Psychological Anthology

Eine frisch verheiratete Frau sehnt sich obsessiv nach einem gelben Regenschirm. Ein Ehemann verjagt die geliebte Katze seiner Frau. Eine betrogene Mutter entlässt impulsiv ihre Haushälterin. Unter der Oberfläche dieser unbeirrbar scharf beobachteten Geschichten über Liebe und Beziehungen im Kopenhagen des 20. Jahrhunderts pulsieren Verlangen und Verzweiflung. Während vor allem die Frauen darum kämpfen, den ihnen zugewiesenen Rollen zu entkommen, träumen sie davon, frei und glücklich zu werden – ohne je ganz zu verstehen, was das wahrhaft bedeuten könnte.

The Unfortunate Twelve follows 12 individuals, all unknown to one another. One thing they all have in common, however, is that they let their zodiac traits get the best of them...and it doesn't always end well.

"The Masquerade of Death": Targar Negary entombs his only surviving child in a sarcophagus, possibly thinking her to be a victim of the Black Plague that is sweeping Europe. Poor Talis must endure agonizing and seemingly-endless hours of torture within her tomb, wondering who emplaced her there and why, if it was her father, seeking some sort of punishment. With Talis' air running out, she does not believe that she can survive this entombment and find out the reason for it.

Kristen Roupenians novelle ”Kattemenneske” blev et fænomen. Fortællingen om Margot og Roberts katastrofale date, som blev bragt af det litterære magasin The New Yorker, gik viralt og blev læst af over en million mennesker. Nu debuterer Roupenian med en novellesamling om magt, sex og moderne relationer. Her optræder også en ægte gyser fra kontoret, en fortælling om den flinke fyr Ted og historien om Marlas datter, der ønsker sig ”noget ondt” til sin 10 års-fødselsdag - og 9 andre noveller fra en uomgængelig ny stemme i amerikansk litteratur.

Pete’s letters are never read by Cate but by a stranger. Zoe’s voice diminishes to a whisper and then to a silence to find what she is looking for. Cora is carried away by the conversation between two strangers she overheard on a bus before facing her reality. Agnes never finds out how a tattoo of a tree appeared on her shoulder. She accepts and embraces the tree as it responds to her emotions; Agnes is not alone anymore. John’s longing for his past hits a glitch. Dennis plays a mind game with his wife in a civilized way.

Since he was a child, Jack’s been tormented by the Imp—a diabolical unseen presence that feeds his darkest impulses with horrifying images. To protect others from the monster’s twisted desires, Jack lives in self-imposed exile, a plan that’s worked well…until Celia. His new neighbor’s warmth and charisma break through Jack’s defensive walls, but letting her in means exposing her to the Imp.

Karley Diobi is the wife of successful mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts, Cash Diobi. While their marriage seems successful to the public, Karley is dealing with hell indoors. Trying to portray the perfect mayor wife, Karley tries to find her way out by any means necessary.

Diverse, dark-humored, and deliciously bite-sized, you'll love this compelling collection of 16 psychological suspense short stories. If you're a fan of Roald Dahl or Gillian Flynn, you'll love these unsettling stories with a twist in the tale. Are you ready to stay up all night with USA Today best-selling author JT Lawrence?

Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is of the best "macabre" tales ever written. It is presented here in its entirety along with eight other incredible tales.

Love, sex, death, family, friendship, betrayal, tenderness, brutality, sacrifice and revelation. This incendiary collection of stories from acclaimed writer Christos Tsiolkas, best-selling author of The Slap and Barracuda, takes you deep into worlds both strange and familiar, and introduces you to characters who will never let you go and situations that will haunt you forever.

Step into the shadows with the latest spine-tingling edition of Vagabond: Metamorphosis and Madness. This thrilling horror anthology curated by the mysterious Vincent Thorne presents thirteen chilling tales from today's top horror writers that explore the thin line between madness and metamorphosis. From a malevolent radio station hidden deep in the Louisiana bayou, to sinister pagan rituals in an isolated Italian village, to a cursed photography studio in 1950s New York, these stories will take you on a terrifying journey to the darkest corners of the human psyche. Tales of possession, ...

