April A. Taylor Author
April A. Taylor is a best-selling, Metro Detroit-area author. Her multi-genre works include horror (Evil Eye, Sinkhole, and The Haunting of Cabin Green), thrillers (Corvo Hollows – set in Canton, MI), paranormal mysteries (Alexa Bentley Paranormal Mysteries Series) and dark, re-imagined fairy tales (Midnight Myths and Fairy Tales Series).
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Evil Eye: A Slasher Story – Pre-Order Now! (https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Eye-Slasher-April-Taylor-ebook/dp/B096LW1PM6)
During the eye of a hurricane, evil strikes.
Six strangers get stuck on an island during a roaring hurricane. They have nothing in common, but five of them will have to join forces to survive the night. Meanwhile, the sixth wants nothing more than to kill every single one of them.
Join Annette, Chad, Heather, Spencer, and Kate on the worst night of their lives. Can they survive or will the killer maniacally laugh while eviscerating them? Filled with gore, terror, and the little moments between humans that can make or break their budding friendships.
“The gore is brutal…I had to skip over parts just to get through it. Very creative premise.” – ARC Reader
Can you make it all the way to the end?
Grab a copy of the latest terrifying book from the #1 Amazon best-selling author behind Sinkhole and The Haunting of Cabin Green. Evil Eye is a mixture of the classic slasher Halloween and the fun survival horror movie Crawl.
Sinkhole: A Horror Story – Buy Now!
Could you learn to get along with a complete stranger – or even your worst enemy – to save your life?
-Ranked the #1 Most Popular Spooky Fiction Book on Goodreads.
-Named one of the Scariest Books of 2019 by Grit Daily.
-#1 Amazon Bestseller in U.S. Horror & LGBT Horror.
“Not for the faint of heart…Shift[s] the perspective of what a horror novel really has the potential to be. Sinkhole is an intelligent and terrifying triumph in the world of horror fiction.” – Readers’ Favorite
A sinkhole swallows a girl in Michigan. Fire shoots into the sky in Pennsylvania. Deer attacks leave people hospitalized in West Virginia. And this is all just the beginning of a catastrophic series of global events that will make you question everything you think you know about the planet, nature, and humanity.
From an award-winning, Amazon #1 best-selling author comes this harrowing tale of a world gone mad. Can anyone survive when Mother Nature unleashes her bad side?
Featured on ‘Horror Continues to Thrive with the Scariest Books of 2019’ – Grit Daily
Featured on ‘Celebrate Halloween with These Macabre and Progressive Horror Books’ – Medium.com
Featured on ‘7 New Horror Books That Will Actually Scare You’ – BuzzFeed Community**
The Haunting of Cabin Green: A Modern Gothic Horror Novel
Welcome to Cabin Green, where the setting is familiar, but the story is completely unexpected.
“A spectacular read…absolutely gripping. I couldn’t force myself to put it down.” – The Horror Report.
#1 Amazon Best-Seller in Ghosts, Gothic, U.S. Horror, & LGBT Horror.
Going to Cabin Green alone after the death of his fiancée was Ben’s first mistake. His second mistake was tempting fate by saying, “There’s no such thing as an evil building.” Now he’s caught in a nightmare of his own making deep in the woods of Northern Michigan. Even worse, a family history of mental illness makes it impossible for him to know if the ghosts haunting the cabin are real or all in his head.
This modern Gothic horror story takes the reader directly into Ben’s hellish experience. Is he crazy? Is a ghost haunting him? The only way to find out is to make it to the end of this deep, dark thrill ride that’s filled with more twists than a roller coaster.
Featured on:
-PopSugar’s Most Chilling Horror Books of 2018.
-Inquisitr’s Best Horror Books of 2018.
-Ranker’s 2018’s Scariest Horror Books.
-BoredPanda’s 7 Books That Scared Me Half to Death.**
“Takes [the] standard genre template & turns it upside-down…with a literary approach that combines modern & mid-twentieth century techniques.” – The Inquisitr.
“A haunting tale.” – PopSugar.
Don’t miss your reservation for this unique Gothic nightmare.
Corvo Hollows: A Psychological Thriller – Order Now!
It begins with a deceptive cry for help. Before it ends, a quiet Detroit suburb’s illusion of safety will be shattered forever.
Anna’s world is turned upside down after a mysterious couple tries to gain access to her apartment. Soon, she begins seeing them everywhere. At the same time, a series of loud banging noises keeps emanating from the apartment behind hers. Are these incidents just a coincidence? Or do they have something to do with the gruesome serial murders that begin to plague her town?
Anna will need to piece the clues together despite many obstacles, including the disbelief of the FBI and her friends. Making things even more complicated is her daily struggle with fibromyalgia, along with a secret past that threatens to completely destroy her credibility. Is she on the right track or is the entire thing a figment of her overactive imagination?
Selected as a Must Read Book by Reedsy
Alexa Bentley Paranormal Mysteries – Buy Now!
Is she a medium? A psychic? Alexa Bentley only knows one thing for certain; she can talk to ghosts. And sometimes, they take her advice. Missing in Michigan is ideal for fans of quirky, strong female characters. This exciting, funny series will keep you guessing! From an award-winning, Amazon #1 bestselling author.
“A great read…steady-paced, with plenty of actions and a few twists you won’t see coming. This is an excellent start to a series, a story that hooks you enough to make you want to read the next one.” – Readers’ Favorite
Midnight Myths and Fairy Tales – Buy Now!
This clever, dark reimagining of Vasilisa the Beautiful is ideal for fans of The Bear and the Nightingale, Wicked, and Maleficent.
A small village is filled with fear after Vasilisa reports seeing a witch in the nearby cursed woods. Neighbors turn on each other, the land turns bone dry, and bodies begin to pile up. Baba Yaga quickly becomes the primary suspect. Meanwhile, Vasilisa uses her beauty and charisma to bewitch the minds and hearts of every other villager. But is she truly a witch or is something else responsible for all of this mayhem?
Fairy tales depict Vasilisa as beautiful, brave, and fair. But what if terrible was a better description? Baba Yaga has been called everything from a murderous witch to an ambivalent guardian between the living and the dead. But what if she was simply an observant, skeptical elderly woman who was cast out of society for being different? Vasilisa the Terrible: A Baba Yaga Story encourages readers to look beyond the attractive surface to find the ugly evil hidden within.
