The Nightmare Chronicles: Thirteen Tales of Horror and Suspense (Douglas Clegg Short Story Collections)

Literature & Fiction

Clegg, Douglas

Genre Fiction

Alkemara Press

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Douglas Clegg comes the epic dark fantasy, The Lady of Serpents, Book Two of The Vampyricon. Hailed as the prophesied messiah of the vampyre race, Aleric the Falconer seemed destined for glory until the sorceress Enora captured him. 
Aleric must escape his prison and hunt for his former enemy, the Lady of Serpents, who ended his mortal life. She alone may hold the key to the survival of vampyres — and of all humankind.
"This second installment in Clegg’s unfolding Vampyricon epic brims with the same dazzling invention and creative mythography as its predecessor...Clegg’s rich descriptions, ingenious variations on vampire lore and intriguing speculations on a secret history underlying our own make this an exuberantly imagined dark fantasy." —Publisher's Weekly

The Lady of Serpents (The Vampyricon) (Volume 2)

The Queen of Wolves (The Vampyricon) (Volume 3)

Home is where the Haunt is..From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Douglas Clegg comes a riveting supernatural thriller of dangerous secrets within a haunted family. After the brutal murder of a loved one, Nemo Raglan must return to the New England family he thought he'd escaped for good...and the shadowy home called Hawthorn. As Nemo unravels the mysteries of the past and a terrible night from his childhood, a dark presence makes itself known on Burnley Island.PRAISE FOR THE HOUR BEFORE DARK "Douglas Clegg has become the new star in horror fiction, and The Hour Before Dark is his best and most exciting novel to date. This is pure imagination, and it is wearing speed skates." — Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story and, with Stephen King, The Talisman."…An eerie psychological tale of supernatural horror that builds suspense gradually as the characters slowly peel back the layers of their past and face the terrors of their shared childhood. Clegg approaches horror with a stark and vital simplicity that is utterly convincing. Fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz will appreciate this atmospheric gem." — Library Journal"Suspenseful and relentlessly spooky, told in economical prose yet peopled by characters as fully realized as one’s own blood kin, this is at once the most artful and most mainstream tale yet from one of horror’s brightest lights." — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Read More from Douglas Clegg NeverlandThe Children’s HourGoat DancePurityDark of the EyeThe WordsWild ThingsNightmare HouseBad KarmaRed AngelNight CageMischiefThe InfiniteThe AbandonedThe NecromancerIsisThe Hour Before DarkYou Come When I Call YouNaomiThe Nightmare ChroniclesBreederThe AttractionThe Halloween ManNight AsylumLights OutFunerary RitesDinner with the Cannibal SistersAfterlife

