Bøker av Ian Thompson

Six mercenaries seek an ancient relic - before cultists can unleash the demon that dwells inside it. The team is led by Turner, a veteran soldier with a haunted past, and includes: Venny, a female throat-slitting infiltrator; Flomo, an over-enthusiastic Liberian explosives expert; and Kurt Neumann, an ex-special forces cold-killer. Their mission takes them deep into a South American jungle to assault the cultist's hidden shrine. Outnumbered and possessing little knowledge of their enemies, the team will have to rely on their lethal skills to survive... Conflicts and slaughters are just their first problems. When the demon escapes its prison, Turner's team is almost massacred by the monster's unholy supernatural powers... Worse still, the hellspawn begins to unleash catastrophes upon the world. Death, destruction, insanity and torment erupt like plagues across the planet... Only the survivors of Turner's expedition have any hope of stopping the threat. Following a desperate, near-suicidal plan, the elite killers must square off against this force from hell- with the lives of billions at stake... Yet how can they defeat a creature which cannot die? Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"Three Amazing Short Stories... I enjoyed each story and every twist and turn. Every story was my favorite, until I read the next one;-)...""...crowded with so much action, I couldn't put it down."(Short Horror Tales Omnibus #6)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

Are you afraid of the dark..? Young advertising executive Gemma is hard-working, clever and compassionate. She loves to go hiking in her free time. Fresh air, gorgeous locations and serene isolation offer her a perfect break... Until a brutal assault leaves her dumped, left for dead, deep underground... Badly injured, she'll have to combine her problem-solving skills and her dwindling strength, if she's to have any hope of escaping this grim prison. And without a light source, Gemma will have to navigate the terrifying labyrinth in pitch blackness. Every route taken threatens disaster - from pitfalls to the risk of becoming lost forever. Gemma has no idea if there really is a reachable exit. Crawling and searching saps her stamina. Pain, hunger and thirst weaken her further. Dead ends and despair erode her will to live and challenge her sanity... And what's worse than being wounded, lost and all alone in the dark? Discovering she isn't alone after all. Because somewhere in the dread darkness there is a shrieking, hunting abomination. Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"Three Amazing Short Stories... I enjoyed each story and every twist and turn. Every story was my favorite, until I read the next one;-)...""...crowded with so much action, I couldn't put it down."(Short Horror Tales Omnibus #6)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

Roman ambition created a lethal horror almost 2000 years ago. Since then it has been waiting - starving, hating and utterly insane... Julie Harrison is a smart, dedicated British university student. Together with her over-protective brother Michael and his jealous girlfriend, she joins a caving trip into Maar's Maw in the Pennines. However, adventure turns to terror when the team become trapped deep underground - in the lair of an ancient behemoth. Amid the chaos and panic, Julie finds the courage to lead the survivors. She knows they must work together, to try to evade the beast that now stalks them and to discover a way of escape. Their journey reveals evidence of ancient conflicts and slaughter, and clues to how their hunter was created. As days pass, they become exhausted, sick and hungry. They suffer the harrowing loss of friends to the monstrosity's ravenous attacks. Hope ebbs away... How far will friendship take the survivors? What extremes will their darker sides take them to?Can anyone escape this subterranean hell and the relentless wrath of the God Of War? Review by Sefina Hawke for Readers' Favorite: God Of War by Ian Thompson is a suspense filled novel that will appeal most to an audience made up of a mix of mature young adults and adults who enjoy the idea of being scared out of their minds. God Of War portrays a horror that started back during the Roman occupation when one Gaius Pertinax wanted to find something more, something really special for the gladiators. What he brought about was a horror that still exists in modern times and is found by a group of cavers who are hunted by it.God Of War will make even the bravest reader quake in their shoes; it is a book best read during the day as reading it at night is likely to give nightmares. God Of War is extremely well written with each scene described in fluent language that transitions beautifully from one scene to the next. Ian Thompson offers multiple perspectives from different time periods and characters to really allow the reader to understand the horror, the events, as well as the characters themselves. Each character was well written; my favorite part was the beginning of the book that focuses on John, Mary, and Melissa. I really felt for all of them and was sadden by the tragedy of their lives. I finished God Of War feeling shaken and a bit worried about nightmares, but that is the mark of a good horror novel. 4/5(Link to Review: readersfavorite.com/book-review/god-of-war) "Gory, scary and totally unpredictable story. Ian Thompson is definitely one to watch."5/5 Review on Amazon UK by a Kindle Customer From other 5-Star Reviews for Ian Thompson: "...extremely well written and very dark... Highly recommended.""I was completely sucked in and captivated from the first page""Wonderful characters and an even better story""I was impressed by the quality of the storytelling... an enthralling mix... a solid read""...a thriller... you can't stop reading""...characters were interesting and real... full of twists and turns""...an absolutely awesome, intense read."

