FREE/BARGAIN - Horror/Supernatural

[ReadingManiac]

This one's on .99 again

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-T.../dp/B019CZURVU

[ZodWallop]

Scott Nicholson's The Home is $0.99 at Amazon.

I've read and enjoyed a number of Scott's early books: The Red Church, The Harvest, The Farm, The Manor. The Home is one I have in paperback, but never got around to reading.

Here's the synopsis/review from Publishers Weekly:

When Freeman Mills, a 12-year-old boy with the power to read minds and an endearing affinity for Clint Eastwood movies, arrives at the former mental institution known as Wendover Home in the Southern Appalachian mountains, he vows to tolerate the facility's psychological treatments and religious rhetoric, but refuses to make friends or reveal his ESP. He soon finds out, however, that no one keeps secrets within the aging walls of Wendover—despite the best efforts of its administrators, doctors and counselors, many of whom are involved in conducting risky shock-therapy experiments on the children. When the research goes awry, Wendover and its inhabitants get caught between the real world and the "deadscape"—a parallel universe in which long-buried ghosts from the mental institution haunt the living.

Nicholson (The Red Church) offers plenty of faith-challenging questions as the tale moves briskly to its unexpected conclusion, yet not without losing some credibility. Freeman and other young characters are given dialogue and thoughts well beyond their years, while the deadscape is at times more confusing than scary.

[Kieran Seymour]

Rage Against the Night

Currently free at amazon.co.uk and possibly elsewhere. This one's definitely a repeat.

Under the onslaught of supernatural evil, the acts of good people can seem insignificant, but a courageous few stand apart. These brave men and women stand up to the darkness, stare it right in the eye, and give it the finger. These are the stories of those who rage against the night, stories of triumph, sacrifice, and bravery in the face of overwhelming evil.

Rage Against the Night features the megastars of dark fantasy and horror—including Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Peter Straub, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, F. Paul Wilson, Jonathan Maberry, Scott Nicholson, Nancy Holder, Sarah Langan, and many, many more.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Kieran Seymour

Rage Against the Night

Currently free at amazon.co.uk and possibly elsewhere. This one's definitely a repeat.

The description sounds terrible, but the list of authors is promising. So is the price.

Here's the Amazon US link.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Kieran Seymour

Rage Against the Night

Currently free at amazon.co.uk and possibly elsewhere. This one's definitely a repeat.

Got it!

Thank you!

[ReadingManiac]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

The description sounds terrible, but the list of authors is promising. So is the price.

Here's the Amazon US link.

Yeah, the author list got me on this one too.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Kieran Seymour

Rage Against the Night

Currently free at amazon.co.uk and possibly elsewhere. This one's definitely a repeat.

#1 rule for any multi-author e-book anthology: In the table of contents, list both the story name and author name.

Looks like Sigil and I will be spending a little quality time with Rage Against the Night...

[Kieran Seymour]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

#1 rule for any multi-author e-book anthology: In the table of contents, list both the story name and author name.

Looks like Sigil and I will be spending a little quality time with Rage Against the Night...

I'm still trying to come to terms with what genius thought it was okay to release a DVD box set which doesn't list the episode titles on the packaging, the disc art or in the menus.

Some things are so basic it really shouldn't need the consumer to point them out.

[ZodWallop]

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson is $0.99 at Amazon: The inspiration for Night of the Living Dead, The Last Man on Earth and a the victim of a terrible Will Smith movie adaptation.

Robert Neville has witnessed the end of the world. The entire population has been obliterated by a vampire virus. Somehow, Neville survived. He must now struggle to make sense of everything that has happened and learn to protect himself against the vampires who hunt him constantly. He must, because perhaps there is nothing else human left.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

#1 rule for any multi-author e-book anthology: In the table of contents, list both the story name and author name.

Looks like Sigil and I will be spending a little quality time with Rage Against the Night...

Hmmm.....mine has a linked CONTENTS page that lists both title and author.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Hmmm.....mine has a linked CONTENTS page that lists both title and author.

I'm guessing mine does as well. But when I open the converted ePub in Sigil, the table of contents only had story title. Which means when I read it on my Kobo/Nook, that's all I'll have. I fixed mine. It was a nice little project.

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

#1 rule for any multi-author e-book anthology: In the table of contents, list both the story name and author name.

Looks like Sigil and I will be spending a little quality time with Rage Against the Night...

My copy has a TOC too. How did you download it and how did you convert to epub? I downloaded to Kindle for PC and used the Kindle unpack plugin in Calibre to create the epub.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

My copy has a TOC too. How did you download it and how did you convert to epub? I downloaded to Kindle for PC and used the Kindle unpack plugin in Calibre to create the epub.

Downloaded from Amazon and yes, converted to ePub.

I suspect there is a misunderstanding of what I am talking about. My book had a table of contents. But it was only story title. I wanted to see story title and author name in the table of contents.

Here, I took screenshots to point out what I mean. The first is the book, as purchased, opened in the Kindle app. Notice the contents lists only the story names.

The second is the converted ePub (after my Sigil editing) opened in Google books. Notice that the contents lists the story title and author name. All anthologies should list both (in my opinion).

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Downloaded from Amazon and yes, converted to ePub.

I suspect there is a misunderstanding of what I am talking about. My book had a table of contents. But it was only story title. I wanted to see story title and author name in the table of contents.

Here, I took screenshots to point out what I mean. The first is the book, as purchased, opened in the Kindle app. Notice the contents lists only the story names.

The second is the converted ePub (after my Sigil editing) opened in Google books. Notice that the contents lists the story title and author name. All anthologies should list both (in my opinion).

I missed your response to Dr. Drib, which did say what you were looking for. Oops.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I missed your response to Dr. Drib, which did say what you were looking for. Oops.

It's cool. I got a chance to show off my handiwork.