Lamar Public Library

In the 3rd book of the series, Akasha, the first vampire, faces her ancient, vengeful enemy, and the fate of all the living dead and all the living as well is decided.

"In the sleepy town of Milburn, New York, four old men gather to tell each other stories--some true, some made-up, all of them frightening. A simple pastime to divert themselves from their quiet lives. But one story is coming back to haunt them and their small town. A tale of something they did long ago. A wicked mistake. A horrifying accident. And they are about to learn that no one can bury the past forever..." --

Billy learns a very dangerous lesson when he ignores his uncle Dr. Deep's warning to stay away from the coral reefs while diving and encounters a horrifying half-human, half-fish creature lurking deep below the surface.

Cocaine overdoses and mob killings are at the center of this fast paced novel wherein a female N.Y.C. medical examiner has difficulty convincing the police of the obvious connections.

"Nineteen of [King's] most unsettling short pieces: bizarre tales of dark doings and unthinkable acts from the twilight regions where horror and madness take on eerie, unearthly forms, where noises in the walls and shadows by the bed are always signs of something dreadful on the prowl"--Dust flap.

After a long, deep sleep, the vampire Thorne looks to centuries-old Marius for guidance as he comes back into the world. Thorne is curious about Marius's life and his relationship to others in the community of Blood Drinkers, and Marius consents to tell all.

It's an offer anthropologist Katharine Sundquist cannot refuse - a chance to study the unusual skeletal remains unearthed on the volcanic flanks of Haleakala, Maui. But for her 16-year-old son, Michael, the move is the last thing he needs while he struggles with the pain of his father's death. And here, masked by the deceptive beauty of the rainforest, a terrible danger waits...

'Salem's Lot is a small New England town with white clapboard houses, tree-lined streets, and solid church steeples. That summer in 'salem's Lot was a summer of homecoming and return; spring burned out and the land lying dry, crackling underfoot. Late that summer, Ben Mears returned to 'salem's Lot hoping to cast out his own devils and found instead a new, unspeakable horror. A stranger had also come to the Lot, a stranger with a secret as old as...

Would-be horror novelist Zackie Beauchamp finds a beat-up old typewriter in a burned-out antique store and takes it home to begin writing his opus about a giant, pink blob monster, only to discover that every word he writes is coming true.

Collection of 23 short stories--from classic horror to vampire thrillers, imitations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Raymond Chandler, a teleplay, and a non-fiction bonus, a heartfelt little piece on Little League baseball