The house is abandoned… but not uninhabited.

For Caleb, Quinn, and Tyler, this drive through the Oregonian wilderness was supposed to be their last hurrah—one final adventure before Caleb leaves for college. But when a simple dare leads them into the abandoned house in the middle of nowhere, the night spirals into terror.

The doors won’t open. The windows won’t break. Something is inside, moving through the dark. Watching them. Hunting them.

Now, their only chance of survival is to stick together. But the house has other plans—and it never lets trespassers escape.


Warning: This book contains scenes of explicit violence, gore, and sexual content. Reader discretion is advised.

An abandoned mansion. A restless spirit. A terrible secret...

Fleeing a recent tragedy, antiques expert Katherine seeks refuge in Blackstone, Oregon, a tiny town nestled in the shadow of majestic Mt. Hood. But her sanctuary soon becomes a nightmare when she stumbles upon the long-abandoned Blackstone mansion, its dark halls whispering with secrets.

As Katherine explores the labyrinthine rooms filled with priceless antiques, she realizes she's not alone. In the shadows, she can see the tiniest movements, feel the deepest chills, and hear the faintest sounds. The restless spirit of a young woman reaches out to her, desperate to be heard.

Determined to help put the ghost to rest, Katherine delves into the mansion's tragic past. With the aid of unlikely new friends, she uncovers a history of jealousy, unrequited love, and murder. But the truth is far more sinister than she could have imagined.

Caught in a dangerous web of lies and deception, Katherine's time is running out. The spirits of Blackstone mansion are awakening, and they hunger for more than just justice. To free the ghost and save herself, Katherine must confront the darkness within the mansion's walls – even if it costs her her sanity... or her life.

In this chilling tale of supernatural suspense, the past refuses to stay buried, and the line between the living and the dead blurs with every passing shadow.

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A woman's Caribbean dream life turns into a rat-infested nightmare!

Otilia, a woman looking to escape the hustle and bustle of NYC purchases her dream home in a start-up neighborhood in the quaint town of Salinas, Puerto Rico. What's the catch? The start-up neighborhood is being built over a huge sugar cane farm. Also, the town has a dirty little secret - killer rats are on the loose. Unlike regular rodents, these bloodthirsty creatures are attacking residents and leaving a trail of destruction.

Otilia's new life quickly turns into a fight for survival as she and her husband are faced with hordes of rats ready to make them their next meal. However, this mystery runs deeper than just a killer rodent infestation. Something much darker is lurking in the shadows and threatens to change Puerto Rico forever.

Get ready for a spine-tingling extreme horror story set in a time before technology ruled society. Don't miss out on this heart-pumping tale that will have you checking under your bed for rats.

Who said rats couldn't enjoy a pina colada by the shore?
Trigger warnings include mentions of gore, religious cults, and one heck of a story!

"A book of the year!" -Buried in a Book

"This book is not for the faint of heart. It's deliciously dark and gruesome." -Where the Reader Grows

"All you girls were less than human. Play things in a twisted doll house."

Olivia is taken from the sidewalk near her college and thrown into a van. Her captors, who she soon discovers are vile, sadistic monsters, abuse her immediately, both mentally and physically. Then she is taken into a house, into a locked room, where everything is cotton candy pink. The pink furniture is designed with rounded edges and corners bolted to the floor, and the seams at the bolts melted. This is where the nightmare begins. She is now a part of their collection.

While disturbing in nature and horrific at times, John Hunt has created a masterpiece psychological thriller, full of suspense. Olivia makes heroines of similar genre books pale in comparison. She is one of the bravest you'll ever meet and her story will move you.

Beware the Big Bad Wolf. He's Coming for You When You Least Expect it.

When an art professor mom and her pre-teen daughter rent a quiet house on an idyllic Adirondack lake for a full semester sabbatical, they become the target of two serial killers who believe the women are the reincarnation of a mother and daughter whom they terrorized to death back in the mid-1980s.

For fans of Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Joe Konrath, and more, comes a pulse-pounding thriller that combines psychological suspense with pure horror, and intense action--a thriller only New York Times and USA Today bestselling Thriller and Samus Award winning author Vincent Zandri could concoct.

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"Vincent Zandri hails from the future."
--The New York Times

“Sensational . . . masterful . . . brilliant.”
--New York Post

When college student Muriel Aubrey inherits an old house in a small town, she imagines that moving into the rural community will be deathly dull. But the old house once belonged to her eccentric granduncle, a professor said to be researching something mysterious before his untimely death. Then Muriel finds the research notes that had been hidden away in the old Victorian; and she discovers what the professor was researching: vampires. It isn’t long before Muriel meets residents of the small town who knew the professor almost a century ago, and learns that everything he wrote in the notes he kept is true. And then she finds herself stalked by a vampire hunter.

No one ever escapes from this town.

"Fans of the TV show From are going to love this!"

Newlyweds Lisa and John’s summer drive through the Oregonian wilderness takes a chilling turn when an unexpected blizzard traps their car. Desperate for refuge, they find hope in a sign: WELCOME TO ____. Bundling up, they trek through the storm and find that, within the town, the blizzard ceases, though it rages just beyond the town's limits.

