{"product_id":"they-lurk-isbn-9781803365312","title":"They Lurk","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCome with Me\u003c\/i\u003e, five collected novellas from the master of terror, featuring possession, parasites and something monstrous lurking outside…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOME CLOSER…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive terrifying collected horror novellas newly reissued from the “modern-day Algernon Blackwood”. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkullbelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter three teenagers disappear in a forest, a private detective is hired and uncovers a terrible local secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Separation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMarcus arrives in Germany to find his friend up-and-coming prizefighter Charlie in a deep depression. But soon Charlie's behavior grows increasingly bizarre. Is he suffering from a nervous breakdown, or are otherworldly forces at work? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet a rural Florida parking lot, David returns to his car to find a stranger sat behind the wheel. The doors are locked and there’s a gun on the dashboard. And that was when then the insanity started… \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the Fade \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA girl walked into a small Annapolis tavern, collapsed and died. Something had latched itself to the base of her skull. And it didn't arrive alone.\u003cbr\u003eNow, the patrons of The Fulcrum are trapped, held prisoner within the tavern's walls by monstrous things, trying to find their way in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd one more novella to be revealed!Praise for \u003ci\u003eGhostwritten:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's no coincidence that there are four chambers to the human heart and Ronald Malfi's '\u003ci\u003eGhostwritten'\u003c\/i\u003e, both bound by muscle and full of blood, but once this quartet of nightmarish novellas gets pumping, your own ticker is sure to stop.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClay McLeod Chapman, author of '\u003ci\u003eWhisper Down the Lane\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Malfi makes reading about the perils of reading a terrifying delight.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A terrific horror novelist and his edge is just as sharp at novella length fiction also... beautifully crafted and a pleasure to read\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGinger Nuts of Horror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Malfi makes horror feel viscerally real by showing it to us through the eyes of his vividly described characters—if they are frightened, apprehensive, or just confused, so are we.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for '\u003ci\u003eBlack Mouth'\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stunningly good, with echoes of King, Bradbury, Straub, and McCammon, but somehow purely Malfi. Full of malevolence and dread, and peopled by truly compelling characters, the book locks in Malfi’s place as one of the best writers in the genre.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Golden, '\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' bestselling author of '\u003ci\u003eRoad of BONES\u003c\/i\u003e' and '\u003ci\u003eArarat\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"'Black Mouth' is good magic about dark magic: a powerful meeting between adulthood and childhood, the people we pretend to be and the people we have to be. Smart, character-driven horror.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Pyper, author of '\u003ci\u003eThe Residence\u003c\/i\u003e' and '\u003ci\u003eThe Demonologist\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Malfi has established himself as one of the all-time great horror writers, and 'Black Mouth' shows him working at the peak of his dark powers. Equally terrifying and heartbreaking, 'Black Mouth' is a book filled with terror, ghosts, and murder, but also hauntings of the heart, and the soul. Riveting, bloody, and cosmic, this novel will tear you apart in all the best ways.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Fracassi, author of \u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeneath a Pale Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Malfi, like Stephen King and Stephen Graham Jones, tells horror stories that are anchored in the real world. His characters, like theirs, are ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. He earns his screams and shudders honestly, through good writing and careful plotting: there are no B-movie jump scares here, just an increasing sense of dread that erupts into blood-chilling horror. Don't miss this one.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The well-done cosmic horror and mix of mundane and magical scares make this a standout.” \u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"From one of horror's best storytellers... If you’re looking for a good, unsettling, smart and well-written horror novel, '\u003ci\u003eBlack Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e' should certainly be on your short list. This is doubly true if you enjoyed Stephen King’s '\u003ci\u003eIT'\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEggplante\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Expertly crafted and thoroughly engrossing, \u003ci\u003eBlack Mouth \u003c\/i\u003eis a sure-fire contender for the book of 2022.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloody Flicks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Come with Me:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalfi is a modern-day Algernon Blackwood... I'm gonna be talking about this book for years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOSH MALERMAN, author of \u003ci\u003eBird Box\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is what it is to be transported: you might think you're on solid ground, but \u003ci\u003eCome with Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a story that will carry you, inescapably, into the uncanny, the horrific.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Pyper, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Residence\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart mystery, part ghost story,\u003ci\u003e Come with Me\u003c\/i\u003e chimes with rare beauty and page-turning brilliance. I surrendered to it completely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRio Youers, author of\u003ci\u003e Lola on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA must-read for fans of Stephen King. \u003ci\u003eCome with Me\u003c\/i\u003e is so damn good, truly chilling and suspenseful, yet also hauntingly nuanced\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Golden, author of \u003ci\u003eArarat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCome with Me\u003c\/i\u003e is Malfi's masterwork – a haunting, heart-breaking novel about grief and secrets. Utterly engrossing and terrifying. Highly recommended!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Keene, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShines as both a nightmare journey of shadows and secrets, and a poignant testimony to love and loss. 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