19 Novels by Amy Cross
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Overview: Amy Cross is the author of more than 100 horror, paranormal and fantasy novels. Her books include Asylum, The Farm, The Bride of Ashbyrn House and The Haunting of Blackwych Grange. She has also written three collections of horror short stories, titled Perfect Little Monsters, Twisted Little Things and The Ghost of Longthorn Manor.
Genre: Horror | Science Fiction
Last Wrong Turn If you’re out late at night and you see her face, it’s already too late. Lost on a rural English road, Penny and her husband are involved in a sudden, violent car crash. Waking up tied to a metal table in a remote farmhouse, Penny quickly discovers that she’s the latest victim of a strange, deadly family. But Penny is different to all the family’s other victims, because she just happens to be eight-and-a-half months pregnant… Fighting not only for her own life, but also for the life of her unborn child, Penny desperately tries to escape. When she comes face to face with the mysterious Enda, however, she quickly learns that getting away from the farmhouse might not be enough. Soon, Penny finds herself locked in a desperate struggle to keep her baby from becoming not just a victim of the farm, but one of its new occupants.
Friend From the Internet All alone at home one night, May suddenly hears a noise downstairs. She tells herself that she’s imagining the whole thing, that nobody’s trying to break into the house. And then, moments later, she meets the girl who’ll change her life forever. There’s a killer on the loose in the small coastal town of Croftby. One girl has already been found murdered and everyone is on edge. So when May meets Paula, it seems natural for them to stick together. Soon, however, May starts to realize that Paula is hiding some dark secrets. And by the time the truth comes out, it might be too late for May to escape someone who knows her inside and out.
One Night at a Soul Auction “This is no Wonderland, and you’re no Alice.” After tumbling down a hole in her aunt’s house, 8-year-old Milly finds herself trapped in a strange, distant world. And while this world would be dangerous at any time, Milly has arrived at the worst possible moment. Because a soul auction is in town. Drawing the worst of the worst from all seven worlds, the soul auction is a center for demons who want to trade the souls of mortals. Lost and alone, Milly is soon taken under the wing of a mysterious werewolf named Duncan and his enigmatic associate Matilda. When she’s forced to choose between the pair of them, however, Milly finds herself dragged into a series of terrifying encounters as she and the others get ever nearer to the vast, once-in-a-lifetime gathering that’s about to take place nearby. If she wants to get home, Milly must enter the soul auction and face a deadly creature. And if she wants to live, she must uncover the terrifying truth at the soul auction’s heart.
The Haunting of Aldburn Park For many years, Aldburn Park has stood empty and abandoned. Now, however, Lord Matthew Fetchford is on the brink of death, and he insists he must return to his ancestral home. Something at Aldburn Park terrifies him, yet after all this time he is determined to finally go back and face the horror. As Lord Fetchford prepares for the journey, he sends his butler ahead to open the house up. For Mr. Lawrence, the journey brings mixed feelings. He has a deep connection to Aldburn Park, and to its history, but he also remembers the night when the house was finally sealed. And although he is not a man who believes in ghosts, Mr. Lawrence cannot shake a sense of unease as he arrives – all alone – at the door to the great house. What really happened on the night that Aldburn Park was abandoned? Where did Lady Catherine go after she was last seen? Was there a face at the window as Mr. Lawrence and his employer drove away? And what really lurks in the shadows as Lord Fetchford finally returns to face the consequences of his actions?
Bad News A missing girl. A man with a past. And a reporter who’ll do anything to uncover the truth. When she’s fired from her job at a TV station, Maggie Carter sets out to prove that she’s got what it takes. Determined to be as devious, deceptive and duplicitous as her most successful colleagues, she heads to the small town of Ridge Falls on a one-woman mission to discover the truth about the disappearance of 15-year-old Kimmy Duchette. But Ridge Falls hides dark secrets. Kimmy isn’t the first girl to go missing in the area, and soon Maggie is drawn to the man who was suspected of killing another girl ten years earlier. Is Thomas Roper a murderer who got away with his first crime, or is he an innocent man who fell victim to rumors and innuendo? And did news coverage of the previous case prevent it ever being solved? Bad News is a horror story about a horrifying disappearance, a town living in fear, and one reporter’s determination to discover the truth and make a name for herself. But how far is Maggie really willing to go, and what will she find when she reaches the dark heart of a terrifying local tragedy?
