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A thousand years ago, a mad wizard ensorcelled five gemstones, giving them the power to call forth and control the demons that haunt Hell itself. After a blood-filled battle with the mercenaries who helped him in his bid for this power, the wizard was defeated and the stones were spread across the continent, hidden from all but legend and bard's tale. Now, the kingdom of Tsinel threatens the tenuous peace with Albathia. King Theomann, ruler of Albathia, sets his oldest son upon a quest with his Elite Troop of warriors to find the stones. As they soon discover they're not the only ones searching for the stones. Unbeknownst to everyone, King Theomann's youngest son, Daedalus, has designs for power, aligning himself with the blood-thirsty leader of The Horde, a band of vile fiends razing town after town in the kingdom.A band of ne'er-do-well thieves. A pack of insidious trolls. A group of wizards with dubious intent. All searching for the stones for their own purpose, none prepared for the power that the stones possess.The power to control Hell will be held by one hand. Whose will it be?

When Stephanie Wright and her family inherit and move into a luxuriously renovated rural Schuylkill County farmette, she believes all of her worries are over. But then her husband, Jason stumbles on a small ancient family burial site on the property. He decides to destroy the headstones, keeping the gravesite a secret so not to spoil his wife's newfound happiness. But sometimes the dead have their own agenda. When Stephanie begins researching her family genealogy she uncovers a terrible family tragedy, the true unholy reason for what they originally perceived as good fortune rears its hideous head. Horror Master Thomas M. Malafarina brings you his usual serving of horror, complete with plenty of suspense, supernatural intrigue, and down and out gut-wrenching terror to keep any reader, horror fan or not flipping pages and hungry for more.

From the twisted mind of horror master Thomas M. Malafarina comes the fifth short story collection in his Malaformed Realities series, appropriately entitled Malaformed Realities Volume 5.With thirty terrifying tales of horror such as Dead Pumpkins, Revolting Candy Company, The Bewilderment of Harry Easton, and many more, Thomas takes you into the deepest and darkest recesses of his bizarre imagination.Stories included in this volume: Don't State, Don't Point JumperThe ClanTwo GravesLet Me OutWelcome Home, CindyWhite RoomsChains of LoveInsanityDead PumpkinsHe Knows When You're AwakeThe Bewilderment of Harry EastonThe Golden AnkhLegsRelaxImage Is EverythingWormsBait and SwitchThe Horton Mountain GhostPeople Are StrangeJacob's TreeMore Than a FeelingRevolting Candy CompanyHarvest HomeSub SandwichesNightmare ShadowsFaces in a CrowdHaerid's DealWhat Is a Man?Parallelism

If you've been too scared to read horror master Thomas M. Malafarina's short stories in the past, now is your chance to check out six stories from his recent Malaformed Realities Volume 5 volume.Stories included in this sampler: Don't State, Don't Point InsanityWormsBait and SwitchSub SandwichesWhat Is a Man?

The year is 2054, 11 years after the dreaded Zombie Virus of 2043 struck. This plague, known as the Z43 virus, wiped out almost 60% of humanity. The world has slowly returned to some form of normalcy. The undead have been relegated to being more of a nuisance than a threat.During the early years of the outbreak, a time known as the Zombie Wars, a hero arose. He was known to the world as Death Bringer Jones. His larger-than-life exploits were documented in books, graphic novels, news stories, and folk tales, making his achievements the stuff of legend.Now, Death Bringer Jones has chosen to document his adventures during these early years in his own words in a series of memoirs. This book is the first of perhaps five or six, each of which will chronicle a particular year in Death Bringer's life as a zombie slayer. He hopes to complete the remaining books in the future, but as he knows from the hardships of the past decade, there are no guarantees in this brave new world. He could very well perish before he completes his memoirs. Time will tell.

From the twisted mind of horror master Thomas M. Malafarina comes the fourth short story collection in his Malaformed Realities series, appropriately entitled Malaformed Realities Volume 4.With twenty-eight terrifying tales of horror such as Punkin Head Parker, The Drain, The Beast Unseen, Prom Night, and many more, Thomas takes you into the deepest and darkest recesses of his bizarre imagination.Stories included in this volume: A Few ImperfectionsThe Wind Whispers MaryToil and Trouble93The Beast UnseenThe Ghost of Garmonda Mondura LakeTalk to MeAfter MidnightThis Rubs Me the Wrong WayBetter Off BuriedFull Moon, Dead Man WalkingShady RestThe CabinetBealPunkin Head ParkerTell-Tale TracksFuneral for A FriendStatus QuoAs Per Your RequestThe Redemption of RalphKill or Be KilledProm NightSpitting ImageThe DrainSurvivorThe Gateway WallflowerI'm No Victim

Wolf is the story about a girl. Alone in the world, Casidhe Keneally is frightened to unravel her family’s secret, a secret her own body has been reporting in disturbing ways. She must travel far from the only home she has ever known, to uncover the clues her dead parents left her.Tracked to a sleepy pub in Butte Montana, Casidhe locates the strange people who can reveal the truth, but the discovery could, quite literally, kill her.Amidst all the changes she struggles to assimilate, Casidhe meets Dana, a woman who simply cannot exist, sparking a fire inside herself, she cannot fight.Her travels take her deep into the realm of the Fae, the powerful and ancient Irish mythological beings, who she realizes still endure. But some Fae are angry she has returned and will not stop until she follows the way of her parents.In Wolf, Casidhe discovers her true identity, finds her people, but also finds cruelty and danger as she learns what real magic looks and feels like.Wolf is the first book in the State Changers series, following the extraordinary life of Casidhe, as she learns about love, magic and the veritable power of her own spirit.

What if the Virgin Mary was bitten by a vampire? Danyaela Morrigan is an ex-Catholic, ex-college student, and ex-human, furious at the God who allowed her to be turned into a demoness. In the mountain town of Medjugorje, where the Blessed Virgin is rumored to appear, Danyaela seeks to share her eternal curse with the Mother of God. In the bitter, destructive battle that follows, she becomes afflicted with the power to enter the spirit world and touch the soul of every human being at will. On Christmas Day, two Boston cops unwittingly find the body of a man who used to hunt vampires. Following the twisted trail, Detectives Blake and McArdle uncover the disappearance of a girl called Danyaela-and the woman known as Lady Claudia, who turned her. As they track the mortal servants of the damned, they draw ever closer to the heart of the Dark Lady's plan to return from Hell for a virgin birth and a resurrection of her own. But the thirsting dead and the hunters from the Vatican are both thrown out of their plans when Danyaela meets Blake and begins to remember ordinary human friendship. Her strange new powers have cracked the ancient detente between the Lord God and the Lord Satan, and the mortal world is becoming the field of all-out battle, as she finds herself questioning her loyalties for the first time in twelve years. When Easter comes, many things will arise from the shadows of death-for good, or for evil.

Sariel is the angel of death and is responsible for ushering the human soul to Heaven, Hell, or possibly someplace between. Who is Sariel and what does he do besides serve humanity in their final moments? Does he have other motives? Does he know how to love? Follow Sariel as he explores the dark yet rich world around him. Everyone has a story to tell, but none are quite like his.