Download or read book Violent Echoes A Dark Psychological Thriller written by Marc Sloane and published by Marc Sloane. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danny Boggs wasn't always a killer, but late one evening that changed. Tormented by voices urging him to kill, and by dreams of a past life he can't explain, Danny shocks his once safe community with senseless, violent murders. Overrun with guilt and with the cops on his tail, Danny seeks absolution for what he's done. What he doesn't realize is that absolution comes with a cost, and in order to free himself from torment he has to endure a voyage that takes him straight through his consciousness and beyond, in search of a salvation he may never find. This 42K word story is filled with drug use, violence, and other adult situations. Dark psychological thrillers, psychological thrillers, serial killer thrillers, psychological thriller mystery, time travel thrillers, suspenseful thrillers, murder serial killers dark disturbing suburban paranormal psychological suspense DMT LSD Psychedelics

Download or read book Violent Echoes Preview A Dark Psychological Thriller written by Marc Sloane and published by Marc Sloane. This book was released on with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A note to readers, this is a 10K word sample of my work Violent Echoes. The full length story can be found here: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Marc_Sloane_Violent_Echoes_A_Dark_Psychological_Th?id=IIKzCAAAQBAJ Danny Boggs wasn't always a killer, but late one evening that changed. Tormented by voices urging him to kill, and by dreams of a past life he can't explain, Danny shocks his once safe community with senseless, violent murders. Overrun with guilt and with the cops on his tail, Danny seeks absolution for what he's done. What he doesn't realize is that absolution comes with a cost, and in order to free himself from torment he has to endure a voyage that takes him straight through his consciousness and beyond, in search of a salvation he may never find. This 42K word story is filled with drug use, violence, and other adult situations. Dark psychological thrillers, psychological thrillers, serial killer thrillers, psychological thriller mystery, time travel thrillers, suspenseful thrillers, murder serial killers dark disturbing suburban paranormal psychological suspense DMT LSD Psychedelics, free ebooks, freebie

Download or read book Dark Echo written by E. Denise Billups and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-07-08 with total page 891 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of three psychological thrillers by E. Denise Billups, now in one volume! By Chance: Destiny stares Tara McPherson in the face. The malevolent Tom Spencer enters her life, determined to exact vengeance against the Gifted Three: a group with powers to see the past, present and future. To save their lives, Tara must overcome her fear and recall long-repressed visions. After their world collapses, the girls' combined gifts become more critical than ever. But even with the help of a supernatural presence from the past, can the Gifted Three change their fate? Chasing Victoria: At one o'clock in the morning, Victoria Powell receives a distressing phone call from her friend Kayla. Wrapped in the arms of a new lover, Victoria reluctantly leaves her bed and heads to Central Park to meet Kayla - but she's nowhere to be found. Fearing danger, Victoria escapes the city to Martha’s Vineyard. Arriving during a dangerous nor’easter, she delves into her deceased mother’s diaries... unaware of the danger that has followed her to the island. Kalorama Road: There’s something Allie can’t remember; hidden memories that refuse to surface. Until one day, when something brings back horrifying images of a forgotten night. A year after graduating from Emsworth University, a mysterious email appears, asking Allie a single question. Someone wants her to remember. As forgotten memories gradually surface, Allie has to come to terms with her dark past, and a revelation she could have never imagined. But what really happened at 1414 Kalorama Road?

Download or read book Echoes of the Past written by Evan Bond and published by Evan Bond. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Echoes of the Past is an edge of your seat psychological thriller about a woman desperate to save her daughter from the clutches of a mad town. Sasha and her nine-year-old daughter, Tara, move to a small town for a fresh start. Outrunning her abusive relationship, she settles down for a new life. Out in the fresh, New England air, she will be able to work through the post-traumatic stress and give her daughter a better life. But when the small-town experiences its first murder after she arrives, the citizens are whipped into a frenzy. The only person on her side is the town sheriff, but even he can’t talk sense into the crazed mob that forms. As Sasha’s past begins to haunt her, the townsfolk take matters into their own hands. Tara becomes the perfect bait to catch a killer. And the town of Carlisle isn’t afraid to hurt her to get what they want.

Download or read book House of Sand written by Michael J. Sanford and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I want to watch you burn. Consumed by hate, I've done the unthinkable. And it's turned me into a hero. Now, I must decide how far I'll go to keep my secret safe. I won't let you know the truth. But the sounds that echo in my head... ...are only growing louder. Attempted murder gives a man his family back. It's everything he's ever wanted, but he can't forget what he did. And the longer he holds the secret, the more control he loses to the darkness whispering in his ear. It craves violence and can't be silenced forever. The line between truth and lies is disappearing. And with it, the difference between right and wrong. WARNING: Strong adult language and graphic violence.