Earth's Blood: a bizarre crimson fluid seeps up to the surface from deep within the planet's crust. Those who it poisons perish quickly. Those who die are reanimated into flesh-hungry abominations, intent on slaughtering and devouring all survivors... After a childhood of abuse and tragedy, Connie came to live on her Uncle Mark's farm near Amberton. Thanks to his care and dedication, she grew into a smart, resilient young woman. Years later, Connie - now a geology student - is called back to her uncle's farm to investigate one of the first Earth's Blood seepages. The return to her beloved home begins as a happy reunion with family and friends, but evolves into a worsening nightmare. Visits to neighbouring farms result in violent, bloody encounters against creatures which had once been human and alive... Monsters driven by their desire to feed and capable of tearing a victim apart... Loss of communication services leads Connie and her companions to go for help... towards Amberton, where a catastrophe awaits them like nothing they could have ever imagined... Connie and Mark's small team grows when they meet other survivors. Some are friends, some strangers: but can they all be trusted? And the group numbers less than a dozen, against a growing army of tens of thousands of zombies. A wrong route taken, a poor decision or simple bad luck, might result in them all being eaten alive. Hopes of rescue are dwindling, and the group must fend for themselves. To avoid becoming the food of monsters, they must battle for survival. The situation grows increasingly desperate. Can there be any escape from a town overrun by ravenous, relentless undead hordes? Genesis Of The Undead is the first novel in the series 'The Earth Bleeds' - from the author of God Of War and his best-selling Short Horror Tales. Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

Crime reporters Ray Hammett and Jessica Summers are asked to do a favour for their police contacts DI Matt Dean and DS Donat, who would like some good press for a job well done. The officers were called to the scene of an apparent suicide, but have quickly uncovered and solved a murder... Or have they? Ray and Jessica are too shrewd to simply write up the news item and take a few pictures. Something doesn't feel right. So they begin to nose around... and find that the pieces of this puzzle don't fit... If Rafe Masterson was forced to drink poison by his business partner to fake a suicide... why is there a bullet hole in his desk? How could the partner's plan to escape the scene by car have gone so wrong? Does the murder have more to do with the infamous gangster who was threatening Masterson? And what does the innocent-looking secretary have to hide? Much to the annoyance of their police friends, Ray and Jessica start to put together what really happened. The case hinges not only on who wanted Rafe Masterson dead, but who would want him to die in the manner he did... If they get it right, the pair might just prevent a second, truly awful crime. The clues are all there, alongside the lies, red herrings and misdirections. Can you solve the mystery before Ray and Jessica? From 5-Star Reviews for the Ray Hammett & Jessica Summers series: "...very intense and very well written""...a great story, well written and beautifully constructed, with well drawn characters"."...a thriller... you can't stop reading""I went back to Sherlock Holmes, this was awesome""The mystery combined with the action and murder made it something I couldn't resist""...characters were interesting and real... full of twists and turns""...a fantastic whodunit thriller... Highly recommended""...an absolutely awesome, intense read."

A derelict building. The police find forty-two human skeletons... and one man chained to a wall. He is barely alive. He looks helpless, starved and possibly tortured. What happened to him? What did he witness? What is responsible for all the horrors of this house? And what is the reason for the victim's strange, desperate request? Sergeant Conway meets his Detective Inspector at 512 Bachman Heights. They examine the widespread evidence of horrific carnage and can barely believe what they find. When they speak to the single captive survivor, the mystery deepens and darkens... Even so, the two veteran cops have no idea of the terrible danger they are now in. 'Chained' is the third in a series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate readers with thrills, chills and unexpected twists... So why not join the police at the crime scene and uncover the awful truth that lies there? Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

