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1	Stand more books like this by Stephen King When a man crashes his car into a petrol station, just north of Arnette, he brings with him the foul corpses of his wife and daughter. He dies and it doesn't take long for the plague which killed him to spread across America and the world. Material edited out of the first edition is restored here. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft more books like this by Stephen King "Long live the King," hailed "Entertainment Weekly" upon the publication of Stephen King's "On Writing." Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer's craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King's advice is grounded ... see all copies from £2.27! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	It more books like this by Stephen King It was the children who saw - and felt - what made the town so horribly different. In the storm drains and sewers 'It' lurked, taking the shape of every nightmare, each one's deepest dread. As the children grow up and move away, the horror of 'It' is buried deep - until they are called back. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	I Am Legend more books like this by Richard Matheson Robert Neville is the last living man on earth ...but he is not alone. Every other man, woman and child on the planet has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood. By day he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Watchers more books like this by Dean R Koontz A top-secret government laboratory creates two unnatural entities. One is a terrifying monster; the other, a highly intelligent dog, is the only one who can stop it. Now both are on the loose. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Petals on the wind more books like this by V C Andrews The bestselling phenomenon of the Dollanganger family saga continues, as the children who escaped the attic build new lives, haunted by their tragic past. The children now growing to adulthood had survived their imprisonment in the dark attic and had broken free to the sunlit world outside. But they found that the horror and pain of their ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Blue moon more books like this by Laurell K Hamilton You never forget your ex-fiance. And when the call came at three in the morning, I thought for a moment it was him. It wasn't. It was his brother. And it wasn't good news. Apparently, the former love of my life had got himself thrown into jail for assaulting a woman. Since I make my living as a preternatural expert, I tend to believe almost ... see all copies from £2.57! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Circus of the damned more books like this by Laurell K Hamilton I'm Anita Blake, expert on creatures of the night. I've dined with shapeshifters, danced with werewolves, and been wooed - but not won - by Jean-Claude, the Master Vampire of the City. And now a darkly dangerous vampire named Alejandro has hit town. He too wants me for his human servant. A war of the undead has begun. Over me. I would be flattered ... see all copies from £1.46! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	American Psycho more books like this by Bret Easton Ellis In Bret Easton Ellis's controversial 1989 novel, Patrick Bateman is a sadistic madman who believes that everything (including people) is a commodity designed for his personal gratification. His graphically described acts of torture and murder fail to affect him--and also fail to satisfy him. The epitome of the consumer culture of the 1980s, ... see all copies from £1.57! new only from £4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Burnt offerings more books like this by Laurell K Hamilton 'You can't trust anyone who sleeps with the monsters.' That's what I've always said. That's what I've always believed. But now I'm the one sharing a bed with the Master Vampire of the City. Me, Anita Blake. The woman the vampires call The Executioner. From part of the solution, I've become part of the problem. So it hits close to home when an ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Phantoms more books like this by Dean R Koontz This is a fantastic new package for this chilling tale by the international bestseller. Yesterday Snowfield, California, was a charming little town basking in the golden afternoon sun. Today, it is a place of nightmare. An ancient, awesome force has spirited away almost the entire population of the town and left the bodies of those remaining ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The Shining more books like this by Stephen King "YOU'RE THE CARETAKER, SIR. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE CARETAKER. I SHOULD KNOW, SIR. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE...." -- DELBERT GRADY OF THE OVERLOOK HOTEL THE SHINING First published in 1977, "The Shining" quickly became a benchmark in the literary career of Stephen King. This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Frankenstein,or The modern Prometheus more books like this by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Frankenstein ranks among the most enduring horror tales ever imagined. The groaning Monster, bolts erupting from his neck and stitches fastening his square brow, is famous worldwide. But the creature born in Mary Shelley's mind nearly two hundred years ago was far more complex: murderous and raging, but also articulate, lonely, and gravely ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Vampire Lestat more books like this by Anne Rice Lestat, who made Louis into a vampire in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, awakens from an ancient sleep and finds himself in the 1980s. Resourceful, enamored of glamour, he becomes a rock star. The novel traces the vampire legend from its origins in ancient Egypt its through European permutations and, eventually, to America. see all copies from £3.38! new only from £3.38! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Pet Sematary more books like this by Stephen King ""Sometimes dead is better...."" When the Creeds move into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son -- and now an idyllic home. As a family, they've got it all...right down to the friendly cat. But the nearby woods hide a blood-chilling ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Salem's Lot more books like this by Stephen King Published a year after his stunning debut novel, "Carrie, 'Salem's Lot" firmly cemented Stephen King's name in the literary lexicon of great American storytellers. His rich and finely crafted tale of a mundane New England town under siege by the forces of darkness is both a homage to Bram Stoker's classic "Dracula" and an allegory of our post ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.95! \| first editions
17 view cover	Carrie more books like this by Stephen King Since the publication of "Carrie" in 1974, neither misfit Carrie White nor her catastrophic high school prom has been forgotten. That's because the story of Carrie, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge introduced a fresh and distinctive new voice in American fiction -- Stephen King. Although "Carrie" first ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	20th Century Ghosts more books like this by Joe Hill This award-winning collection of short fiction by the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Heart-Shaped Box" leads readers into a maze filled with exits into a vast country of the surreal. Available for the first time in the U.S., this volume includes an exclusive bonus story. see all copies from £5.89! new only from £6.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The best of H.P. Lovecraft : bloodcurdling tales of horror and the macabre more books like this by H. P. Lovecraft This book collects sixteen of the best stories by the vastly influential horror writer. see all copies from £7.41! new only from £9.33! \| first editions
20 view cover	Nightmares and Dreamscapes more books like this by Stephen King A solitary finger pokes out of a drain. Novelty teeth turn predatory. The Nevada desert swallows a Cadillac. This collection of Stephen King stories takes a roller-coaster ride through the macabre and monstrous, via explorations of good and evil. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Lightning more books like this by Dean R Koontz The first time the lightning strikes, Laura Shane is born...The second time it strikes, the terror starts...though eight-year-old Laura is saved by a mysterious stranger from the perverted and deadly intentions of a drug-crazed robber. Throughout her childhood, she is plagued by ever more terrifying troubles, and with increasing courage she finds ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Cujo more books like this by Stephen King Cujo, a huge St Bernard, is bitten by a rabid bat and changes from a lovable pet into a ferocious man-eating monster. He slaughters his garage-owning master and, as madness eats at his brain, focuses his deranged attention on Donna Trenton and her five-year-old son, who are trapped in their car. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Desperation more books like this by Stephen King "Desperation" is a deserted mining town in the Nevada desert. It's not a place to visit by choice, and the few unhappy travellers who are forced to stop there witness the familiar-looking town undergo a terrible transformation. In the struggle between good and evil, sacrifice may be the only answer. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Seeds of Yesterday more books like this by V C Andrews The final, heartbreaking story in the compelling saga that began with 'Flowers in the Attic', repackaged for a new generation of fans. Cathy and Chris, haunted by the tragedies and sins of the past, return at last to Foxworth Hall where they were hidden so long ago. Despite every endeavour, they find that they are prisoners of a past they cannot ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
25 view cover	Regulators more books like this by Richard Bachman Poplar Street is just an ordinary street in an ordinary town, except there's something strange about Audrey Wyler's nephew. When the strange-looking vans arrive, a surreal nightmare begins, which threatens to turn the familiar street into a wasteland of devastation and desperation. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions

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