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„Wahre Liebe verlangt nicht nach Blumen. Sie verlangt nach Opfern.“Für Lucy beginnt der Horror nicht mit einem Schrei, sondern mit einer Stille, die sich wie ein Grabtuch über ihr Leben legt. Es beginnt mit einer Botschaft auf schwerem Papier und dem Gefühl, dass die Schatten in ihrer Wohnung plötzlich ein Eigenleben entwickeln. Mason beobachtet nicht nur. Er besitzt. Er isoliert. Er radiert alles aus, was zwischen ihm und seinem „Rehlein“ steht. Freunde, Familie, die eigene Identität – Mason schneidet Lucy Stück für Stück aus ihrer Welt heraus, bis nur noch er übrig ist.

Before arriving at Alta Novis, some of the tales Henry had heard about the battle lord and lady seemed too farfetched to be true. Garet Renken's confession finally made him a believer.

Step one: Perfect the smile. Step two: Master the routine. Step three: Never let them see what’s underneath. Through this series of haunting tales, Gerden Ibrahim guides us into a realm where beautiful surfaces hide monstrous depths. I was the star of Dr. Warly’s adventure club: a children’s show that doesn’t exist. My sister disappeared five years ago, but last night she knocked on our door. Never leave a chair empty in your bedroom at night. You don’t want to know who might take a seat while you sleep. I just got a job at a lamp store. Turns out we don’t actually sell lamps…

Welcome once again, fellow gore lovers, to HellBound Books' second foray into the deliciously bloody, innards-strewn world of splatterpunk! Death, dismemberment, and destruction abound within this book, as we bring to you nineteen perfectly ghoulish tales of terror that are definitely not to be heard while eating! Go on, we dare you!

What would you do if you weren't afraid? From the fresh green of new beginnings to the radiant yellow of hard-won joy, hope transforms us in ways we never expect. These seven interconnected stories will take you on a journey through courage and growth—some quiet, some wild, all unforgettable.

Die Geschichte von Jim Hawkins, Piraten, verborgenen Schätzen und dem legendären Long John Silver gehört zu den großen Mythen der Abenteuerliteratur. Hier untersucht er die gespaltene Natur des Menschen und die verborgenen Abgründe der Persönlichkeit – ein Stoff, der längst zu den großen Symbolen der modernen Literatur geworden ist. Zwischen moralischer Versuchung, Aberglauben und psychologischer Spannung entfalten sich Geschichten, in denen Realität und Unheimliches oft untrennbar ineinander übergehen.

What if the world you knew was only a thin veil over the impossible? Long before science fiction became a cinematic powerhouse, one man dared to dream of invisible men, biological anomalies, and the terrifying beauty of the unknown. That man was H. G. Wells. This powerhouse collection features...

In The Game of Rat and Dragon, Cordwainer Smith delivers a strange, unforgettable science fiction tale in which telepathic humans and highly intelligent cats join forces to defend starships from invisible horrors lurking in deep space. Blending cosmic danger, psychological tension, and Smith’s...

Nor’easter Publishing, an imprint of award-winning audiobook publisher, Leonardo Audio introduces this inaugural collection in their Emerging Voices series. Including gripping narratives in powerful voices, this collection contains the best new short thrillers, horror and crime stories, and sci-fi and speculative novellas, all written by student authors at local Emerson College, situated along the bleeding edge of Boston Common.

I'm Thane Stone, a simple man that wants nothing more than to put down a few crops in the plot of land I purchased at the edge of town. My dream might very well have come true were it not for what I found in the forest. It called to me, woke something buried deep within, a bloodline that raises far more questions than it answers. So, I suppose I'm a bastard with royal blood? To be frank, I'm not sure I give a damn.

This very special collection features 22 short stories lovingly curated by Charlie Fish, the owner of the world's longest running short story publication website: Fiction On The Web. Come and share in the joy and power of short stories.

After Dylan moves to Osaka, a strange interaction grants him the power to see demons and monsters from Japanese folklore. Burning with a desire to help the people being harmed by these terrible forces, Dylan finds an answer in the devastatingly beautiful and mysterious Ayane. Through her, Dylan learns there are more sinister and deadly monsters than anyone could imagine. Evil yokai have plagued Japan for centuries and the threat is escalating. But not all yokai are evil. Will his new-found power be enough to protect the innocents and vanquish the spawn of the abyss?

Step into the dark side of the digital world. In this chilling anthology, ten terrifying stories explore the dangers lurking behind every post, video, and viral trend. From abandoned buildings to the seemingly innocent world of influencers, nothing online is as safe as it seems.

From the elegant purple of psychological enigmas to the absolute black of impossible choices, mystery transforms us in ways we never expect. These seven interconnected stories will take you on a journey through shadows and secrets—some intriguing, some deadly, all unforgettable.

Half the world was a mistake. She was the correction. Elara Vance is a brilliant, overlooked microbiology student with a jagged heart and a terrifying specialty: the genetic deconstruction of the male sex. Driven by a lifetime of systemic trauma and a radicalized belief that the "noise" of the patriarchy is a biological infection, she engineers the Vance-1 Strain—a molecular scythe designed to target and "unzip" the Y chromosome. It was supposed to be a surgical strike. It became a global erasure.

O gênio russo nos apresenta Vássia, um jovem sensível, gentil e absolutamente incapaz de lidar com a dureza do mundo. Prestes a se casar com a mulher que ama, ele deveria viver o auge da felicidade. Mas há um problema: ele não estava feliz. Diante das esmagadoras obrigações, sua mente começa a se fragmentar. O que deveria ser um sonho se transforma em um pesadelo silencioso, onde a ansiedade, o medo de decepcionar e a fragilidade emocional o conduzem a um limite perigoso. Não há vilões, não há grandes acontecimentos, apenas o drama universal de quem sente mais do que consegue suportar.

Ethan didn’t believe in magical swords until one transported him to a fantasy world. A world with monsters, martial arts guilds, and elemental powers beyond imagining. In fact, it’s almost like he died and went to heaven. If heaven contained rivals bent on killing him, elf tutors who want to bed him, and a feisty spearmaiden with something to prove.

Una ingeniera medioambiental descubre que los científicos nunca deberían cohabitar cuando le toca aguantar al peor compañero de piso del mundo, un insufrible abogado de una gran petrolera que no deja de toquetear el termostato. La rivalidad (y el amor) entre una ingeniera civil y su némesis llega a un punto álgido cuando se quedan atrapados en un ascensor de Nueva York.

His Last Howl, the first story in The Antagonist’s Tale series, where each book gives voice to the silenced, the wolf, the witch, the beast, and more, revealing that even monsters have reasons for the things they do. Whether their actions seem justified or if they were simply warped by circumstances, these stories explore the haunting complexity of possibly misunderstood characters. Fenris, now the last wolf of his kind, watched as humans destroyed his forest and family.

Welcome to Wolf Valley, where grumpy men hide out in the mountains... until love finds them anyway. This binge-worthy romance collection is packed with grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, protective heroes, and curvy heroines who refuse to let these rugged men stay lonely for long. They swear they don’t want love, but in Wolf Valley? The grumps always fall first.