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Since its beginning . . . or at least for as long as I can remember which, admittedly, tends to sputter out quickly beyond the last 7 days . . . the Horror Mall has featured listing of the last month’s bestselling eBooks, books and preordered books. You can find it on the left hand side bar when you scroll down a bit.
It’s a great resource but it’s only a list with one book cover and no descriptions. Still, it struck me that this would be a great bit of information to feature on my blog in my usual format. I made sure it was okay with Mr. Staley and so, without further ado, here is the first installment.
Horror Mall’s Bestselling eBooks for December 2009
- The Stranger by Ronald Malfi
- Heretics by Greg F. Gifune
- Ushers of Darkness by Greg F. Gifune
- Vessel by Greg F. Gifune
- The Uncertainty of Darkness by Greg F. Gifune
- Screaming to Get Out by J. F. Gonzalez
- Rot by Michele Lee
- Sloppy Seconds by Wrath James White
- Kingdom of Shadows by Greg F. Gifune
- Primitive by J. F. Gonzalez
Remember, if you are interested in this book, click the mouse on the book cover to order it from the Horror Mall.
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The StrangerAuthor: Malfi, Ronald |
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It happened outside a motel in rural Florida . . . A strange thing, a peculiar thing. At first, David thought it was simply a mistake — the stranger who sat behind the wheel of David’s own car in the parking lot of the roadside motel. Had the man gotten into the wrong car? Was he lost? Hurt? But when the doors are locked from the inside and a gun is set on the dashboard, David realizes this was no mistake. And that was when the insanity started . . . |
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HereticsAuthor: Gifune, Greg F. |
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Heretics is a 38,000 word novella originally published by Delirium Books in 2001. It remains a very hard to find edition, originally only produced as a 50-copy hardcover and 250-copy trade paperback run. Now the novella has been reprinted as a digital edition so that a wider audience can experience what many insiders state is classic Gifune! From the original introduction (which has not been reprinted with this edition), Brian Hopkins stated: “Heretics is a coming home story. It’s all about redemption and resolution, about facing the demons that took you from the people and places you once loved. It’s also about alienation, but whereas most writers would have overdone that element of the story, Greg is smart and talented enough to let it work on its own. We see — and more importantly we understand — how Harry, Rip, and Madeline are made the outcasts of Virtue. Ten thousand words telling us this would have failed, but a handful of careful observations and character reflections bring it home with stark clarity. Greg knows his characters and, in turn, so do we.” |
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Ushers of DarknessAuthor: Gifune, Greg F. |
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Something happened to Michael’s wife. One night he returned home to find her the shell of the woman she once was. He found no explanations; she had no memories of what had taken place. The only physical evidence was that her personality had been somehow altered and her hair had suddenly turned white. Michael fears something sinister is behind this profound change in the woman he loves, but no longer seems to know. As she wanders the streets at night, Michael gets the help of a medium to find out the evil behind this metamorphosis. What they discover are the ushers of darkness. |
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VesselAuthor: Gifune, Greg F. |
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Three short stories by “One of the best writers of his generation” as stated by both the Roswell Literary Review and horror author Brian Keene. These three short stories were originally published in the very hard-to-find hardcover edition of Heretics (see #2 in the Digital Bestseller List for December 2009). Table of Contents:
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The Uncertainty of DarknessAuthor: Gifune, Greg F. |
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These three short stories were originally published in the very hard-to-find hardcover edition of Heretics (see #2 in the Digital Bestseller List for December 2009). Table of Contents:
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Screaming to Get OutAuthor: Gonzalez, J. F. |
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Jesse has a new, cushy job as a Business Intelligence Analyst at a large corporation. The pay is great, the benefits are generous. But it’s unlike any white-collar job he’s ever had. His first clue that something isn’t right comes when he shows up to work one morning and realizes his co-workers never left the day before. His supervisor, Donald, berates him for not staying overnight like everybody else. You were hired as a Business Intelligence Analyst . . . it is what we pay you to do and it is what you are . . . With those chilling words from Donald, the message is clear: you have no life outside of your job. Get used to it. When Donald performs an act of psychological cruelty to the department secretary during a department meeting, Jesse realizes he cannot work for this company. But quitting his job is the least of his problems because something far more dark and evil is happening than he could ever imagine . . . |
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RotAuthor: Lee, Michele |
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Zombies Can Be Such a Burden So you’ve raised your loved ones from the dead, but had no idea how difficult it would be to care for them. No problem! Silver Springs is a warm, peaceful facility equipped to handle all your zombie needs. Their friendly staff will ensure they have a safe environment with daily exercise and raw meat. Rest easy knowing they’re in good hands . . . as they rot. In Michele Lee’s Rot, you won’t find an apocalypse or Romero-style flesh-eaters. This is far more disturbing. In a world where certain people can will others back from death, Silver Springs Specialty Care Community caters to the undead for those who aren’t quite ready to let go. Dean, retired from the military and looking for an easier life, runs security at this zombie herding farm, but he learns that dark injustice is not unique to war. There’s a rotten core to Silver Springs. Now, Dean and a quickly-decaying corpse named Patrick are on the hunt for a woman they both love and lost to a lucrative business that specializes in greed, zombies and never having to say goodbye. |
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Sloppy SecondsAuthor: White, Wrath James |
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Who Wants Some of Wrath’s Sloppy Seconds? Who wouldn’t? Each year at the World Horror Convention, the most anticipated event is the Gross-Out Contest, where authors stand up in front of everyone and deliver some of the most disturbing, gut-wrenching tales anyone has ever heard. Wrath James White’s stories are among the best of them. Now, we present his stories for the first time in print — uncut. Here are his four stories from previous years, as well as his entry for the 2008 WHC. But there’s more! We have a bonus story that is “one of the most grotesque and horrific murder/rape/revenge stories I have ever written.” |
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Kingdom of ShadowsAuthor: Gifune, Greg F. |
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A band of desperate criminals . . . a seemingly deserted farmhouse guarded by the rotting remnants of scarecrows, the echoes of torture and depravity and the whispers of unholy nightmares . . . a dark night concealing terrible secrets, misery and long-suppressed horrors . . . One faraway, nearly forgotten night, this night, stands between the forsaken and deliverance, but they are not alone in the darkness. Something demonic dwells within . . . something luring them toward a separate kingdom . . . a kingdom of night . . . a kingdom of evil . . . A Kingdom Of Shadows . . . Fear the night. |
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PrimitiveAuthor: Gonzalez, J. F. |
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It began as just another day for David Spires and his wife Tracy: coffee, breakfast, and getting the kids ready for school. Then the bottom dropped out of civilization. The world ends not with a bang or a whimper, but with a dizzying downward spiral. Instead of the rat race of commuters scurrying to beat the clock, humans are now packs of animals reduced to snarling primitives. David, Tracy and their daughter Emily, along with fellow survivors, leave Los Angeles for the safety of the country where fewer people means fewer primitives. But as they venture farther away from the city, they realize an unnatural force is at work. Civilization didn’t just fall apart . . . it was overtaken by an ancient evil that was present before the first cave paintings. Human history has no formal record of it, but the dark presence that’s fueled nightmares since time began has crept out of the shadows . . . and its influence is growing. |
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