Gothic Supernatural

“Willowbrook” follows a dedicated nurse named Margaret Holloway, whose world is irreversibly transformed by a series of horrifying events at Willowbrook Sanitarium. As she confronts systemic corruption and brutal abuses hidden behind a polished façade, Margaret embarks on a journey that blurs the boundaries between the natural and the supernatural, and between secrets and justice.

Only love can set you free In Victorian England, Emily and her daughter Amelia are prisoners in the attic of Emily's wealthy sister, struggling for survival. Amelia, a girl who has never felt the sun on her skin, possesses a remarkable gift—she can separate from her body and soar through the skies. As Emily reflects on her youthful dreams and the passionate affair she had with the brilliant black playwright Josiah Equiano, she grapples with the painful realities of family honour, racial hatred, and treachery. When forced towards an unwanted marriage and facing her sister's deadly ...

Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she knows. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a strange advertisement in the newspaper, seeking a 'bloodmaid'. Though she knows little about the far north—where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service—Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery.

Dark secrets lurk beneath the sleepy surface of Alabama. Ghosts and grisly creatures haunt the towns and forests. In the great Southern ghost-story tradition, famed Alabama storyteller Kelly Kazek weaves a gothic tapestry of ten stories drawn from real people and legendary creatures, cursed places, and harrowing events.

A fantasy novel set in the ambient mystic city of Prague during the late 19th century. The Powers of Sofia invites you on a gripping journey as it follows a character known only as the Seeker. This haunted soul's relentless quest to uncover his lost love, Elsa, is set within the spectral backdrop of Prague’s Gothic churches and parochial atmosphere. Throughout this enthralling journey, the Seeker crosses paths with an array of enigmatic personalities, each peeling back a layer of Prague's mystique. His path converges with that of Sofia, a charismatic woman blessed (or perhaps cursed) with...

A gothic horror novel set in the fictional principality of Otranto during the medieval period.Delve deep into the realm of antiquity and dark machinations, as you navigate through twisted corridors of ambition, desperation, and unfathomable horrors. A poignant embodiment of themes such as prophecy, death, darkness, and ambition, the narrative conjures a haunted atmosphere prevalent in gothic horror literature. Detailed SynopsisDomenico, Prince of Otranto, finds his life turned around when a chilling prophecy brings his world crashing down. A father torn between his weak son, Marco, and his ...

Newly divorced, I wasn't interested in jumping into a new relationship. Then I saw him, Lance Steel, owner of the exclusive Caprice Casino and Club Moroii. He was exciting and adventurous with sinful good looks, reeked of danger, and turned my world upside down. Then Lance swept me away for the most erotic weekend of my life... and I discovered that he was a vampire. He brought me into his world, fraught with blood, sex, and booze, and treated me like a queen. When my world crumbled around me, Lance was there to help me pick up the pieces. But now I’m craving blood, and people are dying. ...

Dark magic holds no bounds. Before the Theater of Secrets was formed, before the Nameless was built, before Daisy Darling learned of her magical bloodline, there was the Realm of the Shadow Gods—ruled by the most powerful and wicked creatures known. For nearly two decades, Daisy’s twin sister, Rose, was held captive by the Shadow Gods and survived. Now Rose has come to find Daisy to stop their impending evil from spreading into the human world. But Rose bears a terrible secret that has the power to destroy everything. In the devastating Realm of the Shadow Gods, dark magic holds no ...

Samsee Secretsby Harper Stanwick, Sr. is a mystery novel set in central Florida during the early 20th century. Ned Mackey, a naturalist and zoologist, embarks on a summer assignment to collect specimens in the dense, shadowy forests and meandering rivers of the Samsee River valley. His quiet life takes a dramatic turn when he encounters Edith DeCoster, the spirited niece of the wealthy Carl DeCoster, owner of the grand Swampy Krags estate. As Ned is drawn into the DeCoster family's enigmatic world, he learns of an old legend about a sunken treasure guarded by a monstrous sea creature. The ...

Everyone gets their heart broken at least once. Whether you're a mercenary in 17th-century Hungary or a transplant to Missouri in 2019, we've all been there. But in some universes, love's aftermath is a tad more gruesome. From crunching bones on midnight asphalt to burning flesh in an ashen snowfall, everyone has to learn some way. There are horrors worse than a broken heart...right?

