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I'll turn into f…. Houdini and disappear.When the woman he loves says that she no longer wants to see him, M÷ doesn't know what to do, what to say. Instead of pleading, he walks away while trying to keep the pieces of his broken heart together. Around him, the world is spinning out of control.A new war has started, the Queen has died, Elon has bought Twitter, Tate is trying to escape the agents of the Matrix, while the mysterious Invisible Hand...
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In the tradition of Squid Game and The Hunger Games welcome to the dystopian future of mass entertainment in 2084 for a counselling show with a difference: Patient vs Counsellor. Where the counsellor must guess the patient's serious psychosexual problem to win a star prize, or face humiliatingly Forfeit-Fun. On tonight's show we have three contestants: Katy, a former beauty queen now obese, counselled by Captain Stanislav Boglosovic, a former military...
5) The Meadows
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Murder. Unexplainable disappearances. Illegal surveillance inside private homes. Human organ trafficking. A secret society with unorthodox customs. Are these occurrences mere coincidences, or are the inexplicable phenomena connected?Welcome to Sunnyside Meadows, an elite community housing eclectic, bizarre citizens, one of whom is a cold-blooded murderer hiding in plain sight.Undercover FBI Agents Cal and Janna Dillard are sent to Newton, Pennsylvania...
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"The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies. It comes from friends and loved ones." Unknown author. When Lucy Came Down From the Ferris Wheel is a compelling story of friendship, betrayal, and the lies we tell ourselves.Lucy seems to have it all - a loving husband Tom, two beautiful children, and her lifelong best friend Sam by her side. But when Lucy experiences postpartum depression after the birth of her twins, Sam,...
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From author Christopher Joyce comes a collection of dark and disturbing tales of horror and insanity.A young boy is convinced he's dead.A grown man can't shake his recurring nightmare.A travelling carnival comes to town.Little Lydia just wants to play...From the twisted to the macabre; from the primal to the cosmic; 19 tales of dread and terror await in A Chorus of Chaos.
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En las profundidades de un antiguo y misterioso castillo, enclavado en lo más alto del Risco Tenebroso, yace un secreto oculto durante generaciones. Susurros de la noche susurran cuentos de redención y sacrificio, mientras una densa niebla envuelve el oscuro pueblo de Ostroford, guardián silencioso de esta enigmática morada.En la tranquila aldea, donde las sombras parecen cobrar vida, la llegada de Elsa, una joven de luz y misterio, desencadenará...
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From the author of Good as Gone ("So gripping you might want to start to question your own family's past"-Entertainment Weekly) comes a brilliant and timely thriller: Strangers on a Train by way of Thelma and Louise.
Dana Diaz is an aspiring stand-up comedian-a woman in a man's world. When she meets a tough computer programmer named Amanda Dorn, the two bond over their struggles in boys' club professions. Dana confides that she's recently been...
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On the outskirts of Philadelphia, the LifeStyle Club caters to individuals with certain... tastes. A born Dominant, owning LifeS with his three best friends suits Grayson perfectly. His new fight arena is just the thing LifeS needs. All he needs is a fighter. Lexi hasn't needed anyone since she was twelve. Plagued with PTSD, she runs her own gym, sets her own rules, and lets no one bring her down. But Lexi has a secret. One that threatens to control...
12) Polters
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Clay, a young Portland photographer, devastated by the recent murder of his girlfriend, Lane, boards a midnight ferry across the river to Bardonia, a town full of the city's recently deceased, called Polters. The residents there are in chaos since their way forward, the train station, is blocked by a reactionary gang. As he searches for Lane in the land of the dead, he meets Ella, a Polter, and is horrified at feeling attracted to a dead person,...
13) Amaswitha
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Long time back there was a village. It was afflicted with cholera and all the villagers were swiped of except three, Mohura, Amaswitha and Montu. Mohura thought it was just by god's decision that the village was afflicted with cholera and the parents and siblings of all the three were dead. He wanted to take revenge on god, take him into his control and spread his empire everywhere in the universe to put a stop to the god's atrocities. But Amaswitha...
14) Smother
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Some of us die long before our hearts stop beating. Tessa believes she's the reason a serial killer is targeting the residents of her small town. All of Hinton's victims have some connection to her and if that's not enough, her cousin Gary, leader of the local charter of the notorious Leidolf biker club, has assigned the man she hates most to be her bodyguard-her ex-boyfriend, Warren. Adding to the tension of the already stressed town is the presence...
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When a nasty breakup threatens to unhinge her, Sarah Crawford makes a fresh start. She leaves New York and her old life behind, vowing to never look back. Sarah could not be happier in the quaint town of Braden, Virginia, but just as she begins to feel comfortable in her country home, frightening incidents threaten to upend her life. She cannot comprehend why anyone would wish her harm here, where everyone is a stranger to her.......Sam has worked...
16) Empty Luck
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On a wild trip to Las Vegas, two brothers and their two friends are looking for easy sex and money. At first, they feel lucky to find both, but soon they are plunged into the seamy underbelly of the city. Hiding from a vicious man, they get out of town, leaving him behind. But nothing stays in Vegas, and the man chases them back to their native Boston. Not only are they in danger from their relentless pursuer, but they are in danger from each other,...
17) The Skull Keeper
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Best friends on social media, Allysa and Morgan share a love of three things: thriller novels, true crime, and keeping secrets from each other. As soon as Allysa asks Morgan to be her plus one at a funeral, Morgan jumps on the first available flight. Burying the dead might unearth the truth about what happened to Allysa's brother twenty years earlier. She's never believed he simply left town without saying goodbye. Once they learn he's the last known...
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Tommy and Eilida meet again at Flashers. The local college bar. Their friendship develops quickly. Then a student is murdered in her dorm, another victim of the Hurricane Killer. The assailant is on the loose when Eilida's apartment is broken into and she runs to Tommy for safety. She discovers his birthday is the one day that makes her soul cry but is it only a coincidence?The cards stack against him as she finds Tommy is hiding Astrological charts...
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In a forgotten schoolhouse, three friends are trapped in a realm where the past's darkest secrets come alive. As windows shatter and ghostly children chant, Arthur, Heather, and Jonesy must confront the sins of a town and the malevolent spirit of a serial killer. But when salvation lies in a silver crucifix with mysterious powers, can they escape the fiery grip of retribution? Dive into a chilling tale of guilt, redemption, and the thin line between...
20) Checks
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A dysfunctional family living in the middle of nowhere. Members of the family are waiting to get their money --- their checks. And they keep waiting until tempers flare and relationships break down. A horror story with domestic violence.
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