An ancient, abandoned church... with a victim impaled on its metal spire.A terrifying kidnapping...Old friends - once trusted, now lying...A devastating arson attack...Ruthless blackmailers who will kill anyone who stands in their way...Crime reporters Ray Hammett and Jessica Summers haven't recovered from their last case when they find themselves plunged into a lethal new mystery. This time, there are far more dead bodies than clues. Armed with just their keen curiosity, camaraderie and dogged determination, they'll risk everything to uncover the truth.Ray and Jessica become swamped in a quagmire of deceit and apparently unconnected events. They encounter the Barrentines, a treacherous and immoral married business team. Tanner Leeson, an overnight success - by sheer luck or twisted design? Ronnie O'Farrell, ex-military and suspiciously willing to help. And, visiting Norbourn's Flights, the pair meet a crew who act like drunken fools - but could Jeff Norbourn really be hiding a smuggling operation, murder or worse? What is the secret behind Angel Park Hall and Marshall Holdings? Who gains from the escalating array of death and destruction? Was the arson attack devised for insurance or for a more sinister purpose? Were the killings in revenge or to silence witnesses? Does the root of the mystery lie with one of the mobster families of Prestford? Are the reporters going head-to-head with organized crime?Most baffling of all, how can anything connect to the murder on the spire?The latest murders take on an even more macabre twist: the bodies are incinerated, annihilating all evidence. Why?While Ray and Jessica collect pieces in their ill-fitting puzzle, the killer always seems to be many steps ahead of them. Ray's healing wound, plus their increasing fatigue and frustrations, wear the pair down. Only their growing friendship keeps them from breaking... Worst of all, someone wants the reporters to stop - and will kill to ensure they do.Can the mystery be solved? Or will the two friends become victims themselves... and be burned from existence?The Murder Weapon On The Hill is the sequel to Paradise Exhumed, a novel reviewers described as: "very intense and very well written""a great story, well written and beautifully constructed, with well drawn characters"."...a thriller... you can't stop reading""I went back to Sherlock Holmes, this was awesome""The mystery combined with the action and murder made it something I couldn't resist""...characters were interesting and real... full of twists and turns""...a fantastic whodunit thriller... Highly recommended""...an absolutely awesome, intense read."

Late at night, a man is driving home through a hellish storm on a dark, secluded forest road. He's a vocalist and has just recorded his first ever album. It seems as if his life is finally about to turn around for the better... Until a creature lunges out in front of his car and he strikes it a glancing blow... Braking hard, the driver ventures into the rain to try to help the wounded beast. Yet the creature is no deer or other normal animal, it is a grotesque monstrosity. Pain sends the beast into a murderous rage... A nerve-shredding drama of pursuit, violence and suffering begins as the accident victim seeks revenge. The driver is unarmed and alone, rain-sodden and terrified. Can he survive this wrathful monster? 'Glancing Blow' is the first in the series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate readers with thrills, chills and unexpected twists... So why not take a passenger seat in a car headed towards nightmarish terror? Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole) Review from 'Home Grown Horror Reviews': Glancing Blow introduces us to a vocalist who's just made his big-ish break. After recording his first ever album, he's making the 300 mile drive back home. It's late at night, and the rain is coming down hard. Suddenly, something darts in front of his car, and he clips it with his bumper. Going back to check on the poor animal, he inadvertently throws himself into a frantic and brutal struggle for survival. Thompson shows true mastery of the short horror story. There is enough buildup to ensure that we actually care about the character and the situation, but the action begins quickly and lasts the duration of the story. The story is told in first person past tense, leading you to believe that our hero survives the ordeal. The narration can come across as a bit clinical at times, especially in certain descriptions. The overall vibe that the prose gives off is that the character is recounting his story for the record, after the fact. The panic and desperation felt in the moment sometimes bleeds through that detached tone, adding to the emotion of certain moments. Thompson has crafted a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before. The character's descriptions are very clear, leaving not much to the imagination. This could be construed as a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your own opinion. I think that the clear description adds to the idea that perhaps the main character is recording his story for law enforcement after the fact. Ian Thompson delivers exactly what he has promised- a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down. Chances are, you'll run through this one in a single sitting. Thompson starts his Short Horror Tales series strongly, and I'm looking forward to continuing with the next story. (for full review refer: hghorror.wordpress.com/category/authors/thompson-ian/)