The Music Man His name is Derek Harrisford. Many years ago, he had a hit song that briefly pushed him into the limelight. Now he’s all but forgotten, a man who few remember. But then, one night, everything changes. In an instant, people all over the world forget how to play music. Nobody can pick out a tune on a guitar, or sing a song, or hum, or even remember how music sounded. Only a few people have any musical ability left, and even they are rapidly running out. And Derek is one of those people. As the lack of music drives the world crazy, Derek is forced to flee his home. He soon discovers the shocking truth about what has happened, and about the strange creatures that have come to steal every last note. Before he can even try to save the day, however, Derek discovers that he’s being pursued. As a man who can still play a few notes on the guitar, he’s in high demand. And one of the world’s richest men will stop at nothing to make him perform.
The Other Ann What would you do if you had to live with an exact copy of yourself? Ann Garland lives alone, avoiding human contact wherever possible. She’s perfectly happy. She just doesn’t like being around people. And then an inter-dimensional portal opens, allowing two billion survivors to flood through from a post-apocalyptic alternate reality. As humanity struggles to cope, governments worldwide implement a new law. Under the terms of the Rutherford Act, all citizens now have a duty to take in their doppelgangers from the other world. And that includes Ann. Ann’s double is like her in every way, except that she’s lived through World War 3 in a parallel world. Soon, Ann begins to suspect that her double is hiding something. Her suspicions grow, until finally she comes to believe that the other Ann is out to kill her. Is Ann merely paranoid, or is her double aiming to take over her entire life and replace her?
The Haunting of the King’s Head For several years now, The King’s Head pub has stood empty. When Charley and her father take over, they’re determined to turn the place into a success story, but they’ve reckoned without the pub’s eerie history. They soon come to suspect that they’re being watched by the spirit of former landlady Muriel Hyde. And Muriel Hyde is angry. More than one hundred years ago, Muriel was a woman in love. She also had to contend with powerful forces that were determined to push her out of the pub. Now, even in death, Muriel is determined to make sure that her suffering is avenged and she’ll stop at nothing to get what she wants, even if that means hurting everyone who stands in her way. But did she really kill herself all those years ago? What happened to her corpse after it was found? And what secrets lurk in the pub’s dark rooms late at night?
The Horror at Criven Farm Having run away from their old lives, Phil and Grace are trying to find somewhere they can start their lives again. Just as things are starting to get really desperate, however, they stumble upon a miracle in the English countryside: an abandoned house with electricity and water still connected, and with freezers filled with food. At first, Phil and Grace decide to only stay for one night. Soon, however, they find themselves lulled into a sense of security. Sure, the house seems too good to be true, but they figure there’s no harm in sticking around for at least a little while longer. After all, Criven Farm has everything they could ever want. Leaving would feel wrong. Something is watching, however. The house hides a dark secret, and sinister forces are starting to gather. An ancient trap has been sprung, and the fate of the whole world is at stake.
Mary On his first night as a police officer in the sleepy village of Bilside, Sergeant Ben Warner receives a mysterious phone call. Somebody wants him to go out to the remote Fenford Cottage and check on a woman named Mary Moore, to see that she’s alright. But as Ben soon discovers, this particular phone call is something of a rite of passage. Heading out to the cottage, Ben’s determined to get to the truth of the mystery. Fenford Cottage has been left abandoned for years, but Ben soon finds himself drawn inside the building. There, he discovers that there might be life after all. A strange young girl, calling herself Mary, is locked in a desperate struggle with a ghostly figure, but is there anything Ben can do to help either of them? Or will he become the latest victim of the cottage’s dark forces?
