Endless Thirst

A hidden legacy, an ancient enemy, and a secret society collide in a battle for survival in upstate New York. Endless Thirst continues the terrifying CREATURES OF THE EBONY SHRIKE saga of creatures lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike.

Paul is a reluctant hero, drawn into a world he never wanted to know existed. With a mysterious past entwined with the horrors threatening his hometown, Paul faces dangers beyond imagination. Tori, guarding secrets that could change the course of the war, must choose between revealing the truth and keeping her distance—because what she knows may destroy them both.

At the center of it all is Achelius, a bloodthirsty predator with an insatiable hunger for power—and death. He has hunted in the shadows for centuries, and now Paul and Tori are in his crosshairs. Their survival depends on unraveling the mystery of the Ebony Shrike, an ancient force that ties them all together.

In a town that has become a battleground, where trust is scarce and enemies lurk at every turn, Paul and Tori must decide whether they will fight back—or perish like those before them. Will they be consumed by the Endless Thirst, or will they find a way to defeat the creature that haunts their every move?

Dive into the chilling world of Endless Thirst today—where monsters are real, and survival is anything but guaranteed.

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Endless Hunger

In ENDLESS HUNGER, the first terrifying installment of Charles Barouch’s Creatures of the Ebony Shrike series, science and horror collide in a tale that will haunt your nightmares.

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The name given to her is Shauna. In Hebrew, it means “God is gracious.” But nothing about Shauna is compassionate, for she is a bloodthirsty devil of the sea.

Karl Naughton was a genius, his brilliance equaled only by the darkness in his soul. A maestro of genetic engineering, he seeks to create a monster as full of hatred and bloodlust as he is. That monster is Shauna, a mimic octopus subjected to numerous excruciating experiments. Originally two feet in size, she is now a gargantuan beast whose insatiable desire to kill results in blood-soaked beaches.

The only hope to stop the beast and her creator is the covert organization Ebony Shrike. Run by the world’s most elite specialists, its mission is to seek out and neutralize monstrous organisms science—or nature—should never have created.

The team’s members are put to the test as they race to stop Karl Naughton’s creation, and not fall victim to her ENDLESS HUNGER!