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About David Longhorn
David Longhorn was born in North East England long before the internet, but fortunately they had plenty of books in those days! He enjoyed reading all sorts of fact and fiction in childhood and also became a huge fan of old horror movies and the BBC’s Ghost Stories for Christmas on television, despite losing a lot of sleep as a result.
He went on to get a degree in English Studies, which somehow led him to a career in local government, which in turn took him into a recording studio where he provided voice-overs, read news, and did a lot of other audio stuff. It’s been that kind of life, really – a bit random but quite interesting. All the while he was reading and writing supernatural fiction, influenced by both the classic tales of writers like Ambrose Bierce, M.R. James, and Edgar Allan Poe, but also by modern masters such as Stephen King. He hopes to write a lot more about the world of the dead and undead, assuming they let him…
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List of David's books:
MORTLAKE SERIES
Wolfsbane (Book 1)
House of Whispers (Book 2)
Bloodlust (Book 3)
Soul Taker (Book 4)
Eyes of Death (Book 5)
DEVIL SHIP SERIES (Completed series)
Devil Ship Series Books 1 - 3
Devil Ship (Book 1)
Dark Soul (Book 2)
Death Fleet (Book 3)
THE SENTINELS SERIES (Completed series)
Sentinels (Book 1)
The Haunter (Book 2)
The Smog (Book 3)
DARK ISLE SERIES (Completed series)
Dark Isle (Book 1)
White Tower (Book 2)
Red Chapel (Book 3)
OUROBOROS SERIES (Completed series)
The Sign of Ouroboros (Book 1)
Fortress of Ghosts (Book 2)
Day of The Serpent (Book 3)
CURSE OF WEYRMOUTH SERIES (Completed series)
Curse of Weyrmouth (Book 1)
Blood of Angels (Book 2)
Hellstorm (Book 3)
NIGHTMARE SERIES (Completed series)
Nightmare Series: Books 1 - 3
Nightmare Series: Books 4 - 6
Nightmare Abbey (Book 1)
Nightmare Valley (Book 2)
Nightmare Revelation (Book 3)
Nightmare Resurrection (Book 4)
Nightmare Spawn (Book 5)
Nightmare Rising (Book 6)
ASYLUM SERIES (Completed series)
Asylum Series Books 1 - 3 Bonus Edition
Rookwood Asylum (Book 1)
Palmer Entity (Book 2)
Dark Deity (Book 3)
MEPHISTO CLUB SERIES (Completed series)
Dark Waters (Book 1)
Spider Maze(Book 2)
Ghost Machine (Book 3)
MULTI-AUTHOR COLLABORATIONS
Horror Stories (Short Story Collection)
Terror in the Shadows Volume 1 (Short Story Collection)
Terror in the Shadows Volume 2
Terror in the Shadows Volume 3
Terror in the Shadows Volume 4
Terror in the Shadows Volume 5
Terror in the Shadows Volume 6
Terror in the Shadows Volume 7
Terror in the Shadows Volume 8
Terror in the Shadows Volume 9
Terror in the Shadows Volume 10
Terror in the Shadows Volume 11
Terror in the Shadows Volume 12
Terror in the Shadows Volume 13
Terror in the Shadows Volume 14
Terror in the Shadows Volume 15
Terror in the Shadows Volume 16
Terror in the Shadows Volume 17
Terror in the Shadows Volume 18
Terror in the Shadows Volume 19
Terror in the Shadows Volume 20
Terror in the Shadows Volume 21
Terror in the Shadows Volume 22
Monster Collection
Short Horror Stories Volume 1
Short Horror Stories Volume 6
Short Horror Stories Volume 7
Short Horror Stories Volume 12
Short Horror Stories Volume 17
Short Horror Stories Volume 18
Short Horror Stories Volume 19
Short Horror Stories Volume 27
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Blog postI once found myself living out an urban legend. Picture this: A lone teenage girl is driving home late one winter night. The dark highway is empty. Suddenly, a car is inches from her bumper. The driver keeps flashing his high beams, blinding the teenager. Since he’s not overtaking her, she thinks he must want the upcoming turnoff. She’s just going too slow. So, she changes lanes. The driver follows, headlights still flashing. She realizes that they’ve passed the last turn off for a while. The2 weeks ago Read more
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Blog postSurvival horror is one of my favorite genres. Those stories in which a powerful killer stalks his victims through the woods, and they have to rely on wits and luck to survive.
