Showing results for "the-escape" in Horror

Cheryl wants to get to know her co-workers. That's the only reason she agreed to go on a "company outing." She and six of her colleagues are going to be locked inside a room with only their wits to help them. If they escape in time, there'll be prize money. Fail, and the repercussions might be deadly. Cheryl will soon find out that the people she works with all share a secret, one they are willing to kill for.

From the outbreak in Afghanistan to the struggles at sea, Brad and his comrades realize the war for humanity has only just begun. And there's no guarantee any of them will survive the long journey home....

In the wake of a massacre, Ella, Bray, and William flee into the wild, hoping to escape the brutal vengeance of an unforgiving leader. In Brighton, political and economic tensions boil. Famine is approaching. The monsters are amassing. And a costly decision must be made, one that will threaten the lives of humanity's last survivors...

Fleeing the horde, Startum and friends have nearly reached the safety of Darom when disaster strikes. The Chaos Storm Alliance has arrived ahead of them in full force and is blocking their escape. Not only that, the refugees and troopers that were supposed to flee and assist in the defense of BrokenFang Hold are trapped in the harbor.

Kate's world is turned upside down when she finds out the people in her neighborhood are turning into blood-raving lunatics.

Dan and Quinn Lowery may have escaped the initial infection, but their journey is far from over. Their once-safe location has been compromised, overrun by the agents and the infected. Now, in order to survive, they must first escape....

Join the military and fight the demon hordes or sell his soul to the Corpos. Both options having minimal appeal to a shut-in like Jack. Thanks to the high cost of living, and his sister’s medical expenses, Jack has never given much thought to what he’d want to do with life, always living paycheck to paycheck, scrounging just enough to keep the lights on and his sister safe. However, in a strange turn of events that nearly kills him, an Angel presents him with a third option.

After her terrifying experience at the hands of the Watchers, Mina has escaped to a cottage on the west coast of Ireland. She obsessively researches her former captors, desperate to find any way to prolong the safety of humankind. When Mina encounters a stranger near her home, she fears the worst – for she knows the figure is not what it seems. Soon, people she has encountered start to disappear.

All Ennoian knights must sacrifice a single year of their lives to garrison the subterranean city of Bythos. Known as their Black Year, it is a time both loathed and dreaded. Lord Kyferin, the infamous leader of the Black Wolves, is down in the depths with six of his knights. Biding his time. Whoring. Dreaming of bloody invasions he'll launch when he is free to return to Ennoia.

In a Post-Apocalyptic world of Magic and Machinery, Jack Knight is an orphan who finds himself caught between a life-altering decision. Join the military and fight the demon hordes or sell his soul to the Corpos. Both options having minimal appeal to a shut-in like Jack. Thanks to the high cost of living, and his sister’s medical expenses, Jack has never given much thought to what he’d want to do with life, always living paycheck to paycheck, scrounging just enough to keep the lights on and his sister safe. However, an Angel presents him with a third option.

London, 1765. Lady Isabella Gerard, a respectable member of Georgian society, orders her maid to take her new golden gown and destroy it, its shimmering beauty tainted by the actions of her brutal husband the night before. Three months later, Lord Gerard stands at the shoreline of the lake, looking down at a woman wearing the golden gown. As the body slowly rolls over to reveal her face, it’s clear this was not his intended victim…

Tempest did what no one thought was possible; he closed the portals from an unknown plane that threatened all of Iðna. However, the process of using blood magic leaves him completely exhausted, unable to prevent himself from being sucked into the resulting implosion that occurs. In a last-ditch effort to save him, Queen Kasta conjures her shadow magic to prevent his isolation. In doing so, Kasta finds herself captured by mysterious foes.

I've written almost 30 novels, and about the same number of short stories over my career, and to give new listeners a glimpse of the gamut of my work in an inexpensive way, this book was brought into existence. Contained here are two short stories: All In and The Vampire of Menlo Park. Both are well placed in the horror genre, about devils, demons, inventors, and the undead.

Nick Monte and the Escape from the Realm of Shadows follows the harrowing journey of a teenager, Nick Monte, born into a family steeped in the dark arts. From a young age, Nick inherited incredible magical power, allowing him to traverse realms beyond human comprehension. His travels took him through ominous underground cities filled with mystical creatures, spiritual realms beneath the seas where unseen forces battled for dominion, and even the fiery depths of hell itself. In these shadowed places, he honed his craft, becoming a formidable wizard feared by many.

A catastrophic event forces the crew of an underwater research base to evacuate into cold and dark waters. Cut off and alone from the surface, no help is coming.

After going through the portal, Markus wants to get back home. This new realm is too dangerous. Different factions of this medieval world of furry, magic, and monsters are hunting for him and his human companions. An amphibious empire wants them as sex pets, while reptilian creatures want them served raw with a nice beer to wash down the human pancreas bits that get stuck in your teeth. All humor aside, they need to find the portal back to their world, but they need to survive this savage city of Reptos and treacherous Darkphibian swamp first.

Events in Innsmouth are moving to a climax. The Esoteric Order of Dagon are determined to bring about the end of the world with the summoning of the Elder God: Dagon. The order’s leaders refuse to acknowledge the repercussions of their act. And they are determined to make the seas boil and the dead rise as they prepare for Armageddon. But one fearless lecturer from Innsmouth University understands the impending perils. He believes the Esoteric Order can be stopped. And all he needs to do is to help three dangerous individuals escape from Sefton Institute for the Criminally Insane.

The zombie apocalypse has begun. Metro City descends into a chaotic nightmare at frightening speed. An ever-growing army of flesh-eating zombies now walk the streets and savagely attack the living. Four survivors from very different walks of life are forced to band together on a terrifying journey to survive and its deadly perils. Follow their footsteps as they seek to escape Metro City, fighting their way through the horror it has become. This is the second book in the Regenschirm survival horror series.

Entering a haunted trap house only results in dismemberment, death or prison unless you escape. This story details how a troubled youth falls in love and manages to overcome numerous obstacles by eluding a territory of psychological thrillers, paranormal activity, horror, death, blood, and gore.

A fascinating adventure with a strange assortment of characters who live inside New York's department stores. You are groping in the midnight dimness of a gigantic department store and suddenly you realize that a hundred eyes are staring at you from the shadows and a hundred hands are reaching for your throat and your most urgent desire is to...escape! Based on the eerie short story Evening Primrose.