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Devil in the Dollhouse

Richard Kadrey

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Armageddon Bound

Tim Marquitz · 220 pages

Half-devil and miles from anything resembling heroic, perpetual underdog Frank “Triggaltheron” Trigg is the last man standing against Armageddon. As the favorite nephew of the Devil, Frank has led a troubled life, but he’d always had his uncle’s influence to fall back on. Now, with God and Lucifer coming to terms and leaving existence to fend for itself, his once exalted status of Anti-Christ-to-b

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The Naming of the Beasts

Mike Carey · 463 pages

"They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but if you ask Castor he'll tell you there's quite a bit of arrogance and reckless stupidity lining the streets as well. He should know. There are only so many times you can play both sides against the middle and get away with it. Now, the inevitable moment of crisis has arrived and it?s left Castor with blood on his hands. Well, not his ha

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The Castle Doctrine

Craig Schaefer · 310 pages

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Hunter's Prayer

Lilith Saintcrow · 352 pages

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Ghost Story

Jim Butcher · 481 pages

" When we last left the mighty wizard detective Harry Dresden, he wasn’t doing well. In fact, he had been murdered by an unknown assassin. But being dead doesn’t stop him when his friends are in danger. Except now he has no body, and no magic to help him. And there are also several dark spirits roaming the Chicago shadows who owe Harry some payback of their own. To save his friend

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Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction

Mike Mignola, John Byrne · 128 pages

When strangeness threatens to engulf the world, a strange man will come to save it. Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones, Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar. " ... Hellboy is a brilliant example of how to elevate the comic of the future to a higher literar

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The Blue Blazes

Chuck Wendig · 400 pages

Meet Mookie Pearl. Criminal underworld? He runs in it. Supernatural underworld? He hunts in it. Nothing stops Mookie when he’s on the job. But when his daughter takes up arms and opposes him, something’s gotta give...

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Half the Blood of Brooklyn

Charlie Huston · 223 pages

"One of the most remarkable prose stylists to emerge from the noir tradition in this century."--Stephen King"Hard-boiled horror, pulp noir vampires, decaying urban souls-- you're gonna need a shower after this one. . . . [Huston] kicks down the door of horror."--Fangoria, on Already DeadThere's only so much room on the Island, only so much blood, and Manhattan's Vampyre Clans aren't interested in

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The Laughing Corpse

Laurell K. Hamilton · 320 pages

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For a Few Demons More

Kim Harrison · 464 pages

Rachel Morgan is a witch/bounty hunter based in the Hollows, the section of Cincinnati where supernatural beings live. She here must protect an artifact from all sorts of creatures while proving a werewolf friend innocent of serial murders.

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Hellblazer, Volume 5: Dangerous Habits

Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis · 352 pages

After battling demions, elementals, and serial killers, John Constantine is betrayed by his own body. Years of chain smoking have led to lung cancer, and the Ruler of Hell has special plans for the soul of John Constantine.

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Cain's Last Stand

Sandy Mitchell · 409 pages

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Burned

J.F. Lewis

Taking control of Void City's supernatural hierarchy, Eric installs his insane vampire daughter as the city's sheriff of the supernatural, which results in bloody chaos, and, while trying to maintain his reign, deals with early onset Alzheimer's vampire hunters, demons and the love of his life.

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Dead Things

Stephen Blackmoore · 304 pages

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Hellblazer: Original Sins

Jamie Delano · 240 pages

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Hellblazer, Volume 1: Original Sins

Jamie Delano, Rick Veitch · 287 pages

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Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth

Simon R. Green · 256 pages

Private Eye John Taylor is the only thing standing between his not-quite-human mother and the destruction of the magical realm within London known as the Nightside.

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Nightlife

Rob Thurman · 360 pages

When the sun goes down, it all goes down..."There are monsters among us. There always have been and there always will be. I've known that ever since I can remember, just like I've always known I was one......Well, half of one, anyway."Welcome to the Big Apple. There's a troll under the Brooklyn Bridge, a boggle in Central Park, and a beautiful vampire in a penthouse on the Upper East Side-and that

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Darkly Dreaming Dexter

Jeff Lindsay · 304 pages

Kriminalroman. Miamipolitiet og politiofficer Deborah Morgan prøver at finde en seriemorder. Deborah håber sagen vil fremme hendes karrieremuligheder, og hun får hjælp af sin bror Dexter, der arbejder for politiet. Han er også seriemorder - men det er ikke ham, sagen drejer sig om

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Sunglasses After Dark

Nancy A. Collins

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Hell Bent

Leigh Bardugo · 496 pages

Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory—even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can’t call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious alli

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Crushed

Eliza Crewe · 450 pages

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