Horror Sagas

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains six of his short stories: "Dagon", "The Tree", "The Evil Clergyman", "The Very Old Folk", "Pickman's Model" and "Azathoth". H.P.

Una novel·la amb un punt de partida apassionant que juga amb els girs argumentals amb mestratge i que, a més, està farcida de referències literàries i culturals. Amb tots aquests ingredients, Pastor ens presenta Farishta, que amb divuit anys acabats de fer, se’n va a treballar en un complex d’illes privat de la Polinèsia Francesa, on descobrirà que res és el que sembla. L’autor planteja amb un gran talent un seguit de qüestions molt interessants en un ambient clarament distòpic que, per contrapartida, situa enmig de paisatges de bellesa paradisíaca.

One secret. One cult. One cosmic being. When his uncle dies, it’s up to Francis Wayland Thurston to finally uncover the family secret. For too long, recounts of dreams becoming reality had cast a sombre shadow over the family. And it seems these dreams didn’t die with the uncle. But when Francis discovers hidden notes of a mysterious cult, the truth turns darker than anyone could have ever imagined. A monster is on the rise. But one that is worshipped by those touched by evil, rather than feared.

El conocido barrio londinense de Whitechapel es un barrio tranquilo que sin embargo va hacerse famoso en todo el mundo por los misteriosos y brutales asesinatos que tienen lugar entre sus calles. El miedo hace volar a la fantasía y muchos testigos creen haber visto a un espíritu maligno que reside en los callejones de White se hace. pero quizás la historia a un poco más allá y de lo que se trata es de la búsqueda del regreso la vida a través de la muerte de inocentes.

In a moment of self-absorption, Clara Purdy's life takes a sharp left turn when she crashes into a beat-up car carrying an itinerant family of six. The Gage family had been travelling to a new life in Fort McMurray, but bruises on the mother, Lorraine, prove to be late-stage cancer rather than remnants of the accident. Recognizing their need as her responsibility, Clara tries to do the right thing and moves the children, husband, and horrible grandmother into her own house - then has to cope with the consequences of practical goodness.

Ce roman est écrit à la première personne, par le Professeur William Dyer, un géologue de l'Université de Miskatonic. Il relate cette histoire afin de révéler des secrets fermement gardés...

"Do monsters always stay in the book where they were born? Are they content to live out their lives on paper, and never step foot into the real world?" The Villa Diodati, on the shore of Lake Geneva, 1816: the Year without Summer. As Byron, Polidori, and Mr and Mrs Shelley shelter from the unexpected weather, old ghost stories are read and new ghost stories imagined. Born by the twin brains of the Shelleys is Frankenstein, one of the most influential tales of horror of all time. In a remote mountain house, high in the French Alps, an author broods on Shelley's creation.

E se quello che più ci spaventa, il mostro sotto il letto, non fosse così irreale come crediamo? Paura, occulto e fantascienza. Storie di mostri e creature, provenienti dalle profondità del mare e della terra, agiscono in una realtà parallela alla nostra, così vicina da sfiorarsi e fondersi. In questa raccolta sono presenti tutti i simboli, le ambientazioni, le tematiche e i personaggi che hanno reso H.P. Lovecraft uno degli autori dell'orrore più amati della letteratura mondiale. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) è considerato uno degli autori più importanti e apprezzati della letteratura mondiale.

Quando il passato bussa alla porta, seguirlo può essere l’unico modo per ritrovare se stessi. Sono trascorsi mesi da quando Gwen e Maryon si sono ricongiunte: i tentativi di Gwen di ricucire il loro rapporto si scontrano spesso con una realtà che, al pari del potere della sorella, è fuori dal suo controllo. Ma a sconvolgere definitivamente il loro equilibrio, saranno le notizie riportate da Peter.

El rancio abolengo de la tradición aristocrática británica, se enfrenta a su peor enemigo: una familia americana.....El gran fantasma de Canterville que había llevado durante más de 500 años una vida tranquila, aunque triste, se va a ver de repente enfrentado a la peor de las pesadillas que se podia imaginar: los Otis.El respeto al terror tradicional, provocado por los fantasmas medievales, el pánico generado por esos espíritus ancestrales.

