Jon Athan

Andrew McCarthy grows concerned for his family after he catches a young man, Zachary Denton, photographing his daughter, Grace McCarthy, and other children at a park. To his dismay, Zachary talks his way out of trouble when he's confronted by the police. He hopes that's the end of it. Then he finds Zachary at a diner and then at a grocery store. He knows their encounters aren't coincidences. And just as Andrew prepares to defend his family, Grace vanishes. As the police search stalls and the leads dry up, Andrew decides to take matters into his own hands. He starts by searching for sex offenders in the area and researching enhanced interrogation techniques... He convinces himself he'll do anything to rescue his daughter, unaware of the pure evil he'll face in his journey. He's willing to hurt-to torture-anyone to save his family. Jon Athan, the author of Into the Wolves' Den and The Abuse of Ashley Collins, delves into the underworld of internet predators in this disturbing horror novel. Are your children safe? WARNING: This book contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

The Groomer

What would you do to protect your family? Keith Klein, a beat cop in the small New Mexico town of Montaño, sets out to find his missing daughters after they vanish on their way home from school. He enlists the help of Gerald Greenwood, an old friend and a private investigator. When their investigation stalls and desperation creeps in, Keith's methods become unorthodox, illegal, and extremely violent. Meanwhile, Keith's daughters, fourteen-year-old Carrie and eight-year-old Allison, witness horrors beyond imagination at the Wolves' Den, a house in the middle of nowhere. In that house, a group of psychopaths in animal masks produce snuff films and other disturbing content for clients across the globe. Jon Athan, the provocative author behind Dr. Sadist and Lovesick, delivers another dark and disturbing horror novel filled with mystery, suspense, and gore. Can you handle a visit to the Wolves' Den? WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

Into the Wolves' Den

Adam Miller, a successful marketing manager at a travel agency, visits Tokyo, Japan on business. During his trip, he has a one-night stand with a young Japanese woman, Miki Someya. But Miki latches onto him. She follows him-stalks him-through the streets of Tokyo, professing her love and begging for his. Adam manages to avoid her, but he loses control of himself when she confronts him and threatens to follow him home to tell his wife about their affair. In a fit of drunken rage, Adam attacks her. He beats her black and blue, then he carves a smile on her face with a pair of shears. Afraid and ashamed, he flees the country and escapes prosecution. But years later, when children start vanishing in his city and the only suspect is a woman with a scarred face, he suspects his past has followed him home... Inspired by a classic urban legend, Jon Athan, the author of Lovesick and Maneater, brings you a disturbing new vision of sadistic romance. WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

Am I Beautiful?

Mark Murray loves his girlfriend, Rebecca Lucio, but she doesn't love him. She believes their love has withered away and she has already fallen for another man, but she struggles to formally end her relationship with Mark. But Mark knows everything already-the lies, the deceit, the cheating. He has a plan to punish Rebecca in the most violent, disgusting way possible. He is going to make her sick... unbelievably sick. Jon Athan, the author of Dr. Sadist and Scattershot, reinvents the definition of 'lovesick' in this disgusting, gag-inducing, and extremely violent horror novel. WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

Lovesick

Ashley Collins, a sixteen-year-old girl, has severe behavior issues. She regularly fights with her parents, Logan and Jane. When the fights become personal and physical, Logan and Jane decide to take matters into their own hands. They chain their daughter in the basement and abuse her in an attempt to rescue her from her bad behavior... while delving into their own deviance and depravity. This is a story of family and abuse. This is a story of violence and discipline. This is the abuse of Ashley Collins. Jon Athan, author of A Family of Violence, brings you an uncompromising vision of human horror. Can the cycle of abuse be broken? WARNING: This book contains scenes of graphic violence, including violence towards children. This book is about abuse-verbal, physical, and emotional. This book does not feature any explicit sex scenes, but it does discuss sexual abuse. This book is not intended for those easily offended or appalled.

The Abuse of Ashley Collins

Assist the customers. Stock the shelves. Sweep the floors. Take out the trash. Survive the night. Zoe Doyle, an eighteen-year-old girl saving up for college and her first car, is working the night shift by herself at a secluded gas station for the first time. Her hopes for a normal night quickly diminish as she meets the local creeps, but she perseveres. Then she hears a news bulletin on a radio: A suspected serial killer undergoing a psychiatric evaluation has escaped from a nearby mental institution. Alone and afraid, her imagination runs wild. Is he coming here? Did I already see him? Is he watching me now?-she thinks. Unbeknownst to her, she's correct. The hyperviolent serial killer known as the Prowler is heading her way... and he's killing everyone in his path. Jon Athan, the author of 2020's Do Not Disturb, brings you a shockingly suspenseful and violent slasher inspired by the classics. Can you survive the night of the prowler? WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

