror titles coming to you fast and furious each month. Enjoy everything you want to read the way you want to read it.
Publisher: Underlined
ISBN: 0593427521
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The Conjuring meets The Vow! This is the terrifying story of a girl, a dark angel, and the cult hellbent on taking over her small, coastal town. Vera Martinez wants nothing more than to escape Roaring Creek and her parents' reputation as demonologists. Not to mention she's the family outcast, lacking her parents' innate abilities, and is terrified of the occult things lurking in their basement. Maxwell Oliver is supposed to be enjoying the summer before his senior year, spending his days thinking about parties and friends. Instead he's taking care of his little sister while his mom slowly becomes someone he doesn't recognize. Soon he suspects that what he thought was grief over his father's death might be something more...sinister. When Maxwell and Vera join forces, they come face to face with deeply disturbing true stories of cults, death worship, and the very nature that drives people to evil. Underlined is a line of totally addictive romance, thriller, and horror titles coming to you fast and furious each month. Enjoy everything you want to read the way you want to read it.