Books published by publisher Post Mortem Press

From Stoker Award finalist (YA 2016 - When They Fade) Jeyn Roberts comes a new tale of survival and terror.Legend has it that a dark monster walks the woods in Alaska. A beast whose scream can freeze a man's heart. A beast with a taste for blood . . .In below freezing temperatures, Reese, his sister Rose, and their school friends set off from the city into the wilderness of Alaska for a winter survival skills camp. It's supposed to be three days of fun, elicit parties, maybe some making out - and hopefully no frostbite. There's Mina, the girl who convinced Reese to come in the first place. Deke, the vodka-loving troublemaker. Kaori, Rose's stylish best friend, and Mr. Fleming, the over-enthusiastic teacher who brought them all together. On the second day, they wake up to find their SUV trashed and all the food destroyed. Even worse, Mr. Fleming is missing. With signs of a blizzard approaching, the group starts the long hike to try and find safety. But the newly deserted backwoods town of Cherish Falls holds no help, and they realize they are being hunted by a girl with a taste for blood and flesh. A girl who seems monstrously strong and is a genius at tracking them down, one by one. And then it turns out, she’s not alone . . . Thankfully, Will Haisley was camping near the group, and he’s not about to let them out of his sights. A Wendigo Hunter, he’s been following the girl for the past few days, determined to kill her. Will comes from a long line of Hunters and he carries the skills and memories of those who have hunted Wendigo before him. He didn’t choose this solitary, benighted job—it found him. And now he’s the best chance Reese and Rose have of staying alive . . . .

WINNER 2014 International Latino Book Award - Best Young Adult Fiction - English I am your salvation. I am your beginning. Your end. Your life. Your death. All death. You can run, but you can never hide from SANTA MUERTEAriana Molina is a high school student in Chicago and life is quiet until her father, Reynaldo Molina, the lead federal investigator in Mexico targeting criminal organizations arrives on her door step. After her father is involved in a mysterious car accident that leaves one person dead, Ari begins to have visions of a veiled skeletal figure that asks for her father. Struggling with gruesome ghosts, and being suspicious of suspected gang members that have moved in across the street, Ari soon becomes the target of the drug cartels and their black magic cult of Santa Muerte.A peak inside ...The heavy, perfumed smell of incense was overpowering. This bordered on vile. The smells, a mix and meld of flowers and bark, were suffocating, so much so that the girl pressed her sweaty palms over her mouth to keep herself from coughing. It wasn't the actual cough that she feared. She wanted to cough, needed to cough to expel the smoke that had clung to her lungs, but she didn't want to risk being found here, wherever here was.

WINNER 2014 International Latino Book Award - Best Young Adult Fiction - English I am your salvation. I am your beginning. Your end. Your life. Your death. All death. You can run, but you can never hide from SANTA MUERTE Ariana Molina is a high school student in Chicago and life is quiet until her father, Reynaldo Molina, the lead federal investigator in Mexico targeting criminal organizations arrives on her door step. After her father is involved in a mysterious car accident that leaves one person dead, Ari begins to have visions of a veiled skeletal figure that asks for her father. Struggling with gruesome ghosts, and being suspicious of suspected gang members that have moved in across the street, Ari soon becomes the target of the drug cartels and their black magic cult of Santa Muerte.

Who is Ethan Cage?Is he just a troubled 17-year-old high school student? A quiet, intelligent kid with a bad home life? Or is he a shattered human being, a boy who lost his faith in the world when he discovered that his loving father was secretly a psychotic serial killer?As Ethan’s world suddenly spirals out of control, he must confront the reality of his dark past and finally make the decision that will either define his life – or cut it short prematurely.

