Best Selling Books by Brian Keene

From award-winning author Brian Keene comes a darkly suspenseful tale of crime and the common man—with a surprising jolt of the supernatural . . . Tommy O’Brien once hoped to leave his run-down industrial hometown. But marriage and fatherhood have kept him running in place, working a job that doesn’t even pay the bills. And now he seems fated to stay for the rest of his life. Tommy’s just learned he’s going to die young– and soon. But he refuses to leave his family with less than nothing–especially now that he has nothing to lose. Over a couple of beers with his best friends, John and Sherm, Tommy launches a bold scheme to provide for his family’s future. And though his plan will spin shockingly out of control, it will throw him together with a child whose touch can heal—and whose ultimate lesson is that there are far worse things than dying. “A powerful, unique novel with a fascinating plot and characters, and echoes of Stephen King’s working-class voice.”—Ed Gorman

Apex is proud to present the first book in Grand Master Award winner Brian Keene''s long-awaited new series, a loving ode to lost world classics like Burroughs''s PELLUCIDAR, Howard''s ALMURIC, and Lansdale''s THE DRIVE-IN, but with a thoroughly modern twist that only Brian Keene could conceive. When modern-day occultist Aaron Pace discovers the secrets of inter-dimensional travel via a mystical pathway called The Labyrinth, he wastes no time in exploring a multitude of strange new worlds and alternate realities. But then, Aaron finds himself trapped in the most bizarre dimension of all — a place where dinosaurs coexist with giant robots, where cowboys fight reptilian lizard people, and where even the grass can kill you. This is a world populated by the missing and the disappeared, a world where myth is reality and where the extinct is reborn. Now, side-by-side with his new companions Kasheena and Bloop, Aaron must learn to navigate its dangers and survive long enough to escape... THE LOST LEVEL.

An hour ago, they were nineteen strangers on an airport shuttle, braving travel delays and a freak blizzard. Then they fell through a hole in the world. Now, they are nineteen strangers trapped in a dangerous dimension filled with prehistoric monsters, futuristic technology, and otherworldly mysteries. They''ll have to learn to Work together if they want to survive and return home ... but will any of them be left alive by then? Apex Book Company is proud to present HOLE IN THE WORLD - a weird fantasy prequel to Brian Keene''s popular THE LOST LEVEL SERIES.

Rogan—the aging, jaded barbarian who gave up his throne—painfully realizes that his most storied childhood heroes are fading into antiquity, becoming mere ballads in the eyes of the younger warriors. And he might be next. He stops at the hometown of his idol, but little remains to show of the man’s exploits … until he meets the hero’s daughter, Roan, riding her father’s infamous seven-hundred-year-old horse. Roan has a vendetta against General Tolin La Gaul, who harbors a dark secret. She tries to convince Rogan to join her in riding upon the Citadel of Nosmada in the land of Nod to confront Tolin, but Rogan has no interest in such a dicey plan. That is, until his nephew, Javan, goes missing, presumed captured. Now the Citadel has become a snare, and he has no choice but to spring the trap’s jaws. Rogan’s path leads him into darker and more twisted schemes than even he could have imagined … gods, devils, and an undead dragon, forcing him to confront not only his own mortality and place in history—but even his god, Wodan. Steven L. Shrewsbury and Brian Keene''s award-winning Bastards trilogy comes to its exciting conclusion with CURSE OF THE BASTARDS!

A blockbuster anthology of original, blood-curdling vampire fiction from New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors, including Charlaine Harris, whose novels were adapted into HBO’s hit show True Blood, and Scott Smith, publishing his first work since The Ruins. Before being transformed into romantic heroes and soft, emotional antiheroes, vampires were figures of overwhelming terror. Now, from some of the biggest names in horror and dark fiction, comes this stellar collection of short stories that make vampires frightening once again. Edited by New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden and featuring all-new stories from such contributors as Charlaine Harris, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Scott Smith, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Michael Kortya, Kelley Armstrong, Brian Keene, David Wellington, Seanan McGuire, and Tim Lebbon, Seize the Night is old-school vampire fiction at its finest.

For a group of middle-aged friends, the trip into the forest was supposed to be simple. All they had to do was find a place to set up their criminal enterprise, and all of their financial problems would be solved. But now, night is falling, and with the darkness comes something else. Something fast. Something ferocious. Something... with teeth. From best-selling, award-winning horror writer Brian Keene comes a vicious new novella WITH TEETH.

A free diver is called in to investigate a seismological event in the Indian Ocean when events take a deadly turn and she and her crew must fight the monsters in the depths and those ashore.

