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Eidolon Avenue: Where the secretly guilty go to die. One building. Five floors. Five doors per floor. Twenty-five nightmares feeding the hunger lurking between the bricks and waiting beneath the boards. The sequel to Eidolon Avenue: The First Feast (“a great read...powerful and jarring” - Cemetery Dance) returns to the voracious Eidolon as it savors The Second Feast. A narcoleptic man in apartment 2A battles a vengeful past determined to rob him of everything as he runs from the barbaric disaster of a delusional love. A woman in 2B, reinventing herself to please a callous boyfriend, discovers the horrors that wait in the shadows of her self-renovation. The man in 2C, a teacher at the nearby Catholic girl’s school, collapses beneath the brutal consequences of his lecherous desires. An older woman in 2D, after decades dedicated to the church, is cornered at last by the grisly carnage beating at the hollow center of her faith. And a college student in 2E, hungry to escape an ignored life of invisible anonymity, finds herself captured between the pages of a ravenous book. All thrown into their own private hell as every cruel choice, every drop of spilled blood, every silent, complicit moment of cowardice is remembered, resurrected and relived to feed the ancient evil that lives on Eidolon Avenue. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

จากองค์หญิงศักดิ์สิทธิ์ผู้สูงส่ง ตกเป็นนางบำเรอของแม่ทัพที่โหดเหี้ยมต่ำช้า หนิงซิน องค์หญิงองค์รองของแคว้นป๋าย ต้องทุกข์ระทม หลั่งน้ำตาดุจธาราในหน้าฝน ในแต่ละวันถูกกระทำย่ำยีเยี่ยงสัตว์เดรัจฉาน แม้สิ้นสติไปแล้ว บุรุษต่ำช้าที่ใต้หล้าครั่นคร้าม ก็ยังไม่ยอมรามือ ข่มเหงรังแกนางอย่างไม่ปรานีปราศรัย ไม่มีแม้แต่เศษเสี้ยวของความสงสารเห็นใจสักนิด จากสูงส่งเสียดฟ้า กลายเป็นดอกหญ้าให้คนย่ำเล่น หนิงซินที่ตกเป็น 'เชลย' ในมือศัตรูที่ร้ายกาจที่สุด จะเอาตัวรอดอย่างไรไหว...

Barry Ocason, extreme sportsman and outdoor travel writer, receives a magazine in his mailbox and opens to an ad for an adventure in the Bavarian Alps. Initially dismissing the invitation, which seems to have been meant specifically for him, he soon finds himself involved in a larger plot and seeking answers to why an individual known only as the elephant man is terrorizing his family. Barry and his daughter Kristen, who survived a twin sister taken from the family at a young age, travel from Juneau, Alaska to the sinister Spider Festival in Rio Tago, Brazil, before he ultimately answers the call to Bavaria, where the puzzle begins to come together. Amid tribulation, death, madness, and institutionalization, a document emerges describing a scientist’s bloody bid to breed a theoretical “third twin,” which is believed to have the potential, through its connection with its siblings, to bridge the gulf between life and afterlife. The godlike creature that soon emerges turns out to be Barry’s own offspring, and she has dark plans for the world of her conception that neither her father nor any other mortal can stop. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

The things we want are so very rarely the things we need. Clifton Heights, a modest Adirondack town, offers many unique attractions. Arcane Delights sells both paperbacks and hard-to-find limited editions. The Skylark Diner serves the best home-cooked meals around, with friendly service and a smile. Every August, Mr. Jingo’s County Fair visits, to the delight of children and adults. In essence, Clifton Heights is the quintessential small American town. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone is treated like family. It is quiet, simple, and peaceful. But shadows linger here. Flitting in dark corners, from the corner of the eye. If you walk down Main Street after dark, the slight scrape of shoes on asphalt whispers you're not alone, but when you look over your shoulder, no one is there. The moon shines high and bright in the night sky, but instead of throwing light, it only seems to make the shadows lengthen. Children disappear. Teens run away. Hunters get lost in the woods with frightening regularity. Husbands go mad, and wives vanish in the dead of night. And still, when the sun rises in the morning, you are greeted by townspeople with warm waves and friendly smiles, and the shivers pass as everything seems fresh and new... Until night falls once more. Handy's Pawn and Thrift sits several blocks down from Arcane Delights. Like any thrift store, its wares range from the mundane to the bizarre. By daylight, it seems just another slice of small town Americana. But in its window hangs a sign which reads: We Have Things You Need. And when a lonely traveling salesman comes looking for something he desperately wants, after normal visiting hours, after night has fallen, he will face a harsh truth among the shelves of Handy’s Pawn and Thrift: the things we want are rarely the things we need. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

