Captain Rowan and his team are sent to capture an SS officer, but what they find is far worse: witches commanding the dead, soldiers twisted into monsters, and a ritual that could tip the balance of the war. Trapped in a courtyard of chaos and shadows, every second is a fight for survival. Friends fall, allies die, and the impossible becomes reality. With only a battered notebook and the remnants of his unit, Captain Rowan must unravel the dark forces at play… before the world itself becomes their battlefield.
The story follows Scott, a holiday lover who buys a strange Advent calendar that turns his December into chaos. Each opened door unleashes a miniature disaster that instantly becomes reality—fires, fights, criminals, and old enemies resurfacing. As the madness escalates, Scott realizes the calendar isn’t predicting events but causing them—and that he may be the one responsible for the catastrophe consuming his Christmas.
The final Saturday night at the Jupiter Mall Roller Rink was supposed to be a celebration of neon, music, and freedom. Instead, a cursed cassette transforms the dance floor into a killing ground, unleashing a slasher who moves in time with the beat. As skaters fall under the spell of the music, two friends race to stop the song before it flips to Side B—and finishes them all.
Gold, bullets, and a nightmare older than time. When a small squad of Allied soldiers breaks into a German bank behind enemy lines, they expect loot—but instead unleash a vampire whose hunger knows no bounds. Trapped between fire, steel, and creatures of the night, Hawk and his men must fight their way through Évrecy or be consumed—body and soul. Blood and Bullion is a thrilling WWII heist-horror, where greed and courage collide with ancient evil.
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Christmas brings little comfort to Sherlock Holmes when a chilling crime unsettles the heart of Victorian London. The investigation appears straightforward, yet every deduction deepens the mystery rather than resolves it. The closer Holmes draws to the truth, the more he is forced to question loyalty, motive, and the limits of his own certainty. In a case where reason battles emotion, Holmes must confront a possibility that threatens to destroy everything he believes about trust and friendship.
Finding a safe home in the apocalypse isn't easy, especially when the dead rule the world. But after venturing through the wastelands of America, a group of friends finally come across a community in the ruins of Portland, Oregon. However, when death and destruction come to their new community's door, not just in one terrifying form, but in many disguises, they are forced to reckon with their new reality: nowhere is safe.
When the apocalyptic downfall of the world came, it was a terrifying tsunami of tooth and claw. Two years on, and the plague of all plagues has given the United States a new majority. Democrats and Republicans are no more and humanity is on the endangered list now the dead walk the earth. After hearing a radio transmission-promising salvation-five friends and an ex-Marine set out on a road trip across the deserts of Utah to a safe zone in Portland. Battling their way across the zombie-infested American wasteland can be treacherous and devastating to the bonds of friendships, and soon, each realizes how easy it is to screw-up at every gruesome corner. To survive the apocalypse, they must pull together as a family. If not, they will be just another meal for the ravenous dead.