From the Bram Stoker Award-winning author comes this thriller about a man who embarks on a cross-country trip to save his son after a plague turns nearly all of America''s population into zombies. Original.

**2021 SPLATTERPUNK AWARD NOMINATED** “This is a must-read for hardcore horror fans!" –Edward Lee, author of The Bighead Built to withstand any situation and endure whatever elements Mother Nature throws their way, Bludgeon Tools are built to last. Constructed for light weight swing ability, no job is too complicated and with a guaranteed splatter radius per pound, Bludgeon Tools is sure to put a wide grin on even the most sinister of faces. 13 authors put the tools to the test by placing them in various splatterpunk situations. The results are a toolbox full of grimy and gory tool stories guaranteed to leave a stain. ALL NEW STORIES BY: - Brian Keene - Matt Shaw - Wrath James White - Kristopher Triana - Gregory Norris - Christine Morgan - Dustin LaValley - Stephen Kozeniewski - Wile E. Young - Jonathan Butcher - Sam Richard - Vic Kerry - Anton Cancre

Hier überlebt keiner! Als ihr Auto in einem verrufenem Viertel der Stadt den Geist aufgibt, hoffen Kerri und ihre Freunde, dass sie bis zum Tagesanbruch Schutz in einem alten Haus finden werden. Sie glauben, dass das finstere Gebäude verlassen ist. Aber sie irren sich. Die, die im Keller und den Tunneln unter der Stadt hausen, sind viel gefährlicher als die Straßen draußen. Gefangen in einer Welt der Finsternis, müssen die Freunde gegen unvorstellbare Geschöpfe kämpfen. Und wenn sie die Sonne jemals wiedersehen wollen, müssen sie diesen Kampf auch gewinnen! Urban Gothic ist Brian Keenes blutbespritzte Huldigung an Horror-Ikone Edward Lee. Dark Scribe Magazine: ''Brutal, mutig und eigentlich schon genial. Urban Gothic ist ein Meisterwerk des Schock-Horrors.'' The Horror Review: ''Keene Name sollte in einem Atemzug mit King, Koontz und Barker genannt werden. Ohne Zweifel ist er einer der besten Horrorautoren die es gibt.'' Deutsche Erstausgabe. Broschur 19 x 12 cm, Umschlag in Lederoptik

Regurgitations, thrill-shriekers! Because we demanded it, our motley mess of bizarrtists bring you another calamitous collection of spooky stories with enough chills and thrills to satisfy the creep connoisseur in all of us!

The sequel to one of those most popular zombies of all time in a new, uncut, author''s preferred edition In this sequel to THE RISING, cities are overrun with legions of the undead, intent on destroying what''s left of the living. Trapped inside a fortified skyscraper, a handful of survivors prepare to make their last stand against an unstoppable, merciless enemy. With every hour their chances diminish and their numbers dwindle, while the ranks of the dead continue to rise. Because sooner or later, everything dies. And then it comes back, ready to kill. Deadite Press is proud to present this uncut, Author''s Preferred Edition of Brian Keene''s seminal CITY OF THE DEAD

A hilarious, shocking, terrifying thrill-ride across the American landscape, The Damned Highway combines two great flavors of weird: the gonzo journalism of Hunter S. Thompson and the uncanny terrors of H.P. Lovecraft. Horror legend Brian Keene and cult storytelling master Nick Mamatas dredge up a tale of drug-fueled eldritch madness from the blackest depths of the American Nightmare. On a freaked-out bus journey to Arkham, Massachusetts, and the 1972 Presidential primary, evidence mounts that sinister forces are on the rise, led by the Cult of Cthulhu and its most prominent member - Richard M. Nixon

"June 1984. Timmy Graco is looking forward to summer vacation, taking it easy and hanging out with his buddies. Instead his summer will be filled with terror and a life-and-death battle against a nightmarish creature that few will believe even exists. Timmy learns that the person who s been unearthing fresh graves in the cemetery isn t a person at all. It s a thing. And it s after Timmy and his friends. If Timmy hopes to live to see September, he ll have to escape the...GHOUL."--Publisher description.

Part sword and sorcery, part extreme horror, King of the Bastards is wild adventure across seas, beaches, and mountains full of horrifying monstrosities, dark magic, and demonic entities. Rogan has been many things in his life as an adventurer — a barbarian, a thief, a buccaneer, a rogue, a lover, a reaver, and most recently, a king. Now, this prehistoric bane of wizards and tyrants finds himself without a kingdom, lost in a terrifying new world, and fighting for his life against pirates, zombies, and the demonic entity known as Meeble. And even if he defeats his foes, Rogan must still find a way to return home, regain his throne, save his loved ones, and remind everyone why he''s the KING OF THE BASTARDS.

