".She glanced out over the churning waves, thinking how dark and forbidding the sea looked tonight.  She could hear it lashing against the pier and, more than once, she fancied she felt the structure beneath her move slightly.  She reached down slowly and unzipped the holdall.  Inside there were towels and pieces of rag.  Inside those was a baby. No older than six weeks, the child was crying softly and it continued to do so even when Polly picked it up and held it before her.  She swallowed hard and held the child higher, advancing again towards the wooden rail that surrounded the walkways of the pier.  The only thing that separated her from the sea.  She held the child over the rail for a second, its cries lost beneath the raging sound of the waves.          Polly dropped the baby..." There is something here for everyone.  Monsters in train tunnels.  Savage attack dogs loose in a luxury building.  Wishes made that can cripple and kill.  Children kidnapped to appease a monstrous entity from the sea.  A psychotic Virtual Assistant that turns a house into a chamber of horrors.  The terrifying aftermath of a robbery.  A horrifying 'game' designed to welcome new residents to a village.  A reminder that you should never, ever pick up hitchhikers.          These are just some of the stories you'll find in this collection.  All kinds of tales to send shivers down your spine.          Stories to be read with the lights on and the curtains drawn.          Go on.we dare you.

Incisions: Cut One - Incisions, #1

Can you imagine what it would be like not to have any memory of your first ten years of life?Jake Howard knows how that feels.  He's a successful psychiatrist and writer.  He has an apparently adoring lover and the respect of his peers.  But he also has a huge gap where his childhood memories should be.  What's more, Jake is tormented by the worst kind of nightmares.  Nightmares he's not even sure are his. Tormented by dreams and visions that threaten his sanity, he must find their source in order to understand and banish them. His hunt will take him to a run-down seaside town, to the place where he was raised and also forty years back in time, to what he must confront to release himself from the grip of the visions and also to discover the hidden memories. However, he will discover things about himself he did not dare imagine.  Things he really didn't want to know. And he will also discover that not everyone is what they appear to be.  Those revelations will expose a darkness and horror that no one should have to confront. Sometimes a lie is preferable. Some truth is best left undiscovered...

Progeny

Deep in the dirty sewers of London there is a Breeding Ground... The slugs have come hack... slowly... silently... they slither along dank, fetid tunnels into the city in search of human flesh. Their insatiable need knows no bounds. But now they bring a new horror - a plague which spreads insanity and death, transforming its victims into grotesque, crazed killers. Caught in this maelstrom of horror is Dr. Alan Finch - the only man capable of destroying the Breeding Ground forever.

Breeding Ground

After the brutal murder of their young daughter, Sue and John Hackett retreat to the small, peaceful town of Hinkston. But Hinkston isn't peaceful anymore. It's being torn apart by a series of horrific unexplained murders. And it holds a fateful 50-year-old secret. "Britain's greatest living horror author."-Dark Side"An expert in the art of keeping the reader turning the pages."-Time Out"Hutson writes grippingly."-SFX Magazine'The one that writes what others only dare imagine.' SUNDAY TIMES

Nemesis

The tense atmosphere Beth's sister causes when she comes to stay is strained further by Lucy's references to Beth's inability to conceive. When Lucy has a fatal accident, she leaves the legacy of her child, providing Beth's only chance of motherhood. But forces are bent on Beth remaining childless."Britain's greatest living horror author."-Dark Side"An expert in the art of keeping the reader turning the pages."-Time Out"Hutson writes grippingly."-SFX Magazine'The one that writes what others only dare imagine.' SUNDAY TIMES

Lucy's Child

On the banks of the river Thames a new building is being completed. A stunning creation of glass and concrete that will be a new landmark on London's skyline. The only problem is that people are dying because of it. Dozens of mysterious accidents have claimed lives during the construction of the Crystal Tower. The owner, an enigmatic Russian businessman, has links to the site reaching back to the 1930s. Is he hiding a dark secret of unstoppable force and malevolence, created by one of his ancestors?Something evil has been reawakened and no one can stop it.

Monolith

"Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes, " said Andy Warhol. And fame is something certain people will go to any lengths to achieve: whether to be revered or reviled, the lure of notoriety is strong for those lacking it. When five-year-old Becky goes missing in a crowded shopping centre, her mother's worst nightmare has come true. But Hailey Gibson's nightmares are just beginning. After Becky is safely returned by Adam Walker, Hailey finds her initial gratitude turning to something else. With her marriage close to ruins, she is tempted to begin an affair with this likeable newcomer. Besides, Hailey wants revenge against her husband and his mistress. And Walker seems willing - only too happy to please. But maybe he has his own agenda? As she wisely ends their budding relationship, Hailey begins to wonder if Walker could be behind the acts of vandalism committed against her home and family. Or is someone else seeking revenge, who she has not yet encountered? When petty harassment turns to open violence, Hailey finds herself caught in a spiralling vortex of suffering and death .

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