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OVER ONE MILLION READERS HAVE TAKEN THE JOURNEY TO THE WORLD'S SCARIEST PLACES. NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.

From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Jeremy Bates comes a bone-chilling descent into the tunnels beneath Paris where an unknown evil awaits. AHWA winner for horror. For fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz.

Paris, France, is known as the City of Lights, a metropolis renowned for romance and beauty. Beneath the bustling streets and cafés, however, exists The Catacombs, a labyrinth of crumbling tunnels filled with six million dead.

When a video camera containing mysterious footage is discovered deep within their depths, a group of friends venture into the tunnels to investigate. But what starts out as a lighthearted adventure takes a turn for the worse when they reach their destination—and stumble upon the evil lurking there.

Praise for Jeremy Bates:

"Old-school horror story reminiscent of Stephen King" ★★★★★

"Best book I've read to date" ★★★★★

"Perfect for Laymon fans!" ★★★★★

"Definitely recommend to all fans of modern horror" ★★★★★

"A master storyteller!" ★★★★★

"I sort of fell into Jeremy Bates by accident, and I'm so glad I did. He's one of my new favorite writers, and I urge everyone to check him out" ★★★★★

"The most chilling book I’ve ever read!" ★★★★★

"Absolutely loved this book" ★★★★★

"Non-stop adrenaline rush from beginning to end" ★★★★★

"Any Stephen King or Dean Koontz fan will love it" ★★★★★

"I was hooked from the first page!" ★★★★★

"Binge worthy!" ★★★★★

"This is one of the best books I have ever read!" ★★★★★

"A very juicy, scary ride" ★★★★★

"Suicide Forest is up there with Joe Hill's Heart Shaped Box" ★★★★★

"Scariest book I've ever read" ★★★★★

"Huge fan of Mr Bates! You won't be disappointed" ★★★★★

"Edge-of-my-seat experience! I felt I was indeed living the horror" ★★★★★

"Page-turner with a twist! I was hanging on to every word!" ★★★★★

"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!" ★★★★★

"Startlingly Spooky!" ★★★★★

"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!

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Awards for the World's Scariest Places series:

AUSTRALIAN HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION SHADOWS AWARD (WINNER, 2016)

FOREWORD INDIES BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD (GOLD, 2016)

READER VIEWS LITERARY AWARD (WINNER, 2015)

GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD (FINALIST, 2015)

AUSTRALIAN HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION SHADOWS AWARD (FINALIST, 2015)

FOREWORD INDIES BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD (FINALIST, 2014)

THE SKOUTZ AWARD (GERMAN, FINALIST 2017)

INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARD (FINALIST, 2016)

NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARD (FINALIST, 2017)

Praise for the World's Scariest Places series:

"Will remind readers what chattering teeth sound like" - Kirkus Reviews

"With a shout-out to Stephen King, Bates's series seems to draw inspiration from other contemporary classics such as the Final Destination film series and the American Horror Story anthology...Voracious readers of horror will delightfully consume the contents of Bates's World's Scariest Places books" - BookLife Prize

"Thriller fans and readers of Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, and other masters of the art will find much to love" - Midwest Book Review

"Will make your skin crawl" - Scream Magazine

"Told with an authoritative voice full of heart and insight" - Richard Thomas, Bram-Stoker Nominated Author

"Takes any preconceived notions of 'horror' and turns them on end" - Midwest Book Review

"Grabs and doesn't let go until the end" - Writer's Digest

"You won't be disappointed" - HorrorAddicts

"Bates knows how to creep into his reader's mind and toy around" - Horror Palace

"Spellbinding" - Bestsellersworld

"Readers will be on the edge of their seats until the very end" - BookLife Prize

"Something to give you chills before you go to bed" - San Francisco Book Review

"Excellent!" - Andrew Peterson, international bestselling author of First to Kill

"Will delight horror fans who want their novels steeped in psychological suspense as well as action" - Midwest Book Review

"Invites you to read it in one sitting" - Hellnotes

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Jeremy Bates is the award-winning author of several novels and short stories. He writes suspense, horror, and thrillers. The novels in his "World's Scariest Places" series are set in real locations, and so far include Suicide Forest in Japan, The Catacombs in Paris, Helltown in Ohio, and (forthcoming) Island of the Dolls in Mexico. You can check out any of these places on the web, or visit his website at: WWW.JEREMYBATESBOOKS.COM --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00U30WSG6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ghillinnein Books; 1st edition (26 February 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1938 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 367 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 099376469X

Best Sellers Rank: 90,992 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- 6,546 in Suspense Thrillers (Books)

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USA TODAY and #1 AMAZON bestselling author Jeremy Bates has published more than twenty novels and novellas. They have sold more than one million copies, been translated into several languages, and been optioned for film and TV by major studios. Midwest Book Review compares his work to “Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, and other masters of the art.” He has won both an Australian Shadows Award and a Canadian Arthur Ellis Award. He was also a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards decided by readers. The novels in the “World’s Scariest Places” series are set in real locations and include Suicide Forest in Japan, The Catacombs in Paris, Helltown in Ohio, Island of the Dolls in Mexico, Mountain of the Dead in Russia, and Hotel Chelsea in New York City. The novels in the "World's Scariest Legends" series are based on real legends and include Mosquito Man, The Sleep Experiment, The Man From Taured, Merfolk, and The Dancing Plague. You can check out any of these places or legends on the web. Also, visit JEREMYBATESBOOKS.COM to receive Black Canyon, WINNER of The Lou Allin Memorial Award.

