Ancient Horror

When Greta and her husband move home to Ash Grove, Alabama, they learn they are not the only newcomers to town. The ancient enemy of Greta's family has finally found them and he is there to destroy the family. For a hundred years, they had been safe, and now, even though most of the family no longer believes in their eternal hunter, he is there to prove them wrong. As Greta feels each grisly death in her family, she realizes that it is up to her to stop their ancient enemy once and for all, or die trying.

"The Middle Toe of the Right Foot", a ghost story by the writer and Civil War soldier Ambrose Bierce, was first published in The San Francisco Examiner in 1890. A man named Manton had murdered his children, and his wife who lacked the middle toe of her right foot. A decade later, he returns to the area; and having been recognized, is provoked to a duel in the dark, to be held at the scene of the crime. When the time of the duel comes, no antagonist appears, and Manton stands alone in the haunted darkness. The next day, they found his corpse, throttled by terror, crouching in a corner.

Even before the birth of Christ and many centuries before the expeditions of the great Spanish conquistadors, there lived a group of American Indians called the Timucua. Their ancient shell mounds, piled high from countless feasts and everyday meals, survive to this day. One tribe of the Timucuan Federation made its home near the mouth of the Manatee River in southwest Florida. Here, the unspoiled river emptied into the crystal green waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

When Emily Hayes arrives in Fairbrook for its annual Festival of Masks, she’s already haunted by her mother’s recent death. But the festival’s dark charm turns sinister when she encounters a creepy mask vendor, cryptic warnings, and whispers that the masks choose their wearers—not the other way around. After finding a bloodstained mask, Emily is pulled into a nightmarish game where festival-goers treat murder as entertainment, and her friends transform into either victims or hunters. As the body count rises, she discovers a horrifying truth: her mother’s death wasn’t an accident...

Algernon Henry Blackwood (March 14, 1869 - December 10, 1951) was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre. The following recording includes the short stories "The Olive" and "Ancient Lights."

The Hegemony is the ruling council of The Order, a society of vampires that has controlled world governments for centuries. Now, vampyr scientist Caroline Ludlow and her fledgling Avery Doyle have control of North America. But with that power come enemies working toward their downfall. When Caroline leaves to secure her position at the Hegemony’s summit meeting, Avery must protect their home and Caroline’s scientific discoveries from agents of a foreign power.

En esta novela el autor nos traslada al siglo sexto a. C. a la ciudad de Tartessos en el sur de la península ibérica, siendo su principal caudillo Argantonio, que tiene a su servicio multitud de mercenarios de distintos pueblos de la península. Entre estos mercenarios están Sembeles y su primo Alongis, que se enamora en una fiesta de Nefele, una bailarina y quiere comprársela a su amo, pero no tiene dinero para hacerlo. Unos mercenarios celtas al darse cuenta, le proponen que les ayude a encontrar la tumba de un rey, que está llena riquezas que repartirán con él.

The Librarians meet the Dresden Files! When the stars align, the dead will rise. And only two people can stop them. An ancient evil is unleashed upon the world when the planets converge in a rare celestial alignment. Victoria and Mark Ashburn, a brilliant historian and a seasoned patriot, must join forces to decipher a 2,000-year-old prophecy and prevent the apocalypse. As the undead army of King Ursa rises, the Ashburns embark on a heart-pumping adventure that takes them from the dusty archives of ancient texts to the treacherous landscapes of modern-day battlefields. Can they unravel the ...

Anno Domini 1095. Cresciuta all'estremo nord del Sacro Romano Impero, Viridiana è abituata a viaggiare ed esercitare l'arte della guarigione. Fino a quando re Jonas dei Naconidi irrompe nel suo villaggio e la reclama come ostaggio in cambio della pace, ammaliato dalla chioma di fuoco e dallo spirito fiero che la contraddistinguono. Perché proprio a lei è toccato in sorte un simile sacrificio? Jonas è un sovrano arrogante e un guerriero spietato. Non c'è limite alla sua forza, né al suo desiderio di proteggere il figlio Andreas, unico vincolo con il suo perduto amore.

Anno Domini 1076. Sopravvissuta alla strage della sua famiglia, Doralice di Lacus trova ospitalità a Canossa, dove la grancontessa Matilda la accoglie come una figlia. Quando l'orrore per l'assassinio dei suoi genitori sembra aver lasciato posto a una tranquilla quotidianità, i piani di conquista di Enrico IV sconvolgono il suo mondo. Tristan di Holstein, indomito guerriero forgiato da mille battaglie, ha un'ultima missione prima di riconquistare la libertà: deve colpire al cuore Matilda, strappandole quanto ha di più prezioso.

En el apogeo del imperio inca el pueblo va a tener que trabajar unido para llegar a construir la ciudad sagrada desde la que se gobernará todo el territorio inca. Una joven con ojos como esmeraldas está destinada a ser la hija del sol y así ha sido vaticinado por un sacerdote en la lectura de los astros. Pero para poder cumplir con su destino la joven tendrá que viajar hacia el templo de Inticancha. Sin embargo los dioses parecen querer someter a toda clase de pruebas a Nuba y Airun, los padres de la joven, que se encontrarán con inimaginables peligros a lo largo de su viaje a la ciudad sagrada.

Vampires don’t exist. That’s what Jake knew. Until that fateful night in a dark alley. Now a rogue half-breed, he will know more than he wants about the hidden world of the inhuman predators who changed his life. And he will have his mortality back, even if he has to destroy them all. With the suspect assistance of a mysterious benefactor, his desperate journey for salvation will take him to the demonic myths of the distant past, lead to war with various vampire clans, deadly battles with different species of their kind, and test his unique skills as never before.