The Hour Before Dark

What calls to the children from within the dark shadows of the shack called Neverland? New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Douglas Clegg blends dark suspense and gothic horror in Neverland, a novel of deadly secrets and innocence corrupted. What lurks within the shack? What kinds of dangerous — and deadly — games do the children play there?For years, the Jackson family vacationed at their matriarch's old Victorian house on Gull Island, a place of superstition and legend off the southern coast of the U.S. One particular summer, young Beau follows his cousin Sumter into a shack hidden among the brambles and windswept trees near bluffs overlooking the sea. 
And within Neverland, the mysteries and terror grow...
For fans of Dean Koontz, Stephen King, and Bentley Little.
"Neverland is a masterpiece of dark suspense that will forever haunt your dreams." - Douglas Preston, New York Times Bestselling Author of Impact and (with Lincoln Child) of Relic and Gideon's Corpse.
"Douglas Clegg's Neverland is an unforgettable novel that combines creeping horror and psychological suspense. It starts like a bullet and never slows down." - David Morrell, New York Times Bestselling Author of Murder as a Fine Art.
“This is a powerful and thrilling tale, Douglas Clegg’s best novel yet. The novel builds in whispers and ends in a scream. You will never forget Neverland.” - F. Paul Wilson, New York Times Bestselling Author of Nightworld and the Repairman Jack series.
"From start to finish, Neverland is a haunting and tragic masterpiece. A powerful, thrilling tale, Douglas Clegg tells Beau and Sumner's incredible story with a subtle blend of humor and sadness that resonates with the reader long after the novel ends.” - Marjorie M. Liu, New York Times Bestselling Author.
“A brilliant novel that grows richer with each reading, a multilayered marvel that will one day be recognized as one of the classics of supernatural literature.” - Bentley Little, Bestselling Author of The Influence and The Haunted.
"Clegg's stories can chill the spine so effectively that the reader should keep paramedics on standby." - Dean Koontz, New York Times Bestselling Author of Odd Thomas and Innocence.
"Clegg knows exactly what scares us, and he knows just how to twist those fears into hair-raising chills. Neverland is Clegg at his best." - Tess Gerritsen, New York Times Bestselling Author of Girl Missing and the Rizzoli &amp; Isles series of novels.
“Douglas Clegg . . . could have hung out with (in a better world) Robert R. McCammon, Bentley Little and Stephen King. These are guys who know America, and know how to literally scare up the best and worst aspects of the American character and slap them into a ripping yarn full of monsters, terror and enough action to keep the pages turning late into the night.” - Rick Kleffel, book commentator for NPR
“Combing elements of H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, southern gothic, and adolescent angst, Douglas Clegg subsumes us in horror with Neverland, a tale so chilling it infected my dreams. Clegg builds horror in rich detailed layers. It is a testament to Clegg’s gifts that we can’t turn away; scary though the trip may be, the fright reaches out from the pages and pulls us along…Neverland is scary stuff, the product of a skilled writer of horror, and best read with the lights on.” - San Francisco Book Reviews
“I can tell you without hesitation that Neverland is a true gothic masterpiece. I am incredibly impressed with it. This is a remarkable piece of literature.”- Scott A. Johnson, Dread Central.com
"Neverland is a scary work written by an author soaring to the top of his game." - The Merry Genre Go Round Review.
“Neverland delivers . . . delicious slow horror…I’m going to put a library hold on one of Clegg’s other novels, because if they’re anything like this one, I’m an instant fan.” - Sci-Fi Saturday Night.

Neverland

Spend a night with our inmates...and go a little mad. From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Douglas Clegg come 18 tales of mind-bending supernatural horror and spellbinding suspense in this single author short story collection. 
"Clegg's stories can chill the spine so effectively that the reader should keep paramedics on standby, "—Dean Koontz, NY Times bestselling author. 
Enter the Night Asylum to meet: 
Belinda, whose father has begun to suspect she's more dangerous than anyone knows; mysterious children surrounded by houseflies; boys trying to survive a terrifying boot camp; fraternity brothers who find a deeper brotherhood during a wintry Hell Week; a cop named Paul who discovers a tenement that opens the door into a place of nightmares – or heaven; an asylum patient who holds the key to the secret geometry of night itself...and more. 
Includes the stories: 
"The Stain" 
"The American" 
"Belinda in the Pool" 
"The Skin of the World" 
"A Madness of Starlings" 
"Subway Turnstile" 
"Where Flies are Born" 
"Becoming Men" 
"People Who Love Life" 
"Fries with That?" 
"The Machinery of Night" 
"The Wolf" 
"The Wicked" 
"265 and Heaven" 
"Ice Palace" 
"Why My Doll is Evil" 
"The Five" 
"The Dark Game"

Night Asylum: Tales of Mystery & Horror (Douglas Clegg Short Story Collections)

