30+ [Must Read] Popular Books On Splatterpunk

Suburbia. Shady, tree-lined streets, well-tended lawns and cozy homes. A nice, quiet place to grow up. Unless you are teenage Meg or her crippled sister, Susan. On a dead-end street, in the dark, damp basement of the Chandler house, Meg and Susan are left captive to the savage whims and rages of a distant aunt who is rapidly descending into madness. It is a madness that in Suburbia. Shady, tree-lined streets, well-tended lawns and cozy homes. A nice, quiet place to grow up. Unless you are teenage Meg or her crippled sister, Susan. On a dead-end street, in the dark, damp basement of the Chandler house, Meg and Susan are left captive to the savage whims and rages of a distant aunt who is rapidly descending into madness. It is a madness that infects all three of her sons and finally the entire neighborhood. Only one troubled boy stands hesitantly between Meg and Susan and their cruel, to ... [Read More]

Welcome to Hopkins Bend, the remote little Tennessee town where the backwoods inhabitants are cannibals and the local law operates a sex-trafficking ring. Unlucky travelers are frequently ensnared in the town’s sinister web. Some are held captive and tortured while others face even more gruesome fates. And beneath it all is the town’s darkest secret, the curse of the depra Welcome to Hopkins Bend, the remote little Tennessee town where the backwoods inhabitants are cannibals and the local law operates a sex-trafficking ring. Unlucky travelers are frequently ensnared in the town’s sinister web. Some are held captive and tortured while others face even more gruesome fates. And beneath it all is the town’s darkest secret, the curse of the depraved and mutated Kincher clan. ...more ... [Read More]

Who is he? What is he? An inbred homicidal pervert? A supernatural psychopath? Who or whatever he is, he's on a roll now, raging out of the Virginia backwoods and leaving in his wake a trail of blood, guts, and disgust far beyond the limits of your reckoning. Never before has a work of fiction dared to delve so deeply into the realms of perversion, sexual dementia, and bad Who is he? What is he? An inbred homicidal pervert? A supernatural psychopath? Who or whatever he is, he's on a roll now, raging out of the Virginia backwoods and leaving in his wake a trail of blood, guts, and disgust far beyond the limits of your reckoning. Never before has a work of fiction dared to delve so deeply into the realms of perversion, sexual dementia, and bad taste. ...more ... [Read More]

Could serial killers be the victims of a communicable disease? Fifteen years ago Joseph Miles was attacked by a serial child murder. He was the only victim to survive. Now he himself is slowly turning into a killer. Can he be cured before he kills the woman he loves? ... [Read More]

House of Passion Hildreth House. On a moonlight night in early spring, twenty-seven people entered the mansion's labyrinthine halls, to partake in an orgy of diabolical debauchery, the likes of which beggared description. And one by one, twenty-six of them were butchered in place. The twenty-seventh body was never recovered. House of Sin The screams have faded, and the blo House of Passion Hildreth House. On a moonlight night in early spring, twenty-seven people entered the mansion's labyrinthine halls, to partake in an orgy of diabolical debauchery, the likes of which beggared description. And one by one, twenty-six of them were butchered in place. The twenty-seventh body was never recovered. House of Sin The screams have faded, and the blood has dried but the spectral house remains...waiting. House of Hell Welcome to the mansion made in Hell Flesh Gothic Where the temple of evil is ... [Read More]

Hell is a city. Forget the old-fashioned sulphurous pit you may have read about. Over the millennia, Hell has evolved into a bustling metropolis with looming skyscrapers, crowded streets, systemized evil, and atrocity as the status quo. Cassie thought she knew all about Hell. But when her twin sister, Lissa, committed suicide, Cassie found that she was able to travel to the Hell is a city. Forget the old-fashioned sulphurous pit you may have read about. Over the millennia, Hell has evolved into a bustling metropolis with looming skyscrapers, crowded streets, systemized evil, and atrocity as the status quo. Cassie thought she knew all about Hell. But when her twin sister, Lissa, committed suicide, Cassie found that she was able to travel to the real thing—the city itself. Now, even though she's still alive, Cassie is heading straight to Hell to find Lissa. And the sights she se ... [Read More]

