Headstone City
10 best books like Headstone City (Tom Piccirilli): Prodigal Blues, Spera, Volume 2, Daemon Eyes, Solace and Grief, Saiyuki Reload Volume 1, Recursion, The Mirror Prince, Cursed, Bleak History, Angels of the Deep
| Author | Gary A. Braunbeck |
| ISBN | 1587671093 |
From award-winning author Gary A. Braunbeck comes Prodigal Blues, his first foray into non-supernatural horror.
After he finds himself stranded at a truck stop in Missouri, Mark Sieber gets one of the biggest shocks of his life when he recognizes the face of a little girl on a Missing poster...
WELCOME TO KOTEQUOG!
In their quest for adventure, Princess Pira and Lono--along with their companions, the fire spirit Yonder and warrior cat Chobo--have made their way to the big city. There they must contend with strange laws, stranger men and the strangest monsters if they wish to join...
| Author | Camille Bacon-Smith |
| ISBN | 0756404452 |
The paranormal mystery of Eye Of The Daemon and Eyes Of The Empress together for the first time!
Kevin Bradley and his partners are uniquely qualified to handle cases involving the occult. He and Evan Davis are far more than the mere mortals they appear to be. Kevin is a powerful daemon lord, and...
| Author | Foz Meadows |
| ISBN | 1876462892 |
Solace Morgan was born a vampire. Raised in foster care, she has always tried to keep her abilities secret, until an eerie encounter with a faceless man prompts her to run away. Finding others with similar gifts, Solace soon becomes caught up in a strange, more vibrant world than she ever knew existed....
| Author | Kazuya Minekura |
| ISBN | 1598160257 |
I'm taking KatiKat's advice and reading some manga to get me back into reading. Just not been in the mood for novels lately!
Saiyuki Reload starts at breakneck pace and never really slows down in this volume. The Sanzo party are famous and being hunted by all youkai. There is a lot of subtext between...
| Author | Tony Ballantyne |
| ISBN | 0553589288 |
It is the twenty-third century. Herb, a young entrepreneur, returns to the isolated planet on which he has illegally been trying to build a city-and finds it destroyed by a swarming nightmare of self-replicating machinery. Worse, the all-seeing Environment Agency has been watching him the entire...
| Author | Violette Malan |
| ISBN | 0756403391 |
Introducing an enchantingly different debut fantasy
Max Ravenhill was happy with his life as a history professor-until he met Cassandra. Told he was more than a thousand years old and his life as "Max" had been implanted in his mind, he's also been warned that he's in danger, and that his only...
| Author | Jeremy C. Shipp |
| ISBN | 1933293861 |
Your life is no longer recognizable, every detail corrupted by unknown forces. The harder you struggle, the more you suffer. Your words mean nothing, your actions backfire, and one by one everybody you know is sucked down with you. You are: 1) Nick 2) cursed 3) afraid all the time That's because: a) someone...
| Author | John Shirley |
| ISBN | 1416584129 |
CLASSIFIED: APPARENT SUPERNATURAL
Subject: Gabriel Bleak. Status: Civilian. Paranormal skills: Powerful. Able to manipulate AS energies and communicate with UBEs (e.g. "ghosts" and other entities). Psychological profile: Extremely independent, potentially dangerous. Caution...
| Author | Kirby Crow |
| ISBN | 1608200264 |
This is a dark fantasy, so uniquely beautiful in its horror and alluring in its pain that you’ll be unable to put this book down. The world Crow has created from the brilliant sun to the depths of empty darkness combine with the fantasy and history of Gods, Angels, Demons, and the ultimate balance of good...
Guarding the Vampire's Ghost
| Author | Amy Lane |
| ISBN | 1615816666 |
For four millennia, Shepherd, Angel of Repentance, and Jefischa, Angel of the Fourth Hour of Dark, have worked as a team to provide heavenly assistance to those who call their names. Shepherd's work has made him dark and dour, but he's determined to protect Jefischa from all of the terrible pain the mortal...
| Author | Deborah Leblanc |
| ISBN | 0843960396 |
Note, Sept. 24, 2016: I've tweaked this much-amended review once again, to remove language critical of the Federal disclosure requirements for free review copies. Though I originally resented these as insulting to reviewers, I've come to recognize that readers of reviews are entitled to that kind...
