British Literature: Horror/Suspense

One novel and four short stories by the British author Clive Barker.

Julia Cotton discovers that her brother-in-law and lover, Frank, has entered another realm, where he is tortured for his insatiable sensual desires, and agrees to return him to this world by feeding him the bodies of the living--but when Kirsty, a close friend of Julia's husband, discovers this dark secret, she is confronted with the powers of the Lemarchand box.

Jakabok Botch, a lesser demon born in the ninth circle of Hell, shares the story of his life, telling of the abuse he suffered at the hands of his parents, the misadventure that led to his being brought to the World Above in the fifteenth-century, his partnership with the demon Quitoon, and the discovery he made at the home of Johannes Gutenberg that led to his being trapped in the book.

After a mysterious stranger promises to end his boredom with a trip to the magical Holiday House, ten-year-old Harvey learns that his fun has a high price.

Sprung from prison to serve as a bodyguard to a world-renowned industrialist, Marty finds someone is coming to collect the soul of his employer as payment for a gambling debt.

A collection of short horror fiction stories written by Clive Barker in the early years of his career.

A collection of four novellas by horror writer Clive Barker, including the title work in which a young prison inmate is haunted by the spirit of his grandfather who was hanged for the murders of his wife and children.

In order to save his friend Steve from a Cirque du Freak vampire named Mr. Crepsley and his deadly spider, Darren must agree to become the monster's assistant.

After traveling with Mr. Crepsley, the vampire who made him into a half-vampire, Darren returns to the freak show known as the Cirque du Freak and continues to fight his need to drink human blood.

After leaving the Cirque du Freak to learn more about vampires, Darren and his friend Evra learn that bodies drained of blood have been found in the city, and together they try to hunt down the evil vampaneze that are responsible.

Mr. Crepsley leads Darren Shan on a dangerous trek to Vampire Mountain, the very heart of the vampire world, to be presented to the Council, but an encounter with the Vampanese along the way means trouble.

Darren begins the Trials of Initiation to prove himself worthy of being a half-vampire, even as the clan's blood foes, the vampaneze, gather near Vampire Mountain.

Betrayed by Kurda and reeling from the brutal slaying of Gavner, the vampire's assistant, Darren Shan, finds himself branded a traitor and hunted by the vampire clan.

Darren Shan leaves Vampire Mountain as part of an elite force on a life-and-death mission to find the newly-risen Vampaneze Lord, who is set to lead the vampaneze into war against the vampires.

Algebra class, two old friends, and a creature with deadly hands test Darren's determination as he travels to Mr. Crepsley's home town to search for the murderous vampaneze.

Vampire prince Darren Shan, working with old friends to solve the mystery of a series of murders, finds himself pursued by the purple-skinned vampaneze, the police, and an angry mob after he is framed for the killings.

The lives of Darren and Harkat are at risk as they face monstrous obstacles on a desperate quest to the Lake of Souls.

When Darren Shan returns home, he is met by old enemies and scores to be settled, and with destiny certain to destroy him, the world seems doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night.

As Darren faces the final showdown with his archenemy, Steve Leopard, he seeks a way to trick destiny and avoid the requirement that one of them die and the other become Lord of the Shadows, fated to destroy the world.

Presumably the only witness to the horrific and bloody murder of his entire family, a teenage boy must outwit not only the mental health professionals determined to cure his delusion, but also the demonic forces only he can see.

With the opening of a window into a demon world, a boy discovers his powers as a Disciple and his mission to hunt the viciously powerful Demonata to the death.

While on a horror movie set with his Uncle Dervish, Grubbs Grady realizes that his battle with the evil demon master Lord Loss may be about to resume.

The demonic Fomorii ravages the land, forcing Bec and her warrior companions to leave the devastated area to search for the secrets of Bec's past.

Grubbs Grady has defeated demons and managed to move on with his life, but strange symptoms during the full moon show him his dark days are not over--and he may not be able to fight his werewolf genes.

Grubbs Grady tries to resist his werewolf urges and evade the eight-armed grasp of the demonic Lord Loss.

As Bec's relationship with Dervish improves, werewolves and demons attack and she sends Shark and Meera through a window to another universe to seek Beranabus, and soon all must face an even greater force of evil, the Shadow.

Grubbs Grady leads his team in pursuit of the Lambs, demonic sheep that may have information about the Shadow's army, and battle other demonic beings along the way.

The Disciples are being controlled by dark forces and only Kernel Fleck can save them.

A selection of short novels by nineteenth-century American author Henry James, including the title work about two children whose new governess believes are being haunted by the ghosts of former servants.

Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret of creating life and fashions an eight-foot monster, only to bring danger and destruction to the lives of those he loves.

Having discovered the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.

A group of friends, sequestered in their rooms in a reputedly haunted house from Christmas Eve to Twelfth Night, share their personal stories of ghostly encounters when they join together again for a celebratory feast.