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Jinxed

Thommy Hutson

2019 Gold Medal
221 Pages
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Young Adult - Horror

2019 Gold Medal

Break a mirror
Walk under a ladder
Step on a crack

Innocent childhood superstitions …

But someone at the Trask Academy of Performing Arts is taking things one deadly step further when the campus is rocked with the deaths of some of its star students.

Layna Curtis, a talented, popular senior, soon realizes that the seemingly random, accidental deaths of her friends aren't random—or accidents—at all. Someone has taken the childhood games too far, using the idea of superstitions to dispose of their classmates. As Layna tries to convince people of her theory, she uncovers the terrifying notion that each escalating, gruesome murder leads closer to its final victim: her.

Will Layna's opening night also be her final bow?

Gold Medal Winner for Fiction: Horror—2019 International Book Awards

“... a gore-filled throwback to the classic teen slasher flick genre ... Graphically detailed descriptions make it clear that this work of horror isn't for the faint of heart.”
~Publishers Weekly

"... a Must Read for Classic Horror Fans ... an expertly paced, cinematic slasher in a setting that would make Agatha Christie proud. Inevitable and shocking. Brutal and beautiful. Homage and originality. Comedy and Tragedy. Thommy Hutson could easily take on the mantle as the next Lois Duncan...”
~Waylon Jordan, iHorror.com

“Jinxed is the teen whodunit that Wes Craven and Lois Duncan never made. Hutson has created the best new slasher franchise since Scream.”
~Peter M. Bracke, Author of Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

"A dark, tension-filled thriller that’s wicked to the very end. Bad luck was never so much fun!"
~Jeffrey Reddick, Creator of Final Destination

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Beneath the Lighthouse

Julieanne Lynch

2019 Silver Medal
262 Pages
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Young Adult - Horror

2019 Silver Medal

Sixteen-year-old Jamie McGuiness’s sister is dead.

Sinking into a deep depression, he frequents the lighthouse where her body was discovered, unaware of the sinister forces surrounding him.

When an angry spirit latches onto Jamie, he’s led down a dark and twisted path, one that uncovers old family secrets, destroying everything Jamie ever believed in.

Caught between the world of the living and the vengeful dead, Jamie fights the pull of the other side. It’s up to Jamie to settle old scores or no one will rest in peace — but, first, he has to survive. 

“Beneath the Lighthouse grabs you by the nether regions from the word go. Then it squeezes. Hard. With a nailed glove … A truly scary ghost story … a powerful ‘coming of age’ drama … a young man growing into adulthood against a backdrop of despair and quite shocking abuse … unpredictable and ever building. Blood and bone revenge, retribution and salvation. The strength of friendship, the power of love. You feel the dread and the underlying fear … not your typical tale. And what a tale it is.” —EM Faustus

Finalist—2018 Dragon Awards—Horror


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The Castle

A Bud Hutchins Supernatural Thriller (Bud Hutchins Supernatural Thrillers Book 3)
JB Michaels

2019 Bronze Medal
252 Pages
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Young Adult - Horror

2019 Bronze Medal
***READERS' FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS- BRONZE MEDAL WINNER***

No rest for the wicked they say.

Barely catching their breath, Bud, Ivy, and Maeve find themselves pitted against the Chicago police, the FBI, and the world’s most powerful vampire. Will they escape injury-free or will the fangs of doom pierce their jugular veins?

The answers can only be found in The Castle: A Bud Hutchins Thriller.

The three slayers of the supernatural will face their most formidable threats, seek solutions to their most important problems, and be forever changed.

The threats are plenty. The stakes are higher. The tasks nigh impossible.

Time to grab your favorite monster-slaying weapon, raise your torch, and storm the Castle walls.



