Ultimate Supernatural Horror Box Set

by F. Paul Wilson, J.A. Konrath, Jack Kilborn

A box set of six supernatural, paranormal, and horror thrillers from international bestselling authors. More than 455,000 words of fiction, including the complete text of:

VIRGIN by F. Paul Wilson-- She was hidden in the desert...to rest in peace. They shouldn't have disturbed her.

HAUNTED HOUSE by J.A. Konrath & Jack Kilborn—People are dying to leave.

WOLF HUNT by Jeff Strand-- Two thugs. One innocent woman. And one VICIOUS frickin’ werewolf.

EERIE by Blake Crouch & Jordan Crouch-- One scary m*****f****** house.

SPEED DATING WITH THE DEAD by Scott Nicholson-- Ghost hunters at a paranormal conference stir up demons.

THE FINAL WINTER by Iain Rob Wright-- The snow was just the start...of the end.

Genres: Horror, Amazon, Supernatural, Fiction

1572 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 13, 2014

About the author

Francis Paul Wilson is an author, born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He writes novels and short stories primarily in the science fiction and horror genres. His debut novel was Healer (1976). Wilson is also a part-time practicing family physician. He made his first sales in 1970 to Analog and continued to write science fiction throughout the seventies. In 1981 he ventured into the horror genre with the international bestseller, The Keep, and helped define the field throughout the rest of the decade. In the 1990s he became a true genre hopper, moving from science fiction to horror to medical thrillers and branching into interactive scripting for Disney Interactive and other multimedia companies. He, along with Matthew J. Costello, created and scripted FTL Newsfeed which ran daily on the Sci-Fi Channel from 1992-1996.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/fpaulw...

Reviews

[Rin McKenzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Way to creepy for me. It's " Saw" meets " House On Haunted Hill". I don't like the psychological thrillers. Give me a monster movie any day. These stories that can actually happen, Nope.

[Arlingtontexican · Rating 4 out of 5]

Should of written my review closer to having finished the set. Did I finish the Set? Yes. I was recovering from surgery and banged. I remember Virgin, and the werewolf story was a hoot. Gawd dammmit...I went back to review the books and ...well, I must of deleted the set. No money lost, but I will miss those stories.

[Alicia Partridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this set

I really loved this boxed set, as always I never want the story to end and these were no exception, reading has been an escape lately for me. Thank you to the writters and for it being free! Loved it.

[Kathy Singer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great books

Great series of books with all great authors looking forward to more like it to come in the future great job! Bring on more!

[Sole · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Angie Lisle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I averaged my ratings for the individual stories to get the rating for the box set. I feel like this set was a good deal - the set introduced me to a couple authors I hadn't read before and kept me occupied for almost a week, plus I really enjoyed a couple of the stories.

Virgin by F. Paul Wilson, 3-stars:

Not my favorite of Wilson's work simply because the supernatural-religious aspects made it hard for me to suspend my disbelief. However, I did enjoy the story's message but no spoilers.

Haunted House by J.A. Konrath, 3-stars:

This story made me think of Shirley Jackson, taken to the next level. A little predictable because of that, but splatter-punk fans will enjoy the gore.

Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand, 4-stars:

Lots of blood and gore. Humorous too, in a tough guy way.

Eerie by Blake Crouch and Jordan Crouch, 3-stars:

A quick story that I finished in one sitting. This read more like alien-fiction than the haunted-house story that I expected.

I enjoyed the writing (note: I read this in the Ultimate Supernatural Box Set and the story may have undergone editing). The narrative was very quick and to the point in the delivery of details; the writing felt realistic for the characters and kept me engrossed, looking for answers that were somewhat Lovecraftian in nature.

I didn't care for the ending; it felt like a rushed quick-fix to tie up loose ends but, at the same time, the end wasn't what I expected and I didn't know what was under the bed until the authors wanted me to know.

Speed Dating with the Dead by Scott Nicholson, 2-stars:

The story sets up slowly, doling out an interesting backstory while introducing the setting and characters. I had a hard time sticking with the story long enough to get to the hauntings, which turned out to be ghastly - the story picks up after the ghosts and demons come out to play.

The only character that stood out was Kendra. The rest fell flat and there were far too many of them to keep track of.

Also, there's a line toward the end of the story about how Appalachia doesn't have earthquakes, which is inaccurate. We do have regular earthquakes and most are too small to be felt but, every once and a while, the earth shakes enough to make the leaves in the trees sussurate and rattle the pictures on the wall. It's not an important detail and could be written off as character stupidity but it's probably the one thing I will remember most about this book.

The Final Winter by Iain Rob Wright, 5-stars:

Love the concept and its delivery. Wish I could tell you more about it but that would be a spoiler. I'll give you a hint - I highly recommend this story for my Progressive Christian friends and for Pagans who have Progressive Christian friends.

[Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would give this compilation a 3.5 star overall rating

This is quite possibly the best deal in books I have ever come across. It is a compilation of six regular length books, not short stories, all of which are between 250 and 350 pages long. It sells on Amazon for $0.99. The kicker is that none of them are bad. At $0.99 I was honestly expecting one or two semi-decent ones with the rest being the most horribly written piece of crap books out there but I got enjoyment out of all but one and I didn't hate that one, it just wasn't for me.

As I have already posted reviews on each of them as I finished them, I just did a quick breakdown with links:

Virgin 4 Stars
Haunted House 3.5 Stars
Wolf Hunt 3 Stars
Eerie 3.5 Stars
Speed Dating with the Dead 2 Stars
The Final Winter 3.5 Stars

[Eric Bodoin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great collection of stories and Authors

I really enjoyed this diverse collection of stories about the Supernatural. Every story was so unique and scary but had a lot of humorous content. This was a first read for me with each of the different authors. All of them were unknown to me before reading this. I will definitely look up and read more from them.

[Bendy]

I wonder what people really feel about boxed sets. There are so many to choose from and even your favorite authors write duds. My favorite books in this set so far are Eerie and Haunted House. Wolf Hunt is not bad. Can't. rate it because I am not done.

[Charles Edge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy and cheap fiction. Nothing difficult or cerebral about it. The sort of books that you cn put down and not really miss. I got it for $1 for my Kindle.

[Della · Rating 2 out of 5]

I bought this book set because it was cheap and looked like a good read. I couldn't,t get through it.
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[raymond lynch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great set of stories

The werewolf story was my favorite.
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