Night of the Prowler

Nestor Castle-a bestselling, award-winning extreme horror author-has the perfect life, having transitioned from indie darling to mainstream success. Although he dislikes the limelight, he finds comfort cooped up in his lake house with his loving wife and healthy daughter. However, after announcing his next book-a departure from the horror genre-he finds himself targeted by a disgruntled fan who calls himself 'Butterfly.' Butterfly's messages grow more aggressive, more disturbing, and more threatening each time. When strange occurrences start happening around him, Nestor begins to fear that he is being stalked and he starts to suspect everyone-his agent, his neighbors, the deliveryman, his wife. Who is Butterfly? Jon Athan, the author of The Groomer and Lovesick, brings you a psychological horror novel with an extreme edge. There is a fine line between fan and fanatic. Will you cross it? WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

Shared by Two

On their way to Las Vegas for a pair of bachelor's and bachelorette's parties, Colton and Lacey run into some car trouble. They find shelter at Motel Ace, located in Middle-of-Nowhere, Nevada. They're welcomed by a quiet clerk and they meet a cast of interesting travelers. They expect a quiet, romantic night at a dingy motel as they wait for the mechanic. Then they hear the screaming in the other rooms. Then they see the clowns outside. And those violent, deformed clowns want to come into their room to play... In the blink of an eye, a peaceful night transforms into a battle for survival and a motel becomes a bloody battleground. Jon Athan, the author of Cannibal Jungle and The Law of Retaliation, returns to his roots with this gruesome, suspenseful slasher novel inspired by the 2016 clown sightings. A 'Do Not Disturb' sign can't keep these clowns away! WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

Do Not Disturb

A group of estranged friends gather at a cabin in the woods for a reunion party. Their celebration is interrupted when Chase Bowen, a handsome young man, shows up at their door-wet, cold, and stranded. Chase is allowed to join the party while he waits for a mechanic. He has different plans for the partygoers, though. He wants to play party games with the guests. And, in his versions of the games, there are sadistic consequences for losing... Jon Athan, the author of The Law of Retaliation and Sympathy for the Widow, invites you to join the party. Be warned, though: you might lose a finger or two. WARNING: This book contains scenes of graphic violence. This book is not intended for those easily offended or appalled.

Party Games

Bad Appetites

While walking through the woods, a group of boys-Daniel Burke, Gavin Graves, and brothers Connor and Tyler Parker-discover the dead body of a female high school student. Aside from the bruises on her neck, the body is fresh and clean. They're afraid of her and attracted to her. Although hesitant, the boys decide to hide the body in a ditch in the woods in order to keep her as their girlfriend-to converse, to flirt, to practice, to love. What follows is a story of adolescence, friendship, love, envy, hatred, and horror. Jon Athan, the author of Mason's Television and The Abuse of Ashley Collins, brings you a disturbing tale of human horror. Could you love a dead body? WARNING: This book contains scenes of graphic violence, disturbing themes, and some sexual references. Some of these scenes involve violence committed by and against minors. This book is not intended for those easily offended or appalled. Please enjoy at your own discretion.

Our Dead Girlfriend

The life of Julie Knight, an eighteen-year-old waitress, crumbles after she's sexually assaulted by a malevolent entity-an invisible intruder. She attempts to hide the first attack, shrugging it off as a nightmare, but then the inexplicable attacks increase in frequency and intensity. Reina Knight, Julie's single mother, attempts to help her by staying by her side and enlisting the aid of doctors, but Julie's agony refuses to end... Is Julie's suffering the result of a severe mental illness? Or has an incubus targeted her from the supernatural realm? Can Reina end her daughter's suffering before Julie is consumed by her agony? Extreme horror author Jon Athan, the writer of In the Name of the Devil and Madness at Madison Mall, brings you another shocking supernatural horror story. WARNING: This book contains some suggestive scenes and themes, some violence, and some vulgar language. It is not intended for those easily offended or appalled. Please enjoy at your own discretion.

Her Suffering

After a string of violent murders occur in their town, the senior class of Redwood High School is terrorized by a masked killer. Charlene Sanchez, a popular senior, believes everyone is a target-and everyone is a suspect. When videos of the murders begin to surface on social media, Charlene enlists the help of her closest friends and races to find the serial killer. Can she stop the killer before he stops her? Jon Athan, author of Butcher Road and Camp Blaze, brings you another violent slasher inspired by the classics. WARNING: This book contains scenes of graphic violence. This book is not intended for those easily offended or appalled. Please enjoy at your own discretion.