Fällt es Dir schwer loszulassen? Wie oft liest man in Motivationsratgebern, dass man durchhalten soll: "Gib niemals auf!" Dabei liegt manchmal gerade im Loslassen die wahre Stärke. Endlich losgelassen, eröffnen sich plötzlich völlig neue Perspektiven! Wie lange dürfen wir in einer belastenden Situation bleiben? Wie lange dürfen wir trauern? Wie lange dürfen wir uns im Kreis drehen und auf Besserung hoffen?

A collection of three gripping new stories: 3 Days to Live - A CIA-agent bride is on her European honeymoon when she and her husband are poisoned—leaving her seventy-two hours to take revenge. Women and Children First - When a deal goes bad on a tech executive in Washington, DC, he turns an order to kill his family into a chance to relive his military glory days. The Housekeepers - A Los Angeles doctor trusts her two housekeepers, but when she's murdered in a botched attempt to steal drugs, the pair of grifters vie to control their former employer's estate.

A infelicidade é um destino ao qual se chega por inúmeros caminhos. O que leva uma mulher a colocar um detetive atrás do marido que sempre lhe foi fiel? Do que é capaz o ser humano ao ver sua grande paixão ir embora? Que tipo de laços afetivos une um tio bilionário a suas queridas sobrinhas? Que violência nós, brasileiros, aprendemos a tolerar?

Mae rhyw ysfa anifeilaidd tu mewn i bob un ohonom, a'r ysfa honno'n peri inni fod eisiau dianc rhag rhywbeth o hyd. Ond mae rhai clymau'n rhy dynn i geisio eu datod—perthynas mam â'i merch, dyn â'i famwlad, dynes â'i salwch—ac yn amlach na pheidio, mae'n amhosib torri'n rhydd. Dyma 8 stori sy'n dangos inni werth rhyddid, ac sy'n dangos mai braint, ac nid hawl, yw profi bywyd heb ffiniau.

This book features four short stories of horror, occult, and the paranormal.

Haruki is traveling to the vast plains of Hokkaido, Japan, on a lone bus about to enter a three-kilometer-long tunnel. He is grieving for the loss of his wife when the tunnel collapses and traps the bus inside. In the darkness that follows, he manages to fumble out of the bus with the only other survivor, an astute and gentle woman who reminds him of his late wife. Without any light to guide them and with only each other to depend on, they try to escape the stifling darkness and along the way find themselves confronted by their pasts and given their last chance at intimacy, and ultimately, absolution.

A literary revelation! Her Body and Other Parties was nominated for the National Book Award and 2017 Kirkus Prize. Based on the book, a series is being made that was announced by the producers to be “a feminist Black Mirror”. It contains eight spicy, boundary-crossing stories about the universal female experience: the relation between sex and power, objectification, the tyranny of the beauty canons, stereotypes, misogyny, and violence.

Dark, profane, and hilarious, yet ultimately humane, these ten stories are the latest and best of Robin McLean's reports from the eternal battlefront that is the United States. Ranging across the continent, from Alaska to Missouri, from the flatlands to the mountains, each tale is a snapshot of the political, racial, and sexual undercurrents roiling contemporary life, and each finds a way into the nerves and blood that pulse beneath the question of how to live a decent life.

Este relato corto aparece como leído antes de irse a dormir por el Sr.Samuel Pickwick, en los divertidos "Papeles póstumos del club Pickwick". La esencia de la historia es la de un hombre que sabiéndose loco, por uno de esos regalos con que la genética a veces nos sorprende, decide ocultar su locura a los ojos de todos. Como es un hombre de gran patrimonio, la relación con él es envidiada por todos y una familia en especial, muy pobre, decide que su hija se case con él, a pesar que ella está enamorada de un muchacho de su edad.