The streets are eerily quiet, lined with lifelike ice statues. Lisa and John soon realize they are being watched by the wary townsfolk, who reveal a haunting truth: this town is a prison, and the storm is a trap. As night falls, a deadly entity stalks the streets, claiming victims and leaving ice statues in its wake.

Trapped in this perpetual winter nightmare, Lisa and John must unravel the town's dark secrets to survive—or become the next frozen monument.

For Mike and Hattie Hayes, their cabin on a pristine Colorado lake has always been a refuge, a weekend escape from the hustle and bustle of Denver. Both are particularly excited their daughter and her husband have joined them for a weekend away. Their time with her is rare and precious.

Long walks, fishing, and lunch in the nearby historic town of Rustic are all a part of the allure.
The star-filled night sky viewed from their small boat is the clearest they have ever seen.
The heavenly views offer a glimpse of other worlds, of faraway places not seen from the city.
Their private mountain retreat is their slice of paradise. It is perfect, until…

Until the night a blinding light sweeps over them, the lake, and the surrounding forests.
Until their daughter subsequently vanishes.
Until their cabin is trashed, and a mysterious note is left behind.
Until an unknown beast stalks them through the woods that surround their cabin.
Until they discover the terrible truth behind the light that drastically changes their world.
Until they understand the blazing light wasn’t a shooting star or a falling satellite, it was the EVENT.

Daniel is desperate for a fresh start. So when a mysterious figure slides a note under his door offering the position of groundskeeper at an ancient estate, he leaps at the chance, even though it seems too good to be true. Alarm bells start ringing when he arrives at Craven Manor. The abandoned mansion is straight out of those old gothic mysteries: the front door hangs open, and leaves and cobwebs coat the marble foyer. It's clear no one has lived here in a long time... but he has nowhere else to go.

Against his better judgment, he moves into the groundskeeper's cottage tucked away behind the old family crypt. But when a candle flickers to life in the abandoned tower window, Daniel realizes he isn't alone after all. Something awful happened here long ago, and it's a paranormal mystery Daniel is afraid to solve. Because Craven Manor is hiding a terrible secret...

One that threatens to bury him with it.

***Paperback and Audible versions will be available on or shortly after February 20, 2024***

What is The Nightmare Machine? Think Silent Hill meets Inception and Monster Hunter International.

Five millennia of suffering. A pilgrimage steeped in terror. Will her quest bring redemption or only a false promise of salvation?

Bangor, Maine. Sara Holcomb knows what she must do. Raised within a secret order devoted to protecting humanity from a malevolent god, the dutiful seventeen-year-old prepares for a terrifying expedition through a world of nightmares. So when the time comes, she convinces three close friends to escort her on a perilous journey to an otherworldly cathedral of bone and blood.

Transported to a land of chaos and horror while they sleep, Sara wrestles with guilt at bringing people she holds dear to this hell from which they may not escape. And as vicious traps and pitiless creatures tear at their bodies and minds, the honor-bound young woman fears they won’t be strong enough to complete the mission that will preserve mankind.

Will Sara succeed in staving off annihilation?

The Nightmare Machine is the thought-provoking first book in the Soulaerium horror-thriller trilogy. If you like flawed but resolute heroes, deep themes of self-determination, and plenty of action, then you’ll love Tim White’s terrifying tale of good versus evil.

Buy The Nightmare Machine to confront evil today!

CONTENT WARNING: This book is intended for mature readers and contains adult subject matter, including graphic violence, profanity, indirect references to sexuality and childbirth, drug and alcohol use, and scary situations. Reader discretion is advised.

Reality is an illusion...

Kaleidoscopic Shades - Within Black Eternity - now a multi-award winner and bestseller at Online Book Club for the past two months, is described as a hellish Alice in Wonderland and reminiscent of Stranger Things as well as a merging of Twin Peaks and The Twilight Zone.

Joshua Triplow is just your average kid living in what he believes is the best place on Earth: Corona, California. Only a recurring nightmare begins to plague him - and all the other kids in the best place on Earth. A nightmare of a man in black... the very same who haunts his father's tortured childhood.

And Joshua's father, Bob, begins to understand that what has been left behind half a world away in another lifetime has found a way to thrive... He learns there are no colors but black in a place far over the rainbow and that it continues to hoard the most vulnerable in a wrenching existence.

It is here that Bob will fight for his sanity and Joshua will confront countless lost souls... and a menagerie of clocks maddeningly ticking away the hour to nowhere. To the endless plains of Black Eternity.

How far would you go to survive—when every breath could be your last?

Amidst the chaos and fear of an apocalyptic virus, a mother fights to protect her daughter from the rotting remains of society. Navigating a frightening new world where survival is paramount and trust is a gamble, infection is only a misstep away. Despite her doubts and imperfections, Amy’s love and resolve are without question. But are they enough? Can she shield her daughter from the violence and savagery, and keep them both alive another day? For, at the end of the world, there’s no second chance. With a single bite, necrosis will set in.

Sink your teeth into this zombie survival story with a twist ending you won't see coming!