Download or read book The Killer Next Door written by Alex Marwood and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Killer Next Door is even better [than The Wicked Girls]. Scary as hell. Great characters.” —Stephen King Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel and nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original Everyone who lives at 23 Beulah Grove has a secret. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t be renting rooms in a sketchy South London building for cash—no credit check, no lease. It’s the kind of place you end up when you you’ve run out of other options. The six residents mostly keep to themselves, but one unbearably hot summer night, a terrible accident pushes them into an uneasy alliance. What they don’t know is that one of them is a killer. He’s already chosen his next victim, and he’ll do anything to protect his secret. Alex Marwood’s debut novel The Wicked Girls earned her lavish praise from the likes of Elizabeth Haynes, Laura Lippman, and Erin Kelly and received the Edgar Award. Now, Marwood’s back with a brilliant, tightly paced thriller that will keep you up at night and make you ask yourself: just how well do you know your neighbors? “Taut, assured and reminiscent of Ruth Rendell's psychological novels, Marwood's second book more than lives up to the promise shown in her splendid debut, The Wicked Girls.” —The Guardian

Download or read book True Evil written by Julia Derek and published by Adrenaline Books. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU WAS A PSYCHOPATH? Shane Hanson was set up for a double homicide when he was only 13 years old. His relative did it because she blames him for the death of her one true love. After spending five years in juvie, he's released on parole and determined to reveal the truth about his relative. In the meantime, he meets a girl he develops feelings for. Shane's relative is a psychopath so good at manipulating people that she has managed to get everyone to believe Shane killed two people that she's killed. She never expected Shane to get such a soft sentence, but instead that he would remain in jail forever. Now she must start from scratch to get him back behind bars. To get her revenge right finally, she'll use the girl Shane falls in love with, breaking his heart as much as his spirit. NOTE: No sex or violence, but some bad language. Book 2 in the Evil trilogy. Born Evil is the first book. Murder, dark

Download or read book The Poison Garden written by Alex Marwood and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new novel of insidious secrets and chilling revelations surrounding a mysterious cult--the latest gripping psychological thriller from Alex Marwood When nearly one hundred members of The Ark, a sinister apocalypse cult are found dead by poison at their isolated community in North Wales, those left alive are scattered to the winds with few coping skills and fewer answers. For twenty-three-year-old Romy, who has never known life outside the compound, learning how to live in a world she has been taught to fear is terrifying. Now Romy must start a new life for herself--and the child growing inside her. She is determined to find the rest of her family and keep her baby safe, no matter the cost. But as the horrors of her past start to resurface, she realizes that leaving her old life behind won't be easy. Outside the walls of The Ark, the real evil has only just begun. A brilliantly plotted, page-turning novel from "one of psychological suspense's best writers" (The Boston Globe), The Poison Garden will leave you stunned.

Download or read book Girl Silenced An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller Book 4 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FBI Agent Ella Dark has studied serial killers from the time she could read, devastated by the murder of her own father, and has gained an encyclopedic knowledge of murderers. When johns are found murdered in their cars, the echoes of past cases are clear: it appears to be a jilted prostitute turned serial killer. But might everything Ella learned be wrong? “A MASTERPIECE OF THRILLER AND MYSTERY. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) GIRL, SILENCED (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #4 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 1,000 five star reviews. FBI Agent Ella Dark, 29, is given her big chance to achieve her life’s dream: to join the Behavioral Crimes Unit. Ella’s hidden obsession of gaining an encyclopedic knowledge of serial killers has led to her being singled out for her brilliant mind, and invited to join the big leagues. But when a case that seemed open-and-shut catches her by surprise, Ella wonders: can she save the next victim before it’s too late? And can she learn to throw out everything she knows and trust her budding instincts? A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the ELLA DARK series is a riveting mystery, packed with suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Future books in the series are also available!

Download or read book Ed Wood Mad Genius written by Rob Craig and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-09-12 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filmmaker Ed Wood was controversial and critically maligned, even labeled "the worst director of all time," yet he achieved cult status and remains of great interest today. This book frames Wood's work, such as the cross-dressing themed Glen or Glenda? and the haphazard Bride of the Monster, as reflections of the culture of their era. Wood invariably worked with infinitesimal budgets, shooting at breakneck speed, incorporating plot twists that defied all logic. Yet there was a tangible if unfocused thematic thrust to Wood's films, which meditate fitfully on gender, religion and society, revealing a "holy trinity" of fixations--sex, death and resurrection. Wood's infamous Plan 9 From Outer Space encapsulates the fixations and flaws that were his hallmarks, and with 22 other films, is explored here. A filmography and 47 photographs are included.

