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The Beast with Five Fingers is a masterwork of early 20th-century supernatural horror, where intellect, skepticism, and rational explanation steadily erode under the pressure of something that should not exist. Set within shadowed libraries, lonely houses, and candlelit rooms, the story follows a man of science confronted by an entity that moves with purpose, memory, and malice—yet defies every known law of nature.

After taking down Dr. Ahriman the chimera shifter, I now have a handful of Talismans. Except I don’t know how to use them. Thankfully, I’ve got a lead, because powering up the Talismans might be the only way my clan gets an edge on the Atlanteans.

With the Primal Talisman, I was made into the Prime: a shifter capable of learning new forms through bonding with women, and then passing beast magic onto regular women. Now that I've unlocked the Chimera Form, I can transform into an amalgamation of all the beasts at my command.

succumbing to all-consuming bloodlust. Her most challenging contract yet: restore order to the gang-ridden city of Easy in post-World War 3 America. To succeed, she must manipulate the gangs into turning against each other while grappling with her own demons and a growing attraction to the sociopathic second-in-command of Easy's most ruthless gang.

A haunting collection of short fiction from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club, A Head Full of Ghosts, and The Cabin at the End of the World. Paul Tremblay has won widespread acclaim for illuminating the dark horrors of the mind in novels and stories that push the boundaries of...

Elusive online journalist Scott King examines the chilling case of a young vlogger found frozen to death in the legendary local ‘vampire tower’, in another explosive episode of Six Stories. In the wake of the 'Beast from the East' cold snap that ravaged the UK in 2018, a grisly discovery was made in a ruin on the Northumbrian coast. Twenty-four-year-old vlogger Elizabeth Barton had been barricaded inside what locals refer to as 'The Vampire Tower', where she was later found frozen to death.

Cobra ist der Thronfolger und ihm wurde ein Ultimatum gestellt. Forme ein Rudel … oder sonst. Jetzt kämpfen wir um unser Leben und umeinander. Werden Jax, Xerxes, Ascher und Cobra unter diesem Druck auseinanderbrechen? Wird Sadie stark genug sein, um mit dem fertigzuwerden, was sie wollen? Wird ihre Spannung in Hass umschlagen? Oder in Liebe?

Surviving Lord Darius' attack has put Elorion's level over the top. He must soon leave the Mistress' Labyrinth for the unknown dangers of the Underworld. There are three paths that stand before him. Should he absorb all the Blue Magic he can find, power level his fellow captives, or take on the bone palace alone?

Als uneheliches Kind und von der Gesellschaft gemieden, lernte Alma, sich mit der Einsamkeit abzufinden, solange sie ihre Mutter an ihrer Seite hatte. Als ihre Mutter schwer erkrankt, entdeckt Alma einen Hinweis auf ihren entfremdeten Vater und schreibt eine Nachricht, in der sie um Hilfe bittet. Jetzt ist Rache das Einzige, was Alma aufrecht erhält. Das und die seltsame Verbindung, die sie zu ihrem Gott hat - ein Monster, das ständig an ihrer Seite ist, ein uraltes Wesen, das die Gestalt eines schönen Prinzen mit sternenklarem Haar annimmt, den nur sie sehen kann.

Gotrek and Felix: unsung heroes of the Empire or nothing more than common thieves and murderers? The truth perhaps lies somewhere in between and depends entirely upon whom you ask. The storm clouds are gathering over the icy city of Praag as the evil forces of Chaos lay murderous siege to the frozen lands of Kislev. Standing between the massed hordes of darkness and the city's destruction are dwarf slayer Gotrek Gurnisson and his sworn human companion, Felix Jaeger.

Reietta a causa della sua nascita illegittima| Alma ha imparato a sopportare la solitudine| a patto di avere la madre accanto. Ma la sua esistenza viene sconvolta quando la donna si ammala gravemente. Nel disperato tentativo di aiutarla| Alma scopre un indizio sull’identità di suo padre e| speranzosa e impaurita| gli invia un messaggio. Ma la realtà si rivela più crudele di quanto potesse immaginare.

Summer ends, the season changes, and Coro, an artist frightened off by what her own paintings may represent, gets in her car and drives for hours in the middle of the night until she chances upon Betania, an isolated house existing in a world of its own. It's an unfamiliar place inhabited exclusively by women who, strangely, all seem to know her. Like adherents of an ancient cult, the women of Betania all dress the same, carry out strange rites and celebrations, and live alongside goats and innumerable dogs against a landscape dominated by a mountain that seems to block out the sunlight.

It is only when the bones of its prey are discovered in a remote Scottish glen that the majesty and power of one of nature’s most successful predators is truly revealed. As it strikes silently from the shadows and on nights shrouded in darkness, a small village falls under siege to a remarkable creature. For thousands of years mankind has had the upper hand but now - suddenly, violently, bloodily - the balance of power has shifted.

On the mean streets of Altdorf, Guard Captain 'Filthy Harald' Kleindeist investigates a series of gruesome murders that take him into the upper echelons of Imperial society and expose horrors beyond imagining.

For Maggie McKenzie, repairing a shattered life becomes more complicated when a stranger takes up residence in the ruins of an old Florida estate with a macabre history. This stranger brings with him a sinister magic and an obsession with the disturbed grave of a witch. Maggie’s troubled past becomes part of a larger, darker legacy of curses and bloody rituals, as well as a variety of beasts, both human and supernatural, that will prey upon her and those she loves.

Zaina thought she could run from her secrets, but they have finally caught up to her. She's willing to risk her life for those she loves, but even that might not be enough to stop what's coming. Einar has finally let down his guard, but when the woman he trusts takes off in the middle of the night with his people's only hope for a cure, he realizes what a mistake that was. They have been living under the shadow of the same monster for longer than either of them realize. But it's up to them to decide whether that makes them enemies or allies.

ONE OF THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR From the author of the breakout novel Thistlefoot: a collection of dark fairytales and fractured folklore exploring how our passions can save us—or go monstrously wrong. “Real magic, real delight, doled out...

I thought they were my harbor in the storm. Now, I know we are the storm. The final book in the Blackwell Beasts trilogy, a new adult college why-choose romance. Details withheld to prevent spoilers.

A winter storm has buried North Dakota in snow and ice. With accidents being reported across the region, Deputy Ron Weller must patrol along the main road through a normally tranquil forest in Beeman County. The night grows menacing as he discovers vehicles that have been run off the road, their drivers mysteriously missing. Strange tracks lead through a region of thick forest known as Devil's Rock. There, Weller makes a horrifying discovery. A monster has awakened. Its hunger is insatiable, and its ferocity has no limits.

The White Wolf, the Beast of Brenton Woods, a legendary creature said to walk like a man. When the full moon rises, it will feast. Unseen for years, truth has turned to rumor, mere folklore. Until something lures the monster from exile, calling it home. For Tyler and Ben, a firsthand encounter leads to an exploration of the forbidden depths of Brenton woods, and for Ben, the discovery of a family secret. When Wendy and her friend's hangout in the abandoned cabin is compromised, the hunt begins.