Allied Artists Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films

Allied Artists Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films Review

Between 1952 and 1977, Allied Artists Pictures Corporation released over 80 feature films with horror, science fiction and fantasy themes, several of them featuring such genre stars as Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, John Carradine and Lon Chaney, Jr. Among Allied Artists' contributions are the classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers and the William Castle productions House on Haunted Hill and Macabre. Allied also released the camp favorites Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster, From Hell It Came and Queen of Outer Space, and imported European efforts such as Blood and Black Lace and Caltiki the Immortal Monster. Included here are detailed plot synopses and critical analyses of all of the films. Also covered are 22 features, including Little Shop of Horrors, made by other companies and released to television by Allied, and the studio's theatrical double-feature reissue of Paramount's The Blob and Universal's Dinosaurus!

Hollowland

Hollowland Review

Hollowland - the first book in the young adult dystopian series The Hollows... "This is the way the world ends - not with a bang or a whimper, but with zombies breaking down the back door." Nineteen-year-old Remy King is on a mission to get across the wasteland left of America, and nothing will stand in her way - not violent marauders, a spoiled rock star, or an army of flesh-eating zombies.

The House Beyond the Hill

The House Beyond the Hill Review

THE EVIL THAT FEEDS ON FEAR! The quiet suburb seems peaceful enough, until loner Donney Mann succumbs to the irresistible urge to Drive the web of the Southern California freeways, armed with a stolen .38-and the unspeakable need to fire it. He finds his victims soon enough-an old, black Cadillac alone on a dark stretch of highway. Three people witness the shooting. Three people see the Caddy crash. Three people know that no one left the wreck. But when the police arrive, they find the car empty of anything save blood. . .and the horror locked in its trunk.
One after another, the citizens of Tamarind Valley fall prey to something, or some thing, that feeds on fear and grows exponentially in power with each victim. Donney's brother Richard gradually realizes that he stands at the center of an expanding circle of evil. If he and his friends do not prevail, the evil will!

The Bridge: A Horror Novella

The Bridge: A Horror Novella Review

After finding an online advertisement for a free designer couch, roommates Lena, Stacy and Tamara believe that they have found the perfect bargain. After the sofa's quick delivery, the three friends soon make a terrifying discovery.

"The Bridge" is a tale of horror.


Parental Warning: This eBook contains material that may not be suitable for younger readers aged 17 and under.
Contains mature themes and graphic violence.

The Collected Stories of H. P. Lovecraft: Volume One (48 Classic Horror Books in One Volume!)

The Collected Stories of H. P. Lovecraft: Volume One (48 Classic Horror Books in One Volume!) Review

---- NOTE: This edition has a linked "Table of Contents" and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reade or your iPod e-book reader. -----

From the mind of pulp great, H.P. Lovecraft.

Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: the idea that life is incomprehensible to human minds and that the universe is fundamentally alien.

He's developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore.

His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Christian humanism.

-----48 Stories included in this volume
The Beast in the Cave;
The Alchemist;
The Tomb;
Dagon;
A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson;
Sweet Ermengarde;
Polaris;
The Green Meadow;
Beyond the Wall of Sleep;
Memory
Old Bugs;
The Transition of Juan Romero;
The White Ship;
The Doom that Came to Sarnath;
The Statement of Randolph Carter;
The Terrible Old Man;
The Tree;
The Cats of Ulthar;
The Temple;
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn;
The Street;
Poetry and the Gods;
Celephais;
From Beyond;
Nyarlathotep;
The Picture in the House;
The Crawling Chaos;
Ex Oblivione;
The Nameless City;
The Quest of Iranon;
The Moon-Bog;
The Outsider;
The Other Gods;
The Music of Erich Zann;
Herbet West: Reanimator;
Hypnos;
What the Moon Brings;
Azathoth;
The Horror at Martin's Beach;
The Hound;
The Lurking Fear;
The Rats in the Walls;
The Unnamable;
The Festival;
The Shunned House;
The Horror at Red Hook;
He;
In the Vault ----

Full of intrigue, romance and adventure, this collection is a must for pulp literature fans!

THE SENTINEL (A Jane Harper Horror Novel)

THE SENTINEL (A Jane Harper Horror Novel) Review

In the frigid waters off the Arctic Ocean, north of Greenland, the anti-whaling ship, The Sentinel, and her crew face off against a harpoon ship in search of Humpback whales. When the two ships collide and a suspicious explosion sends both ships to the bottom, the crews take refuge on what they think is a peninsula attached to the mainland, but is actually an island, recently freed from a glacial ice bridge.

Seeking shelter, the two opposing crews scour the island for resources. Instead, they find Viking artifacts, the preserved remains of an ancient structure and a stone totem warning of horrible creatures buried in the island's caves. Facing violent, frigid storms, a hungry polar bear and the very real possibility that they are stranded without hope of rescue, Jane Harper leads the two crews, who must work together to defend themselves against an ancient evil upon which the modern stories of both zombies and vampires are based.