So much screaming. When Roger Huntington comes home from college for the summer and is met by his best friend, Tooth, he knows they're going to have a good time. A summer full of beer, comic books, movies, laughs, and maybe even girls. So much pain. The sun is high and the sky is clear as Roger and Tooth set out to shoot beer cans at Bobcat Mountain. Just two friends catch So much screaming. When Roger Huntington comes home from college for the summer and is met by his best friend, Tooth, he knows they're going to have a good time. A summer full of beer, comic books, movies, laughs, and maybe even girls. So much pain. The sun is high and the sky is clear as Roger and Tooth set out to shoot beer cans at Bobcat Mountain. Just two friends catching up on lost time, two friends thinking about their futures, two friends-- So much blood. --suddenly thrust in the middle of a nightmare. Forced ... [Read More]

It was supposed to have been a romantic weekend getaway. Lisa was looking forward to spending time alone with her husband, and telling him that they were going to have a baby. Instead, it became a nightmare when her husband was arrested and Lisa was kidnapped. But the kidnappers aren't asking for ransom. They want Lisa herself. They're going to make her a star . . . in a s It was supposed to have been a romantic weekend getaway. Lisa was looking forward to spending time alone with her husband, and telling him that they were going to have a baby. Instead, it became a nightmare when her husband was arrested and Lisa was kidnapped. But the kidnappers aren't asking for ransom. They want Lisa herself. They're going to make her a star . . . in a snuff film. ...more ... [Read More]

WARNING: THIS IS AN EXTREME HORROR NOVEL. There is gore. There is bad language. There are scenes of a sexual nature. But hidden underneath it all is also a chilling story. Please do not purchase this book if you are easily shocked, disgusted or offended. This book is not for you. A family will do anything to survive after a nuclear attack has left their world in ruins. Act WARNING: THIS IS AN EXTREME HORROR NOVEL. There is gore. There is bad language. There are scenes of a sexual nature. But hidden underneath it all is also a chilling story. Please do not purchase this book if you are easily shocked, disgusted or offended. This book is not for you. A family will do anything to survive after a nuclear attack has left their world in ruins. Actions which even surprise them... ...more ... [Read More]

La vita finisce con la morte, ma la vita può anche continuare dopo la morte. O grazie alla morte... Questo numero di "Horror" vi presenta due nuovi astri dell'orrore puro americano, due autori di quella generazione nera che neanche i più hard fra gli autori del passato possono eguagliare. John Skipp e Craig Spector hanno inventato, in Maledizione fatale, un romanzo dell'or La vita finisce con la morte, ma la vita può anche continuare dopo la morte. O grazie alla morte... Questo numero di "Horror" vi presenta due nuovi astri dell'orrore puro americano, due autori di quella generazione nera che neanche i più hard fra gli autori del passato possono eguagliare. John Skipp e Craig Spector hanno inventato, in Maledizione fatale, un romanzo dell'orrore perfetto su un tema originale e insolito: in un'America morta, in un mondo dove non esistono più barriere fra la sanità e la follia, qu ... [Read More]

Visitors flock to see the Beast House with its blood-soaked corridors and creaky doors. Armed with video camcorders, these poor souls enter the forbidden house, never to return. The deeper they go into the house, the darker their nightmares become. Don't even think about going into the cellar. ... [Read More]

Dale has the miraculous ability to heal and raise the recent dead. But he's also insane. When he uses his power to brutally kill the woman next door, night after night, no one will believe her impossible story, so it's up to her to find a way to end the living nightmare. ... [Read More]

Summary: In a dim lighted cell, a man has awakened to find himself surrounded by the most unimaginable and barbaric things that not even his worst nightmare could conjure up. His captor, Seth Coker, takes the man on a journey into his twisted world of vengeance. A world that runs parallel with the horrors that could only be found in the deepest and darkest parts of hell. A Summary: In a dim lighted cell, a man has awakened to find himself surrounded by the most unimaginable and barbaric things that not even his worst nightmare could conjure up. His captor, Seth Coker, takes the man on a journey into his twisted world of vengeance. A world that runs parallel with the horrors that could only be found in the deepest and darkest parts of hell. A world that bestows a wrath of chaos upon the wicked of our society that have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. Seth wasn’ ... [Read More]

