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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.

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.

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

"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.

When Evan swallows Monster Blood and turns into a hulking giant, he must find an antidote or spend the rest of his life trying not to step on his friends.

Suspected of killing Vera Donovan, her wealthy employer, Dolores Claiborne tells police the story of her life, harkening back to her violent husband, disintegrating marriage and the suspicious death of Joe Claiborne thirty years earlier. Dolores also tells of Vera's physical and mental decline and of her loyalty to an employer who has become emotionally demanding in recent years.

A collection of two novels and twelve short stories and novelettes by horror fiction writer Dean Koontz.

A bestselling author is held captive in a wheelchair, made drug-dependent, and locked in his room by an angry nurse who demands he bring her favorite character back to life.

"Ralph Roberts never expected to live out his remaining golden years mourning the death of his beloved wife. He also never expected to begin suffering from chronic insomnia for the first time in his life. Each night he wakes up a little bit earlier, until he's barely sleeping at all. During his overnight walks, he's now observing some strange things going on here in Derry, Maine--and they're more than sleep-deprived hallucinations. There's definitely...