Chase and the Star-League are back!As Chase and his Star-League friends begin their first day at Magic Woods summer school, they are interrupted by an obnoxious stink concocted by Pitch Hardside, son of a Malefics leader.Pitch is in trouble with the Malefics. Yet, his trickery has grown beyond one evil-taught kid’s abilities, because the most dangerous Malefics help him. Grandfather, Star League leader, tries to save Pitch from their control.Chase wonders why. PRAISE FOR STINKY ROTTEN THREATS"Terry Petersen's latest is a more-than worthy follow-up to 2015's delightful The Curse Under the Freckles. Funny, fast-paced and touching, the continuing adventure of Chase and his friends in the Magic Woods is sure to enchant middle-schoolers, and their parents as well!"- Nathan Singer, author of The Song in the Squall"Follow Chase in this new adventure as he begins summer school in the Magic Woods. The fantasy setting is full of detail and the characters are both fun and admirable, choosing to fight evil with kindness. The ending promises more adventures to come for Chase and his friends."Joe Roper, author of the Morus Chronicles

TORTURED BY NIGHTMARESHAUNTED BY ANCIENT BEINGSWHEN SECRETS ARE UNEARTHED, THERE’S ALWAYS A PRICE TO PAY.It started in the woods surrounding a sleepy town of New England where a primeval creature hides behind the tombstones of an abandoned cemetery. Lilibeth has seen the feminine figure many times. It stalks her dreams. At 15, Lilibeth is dealing not only with the normal problems of adolescence, but with nightmares she can’t understand. In them are monsters lurking in the shadows that reek of decay. All but the golden-haired woman. Older than time, she has an unearthly glow and even though she never speaks, the teen senses the presence is wicked. For weeks, Lilibeth dismissed the ominous dreams as her brain’s way to work through the anxiety of growing up. After all, she has spent the last six years trying to come to terms with her father’s untimely demise. Her overworked mother has done everything she can to help, still, spending most evenings eating dinner alone makes the teen yearn for the family life she knew. Lilibeth tries to understand her mother’s plight. Sarah's long hours at the hospital and her efforts for quality moments together; it used to make sense to the teen. Not anymore, something is evolving inside her, something she can neither comprehend nor control.At least she has Alex. Her best friend, he has been by her through the worst of times, becoming her personal Jiminy Cricket and turning her into a better person. Known as an excellent student and a great brother and son, he is the perfect ally for someone like Lilibeth, learning to tame her darker side. But she is losing control over the world around her.Every night she wakes up screaming, drenched in sweat, and terrified to go back to sleep. Her feelings are running loose too; more intense than ever, like the stupid crush she’s developed for Alex. They used to be able to talk about everything and now when she needs his company the most, her infatuation is breaking them apart. Especially because he is interested in another girl. And she is angry all the time! Sometimes it feels like a lifetime of held back emotions have fallen on her at once. As the dreams get darker and the creatures more menacing, Lilibeth’s struggle to sleep reaches a peak and the strain shows. Questions torment the youngster as much as the visions in her dreams. She’s thin, frail, and has barely slept in a month. When her mother decides to intervene, the teen is faced with the possibility of being committed. Insanity is not an alien concept in her family, could she be the latest victim?Sarah has her own secrets, like the truth behind her husband’s death and the legacy of her bloodline. Hers is a long lineage with its fair share of blemishes, among which insanity might be the most benevolent. But even at her worst, Lilibeth is Sarah’s world. There is no risk she wouldn’t take for the youngster. The struggle is weighting heavy on Lilibeth and could prove too much for her psyche, but helping her is not an easy task. There are so many restrictions, not the least of which is the teen’s belligerence. She is pulling apart and Sarah fears what will happen if her daughter chooses the wrong path.When the visions hound Lilibeth even awake, everything comes to a collision. Are the figures crossing between the worlds in a desperate attempt to deliver their message? Or has Lilibeth fallen pray to her blood? Can love be stronger than destiny?Follow Lilibeth as she searches for the truth in a world where the here and the beyond get tangled, and every clue holds the key to new horrors. Where reality is abstract and dreams too real. Where knowledge is dangerous and uncovering a secret can threaten more than her sanity, her life.