Diana Cooke was "born with the century" and came of age just after World War I. The daughter of Virginia gentry, she knew early that her parents had only one asset, besides her famous beauty: their stately house, Saratoga, the largest in the commonwealth, which has hosted the crème of society and Hollywood royalty. Though they are land-rich, the Cookes do not have the means to sustain the estate. Without a wealthy husband, Diana will lose the mansion that has been the heart and soul of her family for five generations.

In a failed attempt to turn him into an ageless lover, the evil, not-quite-a-vampire Lamia DuLaine poisoned hunky Druid high priest Julian Talbot on his wedding day. The Seelie Fae transported Julian to their realm for treatment and captured DuLaine, but not before she brutally murdered his new wife, Maxine.

Remake of my short story where Sigrid and Alyssa traverse the Woods and get a surprise.

London im Jahr 1908. Drei Wege führen aus dem Waisenhaus: der Tod, das Arbeitshaus oder eine Adoption. Als die junge Florence in den Haushalt der Familie Molyneux aufgenommen wird, kann sie eigentlich aufatmen – doch sie erkennt schnell, dass etwas auf dem prachtvollen Landsitz Hollyhock ganz und gar nicht stimmt. Warum darf außer ihr niemand das Zimmer voller alter Puppen betreten? Wieso kann sie dort manchmal Kinderlachen hören und manchmal ein Weinen? Und welches düstere Geheimnis bergen der gutaussehende Rufus Molyneux und seine eiskalte Schwester? Florence ahnt noch nicht, wie gefährlich Neugier sein kann.

A "Bluebeard" story in which a young woman marries a man whom she discovers has killed his previous wives and is trying to kill her as well.

Vampires and conspiracies. Witches and curses. It’s just another day to the London Vampires… Nye Saer is a vampire with a big problem. Rescued from the clutches of The Unhallowed, he’s battered and weary, and his power is at an all time low. With rebelling vampires on one side, a coven of psychopathic wraiths on the other, and trouble at home, he doesn’t know where to turn. The Unhallowed are still out there and they’re coming back. Not just for him this time, but also the woman he loves. Gabby Cohen is one of the most powerful witches alive. She's battled spirits, dark witches, ...

"Schalken the Painter" is a ghost short story by Sheridan Le Fanu, taking place in the 17th-century Netherlands. An aspiring painter falls in love with his master’s niece but one day, a mysterious man comes to ask for the niece’s hand, and the master agrees. Yet the heartbroken painter can’t help but feel that is something totally wrong with this new suitor. This is a short story of about greedy family relations, and is a psychologically unnerving and ghastly tale that fans of horror fiction will definitely love. B. J.

Will Shaw just wants a simple life. A former Army Ranger and ex-con, he’s trying to leave his past and demons behind...but he can’t escape what he is. Something inside of him wants to come out. Everyone has an animal spirit, but very few can call upon their primal power. Some are heroes, others monsters. They are skinwalkers...skinners. Children have been going missing. When the mysterious and seductive Janae Jones comes to Will for help taking down a ring of child traffickers known as “The Pack", Will knows he can’t refuse.

1946. Come un organismo vivente, la famiglia Caskey si sviluppa e si trasforma, tra riavvicinamenti inattesi, rancori sordi e separazioni inevitabili le relazioni si evolvono. Ormai a capo della segheria e punto di riferimento del clan, Miriam lavora instancabilmente per rendere i Caskey sempre più ricchi. Una scoperta sorprendente e miracolosa distribuirà la ricchezza anche in città. Ma sarà sufficiente questa improvvisa fortuna, ora che la natura reclama il suo debito? Quinto episodio della saga bestseller dell'autore amato da Stephen King.

Hola, me llamo Daddy. Soy un niño normal y corriente, bueno, también algo raro. Soy inteligente, curioso como mi gato Chumpy y tengo mi propia pandilla. Vivo en una tranquila ciudad rodeada de montañas, árboles y un lago. En principio, es el sitio más acogedor y tranquilo que puedas imaginar. Pero un día comenzó a cambiar todo. Por algún extraño motivo han empezado a suceder cosas muy raras.