Bøger af James Noll

In "Beta," a monster terrorizes an isolated village in the mountains of Eastern Europe, draining the blood of its victims, leaving them frozen in the snow. The villagers hunt wolves, decapitate "vampires," but the murders continue. Who will be next? Will it ever end?In "Prey," when an old man discovers a gruesome new fertilizer for his beloved flowers, he decides to share it with the world.In "Under the Rocks," something evil is swimming in the waters of the Rappahannock River. Jason Riddle knows it. He and his brothers thought they killed it in the summer of 1932. Seventy years later, that evil has returned, and Riddle knows that he has to destroy it once and for all.And in Raleigh's Prep, a novel, Topher, Michael, and Kenneth find a mangled body on the rugby field of their new school. They decide to investigate, unleashing the horror that lurks in the woods that surround the campus.These are just a few of the macabre stories found within. Enter . . . IF YOU DARE!

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Strap yourself in for thirteen tales of murder, madness, monsters, mayhem, violence, and vengeance from local horror master, James Noll!Thirteen TalesFrom a remote mountain village where something drains the inhabitants of their blood to a post-apocalyptic nightmare where the last remaining human beings fight for survival, THIRTEEN TALES will plunge you into some of the most chilling, eerie stories of the decade."I'd recommend this book to absolutely everyone."-Mary Anne, Amazon Review"There were elements to 'The Unan' and 'Savages' that reminded me of the world of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. The Gunslinger would have it in pretty well in this setting."- Dr. Gonzo, Amazon Review"[The stories] reminded me of Twilight Zone or Outer Limits episodes."-Byron Decker, Goodreads Review

In a thrilling tale spanning decades and dimensions, The Rabbit, The Jaguar, & The Snake intertwines the fates of three disparate souls, each facing their own harrowing trials.Bonesaw, a notorious gangster of the early 20th century, finds himself thrust into a deadly game orchestrated by the enigmatic Brotherhood. Trapped between participating in the blood-soaked trials of The Gauntlet or facing certain death, he must navigate a maze of treachery and violence where survival is far from guaranteed.Fast forward nearly a century, where Detective Katherine Wheeler grapples with a series of gruesome murders, each victim meeting a grisly end as something monstrous erupts from within. As she delves deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a chilling truth: an otherworldly invasion is underway, threatening humanity's very existence.Meanwhile, on a distant and primitive planet, Coatl, a valiant warrior, faces his own battle against the monstrous tecuani. Infected by one of these creatures, he races against time to find the elusive Ka-Bata, humanity's last hope for survival. But with the larva of the tecuani growing within him, Coatl's own fate hangs in the balance.As the threads of fate converge, these three unlikely allies-dubbed The Rabbit, The Jaguar, and The Snake-must overcome their differences and join forces. For if they fail, humanity will be doomed to extinction.

Another diverse collection of stories from the author of A Knife in the Back and YOU WILL BE SAFE HERE.In "Coming Home," after the siege, Lily finds refuge in her favorite place: a pond a few miles outside of the city. There she is attacked and taken hostage by a lone enemy soldier. She thinks he's going to kill her, but he has something else in mind.In "It Steals Things," years after finally escaping Partlow, Va, Ben returns to help an old friend who is going through a tough time. But Mike doesn't want help. He wants revenge. In "The Legacy of the Monster Diego Tomas," an apartment building in a city deluged by the rising oceans becomes a battle zone between the last people on Earth.And finally, in Topher's Ton, the final chapter of the Topher Trilogy, the end of the world comes in a barrage of bombs, a rush of tsunami, and a hail of meteors. Topher, still recovering from his kidnapping by a deranged serial killer, manages to not only survive, but nearly rebuilds civilization. If it weren't for Rasheed, the demented boy-god with a tank, or Nurse Smith, the deranged leader of a group of crazy doctors, or Liam Chris, a deranged despot seeking revenge, he might have been successful.

THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IS HERE!THE WOUNDED, THE SICK, & THE DEADIncluding all of the short stories featured in THE HIVE plus SIX new tales! A lazy high school student finds himself transported to a horrifying desert realm where he experiences his death over and over again. A survivor of the zombie holocaust meets an even more terrifying foe, and it isn't the zombies. An unstable young woman is pushed to murder by her annoying roommate. And a computer engineer creates the first self-aware artificial intelligence, and the results are positively murderous.

EVERYTHING'S FRESH ON LILITH'S FARM. ESPECIALLY THE BODIES.A sinister forest, toxic fungus, and the dark secrets of a crazy old woman meet in a tale of vengeance, betrayal, and terror.Cece grew up in Spotsylvania, Virginia, but she left a long time ago. She'd rather live the life of the road dog than stay in that backwoods dump, even if it means never having a place of her own.But when a mysterious postcard from her missing father arrives, she finds herself pulled back home to the place where he was last seen: Lilith's Farm. The work is hard and her bosses are jerks, but at least the food is good.Then strange things begin to happen. The fence that borders the property seems like it's under attack from the forest. Toxic fungus balls keep popping up on the tree trunks. And one by one, Cece's fellow workers go missing.Any normal person would try to escape, but escape isn't possible. Besides, Cece's on a mission to find her father, and nothing, not the forest, not the fungus balls, not her creepy bosses, will stop her... except death, of course.At once twisted, horrific, and surprisingly funny, Mungwort does for the forest what Alien did for space: everybody can hear you scream, but they just don't care.