In this gripping supernatural thriller of horror and edge-of-your-seat suspense -- from New York Times bestselling author Douglas Clegg -- something is terribly wrong with the children of Colony, West Virginia. They come out at night — to hunt. When Joe Gardner and his family return to the small town of Colony, they discover a nightmarish force taking over the old mining town... Praise for Douglas Clegg's Fiction: "Clegg is the best horror writer of the post-Stephen King generation." — Bentley Little, author of The Policy "Clegg delivers!" — John Saul, bestselling author of Faces of Fear and The Devil's Labyrinth. "Douglas Clegg has become the new star in horror fiction." — Peter Straub author of Lost Boy, Lost Girl and the New York Times Bestseller Black House (with Stephen King) "Clegg's stories can chill the spine so effectively that the reader should keep paramedics on standby." — Dean Koontz "Clegg is one of the best!" — Richard Laymon "Douglas Clegg is a weaver of nightmares!" — Robert R. McCammon author of The Queen of Bedlam and Speaks The Nightbird.

The Children's Hour: A Supernatural Thriller

A New England village. A stolen child. A terrifying birthright. Who holds the key to the chilling mystery of Stonehaven, Connecticut, and its desolate woods -- and what shining creature remains trapped within its summer mansion? From New York Times bestselling author Douglas Clegg comes a riveting, edge-of-your-seat American horror novel of "overwhelming love and devastating terror."* 
For fans of Dean Koontz, Stephen King and Dan Simmons. 
"Clegg's stories can chill the spine so effectively that the reader should keep paramedics on standby."-- Dean Koontz, NY Times bestselling author of The Husband, Odd Thomas, Velocity and many others. 
"Combining both the quiet horror of a Charles Grant with the all-out spectacles of a Stephen King, Clegg's storytelling has never been better. The Halloween Man is a brilliant novel, up there with the best of Straub, King, and Koontz, and one of the most original tales of terror to come along in quite a while." -- Edward Lee, bestselling horror novelist. 
"The Halloween Man is one of the best horror novels that I’ve read in years…I had never read anything by Clegg before reading this novel, but now I’m going to go out and get the rest of his books. If you’ve never heard of Clegg either, or are a fan of horror fiction, get this book right now." - Pixel Planet 
"Halloween Man is a stunning horror novel, written with a degree of conviction that is rare these days." --Fiona Webster 
"Clegg gets high marks on the terror scale..." -- The Daily News (New York) 
"Douglas Clegg is one of horror's most captivating voices..." -- BookLovers 
"Every bit as good as the best works of Stephen King, Peter Straub, or Dan Simmons..." -- Hellnotes: The Newsletter for the Horror Professional 
*"The Halloween Man is about overwhelming love and devastating terror, human strength and supernatural power, and the eternal cycle of death and re-birth Packed with vivid imagery; a broadly-scoped but fast-paced plot; powerful, evocative writing; superb characterizations; and facile intelligence…Douglas Clegg has given horror lovers the best Halloween gift possible -- an entertaining spinetingler written with unique style..." -- DarkEcho 
"Douglas Clegg has become the new star in horror fiction.." - Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story and, with Stephen King, The Talisman. 
Books by Douglas CleggThe Children’s HourGoat DancePurityDark of the EyeThe WordsWild ThingsNightmare HouseBad KarmaRed AngelNight CageMischiefThe InfiniteThe AbandonedThe NecromancerIsisThe Hour Before DarkYou Come When I Call YouNaomiThe Nightmare ChroniclesThe Machinery of NightBreederThe AttractionWhere Flies Are Born & Other HorrorsThe VampyriconThe Priest of BloodThe Lady of SerpentsThe Queen of WolvesComing of Age: 3 Novellas BundleHarrow: Three Novels BundleCriminally Insane: The Series Bundle 
Praise for Douglas Clegg's Fiction 
"Douglas Clegg knows exactly what scares us, and he knows just how to twist those fears into hair-raising chills..." - Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series. 
"Clegg is the best horror writer of the post-Stephen King generation."— Bentley Little, author of The Policy 
"Clegg delivers!"— John Saul, bestselling author of Faces of Fear and The Devil's Labyrinth. 
"Clegg is one of the best!"— Richard Laymon 
"Douglas Clegg is a weaver of nightmares!"— Robert R. McCammonauthor of The Queen of Bedlam and Speaks The Nightbird.