I wanted to channel that—the feeling of being lost and pursued—with the terror of not even understanding what’s stalking you into this story.
Vincent has survived everything that the ritual threw at him, and now wields ultimate power. Or so he thought.
Because his final enemy is revealed, and it2 months ago Read more -
Blog postThe idea of losing your freedom and autonomy, that you can be trapped, and at the mercy of others who can literally do anything they want, is very scary. Mix in a haunted mental asylum and a demonic child, and it’s a perfect recipe for fear.
Vincent has faced witches, and corpses, and evil djinn. But what he hasn’t experienced is being alone and helpless. Being forced to doubt what he thinks is real after all this time. And being at the mercy of a doctor who could be a tool of a demon4 months ago Read more -
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Blog postBody horror is one of the most terrifying subgenres out there and it holds a special place in my heart.
Lots of classic horror is, at its core, body horror. What is a werewolf or a vampire but a monster made by warping the flesh of a normal human? And it’s terrifying to think that something will attack you not from the outside, but from within.
Films like The Thing and Resident Evil inspired The Darkness Within. For this story, I wanted Dezzy and Vincent in a location where th6 months ago Read more -
Blog postThere was a time when I didn’t fully appreciate all that horror had to offer. I never dared to venture too far from my favorite monsters and villains.
Then my parents threw a fateful New Year’s Eve party. There was one guest my age and she had been told to bring a movie of her choice. It was a horror movie of a subgenre I had never looked at.
Before the clock struck midnight, I was hooked. I went into the New Year determined to give all those stories I had been neglecting a ch6 months ago Read more -
Blog post…And not all of them are easy to live with—or survive.
There’s a childhood event that always reminds me to think before I act.
We had rented a houseboat for a short vacation and were anchored near a deserted island. I remember how the island was ringed with golden-sand beach and surrounded by the endless ocean.
We had been swimming, and I was the last one in the water. My father had made me promise not to go far while he was busy helping my brothers. I decided that I w6 months ago Read more -
Blog postI dog-sit at a house that’s surrounded by bushland. The first night I was there, I let the dogs out to relieve themselves before bed and was startled by how dark it was.
Nothing seemed to exist beyond the reach of the porch lights.
Then a branch snapped, and the dogs took off after it. As I stood there, helplessly listening to them chasing something through the underbrush, my mind went wild with thoughts of what, or who, could have been out there.
The dogs returned a f7 months ago Read more -
Blog postWe’ve all been put in situations when we had to question if it really is better to be safe than sorry It’s those times when we have to decide if we’re just being paranoid, or if the threat is actually real.
I was working at an island resort when my new boss radioed for me to grab something from the “old kitchen”. Decades of renovations had moved the resort away from this building, and it was now used to store things they were too lazy to throw out.
I opened the rusted door and7 months ago Read more -
Blog postThere are so many fantastic tales of genies and wish-granting, and often they are just that—fantastic.
We all like to think we’d make good, responsible wishes. But it’s scary to think about the people who wouldn’t.
And nobody really talks about what genies take in exchange. We’ve all been led to believe wishes are given away at no cost.
In this book, Vincent meets his most terrifying foe yet in the form of Razul—a cunning djinn with near endless power who is also hidde7 months ago Read more -
Blog postI love snuggling under a mound of blankets on cold winter nights. Melting into the warmth of my bed, closing my eyes, and drifting lazily to sleep.
Then there are those nights when I wiggle down and my foot hits something solid. Something that shouldn’t be there.
Those nights, I will lay in the dark, with the unknown thing a constant pressure against me, and desperately try to reason the sensation away. Because I know whatever it is that I’m feeling can’t possibly be there. Ev7 months ago Read more
Titles By David Longhorn
Scare Street brings you some of the best short horror stories by authors Ron Ripley, David Longhorn, Eric Whittle, Sara Clancy and A. I. Nasser, all in one book. Together, these stories promise more than just a shiver down the spine and a fear of the dark, but the soft caress of terror that comes with the unknown and the unexpected.
Join us through the pages of the best of what Scare Street has to offer, and be sure to bring a night light along with you. You definitely don’t want to be left alone in the dark!
Mark's journey takes him to dark places, where he finds himself haunted by a ghost from his troubled childhood. But that's nothing compared to the terrors that await as he heads towards the Dark Isle, where the solution to an ancient mystery lies.