'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King. In the woods are six dead trees. The Killing Trees. That's where they take them. Innocent travellers on the road in California. Seized and bound, stripped of their valuables and shackled to the Trees. To wait. In the woods. In the dark... ... [Read More]

When Off Season, a novel about horror and cannibalism in modern-day Maine, was first released in 1980, it took readers by storm and sold over 250,000 copies. However, the original edition was edited and content was removed from the story at the publisher's request. The whole effect of the book was deemed too intense, particularly the ending. The Overlook Connection Press h When Off Season, a novel about horror and cannibalism in modern-day Maine, was first released in 1980, it took readers by storm and sold over 250,000 copies. However, the original edition was edited and content was removed from the story at the publisher's request. The whole effect of the book was deemed too intense, particularly the ending. The Overlook Connection Press has released the novel in its original unexpurgated state for the first time anywhere. The author's original vision can now be read. ...more ... [Read More]

Rick Nicholson loves his new job at Bent Creek Country Club and Resorts. The exclusive five-star hotel, located on forty square miles of rolling forests and picturesque prairies, is a perfect getaway for the affluent, and a monument to prestige. Bent Creek offers it all -- at a price. But Rick soon learns that the price may be steeper than he ever imagined. Because after d Rick Nicholson loves his new job at Bent Creek Country Club and Resorts. The exclusive five-star hotel, located on forty square miles of rolling forests and picturesque prairies, is a perfect getaway for the affluent, and a monument to prestige. Bent Creek offers it all -- at a price. But Rick soon learns that the price may be steeper than he ever imagined. Because after dark, unthinkable things happen on the grounds at Bent Creek. Unspeakable atrocities that hint of something more powerful than wealth or th ... [Read More]

Pam Wilkins hates her life. She doesn’t have much going for her. Her boyfriend beats her, she looks like the back end of a bus and she’s skint. To top it all off, she cleans up other people's sh*t for a living. While she’s at work scrubbing a toilet, a Djinn appears in a puff of smoke and grants her six wishes. All she has to do make her dreams come true is commit the most Pam Wilkins hates her life. She doesn’t have much going for her. Her boyfriend beats her, she looks like the back end of a bus and she’s skint. To top it all off, she cleans up other people's sh*t for a living. While she’s at work scrubbing a toilet, a Djinn appears in a puff of smoke and grants her six wishes. All she has to do make her dreams come true is commit the most heinous, atrocious acts imaginable. Six wishes for six atrocities. It’s a no-brainer. Pam will do ANYTHING to get w ... [Read More]

WARNING: THIS IS AN EXTREME HORROR NOVELLA. Although not as bad as some of Matt Shaw's other titles, there is still gore. There is bad language. There are scenes of a sexual nature. But hidden underneath it all is also a chilling story. Please do not purchase this book if you are easily shocked, disgusted or offended. This book is not for you. A throwback to the video nast WARNING: THIS IS AN EXTREME HORROR NOVELLA. Although not as bad as some of Matt Shaw's other titles, there is still gore. There is bad language. There are scenes of a sexual nature. But hidden underneath it all is also a chilling story. Please do not purchase this book if you are easily shocked, disgusted or offended. This book is not for you. A throwback to the video nasties of the seventies, ASHES tells the story of a group of friends who go on a beach holiday with disastrous consequences. Please note: ... [Read More]

Comet Press is extremely proud to present its third annual anthology featuring this year's hardcore corps of authors with the best extreme horror fiction of 2017 that breaks boundaries and trashes taboos. It was a killer year for horror fiction of the harder kind. Authors, editors and publishers presented readers with some startling works of horrific imagination, stories gr Comet Press is extremely proud to present its third annual anthology featuring this year's hardcore corps of authors with the best extreme horror fiction of 2017 that breaks boundaries and trashes taboos. It was a killer year for horror fiction of the harder kind. Authors, editors and publishers presented readers with some startling works of horrific imagination, stories graphic in the extreme yet with subtleties suggesting larger meanings, tales that explore humanity by plumbing depths of soulless inhumanity ... [Read More]

YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR VOLUME 2. Comet Press is extremely proud to present its second annual anthology featuring this year's hardcore corps of authors with the best extreme horror fiction of 2016 that breaks boundaries and trashes taboos. Selected from indie publishers and magazines such as Weirdpunk Books, Necro Publications, Splatterpunk Zine, Corner Bar Magazine, Car YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR VOLUME 2. Comet Press is extremely proud to present its second annual anthology featuring this year's hardcore corps of authors with the best extreme horror fiction of 2016 that breaks boundaries and trashes taboos. Selected from indie publishers and magazines such as Weirdpunk Books, Necro Publications, Splatterpunk Zine, Corner Bar Magazine, Carrion Blue and Raw Dog Screaming Press, these stories represent the state of the art of extreme horror fiction. Whether extreme in them ... [Read More]

THE 6TH THREE-BOOK SET IN THIS EXCITING SERIES FROM THUNDERSTORM BOOKS. Meet the residents of the Pine Village Apartment Complex. A young trans woman looking for acceptance. A suicidal middle-aged horror writer. A single mother worried about her child. A Vietnam veteran who feels the world has forgotten him. A pair of hunted would-be criminals. An elderly widow who lives fo THE 6TH THREE-BOOK SET IN THIS EXCITING SERIES FROM THUNDERSTORM BOOKS. Meet the residents of the Pine Village Apartment Complex. A young trans woman looking for acceptance. A suicidal middle-aged horror writer. A single mother worried about her child. A Vietnam veteran who feels the world has forgotten him. A pair of hunted would-be criminals. An elderly widow who lives for her cats. Two newlyweds just starting their lives together. And the serial killer known as The Exit. Until tonight, they were strange ... [Read More]

"Bryan Smith is one of the most reliable and consistently entertaining writers working in the horror and suspense genres."--Ray Garton, author of Live Girls Four years ago, Jessica Sloan drove out to a backwoods town to execute the rapist stashed in the trunk of her car. She barely made it out of Hopkins Bend alive and emerged changed forever by the ordeal. Now she’s fresh "Bryan Smith is one of the most reliable and consistently entertaining writers working in the horror and suspense genres."--Ray Garton, author of Live Girls Four years ago, Jessica Sloan drove out to a backwoods town to execute the rapist stashed in the trunk of her car. She barely made it out of Hopkins Bend alive and emerged changed forever by the ordeal. Now she’s freshly discharged from the military and on the run after being framed for a murder she didn't commit. Running out of options—and with an ... [Read More]

Corey Somerset, Tim Hayworth and Lee Hunter have had one hell of a good night. And it isn't over yet. Celebrating their friend's birthday with drunken debauchery and intoxicated antics they've just stumbled through a mini-wave of mindless vandalism and though they've wandered far out of the realms of civilization they are keen to keep the party vibe going. When they encoun Corey Somerset, Tim Hayworth and Lee Hunter have had one hell of a good night. And it isn't over yet. Celebrating their friend's birthday with drunken debauchery and intoxicated antics they've just stumbled through a mini-wave of mindless vandalism and though they've wandered far out of the realms of civilization they are keen to keep the party vibe going. When they encounter a band of mysterious fugitive women who call a bizarre encampment deep in the woods their residence it appears a strong likelihood ... [Read More]

"Absolutely gut-wrenching. Kyle M. Scott will turn your stomach as you keep turning pages!”-- Tim Miller, author of Hacked and Hell, Texas When 'Waldo's Burger Emporium' rolls into the small town of Plainfield, Ohio, to open the doors of its first fast food restaurant, the whole town is excited. It's a big deal for such a quiet community, and soon the families are flocking "Absolutely gut-wrenching. Kyle M. Scott will turn your stomach as you keep turning pages!”-- Tim Miller, author of Hacked and Hell, Texas When 'Waldo's Burger Emporium' rolls into the small town of Plainfield, Ohio, to open the doors of its first fast food restaurant, the whole town is excited. It's a big deal for such a quiet community, and soon the families are flocking to taste its wares. High school renegade, Slim, can read the writing on the wall. And in the bright, smiling world of Waldo's, sh ... [Read More]

