There's something about scary stories that captures readers despite their horrible nature. And the scariest stories are usually ones that someone is speaking. Read these audio books for the ultimate spine-tingling, spooky, horrific stories. If you're brave enough… Just click the titles below to get your scares on with an audio book. If you're not brave enough to listen, you can also get them in ebook and paperback. THE RED SON by Mark … [Read more...]
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! Just click the titles below to get your scares on with an ebook, paperback, or audio book. (Audio book not available for all titles.) 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 … [Read more...]
MJ Preston’s Highwayman Horror Series Continues With FOUR
Having abstained from killing for almost a year, the Highwayman is coming unglued. Unsure if the FBI is watching, Lance Belanger spends his days and nights in a paranoid malaise, longing to kill again. Meanwhile, in Bucharest, Romania, an Interpol raid leads to clues and a witness who can identify the Highwayman. Armed with new evidence, newly promoted SAC FBI Agent, Dave Maxwell heads for Bucharest, as his team of investigators redeploys … [Read more...]
MJ Preston On How Researching True Crime Inspired The Highwayman: Part 1
PART I – THE MONSTERS WHO WALK AMONG US I have always had an interest in true-crime and the enigma of serial murder. In writing, I often find myself drawn to the serial killer as the definitive monster. Mostly, because they’re real, which makes them more terrifying than DRACULA or the zombies of THE WALKING DEAD. The difference is, that those creatures aren’t real. They can be explained away by a parent’s soothing words or extinguished by a … [Read more...]
MJ Preston Gives Readers An Epic Tale of Blackmail, A Diamond Heist, and Alien Invaders In ACADIA EVENT
Marty Croft has it all. A beautiful wife, and a successful career as a commercial artist. That is until his past comes back to haunt him. Enter Gordon Shamus, the psychotic son of Marty’s former gangster boss. After Marty’s wife is kidnapped, he finds himself forced back into a world he left behind. The job seems simple enough. Drive the world's longest ice road and retrieve a package of stolen diamonds. But what will become of Marty and his wife … [Read more...]
Horror Author MJ Preston On “Building The Perfect Beast”
My first novel, THE EQUINOX, garnered a lot of love. People love monsters, and I believed, when I wrote it, that they were worn out on vampires and zombies. So, I wanted to write something beyond the usual trends. In retrospect, I might have to rethink that, considering that the vampires and zombies are still around. Walking Dead, What We Do in the Shadows, and so on… In the case of THE EQUINOX, our protagonist Daniel Blackbird has been … [Read more...]
HIGHWAYMAN: The Highwayman Series Book 1
The most terrifying monsters are real and walk among us every day. Meet Lance Belanger, he has only one ambition, to be the most infamous killer of all time. After murdering a single mom and her toddler child, Lance indoctrinates himself into the world of serial murder. Before long, the bodies start turning up all over the country. Each victim is incapacitated by a puncture wound to the spine, then, while still alive, they are dismembered, … [Read more...]
Meet MJ Preston, Author, And Artist At Large
Hello there, Being the new kid on the block, I thought I’d tell you a bit about myself. I am what could be categorized as a horror/science fiction/thriller author. I have always had a fascination with the darker side of humanity, and I suppose that is what led me to write in these genres. My love affair with storytelling reaches all the way back to my childhood. Early influences were authors, like Stephen King, Robert R. McCammon, and Richard … [Read more...]
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