An anthology of unsettling tales from contemporary China, translated into English for the very first time.Fourteen dazzling horror stories delve deep into the psyche of modern China in this new anthology curated by acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting C. Ni, editor and translator of the British Fantasy Award-winning Sinopticon.From the menacing vision of a red umbrella, to the ominous atmosphere of the Laughing Mountain; from the waking dream of virtual working to the sinister games of the locked room… this is a fascinating insight into the spine-chilling voices working within China today – a long way from the traditional expectations of hopping vampires and hanging ghosts.This ground-breaking collection features both well-known names and bold upcoming writers, including: Hong Niangzi, Fan Zhou, Chu Xidao, She Cong Ge, Chuan Ge, Goodnight, Xiaoqing, Zhou Dedong, Nanpai Sanshu, Yimei Tangguo, Chi Hui, Zhou Haohui, Su Min, Cai Jun, and Gu Shi.

The Mall Doors are locked and there’s only one way out…over a pile of dead bodies.Logan Talbot is no stranger to war. Retired from the Marine Corps, he watches as his best friend now fights a different kind of battle against a deadly illness. A fight that requires more money that either of them have.So when Logan is approached by a stranger with an offer that seems too good to be true—a chance to win millions of dollars in cash on Black Friday—he knows it’s his only chance to help his friend. What he doesn’t know is that he will find himself locked in a shopping mall with dozens of other desperate contestants.And the only way to win is to kill them.Now, along with Logan, a single mother, an online model, a crooked cop and a college student will join the throngs of players that will be forced to turn to savage violence. Not just to win, but to survive a game orchestrated by a madman. A contest broadcast for the entertainment of the sickest, most depraved individuals on the dark web.How far will they go to survive Black Friday?

Haunted houses, paranormal pursuits, and now hot flashes? Someone, get this woman a drink.Connie Keys is ready to move on. After decades spent catering to her family, the fifty-something widow has an empty nest and a new career pairing compatible residents with haunted houses. Happily putting the feather duster away forever, she spends her days chatting up ghosts … until her neglected vacuum cleaner sucks her attention back home with a cryptic warning of grave danger.Almost certain the crop circles in the carpet are nothing more than her ghostly husband’s lame attempt to rekindle their relationship, she sets out to prove she doesn’t need help from anyone, especially him - alive or dead. But when a routine property inspection goes awry, the independent spirit-whisperer realizes she may need some supernatural back-up if she is to survive a malevolent poltergeist hell-bent on her demise.Can she uncover the spooky specter’s secret before she finds herself reunited with her hubby on the other side?If you like:* a heroine midlife reinvention* strong women supporting each other* humor and laughs* ghosts and other paranormal elements* paranormal women's fiction and mysteriesThen you’ll love Lynn M. Stout’s spooky story. Start reading Muddled in the Middle to say boo to boredom today!This book was originally published as Breaking Locks by Lynn M. Stout.

When Jenine finds an abandoned polaroid camera, she playfully snaps a photo without a second thought. But there's something wrong with the image: a ghostly figure stands in the background, watching her.Fixated on her.Moving one step closer with every picture she takes.Desperate, Jenine shares her secret with her best friend, Bree. Together they realize the camera captures unsettling impressions of the dead. But now the ghosts seem to be following the two friends. And with each new photo taken, a terrible danger grows ever clearer…DISCOVER CHILLING NEW BONUS STORIES, INCLUDING:A woman survives a plane crash in a remote arctic tundra, accompanied only by a stranger who seems fixated on something moving through the blinding snow.A house stands empty. Hungry. Waiting for the children drawn to it like moths to a flame.A woman finds a shoebox filled with old VHS tapes. They have a note attached: "Don't watch. You'll regret it."And more!

How far would you go to save the people you love? In a world not divided by race, creed or color, but by blood type, Blue Anders finds herself on the wrong end of fortune’s mercy. Born with a lesser blood type, Blue is raised in The Way, a work camp for A-bloods.Now Blue must fight against and alongside her violent brother to free their people and end the slavery forced upon her family by the blood drinkers. Standing up to her sociopath brother will be difficult, but admitting what she wants when she meets an intriguing man from the ruling class just might be impossible.If you like dystopia romance, underdog tales, and a female heroine on a mission, this vampire trilogy is the page-turner for you. "The Way" is book one in a dystopian trilogy, written by USA Today bestselling author Mary E. Twomey.Start a new adventure, and read book one today.

"Happenstance disrupts the picturesque youth of Mitch Graves. What follows is a terrifying perverse trek through hell and back to exact revenge. This is Natural Born Killers meets Splatterpunk-Cody J. Thompson is here to stay." -Aquino Loayza, author of DeepWhen 14-year-old Mitch Graves, bored with festivities at a Memorial Day block party in 2006, decides to ride his BMX to a set of train tracks near his home, he discovers something that would tattoo the fear of God into any ordinary child's memory-a wayward drifter hiding in the shadows of an abandoned railcar in the midst of taking another man's life. Where most kids would be terrified beyond belief, Mitch finds himself intrigued. Taking the young boy under his wing, the drifter unlocks something horrifying deep within Mitch that he never knew existed. Together, they unleash their own brand of terror onto unsuspecting townsfolk.That is, until tragedy befalls the Graves family, leaving Mitch as the only hope to save his baby sister, Myrna.16 years later, Mitch and Myrna Graves embark on a road trip of a lifetime, with their sights set on an exacting revenge on the person who tried to take everything from them all those years ago...to find him and kill him.Filled with revenge, murder, twists and turns, Find Him and Kill Him mixes horrifying elements into a sick, twisted coming-of-age tale. A road-trip novel dripping with suspense, tragedy, familial bonding and of course, lots of blood.