Another super-saving Short Horror Tales omnibus... #CANCELLED: Fifteen-year-old Becca Robbins loves to see celebrity lies revealed. Tonight she watches a live internet exposé... Its host recounts that years ago TV star Bob Vanut was accused of a horrible crime and #cancelled. He committed suicide. Now Vanut's innocence will be proved - and the real culprits will be punished before millions of viewers... Is this a macabre joke, a twisted hoax or something far more terrifying? LETHAL SYMMETRIES: In 1861, Dr Tomberton and Police Inspector Evans investigate the mystery at the Carmichael mansion. A corpse has been found, hideously transformed by a malignant force. The Carmichael household and two policeman have seemingly vanished... What is the entity inside the mansion? How was it unleashed? How do the murders in 1861 relate to events in 1502... and to the genius Leonardo da Vinci? SLOWLY, UNDER SIEGE: Injured, exhausted and trapped in a derelict house, the assassin Mr Slowly finds his hideaway under siege - by a kill-team of vampires seeking vengeance. Seventeen blood-hungry horrors against an ailing assassin and his untrained companion Pearl are lousy odds. There can be no escape, only a desperate fight to the death... Luckily, killing is Mr Slowly's trade. And business will be very good tonight... Short Horror Tales are quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Reviews from this author's horror releases: "Absolutely horrific! Excellent rendition of the power of today's social media, with its instant judgement and no way to know truth from fabrication."(#Cancelled - Short Horror Tale #16)"...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

Beauty can be only skin deep. Horror can go right through to the bone. Nigel Fawson is down on his luck - he's lost both his job and his family - so he sets out to get drunk in a seedy bar. Soon Fawson is comforted by a beautiful girl named Valerie. When he discovers that his new friend is a prostitute, he decides to throw caution to the wind and return to her apartment with her... And that's when his night turns from awful to utterly lethal. Valerie has a hideous secret. She really isn't what she appears to be. Worse still, she's very, very hungry. 'Hooker' is the second in a new series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate readers with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole) Review from 'Home Grown Horror Reviews': Ian Thompson's Hooker tells the tragic tale of the worst day of Nigel Fawson's life. He's lost his job, found his wife cheating on him, and discovered that his kid isn't even his. All he wants to do is drink himself into oblivion. In a shady part of town, the drunken Nigel is propositioned by the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. As uncharacteristic as it is for him, he decided to take her up on the offer and buy a night of fun. Before long, his night of fun turns into a night of terror when the woman isn't what she seems. As is par for Thompson's Short Horror Tales series, Hooker lays the groundwork with likable and relatable characters before ruthlessly punishing them. There is just enough set-up so that the reader is invested in Nigel and his troubles. This can be a tricky line to balance in a short story. Too much exposition and the reader is bored; too little and the reader just doesn't care. Once again, Thompson walks that tightrope with expertise. When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror. This seems to be one of Thompson's strongest points; an ability to think up unique, awful monstrosities. Short and to the point, Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride. With just enough characterization and set up to bring Nigel fully to life, Thompson wastes no time getting to the horror. And once the horror starts to flow, it explodes like a firehose, utterly drenching poor Nigel till the last page. With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on. (for full review refer: hghorror.wordpress.com/category/authors/thompson-ian/)

Late at night, at a huge warehouse, a disabled security guard expects another boring, routine shift of work. That's fine by him: he's a war veteran who lost an arm in combat and he doesn't need any new dangers in his life. Unfortunately, the night is about to bring terrors that the guard is utterly unprepared for... First there are intruders. Are they thieves, arsonists or something else?Then there is a raging fire. Caused by who... or what?Horrific murders follow...And a monstrous secret that is both alive and utterly lethal. In the face of challenges which make him doubt his sanity, can he survive..? 'Ignition Source' is the fourth in the series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

Sometimes the worst monsters are human. Luke Smith remembers nothing from the first decade of his life - but whatever happened during those years causes him hideous nightmares. He is haunted by the idea that something awful was done to him... but even more by the fear that he did something so horrifying he has blocked it from his memory. Could he have killed? Or committed a crime even worse than murder? The kindly psychiatrist Dr Maybury believes he can cure Luke. Will this mean restoring forgotten memories? What will the cost of the 'cure' be? And what does Luke's newest, most awful nightmare mean? 'House Of My Dreams' is the fifth in the series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

