Richly atmospheric and deliciously eerie, The House on Vesper Sands is a gothic mystery set in Victorian London - best read while the night deepens and lamplight flickers .
The bestselling author of international BookTok sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story of a group of misfits who meet in the local cemetery each night to unearth the secrets lurking in an open grave.
Shadowy forces gather an unholy harvestMalicious whispers have long swirled around Stonecliff, Eleri James's family estate–especially the eerie bog called The Devil's Eye.
SIX SCARY STORIESSELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY STEPHEN KINGWinning stories from The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Hodder-Guardian competitionThe Number 1 bestselling writer Stephen King introduces and presents six gripping and chilling stories in this captivating anthology:WILD SWIMMING by Elodie HarperEAU-DE-ERIC by Manuela SaragosaTHE SPOTS by Paul Bassett DaviesTHE UNPICKING by Michael ButtonLA MORT DE L'AMANT by Stuart JohnstoneTHE BEAR TRAP by Neil HudsonStephen King discovered these stories when he judged a competition run by Hodder & Stoughton and the Guardian to celebrate publication of his own collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams.
'One of the most brilliantly inventive writers of this, or any, country' Independent'Deliciously creepy'SUNDAY TIMES'Irresistible'MAIL ON SUNDAY'Manically ingenious'GUARDIANThe chilling seventh novel from the critically acclaimed author of Cloud Atlas Turn down Slade Alley - narrow, dank and easy to miss, even when you're looking for it.
A beautiful new edition of Mary Shelley's Gothic horror classic, FrankensteinINCLUDES A CULTURAL HISTORY OF FRANKENSTEIN S MONSTER BY JEANETTE WINTERSONNavigating the Arctic, the captain of a ship rescues a man wandering near death across the ice caps.
WINNER of the McIlvanney Prize 2020 Shortlisted for Bloody Scotland's Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2020Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2020'Hugely atmospheric, exquisitely written and utterly gripping' LUCY FOLEY, author of The Hunting Party 'It's both eerie and thrilling at once, and had me under its spell until the end' SOPHIE MACKINTOSH, author of Blue Ticket and The Water Cure________________ They are driving home from the search party when they see her.
'This might be the best book I've read all year' JOANNE HARRIS'A glorious, pitch-black fairytale of a book' KIRSTY LOGAN 'A masterclass in storytelling' DAILY MAIL'Deeply unsettling' CAITLIN STARLING'Deliciously terrifying' GUARDIAN Everyone knew bestselling novelist Cassandra Tipp had twice got away with murder.
An unnamed prisoner, condemned by the ominous judges of the Spanish Inquisition, awakens to find himself in a chamber designed for ingenious, psychological torment.
Bridging the gap between chilling horror and intellectual crime-solving, Edgar Allan Poe's Detective Stories and Murderous Tales is a cornerstone volume showcasing his unparalleled genius.
This gripping tale of mystery and horror takes place on a remote Canadian island that the isolated narrator soon discovers to be alive with terror and ghostly apparitions.
This collection of chilling ghost stories delves into the human psyche, dissecting the character's minds and revelling in both psychological and literal horror.