When Sidney travels to the mountains to attend a horror film festival, she is flattered to find that one of her followers has come to meet her. But he might not be the only one who has gone out of his way to get up close and personal with her. When Sidney is attacked on the way back to her hotel late one night, she learns that real-life horror is not a game, and being stalked isn’t flattering—it’s terrifying, and it could get her killed.Believing the incident to be a fluke, Sidney decides to forget the attack and focus on her life again. Only this might not be so easy. Because Sidney—and her loved ones—are in serious danger. This stalker isn’t just your average stalker. He knows her every movement, and he knows each step of her routine. In fact, he’s right behind her…and when he gets close enough, he won’t take no for an answer.©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

There are a lot more truths in the books we read, than we’d like to admit. What if a book delves into the lives of the very town you live in? Reveals to you some personal stories of people you know? Or thought you knew. Bookstore owner Kevin Ellison faces this truth when a mysterious book shows up in Through a Mirror, Darkly by Kevin Lucia. Through a Mirror, Darkly is a Supernatural Thriller collection masked as a novel. With elements of mystery, suspense, and otherworldly horror, Through a Mirror, Darkly successfully delves into the worlds of Lovecraft, Grant, and the mysterious Carcosa. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing Arcane Delights. Clifton Heights' premier rare and used bookstore. In it, new owner Kevin Ellison has inherited far more than a family legacy, for inside are tales that will amaze, astound, thrill...and terrify: An ancient evil thirsty for lost souls. A very different kind of taxi service with destinations not on any known map. Three coins that grant the bearer's fondest wish, and a father whose crippling grief gives birth to something dark and hungry.

Based on the untrue writings of the Satanic Panic. The Satanic Panic was a moral outcry in the United States over supposed “satanic” influence in media that were warping the youth of America. Claims that playing an elf in Dungeons and Dragons could lead to demonic possession, that playing heavy metal music backwards would reveal satanic messages, and that therapists could uncover repressed memories of satanic ritual abuse, were all too common. Volumes and volumes of material were produced on this fake subject. These texts lead to What Hell May Come, which takes a look at what the world would actually be like if all of the claims of the satanic panic were true. Set in 1986, Jon St. Fond’s life is a living Hell. Deliberately abused and neglected by his parents, the only joy he has in life is an escape into a fantasy land of role playing games. Soon he discovers that his parents are part of a secret occult religion with hidden ties all across the world. As Jon and his friends dig, they learn more of the secret history of the world and discover the power of making deals with creatures from Beyond. However, power has its price, as Jon and his friends quickly discover. One-by-one they begin to become consumed by their own desires and hatreds. Jon learns there is method behind the madness of his life, as his Father begins to bring him closer and closer into the ways of the cult. Ultimately, Jon must make a choice between all the pleasures of the earth and the future of his soul. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

In an East London lock up, two film makers, Jimmy and Sam, are duct taped to chairs and forced to watch a snuff film by Ashkan, a loan shark to whom they owe a lot of money. If they don’t pay up, they’ll be starring in the next one. Before the film reaches its end, Ashkan and all his men are slaughtered by unknown assailants. Only Jimmy and Sam survive the massacre, leaving them with the sole copy of the snuff film. The film makers decide to build their next movie around the brutal film. While auditioning actors, they stumble upon Melissa, an enigmatic actress who seems perfect for the leading role, not least because she’s the spitting image of the snuff film’s main victim. Neither the film, nor Melissa, are entirely what they seem however. Jimmy and Sam find themselves pulled into a paranormal mystery that leads them through the shadowy streets of the city beneath the city and sees them re-enacting an ancient Mesopotamian myth cycle. As they play out the roles of long forgotten gods and goddesses, they’re drawn into the subtle web of a deadly heresy that stretches from the beginnings of civilization to the end of the world as we know it. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