The original undead are awake and hungry. Beware the Draugar.

Jeremy Bishop, the #1 bestselling Amazon.com horror author is back, and his second novel, like his first, TORMENT, is full of fast-paced, run-for-your-life terror featuring a new take on the zombie (and vampire) genres. But this time, the story is tinged with sarcastic humor. As a result, THE SENTINEL is as funny as it is frightening. It is the Yin to TORMENT'S Yang.


PRAISE FOR JEREMY BISHOP

"Jeremy Bishop takes a terrifying bite out of the zombie genre with TORMENT. This is a dark and devious post-apocalypting thrill-ride!" -Jonathan Maberry, NY Times Bestselling authr of PATIENT ZERO and ROT & RUIN

"TORMENT is a nightmarish descent through Armageddon. With barely a pause for breath, Bishop drags you out of normality, straight into the depths of a devastated post-apocalyptic landscape. Surreal and extraordinary locations, grotesque characters and outlandish events rise up from the devastated ashes of the familiar in this startlingly original horror novel. Dreamlike, disturbing and never predictable, once you start reading, you won't want to put it down." -- David Moody, author of HATER, DOG BLOOD & the AUTUMN series.

"Jeremy Bishop explodes onto the zombie scene with TORMENT, a thought-provoking gorefest that turns the genre on its head. Both shocking and riveting, this is a debut novel that leaves the reader hungry for more." -- Steven Savile, #1 bestselling author of PRIMEVAL and SILVER

"With originality not seen since Fleischer's Zombieland, Bishop's debut novel will drag you kicking and screaming to the very bloody end. Look out Maberry ... there's a new sheriff in town."
-- Thenovelblog.com

"This is one of those kick-ass icky books that constantly surprised me. I'm looking forward to what Bishop has up his sleeve next." -- Jeff Ayers, Author Magazine

"TORMENT is a fast paced horror story filled with monsters and zombies (but not the kind you might expect in a novel like this). [It's] gory and intense, all things a book like this should be."
-- TheManEatingBookworm

Circus of the Dead

Circus of the Dead Review

Twenty years ago, the dead destroyed the world of the living. The survivors scattered in the wake of the Scourge, erecting small towns in the worlds' most sparsely populated areas.

For young Gabriel, the walking dead are merely the memories that haunt the eyes of those old enough and lucky enough to have survived. He is more concerned with his hard life in America's desert, where his chores keep him busy and the husks of books stashed beneath the cellar of the library are his only freedom.

Until the circus comes to town.

"Circus of the Dead" is a novelette of approximately 10,748 words.

"Finally, a zombie story for the thinking man! This story reads as much like literary fiction as it does horror. The zombie scourge seems to exist if only to symbolize man's great desires to keep weapons of impending doom close at hand and the zealotry needed to set them free. Blackburn creates atmosphere so real you'll need to swish the dust from your teeth when you're done! A welcomed change in a genre that seems done to death."
-- Stefan Bourque, author of "My Name Is Joe" & "Juggler"

Contains an excerpt from Seth Blackburn's novel, ONLINE.

8 Pounds: Eight Tales of Crime, Horror, & Suspense

8 Pounds: Eight Tales of Crime, Horror, & Suspense Review

These eight tales run the gamut from small-town horror to old-school, whiskey-slugging noir, with a touch of coming-of-age adventure thrown in for good measure. We're talking over a hundred print pages of pure pulp perfection that'll cost you less than the paper it ain't printed on.

Includes the Spinetingler-Award-winning "Seven Days of Rain," Derringer-Award finalist "The Big Score," and "The World Behind," which originally appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.

Also included are "A Better Life," "The Well," "A Simple Kindness," "Eight Pounds," and "The Toll Collectors."

One Buck Horror: Volume One

One Buck Horror: Volume One Review

One Buck Horror presents five chilling tales from five of today's most up-and-coming horror authors.

"Jenny's House" is a great place to play, but an unexpected playmate makes for a dark session of show-and-tell.

Three kids seek to steal from a traveling carnival and get more than they bargained for in "A Lullaby for Caliban"

In "The Last Nephew", Nephew yearns to be free of Uncle's depredations, but when Uncle leaves his pocket watch behind one night, it gives him the key to his escape.

Crossing "The Cornfield" is harrowing on the best of winter nights, but this night, Jack turns to see eyes in the darkness, and knows that something is following him...

In "The Ginger Men", mother is baking a special ingredient into a treat for father, an ingredient that gives her pie dough a life of its own.

Featuring stories by Ada Hoffmann, Julie Jansen, Mark Onspaugh, Mike Trier, and Elizabeth Twist.