A 24-hour slasher tale of angst and survival.
One night in 1999 sends four ravers into a living hell when they carelessly get their DNA on an unexplainable beheading.
There’s no liberation for Seth as he and his friends fight for their lives in the night woods. The RCMP will completely believe that these drugged-out kids at an illegal festival saw a horned man-beast decapitating people—right?
Even as the head-chopper closes in, Seth is fixated on his consumptions and love conundrums between the Rave King Dimitri and his friend April. Oh, and his older cousin Floyd shows up to shed light on the tenth anniversary of his brutal crime. These four kids are in for the rave of a lifetime.

Recognition:

• A B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree
• eLit Awards, Bronze in the Horror Category 2022
• Book Excellence Awards, Finalist 2022
• Kindle Book Awards, Semi Finalist Horror/Suspense 2022

Praise for Rave:
“Filled with murder, mayhem, and uncanny, the award-winning Lavery’s unsettling latest takes readers on a thrilling journey into grit and horror.”
★★★★★ The Prairies Book Review

“Lavery handles all of the staples like the harbinger, misdirects, and false safety scares with a loving grace that could only come from a true horror fan.”
★★★★★ Amanja Reads

“Unforgettable novel that features heavily on its characters and themes.”
★★★★★ Redheaded Book Lover

“Rave is a disturbing and foreboding story that has all the makings of a new cult-classic.”
★★★★ Indies Today

"He doesn’t just write an engaging horror thriller, but he also adds lots of humor."
★★★★ Curiosity Bought the Book

"I both loved “Rave” and hated it, because Lavery made me feel really uncomfortable as I followed along. This made it a perfect horror novel, because I am looking to be unsettled."
★★★★★ Reader Views

Adrian and Delanie Michaels need a new beginning in their marriage.

Old grievances have almost buried them. To begin again, they need new scenery. They need a new environment for themselves and their young son, Trey.

They never imagined they would be able to afford a home the size of the two-story Victorian they find in an older, upscale Colorado neighborhood.

They know the home is newer than those around it, and they know this is because the original home on the site burned to the ground.

They don’t know, though, what caused that fire. They don’t know the history behind the young couple that previously lived in the original home, and they don’t know that the couple burned to death in the fire.

They also have no idea of the thing that dwells inside of their new home. The restless thing that waits on them.
Only their elderly next-door neighbor, Elise Hollings, knows the extent of the burning hatred that emanates from within their new home.

Elise has seen the dark shape in the window next door for years. It’s always there, watching and waiting. It waits on its opportunity for revenge. It has been waiting years for Adrian and Delanie’s arrival.
Only Elise has the knowledge Adrian and Delanie need to survive the anger and venom of - The Bound Woman.

- A thrill ride for fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz!!!

Escape to worlds full of adventure and magic in the first-ever Terry Brooks short-story collection, featuring both new and fan-favorite stories from all three of his major literary worlds: Shannara, Magic Kingdom, and The Word and the Void.

Here are heroes fighting new battles and struggling to conquer the ghosts of the past. Here are quests both small and far reaching; heroism both intimate and vast. Here we learn of Garet Jax’s childhood, see how Allanon first located Shea Ohmsford, and follow an old wing-rider at the end of his life. Here we see Knights of the Word fighting demons within and without, and witness Ben Holiday and his daughter each trying to overcome the unique challenges that Landover offers.

This collection of eleven tales is a must-have addition to the Terry Brooks canon—a delightful way to spend time with favorite characters, and a wonderful reminder of what makes a Brooks story such a timeless classic.

If you loved the early Stephen King stories (you know, the ones with sharp teeth) you’ll loved this…

Lucy was dead: to begin with. Burned to conceal his crime. Ashes dumped. Gone forever. No-one cared.

Resurrected. Hungry for revenge. So very hungry…





Floating Hair is a bleak, brutal, and unsettling horror novel which includes doomed romances.

Okay, so you’ve clicked on “Read more” and want to know further details about my novel:

Floating Hair is a gothic horror novel, with a female perspective, set in north-eastern United States.

David, grieving for his lost wife, returns to Malsham: finding new love, and a town filled with romantic, sexual, and criminal lives.

And some bad men. Especially one…

In 1692, Lucy was burned as a witch to conceal his crime: the ravaging fire destroying every aspect of her identity. In the centuries that follow, no-one is held responsible. But now she is given a chance of retribution…

On a cold October night, there is a light in the sky. The population of Malsham watches its blazing progress, before it crashes into the lake. In that moment before impact, some become psychically bound: their lives forever linked.

The explosion resurrects Lucy as a relentless fire vampire. Initially unable to leave the waters, she births small dragons which feed upon those who will not be missed: the homeless, the friendless, the outsiders… She gains sustenance from their endeavours.

Rain deluges the region. Hauling herself from the lake, the rainwater coats her skin: churning from transparent into disparate dark colours. Allowing her to hunt.

Then, when she is strong enough, she summons the fearsome winter and…

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Trigger warning: This book features dragons. If you survived the burning of King’s Landing, please give this one a miss...