A New Horror Anthology from Donald Farmer. Multiple twisted tales of gore all wrapped around the theme of Zombie Nun stories. These Cannibals of the Cloth have a blood lust that does not disappoint.
Two women find themselves trapped between life and death by a dark and mysterious machine. As they search for an escape, they must battle the Lures, a race of creatures determined to imprison them until nightfall, when the vicious Night Things come out to feed upon those who stray from the light. Soon they discover that their only escape is the evil machine itself.
Aswang: A Journey into Myth follows a young writer as she researches a new book on hauntings.She discovers the tale of a Filipino girl, brought as to Canada, where she was forced into prostitution. The spirit of the girl seems to haunt Maria until she finally travels to the Philippines and discovers a disturbing truth..
Traci Holmes is plagued by recurring nightmares, the source of which lie hidden in repressed memories of her childhood. Her fiancée, Richard, is determined to find the hidden secret in her past which will free her from the nightmares. Along the way, he uncovers a terrible secret about the orphanage where Traci was raised, and a series of murders of former orphanage residents. Traci may be next.
After killing Alison Sumner and being seemingly killed by Robert Kersey, James Kirby is being transferred to the local morgue. But he isn't dead and kills the coroner and his assistant before escaping into the night. Now anyone who encounters this unstoppable creature is in danger of losing their lives. Who can finally stop this madness, once and for all.
A couple head to a remote cottage, where the wife falls under the spell of a mysterious vampire, who starts a painful and horrifying transformation in her.
A family of Serial Killer, Black Magician Sideshow Freaks are called upon by The Order of Mystery, a secret society of Wizards, Sideshow Masters and Vampires, to prevent the coming of the dead.
A depraved, inbred family of degenerate psychopaths led by the grotesque, cannibalistic "Freakshow" abduct, torture and kill innocent victims deep in the backwoods of rural Arrowood County.
Seven people and their desperate search for escape, only one will survive. The last performance of a pantomime is held at an old, isolated theater in provincial England. The show has been a disaster, attracting only a handful of locals. The final party afterwards turns out even worse and some of the cast and crew slip away for their own private session in the creepy basement. Amongst the group are the enviable pantomime leads and real-life lovers Clarice and Nathan, currently not speaking, the womanizing director Derrick and the thirty-something, obscure stage assistant Janet. As their bash kicks off Derrick disappears, only to be found with his throat savagely slashed. When they discover that they're locked in the next victim dies. The killing continues. Paranoia grows. Nobody can be trusted.
The Last Battleground is a Lovecraft tale of the night when all hell breaks loose and the sins of mankind come crawling out of the darkness to consume and possess the souls of the wicked. The cast of characters are a seemingly random group of outcasts including a homeless girl, an artist with a gift for clairvoyance, an emotionally battered wife who talks to an imaginary friend, her abusive asshole boyfriend, and a pair of cold blooded hit men. This odd assortment of humanity, as well as several others, are all thrown into the depths of insanity when hideous monsters begin roaming the streets, devouring the flesh of the innocent. The monsters cause chaos on the streets and quickly cause society as we know it to collapse. With no police and no government coming to the rescue, the outcasts are forced to band together to survive. But do they deserve to survive?
Some friends enjoy an out-of-town rock concert. After some eerie events at their hotel, the friends abandon their night of rest and decide to drive thru the night back to their hometown several hours away. However, someone or something follows them home. After a seemingly uneventful school day, events unfold that find the lead character alone at the Mall later that evening. As the night closes in, the mall closes, and we find our heroine mysteriously trapped inside. However, she is not alone. It will take her resolute strength and unflinching faith (and a few shocking "miracles" along the way) for her to escape the night.
After a tragic act of violence cuts short her music career, Kate Stone is returning to a city full of ex-fans and ex-friends. Taking shelter with her last friend, a struggling artist named Robyn Huck, the two women work to restore the aging courtyard apartment building Robyn has inherited. But a terrible secret infests the venerable structure, and soon Kate will be haunted by horrific dreams, sinister apparitions, and the sounds of something moving in the walls. She will be dragged into a confrontation not only with her own dark past, but the unspeakable nightmare that lurks beyond the walls!