เพียงเพราะหนี้สินห้าอีแปะที่ไม่ตั้งใจก่อในวัยเยาว์ ชีวิตเฉินเซียงหรงวุ่นวาย ถูกจวิ้นหวังจ๋างจื่อจอมเจ้าเล่ห์ตามติด! จวิ้นหวังจ๋างจื่อ 'หลี่ตือหลิน' ผู้นี้ ออกรบติดพันอยู่ที่ชายแดนตั้งแต่ยังอายุได้ไม่เท่าไหร่ ผ่านมาหลายปีเพิ่งจะได้กลับตำหนัก กลับไม่กตัญญูดูแลปรนนิบัติมารดา ไม่ท่องเที่ยวพักผ่อนหย่อนใจ ไม่จัดงานเลี้ยงหรือเข้าร่วมงานรื่นเริง ไม่หาความสงบ ไม่หาความสำราญ แต่ละวันกลับเอาแต่สรรหาวิธีการมากวนใจลูกหนี้อย่างนางไม่หยุดหย่อน ครั้นจะคืนห้าอีแปะนั่นให้ดีๆ ก็ไม่ยอม กลับอ้างว่า “ต่อให้เจ้ามอบให้ข้าสักห้าพันตำลึง ก็ยังไม่ใช่ห้าอีแปะนั้นที่ข้าจ่ายออกไปอยู่ดี” ทั้งยังดันทุรังจะแต่งงานกับนางให้ได้ด้วย เรื่องบ้าอะไรกัน? แบบนี้ก็ได้หรือ?!

ใครสักคนเคยว่าไว้...บางครั้ง ‘โชคชะตาก็น่าตลก’ อาจูเชื่อมาตลอด ว่า ‘จริง’ แต่ไม่เคยนึกมาก่อนว่าโชคชะตาของตัวเองจะไม่ใช่แค่ตลก แต่เป็นตลกมาก! และจุดเริ่มต้นของเรื่องราวตลกร้ายที่ว่า ก็คือแพคเกจทัวร์ 'ตามรอยมังกรหยก' สุดเก๋ ที่ทำให้ได้พบกระบี่เขรอะสนิมเล่มหนึ่ง ก็แค่ความหวังดี...เล็กน้อยจริงๆ ที่ทำให้อาจูเอื้อมมือไปแหวกเถาวัลย์ปัดฝุ่น ตรวจดูว่าของนั้นใช่อย่างที่คิดหรือไม่ใช่ ใครจะคิดว่าอยู่ดีๆ จะมีงูตัวเป็นๆ พุ่งมาฉกกัด แล้วพอรู้สึกตัวขึ้นมาอีกที ก็พบว่าวิญญาณทะลุมิติข้ามเวลามาอยู่ในร่างเด็กสาวสารร่างบอบบางผมยาวเฟื้อยร่างนี้แล้ว แค่ความแค้นที่สุมแน่นในทรวงสาวน้อยนางนี้ ก็คับแน่นอกคัพDของร่างใหม่ร่างนี้จะแย่แล้ว นี่เธอยังต้องคุกเข่าคำนับจ้าวหุบเขาโฉดโหดเถื่อนที่มีดีแค่รูปร่างหน้าตาเป็นอาจารย์ แถมยังต้องทำงานรับใช้เขาทุกวันอีก! ทีในนิยายกับละครพวกนั้น พวกนางเอกทะลุมิติข้ามเวลาแล้วได้เป็นฮองเฮา ชายาอ๋อง แต่พอเป็นเธอ กลับต้องทะลุมิติมาเป็นขี้ข้า! หึ! ศิษย์อาจารย์บ้าบออันใดกัน ถ้ายอมให้โขกสับกันง่ายๆ ก็โง่น่ะสิ!