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10 Horrifying Novels That Will Actually Terrify You

Love a good scare? The following novels are sure to creep you out and are perfect for this spooky season!

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THE RED SON by Mark Anzalone

The Family Man stumbles across a kill list containing the names of other monstrous killers, some even more infamous than he. They have been drawn into the Shepard’s Game – the ultimate contest of killers – and the prize is worth every drop of blood spilled in its name.

A Finalist in the Horror Category of the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards!

HIGHWAYMAN by MJ Preston

Lance Belanger has only one ambition, to be the most infamous killer of all time. Before long, the bodies start turning up all over the country. FBI investigators call their killer “Highwayman.” With no DNA or forensic evidence, veteran FBI agent Lewis Ash is in a race against retirement as he tracks the elusive murderer.

FOUR The Highwayman Series Book Two

FOUR by MJ Preston

For eight years the Highwayman has eluded FBI investigators. After abstaining from killing for a year, the monster inside Lance Belanger takes control, propelling Highwayman on a path of spree killing unmasking him and turning predator into prey.

THE EQUINOX by MJ Preston

It has existed for centuries. A dark curse held captive by an ancient ritual, a creature of insatiable hunger possessing the ability to change shape at will. During the spring and fall equinox it would break through the separating our worlds to feed. Now it walks among us, unrestrained, and very hungry.

ACADIA EVENT by MJ Preston

Marty Croft has a mission. Retrieve stolen diamonds while running the worlds longest ice road and save his wife, from the clutches of a maniac gangster. There’s only one problem. The Acadia diamond mine has found something alien buried in the ice, and it is about to be unleashed.

NO ONE WILL HEAR YOUR SCREAMS by Thomas O’Callaghan

There is a series of heinous bloodletting killings perpetrated by a crazed embalmer, who, as a young boy was sexually abused by his mother and her lover. In dogged pursuit of this psycho-on-a-mission is NYPD’s top cop, Homicide Commander Lieutenant John W. Driscoll, whose own childhood still stirs memories that haunt him.

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BONE THIEF by Thomas O’Callaghan

A sociopathic killer is using the internet to lure women to their gruesome deaths in New York City. During his heinous murderous spree, this madman is extracting the bones of his victims. In a race against time, John Driscoll sets out to on a rollercoaster of an investigation to identify the villainous fiend and put an end to his butchering.

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THE SCREAMING ROOM by Thomas O’Callaghan

The Big Apple’s tourism is under siege. A set of vengeful twins are killing random visitors to the city’s major attractions. NYPD Homicide Commander John W. Driscoll, along with his dedicated team of Sergeant Margaret Aligante and Detective Cedric Thomlinson, must put an end to the madness at all costs.

THE PURE AND THE HATED

THE PURE AND THE HATED by Richard Godwin

A man takes a stranger into his house only to unleash a savage lesson from the past. A psychological crime novel about the past, the nature of justice, family secrets, the nature of forgiveness, revenge, identity, hunting and predation.

*contains content not suitable for young audiences

Savage Highway

SAVAGE HIGHWAY by Richard Godwin

Women are disappearing on the highway, a drifter hunts the men who raped her, and a journalist discovers the law has broken down. On a remote highway in Arizona women are disappearing at truck stops. Marshall Simmons knows a lot about the goings on in the area, and has a young woman captive. But a darker truth is at the heart of the abductions.

*contains content not suitable for young audiences

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October 13, 2020 By Ashley Butler 1 Comment

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  1. Danahalekdamato says

    October 14, 2020 at 10:05 am

    I just finished Bone Thief by Thomas O’Callaghan and it was a real page turner!

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HIGHWAYMAN: The Highwayman Series Book 1

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