When a book collector buys an ancient diary, he has no idea that it contains a dark and macabre story... In 1861, Dr William Tomberton receives an urgent call from his old friend Police Inspector Evans. Lord Carmichael is dead - murdered in a way no one can understand. They examine the man's corpse - there are no signs of an assault, but the body has been hideously changed. Tomberton and Evans go to the Carmichael mansion, which remains as silent as a grave. No one has seen Lady Carmichael or the house staff. Two policemen who ventured inside never returned. There is no choice but to assemble a small team and investigate the building... In Carmichael's home, Tomberton, Evans and their two companions find more victims transformed to death by a malignant force. What kind of entity can have the power to restructure every part of a person, from their clothing and outside appearance... to all their internal organs? An awful brooding atmosphere fills the mansion - and the four investigators continue in dread of the abhorrent, lurking slayer. Also, the sight of what has happened to the mirrors almost shatters their courage. What is the entity inside the Carmichael mansion? How was it unleashed upon the household? How do the murders in 1861 relate to events in 1502... and to the genius Leonardo da Vinci? As the investigation turns into a seemingly hopeless battle for survival, Tomberton and Evans find normal weapons are useless against their enemy. Is there any way to stop the lethal symmetries? Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

A daring exposé... or something far more sinister? Fifteen-year-old Becca Robbins loves to see celebrity lies and dirty secrets revealed. Tonight, she watches a live online show, which promises to prove that three celebs ruined the life of TV star Bob Vanut. It's been a year since Vanut was accused of a horrible crime and #cancelled across the internet. No solid proof of his guilt was ever found, and he was never put on trial. Devastated by worldwide condemnation, Vanut committed suicide. A masked broadcaster - the Golden Cherub - has kidnapped the three celebrities from the Vanut case. He offers proof of their guilt and shows how each person gained from their lies. A story is presented of greed and vicious cruelty. Millions are watching and commenting. The thrill of this dark narrative is addictive... Next, the Golden Cherub plans to move from accusation to punishment... from an internet trial to live execution... Becca wonders whether any of this can be real. Is it a macabre joke, a twisted hoax..? As the night progresses, two dramas unfold: a mystery from the past, being pieced together like a puzzle... and the nightmare of the present, growing ever more menacing and terrifying... What is really happening? Is the Golden Cherub an internet hoaxer, a masked vigilante, or does he have a dark secret too? This is the sixteenth in the series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

A storm from hell itself? After a weekend stopover in the big city, the six passengers of a double-decker bus are on their way home at night. Maddie, their driver, is tough and experienced... but soon very out of her depth. Before they can reach the outskirts of the city, a rainstorm begins like no other Maddie has ever encountered... This rain is raw, searing acid. Just a drop on human skin is enough to inflict an agonising burn - and those people caught in the downpour suffer horrendously. Chaos consumes the streets as victims go wild from excruciating pain. Vehicles collide in the panic and the bloodshed escalates... The acid rain is attacking not only organic matter, but also plastics, rubber, metals, glass and other materials. It slowly eats through shelters - like buildings and vehicles - to devour the living prey inside. Maddie's bus becomes both a prison and a haven for the seven travellers. Escaping the storm is their only chance for survival. They flee through a landscape being transformed by a dark, liquid apocalypse... while their vehicle deteriorates and their nerves shred with terror... Working together, the travellers try to reinforce their mobile shelter and to overcome the harrowing ordeals forced upon them. But how long will the bus continue to run before it succumbs to the acid? Is there any hope left in this realm of torment and death? And what new horror awaits them... even more grotesque and appalling than the acid rain? This is the twelfth in the series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

How far will a mother go to protect her infant child? Marcie Hall is a victim of the recession and now lives in a creepy old house in a run-down area of town. She hates the house, the street outside and her unfriendly neighbours - and she's very afraid at night. Her greatest joy is her four-month-old baby Nicola. While her husband is away at work, she cares for her beloved child and works from home to add to their meagre income... A frantic knocking on her front door heralds the arrival of the Cold Callers - and a night of harrowing terror begins for the mother and her baby. Marcie finds the house under siege by creatures than are neither human nor animal... Creatures with horrific intent... Marcie is outnumbered and her attackers are stronger, faster and vicious. Her greatest weapon is her own maternal instinct - her frantic need to keep Nicola from harm. To have any hope of saving her baby, Marcie will have to overcome her fears and fight with greater courage than she ever realised she possessed. Can love and desperation defeat savage, malignant evil? This is the eleventh in the series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

