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On a simple farm far outside of town lived a man with his family and with his secrets. Violent secrets. When a rising tide of war approaches, those secrets see the light of day, and no one around him is safe. He will take his wife and twin sons from their homestead and flee to escape the violence of his past and his future.

Steve Nicholas wasn't looking for drama. He was just looking for a job. But when he lands a position as a janitor at a respectable data processing company, strange things begin to happen. There's the smell of smoke and the echoes of childlike laughter. But these inexplicable things may only be the beginning of something much more menacing.

On the far side of the Great Northern Mountains, Tag and his family emerge, hopeful their great troubles are now behind them. But what awaits them in the first town they come to causes a rude awakening. For, the forces from which they have fled are waiting for them. Even worse, Tag will also encounter old allies - men who want to draw him back into his life of war.

Brass and Brandt are the twin sons of Tag and Willow from the "Brotherhood of the Scythe. .Herein, they find themselves on an adventure of their own. When their mother tells them the fascinating tale about a strange and dangerous creature that lurks in dark forests, it is too much for them to resist. They arm themselves with their mother's bow and arrow and go off in search of a Wood's Wraith. But what they find is darker and more dangerous than they anticipate. Will they be able to escape from the Wood's Wraith's powerful clutches?

Tag, Willow, and their twin sons, Brass and Brandt, have only barely escaped with their lives. However, as they leave behind one threat, they do not realize they are heading right into the jaws of another - for they have fled into a dangerous mountain pass where the endless maze of turns is the least of their worries. Lurking in the vast series of canyons are great and powerful creatures, hungry for hapless travelers. But there are new friends to be counted upon, also. But will it be enough to tip the balance?

Roger and his family escape a rocky financial situation when he inherits his crazy uncle’s Christmas Tree Farm. But what looks like a gift has strings attached…strings pulled by a sinister figure in the dark. When dread-filled dreams and frightening supernatural encounters strike, terror threatens to rip the family to shreds like bloody tinsel.

An aggressive alien race bent on conquest. A colony world targeted for its deeply buried secret. And the aging spaceship with an unprepared crew that stands in the way. Jay steals aboard the luxury warfare cruise confident he won’t get caught. But he’s not there for the fun and games.

This Church Will Drive You to Your Knees. Pray for Deliverance. Ben has a dream and a plan. He’s just bought an old, disused church and will turn it into a thriving coffee bar. There’s just one problem: these grounds aren’t so holy. Strange and sinister whispers drift from dark corners. Accidents befall the work crew. There’s the hideous, massive spider lurking in the dark bell tower. And what’s up with that locked door in the basement that no one, not even the former pastor, knows anything about?

Tag lives a peaceful life with his family, working their homestead away from the bustle of the nearby city, and trying to forget the war from twenty years before. But trouble rises as Kuran, a ruthless general and conqueror from the nation of Thrall arrives with an army at his back. In a split-second decision, Tag plunges his family into great danger, and is forced to take them on the run

Scott’s bubbly influencer wife aims for the perfect Thanksgiving content. And the centerpiece is their new antique table, which he isn’t crazy about. And who can blame him? It’s big, it’s heavy… and it holds dark secrets. Soon, strange events surround his wife at all hours of the day and night. And who does she whisper to in the dark? If he can’t help his wife, they will have to worry about more than a dry bird or burnt pies. For a murderous ghost has awakened in their midst, bent on filling his plate with agony and bloodshed.

Allen and his friends just want a relaxing weekend. A little camping, a bit of fishing… and no monster hunting. Too bad a nameless evil has broken the veil between worlds, seeking to devour all the life it can find. Worse, the ravenous cosmic horror has attached itself to a troubled teen from a Scout troop. The parasitic union strengthens both in the unholy alliance. And the bodies start stacking up at an alarming rate. But, as the eldritch entity senses a unique reservoir of power in Allen, it hungers for a new bond. One that will make it unstoppable.

Riley DeShawn is a homeschooled kid with normal problems. Her twin brother is kind of annoying and her best friend can be a little moody. But when she sees a monster lurking in her friend’s closet her life is turned upside down. Soon, the three kids are faced with an impossible danger: track down the closet monster and save the kids it’s taking or become the next victims.

Frank just wants to hunt monsters in peace. He’s good at it and prefers to kill evil creatures alone. But when the power suddenly goes out, blazing rocks fall from the sky, and a stranded girl is thrust into his life, everything changes. Now Frank finds himself tasked with defending a girl whose feistiness may prove more than a match for his hard edges. Even worse, his new companion is being hunted by a new threat — a monster Frank has never encountered… and may be unable to kill.

It’s been a hard year for Steve and Katie Nicholas. They fought vengeful ghosts as well as psychotic living relatives, and that was just their first year of marriage. But when Steve surprises Katie with a peaceful Christmas getaway at a secluded cabin in the mountains they awaken slumbering spirits with unfinished business. Tying together seemingly unrelated supernatural threads Steve fears his picture-perfect vacation will be shattered and his peace dashed.

Steve Nicholas knows some things are worse than death. But he’s about to discover that the only thing worse than being buried alive is being buried alive with the restless dead. As Steve and his friend, Trent, search for his missing wife, they are taken captive by his psychotic brother-in-law and thrust into a secluded and haunted mining operation in the mountains.

Allen DeShawn enjoys his tenth summer astride a new bike. It’s 1989 and he doesn’t have a care in the world… because he’s oblivious to the ravenous monster that stalks his town in Michigan. One fateful night his best friend is slaughtered and the Werewolf responsible soon seizes upon Allen’s scent. What follows is a relentless season of blood and survival. Bodies turn up shredded and eviscerated while the townspeople grow ever more concerned. But one boy armed only with a love for horror movies is uniquely equipped to uncover the truth.

Allen DeShawn believes his monster-hunting days ended five years ago after he killed the werewolf. Now it’s December 1994 and he’s itching for his high school’s Christmas Break and goofing off with his new friends. But when attractive girls go missing and Allen stumbles on the hottest teacher in school half-dead outside her house, he suspects something bad is going around and it isn’t the flu.

An Ancient Book Harboring Monstrous Secrets. A Deadly Guardian Ravenous for Blood. Rick can’t let go of what he’s seen and done. Participating in the slaughter of a werewolf will do that to a guy. But now unsettling questions linger. If that’s out there, what else lurks in the depths of the night? Now Rick has followed hints and rumors of a tome that will provide answers. But there’s a snag: it’s spent centuries secreted away in a castle dungeon in the Austrian countryside. Now he travels alone, risking his life on a perilous journey into the heart of darkness.

Allen DeShawn is ready to graduate high school and put all his horrific tragedies behind him. But lurking in the darkness is a sinister mind that has watched him for years. And now it’s ready to sacrifice him and his friends to gain an unholy power over the world of the living. But Allen is no slouch. When classmates start dying left and right and their bodies turn up mutilated, he knows something evil is at work. He commits to bringing down the killer witch behind it all.

The Very Soul of the War is at Stake. Amid an ever-escalating war, a wedge has been driven between Tag and Randall. These one-time friends find themselves in a hostile status verging on becoming enemies. All but giving up on his friend, Tag takes a young war orphan under his wing. The tender and broken boy struggles to adapt to life in the war… and becomes a further stone in the wall between Tag and his former friend. Unknown to them all, a dark and deadly magical creature called a Black Whisper has been sent to hunt Tag and bring him to Uval and Kuran.