What you don't know CAN hurt you...Sure, that rustling out there in the woods at the edge of your backyard in the dead of night-that's just a scavenging raccoon....right?That's not a sea serpent out past the lake shallows-it's merely a piece of driftwood.That great shadow streaking over you? Nothing more than a fast moving cloud.Keep telling yourself that.In these thirteen stories, lots of people do...until it's too late.

Trick-or-Treat Thrillers 13 Backyard Monsters

Literature & Fiction

Gray, Roma

Candela, Kevin

Henson, Mark

Johnson, Raymond

Woods, Mark

Kinney, Pamela K.

Mullins, Craig

Smith Jr, Don Everett

Cochrane, Lynn M

Bradley, Colin Shand

Genre Fiction

Independently published

When Monsters Rule the Earth...Herein you'll find a series of sojourns to places where humans are often quite literally overshadowed by the action at hand. This collection of exciting tales from writers who love the giant monster genre runs the gamut from mutation to invasion--from insurrection to vengeance--from the distant past to a far-off future, all with a single common factor: great big game-changing things. Featuring stories by Essel Pratt, Roma Gray, John T.M. Herres, Raymond Johnson, Mark Henson and Kevin Candela, a poem by Kent Hill and graced with a fascinating and insightful commentary by none other than TJ Storm, the man inside Legendary Studios' Godzilla suit, this anthology is, in daikaiju terms, "a major stomp."

The Titan Prophesies (Trick-or-Treat Thrillers)

Pratt, Essel

Herres, John T.M.

Hill, Kent

Short Stories & Anthologies

An awesome barrage of exploding rainbow meteors stuns and amazes America's Heartland one bright spring day. Though the unprecedented meteor shower is intense and terrifying to behold, it soon becomes apparent that none of the chunks of disintegrating cosmic ice are making it through the atmosphere to reach the ground. The benevolence of the event allows life to go more or less back to normal in the days that follow, with one significant exception. For in one otherwise unremarkable spot something has arrived. In the wake of the cosmic fireworks display certain very unique individuals are inexplicably drawn to that little spot, the backyard of struggling single mom Lydia and her son Tor. Free spirited young Chalice Rayne is drawn there, distracted momentarily from her self-appointed task of ridding the world of evil porcelain garden gnomes, by oddly compelling dreams of giant dancing mushrooms. An evil, prank-loving witch named Cinna is attracted as well, seeking a safe haven in which to attempt to regain control of her own immense power before it is too late. Only Tor notices the strange mushrooms at first. Soon, though, the bizarre and impossible things are subtly influencing everyone...and everything...around them. What are they? Why are they here? What do they want? The answers will truly surprise you. Caution! Mushroom Summer contains all of the following, and odder things as well: strange worlds, flying demon hordes, gigantic holes in the ocean, witches, ancient secrets, immortals, 'moonbug theory', alcohol, sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. This is where H.G. Wells meets Dr. Timothy Leary. Come on in.

Mushroom Summer

AuthorHouse

What would you do with accidentally acquired supernatural talents? Hit the poker tables? Develop a stage act? Or - if you're rebellious enough by nature - maybe you'd like to try derailing a scheduled false terror event and invoking the wrath of Earth's unseen rulers, the so-called Shadow Masters? Chalice Rayne and Roman Novato's joint decision to go with harassing the powers that be has set them on the run as The Ballad of Chalice Rayne opens, dodging invisible killer drones, superhuman assassins and deadly assaults from particle beam satellites. Reunited with the resilient alien friends Leks and Quinara in Gibraltar, the quartet quickly find themselves in the crosshairs of several formidable pursuers at once and are forced to trust enigmatic immortals Alessandro Cagliostro and Weldon Redcape, a.k.a. The Count of St. Germain. Whether this is a smart move or not is debatable, as the heroic foursome is soon split up and hurled across space and time to face challenges beyond their wildest nightmares. The Ballad of Chalice Rayne is a thundering ride through the world of monsters: human, semi-human and so far from human as to stagger the imagination. Ballad is a tale of human minds attempting to come to terms with the truly staggering truths behind not only our Earth but the cosmos itself. Ballad is a careening train on a collision course with the incredible and unbelievable. A look behind the mirrored facade of humanity at the mysterious and powerful forces behind it all. A very scary look. You've been warned.

