Not For The Squeamish

If you prefer your villains cute and your horror toned down, look away now. In these books the authors have held nothing back when it comes to shocking their readers with grisly scenes and twisted antagonists.

Juggernaut (2012) by Adam Baker
A group of mercenaries hunt for gold in a poisoned desert, but something else is waiting for them.


Allison Hewitt Is Trapped (2011) by Madeleine Roux
A young woman hides from marauding zombies, knowing that eventually she must leave her place of safety and confront them.


The Enterprise Of Death (2011) by Jesse Bullington
A story of necromancy, warfare and painting in Renaissance Europe.


The Last Four Things (2011) by Paul Hoffman
Thomas Cale is supposed to be the Angel of Death, but will he give the Redeemers the destruction they crave? The sequel to The Left Hand of God.


Restoration (2011) by Guy Adams
Can a group of stranded time travellers fix history and recapture an ancient evil being capable of destroying the world? The sequel to The World House.


Bloody War (2011) by Terry Grimwood
London is transformed into a war zone in this chilling story of modern conflict.


A Serpent Uncoiled (2011) by Simon Spurrier
Dan Shaper sees visions of his own corruption. He is forced to confront his guilty past when a killer starts picking off victims in this crime novel.


Dead Bad Things (2011) by Gary McMahon
People are wicked enough, without rogue interdimensional angels putting their oar in. The second Thomas Usher novel.


Equations of Life (2011) by Simon Morden
The London Metrozone is being torn apart by warring gangs and the New Machine Jihad. Can a young man with a bad heart save the city?


The Watchers (2011) by Jon Steele
A young man with a limp, a prostitute and a private investigator with amnesia fight to keep darkness from engulfing the world.


The Butterfly Man And Other Stories (2011) by Paul Kane
This collection of short urban horror stories features pet demons, blood plagues, a dark apocalypse and rebellious body parts.


The Night Eternal (2011) by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
The last remnants of mankind battle to defeat the vampire plague whilst staying true to their humanity. The third part of The Strain trilogy.


Feather (2011) by David Rix
A young woman tries to make sense of her life in this collection of linked short stories tinged with the supernatural.


Camera Obscura (2011) by Lavie Tidhar
In this steampunk fantasy Milady de Winter investigates a gruesome murder inside a locked room in Paris.


Black Light (2011) by Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan and Stephen Romano
Ghost hunter Buck Carlsbad faces off against evil on a high speed train.


Avenger's Angel (2011) by Heather Killough-Walden
An archangel tries to win over his archess in this raunchy modern day fantasy.


Kultus (2011) by Richard Ford
Steampunk occult mayhem as thug with demonic powers takes on cultists, otherworldly adversaries and anyone else unwise enough to get in his way.


Mr Monster (2010) by Dan Wells
John Cleaver is on the trail of another killer in his home town. Can he solve the mystery before his dark side gets the better of him?


Unholy Ghosts (2010) by Stacia Kane
The dead have risen, and Church witch Chess Putnam is one of the few who can protect the living from them. But Chess can


The Fall (2010) by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Vampires threaten the future of the human race in this sequel to The Strain.


Wolfsangel (2010) by M. D. Lachlan
Vikings, witches and werewolves clash with mad gods in this dark re-imagining of the Norse myths.


Pretty Little Dead Things (2010) by Gary McMahon
Thomas Usher can see ghosts. But will it help him to explain the mystery of several strange deaths before the next victim dies?


The Left Hand Of God (2010) by Paul Hoffman
Thomas Cale is a boy trained to expect the worst out of life. How will he pay back those who he believes have wronged him?


Servant of the Underworld (2010) by Aliette de Bodard
An Aztec high priest tries to solve a missing person mystery in the first book of the Obsidian and Blood trilogy.


Zoo City (2010) by Lauren Beukes
Zinzi has a sloth companion and a talent for finding things. But can she find a lost girl, or redemption for her past sins?


King Maker (2010) by Maurice Broaddus
In an Indianapolis ghetto only an Arthurian-style hero can save the neighbourhood.


Bullet (2010) by Laurell K. Hamilton
How can Anita Blake defeat the Mother of All Darkness, an ancient vampire with no body of her own?


Tome of the Undergates (2010) by Sam Sykes
Lenk knows the life of an adventurer is likely to be nasty, brutish, short, and badly paid. So why won't he leave?


End Times (2010) by Rio Youers
A recovering addict find he is trapped by his past misdeeds.


Unpleasant Tales (2010) by Brendan Connell
This short story collection makes a great gift for the discerning evil lunatic.