Author: jonathanjanz

From “one of the best writers in modern horror to come along in the last decade” (Bram Stoker Award–winning author Brian Keene): There are rumors that Lilith took part in a dark society. Now, years after her death, her nephew moves into her abandoned house and faces untold terrors…

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“Anyone who likes a good ghost story is going to enjoy The Sorrows. Anyone who likes a ghost story where there’s no doubt the ghosts are undoubtedly real will love this novel.” – New York Journal of Books  The Sorrows, an island off the coast of northern California, and its castle have been uninhabited since a series of gruesome murders in 1925. But its owner needs money, so he allows film … owner needs money, so he allows film composers Ben and Eddie and a couple of their female friends to stay a month in Castle Blackwood. Eddie is certain…

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When 10 writers attend an exclusive retreat with a world-famous author, they find themselves pulled into a terrifying game engineered by a brilliant mind. “Janz channels early Stephen King… Unique and thought-provoking” (Booklist).

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Occult investigator David Caine has never met a case he couldn’t debunk — until he comes to stay at the notorious, centuries-old Alexander House. As the building’s chilling secrets are gradually brought to light, the greatest terror of all will emerge from his own past…

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“An unholy predator on the prowl ” The small town of Lakeview offers little excitement for Duane, Savannah, and their friends. They re about to endure their ten-year high school reunion when their lives are shattered by the arrival of an ancient, vengeful evil. The werewolf. The first attack leaves seven dead and four wounded. And though the beast remains on the loose and eager to spill more … eager to spill more blood, the sleepy town is about to face an even greater terror. Because the four victims of the werewolf s fury are changing. They re experiencing unholy…

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With an escaped murderer on the loose, troubled Will worries over his little sister’s safety. But unbeknownst to him, a far greater threat looms just beyond the edge of the trees, waiting to descend…

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Playing with fire has never been more dangerous. When family man Joe Crawford confronts a young mother abusing her toddler, he has no idea of the chain reaction he’s setting in motion. How could he suspect the young mother is part of an ancient fire cult, a sinister group of killers that will destroy anyone who threatens one of its members? When the little boy is placed in a foster home, the … foster home, the fanatics begin their mission of terror. Soon the cult leaders will summon their deadliest hunters — and a ferocious supernatural evil — to make…

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Peaceful Valley is about to become a slaughterhouse! Jesse thinks he’s caught a break when he, the girl of his dreams, and her friend are assigned by their newspaper to cover the opening weekend of the Peaceful Valley Nature Preserve, a sprawling, isolated state park. But the construction of the park has stirred an evil that has lain dormant for nearly a century, and the three young people–as … young people–as well as every man, woman, and child unlucky enough to be attending the grand opening–are about to encounter the most horrific creatures to ever walk the earth. A species…

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Horace Yoder thinks he’s got the perfect scam. All he has to do is pretend to have been kicked out of an Amish order, get a job on a local farm and when the family is asleep steal their valuables and resell them for a tidy profit. Unfortunately for Yoder, the family has other ideas…and their plans are MUCH more sinister. A new horror novella from the author of WITCHING HOUR THEATRE.

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