The Haunting of Hathaway House For thirty years, Hathaway House has stood empty, ever since a tragedy that devastated a young family. When Craig and Becky Westcott died, their son Michael was left all alone in the house for several days until he was discovered by his uncle. But was he really alone? Today, determined to bury the past, Michael Westcott moves back to Hathaway House with his pregnant wife. They set about renovating the building, even though Jennifer has reservations about the project. Soon, however, she begins to worry that there might be a presence lingering in the house, one that still remembers Michael. One that seems linked somehow to a mysterious old crib. Michael and Jennifer soon discover that the past can’t be forgotten so easily. Who built a hidden room beneath the house? What really happened to Michael’s parents all those years ago? And whose faded, ghostly hand can sometimes still be seen resting on the crib’s side?
The Ghost of Old Coal House The year is 1843, and Arthur Foreman is on his way to visit his sister and her family for Christmas. Tucked under his arm, he carries the manuscript of a strange ghost story, written by the mysterious Walter Ward of Old Coal House. Arriving at his sister’s home, Arthur immediately realizes that something is wrong. Elizabeth seems distant and distracted, and she finally erupts in a fit of fury. After being thrown out of the house, Arthur searches through the snowy night for refuge. All the usual boarding houses are closed for the holiday. His only choice is to make his way up the hill and knock on the of Old Coal House, and to ask for a room. Soon, Arthur discovers that Walter Ward’s tales are not necessarily works of fiction after all. A strange figures stalks the halls and corridors of Old Coal House, tormenting Mr. Ward and driving him to drink. When he sets foot in the house for the first time, Arthur does not believe in ghosts at all. By the time he leaves the following morning, he has discovered the truth not only about Old Coal House itself, but also about a terrible tragedy that once struck his own family.
The Root All around the world, a sudden and shocking event strikes the human race. Thick black roots shoot up through the ground and attach themselves to the feet of every man, woman and child, locking them in place so that they can no longer move. Nobody is safe. The roots reach up through buildings, into vehicles, even up into planes. All of humanity is now stuck exactly where they were when the disaster occurred. For Andy Riley, that means being out in the car park of a London hotel, right next to a woman he’d happened to be walking past. Andy and Marie had never met before, had never even noticed one another in the hotel’s conference center, but now they’re stranded together in a fight for survival. And when night falls, another side of the disaster becomes apparent, as mysterious creatures roam the dark city. The root feeds on blood, and now it has all of humanity connected to its feeding system. As Andy and Marie struggle to survive, however, they begin to realize that they might be the only two people on the whole planet who have a chance of defeating the root and saving the human race.
The Disappearance of Lonnie James Eleven-year-old Lonnie James has gone missing. Only one man remembers that he ever existed in the first place. After launching a huge manhunt to find the missing boy, Sheriff Tom Curtis is shocked when everyone quickly forgets who they’re looking for. Even Lonnie’s parents suddenly have no idea that had a son. Is Tom losing his mind, or is a dark force at work in the quiet town of Norfolk? Soon, Tom Curtis finds himself contemplating the impossible. A presence has arrived in the town, one that has been operating undetected for years. But what happens to the people who are stolen? And how is this shocking incident linked to something that happened halfway across the world, more than three hundred years ago?
The House Where She Died A haunted house story… told from the point of view of the house itself! Woken from years of lonely slumber, an old house is delighted to finally have a family again. This joy is soon interrupted, however, as the house realizes that another presence is watching the family. A mysterious gray figure seems particularly interested in the young girl, Dot, who has moved in with her parents. What does the figure want with Dot? What evil force lurks in the basement? And why does the house itself not remember its own history, including the tragedy that occurred when an unknown woman died within its walls? The House Where She Died is a ghost story about a little girl who finds herself drawn to darkness, and about a house that must face the truth about its own horrific past. This is an expanded version of an old short story, by the same author, titled The House Speaks.