The Halloween Man

Do you dare enter these nightmares? Read the award-winning collection of horror & suspense stories from the bestselling author whose tales "can chill the spine so effectively the reader should keep paramedics on standby!" (Dean Koontz).  For more dark thrills and chills, grab the companion collection, Night Asylum by Douglas Clegg.  Nightmares unfold. This full-length award-winning collection contains 13 stories of horror, dark fiction, the weird, the strange, and the macabre. (Winner of both the Bram Stoker Award and the International Horror Guild Award.)  “Clegg brings his stories together with a chilling fictive conceit....The effect is dangerously seductive.” -- Locus  “Clegg's (The Halloween Man, etc.) collection of 13 tales takes risks and is full of passions that sometimes burst forth violently…Clegg's use of innovative metaphors catapults each story beyond a landscape crowded with the horror genre's usual monsters and madmen into a territory he alone can claim.” – Publisher’s Weekly  “…Like M. R. James, Douglas Clegg can ‘write about the vile and horrific without seeming to smear it over himself or you.’ Like Shirley Jackson he has an understated precision of language and the ability to portray his characters emotionally in a wickedly effective manner. And, like Stephen King, he loves to tell stories and tells them well. At the same time, Clegg is a thoroughly modern writer...Without doubt, one of the best collections of the year. -- DarkEcho  “Every story is perfectly different and definitely unlike any other horror novel/film I’ve read or watched…all of them have their images that could come back to you in your dreams.” – Doubleshot Reviews.  “Clegg writes some of the most harrowing, unforgettable tales you're ever likely to come upon.. Clegg's best stories…slip into your subconscious and stay with you well beyond the last turning of the page...” – The Chiaroscuro  “I was truly impressed with this collection, and was not surprised to learn that it received the 1999 International Horror Guild Award for Best Collection, and the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection.” – Casual Debris  Contains the short stories and novelettes:

The Nightmare Chronicles: Thirteen Tales of Horror and Suspense

A "stunning" (Publishers Weekly) epic from New York Times bestselling and Bram Stoker Award-winning author Douglas Clegg. In a dark medieval age, Aleric the falconer meets his destiny in the bloody embrace of the seductive Pythia, sending him on a quest to unearth the mysteries of the ancient vampyre race. Set in a dangerous world of ancient forests and buried kingdoms, of dark magic, and vengeance beyond lifetimes, The Priest of Blood is an epic dark fantasy of sword, sorcery -- and vampires. Be sure to get the rest of the Vampyricon trilogy: The Lady of Serpents, Book Two The Queen of Wolves, Book Three "Astonishing. Douglas Clegg writes of...nightmares with such clarity and passion you don't end up reading his books; you end up drinking them in. The Priest of Blood is a bloody gem." -- Christopher Rice, New York Times bestselling author of The Vines and Heaven's Rise. "A dark tale of swords, sorcery, and vampires." -- Christine Feehan, New York Times bestselling author. "Douglas Clegg has accomplished a rarity in the horror vein...This book will sink its teeth into you" -- The Kansas City Star"Richly layered, beautifully rendered foray into a past filled with sorcery and mystery -- and a rousing good story." -- Kelley Armstrong, New York Times bestselling author "Stunning...gives the iconic vampire a massive makeover." -- Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewDiscover All of Douglas Clegg's fiction: Lights Out Neverland The Children's Hour The Halloween Man You Come When I Call You The Hour Before Dark Nightmare House Bad Karma Goat Dance Breeder Afterlife Purity Dark of the Eye The Words Wild Things Red Angel Night Cage Mischief The Infinite The Abandoned The Necromancer Isis Naomi The Nightmare Chronicles The Attraction Night Asylum The Priest of Blood The Lady of Serpents The Queen of Wolves Mordred, Bastard Son My Father's Mistress Mr. Darkness The Marriage of Figaro The World on Butterfly The Moonlit Dark Coming of Age

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