Island of the Dolls : World's Scariest Series, no. 4

An infamous haunted island scattered with thousands of eerie dolls—where more than just the toys' glassy eyes are upon you. Deep within an ancient Aztec canal system on the outskirts of Mexico City lies Isla de las Munecas...a reportedly haunted island infested with thousands of decrepit dolls. While there to film a television documentary, several friends discover a brutal murder. Soon fear and paranoia turn them against one another—even as the unknown killer stalks them throughout the longest night of their lives. Praise for Jeremy Bates: "A master storyteller!" ★★★★★ "Jeremy Bates is my new favorite author. He beats King and Koontz hands down for pure writing ability" ★★★★★ "Old school horror story reminiscent of Stephen King" ★★★★★ "Perfect for Laymon fans!" ★★★★★ "Definitely recommend to all fans of modern horror" ★★★★★ "Any Stephen King or Dean Koontz fan will love it" ★★★★★ "Jeremy Bates is my new favorite author! He's the best of both the horror and mystery/thriller genres!" ★★★★★ "Jeremy Bates is giving Stephen King a run" ★★★★★ "This is one of the best books I have ever read!" ★★★★★ "Definitely gave me chills reading this late at night which hasn't happened since I was a 13-year-old teenager reading Stephen King'sIt for the first time" ★★★★★ "Absolutely loved this book" ★★★★★ "Move over King and Koontz there's a new talent in town" ★★★★★ "I was hooked from the first page!" ★★★★★ "I had to stop reading at certain points because he was freaking me out. That only happens to me with one other writer - Stephen King" ★★★★★ "I think of early Clive Barker" ★★★★★ "Suicide Forest is up there with Joe Hill'sHeart Shaped Box" ★★★★★ "Scariest book I've ever read" ★★★★★ "If you like Greg Olsen or Jeffrey Deaver, Jeremy Bates is a great new talent" ★★★★★ "Page-turner with a twist! I was hanging on to every word!" ★★★★★ "I found it rivaling some of Stephen King's and Dean Koontz's early works - high praise indeed" ★★★★★ "One of the greatest suspense-filled books I have ever read" ★★★★★ "If you enjoy Richard Laymon , you'll love reading Jeremy Bates" ★★★★★ "A true edge-of-your-seat thriller...I couldn't put it down!" ★★★★★ "This author is in the same league as King, Simmons, and Craven" ★★★★★ "A non-stop page-turner!" ★★★★★ "Early Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Jeremy Bates is a must read!" ★★★★★ "As usual Jeremy Bates has done it again... Give him a try, you'll not regret it" ★★★★★ Although in a series, this is a STAND-ALONE novel. For fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Richard Laymon, Bentley Little, as well as other horror and mystery authors such as Dan Simmons, Jack Ketchum, Robert McCammon, Brian Keene, Darcy Coates, Amy Cross, Jeff Strand, Ambrose Ibsen, Jeremy Robinson, Nick Cutter, Blake Crouch, Joe Hill, Iain Rob Wright, Jeff Menapace, Matt Shaw, Heather Graham, Jack Kilborn, James Herbert. We hope you enjoy! THE CREEPIEST ISLAND ON EARTH - Deep within an ancient Aztec canal system on the outskirts of Mexico City lies Isla de las Munecas...a reportedly haunted island infested with thousands of decrepit dolls.While there to film a television documentary, several friends discover a brutal murder. Soon fear and paranoia turn them against one another - even as the unknown killer stalks them throughout the longest night of their lives.Praise for Jeremy Bates and his books:"Bates' approach to the story is surprisingly restrained, cultivating impressive frights in the unnerving environment...an understated horror story that will remind readers what chattering teeth sound like."-- Kirkus Reviews on Suicide Forest"Bates takes an intriguing premise to shocking lengths, revealing the outcome only in an epilogue. A graphically violent story with building suspense and a moral about where weaving such a web may lead."-- Booklist on White Lies"The Catacombs is easy to consume whole, like a shocking, but delicious, pint of ice cream, as Bates never shies away from the bad or the ugly. If you are looking for something to give you chills before you go to bed or make you think twice about turning off your light, then The Catacombs is the book for you."-- San Francisco Book Review on The Catacombs"[A] short, sharp shocker...Bates (The Taste of Fear) writes persuasively from [the protagonist's] adolescent point of view, making the horror of his youthful reminiscences that much more intense."-- Publishers Weekly on Black Canyon"The story culminates in a tense situation and a surprising yet satisfying ending...well written and an exciting thriller."-- Suspense Magazine on White Lies"The Catacombs is a thrilling descent into the unknown, peeling back the dark layers like a rotting onion, tears running down your face as you try to climb your way out. A hypnotic story of buried truths, disfigured creatures, and lost histories told with an authoritative voice full of heart and insight."-- Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker nominated author on The Catacombs"Big on suspense...think of The Blair Witch Project with the exception being that this takes place in...a real haunted setting."-- HorrorAddicts on Suicide Forest"Here's an enjoyable book to lose yourself in. Jeremy Bates doesn't miss a trick, teasing and misleading, ratcheting up the tension as the heroine...loses traction on a slippery slope of deceptions."-- Glenn Kleier, New York Times bestselling author on White Lies"A horror story like none other...makes for a read that will delight horror fans who want their novels steeped in psychological suspense as well as action."-- Midwest Book Review on The CatacombsWhat people are saying about the books in the WORLD'S SCARIEST PLACES series (Suicide Forest, The Catacombs, Helltown, Island of the Dolls):"Definitely gave me chills reading this late at night which hasn't happened since I was a 13 year old teenager reading Stephen King's, It, for the first time." - verothehero"Move over King and Koontz there's a new talent in town." - judy pfanner"I had to stop reading at certain points because he was freaking me out. That only happens to me with one other writer--Stephen King." - Lyn Lutrzykowski"I think of early Clive Barker, without the guts." - H. Kelly"Suicide Forest is up the with Joe Hills Heart Shaped Box." - Lola Cain"Scariest book I've ever read" - Jamie Dobbs"If you like Greg Olsen or Jeffrey Deaver, Jeremy Bates is a great new talent." - Lnh"I found it rivaling some of Stephen King's and Dean Koontz's early works---high praise indeed." - Diana D"If you enjoy Richard Layman, you'll love reading Jeremy Bates" - Anna W."This author is in the same league as King, Simmons, and Craven" - linda22724