This is the fourteenth book in series one of the Borderlands Press Little Books. Contents of this collection: Silver Bullets (an Introduction) Burying Betsy The Ties That Bind Dust Two-Headed Alien Love Child Golden Boy Bunnies In August Take Me To The River That Which Lingers I Am An Exit This Is Not An Exit Without You The Siqqusim Who Stole Christmas

As Ian Scott''s group continue their trek eastward, Ian desperately struggles to conceal his slowly worsening infection from the others. When a vicious blizzard halts their progress, the team takes shelter in an abandoned hotel. As the snow piles up outside and boredom sets in, stories are shared and secrets are revealed...and Ian''s vaccine starts wearing off.

Deep in the serene forest of Silverwood, California, a monster from another dimension is desperate for the human blood it needs to return home. What begins as a relaxing week in the woods for two groups of campers—employees on a corporate retreat and a Cub Scout troop—turns into a hellish ordeal when a mysterious dark force lurking among the trees preys on their most violent impulses. A rustic getaway featuring evil whispering trees, a teddy bear-clutching child laughing at your pain, and a malevolent otherworldly presence terrorizing the campground? Welcome to the most terrifying wilderness trip of your lives, campers. Based on Silverwood by Tony E. Valenzuela, Silverwood is a Realm Production written by Brian Keene, Richard Chizmar, Stephen Kozeniewski, and the Sisters of Slaughter — Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason. Listen away.

In The Dark is a monstrous collection of all-new original terror tales from the darkest and most brilliant minds in comics and prose. Featuring an introduction by American Vampire, The Wake, and Severed writer Scott Snyder, and a frightful feature on the history of horror comics, through their rotten rise and dreadful decline by comic book historian Mike Howlett!

From the founder of the Number One Stephen King news website, Lilja''s Library, comes a wonderfully rich anthology of inspirational horror stories, including a rare story from Stephen King himself, classics by Clive Barker and Edgar Allan Poe, and an original novella by John Ajvide Lindqvist (author of Let the Right One In), written for Shining in the Dark. Celebrating twenty years of the expansive Stephen King fan site Lilja''s Library, this is a fabulous collection of deliciously creepy stories, perfect for all horror fans. With a terrifying story that has never been previously included in any of Stephen King''s collections, Shining in the Dark is an unforgettable anthology, featuring short stories by some of the genre''s best-known and most talented authors. Table of Contents: ''The Blue Air Compressor'' by Stephen King ''The Net'' by Jack Ketchum and P. D. Cacek ''The Novel of the Holocaust'' by Stewart O''Nan ''Aeliana'' by Bev Vincent ''Pidgin and Theresa'' by Clive Barker ''An End To All Things'' by Brian Keene ''Cemetery Dance'' by Richard Chizmar ''Drawn to the Flame'' by Kevin Quigley ''The Companion'' by Ramsey Campbell ''The Tell-Tale Heart'' by Edgar Allan Poe ''A Mother''s Love'' by Brian James Freeman ''The Keeper''s Companion'' by John Ajvide Lindqvist

NOW WITH MORE STORY PER ISSUE! When a freak snowstorm forces the team to seek shelter inside an abandoned hotel, they learn each other’s deepest, darkest secrets. And as the vaccine keeping him alive begins to show signs of weakening, Ian confides in Ananti, reminiscing about his last contact with Jen and wondering what has become of her. Meanwhile, Doctor Federman’s suspicions about Ian’s illness grow.

Doctor Ian Scott and his team of soldiers and scientists make their way across the wastelands of a post-zombie apocalyptic America. Infected with the virus that caused the zombie outbreak, Ian struggles to stay alive long enough to see his wife again. As if that wasn''t enough, the team find themselves caught between a raging, state-wide wildfire and the radioactive destruction of a nuclear reactor meltdown.

The explosive final chapter begins! In the aftermath of Before the After''s shocking cliffhanger, the team are imprisoned by a brutal despot, the last surviving member of pre-apocalypse Chicago''s notorious political machine. Warner faces torture, Planters is on the run, and time is running out for everyone—especially Ian, who is succumbing to the zombie virus raging through his veins. 26 pages of undeath-defying thrills!

The final chapter continues! Now that Ian''s dark secret has finally been revealed, Warner and the rest of the team must decide what to do about it. But as they wrestle with his fate, a group of survivors in Kentucky have other plans—ones that might doom them all. It''s not just the dead who have a taste for the living!

