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O lume in care incredibilul devine realitate, o lume in care tenebrele acopera orizontul, in care macabrul, teroarea si nebunia invadeaza cosmosul - lumea stranie a lui H.P. Lovecraft. Volumul de fata reuneste douasprezece texte celebre ale maestrului literaturii fantastice, de la primele...

The Body is a dazzling collection of fiction from Hanif Kureishi, beginning with a novella that delves into the concept of identity, and its root in our physical being. Adam is a middle-aged playwright who accepts a tempting offer to have his mind transported into a younger body for six months...

Author Bret Nelson mashes up dime novels and drive-in double features to bring you two killer books in one!

Forced to marry a traitor to the Realm, Bridget helps her fiancé face the music.

SINISTRES TROPIQUES ! Ce recueil rassemble 5 récits de crime exotique cultes de la littérature classique : - Amok, Stefan Zweig - Le bouddha vivant, H.J Magog - Dans le ventre d'Huitzilipochtli, Gustave Le Rouge - Une histoire contée par la mer, William Charles MORROW - Le Chameau noir, Earl Derr BIGGERS

"وعندما بدأنا نكبر بدأت أمهاتنا في الرحيل إلى أسفل شواهد القبور..كان آباؤنا يحملون المحفّات المحملةِ بجثثهنَّ وكنّا نسعى بينهم وعيوننا تنهمر منها الدموع...وكان...

Journey into the gothic heart of the past! This series uncovers the forgotten ghost stories that captivated readers in the roaring 20s. Experience the chilling atmosphere of a world on the brink of change, where the lines between reality and the supernatural blurred. Explore the macabre tales of haunted houses, vengeful spirits, and the chilling power of the unknown.

MURDER A millionaire philanthropist is shot while he sleeps. His terrified wife made a narrow escape. Or did she? MYSTERY A crime writer's violent fictions start to come chillingly true. Has he unwittingly inspired a murderer? SUSPENSE A young woman is trapped in a tunnel deep underground. Two...

Nine Bodies in a Puddle is a collection of nine interconnected short stories that follow nine characters who discover a body of water. When they step into the water, they switch places with their reflection. The stories slowly traverse from a fairy-tale/fantasy style toward the realm of horror.

Join Jason, a construction worker with a fresh start after a decade behind bars, as he embarks on a much-needed holiday with friends. His joy is cut short. A routine trip back to fetch a forgotten item for his boss before he clocks out takes a horrifying turn when Jason finds himself trapped and impaled on a rebar, with little hope of rescuing him for four harrowing days.

"The Burial of the Rats" is a short story by Bram Stoker. It was first published in the UK in the January 26, 1896 and February 2, 1896 issues of Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper, London. It was first published in the US in the January 26, 1896 and February 2, 1896 issues of The Boston Herald, Boston. Leaving Paris by the Orleans road, cross the Enceinte, and, turning to the right, you find yourself in a somewhat wild and not at all savoury district. Right and left, before and behind, on every side rise great heaps of dust and waste accumulated by the process of time.

A truly unprecedented literary achievement by author and editor Lawrence Block, this newly-commissioned anthology of 17 superbly-crafted stories, each inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper. Contributors include Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Olen Butler, Michael Connelly, Megan Abbott, Craig Ferguson, Nicholas Christopher, Jill D. Block, Joe R. Lansdale, Justin Scott, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Warren Moore, Jonathan Santlofer, Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, and Lawrence Block himself.

When Xander MacKenzie gets the job of assassinating a prominent FBI agent, it's his chance to prove he's still got what it takes. Except sometimes, even the best plans go wrong–and Xander's luck is quickly running out...

They arrive alive. They always leave dead. But before they go, they tell me everything. My name’s Jack Steen, night nurse in an asylum for the criminally insane—where mercy is optional, and every secret comes with a pulse that’s fading fast. My job isn’t to save them. It’s to listen. For years, I’ve recorded their deathbed confessions in the dead of night, one story at a time. What began as whispers caught on tape has now been transcribed—unedited, unfiltered, raw. These aren’t stories meant to be read so much as listened to, in the quiet hours when even your own heartbeat sounds too loud.

A darkness has found its way to Ash Creek, and it festers in the souls of shifters. Sin Eaters were just a myth, an old legend that had been whispered throughout the centuries. That is until the first taint of evil had been felt in the peaceful town of Ash Creek. A corruption that had awoken a craving that couldn't be ignored.

From forgotten corners of the cosmos to a late-night road stop in the desert, Dark Spaces collects ten chilling tales of revelation and consequence—where the truth doesn’t set you free, it follows you home. Each tale is a descent into the unknowable, the forbidden, and the too-late.

This is a tale of how the career experiences of a female federal government agent intersect social issues and every day realities facing women in all walks of life. As you take this journey you will find nuggets sprinkled along the way that explore love, loss, pain, joy, and other concerns affecting women. Not only will we explore challenges but we will find some solutions too.

BODY IN THE WALL This place had been her home Now it was a crime scene The sooner Special Agent Macy Stark can sell her childhood home, the sooner she can escape her small town and shameful past—until she discovers a body in the wall and her childhood nightmares return. Handsome local Sheriff...

Beneath the canvas of the traveling circus, the line between wonder and dread begins to blur. When strangers gather under the dim glow of lanterns and firelight, they find themselves caught in stories older and darker than the show itself, stories of curses that cling to the land, of prophecies whispered in smoke, and of destinies shaped long before they were born.

Was als routinemäßige Ermittlung beginnt, entwickelt sich zu einem albtraumhaften Puzzle aus Rache, Eifersucht und tödlicher Besessenheit. Auf Gran Canaria, wo andere ihren Traumurlaub verbringen, wird eine Serie von Leichenfunden entdeckt.