Books with title The Demons' Door

Best-selling author Bryan Burrough (Barbarians at the Gate, Public Enemies, Big Rich) recently made a shocking discovery: The small town of Temple, Texas, where he had grown up, had harbored a dark secret. One of his high school classmates, Danny Corwin, was a vicious serial killer who had raped and mutilated six women, murdering three of them. Yet the town had denied all early signs of the radical evil that was growing within Corwin. What had led the local media to ignore his early rapes? Why had the local Presbyterian Church tried to shield him from prison? Why had local law enforcement been unable to solve and prosecute his murders as they continued? Burrough is widely admired as a master storyteller, and this chilling tale raises important questions of whether serial killers can be recognized before they kill or rehabilitated after they do. It is also a story of Texas politics and power that led the good citizens of the town of Temple to enable a demon who was their worst nightmare. This title contains mature themes, including physical and sexual violence, that some listeners may find unsettling.

Her heart or her world?Grappling with the consequences of locking the door, Gianna’s life takes an even stranger turn when she tries to make things right. She struggles to learn more about the Caretaker’s duties and soon uncovers a terrifying secret: all the other Caretakers have begun to disappear and it looks like she’s next on the list.When tragedy strikes close to home, she reaches out to her sole friend in the universe – a powerful man from another world who hasn’t stopped searching for her since the day she locked the door. Their reunion is the start of a dangerous adventure, for the enemies of Teyan’s war-ravaged home soon target the door leading into our world. To save Earth, Gianna will have to lock the door. But doing so will sever her ties to Teyan forever.

Previously published as The Hanging Hill. From the New York Times bestselling author of Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library and coauthor of I Funny and Treasure Hunters, comes a series of spine-tingling mysteries to keep you up long after the lights go out.Every theater has its demons. At this one? They’re real.Zack is staying at the Hanging Hill summer theater, a place where he and his family hope to recover from the fiery fallout of Zack’s last ghostly encounter. The theater is all set to stage Zack’s stepmother’s play . . . or so they think.What Zack doesn’t know is that the director has another show in mind, and that production requires a child born under a full moon. A child who will not survive opening night. And Zack? He was born under a full moon.Zack has battled evil spirits before, but this time he’ll learn that just because it’s a playhouse doesn’t mean that the ghosts are playing.Read all of Chris Grabenstein's Haunted Mysteries!The CrossroadsThe Demons' DoorThe Zombie AwakeningThe Black Heart Crypt

The story of a girl whose strange life in a mysterious lighthouse is turned upside down when her mother's murder leads her to a hidden door - and a mission into an alternate world. Hannah Silver has a secret. She can sense things that other people can't, like the cotton-candy smell of a bad sign, or the weightless touch of an approaching storm. Or the warm, smooth voices of people who aren't really there. In the Cliff House, secrets of all kinds float through the air and bounce off the walls. Secrets that have passed from generation to generation - until they suddenly stop. When Hannah finds her mom murdered outside of their lighthouse, she discovers there are secrets even she doesn't know about. Secrets that will take her through a mysterious door - and into an unknown, other world.

Best-selling author Bryan Burrough (Barbarians at the Gate, Public Enemies, Big Rich) recently made a shocking discovery: The small town of Temple, Texas, where he had grown up, had harbored a dark secret. One of his high school classmates, Danny Corwin, was a vicious serial killer who had raped and mutilated six women, murdering three of them. Yet the town had denied all early signs of the radical evil that was growing within Corwin. What had led the local media to ignore his early rapes? Why had the local Presbyterian Church tried to shield him from prison? Why had local law enforcement been unable to solve and prosecute his murders as they continued? Burrough is widely admired as a master storyteller, and this chilling tale raises important questions of whether serial killers can be recognized before they kill or rehabilitated after they do. It is also a story of Texas politics and power that led the good citizens of the town of Temple to enable a demon who was their worst nightmare. This title contains mature themes, including physical and sexual violence, that some listeners may find unsettling.

Previously published as The Hanging Hill. From the New York Times bestselling author of Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library and coauthor of I Funny and Treasure Hunters, comes a series of spine-tingling mysteries to keep you up long after the lights go out.Every theater has its demons. At this one? They’re real.Zack is staying at the Hanging Hill summer theater, a place where he and his family hope to recover from the fiery fallout of Zack’s last ghostly encounter. The theater is all set to stage Zack’s stepmother’s play . . . or so they think.What Zack doesn’t know is that the director has another show in mind, and that production requires a child born under a full moon. A child who will not survive opening night. And Zack? He was born under a full moon.Zack has battled evil spirits before, but this time he’ll learn that just because it’s a playhouse doesn’t mean that the ghosts are playing.Read all of Chris Grabenstein's Haunted Mysteries!The CrossroadsThe Demons' DoorThe Zombie AwakeningThe Black Heart Crypt

This is a short story for children ages 6 to 11. The story revolves around 10-year old Colt Darby who goes to play video games one night at his friend's house. His friend lives two miles away. On his bike ride home later that night, Colt is attacked by a mean neighborhood dog. Young Colt has to find ways to outsmart the dog if he is to make it home safe.