Download or read book The End of Echoes written by Dawn Hosmer and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-11 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two families, forever linked by tragedy. Ruby Dunkin is in an abusive marriage. Her best efforts aren't enough to shield her two children from an abusive father whose cruelty knows no bounds. Their volatile situation ends in tragedy when Ruby's eldest son, Billy is torn away from everything he loves. Consumed by hatred and self-loathing Billy becomes the thing he hates the most-his father. Chelsea Wyatt, a senior in high school, goes missing after work one night, never to return. Her parents are devastated, only knowing this kind of tragedy from the news. Crimes like this are unheard of in their quiet, midwestern town. Consumed by the tragic fate of their friend, family member and neighbor, their lives and futures are forever altered. For over eighteen years, no one knows the connection between Ruby Dunkin and Chelsea Wyatt. A journey through time reveals the common thread stitching their heartbreak together. Yesterday echoes throughout each character's life as they decide how, and if, they will break the chains of the past. Will they continue to leave a legacy of pain and loss for future generations? Will they break the cycles of abuse that have destroyed so many lives?

Download or read book Dark Forces at Work written by Cynthia J. Miller and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark Forces at Work examines the role of race, class, gender, religion, and the economy as they are portrayed in, and help construct, horror narratives across a range of films and eras. These larger social forces not only create the context for our cinematic horrors, but serve as connective tissue between fantasy and lived reality, as well. While several of the essays focus on “name” horror films such as IT, Get Out, Hellraiser, and Don’t Breathe, the collection also features essays focused on horror films produced in Asia, Europe, and Latin America, and on American classic thrillers such as Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. Key social issues addressed include the war on terror, poverty, the housing crisis, and the Time’s Up movement. The volume grounds its analysis in the films, rather than theory, in order to explore the ways in which institutions, identities, and ideologies work within the horror genre.

Download or read book The Darkest Secret written by Alex Marwood and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If there has been a better mystery-suspense story written in this decade, I can’t think of it . . . transcend[s] the genre.” —Stephen King “A cruel and cunning mystery . . . Plot-twisting, mind-altering and monstrously funny.” —The New York Times Book Review The latest gripping psychological thriller from Edgar Award winner Alex Marwood When a child goes missing at an opulent house party, it makes international news. But what really happened behind those closed doors? Twelve years ago, Mila Jackson’s three-year-old half-sister Coco disappeared during their father’s fiftieth birthday celebration, leaving behind her identical twin Ruby as the only witness. The girls’ father, Sean, was wealthy and influential, as were the friends gathered at their seaside vacation home for the weekend’s debauchery. The case ignited a media frenzy and forever changed the lives of everyone involved. Now, Sean Jackson is dead, and the people who were present that terrible night must gather once more for a funeral that will reveal that the secrets of the past can never stay hidden. Perfectly paced all the way through its devastating conclusion, The Darkest Secret is one that fans of Gillian Flynn and Liane Moriarty won’t be able to put down.

Download or read book Heartbroken written by Lisa Unger and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shattering thriller about three women, strangers, on a heart-wrenching collision course none of them could have seen coming. Long after anyone expected Kate to do anything with her life, she did. Using the journals left behind by her aunt and grandmother, she wrote a novel based on a very real generation-old love story that ended in tragedy. On the other side of town, Emily is about to set fire to her life. She’s in a dead-end job and is involved with the wrong man; she can feel herself being drawn into darkness, with horrific consequences. With nowhere to go, she finds herself on the run. Without knowing each other, and with lives that couldn't be more different, Kate and Emily head to the same point on the map: Heart Island, an idyllic place in the middle of a lake in the Adirondacks, owned for generations by Birdie Burke's family. The harsh and unyielding Birdie is at one with this island, which has a terrifying history all its own. She, too, has consequences to face. Heartbroken is a tense, mesmerizing novel about the limits of dysfunctional families, of an island haunted by dark memories and restless ghosts, and of the all-too-real demons we must battle. Wonderfully suspenseful, exquisitely crafted, and written with raw, emotional power, this is Lisa Unger at her very best. Praise for Heartbroken “Stellar. . . . Heartbroken should be on everyone’s summer to-read list. For best results, read it alone on an island on a dark and stormy night.”—USA Today (4 stars) “Heartbroken has all the makings of a high-wire thriller. But it’s the twisted psyches of its main characters that really unsettle. . . . Unger expertly shows how quiet betrayals can rupture a life as deeply as an act of violence.”—People (3 ½ stars) “A can’t-put-down thriller interlaced with insightful family drama and echoes of Wuthering Heights.”—Family Circle “Lisa Unger is one of the few women to first break into the genre of thrillers, then to dominate it.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “Lisa Unger masterfully writes of the joys and frustrations of family life in her latest novel. . . . What makes [it] shine is the struggle of multidimensional characters with issues that all of us face but sometimes don’t want to acknowledge.”—Associated Press