***FIVE STARS*** The intriguing and complex plot is exciting, the gorgeous prose is delightful, and the reader's satisfaction is complete. The Castle is a great literary achievement, original and unpredictable. - Romuald Dzemo for Readers' Favorite

***FIVE STARS*** "It has an air of classic charm to it and with no shortage of action, horror, monsters and mayhem, it is bound to tickle the fancy of those who enjoy a well-woven tale with a promise of more to come." - KJ Simmill, author of the Forgotten Legacies Series



***FIVE STARS*** "Bud is the consummate noir hero who manages to seem calm and collected no matter what is thrown at him. His ability to wisecrack during the tensest situations works every time. I had a grand time reading this newest installation of Bud Hutchins’ adventures; it’s a well-written and action-packed paranormal thriller that is impossible to put down." - Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite

***FIVE STARS*** "Supernatural thriller is definitely JB Michael's forte as he excels in twisting mystical creatures and powers into a tale his readers will devour." - Peggy Jo Wipf for Readers' Favorite

***FIVE STARS*** "The Castle is a solid installment in the Bud Hutchins series. Readers already hooked on the first two books won’t be disappointed." - Sarah Scheele for Readers' Favorite

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King Of The Nine Hells

Dean Klein

2019 Honorable Mention
537 Pages
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Young Adult - Horror

2019 Honorable Mention
It is the time of the Dark Ages. A gravedigger works in the moor late one night to assemble a grotesque book by the light of a torch. On its papyrus pages are the spells of a demon to be bound in the wood of a Sorcerer’s Tree. Completing his task, the book helps the man become the head of the most powerful – and most feared – family in a land to become known as Scotland. Fifteen hundred years later, a dishonest merchant attends a book sale held far from his place of business in London. There he sees and steals a nearly ancient tome with a title that links it directly to hell. But he has no real idea of what he has just done, that what he has taken is possessed…a book that is aware of its environment...a book that can see and hear those around it…a book knows who is in the room and who is speaking...a book that will grant its reader anything he wants if it so chooses no matter how gluttonous or vile the request, no matter who gets hurt or who dies. Selling the book three times, it is returned three times, within just days of the sale, its terrified owners claiming supernatural occurrences were observed in their own homes. And one of those customers, a woman nearly killed by the book, happens to be the wife of an Oxford University theologian that also possesses a deep knowledge of occult beliefs and practices. But before Dr. Peter Ashford can carry out his plan to destroy the book, it goes missing. The man is thrust into a race against time to find the demonic book, encountering two antagonists..one human, one not. In a frantic effort to track it down, Peter must make sense of mysterious clues and codes, solve a baffling cryptogram, avoid the deadly cloud that never moves while trying to escape the control of a strange man with dark green eyes that do not belong to him. From the sole human resident of this castle, one so haunted that residents fifty miles away will not even speak of it, Peter learns of flesh-eating revenants and murderous stone statues that come to life in an attempt to kill him. He also learns to his horror that within the book he seeks is a secret. And if unlocked, the most powerful archdevil of hell will be unleashed on earth...an archdevil that is not Satan. Someone begins to use the book. People die by the hundreds. And how they die cannot be explained by any science known to man.…their deaths coming to scare even police forensic investigators. Time is running out. Peter is humanity's only hope for rescue. Nearly losing his life several times as he struggles to locate the book that will try to stop him at all costs, the man is drawn into hell itself as he races to prevent a satanic Armageddon.

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The Dhampir Dimension

Stigmata
Viktoria Alukard

2019 Finalist
457 Pages
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Young Adult - Horror

2019 Finalist
After a personal struggle causes her to leave the military, Regina Brighton moves to Bucharest in hopes of starting over, but peace is elusive. A mysterious detective named Enttu develops an obsession with her, and the resurgence of the Dragul vampire coven, hell-bent on taking over the world by summoning the demon Basilisk, threatens the destruction of the world. When Regina's and Enttu's destinies intertwine in a web of love, blood, murder, and redemption, they must join together to fight the ancient vampires and save the world from decimation.

The Dhampir Dimension: Stigmata is a high-octane, blood-fueled story of suffering, retribution, and reclaiming long-lost love.