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Claustrophobic

Reviewed in Australia on 18 May 2016

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I have read a few of these books now but this one wasn't my favourite. It was a good story with some of the same great qualities as the others - the slow unfolding of horror and the touches of humour throughout, in particular - but there wasn't really anything new and exciting. I did like the main character and the claustrophobic setting of the catacombs, but I wasn't riveted.

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Ace

Interesting read with a great attention to detail

Reviewed in Australia on 10 July 2015

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Interesting read with a great attention to detail. I could not put the book down and loved the twists and surprises that presented. Well done Jeremy Bates. I will be reading more of your titles.

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Wow

Reviewed in Australia on 1 February 2017

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What a good book to read and what a terrible time they went through. Could hardly put the book down

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Gail Carrie Lander

this had me going, I was not sure to ...

Reviewed in Australia on 9 July 2015

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this had me going, I was not sure to begin with, but once I got into the swing of the story I could not put it down

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Smiley Ni

Dark and creepy, a proper old school thriller horror.

Reviewed in Australia on 5 April 2017

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Bones, lots of them in the cold catacombs, but not just bones, there's life too.
Spelunking explorers discover horrors remain post WWII France.

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linnie990

Scary

Reviewed in Australia on 18 November 2018

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Great read. Hard to put down, Jeremy sure has s way with words
Hold your interest from start to finish.

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Jo Kelly

Enjoyed the book

Reviewed in Australia on 3 January 2018

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This is a very good read wasn't expecting the twist in the story but I really liked it. The details were amazing I could picture everything perfectly

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Michelle

Good Suspense

Reviewed in Australia on 9 July 2015

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A real page turner, was a much better read than I had expected. Definitely recommend it.

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Stephen Clynes

A regular urban legend of a hidden community.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2018

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The Catacombs are a network of tunnels beneath Paris which are said to extend more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) and reach depths of 30 meters (100), too deep for phone coverage. Follow 4 characters who go on an underground adventure to explore hidden treasures etc in this hidden world beneath the streets of Paris.

I thought this thriller from Jeremy Bates was okay. The structure of this novel is similar to his previous book, the Suicide Forest and offers the same huge vocabulary that helps make this story such an adult read. Jeremy manages to capture the atmosphere of the catacombs very well indeed when he writes…

I tried to imagine what it would be like to walk alone in utter blackness, with only your hand on the wall to guide you, your mouth dry from dehydration, your throat and lungs burning from the rank air and the countless hours of screaming for help, your feet weeping with blisters, your legs jellied with exhaustion, nothing around you but tunnels and more tunnels, ad infinitum.

Yes, it is clearly very scary being lost in complete darkness within 300 km of tunnels below Paris knowing that nobody can hear you scream. I felt Jeremy explained these fears very well indeed as our 4 characters tried to exit the nightmare they had become trapped within.

The plot of The Catacombs was okay and was a regular urban legend of a hidden community. The main problem I had with The Catacombs was that I read it straight after Suicide Forest. I thought that Suicide Forest was a GOOD 4 star read and in comparison The Catacombs was simply not as good. For me The Catacombs was an okay 3 stars read because it lacked the wonder threaded within the script of the Suicide Forest.

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Ecowitch

Now this is far more like it. Having read and been a let down ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 January 2018

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Now this is far more like it. Having read and been a let down by Bates first helping in the series I wasn't sure about this but I figured he deserved another shot and he pulled it back brilliantly. This isn't a faultless read by any means but at least this time the characters actually try to use their brains and weigh up options rather than charging in all gun-ho and the female characters have a bit of nounce about them and don't just do what they are told, in fact they end up doing a lot of the telling (much more realistic!). I'm not sure I totally liked the ending as it as a little too neat for me but then I do prefer not so happy endings in my horror genre (feel free to all me morbid) but the story was again brilliantly written, fast paced and gripping. I've never favoured an e-book over a proper book so much in my life (and I am both slightly ashamed and slightly proud). I'm looking forward to reading the next installment now.

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Caroline Broderick

Horribly and brilliantly claustrophobic!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2016

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After downloading the freebie 'A Taste of Fear' I thought that Jeremy Bates was a pretty good writer. Fast paced, relatively believable situations and characters, gripping and a good read so I decided to buy this one next and it changed my mind from a pretty good writer to very rapidly becoming my favourite.

The story primarily takes place in the Paris catacombs where the characters are battling the terrain, the fear and occasionally each other. The description of the catacombs is uncomfortable and how he describes a 6'4" man trying to push himself through tiny crevices is horribly claustrophobic. Yes it takes a bit of a strange turn towards the end but, having read other books by Jeremy Bates, I think that's just his style and it definitely works.

One of the best stories I've read in a long time.

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Amberoo1

Brilliant, Creepy nail-biting story.....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2015

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Great book! Keep me hooked from the start. Kept me wanting to know if they would escape alive- fast paced and excting. It reminded me of the film As above so below- very similar in places.
Ive read both books in the series so far and found this one a easier read and although the Japan spooky forest was a good read I preferred this one. What make these stories fascinating to me is that they based in real places! Are the newspaper exerts real?
Keep up the good work Mr Bates and look forward to reading your next book in the series...

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corrine g

Great chilling story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 September 2019

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Finished late last night because I couldn't put it down. Great story very well written i really could feel the cold dark damp tunnels,very chilling and claustrophobic. Definitely going to read more from this very talented author.

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