Sergeant Warner demands the best from the people under his command, but what does he demand of himself? As the blizzard ends, the demons that drive Warner are finally revealed. But what of Ian’s secrets? Is Doctor Federman about to discover the truth about them?

The final chapter continues! In the ruins of Chicago, the hunted becomes the hunter as Planters struggles to stay alive and free his teammates from their captors. Meanwhile, Ian''s battle with the zombie virus takes an unexpected turn—one that will put the rest of the team and their entire mission at risk.

Lost somewhere between Missouri and Iowa, the team carrying the zombie cure soon encounter Neverland, an enclave of children who have survived the zombie apocalypse, apparently without any adult supervision whatsoever. What dark secret do they hold? And will Ian Scott''s own dark secret—a zombie infection barely held at bay—be revealed to all? More apocalyptic awesomeness from Brian Keene (Doom Patrol, Dead of Night: Devil Slayer) and Fred Perry (Gold Digger, Sky Sharks, The Littlest Zombie, Diary of a Zombie Kid)

The final chapter continues! In the ruins of Chicago, the hunted becomes the hunter as Planters struggles to stay alive and free his teammates from their captors. Meanwhile, Ian''s battle with the zombie virus takes an unexpected turn—one that will put the rest of the team and their entire mission at risk.

NOW WITH MORE STORY PER ISSUE! When a vicious blizzard halts their progress, the team takes shelter in an abandoned hotel. As the snow piles up outside and boredom sets in, stories are shared and secrets are revealed.

As the snow outside deepens and the team members continue to reveal their secrets to one another, Ananti tells Ian what happened to her loved ones and how she survived the zombie apocalypse. Meanwhile, the changes within Ian are accelerating at an alarming rate, as the vaccine weakens and the zombie virus in his bloodstream grows stronger.

It’s no secret that Doctor Federman has been suspicious of Ian. But what dark secrets is Federman himself hiding? And will what he does next threaten the lives of the team and jeopardize the mission? Don’t miss the shocking conclusion!

Strange and terrifying doppelgangers of Rita, Larry, and Cliff appear to attack our heroes! Can the Doom Patrol defeat themselves? Horror author Brian Keene co-writes this issue!

When mysterious music is heard in the forest at night and women begin disppearing without a trace, novelist Adam Senft discovers that the town of LeHorn''s Hollow has become the victim of an ancient nightmare worse than any ghost.

Your favorite superheroes are usually busy keeping the universe safe, but when Halloween winds blow through the DCU, these heroes are transformed into nightmares! Batman is driven mad by haunting visions of The Joker! Wonder Woman brawls with an undead sea monster! Superman fights a demonic entity! Swamp Thing battles in the mystical realm of the Green! Harley Quinn urges a man to commit a brutal murder! All of these supernatural adventures-and more-are collected in A VERY DC HALLOWEEN. Collects 18 eerie tales from DC HOUSE OF HORROR #1 and CURSED COMICS CAVALCADE #1.

From best-selling writers J. F. Gonzalez and Brian Keene comes the wildest, pulpiest, most over-the-top B-movie installment in the Clickers series yet! In the aftermath of a devastating tsunami and a series of undersea earthquakes, hordes of Clickers swarm onto the California coastline, slaughtering everything in their path. When the creatures begin attacking other parts of the world, humanity fights back, unaware that a second foe is about to emerge—Ob, Lord of a supernatural race of beings known as the Siqqusim, who have the ability to possess and reanimate the dead. Now, Earth faces an invasion from not one, but two enemies—the mindless, hungry Clickers, and the evil, and equally ravenous zombies. Both groups have only one goal in mind—the total extermination of the human race. But what happens when these two forces meet... CLICKERS VS. ZOMBIES - No matter who wins, mankind loses.

Shocker Award recipient and two-time Bram Stoker Award winner, Brian Keene is known worldwide for his novels and short stories of the shambling undead! Keene teams up with A.P. powerhouse Joseph Wight (Twilight X, How to Draw (and Fight) Zombies) to tell a terror-tinged tale for the ages! Follow the frantic journey of a man seeking his one ray of hope in a post-apocalyptic nightmare United States. The zombies have come and (mostly) gone, but the disease is still out there, threatening the survivors. The country swarms with roving packs of wild animals—and worse, desperate humans—ready to do whatever it takes to survive. Through it all, Dr. Ian Scott must travel from Colorado to Washington D.C. to reunite with the woman he loves...before it''s too late for either of them!