Welcome to Blackhaven, October 31st, 1984.. A small, sleepy town cut off from the hardships and the horrors of the modern world - Blackhaven has enjoyed a fruitful, peaceful history in it's 300 years. That's all about to change... Something is coming. Something unspeakable. Something evil. 300 years ago to the day, the founders of Blackhaven made a deal with an outside for Welcome to Blackhaven, October 31st, 1984.. A small, sleepy town cut off from the hardships and the horrors of the modern world - Blackhaven has enjoyed a fruitful, peaceful history in it's 300 years. That's all about to change... Something is coming. Something unspeakable. Something evil. 300 years ago to the day, the founders of Blackhaven made a deal with an outside force in order to secure their comfort and safety. A deal that now, centuries later, requires payment. A deal that wi ... [Read More]

If life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value, and money is limitless, then what do you do about it? Why, you throw a party of course. You throw a party to end all parties. A party that will last for days. A party where debauchery knows no bounds. A party where the guests are expendable… God help those unwitting souls who wind up on the guest list. In anot If life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value, and money is limitless, then what do you do about it? Why, you throw a party of course. You throw a party to end all parties. A party that will last for days. A party where debauchery knows no bounds. A party where the guests are expendable… God help those unwitting souls who wind up on the guest list. In another time, long ago, the multi-millionaire party hosts might have been called Libertines. Or Philanderers, Sens ... [Read More]

Bailey is a troubled girl. Ever since childhood she has enjoyed manipulating people in order to get her own way. If that doesn’t work, she has no trouble taking it by force. Once in college, she realizes she may be a sociopath. Instead of scaring her, she found the new revelation empowering. While perfecting her killer instinct, Bailey develops a taste for human flesh. Can Bailey is a troubled girl. Ever since childhood she has enjoyed manipulating people in order to get her own way. If that doesn’t work, she has no trouble taking it by force. Once in college, she realizes she may be a sociopath. Instead of scaring her, she found the new revelation empowering. While perfecting her killer instinct, Bailey develops a taste for human flesh. Can she feed her every growing appetite while staying below the authorities’ radar? Or will her thirst for blood be her undoing? ... ... [Read More]

Jason Jacks is a sadistic serial killer, with a penchant for killing couples. Jaz and Edward Sullivan are newlyweds on holiday in Cornwall, staying in Ed’s old family home. Jason Jacks is just about the worst kind of house guest anyone could wish for. Because if he comes a-knockin’, then you’re as good as dead… This is extreme horror, as is everything by Sam West. It is for Jason Jacks is a sadistic serial killer, with a penchant for killing couples. Jaz and Edward Sullivan are newlyweds on holiday in Cornwall, staying in Ed’s old family home. Jason Jacks is just about the worst kind of house guest anyone could wish for. Because if he comes a-knockin’, then you’re as good as dead… This is extreme horror, as is everything by Sam West. It is for the most hardened horror fans only. (And even then, please proceed with caution.) ***Includes the first ... [Read More]

April Kennedy (Dead to Writes) is back. Over a year after her nightmare in Dead to Writes, her friend Stacy convinces her a road trip with friends is what she needs. With one wrong turn, the group winds up in Happytown, a place that is anything but. They are forced into a mysterious funhouse run by Uncle Monkey and his band of psycho clowns. April hadn’t used her special a April Kennedy (Dead to Writes) is back. Over a year after her nightmare in Dead to Writes, her friend Stacy convinces her a road trip with friends is what she needs. With one wrong turn, the group winds up in Happytown, a place that is anything but. They are forced into a mysterious funhouse run by Uncle Monkey and his band of psycho clowns. April hadn’t used her special ability since escaping her captors, but when she encounters the clowns of Happytown, she may have no choice. She soon learns that what ... [Read More]

The sequel to Sick B*stards WARNING: THIS IS AN EXTREME HORROR NOVEL. There is gore. There is bad language. There are scenes of a sexual nature. But hidden underneath it all is also a chilling story. Please do not purchase this book if you are easily shocked, disgusted or offended. This book is not for you. Home truths pave the way for a journey of self-discovery and revenge The sequel to Sick B*stards WARNING: THIS IS AN EXTREME HORROR NOVEL. There is gore. There is bad language. There are scenes of a sexual nature. But hidden underneath it all is also a chilling story. Please do not purchase this book if you are easily shocked, disgusted or offended. This book is not for you. Home truths pave the way for a journey of self-discovery and revenge in the direct sequel to Matt Shaw's Sick Bastards. ...more ... [Read More]