A friend in need... A bizarre house... A terrible secret... Who will survive the Troll? An urgent message sends Steve rushing to the home of his old friend Tom Howard. He expects to find Tom relapsed into drug addiction, but instead finds something even more sinister. The condition of the house is grotesquely, unnaturally strange. And Tom is living in the basement, almost starved to death and totally fixated upon the internet. Tom tells a story so incredible that Steve doubts his sanity - until he sees the truth for himself... The Troll is coming, to feast on misery, pain... and human flesh. 'Troll' is the ninth in the series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Here are some reviews from this author's horror releases: Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

A Short Horror Tales omnibus featuring 3 more chilling, bloody stories... IGNITION SOURCE: Late at night, at a huge warehouse, a disabled security guard expects another boring, routine shift of work. He is utterly unprepared for the horror and terror he will have to endure. First there are intruders, then a raging fire, horrific murders... and a monstrous secret that is both alive and utterly lethal. In the face of a challenge which makes him doubt his sanity, can he survive..? HOUSE OF MY DREAMS: Sometimes the worst monsters are human. Luke remembers nothing from the first ten years of his life - but whatever happened causes him hideous nightmares. Was something done to him... or did he do something terrible? Dr Maybury can cure Luke, but at what cost? And what does Luke's newest, most awful nightmare mean? BUG HUNT: Something is terribly wrong at an underground bio-weapons facility. Have research teams gone insane? Has some awful virus escaped? Or is the cause even more disturbing..? A team of elite mercenaries descend to investigate. Their mission soon becomes a raging battle for survival against an outnumbering, nightmarish force... Things spawned by nature, then made even more lethal by science. Short Horror Tales are quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"...When the blood starts to splatter, Nigel's day gets really rough. Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror... Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on..."(Hooker - Short Horror Tales #2)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole)

A Short Horror Tales omnibus featuring 3 chilling stories... GLANCING BLOW: Late at night, a man drives through a hellish storm on a dark, secluded forest road. When a creature lunges out in front of his car, he strikes it a glancing blow... Resulting in a nerve-shredding drama of pursuit, violence and suffering as his unintentional victim seeks revenge. Can he survive this grotesque beast? HOOKER: Beauty can be only skin deep. Horror can go right through to the bone. Nigel Fawson is down on his luck - he's lost both his job and his family - so he sets out to get drunk in a seedy bar. Soon Fawson is comforted by a beautiful girl named Valerie. When he discovers that she is a prostitute, he decides to throw caution to the wind and return to her apartment with her... And that's when his night turns from awful to utterly lethal. CHAINED: A derelict building. The police find forty-two human skeletons... and one man chained to a wall. He is barely alive. He looks helpless, starved and possibly tortured. What happened to him? What did he witness? What is responsible for all the horrors of this house? And what is the reason for the victim's strange, desperate request? Plus special bonus story: INTO THE HOLE. Short Horror Tales are quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Reviews from this author's horror releases: "...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish.""...great... I could feel the fear...""...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."(Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1)"Great short story..."(Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)"...well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..."(God Of War)"...extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..."(Into The Hole) From a review of Short Horror Tale #2 HOOKER - by 'Home Grown Horror Reviews': "...Hooker lays the groundwork with likable and relatable characters before ruthlessly punishing them. There is just enough set-up so that the reader is invested in Nigel and his troubles. This can be a tricky line to balance in a short story. Too much exposition and the reader is bored; too little and the reader just doesn't care. Once again, Thompson walks that tightrope with expertise. "...Thompson has devised a brilliantly brutal creature to sic on his leading man. Creative and twisted, the monster is a total terror. This seems to be one of Thompson's strongest points; an ability to think up unique, awful monstrosities. "...Hooker is an absolutely insane, blood-pumping ride. With just enough characterization and set up to bring Nigel fully to life, Thompson wastes no time getting to the horror. And once the horror starts to flow, it explodes like a firehose... With a wicked cool monster and a page-turning climax, this is one Creature Feature you won't want to miss out on." (full review: hghorror.wordpress.com/category/authors/thompson-ian/)