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Monsterland Reanimated

Monsterland Series Volume 2
Michael Okon

2018 Gold Medal
250 Pages
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Young Adult - Horror

2018 Gold Medal
After Monsterland has imploded, the entire world is thrown into chaos. World leadership is gone, economies have collapsed, and communications are non-existent. Wyatt must go beyond the boundaries of his small town to reestablish contact with the outside world, and alert the government about a traitor-in-chief. During his journey he discovers a new threat released from the bowels of the defunct theme park.When an army of relentless mummies, a life-sucking ooze called The Glob, and a hybrid reanimated Behemoth rise from the depths of Monsterland, who will survive?"Another true gem of dark fantasy action/adventure by a master of the genre, Michael Okon's "Monsterland Reanimated" is unreservedly recommended for community library Contemporary Fantasy Fiction collections." - Midwest Book Review

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Monsterland

Michael Okon

2018 Silver Medal
234 Pages
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Young Adult - Horror

2018 Silver Medal
Welcome to Monsterland—the scariest place on Earth.

Wyatt Baldwin's senior year is not going well. His parents divorce, then his dad mysteriously dies. He’s not exactly comfortable with his new stepfather, Carter White, either. An ongoing debate with his best friends Melvin and Howard Drucker over which monster is superior has gotten stale. He’d much rather spend his days with beautiful and popular Jade. However, she’s dating the brash high-school quarterback Nolan, and Wyatt thinks he doesn’t stand a chance.

But everything changes when Wyatt and his friends are invited to attend the grand opening of Monsterland, a groundbreaking theme park where guests can interact with vampires in Vampire Village, be chased by werewolves on the River Run, and walk among the dead in Zombieville.

With real werewolves, vampires and zombies as the main attractions, what could possibly go wrong?

"Another true gem of dark fantasy action/adventure by a master of the genre, Michael Okon's "Monsterland Reanimated" is unreservedly recommended for community library Contemporary Fantasy Fiction collections." - Midwest Book Review

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Arcadia Falls

Ken Stark

2018 Bronze Medal
377 Pages
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Young Adult - Horror

2018 Bronze Medal
Something is wrong in Arcadia Falls.

The first boy vanished without a trace and with just as little fanfare. Even the second disappearance amounted to little more than a few passing remarks and another name skipped over in the classroom roll call. As far as Riverside High and the rest of Arcadia Falls were concerned, it seemed, it was as if nothing had happened at all.

Tyler John was no different. He had barely given the matter a second thought, but then a wrong turn sent him on a path straight into the dark heart of the mystery, and the deeper he peered into the shadows, the more he realized that something was looking back.

Now, the hunter has become the hunted and time is running out. With nowhere else to turn, it's up to Tyler and his handful of friends to stop the evil thing that's been preying on Arcadia Falls, and if they fail, they might just be the next ones to vanish.

Yes, something is desperately wrong in Arcadia Falls, and it's like nothing anyone has ever seen before.


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Rise of Howlers

Bob Bannon

2018 Honorable Mention
216 Pages
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Young Adult - Horror

2018 Honorable Mention
A readersfavorite.com 2018 book award winner - young adult/horror genre.
Ten years ago, a meteor shower rained down fire from the sky, decimating the population of our planet. A few intrepid survivors have taken refuge on a cruise ship called the Swan of the Seas and have made it their home. Those who lived thought the worst was over, until a strange new breed of bacteria brought down by the meteors began to infect the surviving population, turning them into the horrors that the people aboard the Swan call the Howlers.
Seventeen-year-old Nick Moran grew up in the relative safety of life on board the Swan. When he encounters the beautiful and well-trained Harper Chin, who grew up on land, their differences lead to an immediate attraction. As Nick and Harper grow closer, a distress call is heard over the radio. After years of nothing but static, the residents of the Swan must decide how to respond.

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Dead Scared

The Mortsafeman Trilogy Book One
Ivan Blake

2018 Finalist
290 Pages
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Young Adult - Horror

2018 Finalist
Who knew the dead have more to fear from the living than the living have to fear from the dead? Certainly not seventeen-year-old Chris Chandler, not before his family moved to Bemishstock, Maine in the autumn of 1985. His father’s job is to close plants for Allied Paper Products of Wisconsin. Bemishstock is his fourth crumbling town in six years, and each one has resented and harassed the Chandlers more hatefully than the previous. Even Chris will admit that his family’s odyssey across America has turned him into a lonely, brooding nutcase, and he has only survived the soul-sucking experience by remaining virtually invisible. Then suddenly one day, after a couple of totally stupid mistakes, Chris finds himself trapped between two nightmarish forces—a grave robber and a vengeful demon—and like the cemetery guardians of old, he must defeat both or end up a corpse himself and cursed for all eternity.