The Haunting of Hardlocke House Forty years ago, paranormal researcher Diana Moore encountered the one haunted house she could never explain. Now, finally, she’s ready to go back and discover the truth. Offered the chance of a lifetime, Jessie Banks agrees to go with Diana and act as her assistant. They find Hardlocke House abandoned, but soon they begin to notice small signs that something is lurking in the shadows. Hardlocke House has a dark history, having been built many centuries earlier as an orphanage, but are its past residents really trying to make their presence felt? Soon, Jessie and Diana find that the house hides far more secrets than they ever could have expected. What dark force lingers in the small chapel to the side of the house? Do the ghosts of the house’s dead children really haunt the forest? And what really happened to Sarah Clarke, governess of the house all those years ago, when she tried to stand up against a malevolent force that still yearns to wreak its revenge upon the world?
The Cemetery Ghost As she explores a snowy cemetery, Elizabeth Shaw is shocked to come across a strange little boy. Although he remembers his name, Patrick has no idea where he comes from, and a moment later he vanishes into thin air. Meanwhile, a mysterious man moves into the nearby rectory. Determined to recover a dangerous book, Jerome Shand starts by torturing the spirits of a family who died many years ago. When that approach fails, however, Shand realizes that he only has one option left. He needs to find the last remaining ghost of the Munce family, a young boy named Patrick who disappeared after he and his family were murdered seventy years earlier… Soon, Elizabeth and Patrick discover that leaving the past behind isn’t as easy as they’d hoped. Dark forces are waiting in the shadows of the rectory, and an evil force is desperate to break free. Can Patrick stop Shand, or will the ancient Lochdale Book finally spill its evil secrets into the world?
You Should Have Seen HerCharlotte Hopkins knows that the offer is too good to be true. A room in one of London’s most prestigious houses should cost way more than a hundred pounds a month. But the landlady, Diana, seems so nice and friendly, and Charlotte’s desperate to stop sleeping on her friend’s sofa, so she decides to take the risk. After all, even if there’s a catch, how bad can it be? Soon, Charlotte finds herself drawn into the increasingly terrifying world of Diana Cassadine and her twisted family. One year ago, the room’s previous occupant – a girl named Katie Leith – died in mysterious circumstances in the street outside the house. On that night, a haunting cry rang through the night air: “You should have seen her!” What really happened to Katie? Are Diana and her family right when they claim that the dead girl’s ghost now haunts the house? And how far will they go to contact her spirit and prove that they never meant to hurt her? On one particularly terrifying night, Charlotte Hopkins is going to discover the depths of the family’s depravity. Can she survive their clutches? And even if she does, will the ghost of Katie Leith come looking for revenge?
The House on Fisher Street One house on Fisher Street is different to all the others. Protected by a state-of-the-art security system, this particular house is clearly owned by someone who has a lot of money. Somebody definitely lives there, yet he never leaves the property. He lives all alone, adhering to a strict routine, seemingly oblivious to the rest of the world. Paula has already told her boyfriend Ryan that they’re leaving town, and that they have to put their criminal activities in the past. When they’re offered the chance to help break into the house on Fisher Street, however, they find themselves tempted by the prospect of one final payday. If the rumors about the house are true, they could make enough money to start their new lives with a bang. And the plan is so good, so airtight, that nobody has to get hurt. By the time they realize their mistake, Paula, Ryan and Davey are in a trap from which no-one has ever escaped before. Edward Van Dorsey is far from defenseless. Obsessed with his family’s military history, Edward needs fresh victims for his hideous games. All he wants is to show the world that the Van Dorsey family can rise again and reclaim its position as one of the most powerful forces in the world. And while he waits for an opportunity to really show his strength, he’s more than happy to hone his skills by taking out three helpless intruders.
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