The Ballad of Chalice Rayne: Book Two of the Dragon's Game Trilogy

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Two legendary heroes, One incredible destiny.Lost and cursed by treasure, Sinbad is racing to save his mother's realm from an advancing army of monsters. Agonized by his mistakes, Jason has taken the Argonauts on a seemingly impossible quest to alter the past. Their fateful paths cross on an island guarded by monstrous titans and warriors of rock and magma, where they find the secrets of a great crystalline temple are barred to even the greatest of "mere mortals." Forced to seek help, they set off together to confront the demigod Jason left behind: the mighty Heracles. Together the three might have some fighting chance of surviving the dangers ahead; that is assuming they don't kill each other first.Dragon's game Trilogy creator Kevin Candela blends two classic mythologies of literature and cinematic adventure into a single epic loaded with action, thrills and laughs. Heavily inspired by the films of Ray Harryhausen, Sinbad and the Argonauts is laden from stem to stern with quirky characters, terrifying monstrosities, determined heroes and heroines and the type of crazy interpersonal drama that could only come from the admittedly improbable meeting of bigger-than-life people with extraordinary talents. So grab a spot on the rail, feel the breeze and smell the salt air. And enjoy the sun while you can, because that's a storm on the horizon.

Sinbad and the Argonauts (The Sinbad Forever Series)

Action & Adventure

Strange things are brewing in Oz, and not necessarily in a witch's cauldron. In the wake of Dorothy's departure, the enigmatic Wizard has enlisted the No Longer Cowardly Lion, the Too Much Heart Tin Man and the Brainy But Still Not So Wise Scarecrow to investigate the weirdness that's going on--in many places, and in many forms--all across the Land Beyond the Rainbow. Gritty Rory Mayne, Softhearted Stan Plumb and Sharp Haywood Fields will need all their talents, old and new, and more than a little luck to survive this ride. Giant carnivorous birds, robots that pass as humans, gangsters, unpredictable babes, shootouts--Rory and his partners are in way over their heads the moment they set foot outside the Wizard's palace. Can they sort it out or did Dorothy the Alien ditch the scene way too soon? Inspired equally by The Wizard of Oz/L. Frank Baum and Steve Martin's 1982 movie Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, this fast-paced, foulmouthed diary of a half-man/half-lion tec who's seen it all--but hasn't really seen anything yet--will have you guessing all the way through; that is, if you can stop laughing long enough to consider the actual mystery.

The Oz Files

Mystery

In search of the ferocious truth, some would call trying to channel the spirit of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson a fool's errand. But these are desperate times. So settle in for this trilogy of uppers, downers, screamers, laughers from John Bruni (Tales of Questionable Taste), Kent Hill (Hercules with a Shotgun) and Kevin Candela (Weedeaters: The Complete Acropalypse) as they bring you just what the doctor ordered."Yesterday's weirdness is tomorrow's reason why" - Hunter S. Thompson

The Doctor . . . is in: Three twisted tales inspired by the legendary Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Bruni, John

Humor & Satire

These mighty tales and rhymes of wizards and warriors, related by the keenest bards of our time, make a feast of words fit for a barbarian king. Fans of Michael Moorcock, Karl Edward Wagner and Robert E. Howard should find much herein to please them. Drain a mead and take a look.

Dreams of Fire and Steel: A Sword and Sorcery Anthology

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Henry, Kevin

Mayer, Frederick J.

Glenn, Teel James

Johnson, Alex S.

Gora, Norbert

Roberts, Byron

Gates, Travis J.

Searight, Frank

Miller, Joas Dale

Fantasy

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