Ten-year-old Rileyjoe Biddle (RJ) is a typical school boy that loves computer games. It is the start of the school holidays and RJ’s parents are despairing at the amount of time he spends playing on his iPad. His father (Cornelius) is a history professor and each year he spends the summer break teaching in a Californian summer school.The day his father is due to fly out to the States, RJ stumbles across something unusual in the base of the old stone wall at the end of his garden. From the moment of his discovery, RJ’s world changes forever. With the aid of his mother, Harriet, and his great-uncle, Wallace Melrose, RJ is challenged to prevent a tragedy that is set to take place in order to save a local community from destruction.Set in rural England, this story follows the journey of a twenty-first-century boy caught up in a world from the past. Secrecy is vital for survival so can RJ rescue his new friends from an unknown enemy but keep their identity concealed?

Josh Riley knows his family’s old house holds painful memories from the robbery, but he hates the gloomy place where they’re living now. The rooms are too dark, and it always seems to be raining outside. Instead of reducing his anxiety, the new environment only makes it worse.Besides his appointments with a therapist, school is the only thing that makes Josh feel normal. Seeing his best friends and his girlfriend, Emma, helps him forget his worries. Then he meets the new girl, Amanda Wolf, and all the tension returns. Her black makeup, piercing green eyes, and subtle smirk give him the creeps.Shortly after her arrival, Josh begins to hear knocking at his front door after dark. Is it Amanda, the robbers from before—or something else? He tries calling the police, installing a surveillance camera, and even replacing the door, but still someone—or something—keeps pounding on the door and jiggling the knob.Days go by with more questions than answers. Josh’s parents are out of town, and his research keeps hitting dead ends. Then, one night when Emma has stopped by, she hears the knocking, and before Josh can stop her, she innocently opens the door…

Three things happened in Houston the fall of 1950 when King girls moved home: the bones of a factory, the width of an entire city block, disappeared without a witness or a trace; every coma patient on the 7th floor of Memorial Hospital suddenly awoke; and Lena Bea King, Light Incarnate, Defender of the Galaxies, Guardian of the Stars, Empress of All That Was and All That Ever Will Be--turned ten years old.When an alien explosion thrusts her mother into a coma, 9YO LENA embarks on a quest to find a door that contains the knowledge of all her previous lifetimes; but when old enemies return, Lena must decide--will she save her family or the entire world?The Door is a middle grade, science fiction/fantasy adventure, perfect for kids 9 and up. It is the first book in The Memory Keep Series. Excerpt. © 2019 Liza Dora Books. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. May not be copied/distributed/reprinted without permission. PrologueIn the summer of 1950, thirty-six miles off the coast of Galveston, TX, N 29º 2' 42.774" W 94º 21' 2.1096", to be precise--there was a splash. A pod, no bigger than a baseball, sank slowly downward into the cool darkness below. As it descended, the pod began to unfurl--expanding, stretching, and twisting into the shape of a man. The small splash sent a tiny ripple radiating across the water. The ripple was overtaken by a wave and then pulled back into a lull. It traveled across the surface of the Gulf before coming to rest on a sandy shore. Not even a minute after the ripple fell gently against the sand, a man stepped out of the water. His black suit impeccably tailored and without a speck of water. The man paused along the shoreline. Seemingly to absorb the sound and energy of the small city, like a tourist raised from the murky depths. For a split second his silhouette blurred against the backdrop of the water, as every molecule in his body vibrated and pulsed with an unseen power. When the pulsating stopped, the man straightened his tie and strode across the beach toward the city. His footprints especially light, as the individual grains of sand rolled away from his shoes.

Jessica has better things to do than run for her life, but that is the least of her worries. Powerful magic is being unleashed in her city, causing unnatural northern lights to coat the sky. As a Beata, a balance keeper of magic, it is Jessica’s duty to uncover the potential threat. Standing in her way is the band of witch hunters. Led by Connor Crowe and his brother Damien, the group is determined to purge all magic from reality. When mutated demons begin to rise from the shadows and witch hunters start disappearing, Jessica is threatened with her greatest challenge. She must destroy the nearly indestructible monsters and unmask the summoner, all while controlling the immense power at her fingertips. What she did not anticipate was being forced to team up with her most dangerous enemy to do it.Demons at the Doorstep is an upper Young Adult Urban Fantasy full of demons, witty banter, magic spells, and deadly sunsets. Perfect for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the Mortal Instruments.