Download or read book The Six written by Anni Taylor and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-22 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A dark, slow-burn serial killer story that dazzles, with an explosive ending."In the grip of a crushing gambling habit, young mother Evie is desperate for a way out. She's stunned when she's offered a lifeline: A place on a unique, addiction-healing program that includes a six-day stay, six challenges and a chance at sixty thousand dollars. From all over the world, twenty-eight people travel to a monastery on a remote island in Greece to begin the program. There is just one clause - they must keep it secret.The monastery holds secrets, too. There are those who peer through the walls and wait: people with the darkest of desires.Far too late, Evie discovers the chilling truth. And the closer she gets to finding an escape, the closer the horror lurking in the depths of the monastery gets to her

Download or read book Bad Games written by Jeff Menapace and published by Mind Mess Press. This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final game is here...A decade has passed. The Lambert family is thriving. Amy Lambert is a successful entrepreneur and in a promising relationship with Allan Brown. Caleb Lambert is a respected member of the United States Marine Corps. Carrie Lambert is a flourishing college student.Or so they wish. Nothing could be further from the truth.Caleb's increasingly violent temper sees him discharged from the Corps. Carrie is failing at her second attempt at college. Amy's relationship with Allan is anything but functional. Aftermath, it would seem, plays the cruelest game of all.The only thing that is true, however, is Amy Lambert's success. Numerous public appearances and even a bestseller chronicling her family's horrific ordeals over the years have brought some unwanted attention Amy's way. Two fledgling killers who happen to idolize the infamous serial killers Arty and Jim Fannelli have been paying attention-and these two killers are eager to show the Lamberts just how much they truly admire their idols...with the help of Arty and Jim themselves?Find out how such a horrifying prospect comes to fruition by grabbing the fifth and final book in the critically acclaimed Bad Games series today-and prepare yourself for the game to end all games.What readers are saying about Jeff Menapace and the Bad Games series: "Will scare you to death...Menapace will become a household name along with Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Richard Laymon." ★★★★★"Outstanding...I have read horror before like John Saul, Dean Koontz and Stephen King, and they never bothered me as Bad Games did." ★★★★★"Jeffery Deaver look out...this guy plays with your head." ★★★★★"I have been a lifetime reader of Dean Koontz, Stephen King, James Patterson, Lisa Gardner, and various other suspense and horror authors...I have found a new author to add to my list of greats." ★★★★★"I love the Prey series by John Sandford, and the Michael Bennett series by James Patterson. If any of these appeal to you, I strongly suggest reading this RIGHT NOW!!" ★★★★★"If you like Stephen King, Blake Crouch, or Dean Koontz, then you'll love Jeff Menapace. ★★★★★"I had to keep reading even though I knew it was going to get more twisted. Jeff Menapace is right up there with Stephen King." ★★★★★"If you love J.A. Konrath, Jack Kilborn, and Blake Crouch, you'll love Jeff Menapace." ★★★★★ "Compares to my favorite writers Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and John Saul." ★★★★★"A great page-turner with shades of Konrath and King!" ★★★★★ I hope you enjoy the Bad Games series, my friends. This series is ideal for fans of authors across several different blends of dark fiction! Authors like: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, Jeffery Deaver, John Sandford, L.T. Vargus, Tim McBain, Jack Ketchum, Richard Laymon, John Saul, J. A. Konrath, Blake Crouch, Darcy Coates, Patrick Logan, Willow Rose, and many more. Happy Reading!

Download or read book Echo written by Thomas Olde Heuvelt and published by Hodder Paperbacks. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's One Thing to Lose Your Life It's Another to Lose Your Soul 'Totally, brilliantly original' Stephen King on HEX Dutch writer Thomas Olde Heuvelt is a Hugo Award winner and has been hailed as the future of speculative fiction in Europe. Echo follows his sensational debut novel, HEX. Travel journalist and mountaineer Nick Grevers awakes from a coma to find that his climbing buddy, Augustin, is missing and presumed dead. Nick's own injuries are as extensive as they are horrifying. His face wrapped in bandages and unable to speak, Nick claims amnesia - but he remembers everything. He remembers how he and Augustin were mysteriously drawn to the Maudit, a remote and scarcely documented peak in the Swiss Alps. He remembers an ominous sense that they were not alone. He remembers something waiting for them . . . Sam Avery wants to be glad that Nick is alive and coming home, but the accident has stirred up memories that Sam thought were long buried. Soon he realizes that it isn't just the trauma of the accident that haunts Nick. Something has awakened inside of him, something that endangers the lives of everyone around him . . . 'Creepy and girpping and original' George R. R. Martin on HEX 'Reminiscent of vintage Stephen King' John Connolly on HEX 'The next genre superstar' Paul Cornell