The Social Media Murders

Stanley and Richie, two naive teenagers, entered the woods in search of a haunted house. The pair hoped to capture evidence of the supernatural for their classmates. It was supposed to be a fun and simple weekend excursion. Unfortunately, the friendly pair were unaware of the terror lurking in the woodland - a family of savages, a family of violence. Only one of them would emerge from the woods unscathed, only one would be allowed to join the family in a shocking crime spree... Jon Athan, author of Mr. Snuff and The Abuse of Ashley Collins, brings you an uncompromising vision of provocative horror. Are you willing to join the family? WARNING: This book contains scenes of graphic violence, disturbing themes, and some sexual references, including references to sexual abuse. Many of these scenes involve minors. This book is not intended for those easily offended or appalled. Please enjoy at your own discretion.

A Family of Violence

The Girl in the Attic

Max Baker, a 31-year-old accountant, finds himself in a desperate situation after killing a prostitute in his hotel room. 'I lost control of myself, ' he says. 'I couldn't get the thought out of my head!' Panicking and unable to dispose of the evidence by himself, he calls on his long-time friend John Kasper for help. Kasper is horrified and hesitant to help at first, but he can't abandon his friend during his time of need. Max's family and future are at stake. Together, they devise and execute one plan after another, hopelessly trying to hide Max's crime... But how do you make a dead body disappear from the 29th floor of a busy hotel? Jon Athan, the author of Lovesick and The Groomer, invites you to spend a night with Max and Kasper to explore the human body in this extreme psychological horror novel. Do you have the guts to check-in? WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

Dead Body Disposal

Shawn Scott has the perfect life-a rewarding career, a nice house, a loving wife with a healthy baby on the way. But after running into an old acquaintance-a strange man named Aiden Anderson-his life is thrown into a terrifying tailspin. Aiden knows Shawn's darkest secrets. And he wants to punish Shawn for his history of ruthless bullying by playing a special 'game.' Shawn must complete five challenges reflecting the bullying of their past, each one more disturbing than the last. If he fails or quits, his worst secrets will be revealed to the world-secrets with the power to ruin his life. "The bullied becomes the bully... and the bully becomes the bullied." Jon Athan, the author of Am I Beautiful? and The Law of Retaliation, invites you to experience a brutal game of vengeance. Rewritten and re-edited from the ground up, the 2023 Author's Enhanced Edition of this book is an uncut, uncensored, and extended version of Jon Athan's debut novel. It is the definitive 'The Harbinger of Vengeance' experience. WARNING: This book contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

Author's Enhanced Edition

The Harbinger of Vengeance

While patrolling the streets of Las Vegas, Franco Ferraro, a beat cop, is called to a disturbance at the Platinum Palace-a recently opened resort on the Strip. Responding to the call, he discovers the hotel staff has lost control of the resort's command center. He hears reports of guests screaming in their rooms and clowns wandering the hotel's halls. Then he hears gunfire and an explosion outside. Before he knows it, Franco finds himself trapped in the resort without any backup while a series of coordinated terrorist attacks bring the sleepless city of Las Vegas to a standstill. Can Franco survive the night and protect the guests? Or will he become another victim on the night of the killer clowns? Jon Athan welcomes you to the blood-soaked halls of the Platinum Palace in this highly anticipated sequel to 2020's hit slasher Do Not Disturb. What happens in Vegas, slays in Vegas! WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

The Platinum Palace

Do Not Disturb 2

October 12, 2002: Trevor Morrison, a young man with a loving family and a promising future, is slaughtered at the back of a public bus. The killer, Mario Flores, is found not guilty for reasons of insanity. Fifteen Years Later: Mario, free and rehabilitated, lives a peaceful life with his wife and daughter. His career is blossoming, his family is healthy, and his home is beautiful. However, Naomi Morrison, Trevor's widow, plans on changing that... Naomi has planned a night of gruesome torture for Mario and his family. She hopes to find closure, she hopes to find the truth. She wants an answer to her question: was Mario really mentally unstable when he killed Trevor or was he faking it? Jon Athan, author of The Law of Retaliation, brings you another tale of extreme horror and vengeance. Can you sympathize with a killer? WARNING: This book contains scenes of graphic violence and disturbing themes. This book is not intended for those easily offended or appalled. Please enjoy at your own discretion.

Sympathy for the Widow

The streets of Redwood, California are being stalked by a brutal serial killer known as The Scattershot Slayer-a tall, lanky man who kidnaps and tortures his victims before creating grotesque pieces of public art with their mutilated bodies. Viola Santoro, a freelance journalist, is tracking Scattershot for her independent investigation in hopes of writing an exposé. After she unwittingly captures the serial killer's attention, she receives the scoop of a lifetime. Scattershot kidnaps Viola, straps her to an iron chair in his dungeon, and forces her to watch his acts of torture-over and over. He doesn't harm her, though. Instead, he gives her what she wants: his motives, his dreams, his life story. Jon Athan, the provocative author of The Good, the Bad, and the Sadistic, invites you into the broken mind of a disturbed serial killer. WARNING: This book contains scenes of graphic violence. This book is not intended for those easily offended or appalled.

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