Something far more terrifying than any ghost is on his trail. Awakened after decades of hibernation, it is deadly, unstoppable and hungry.
Hungry for blood.
The dark can be a terrible, terrible place…
A young man’s attempts at breaking parole end in a night of horror. A child realizes his Christmas gift might be more sinister than he originally thought. An editor accidentally uncovers his client’s sinister plan to cleanse the world of all evil...
Scare Street’s roster of authors Ron Ripley, David Longhorn, Sara Clancy and A. I. Nasser come together to bring you 10 of the most terrifying tales meant to chill you to your core.
So head over to your favorite reading spot, make yourself comfortable, and dive right in.
We promise that sleep will be the last thing on your mind.
Can you handle this chilling feast of fear...?
A romantic getaway turns to a horrific ordeal when evil falls from the stars. A terrified young woman is stalked by a grim specter in the form of man’s best friend. A beleaguered wage slave discovers that playing with toys at work can have deadly consequences…
Scare Street’s team of horror authors brings you twelve delightedly macabre morsels of terror in this new, spine-tingling collection. Indulge yourself in a delicious feast of chilling nightmares and dark fantasies.
Each tale will leave you craving another taste of fear. But beware. You may think you have an appetite for darkness…
But the things that lurk in the shadows have an appetite for you, as well.
Urban decay takes on a whole new meaning, when a hoodlum’s violent crime triggers terrifying supernatural forces. Somewhere over the rainbow, one lucky soul discovers that his fortune comes with a dark cost. And a gravedigger discovers that leaving old bones unburied lures a pack of sinister creatures to feed…
Scare Street proudly presents twelve bone-chilling tales of terror and suspense. A dozen diabolical delights to keep your mind occupied as you walk home, wandering through the dark city streets.
At night, the city seems empty and gloomy, almost lonely. You whistle as you walk down a cold, damp alley. After all, there’s nothing to fear. This isn’t a haunted castle or a fog-shrouded graveyard.
Then you hear a splash…
Footsteps behind you stomp through a puddle. A low growl fills the air. You run down the alley, gasping for breath. But instead of a busy street, you find only a brick wall. You’ve come to a dead end!
And as the growling grows louder, a painful realization hits you—
In this concrete jungle, you are the prey…
The terror at Hotel Caligula continues, as ghost hunting enthusiasts explore its sinister corners. Ancient forces of nature turn the table on a lonely old man. And bullied teenagers discover that supernatural vengeance comes with a deadly price…
Scare Street welcomes you to this spine-tingling collection of a dozen fantastically frightening tales. We’re certain you’ll savor each and every one, as you journey into this realm of fear and nightmares.
There’s a dark, cozy room waiting just for you. A perfect place to start reading. But as you lose yourself in page after page of terror, you hear creaking outside your door. You try to turn the knob, but the room is locked from the outside!
There is no escape. Because in this realm, the living can check in. But they can’t check out…
The nightmare is not over, and a new terror has been unleashed…
A year after the Hobbs Lane Incident, Denny Purcell and her friend Frankie Dupont try to get their lives and careers back on track. But when they come face to face with a shocking ordeal, they realize a new nightmare is about to begin…
This collection holds the last three spine-chilling books in David Longhorn’s best-selling Nightmare Series:
Nightmare Resurrection (Book 4): Denny is offered a new job, but she and Frankie soon discover they are trapped in a deadly conspiracy. After being subjected to a horrifying ordeal, Denny finds out she might only have two options: death… or a slow and painful transformation into an alien creature.
Nightmare Spawn (Book 5): Denny teams up with a clandestine government agency known as the Task Force to stop the Interlopers once and for all. But Denny’s humanity is at stake and she’s willing to strike a deal with Cassandra to reclaim it. How far is she willing to go to make it happen?
Nightmare Rising (Book 6): The Interlopers launch an all-out attack and panic tears the city apart. As Denny battles the Interlopers, she discovers that the Task Force has been infiltrated by Nomads—beings bent on manipulating both humans and Interlopers for their own gain. Caught between two sinister forces, Denny is forced to fight for humanity and her life…but is she already too late?
In the aftermath of a vicious attack, Tara Pride, a young American student, doesn’t know where to turn. Terrified and distraught over the death of her friend, she’s convinced this is more than just wild dogs or rabid animals. So she reaches out to the one man who might believe her—paranormal investigator and Cambridge professor, Marcus Mortlake.
