Tag: halloween

Tuesday teaser

You are prey: The Children of the Seventh Son

A creepy sample from the Dark Age novel By Scott Bury Javor ran out of the crevasse just in time to see something huge, long and dark disappear up the cliff face. Ionnes pointed up after it. His jaw moved up and down, but no sound came out of his […]

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Monday musing

Beautiful ghost: Crimson Vale

An eerie Monday excerpt from the paranormal horror novel By Jennifer Harlow The gray of the sky stretches on forever, infecting even the air with its oppressive gloom. It’s hard to breathe, hard to even move without the gravel on the drive cutting into my bare feet as I stroll […]

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Saturday spotlight

Confronting the Witch Queen

A scary Saturday sample from Dark Clouds By Scott Bury Men and women sat around the table, unmoving. Their eyes were unfocused and their mouths hung open. In the dim light, Matt thought he recognized some of them: politicians and diplomats from other countries. He had read something about the […]

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Tuesday teaser

The Gateway opens

Tuesday terror in this sample from the spell-binding novel By David C. Cassidy “Jesus,” Jared muttered. He had thought the kid looked familiar. It was Bobby Duncan’s son. “Stay with me, Kyle.” The boy looked up at him, dazed. He was fading fast. Jared searched the crowd. His heart was […]

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Saturday spotlight

Saturday shivers: Crimson Vale

A tiny shiver down your … spine for your delight this weekend By Jennifer Harlow This must be where it happened. My uncle lay in this room for close to forty years with my grandmother by his side, apparently knitting as the tubes and respirator kept him…I wouldn’t call that […]

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Saturday spotlight

Scary Saturday: Eater of the Dead

Today’s teaser is from Dragon Friend: Leonard the Great, Part One By Roger Eschbacher Darkness. Moisture. Dripping. Warmth. Stench. Overwhelming stench. These sensations washed over Leonard as he became aware of his surroundings. He was lying on something that felt warm and moist, not at all unpleasant to the touch. […]

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Thursday teaser

An alien bodyguard? Return of the Ascendant

A Thursday teaser from the bestselling paranormal novel By Raine Thomas Ty paused for a moment as though getting his bearings. He briefly studied the night sky, then nodded. Turning right, he took Kyra’s arm and started walking along the cobblestone sidewalk at a brisk pace. All of the lights […]

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Saturday spotlight

What’s just TOO frightening?

A Saturday scare from BestSelling Reads authors BestSelling Reads authors write some scary books. And we love to read some scary stuff, too.  For the last weekend in Haunting Month, we polled BestSelling Reads authors with a couple of questions.  First, what’s the scariest story they’ve ever heard or read? […]

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Focus Friday

Frightful Friday: Gateway begins haunting season

Tomorrow is October, and BestSelling Readers know what that means: it’s the time for spooks, haunts, ghosts, demons, vampires and things that will keep your eyes open all night long. To get the month started, here’s a sample from Gateway, the latest offering from the Master of Horror himself, David […]

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