Marcus Sedgwick's tale of Venice and vampires is a captivating companion volume to the bestselling My Swordhand is Singing. Marko and Sorrel meet in Venice for the first time. They must uncover the mystery of what has happened both to Sorrel's father, plagued by a strange madness that prevents him from...
| Author | Alayna Williams |
| ISBN | 1439182795 |
TARA SHERIDAN HAS A GIFT . . . AND IT ALMOST KILLED HER. As a criminal profiler, Tara used science and her intuitive skill at Tarot card divination to track down the dangerous and depraved, including the serial killer who left her scarred from head to toe. Since that savage attack, Tara has been a recluse....
| Author | Jim Bernheimer |
| ISBN | 0979573882 |
My name is Mike Ross. I'm a Ferryman. I help people with ghost problems, or ghosts with people problems. Funny thing, no one ever helps me with my problems. Civil War ghosts bent on killing me, Skinwalkers who just want my body, and a vindictive spirit linked both to my bloodline and my destiny...
It...
A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts: A Collection of Deliciously Frightening Tales
| Author | Ying Chang Compestine |
| ISBN | 0805082085 |
According to Chinese tradition, those who die hungry or unjustly come back to haunt the living. Some are appeased with food. But not all ghosts are successfully mollified. In this chilling collection of stories, Ying Chang Compestine takes readers on a journey through time and across different parts...
| Author | Estevan Vega |
| ISBN | 1615666036 |
ARSON GABLE FEELS LIKE A FREAK. HE CAN CREATE FIRE. HE NEVER ASKED FOR IT. HE NEVER WANTED IT. BUT HE CAN'T SHUT IT OFF.
Before now, three things were true: he both loved and despised his grandmother; his life was going nowhere; and he was alone. But when a strange girl--who feels more normal behind...
| Author | Alice Henderson |
| ISBN | 0515146021 |
Hungry for a good read? Voracious is... A GRIPPING, ATAVISTIC SUPERNATURAL THRILLER
sexy, sensuous, and terrifying (BRAM STOKER AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN).
Madeline Keyes' gift to touch someone and see flashes of the past has set her apart from family and friends. She...
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
| Author | Stephen Jones |
| ISBN | 0786719761 |
Everybody knows the most memorable monsters--vampires, werewolves, zombies, mad scientists' creations--and you will find all of those classic creatures suitably featured in this monsterrific new anthology from multiple award-winning editor Stephen Jones.
But other monstrosities...
| Author | Gregory Lamberson |
| ISBN | 1934755451 |
Johnny Grissom—nicknamed "Johnny Gruesome" by his high school classmates—is a heavy metal hellion who loves to party, watch horror movies, and get into fights. One winter night, Johnny's car, The Death Mobile, is discovered submerged beneath the icy surface of Willow Creek, with Johnny's waterlogged...
| Author | Thomas M. Disch |
| ISBN | 0425132617 |
Newsweek called him our “most formidably gifted unfamous American writer.” Talk about damning praise. When Thom Disch shot himself in 2008, I felt the loss deeply, though I'd only met the man once and could hardly have called him a friend. But then I imagine that many of his readers reacted this way.
Disch...
| Author | Richard Dansky |
| ISBN | 0786948566 |
A riveting supernatural mystery like you've never read before.
The prodigal son leaves the big city to return to his dearly departed parent's house in North Carolina only to find, now that he's home, that something is trying to make damn sure he stays there--even if it means burying him out back.
In...
It's Christmastime in the city, but all is not merry. Something is happening in Apartment Seven. Something evil.
Charlie Cerrone thought he had it all—a loving marriage, a good job, a nice home and financial security—until the night his wife betrayed him and his entire world came crashing...
| Author | Bruce R. Cordell |
| ISBN | 0786949651 |
Lovecraftian Horror in Faerûn!
Blue fire sears the face of Faerûn, leaving the twisted and mutilated dead in its wake. But a rare few escape death--and suffer some mystical mutation. Raidon Kane is one of those who survives, the wake of blue fire burning the sigil of the amulet he wears into...
| Author | Sarah Pinborough |
| ISBN | 0843957417 |
Life was good for Matt and Chloe. They were in love and looking forward to their new baby. But what Chloe gave birth to isn t a baby. It isn t even human. It s an entirely new species that uses humans only for food and as hosts for their young.
As Matt soon learns, though, he is not alone in his terror....