Nell Galilee, her husband and 12-year-old step-daughter, Maude, rent a holiday cottage by the sea, needing time and space away from home after Maude became involved in some troubling events. Nell grew up in this small wind-blown town and has mixed feelings about returning, and it isn't long before she is recognised by a neighbour, seemingly desperate to befriend her. The cottage, too, has been empty for some time, and from the start, Nell feels uncomfortable there. Something isn't quite right about this place.

Can two vampires on the run stop the apocalypse? Ruegger and Danielle are the Marshals, two vampires notorious throughout the supernatural community for only feeding on bad guys -- including other immortals. If a monster or other supernatural being steps out of line and preys on undeserving humans, Ruegger and Danielle will (if they can) take them down. When a powerful figure in the supernatural community is killed, Ruegger and Danielle are forced to go on the run in order to find out who ordered the murder and why. It has something to do with the mysterious supernatural war that’s ...

Über das BuchDiese alten Mauern verbergen mehr als nur eine lange Geschichte.Das Angebot, in einem geschichtsträchtigen Anwesen für ein gutes Gehalt die Bibliothek zu archivieren, ist für den jungen Absolventen Matthieu verlockend. Sein Auftraggeber, der mysteriöse Monsieur Machard, lädt ihn in das alte Haus ein. Bald beginnt Matthieu mit der Arbeit und wird der Familie Lerot vorgestellt, in deren Besitz sich das Haus befindet.

Serenity has just completed her second year at UPenn, the day after coming home to Rochester on summer break. She learns her brother, Kendrick, has fallen into deep depression and lost his gifted abilities. Days later, Serenity and Kendrick visit the Grand Coven, the authority over all witches. However, the Beta Coven is trying to take over their power AND believe they’re above ALL coven law. One member almost kills Serenity, but she survives only to be betrayed. She finds herself desperate and torn between her first love, Nathan, and the handsome and powerful immortal warlock, Thomas. ...

On the first morning of her new job at Heartfield House, a care home for the elderly, Annie Jackson wakens from a terrifying dream. And when she arrives at the home, she knows that the first old man she meets is going to die. How she knows this is a terrifying mystery, but it is the start of horrifying premonitions...a rekindling of the curse that has trickled through generations of women in her family - a wicked gift known only as 'the murmurs'... With its reappearance comes an old, forgotten fear that is about to grip Annie Jackson.

Something smells like death. And this house was never meant to be a home. My husband just built us a beautiful new house. I should be the happiest woman alive. But from the moment I step inside, something feels off. Like someone’s watching me. Like something’s watching me. As the crew drains the swamp and disturbs the old cemetery, the house seems to… shift. Breathe. And my husband? He’s not the man I married. Not anymore. When I start turning to one of the workers—Zeke, the kindest man I’ve ever known—I know I’m crossing a line. But the real danger isn’t love. It’s the ...

Everything seems normal in Winslow, Washington, as the tourists arrive for summer fun-the carnival in Prospect Park, the ghost-town tour-and the locals retreat to Ruby Creek to cool off. The only thing that's unusual is the death of Pard Holloway's cattle after a brief, strange illness.

Due to an unfortunate series of events, a teenage girl named Carmilla is left in the care of a wealthy widower and his daughter, Laura. Laura, upon meeting the poor girl, comes to realize that she knows her face. Years prior when she was but a child, Laura was haunted by a presence in her room with the likeness of the young girl. Convinced it was just a nightmare, Laura and Carmilla become fast friends. But as Carmilla's stay continues, strange things begin to happen to the townspeople nearby.

Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. He was a scholar of myths. She was heiress to a fortune. They exchanged gifts and stories and believed they would live happily ever after—and in exchange for her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her bridegroom would never pry into her past. But when Indigo learns that her estranged aunt is dying and the couple is forced to return to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom soon finds himself unable to resist.

The Antique's Roadshow if Stephen King were the host... When art appraiser Anita Cassatt is sent to catalogue the haunting collection of reclusive artist Leo Kubin, it’s not just the eerie silence of the secluded house that unnerves her—it’s the hundreds of lifelike portraits watching her every move. Unbeknownst to Anita, Kubin left behind strict instructions for handling his art, rules designed to protect those who dare to enter his domain. As Anita and her team begin their work, they unknowingly awaken the dark secrets embedded in the house, secrets that don't want to remain hidden....