At first glance, Mortlake seems an unlikely candidate to battle the supernatural considering his eccentric character. But despite his curmudgeonly exterior, Mortlake has faced evil beyond imagination, and put his life on the line countless times to defend humanity.
Now, Mortlake and Tara find themselves facing a deadly enemy: Rupert Gonfallon, a wealthy and sadistic Lord, who owns the land where the attack took place. And Mortlake is certain Rupert is connected to a string of bloody murders.
But the truth is even more dangerous than the professor suspects. A pack of savage killers lurks within the Lord’s estate harboring a sinister agenda. Infecting themselves with an ancient curse to gain power and strength, these ravenous beasts claim the dark forests as their territory.
Now, their infection is spreading. And unless Mortlake can stop them, the countryside will run red with the blood of fresh prey…
Marcus Mortlake is haunted by the past. No matter how many supernatural menaces he defeats, it is never enough. He is still tortured by nightmares, memories of those he failed to save from a diabolical cult years ago—including Cassandra, the woman he loved…
When Mortlake is linked to a series of grisly murders in fog-shrouded London, he is once again compelled to investigate. And what he discovers is a shocking supernatural mystery beyond imagination. Victims, drained of blood, and a series of kidnappings that fit a very select profile… The targets all possess some degree of psychic power.
After one of Mortlake’s closest friends goes missing, the case becomes even more personal. The trail of clues leads from the city streets to the dank sewers deep below. And Mortlake must come face-to-face with his deadliest adversary… a man he thought had already died.
But this villain is aided by a powerful entity from Mortlake’s past. Something that knows exactly how to hurt him the most…
Will Mortlake survive? Or will his past plague the present?
On the island of Skara Farne, the venomous ghost of Abbot Thomas Beauclerc is back and out for blood. Though Mark has moved to Cambridge, the nightmares have returned and his girlfriend, Sue, is concerned. Mark knows the war isn’t over; it’s just beginning!
Both officers, Jo Garland and Masson have their hands full with a slew of deadly assaults happening in the city. Each victim is missing a vital organ – eyes from one, kidney from another and the gruesome list goes on. Witnesses report seeing a grotesque monster who appears and disappears like mist. Jo wonders if the monster, now dubbed the Mutilator, is really the Follower – a formless, invisible member of the Abbot’s unholy killing machine!
All Hallows’ Eve approaches and the bodies keep adding up. Mark, Sue, Jo and Masson race against time to stop the Abbot and his grisly henchmen. Mark soon learns he’s only one part of the Abbot’s plan. This time, the evil is more insidious and the Abbot is more aggressive. When Mark discovers what the last grisly piece of the puzzle is, he goes after the Abbot with a vengeance, never realizing that in destroying the Abbot, he could destroy himself.
When the body of a retired teacher is found in a sand grave on the beach, that is only the first of a strange string of deaths. Islanders and tourists are scared. Ghosts of Vikings and monks have been seen all over the island and Mark is fighting a losing battle against the Abbot who’s determined to possess Mark’s body.
As the bodies pile up, the Follower, a shifting shadow who does the Abbot’s killing becomes more active and no one is safe. With no choice but to stay and fight, Mark faces the grim unreality of the ghost realm only to learn that his death was planned centuries ago. Unless he can solve the mystery of the white tower, it’s only a matter of time before Mark joins the ghosts of Skara Farne!
As paranormal investigator Marcus Mortlake recovers from his latest battle with the supernatural, he finds himself haunted by a face from his past. His former lover calls to him from beyond the veil of sleep. But are these disturbing visions just dreams… or something far more sinister?
Meanwhile, Mortlake’s new assistant, Tara Pride, has discovered a paranormal site worthy of investigation. Haslam House has no shortage of restless spirits prowling its dusty halls, communicating with the owner’s young daughter through pictures and drawings. The spirits whisper their pleas to be saved from a dark presence, whose hunger for souls has grown ravenous over the centuries…
Vowing to rid the house of this deadly force once and for all, Mortlake and Tara prepare to do battle. But will Mortlake’s tricks and Tara’s fledging psychic abilities be enough to stop a being who has preyed on humanity since the dawn of time?
Or will their souls join the other victims, trapped for all eternity in Haslam House…
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