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A scientific expedition to Antartica discovers the ruins of a civilization millions of years old, built by the Elder Things, beings who came to Earth shortly after the formation of the Moon. But are the ancient Elder Things extinct, or do they still roam the Earth? A classic tale of horror by H.P. Lovecraft that first appeared in Astounding Stories in 1936. - Summary by The Narrator

Neste livro de estreia, a cientista brasileira Rossana Soletti apresenta os avanços científicos e os personagens que ajudaram a moldar nosso entendimento sobre a reprodução humana. Escritora de mão cheia, e na melhor tradição da divulgação científica, Soletti oferece um texto saboroso que explora desde os conceitos clássicos sobre de onde viemos até as mais recentes pesquisas a respeito do desenvolvimento embrionário e fetal.

In Discovering the Okapi, Simon Pooley offers a fascinating portrait of the okapian elusive short-necked giraffid with zebra stripes, surviving in the rainforests of central Africa's Congo basin and unpacks the complicated layers of Western science and Indigenous knowledge that shaped the world's understanding of this unique creature.

Grandmaster of weird fiction Robert E. Howard is perhaps most well-known as the forefather of dark fantasy via creations like Conan the Barbarian and Solomon Kane. While not as well-known but no less strange and mesmerizing are his tales of agonizing horror found in Weird Tales Magazine, many of which take places in the grim and stark swamp lands and forests of the American South, showing us terrifying visions of the ghastly and grisly that may lurk, not in faraway lands of magic and mystery, but just around the corner. Join Mr. Howard on a journey through what may be his most heart-stopping, ...

Conversas para Aproximar Mundos é um podcast onde tomamos em sério os conhecimentos e sabedorias populares do Brasil profundo em conversas com artistas, intelectuais, ativistas… e simplesmente pessoas que gostam de pensar o mundo desde a favela, o quilombo, a aldeia.É uma produção de Flor do Vento com apoio da Usina da Imaginação. O podcast é produzido por Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva com edição de som por Kurt Shaw. A nossa música temática é composta por Claudio Rabeca e gravada por ele, Cila do Coco, e Okado do Canal.Conversas para Aproximar Mundos é financiado pela ...

Celebrated Scottish author John Buchan, creator of the Richard Hannay series of thrillers (including The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle) brings light this wonderfully diverse collection of short stories and poetry showcasing Buchan's skill at both satire and the weird. This book was described in a review by The Athenaeum upon its release as showing "a marked leaning towards the mysterious and bizarre" and is bursting with "considerable imagination. Join us for a jaunt into the fantastical and otherworldly realm of John Buchan's short fiction! (Summary by Ben Tucker)

Frankenstein begins in epistolary form, documenting the correspondence between Captain Robert Walton and his sister, Margaret Walton Saville. Walton sets out to explore the North Pole and expand his scientific knowledge in hopes of achieving fame and friendship. The ship becomes trapped in ice, and, one day, the crew sees a dog sled in the distance, on which there is the figure of a giant man. Hours later, the crew finds a frozen and emaciated man, Victor Frankenstein, in desperate need of sustenance. Frankenstein had been in pursuit of the gigantic man observed by Walton's crew when all but ...

6 ghost stories - Summary by Adr6090

A mysterious, bandaged stranger arrives in the small English village of Iping - and chaos follows close behind. H.G. Wells' classic story of obsession, murder, and science run amok. (Summary by Andrew Gaunce)

Le chant de la langouste c'est un recueil de témoignages de pêcheurs de langouste rouge en Iroise, leur rapport au métier et à l'espèce. Deux pêcheurs, en début et fin de carrière, qui témoignent du sauvetage d'une espèce et des défis d'un métier.Jeune fileyeur-caseyeur de 28 ans au Conquet, Titouan Polard a toujours connu le milieu de la pêche étant fils et petit fil de marin-pêcheur. Il travaille aujourd’hui au large de l’île de Sein. Passionné par son métier, il partage son quotidien, son regard sur la gestion de la langouste rouge et l’évolution des pratiques. Un...

Horror stalks the earth. There are many dimensions that coexist with our universe and, unfortunately, overlap it in very special places. The horrific beings that live in these other dimensions are ancient, terrifying and very malign. This story is about one of these overlapping spots in a decaying community in the USA where these beings can interact with our world and where humans succeed in calling them forth in all of their stench, fetor and power with the intent of destroying all life on our planet. Mere humans cannot resist their power. Is there any hope? - Summary by Phil Chenevert

To the despair of his widowed mother, Walter Methven is a carefree young man with no annoying ambition and a circle of dubious friends. This changes when to his great surprise he learns he has succeeded to the title of his little known relative Lore Erradeen. He vows to put aside his aimless past and do some real good in his new position. One condition of inheriting the title is to spend several days each year on Loch Houran in the West Highlands, at the ancient castle of the Warlock Lord of Erradeen, an evil man who some believe still exerts his power over each Lord Erradeen in turn. This ...

A curse has plagued the Hammand family for thousands of years with Oliver Hammand and his sister Swanhild being the last of the line. What does the curse of the Undying Monster have to do with the hidden room of Oliver's and Swanhild's ancestor, Magnus the Warlock? What secrets are coded on the sacred runes emblazoned on the hilt of a bronze sword hidden within the walls? It is up to occult investigator Luna Bartendale to unravel the dark mysteries of the past and put a stop to the curse once and for all! Woman of weird fiction Jessie Douglas Kerruish takes us on a heart-stopping journey into ...

The Wanderer is looking far and wide for the love of his life, Beatrice. Try as he may, he cannot find her again. Appealing to a witch might help, but instead of using her powers to help the lovers find one another again, Unorna keeps them apart as much as possible. Will there be a happy end? - Summary by Carolin

סיבוב לעולם" בשיתוף פגסוס - פודקאסט תיירות חדש שלוקח את המאזינים למסע בין יעדים מרתקים, תרבויות רחוקות, סיפורים מקומיים וחוויות בלתי נשכחות. בכל פרק נצלול אל מקום אחר בעולם, נכיר את האנשים, הנופים, הטעמים וההיסטוריה שמאחוריו, ונגלה מה הופך כל יעד לחוויה של פעם בחיים

An eclectic, catholic even, collection from the exquisitely excellent tale-telling of Mr. Edgar Allan Poe. Hilarious and terrifying. Need I say more? - Summary by Tony Addison

A 1973 U.S. government publication describing the history and physical characteristics of this Arizona national monument within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. - Summary by david wales

Laura grew up on a castle in the Austrian mountains with her father, slightly lonely as there are no potential companions around. Her loneliness is at an end when a carriage accindent close by their castle brings a mysterious visitor: Carmilla was injured in the accident, and remains at the castle to heal. But there is something dark about Carmilla. Is Laura in danger? - Summary by Carolin

This is chapter 1 of volume 1 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the history of England up until the Stuart kings and then starts to delve into a little more detail. Macaulay is primarily fascinated by ending of any claim to divine right of kings and the growing role of Parliament in the governing of the country. He sees the accession of William and Mary (Dutch, Protestant royalty) to the British throne as a key moment in the history of the British Isles. This is a book delightful for the literary gifts of the author and ...

The United States Department of the Interior, Office of Education partnered with the Columbia Broadcasting System to present a series of 26 dramatic radio broadcast programs detailing the role of immigrants in the development of the USA. This small volume was printed as a supplement to the programs. It contains a great deal of the data concerning the contributions of immigrants to the country, often in condensed or tabular form, which were highlighted in the broadcasts. - Summary by Mark Smith